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Magistrate finds roofing and rot violations at 1890 Palomia Street and authorizes lien for $8,700

Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement, City of Palatka · June 16, 2026
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Summary

The magistrate sustained roofing and rotten-wood violations at 1890 Palomia Street, found the property unregistered and ordered the city may record a lien for accrued fines of $8,700; fines will continue at $25 per unresolved violation per day until compliance.

Ron Brown, Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement, concluded that photographic evidence and officer testimony established continuing violations at 1890 Palomia Street and authorized the city to record a lien for fines that have accrued to date.

Harold Bartelli presented photos showing a hole in the roof, tarp-covered exposure and rotted soffit areas. Bartelli reported the owner had indicated the property was in foreclosure. The magistrate found violations of §30-32A10 (roofing/disrepair), §30-169B (rotten and weakened wood) and §30-215 (failure to register a vacant/blighted/unsecured property), and authorized the city to place an official lien for $8,700 for accrued fines; fines will continue to accrue at $25 per unresolved violation per day until satisfaction or compliance.

The magistrate emphasized appeal rights and required the clerk to issue notice; he closed the hearing at 3:19 p.m.