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The lawsuits focus on three individuals linked to graffiti tags such as Allure, Nomos, and Lab Rat. The city aims to recover the mounting costs associated with cleaning and repairing damage caused by these taggers, which has become a significant financial burden—estimated at millions of dollars annually. By pursuing legal action, officials hope to send a message that vandalism will have tangible consequences, including the potential seizure of assets to cover cleanup costs.