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Magistrate reduces fines for 812 Beach Court, grants extended payment deadline after owner request
Summary
A special magistrate reduced fines for 812 Beach Court from $11,020 plus administrative costs to a reduced amount due with an extended payment timeline; the owner’s representative requested additional time and the magistrate approved an extension.
FORT PIERCE — The special magistrate on Sept. 25 reduced the immediate financial burden on the owner of 812 Beach Court, ordering a lower amount due with additional time to pay after a Massey hearing on longstanding property violations.
City staff said the property, owned by 812 Beach Court LLC, had a prior special magistrate finding and accrued fines totaling $11,020 for exterior structure and nuisance violations, plus administrative charges the city calculated at $1,018.20. The city presented photographs and records showing the violation history.
Auguste Ellis, who said she represents and owns the LLC, confirmed the property was owned by a company and declined to give additional testimony in the hearing. The magistrate applied the three Massey criteria (gravity of violation, history of compliance, and ability to pay) and reduced the immediate amount due to $2,018.20, to be paid within the initially specified period. Ellis said the owner could not meet 30 days but asked for 60 days. The magistrate granted 60 days.
Later in the hearing the city moved to amend that order to allow 90 days to pay; the magistrate approved that amendment, giving the violator additional time to comply before the larger original fines would be reinstated. The written order specifying the final timeline and amounts will be mailed to the property owner; the magistrate noted the owner retains a 30‑day right to appeal.
— Reporting based on the Sept. 25 special magistrate hearing transcript and city testimony.
