Ocala boards impose fines, set permit deadlines in multiple contractor and code-enforcement cases

The City of Ocala Contractors Board of Examiners and Appeals found a leaseholder guilty of unlicensed contracting and performing work without required permits and ordered fines and prosecution costs; the Municipal Code Enforcement Board then reviewed more than a dozen property-compliance cases, directing permits or cleanup by specified dates and approving liens where earlier orders remained unpaid.

The contractors board heard case CON25-22 (City of Ocala v. Ayman Mohammed), presented by staff with photos showing new Romex wiring and conduit and other recently installed electrical work. Staff cited municipal code sections for acting as a contractor without registration and for performing work without permits and asked the board to find the respondent in violation and assess three $100 fines (one per cited violation) plus $136.61 in prosecution costs, with payment due by July 3, 2025. The respondent told the board he was leasing the commercial space, believed he had permission from the landlord and initially thought the work was limited to cleaning and painting; staff presented evidence the electrical work was new and required a licensed contractor and permits. The board voted to adopt staff’s recommendation; staff will provide payment instructions and may file a lien if costs are unpaid.

In a separate contractors-board matter the board moved to file liens on previously ordered fines in case CON205151 (City of…