HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_7/13/2021_E210019_Bank of AmericaCODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. E210019
Petitioner,
vs.
BANK OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
RE: Violation of Chapter 78, Article IX, Section 78-612 of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta.
Address: 150 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: 2003 TEQUESTA ASSOC LLC LT 1
PCN: 60-43-40-30-52-000-0010
The Special Magistrate appointed by the Village Council to hear code compliance cases
for the Village of Tequesta, in accordance with Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, has heard
testimony at the Code Compliance Special Magistrate Hearing held on the 13th day of July, 2021,
and based on the evidence and testimony presented, enters an Order Assessing Fine. The
following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondent is the owner of the above -described property.
2. The Respondent was represented at the hearing by Nancy Bowers, Property
Manager; there was also a finding of proper notice.
By the "Order Finding Violation" dated May 14, 2021, the Special Magistrate
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ordered the Respondent to comply with Section 78-612 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta on or before May 25, 2021.
4. Based upon the evidence, pictures and testimony presented at the hearing on
July 13, 2021, the Special Magistrate found that the property remained in violation of Section
78-612 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above -stated facts constitute a continuing violation of Section 78-612 of the Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that a Fine of One Thousand Two Hundred
Dollars ($1,200.00) be assessed against the property, at Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per day,
for the violation which has existed on the property beginning from May 26, 2021 through July
13, 2021, a period of forty-eight (48) days; and the fine amount shall continue to accrue at
Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per day until compliance is achieved.
The Respondent is further assessed One Hundred Eighty -Eight Dollars and Ninety -Six
Cents ($188.96) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the July 13, 2021 hearing.
Administrative costs in the amount of One Hundred Ninety -Two Dollars and Ninety -Two Cents
($192.92) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the May 11, 2021 hearing are also
reaffirmed.
A certified copy of this Order may be recorded in the Public Records of Palm Beach
County, Florida, and, once recorded, shall constitute a lien against the property upon which the
violation exists and upon any other real or personal property owned by the Respondent, pursuant
to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondent to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768-0519 to request a
reinspection of the property.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 1�_ day of July, 2021.
Filed with Village Clerk
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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMPLIANCE S��AGiSTRATE
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WAMNER, SPECIAL MAE.LSTRATE
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