§ 6-92. Enforcement proceedings; hearings.

The City may enforce this chapter by any other lawful means and these procedures are supplemental to all others and shall not be deemed prerequisites to filing a suit for the enforcement of any section of the Code. One (1) of these means is through code enforcement. A property owner must have exhausted the administrative remedies prior to filing any action in court.

Violation proceedings and hearings for unsafe structures and equipment will be conducted before the Code Compliance Board or Special Magistrate in accordance with the provisions set forth in Fla. Stat. ch. 162. The owner of property that is subject to an enforcement proceeding before an enforcement board, special magistrate, or court is required to make disclosures as outlined in Fla. Stat. ch. 162 before a transfer of property, and failure to make the required disclosures creates a presumption of fraud.

(Ord. No. 2014-12, § 3, 8-26-2014)