Special magistrate finds Mariners Bay condo association guilty of 40-year recertification violations; orders safety paperwork, delays fines until new owner’s 30

A special magistrate adjudicated Mariners Bay Condominium Association guilty on a 40‑year recertification violation on Oct. 1, 2025, but paused financial penalties while directing the association and the incoming owner to provide updated safety documentation and to appear at a follow-up hearing.

Magistrate Smith said the association had not filed the paperwork required for final approval following the building’s 40‑year recertification process and that the case dated back to filings in 2021. “I find the property owner guilty of violating the 40‑year recertification section,” Smith said, citing the city’s code section for 40‑year recertification and related county code provisions.

The magistrate ordered the association to deliver a signed, sealed engineer’s “safe to occupy” letter confirming there are no life‑safety defects within 48 hours of the hearing, and required any subsequent engineer’s affidavits…