Code Compliance Special Magistrate Hearing | November 4, 2026

The November 4, 2026, City of West Palm Beach Code Compliance Special Magistrate hearing addressed property-code violations and lien-reduction requests; no procurement activity was identified. In the compliance cases, the magistrate ordered owners to address issues including landscaping and swales, driveway and parking permits, property maintenance, rental licenses and certificates of use, signage, and public-view trash or storage. Most orders allowed 30–90 days to comply, with fines generally set at $100 per day thereafter; one case allowed 120 days, and a repeat violation resulted in a $7,950 fine ($150 per day for 53 days). A sidewalk-cleanliness case carried a $50-per-day fine.

In the lien hearings, the magistrate approved several negotiated reductions, including amounts reduced from $15,100 to $3,750, $11,000 to $2,500, $22,600 to $2,500, and $60,450 to $9,000, generally payable within 30–45 days. A contested lien matter involving two cases was also heard, with the city seeking substantial reductions, but the transcript does not clearly capture the final ruling. In another matter, the magistrate reduced a $61,650 lien balance to zero after finding that more than 20 years had passed since the lien was recorded.