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County tightens code-enforcement process, adds penalties for bad-faith complaints
Summary
The board adopted revisions to the county code-enforcement ordinances to deter vexatious or knowingly false complaints; debate focused on a provision that carries potential sanctions up to 60 days but requires judicial process before incarceration.
Hillsborough County commissioners on Aug. 6 approved amendments to the county code-enforcement ordinances intended to deter misuse of the complaint process and add accountability measures for bad-faith filings.
Jane Rose of the county attorney’s office told the board the revisions to chapter 14 (sections 14-25, 14-65 and 14-70) are designed to ‘‘establish safeguards within the code enforcement…
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