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Special magistrate fines multiple Daytona Beach properties for short-term rental violations, continues one case
Summary
Special Magistrate Robert Riggio found multiple Daytona Beach properties in violation of the city’s short-term rental rules on May 27, 2025, ordering fines and continuing one contested case to permit further evidence gathering.
Special Magistrate Robert Riggio found multiple Daytona Beach properties in violation of the city’s Land Development Code on May 27, 2025, ordering fines in enforcement hearings that addressed online vacation-rental listings and related neighborhood complaints.
City code enforcement and counsel presented tenets of the city’s position — that advertising a property as a short-term rental in a zoning district that does not permit other accommodations is an irreparable, irreversible violation — and sought fines ranging from $1,000 to $15,000. The magistrate incorporated the city’s statement of irreparable harm (citing Chapter 162, Florida Statutes) into each record and issued written findings against property owners after noting the properties were brought into compliance…
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