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Special magistrate orders JLS Properties to remove debris from Hobe Sound property by July 31
Summary
A Martin County special magistrate found JLS Properties and Construction LLC in violation of county nuisance ordinances for accumulated trash at 7255 SE Redbird Circle and ordered full compliance by July 31, 2026 or a $100-per-day fine and reimbursement of $575 investigation costs.
Gemma Torcivia, the Martin County special magistrate for code enforcement, ordered JLS Properties and Construction LLC to clear trash and debris from a Hobe Sound property by July 31, 2026, after finding a code violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
The order followed testimony from Michael Shanahan, a Martin County code compliance investigator, who said he inspected 7255 Southeast Redbird Circle on April 2, 2026 and observed "trash and debris," supporting his account with photographs entered as county exhibits. Shanahan said he issued a notice of violation on April 15, 2026, re-inspected the property on April 30 and June 16, and documented persistent debris in photographs marked as exhibits 6, 7 and 12.
Shanahan asked the magistrate to require compliance by July 31, 2026 and to assess a $100-per-violation-per-day fine for continued noncompliance. He also requested reimbursement of $575 the county incurred investigating the matter.
At the podium, respondents Christina Michia and Jose Luis Sanchez told the magistrate they had not received or understood the county's materials and that Mr. Sanchez had been away for nearly two months, which delayed cleanup. "We were not getting the right information...we were not understanding what...the debris was," Michia said.
Torcvivia clarified that the photographs show the specific piles circled in red that must be removed and emphasized that building materials may be retained on site only if they are part of an "ongoing and active" permitted building project. "You have to remove those things. Take them to the dump. Get rid of them," Torcivia told the respondents, and she warned that a fine of $100 per violation per day will begin to accrue after July 31 if compliance is not achieved.
The magistrate received county exhibits into evidence, assessed $575 in investigative costs to the respondents, and ordered compliance by July 31, 2026. She instructed respondents to request a re-inspection from the county code enforcement division after they remedy the violations.
If fines and costs remain unpaid, the magistrate advised, they will constitute a lien on property and other assets and, following three months of nonpayment, the county attorney may foreclose on the lien or sue to recover the judgment.
The magistrate closed the matter and moved to the next docketed case.
