Bay County magistrate hears multiple code-enforcement cases; fines, compliance deadlines set

May 15, 2025

At a May 15 special-magistrate hearing, Magistrate Tiffany Surdo accepted Bay County code enforcement recommendations across 11 compliance cases, imposing fines, setting compliance deadlines and scheduling follow-up hearings; some properties were found in compliance and one requested fine reduction was granted.

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Magistrate Tiffany Surdo presided over a Bay County special-magistrate hearing Thursday, May 15, during which staff presented 11 code-enforcement cases involving blight, unpermitted structures, storage on vacant lots and stagnant water. The magistrate accepted staff recommendations in each case with tailored orders ranging from reduced fines to 10- or 30-day compliance deadlines and future compliance hearings.

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