Miami Code Enforcement Board reduces liens, grants partial releases and sets compliance deadlines

The City of Miami Code Enforcement Board on multiple agenda items reduced or cleared fines, granted partial lien releases and set compliance deadlines for properties across the city during a single, multi-hour meeting.

Board members approved a string of mitigation requests and special-appearance items that cut or cleared long-running liens in cases ranging from single-family homes to vacant lots and commercial properties. Many owners or their attorneys told the board they had brought properties into compliance or were in active permitting. The board mostly followed the mayor’s office staff and inspectors’ recommendations but also used its statutory discretion where the mitigation chart allows unanimous reductions.

Votes at a glance (case number — property — outcome and key details): - CE2011007599 — 2003 North Miami Ave — Mitigation reduced to $15,000. Attorney Mickey Marrero said his client, Matt Kusher of Cush Hospitality, had bought the property after violations were cited and asked for the minimum mitigation because the current owner was not the violator when the lien began. Motion to mitigate to $15,000 passed (mover: board member; second: board member; vote: aye).

- CE2019023828 — 1302 NW First Place — Mitigation reduced to $15,000. Attorney Mickey Marrero said new owners corrected violations after discovering the lien during a title search; board approved the minimum mitigation. Motion passed (mover: board member; second: board member; vote: aye).

- CE87427 (Code Check) — 3082 Mary St., Unit A — Partial release granted for 3250 Grand Ave., Unit 503. A buyer’s representative said the release was needed to close a different sale; the board granted a partial release while noting…