Largo Code Enforcement Board accepts affidavits of noncompliance, sets deadlines and potential fines for multiple properties

The City of Largo Code Enforcement Board met Thursday and voted to accept affidavits of noncompliance and to set compliance deadlines and potential daily fines for multiple properties cited for unpermitted work.

Chief Code Officer Louis Cruz presented several cases in which city staff found construction or remodeling done without permits, often documented with listing photos. For several properties the board approved staff's recommendation giving owners until Jan. 5, 2026, to obtain required permits and ordered a $100-per-day fine to begin Jan. 6, 2026, if work was not corrected; fines were capped at the Pinellas County property appraiser's just market value for each parcel.

Why it matters: Unpermitted work can create safety and liability issues for owners and the city, and the board's orders establish concrete deadlines and penalties intended to bring properties into compliance or to deter further unpermitted activity.

What the board decided

- 710 Golden Crossing (Case CER25-00582): Staff said the unit was listed as a short-term vacation rental and showed photos of interior work and an installed pool pump that lack required permits. Owner Melissa Menheim told the board she had hired a national management company (iTrip) to oversee the property and that the company had told her the work was handled; she said she would coordinate with the manager and contractors to obtain permits. The board amended and approved a motion to find the Menheims in violation, order reinspection and assess $100 per day beginning 04/07/2026 until…