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Magistrate gives 30 days for nonoperable vehicles at 1002 Hickory Street
Summary
The owner of 1002 Hickory Street was ordered to make vehicles roadworthy or remove them within 30 days in two nonoperable-vehicle cases; the magistrate said the city may tow and abate at the property owner's expense if compliance does not occur.
A Fort Pierce special magistrate on June 4 found nuisance violations for multiple nonoperable vehicles at 1002 Hickory Street and ordered the property owner 30 days to bring vehicles into legal, operable condition or remove them.
Code enforcement Manuel Fernandez presented two nonoperable-vehicle cases—NOOP2025-115 and NONOP2025-108—against the property listing owner names including Lizzie M. Duncan Estate and Maddie C. Smith, and vehicle owner Patricia Duncan. Fernandez introduced photographs dated May 27, May 14 and June 2 and testified that some vehicles displayed expired tags.
Maddie C. Smith, appearing as the property owner, told the magistrate she was working to remove older vehicles and obtain titles and keys from relatives so she could clear the cars. She said one vehicle belonged to her sister and she was trying to obtain the paperwork to register it; another vehicle had been left by her brother and she planned to have it removed if she could not obtain the key.
The magistrate found a nuisance condition and ordered the owner to ensure the Chrysler PT Cruiser and the other cited vehicle are road safe and legally operable within 30 days. The magistrate said, if the property owner does not remove a vehicle she does not want on the property, she may call a tow company; the city will abate the nuisance and assess abatement costs against the property if the owner does not comply. Smith was told she had 30 days to appeal the decision.
The magistrate reiterated that the city will follow its nuisance-abatement procedures and that failure to comply could result in towing and assessment of abatement costs against the property.
