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Special Magistrate Rogers orders lien, daily fines for unpermitted greenhouse at 211 Florida Place SE
Summary
A Fort Walton Beach special magistrate found a property at 211 Florida Place SE in violation for an unpermitted greenhouse, ordered daily fines beginning April 2, 2026, and imposed a lien while staff exhibits and timelines were entered into the record; the administrative-fee amount in the record was inconsistent during the hearing.
Special Magistrate Rogers ordered enforcement measures against a property at 211 Florida Place Southeast after city code compliance staff said the owner had not obtained a required permit for a greenhouse.
Dorian Johnson, speaking for Fort Walton Beach code compliance, told the hearing that the property listed in tax records to "Development Group LLC Downtown" was first found in violation 409 days earlier and that a magistrate had given the respondent until April 2, 2026, to obtain permits. "Staff recommends a fine amount of $250 per day starting 04/02/2026," Johnson said as staff moved exhibits A–J into the record.
Rogers ruled the respondent had not corrected the violation and imposed an order that includes a daily fine of $250 beginning April 2, 2026, and a recorded lien on the property. During the exchange there was inconsistent testimony about the administrative fee: Johnson said staff was seeking a $325 administrative fee, the magistrate initially announced a $350 administrative fee in the courtroom, and another staff member later referenced $3.25 in the order. The magistrate nonetheless instructed the clerk to enter the exhibits into the record and to reflect the ordered lien and daily fines.
Johnson said the magistrate had previously given the respondent time to comply and that an inspection on April 2, 2026, found the violations remained. The record presented included the magistrate's 02/18/2026 order, an April 28, 2026 statement of noncompliance and proof of service for the hearing notice.
Under the remedy Rogers described in the hearing, the administrative fee and the daily fines would be recorded as a lien on the property; Johnson told the magistrate that, "after 3 months, per the statute, it would be foreclosure foreclosable at the option of the city." Rogers directed the clerk to enter the exhibits and the order into the record and to prepare the final paperwork reflecting the lien and fines.
The magistrate hearing concluded with the order imposed; the record should be consulted to confirm the final administrative-fee amount because the figure announced in the room differed from what staff referenced during the proceeding.
