Magistrate suspends vacation‑rental certificate for 515 days for Key Largo Lane property

The City of Fort Lauderdale’s special magistrate on July 24 granted the Community Enhancement Division’s request to suspend the vacation‑rental certificate for the property at 2612 Key Largo Lane (Case CE25060699) for 515 calendar days, effective immediately.

The city presented a history of nine qualifying violations at the address, including repeated reports of improperly placed solid‑waste containers, parking/vehicles on the property at prohibited times and other public‑nuisance items. Under the city’s vacation‑rental ordinance the magistrate has authority to suspend certificates cumulatively when multiple violations meet the qualifying standard; the city requested the 515‑day suspension based on the cumulative count and the additional 30‑day increments allowed for extra qualifying violations.

Why it matters: a 515‑day suspension removes the property’s ability to legally operate as a short‑term or vacation rental for the duration, and it is effective immediately. That is likely to affect rental revenue, any future bookings and local neighbors who raised concerns about repeated nuisance issues.

Hearing detail and next steps The city attorney and code officers documented inspection dates and prior enforcement attempts at the address; the magistrate then ordered the suspension and recorded it on the hearing record. The magistrate noted the city’s authority under chapter 15 of the municipal code to extend suspensions by 30 days for additional qualifying violations and applied that calculation in this case.

The owner or manager may seek to restore the certificate only after the suspension period and after documented compliance with the code; the magistrate’s order requires the owner to return to the docket or otherwise provide proof the conditions leading to the suspension have been corrected before any reinstatement is considered.

Speakers (selected) - Special Magistrate Flynn — Special Magistrate — government (City of Fort Lauderdale Special Magistrate Office) - Evan Oaks — Senior Code Compliance Officer — government (City of Fort Lauderdale Community Enhancement) - City Attorney representative (presenting ordinance interpretation)

Authorities - ordinance: Chapter 15 (vacation‑rental enforcement and suspension provisions) — referenced by the city when requesting multi‑month suspension

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Provenance The magistrate’s order and the city’s request for a 515‑day suspension are recorded in the hearing transcript where the city attorney and code officers documented nine qualifying violations and asked the magistrate to apply the cumulative suspension under Chapter 15.

Ending The suspension effectively prohibits the property from operating as a vacation rental for the suspension period; owners seeking reinstatement will need to document remediation of the violations and may face additional administrative consequences if the violations recur.