Southwest Ranches council adopts ordinance penalizing repeated meritless code complaints
The Town of Southwest Ranches adopted an ordinance imposing a $250 service charge after more than three 'meritless' code-compliance calls within a 12-month period, aiming to curb abuse of the code-enforcement process. Council amended calendar-year language to a 12-month rolling window before approving the measure unanimously.
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The Town of Southwest Ranches council voted to add a code section that would impose a $250 service charge for residents who file more than three meritless code-compliance calls in a 12-month period, a measure council members said is intended to stop neighbors from weaponizing complaints.
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