Summary

Board Orders Fines for Property Violations

Lake WalesJul 13, 20262 min read

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The board approved reduced settlements of $10,158.30 for one property and $18,089.08 for another, and accepted enforcement recommendations imposing $250-per-day fines and administrative liens in several unresolved cases.

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Code Enforcement Board

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Housing

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What this means

Property owners with unresolved violations involving issues such as overgrowth, sanitation, unsafe structures, vehicles, or missing permits may face daily fines and a lien against the property until the violations are corrected. The board granted extensions in some cases, including 30 days for one property and 7 days for another. One scheduled case was not heard.

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Case 2023-00348: Reduced the administrative fine from $200,250 to $10,012.50, plus $145.80 in enforcement costs, for a total settlement of $10,158.30; approved unanimously.
Case 2008-00008: Reduced the administrative fine to $18,000 plus $89.08 in enforcement costs, for a total settlement of $18,089.08; approved 3-1.
Case 2024-00407: Accepted the staff recommendation to reduce the fine to $2,200 plus $252.46 in enforcement costs, for a total settlement of $2,452.46; approved 3-1.
Case 2025-00255: Found the violations and notice procedures sufficient, imposed $357.32 in enforcement costs and a $250-per-day fine, and authorized an administrative lien until correction and payment; approved unanimously.
Case 2025-00172: Accepted the staff recommendation to impose enforcement costs and a $250-per-day fine with an administrative lien, with a 30-day extension to August 12, 2026; approved 3-1.
Case 2026-00098: Accepted the staff recommendation with a 7-day extension to July 20, 2026; approved unanimously.
Case 2025-00476: Accepted the staff recommendation to impose enforcement costs and a $250-per-day fine with an administrative lien, with a 30-day extension to August 12, 2026; approved unanimously.
Case 2025-00436 was not heard.

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