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Fort Lauderdale special magistrate hearing: dozens of property owners ordered to fix violations, pay fines or reappear
Summary
At the Jan. 14 special magistrate hearing the city recorded findings of fact, imposed fines, and set compliance deadlines across dozens of code‑enforcement cases covering exterior maintenance, overgrowth, illegal land use and vacation‑rental certificates.
The City of Fort Lauderdale’s special magistrate held a hearing on Jan. 14 that produced a string of compliance orders, findings of fact and fines across a wide range of property‑maintenance and land‑use cases.
Why it matters: The magistrate’s rulings affect dozens of property owners and several commercial operators; they set deadlines for repairs, confirm findings of fact for repeat offenders, and impose monetary penalties when violations were left uncorrected.
Selected outcomes from the hearing (cases, action and deadline):
- CE24090470 (3616 Southwest 21st Court, Owner Ryan Patrick Palmer): Code inspector requested 28 days per some violations; magistrate granted 119 days to comply (new compliance date May 13, 2025) for exterior repairs, with $50/day thereafter.
- CE24100225 (2311 Southwest 35th Avenue, Owner Tanya Thomas Timbrez):…
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