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Special magistrate fines short-term rental operators, releases lien and continues one Daytona Beach case
Summary
At a June 2025 special magistrate hearing, the City of Daytona Beach won findings of code violations in five short-term rental cases and imposed fines (two reduced for quick compliance); one case was continued and one previously recorded lien was released.
Special Magistrate Robert Riggio heard a series of short-term rental enforcement cases for the City of Daytona Beach at a June 2025 special magistrate proceeding and issued fines, a continuance and a lien release.
City attorneys and code inspectors asked the magistrate to find multiple properties in violation of the city's Land Development Code for offering short-term rentals in zones where they are not permitted. FB Jackson, attorney for the City of Daytona Beach, told the magistrate that advertising a property for transient guests is effectively irreversible on the internet and cited the statutory authority the city used to seek penalties.
Jackson said, "Once the properties are advertised, they're never truly unadvertised." He argued those advertisements give owners an immediate, irretrievable commercial benefit and undermine regulated lodging, inspections, licensing and tax collection.
Votes at a glance: RTLO case numbers, respondent, property, finding, compliance date and penalty - RTLO62532 — Mike Williams and…
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