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Vero Beach council reduces $11,099 lien to $6,000 for trailer-park resident
Summary
The Vero Beach City Council voted 4-1 to reduce a code-enforcement lien on a trailer owned by Randall Demers at 6 Lamplighter Lane from $11,099 to $6,000, with the reduced amount due within 30 days or the lien reverts to the original total.
The Vero Beach City Council on an appeals vote reduced a code-enforcement lien against a trailer at 6 Lamplighter Lane from $11,099 to $6,000, and required payment within 30 days or the full lien would be reinstated.
Council members said they were balancing sympathy for the homeowner’s pandemic-era hardships against the need to uphold code enforcement. The lien, tied to a trailer that sits on city-owned land, originated from a citation issued Sept. 24, 2020, for an unpermitted shed; a code board hearing was held Dec. 9, 2020, and records show the property later reached compliance on May 14, 2021.
Chief Curry presented the case as a lien-reduction request before the council and described the timeline: the citation, the code…
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