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Deltona magistrate orders compliance and sets fines in multiple code-enforcement cases
Summary
Special Magistrate John Van Laningham on June 24, 2026, issued findings of violation and set 30-day compliance deadlines (mostly July 24, 2026) and daily fines for several Deltona properties for unpermitted work, roof disrepair and ongoing fire-code deficiencies.
Special Magistrate John Van Laningham on Wednesday found multiple Deltona properties in violation of local building and fire codes and set 30-day compliance deadlines, with daily fines to begin if work is not completed.
City officers presented evidence and asked the magistrate to enter orders for a range of cases. Code compliance officer Tom Ruddy told the court that a property owned by Jason Holdings LLC (DEL26022, 2901 Sixma Road) failed to comply after a prior order and had accrued $1,650 in fines over 33 days; Van Laningham ordered a lien and directed the $50-per-day fine to continue until the property is brought into compliance.
Other orders issued by the magistrate include: - DEL26032 A & B (1630 West Waycross Circle): an unpermitted carport conversion (violation A) and roof/exterior maintenance violations (violation B). The magistrate set a compliance date of July 24, 2026, and specified fines of $250 per day for the unpermitted conversion and $100 per day for the roof violation, with a combined maximum of $350 per day if both remain outstanding. - DEL26034 (1570 Puritan Street): a roof-in-disrepair violation. Compliance date set July 24; $100 per day fine to start July 25 if not corrected. - DEL26036 (2293 East Dana Drive): unpermitted shed. Compliance date set July 24; $250 per day fine to start July 25 if unresolved. - Fire cases (storage closet, kitchen exhaust and interior alterations): for 1251 Providence Boulevard (Obsidian ML8, Fire0322026), 1049 East Normandy Boulevard (Deltona Women’s Club, Fire0362026) and 1240 East Normandy Boulevard (Carolina Cleaning / Roberto Renovations LLC, Fire0382026), the magistrate found outstanding fire- and permit-related violations. He set July 24 compliance dates and ordered fines of $50 per day to begin July 25 if the violations are not corrected.
On the case involving respondent Jessica Pena (also identifying as Jessica Hernandez, DEL26033, 562 Fort Smith Boulevard), the city reported that the property had come into compliance and asked the magistrate to enter a finding of violation without imposing fines; Van Laningham entered the finding but withheld a compliance deadline or prospective fine, noting a future repeat would carry stiffer penalties.
"Based on the testimony and the exhibits ... the violation alleged has been established," Van Laningham said when entering several of the findings, and he repeatedly set July 24, 2026, as the compliance date where corrections remained outstanding.
Most orders specify that daily fines begin the day after the compliance date and continue until city verification of compliance. Several property owners or representatives said they had taken steps to correct defects and expected to meet the 30-day deadlines.
The magistrate received the city’s exhibits into evidence, and staff said the fines and liens will be recorded or continued per the orders issued at the hearing. The hearing record shows citations to local ordinance sections adopting the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; corrective actions ranged from obtaining permits to removing unpermitted work and repairing roof or fire-safety systems.
The magistrate adjourned the hearing after taking no further matters up for the night.
