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Magistrate reduces demolition-site fines to $1,800 after owner details permit delays
Summary
A Fort Lauderdale homeowner who demolished a structure and later sought permits said repeated plan-review comments slowed reconstruction; the magistrate cut accumulated fines from tens of thousands to $1,800, including costs.
The special magistrate on Sept. 25 reduced accrued fines against Beverly Chambers's property at 1617 Northwest Fifth Street to $1,800, concluding the owner had been actively pursuing permits and repairs but had experienced protracted plan-review delays.
City staff said the property had been out of compliance for 134 days and had amassed $18,100 in fines and significant administrative costs. Beverly Chambers, who said she purchased the property in a…
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