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City offers administrative relief and code amendment option for condo associations facing 40‑year inspection liens
Summary
After public comment from a condominium association, the city’s CAO offered two paths to ease liens tied to 40‑year inspections: an administrative interpretation allowing one $500 magistrate application for multiple buildings, and a proposed code amendment to expand administrative relief. Staff said a formal amendment could arrive within a month or two.
CHAMBERS — Residents from a Plantation condominium association told the City Council on Feb. 25 that they face more than $600,000 in liens related to mandated 40‑year building inspections and asked the city for help.
Matt Macklin, president of the Chatham/Jackaranda Central Park associations, said his community is responsible for $605,249 in lien fees and that the association acted in good faith to comply with inspection rules while encountering contractor and engineering delays. "It hasn't been easy," Macklin said, urging the council to avoid what he called punitive outcomes for…
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