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Owners of Tonda Group property continue lien-reduction request after magistrate explains limits

Town of Loxahatchee Groves Special Magistrate · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Owners asked the magistrate to reduce a $95,750 lien; magistrate and town counsel said local ordinance limits the magistrate's reduction authority (to about 25%), advised petitioning the town council for greater relief, and continued the matter to May 20 to allow owners time to decide.

Reynaldo Daza and Mariela Gorena appeared at the May 4 special magistrate hearing to seek a reduction of a recorded lien totaling $95,750 tied to enforcement actions on property owned by Tonda Group LLC.

Town counsel explained that a recent town ordinance limits the special magistrate's authority to reduce recorded liens: the magistrate may reduce the lien but not to less than 25% of the original amount and not below $5,000. Town counsel…

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