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Magistrate orders unregistered Delray Beach sober home to stop operations or obtain approvals within 72 hours

5766493 · September 17, 2025
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The special magistrate found the property at 14947 Watley Road was advertising as a sober living facility without FAR certification or city registration and ordered the owner to cease operations or obtain approvals within 72 hours or face fines up to $5,500 per day.

A special magistrate for the City of Delray Beach ordered owners Dorit and Harry Ann Wittenstein to cease operating or advertising a sober living home at 14947 Watley Road as a recovery residence within 72 hours, or obtain required certifications and city approvals, or face fines up to $5,500 per day.

Code Enforcement Officer Mark Woods testified staff identified online advertisements for a "men's sober home" at the address and that Development Services records show no application for a community residence at that…

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