Magistrate recommends cutting long‑running lien on 508 Lucky Street to $5,651; sends recommendation to city council

At a Titusville code enforcement hearing, Don Wynn, the city‑appointed magistrate, recommended that city council reduce a long‑running lien on 508 Lucky Street to $5,651.01.

Bianca Burst, who said she and her late husband bought and rehabilitated the property and now rent it to low‑income families, told the magistrate she had brought the property into compliance and described financial hardship following her husband's prolonged illness and death. The magistrate reviewed the lien history, noting daily fines accrued over many years that had inflated the lien to roughly $159,228.96 while the county appraisal listed the property near $201,000. He said many charges reflected administrative costs and long‑running daily fines and that bluntly imposing the full accrued amount would leave the lien at more than 75% of property value.

"I will recommend that city council reduce this lien to $5,651.01," Don Wynn said, explaining he would preserve the city’s incurred costs (about $4,651.01) while substantially reducing the accumulated daily fines given the applicant's corrective actions and hardship. The magistrate directed staff to prepare a written order and forward the recommendation to city council for a formal decision; the recommendation is advisory and final approval rests with council.

The magistrate said the applicant will receive notice of the council agenda where the recommendation is placed and may attend to present further information. The written order will state the reduced lien amount and the rationale that informed the recommendation.

Because the magistrate’s action is a recommendation, the city council will take the final vote on any change to the recorded lien.