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DeLand special magistrate orders repairs and daily fines for multiple properties; continuances set for Dec. 11
Summary
At a Oct. 23, 2025 special magistrate hearing, the City of DeLand entered orders requiring multiple property owners to remedy code violations by Dec. 8 or face daily fines; several cases were continued to Dec. 11 and two long-running matters resulted in $25,000 fines. The magistrate also discussed statutory disclosure duties when ownership transfers occur during enforcement proceedings.
Special Magistrate Christina Epperson on Oct. 23 ordered property owners in the City of DeLand to fix multiple code violations by 5 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2025, or face daily fines ranging from $100 to $250 beginning Dec. 9.
City code enforcement staff presented evidence and photographs in several matters, describing unsafe structural conditions, accumulated debris, and overgrown grass. An unnamed city presenter described a house with extensive exterior wood rot and a deteriorated porch support, saying the support beam “is rotting away.” The magistrate found that property in violation and entered an order requiring repairs by Dec. 8 or a $250-per-day fine to begin Dec. 9.
Amber Parker, a City of DeLand code enforcement officer, presented a case for 519 South Clara Avenue, reporting a large pile of debris in a…
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