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Magistrate issues mixed rulings on short‑term rental violations in St. Pete Beach hearing
Summary
The magistrate found multiple short‑term rental ordinance violations — assessing fines in some cases, waiving or reducing them in others — and continued several matters to allow permit or documentation updates. Respondents generally said listings were removed once notified and cited misinformation from third‑party managers or automated software.
Special Magistrate Erica Augello on May 11 issued a series of findings on short‑term rental enforcement, moving several matters to compliance deadlines while imposing modest fines in some cases and withholding fines in others after considering testimony about corrective steps.
In two cases the magistrate assessed fines: Charisma Morawski was fined $150 per violation for two short rentals (total $300) plus $330 in administrative costs after city evidence showed multiple recent…
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