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Board orders multiple property cleanups and abatement options; several owners given five days to clear nuisances
Summary
The Clearwater Code Enforcement Board ordered abatement and set short compliance deadlines at its July 23 meeting for a string of property-maintenance and nuisance cases, including overgrown lawns, accumulation of trash, an inoperative vehicle, and a hoarded yard. The city may abate and impose liens if owners do not act within five days.
The Clearwater Code Enforcement Board on July 23 issued a series of orders requiring property owners and occupants to remove trash, address overgrown lawns, repair dilapidated structures and vehicles, or allow the city to abate and place liens for costs.
Inspector testimony and site photos presented a pattern of similar violations across several properties. Code staff described wet, decaying cardboard and accumulated refuse at 1261 (or 1259) Pierce Street, overgrown lawns at multiple addresses, and an inoperative boat trailer at a Mandalay Avenue address. The board repeatedly authorized administrative abatement if property owners fail to act within five days of the board’s written orders and said the city may file liens for recovery of abatement costs three months after lien…
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