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Board of Adjustment confronts multiple unpermitted fences and contractor errors, urges homeowners to pursue contractor remedies
Summary
At the April Seminole County Board of Adjustment meeting, members repeatedly reviewed variance requests tied to contractors who erected fences or structures without required permits and urged homeowners to pursue civil remedies against contractors rather than expect automatic relief from the board.
At the April Seminole County Board of Adjustment meeting, members reviewed multiple variance requests tied to fences and other structures that were built without required permits and in some cases because contractors mismeasured or left the job.
Board members repeatedly said that, while they felt sympathy for affected homeowners, the board’s role is to apply the county code and not to substitute for civil remedies homeowners may have against contractors. Chair (unnamed) said, “the rules of the game are the rules of the game,” while other board members described a recurring problem in which residents are left to absorb the cost when a contractor fails to secure a permit or missets property lines.
Examples presented to the board included 684 Tomlinson Terrace, where applicant…
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