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City files lawsuit to enforce liens on vacant property at 415 Sixth Street; owner reportedly out of state
Summary
Port Orange announced it has filed a lawsuit seeking enforcement of liens on a long-vacant property at 415 Sixth Street; staff said the owner lives in Texas and the city will publish notice for five months before obtaining jurisdiction.
City staff reported that the city has filed its first lawsuit seeking enforcement of liens on a long-vacant property at 415 Sixth Street. The staff speaker said the property has “plagued us for a long time” and that the owner lives in Texas, which will require the city to publish notice of the lawsuit in the newspaper for a five-month period before the city can obtain jurisdiction.
The staff member said the next likely step if the owner does not respond will be to pursue a default judgment and proceed with lien enforcement or property disposition under the city’s procedures. The speaker noted past efforts had “no luck with rags to riches,” and said the paperwork is prepared so the city can move this property into its vacancy registry as a second capital deal vacancy property once procedures permit.
The transcript shows this item was reported in council comments; no formal motion or council vote on the lawsuit was recorded in the provided excerpt. The staff speaker described the administrative timelines and publication requirement but did not provide specific legal citations or dollar amounts tied to the lien in the meeting record.
