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1117 North D Street brought into compliance before hearing; court costs ordered in Pensacola case
Summary
The code enforcement authority found the property at 1117 North D Street had been corrected before the April 1 hearing and therefore ordered no ongoing fines but awarded $200 in court costs to the city for untimely compliance.
Special Magistrate Matthew Hargraves found that the property at 1117 North D Street (Case No. 25-1243) had been brought into compliance after the notice date but before the April 1 hearing; Hargraves ordered $200 in court costs to be paid to the city but did not assess daily fines.
Tom Lucey, a code enforcement specialist, testified the case opened Feb. 26, 2025, after a sanitation department complaint and that certified notice procedures were followed. Lucey presented a CIS sanitation account showing the account had been paid and indicated the payment was recorded in March 2025. "The CIS sanitation account for the property has been paid. As you can see, it is active," Lucey said during the hearing.
Hargraves said the property had been in violation beyond the compliance time set in the notice but was corrected before the hearing, so no ongoing fines would start. "Therefore, the city is technically procedurally the prevailing party in this matter, however, since there is no current violation, there will be no, fine start date," the magistrate said. The magistrate nevertheless ordered court costs of $200 to the city to be paid within 30 days because the property was not brought into compliance within the original notification period.
The transcript does not record additional sanctions or follow-up tasks beyond the court-cost order.
