Titusville magistrate orders repairs, sets deadlines and fines for multiple properties

A code enforcement magistrate in Titusville on Thursday heard several noncompliance cases and issued orders requiring repairs or permits, setting deadlines and attaching administrative costs and daily fines for properties found to remain in violation.

The magistrate accepted documentary evidence and testimony in multiple cases. For 306 South Singleton Avenue, Patricia Sherrick said flood damage to her family home produced a temporary accumulation of belongings while she and helpers cleared the property. She told the magistrate, “I fully agree with the code enforcement's assessment of the property and the violations that occurred there,” and staff confirmed the property was in compliance as of the morning. The magistrate ordered reimbursement to the city of hard costs totaling $105.66 to be paid within 30 days.

In a more contested hearing at 5155 South Washington Avenue (case 25‑89), city staff said the business and building had performed work without the required construction permits and classified the matter as a repeat violation under section 6‑56. The property owner, identified in the hearing as Mr. Lee, told the magistrate he believed some of the altered units had been connected by prior owners and said he had attempted to contact city staff and intended to obtain permits. After discussion about what constitutes meaningful compliance (permit issued versus merely submitted), the magistrate found the property remains in violation and ordered that the permit be issued within 10 business days; if not, a $500 per day fine will commence beginning Tuesday, January 27. Administrative costs of $136.28 will be included in the order.

On a foreclosure‑related matter at 218 Ojibwe Avenue (case 25‑74), a representative for Sun West (REO) said the bank had a written cash‑for‑keys agreement and prepared a $4,500 check but that tenants later refused to vacate and prevented vendor access. Robert Mims, appearing for the bank, said, “The bank intends to proceed with the eviction to obtain lawful possession of the property.” The magistrate raised a title/notice technicality after staff showed the post‑foreclosure owner was an affiliated trust (referred to in the record as Pink Trust / Sun West Property Investments LLC) and directed staff to verify the recorded owner and re‑notice the correct party before imposing fines or entering a final monetary order.

For two vacant residential properties, the magistrate accepted city staff findings that multiple maintenance, roofing and drainage issues remain and ordered corrective work with set deadlines. At 554 Lenore Avenue (case 2602), the owner (listed as Jeffrey Joe Damron) was given until Feb. 6, 2026, to make repairs, obtain required permits (including for a replaced HVAC system), and address roofing, exterior wall and sanitary drainage defects; administrative costs of $153.89 were imposed and the magistrate warned of $100 per day per violation if the work is not completed. Likewise, for 1235 Doro Street (case 26‑03), the magistrate ordered correction of seven identified violations — including obtaining mechanical permits, repairing exterior walls, roofs, downspouts and sanitary drains — by March 6, 2026, with $153.89 in administrative costs and $100 per day per violation thereafter.

The magistrate recorded that certified copies of the orders may be recorded in the public records of Brevard County, creating a lien on affected properties when administrative costs are unpaid. He adjourned the hearing at 2:21 p.m.

What happens next: Cases where notice or title issues were identified will be re‑noticed to the recorded owner where required; other respondents must notify code enforcement when work is complete so officers can verify compliance.