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Eastside Manor condo association given 30 days to fix fence, screens and licensing after two‑year enforcement history
Summary
After repeated inspections dating to 2023, the special magistrate found multiple violations at Eastside Manor condominiums — missing window screens, a deteriorated fence, missing identification placards and an absent certificate of use — and entered adjudications with 30‑day deadlines for many items.
North Miami — The special magistrate on Sept. 3 entered adjudications and set 30‑day deadlines after inspectors described a patchwork of long‑running violations at Eastside Manor condominiums, including missing window screens, a partially collapsed fence, missing building identification placards and a missing certificate of use and business tax receipt.
Neighborhood Services inspector Shanna Sanders told the magistrate that many of the complaints were first documented during annual housing inspections in May 2023 and rechecked in August 2025. “As of my last reinspection on August 19, the fence still remains in disrepair and needs to be properly repaired or replaced,” Sanders testified. She added that some repairs had been started and that one unit remained noncompliant with window screens.
Association leadership said they had begun work — they hired painters, replaced a fence in part and engaged contractors — and presented photos of repairs in progress. Rafael Padron, the city’s business tax receipt coordinator, told the hearing that a certificate of use application for part of the property was submitted during the hearing and was undergoing preliminary review.
The magistrate’s ruling and practical effect: the magistrate entered adjudications for the outstanding violations and set a 30‑day reinspection timetable for most items. For issues tied to unit owners’ responsibilities — for example, an individual unit that lacked a window screen — the magistrate explained that the code citations attach to the condominium association, not directly to unit owners, and advised the association to use its internal processes to compel compliance. A daily fine of $350 was mentioned as the enforcement amount for unresolved violations that remain after the abatement period.
Why it matters: multiple, overlapping code citations have accumulated over more than two years. The magistrate’s 30‑day deadlines will determine whether the association’s repair and permitting work progresses or whether daily fines begin to accrue. Inspectors left the hearing authorized to reinspect and either close cases or return them for further enforcement.
