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Special Master reduces three Landmark code fines to 80% after attorney cites 18-year compliance effort
Summary
A Homestead special master reduced three code-violation penalties tied to two Landmark properties to 80% of the assessed totals after the owner's attorney cited an 18-year history of violations, personal hardships and roughly $314,000 spent to achieve compliance. The remaining balance was set at $145,022.61 with payment arrangements discussed.
Special Master Karen Jenkins on April 2 reduced penalties across three related code cases for properties tied to Landmark, saying the owner—s recent work toward compliance and documented hardship warranted a significant reduction.
Attorney Midoro Lopez told the special master that the cases "stem from 18 years in the making," detailing a long history of accumulated violations at 1121 and 1150 Northwest 4th Street that included garbage accumulation, abandoned vehicles, business-license…
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