BANGOR, Maine — The city of Bangor, Maine, has condemned most of the Bangor Mall, saying its owner, Namdar Realty Group, failed to correct serious health and safety problems that included restrooms that did not work and sections with no heat, the Bangor Daily News reported.

Condemnation signs appeared on the mall's doors on the afternoon of Nov. 2, according to the Daily News and WABI. WABI reported that the signs declare the building unfit for occupancy or use.

In a statement released Nov. 3, the city cited "significant health and safety-related code violations," the Daily News reported. Officials said water continues to come through the roof, creating electrical hazards at two corridor entrances, where the city cut the power. "Unfortunately, the violations have reached a point that mandatory closure is necessary to protect the health and safety of employees and customers," the city said in the statement.

The city said it pressed Namdar for months to make repairs that could have kept the mall open. Namdar, which has 30 days to appeal, did not respond to the newspaper's requests for comment.

Two anchors, J.C. Penney and Dick's Sporting Goods, remain open through their exterior entrances, both outlets reported; doors linking them to the rest of the mall are shut. A third anchor, Furniture Mattresses & More, which Namdar does not own, may also stay open, the Daily News reported. Owner Kathy Harvey told WABI she owns her building and the land beneath it, and that the timing seemed odd because roofers and electrical work had been at the property for weeks.

The owner of Some Theatre Company, which was preparing to stage Les Miserables at the mall, told WABI the troupe got no warning.

The city said its economic development staff is helping mall businesses however it can.

According to the Daily News, Namdar has lost three lawsuits in a little more than a year, two brought by the city, and owes at least $2 million. As of August, it had neither finished court-ordered repairs nor paid the city a $1.1 million fine. The mall's former Sears wing was condemned in January. The newspaper reported it is unclear whether anything recent prompted the city's action.