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Miami Code Enforcement Board grants mitigation, deadlines and fines across dozens of cases
Summary
At a City of Miami Code Enforcement Board hearing, members approved mitigation amounts, set compliance deadlines and imposed per‑diem fines on multiple properties, including a $7,500 reduction of a $909,750 lien and mitigation awards in two cases at 352 NW 11th Street.
The City of Miami Code Enforcement Board met to hear mitigation and extension requests across multiple code and fire cases, approving mitigation in several matters, setting compliance deadlines on others and recording fines if respondents fail to meet deadlines.
Board members and city inspectors reviewed mitigation requests, after‑the‑fact permitting and applications for certificates of use and business tax receipts. The board approved a 20% mitigation payment ($13,300) on a code case linked to property at 352 Northwest 11th Street, granted a $15,000 mitigation in a related fire citation at the same address, and voted to reduce a recorded lien of $909,750 on a vacant lot (100 NW 50th Court) to the minimum vacancy mitigation figure of $7,500.
The board also approved a range of compliance periods and per‑diem fines for other properties. Several respondents were given 120, 90 or 60 days to obtain permits, submit plans or complete repairs; in most approvals the board set a per‑diem penalty (commonly $250 per day, with a few cases using $150 for residents) that will begin if required work is not completed by the deadline. In one case involving an ongoing short‑term‑rental investigation of a large house (3081 NW Sixth Street), the board ordered 15 days for compliance and a $250 per‑day penalty.
City staff presented documentary evidence (mail and posting affidavits, permit histories, county property appraiser records) in support of the city's position for many items. In several mitigation hearings the board discussed chain of title, whether violations predated current ownership, and whether the city’s prior inspections or notices provided the respondent with actual notice of outstanding fines. In the vacant‑lot matter the board debated the practical effect of reducing a recorded lien to the minimum mitigation amount and whether to allow extra time to pay; the board indicated it could not administratively reduce the lien to zero and stressed the respondent could file an appeal in circuit court.
Votes were recorded as motions with seconds and voice votes in most cases; a few matters were decided through roll call where individual board members' votes were recorded.
The board closed the meeting after hearing the docketed matters and announcing the next procedural steps for respondents, including instructions about filing for extensions and the 30‑day appeal period to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
The following list summarizes the docket items that the board decided at the hearing and the board’s actions.
