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Magistrate finds absent owner in violation for unregistered vacation rentals at 300 S. Orlando Ave.; fines and deadline set
Summary
The special magistrate found Michael Sirocco in violation for failing to register six short-term rental units and for unpaid local business tax; the owner was absent and ordered to register by Aug. 9, 2025, or face daily fines and a one-time maximum fine for the business tax violation.
The City of Cocoa Beach Special Magistrate Lonnie Groot on July 9 found property owner Michael Sirocco in violation for operating unregistered vacation rentals at 300 South Orlando Avenue, units 1–6, and for failing to obtain a local business tax receipt, and ordered compliance by Aug. 9, 2025.
Code enforcement officer Brooke Ochsreder presented documentation that a courtesy letter was mailed April 24, 2025; a notice of violation was mailed May 13, 2025; and a notice of hearing was mailed June 6, 2025 and posted on the property and at city hall. The city reported no registrations or business tax receipts had been applied for as of the July 9 hearing. The respondent was not present after being called several times.
Magistrate Groot said he would find violations of section 26.5-21 (vacation rental registration) and section 13-2 (local business tax payment). The order gives the respondent until Aug. 9, 2025, to obtain the required vacation-rental registration; if not achieved the magistrate ordered a fine of $100 for the first day after that date and $50 per day thereafter. For the local business tax violation, the magistrate ordered the statutory maximum one-time fine of $250 plus costs allowed under chapter 205 of the Florida Statutes.
The city requested both findings and the specified fines in its staff recommendation; the magistrate closed the matter in the respondent’s absence and directed that the written order reflect the findings and penalties.
