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Martin County magistrate orders cleanup and sets compliance dates in multiple code cases
Summary
A Martin County code enforcement magistrate found violations in several property cases on April 15, 2026, ordered owners to correct code violations (most by May 29), awarded $575 in investigative costs per case, and granted one extension to June 30 for a longstanding property. The hearing also approved stipulations and a fine-reduction payment in two matters.
A Martin County Code Enforcement Magistrate on April 15, 2026, found code violations in multiple property cases and set deadlines for cleanup and repairs, mostly requiring compliance by May 29, 2026.
Senior code compliance investigators presented photographic evidence and inspection histories in a string of cases involving trash and debris, overgrown vegetation, inoperable vehicles, and unpermitted structures. In each contested matter the county asked the magistrate to order compliance by May 29 and to award $575 in investigation costs; the magistrate entered orders reflecting those requests in most cases.
"I inspected the property and observed trash on the side of the property and under the carport," Senior Code Compliance Investigator Maria Espiata said while presenting photographs in the Coral Wind Cove case. After admitting county exhibits, the magistrate found the Coral Wind Cove Respondent in violation and ordered compliance on or before May 29, 2026, warning that a $100-per-day fine would begin thereafter and awarding $575 in costs to the county.
Respondents frequently told the magistrate they had started cleanup or were…
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