Mold, hazard-ridden Johnson County hotel slammed with lawsuits. What comes next?

The Radisson Hotel at 12601 W. 95th St. in Lenexa has been shuttered following years of code violations, triggering competing lawsuits among the city, property owners and the bank holding the mortgage. What began as a condemnation order in early 2026 has spiraled into foreclosure proceedings and a fight over the future of the 55-year-old property.

Here’s what went down:

• The property has racked up more than 50 code violations in the last five years, and was previously condemned in 2021 when owners paid $25,000 in fines after pleading no contest to 25 counts.
• Lenexa inspectors deemed the hotel unsafe in early March after finding mold contamination, a broken elevator, fire safety hazards, rusty electrical panels and a boiler installed without a permit.
• Kansas Hotels LLC and property manager Lenexa Vision filed suit in Johnson County Court three days after the city condemned the property on April 21, calling the city’s actions “unlawful, arbitrary, capricious” and unconstitutional.
• At a June 17 meeting, the Lenexa City Council unanimously declared the hotel unsafe and unfit for human occupancy, requiring a forensic engineering report by July 16 and a repair-or-demolish plan by Aug. 17.
• Property owners withdrew their lawsuit against the city at the June meeting, with representative Paul Snider saying they wanted to cooperate and requesting an extended 60-day timeline to address the violations.
• Two weeks later, Texas-based Wallis Bank filed a foreclosure lawsuit seeking to recoup more than $5 million in unpaid loan payments, interest and late fees on a 2024 loan meant to repurpose the property.
• The bank alleges owners entered an unauthorized lease with Lenexa Vision that collected roughly $750,000 in rent over 15 months, and court documents show 258 of the hotel’s 300 rooms are suspected to have issues. The defendants have 21 days to respond.

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