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Board orders lien on property after compliance but unpaid fines; $12,000 outstanding
Summary
The Code Enforcement Board found a respondent in compliance with the violation but ordered that an existing $12,000 outstanding fine be kept and a lien recorded in Palm Beach County if the amount is not paid within 30 days.
The Town of Lake Clarke Shores Code Enforcement Board on March 26 addressed case 24-0343 and decided to keep the outstanding fine and proceed with recording a lien if the respondent did not pay the amount within 30 days.
Code enforcement staff reported the property came into full compliance on Dec. 18, 2024, but the accumulated outstanding amount remained unpaid. Code enforcement officer Eric Wagon said the outstanding lien as of the hearing was $12,000. The board heard from legal counsel representing the respondent, who said the client had paid a higher-than-normal permit fee after the violation was noticed and had obtained the permit and inspections; counsel asked the board to consider a reduction.
Board members discussed whether to reduce the penalty on equitable grounds, noting the permit application and the respondent’s claimed prompt action once notified. A motion that the board not reduce the fine and to direct staff to record a lien in the public records of Palm Beach County within 30 days carried by voice vote.
The board recorded that the permit had been issued after payment of a quadruple permit fee and that final inspection occurred Dec. 18. The action orders enforcement of collection steps but does not change the town code. The lien recording is a ministerial step should the respondent not remit the ordered amount within the 30-day window.
