Citrus County special master issues deadlines, fines and continuances after October code-compliance hearing

Oct 15, 2025

Special Master Christian Waugh presided over a day of code-compliance hearings in Lecanto on Oct. 14, 2025. He imposed deadlines and fines in multiple property cases, continued several matters for further process and flagged a due‑process concern where an injunction affected a respondent’s ability to appear.

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Citrus County Special Master Christian Waugh heard more than two dozen code‑compliance cases on Oct. 14, 2025, at the Lecanto Government Building and issued a series of orders requiring property owners to abate violations or face daily fines. The session included routine "no contest" agreements, repeated‑violation fines, and several continued hearings where the special master said additional process was required.

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