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Special magistrate fines Cocoa Beach vacation-rental owner $500 for failing to show 8-person occupancy in listings
Summary
At a Feb. 12 City of Cocoa Beach special magistrate hearing, the magistrate found respondent Richard Borer in violation of a prior order requiring vacation-rental listings to state a maximum occupancy of eight people and assessed a $500 fine; the owner disputed the order’s advertising requirement and said platform wording creates ambiguity.
The Special Magistrate for the City of Cocoa Beach found on Feb. 12 that a vacation-rental owner failed to comply with a prior order requiring online advertisements to state a maximum occupancy of eight persons and imposed a $500 fine.
The finding stems from code-enforcement case 24-259 concerning property at 1034 Bali Road. Danielle Crawford, a code enforcement officer for the City of Cocoa Beach, told the hearing that the city mailed the order and that, as of the date cited in the enforcement packet, online listings for the property still read “sleeps 16.” The city asked the magistrate to impose fines beginning Nov. 21, 2024, and proposed a per-day schedule in its presentation.
Why it matters: the magistrate’s order is a final administrative finding in the local code-enforcement process. Owners of…
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