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Fort Lauderdale magistrate fines property owner amid dispute over repeated graffiti
Summary
Property owner and city clashed over repeated graffiti at a vacant/commercial site; the magistrate imposed a $1,500 fine after city staff documented multiple prior enforcement actions and the owner described persistent tagging returning within weeks.
FORT LAUDERDALE — A dispute over recurring graffiti on a commercial building drew a sustained exchange during the Sept. 9 special magistrate docket, with the magistrate ultimately imposing a monetary penalty after city staff documented repeated complaints and past enforcement.
Dale Saunders, identified in the transcript as the property representative, told the magistrate that efforts to repaint and maintain the building had been undone within weeks: “Every time we paint the building, 2 weeks…
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