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Fort Pierce magistrate orders abatement and board‑ups for multiple properties, sets Oct. 23 deadline and $100/day fines
Summary
The Special Magistrate found nuisance conditions at several properties (including 2825 S. US 1, 725 S. US 1 and 213 Osceola Ave.), ordered compliance by Oct. 23, authorized city abatement with costs assessed to properties, and noted $100-per-day fines for continued violations; one property raised potential occupancy/squatter issues.
The Special Magistrate ordered the abatement or boarding of several properties found to be in nuisance condition at the Oct. 16 hearing, giving owners until Oct. 23 to bring properties into compliance and authorizing city abatement and cost assessment if the order is not followed.
For 2825 South US Highway 1 (case LTCL2024-189), city staff entered photographs and a notice of violation showing overgrown vegetation, trash and other landscaping deficiencies. The magistrate found the conditions violated the city code and "pose a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the community," and ordered the owner to cut grass and weeds, trim trees and shrubs, and remove debris by Oct. 23. The order carries a $100 daily fine for continued noncompliance and authorizes the city to abate the nuisance and assess the cost to the property.
At 725 South US Highway 1 (case LTCL2024-190), the property manager requested additional time in email correspondence submitted to the record, citing contractor availability and storm concerns. City staff noted prior compliance delays at the property and recommended the standard short cure period; the magistrate continued to the same Oct. 23 compliance structure and retained abatement authority.
Attorney Vanessa Sloat Rogers, appearing by phone for CompuLinc (the loan servicer and lienholder) in the 213 Osceola Avenue matters, explained that the estate’s personal representative had been discharged and that foreclosure proceedings and unresolved heir/service issues complicated the owner’s ability to cure violations. Rogers said the lienholder’s preservation vendor had attempted to secure the property but was prevented by a neighbor; she flagged a possible squatter situation. City staff and counsel explained that, when a contractor boards a property for the city, the contractor is to coordinate with the Fort Pierce Police Department to clear occupants prior to boarding when necessary; invoices for abatement would be sent to the owner or lienholder per standard practice.
Magistrate orders for the lot-clearing and board-up cases mirror one another: Oct. 23 compliance deadlines, $100-per-day fines for each separate violation that continues after the deadline, and authorization for the city to enter, abate, and bill property owners for abatement costs. Parties were reminded they have a 30-day right to appeal.
Next steps: Owners and any lienholders should comply by Oct. 23 or expect abatement and assessed costs; parties seeking additional time or clarification were directed to coordinate with code enforcement staff and the magistrate’s clerk.
