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Palm Bay special magistrate approves reductions or payment plans for four code-enforcement liens
Summary
Special Magistrate James Beetle approved reduced payment amounts or deadlines for four properties with code-enforcement liens to allow owners or representatives to satisfy debts and proceed with sales or repairs. City staff supported the reductions provided administrative fees were paid.
Special Magistrate James Beetle, the official appointed by the City of Palm Bay to hear requests for reductions of code-enforcement liens, approved reduced payment amounts or extended deadlines for four properties during a special magistrate hearing in Palm Bay.
The reductions were requested by property owners or their representatives; city code-compliance staff recommended percentage reductions in each case but insisted administrative processing fees be paid. The rulings reduce outstanding liens to amounts the magistrate said owners could pay within specified deadlines so properties could proceed with sales or repairs.
In the first case, CB22774-22 at 1095 Heath Avenue NW, the city reported a total lien of $21,559.42 and recommended a 13% reduction plus a $750 administrative fee, for a proposed total of $3,552.72. John Scalia, a realtor who said he works with eXp, told the magistrate he intended to address compliance so the property could close. Valerie Pazin, the…
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