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Council adopts revised code-enforcement rules to let magistrates amend orders, extend compliance deadlines
Summary
Council approved a substitute ordinance revising Chapter 9 (code enforcement) that lets a special magistrate amend final orders to extend compliance deadlines so fines do not necessarily begin while owners seek relief. The change follows public complaints that continuing fines during lengthy resolution processes unfairly burdens property owners.
Tampa City Council adopted a substitute ordinance (Chapter 9) intended to clarify code-enforcement procedures and provide tools to avoid penalizing property owners while they seek remedial action.
Kamaria from the legal department outlined revisions that give the special magistrate authority to amend final orders and extend compliance deadlines so owners can seek hearings or additional time before daily…
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