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City of Miami hearing orders dozens of code-enforcement settlements; several cases dismissed or upheld for no-shows
Summary
At a City of Miami ticket appellate hearing, a hearing officer signed settlement orders for multiple code-enforcement cases — most resolving with small fines — dismissed one case as not the property owner’s responsibility, reset two BTR revocation hearings to Sept. 18, and upheld a series of no-shows.
Dawn Grace Jones, the hearing officer and magistrate assigned to the City of Miami ticket appellate hearings, signed settlement orders and rulings for a full docket of code-enforcement appeals, concluding most matters by agreement and upholding several cases by default for no-shows.
The hearing officer told attendees the purpose of the session was to hear evidence and determine whether alleged violations occurred and whether the person named in each notice could be held responsible. She said parties could call witnesses and introduce exhibits but that the proceedings would follow relaxed evidentiary rules and that her findings would be based on the record.
Most cases on the calendar resolved as settlements in which the alleged violator or the property representative…
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