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Magistrate certifies $14,300 in fines for Lake Alfred property owner
Summary
The Special Magistrate found code violations at 570 E. Hoffman St. and certified $14,300 in fines plus $51.27 in administrative costs; the order requires payment within 30 days unless otherwise stated.
The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate entered an order May 21 finding that violations exist at 570 E. Hoffman St., owned by Gerald Rowlett, and certified fines totaling $14,300 and administrative costs of $51.27.
Code Enforcement Officer Carl Watson presented the case and recommended that the magistrate “find that the violations continue to exist, certifying fines in the amount of $14,300 (143 days @ $100.00 per day, from 12/16/25 through 5/7/26), and assessing the administrative hearing cost in the amount of $51.27, payable within thirty (30) days.” The magistrate entered an order consistent with that recommendation.
The hearing record cites sections of the Lake Alfred Minimum Property Maintenance Code and Lake Alfred Code of Ordinances related to nuisance, weeds and overgrowth, protective treatments, roofs and drainage, chimneys and towers, accumulation of rubbish, and the property owner’s duty to clear land and sidewalks. The order requires the certified amounts be paid within 30 days unless otherwise noted in the order. No interpreter or objections were recorded at the hearing.
