Special magistrate grants multiple 30–120 day extensions in Miami code enforcement hearings

Sep 8, 2025

At a Sept. 8, 2025 Code Enforcement special magistrate hearing in Miami, Special Magistrate Dawn Grace Jones approved multiple extension requests—from 30 to 120 days—for property owners and businesses to correct violations, citing contractor turnover, inactive plans and permitting delays as common causes.

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Special Magistrate Dawn Grace Jones opened the Sept. 8 hearings and reminded attendees how to request additional time and how to appeal any order: “you can appeal it to the 11th Judicial Circuit, within 30 days of today's date,” she said.

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