Deltona magistrate upholds code violations, imposes fines and sets compliance deadlines for multiple properties

Special Magistrate John Van Laningham, presiding over the City of Deltona’s March 25, 2026 code‑compliance hearing, entered a series of orders imposing or continuing per‑diem fines against several properties and set a 90‑day compliance deadline for one long‑running repair case.

The magistrate received testimony and photographic exhibits from code and fire inspectors and found that violations remained unresolved at multiple addresses. For 1211 Abigail Drive (case DEL26007), code compliance supervisor Todd Mead told the tribunal that a prior order gave the owner 14 days to comply and that the property had accrued $4,200 in fines at $100 per day. Van Laningham said he would receive the city’s exhibits and entered an order imposing the accrued $4,200 and continuing fines at $100 per day until the property is brought into compliance.

In DEL26009ANB (1330 El Cam Boulevard), co‑compliance officer Jeff Scott described two separate violations with different compliance windows. Scott reported $1,075 in fines for violation A and $675 for violation B, a combined $1,750; the magistrate entered an order imposing the accrued fines and continuing the $25‑per‑day penalties for each violation until compliance is achieved.

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