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Redington Shores will pursue property condemnations case-by-case; commissioners to visit 97 flagged homes
Summary
Town staff recommended against mass condemnation letters and instead to build individualized cases with code enforcement and legal review; Mayor asked commissioners to personally visit homes. Staff said 97 properties are on the list.
Interim Town Administrator and Town Clerk Margaret Carey told the Board of Commissioners July 9 that the town will not send blanket condemnation letters to property owners identified in a June review. Instead, Carey said staff will investigate properties individually, build cases with citations, involve code enforcement and the town attorney, and prepare per-property legal action as appropriate. Carey stated there are 97 homes on the list.
Mayor Tom Kapper urged elected officials to personally visit the identified residences and asked Carey to prepare lists of properties assigned to each commissioner. Several commissioners agreed to visit properties in their districts and expressed appreciation for staff work to handle cases individually rather than sending mass notices.
Commissioner CJ Hoyt thanked staff for pursuing a case-by-case approach. The board did not vote to send condemnation letters and did not set a formal deadline for individual investigations; staff will coordinate with code enforcement and legal counsel on next steps.
Public commenters later raised related concerns during the meeting’s public comment period, including calls to avoid a moratorium on citations and questions about standing water on properties. The board’s approach leaves open formal legal steps, including special magistrate hearings or county judicial processing, depending on the facts of each property.
