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Magistrate routinely grants time to comply and points owners to mitigation once properties are fixed
Summary
Across the July 23 docket the magistrate granted extensions (commonly 63 or 139 days), suspended fines during those periods when progress was documented, and repeatedly told respondents that mitigation is available after properties reach compliance.
Multiple property owners at the July 23 special magistrate hearing were granted additional time to complete repairs and bring properties into compliance. Across cases the magistrate commonly granted 63‑day extensions (taking many matters to Sept. 24) or longer extensions for large projects, and frequently suspended fines during those extension windows when the city recommended doing so.
The magistrate repeatedly advised respondents that once a property is in compliance a mitigation application is available to seek reduction of accrued fines. "There's a mitigation process you can apply for now that the property's in compliance to get the fine reduced," the magistrate said in one case, and staff were directed to help respondents with forms and next steps.
The docket also included several findings of fact and certifications of outstanding fines for properties that had been brought into compliance after long periods of noncompliance; in many of those the magistrate certified the fine but noted the administrative mitigation process that respondents may pursue.
