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Widow asks Hallandale Beach to reduce code‑enforcement lien; city staff points to mitigation policy and settlement expiration
Summary
An attorney representing a recently widowed property owner asked the commission to help reduce a code‑enforcement lien. Staff said a mitigation offer was negotiated but expired; commissioners said the mitigation process is handled by staff and special magistrate, not the commission.
An attorney appearing on behalf of a Hallandale Beach property owner asked the city commission on May 7 to grant mercy after the client lost her husband and faces a four‑figure code‑enforcement lien.
Hans Autzenott of Autzenott Law said his client, identified in the meeting as Malene Matias at 729 Northwest Fourth Street, had already taken corrective steps and could not pay the final lien figure, which he said “came down to $21,249.50.” Autzenott said his client offered $10,000 on an installment plan and was seeking a lower mitigation amount because of financial hardship after her husband’s recent death.
Vanessa Leroy, director…
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