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Winter Springs board finds repeat rubbish violation at 31 N. Cortez, fines property $1,700
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board found a repeat accumulation-of-rubbish violation at 31 North Cortez Avenue, imposing $50 per day for 34 days (total $1,700). The property was later found in compliance; the owner said illness and work responsibilities contributed to delays.
The Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board on April 22, 2025 found a repeat accumulation-of-rubbish violation at 31 North Cortez Avenue and imposed a $50-per-day fine for 34 days, totaling $1,700.
The finding was based on testimony and photographs presented by Chris Alban, code compliance inspector for the City of Winter Springs, and on the board’s previous 2024 finding that the property had been in violation. The board said the repeat-violation window under Florida law restarts with this ruling, exposing the property to repeat-violation treatment for five years.
Alban told the board the case began with a prior public hearing held Jan. 23, 2024 in which the respondents were found to be in violation of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, Section 308.1 (accumulation of rubbish or…
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