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Magistrate orders alarm back within 30 days for JK Daytona hotel after prolonged fire‑system failures
Summary
A special magistrate found JK Daytona LLC in violation after fire alarm and sprinkler systems were inoperable since early 2023, ordering the alarm repaired within 30 days and full suppression work within six months, and imposing administrative fees and potential daily fines for noncompliance.
Steve De La Roche, the special magistrate for the City of Daytona Beach Shores, found hotel operator JK Daytona LLC in violation Wednesday after city inspectors and the fire marshal testified that the property’s fire alarm and sprinkler systems have been inoperative since January 2023.
The city’s presentation, introduced by city counsel Miss Herstein, said Lieutenant Norman Menards (fire marshal) documented multiple reinspections and third‑party testing showing both the alarm and sprinkler systems were not functioning. The city asked for…
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