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Fort Lauderdale magistrate grants deadlines, imposes fines and withdraws some cases at April 17 building hearing

3039819 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

A Fort Lauderdale special magistrate hearing on April 17 resulted in a mix of extensions, suspended fines, imposed fines and withdrawals across dozens of building-code cases as the city pressed owners to obtain permits or face continued accrual of penalties.

Fort Lauderdale’s special magistrate hearing for the Building Division on April 17 produced a string of orders requiring property owners to get permits or face fines, while the city granted limited extensions in cases where work was underway.

The hearing produced several different outcomes: the magistrate repeatedly granted time-limited extensions and suspended fines while owners secured permits or engineer letters; other cases had fines imposed…

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