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Owner asks magistrate to reduce $112,250 in Deltona liens; magistrate to review request
Summary
Attorney Michael Moore asked the Deltona special magistrate on June 24, 2026, to recommend reducing two liens totaling $112,250 for a property at 3254 Agar Terrace; the magistrate took the request under advisement and said a recommended order would follow.
An attorney for property owner Wesley Wainwright asked Special Magistrate John Van Laningham on Wednesday to recommend steep reductions in two long-running code liens on a Deltona residence, saying the prior owner (Wainwright’s elderly mother) had limited understanding and that permits were procured once the family learned of the violations.
Michael Moore, appearing for Wesley Wainwright, said the hearing covered two cases (DEL20-083 for a screened enclosure and DEL15-191 for a shed) that together carry outstanding fines of $112,250. City code compliance supervisor Todd Mead told the court the screen-enclosure case had accrued $102,250 and the shed case had reached its $10,000 cap; the city also reported operational costs of $1,876.78 and $1,836.78 (total $3,713.56) relating to administrative processing and inspections.
Moore said Wainwright had offered to pay $1,500 toward the shed lien and $2,500 toward the enclosure lien (a total of roughly $4,000) and that Wainwright had since obtained permits, engineering drawings and inspections after discovering the liens during a title search. Moore described the prior owner, Delaina Wainwright, as elderly and suffering memory problems and urged the magistrate to recommend lien reductions given the circumstances and the corrective steps already taken.
The magistrate asked clarifying questions about the timing of the property transfer and the title search; Wainwright confirmed the property was quitclaimed to him in December 2025 and that he first learned of the liens during title work in May 2026. The magistrate said he would review the sworn statements and the submitted documents and would issue a recommended order in the next few days.
"I'll take them under advisement," Van Laningham said, adding he typically needs time to review supporting documents before issuing a recommendation. The magistrate did not rule on the requested reductions at the hearing.
The city requested full recovery of the outstanding fines; the magistrate said he would prepare a recommendation and post an order once he had reviewed the record.
