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Fort Lauderdale audits code‑enforcement liens; staff proposes tighter amnesty rules and restarting targeted foreclosures
Summary
City staff reported about $66 million in outstanding code‑enforcement liens, described collection approaches that include lien foreclosure and nuisance assessment, and proposed reducing amnesty discounts and targeting exemptions to improve recovery and preserve enforcement incentives.
Fort Lauderdale staff reported June 17 that approximately $66 million of code‑enforcement liens remain on the city’s records and outlined changes to the city’s lien amnesty, nuisance assessment, and lien‑foreclosure practices designed to improve collection and preserve the incentive to achieve voluntary compliance.
Portia Garcia, acting director of Development Services, told the commission that 1,321 properties account for the $66 million figure; many properties carry multiple liens and some liens date as far back as 20 years (staff said liens older than 20 years may be affected by statute‑of‑limitations issues and may require recertification by the city attorney’s office). Garcia described past…
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