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Fort Lauderdale magistrate hearing: dozens of expired-permit and unsafe-structure cases set for short compliance windows
Summary
The April 16 special magistrate docket covered many property enforcement matters: most respondents were given 35–126 days to cure expired permits, some fines were certified or reduced, and life-safety matters carried larger fines or demolition risk.
The City of Fort Lauderdale’s special magistrate heard a large docket of building-division code-enforcement cases on April 16, 2026 and issued a range of administrative orders and deadlines.
Many cases involved expired permits or work performed without required permits. Typical outcomes included deadlines to show compliance (most commonly 35, 56, 63, 91, or 126 days depending on the issue), suspension of daily fines while a limited compliance window was open, certification of fines where no progress was shown, and reductions to administrative costs where the city confirmed compliance.…
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