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Code board finds Burton estate property in violation; gives family until July 18 to comply
Summary
The Safety Harbor Code Enforcement Board found the estate of Lucy M. Burton in violation after inspectors described a rotted roof, lack of sanitary facilities and general blight at 660 Tenth Avenue North. The board ordered full compliance by July 18, 2025, or a $150-per-day fine will begin; it awarded the city $410 in administrative costs.
The Safety Harbor Code Enforcement Board on March 19 found the estate of Lucy M. Burton in violation of multiple city codes for a vacant house at 660 Tenth Avenue North and ordered the property brought into compliance by July 18, 2025.
The board’s action comes after city inspectors described the house as vacant and blighted, with a roof “rotted and missing large sections,” exterior deterioration and no sanitary facilities. Paul Bushey, community compliance officer for the City of Safety Harbor, presented photos and mailing records and asked the board to find the estate in violation and to allow time to correct the conditions.
The findings matter because the board said the structure’s condition posed a continuing neighborhood…
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