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Magistrate reduces fine to $500, orders lien after abatement at 19916 Highway 131
Summary
Bay County special magistrate accepted code enforcement's abatement costs and ordered a lien against 19916 Highway 131, reduced a $1,000 fine to $500 after evidence the property was brought into compliance following county abatement.
Magistrate Tiffany Sarga on behalf of Bay County held a final hearing on code enforcement case 20230305 concerning property at 19916 Highway 131 and ordered the county's abatement costs to be recorded as a lien on the property.
Code enforcement manager Catherine Ashman testified this was “a final hearing to impose lien for the cost of abatement and fines for non compliance,” and that the magistrate had previously found the respondent failed to comply with an April 10, 2025 order. Ashman introduced photographs and a timeline into evidence showing an asbestos survey performed…
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