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In a public-parking case for Jacqueline David (case 5775), the magistrate dismissed the citation after testimony established the vehicle identified in the citation was not the homeowner's. The city had presented a photograph showing a van parked over a catch basin; Sergeant Mosca testified he placed the citation on the vehicle's windshield. The magistrate admonished the homeowner to prevent others from parking over the catch basin in the future.

Fernando Gonzalez (case 20511) was found to have complied with a previous order to remove junked vehicles; the magistrate waived the fine but amended the prior order to reflect a compliance date of Jan. 14 and required payment of a $150 administrative fee, which Gonzalez testified he had paid.

Inspector Michael Giordano presented multiple rear concrete masonry-wall cases. Valerie Germaine (case 2242941) was found in violation for a cracked and hole-filled rear wall; the magistrate gave her 90 days, until May 6, to repair or remove the wall and ordered a $150 administrative fee payable in 30 days. The magistrate warned that a $25-per-day fine would start on May 7 if the work was not done. Orlando Camacho (case 242946) was found in violation of similar wall-maintenance requirements; the magistrate set 30 days for compliance and a $50-per-day fine after that date and assessed a $150 administrative fee due in 30 days.

Other matters that were closed or amended after compliance included Invention Capital Income LLC (fence repairs) and CooperSquare26 LLC (removal of portable storage units), where staff confirmed compliance and payment of administrative fees so prior orders were amended and files closed.

Several cases on the docket were certified for enforcement because no appeals were filed and fines were unpaid. Those include multiple animal-control and parking violations tied to a single respondent, Brett Nieweiler (cases 5021–5024), and various property owners cited for parking of commercial vehicles or abandoned vehicles (case numbers noted in the hearing record). Where service was confirmed by certified and regular mail to addresses on the Broward County Property Appraiser website and no appeal was filed, the magistrate certified fines with $150 administrative fees.

The magistrate also recorded that Monterra Community Development District had timely appealed a landscape-maintenance citation (case 22795), and that administrative jurisdiction on that case was divested pending the appeal. The magistrate placed that matter for a status update on the June docket.

The code-enforcement docket concluded with the magistrate adjourning the hearing shortly after 10:07–10:09 a.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cooper City - Special Magistrate Code Enforcement - Feb 05, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a Cooper City special-magistrate docket the magistrate closed several matters after compliance, dismissed one parking citation for lack of vehicle ownership, and certified multiple fines where no appeal or payment was filed; several property owners received orders with compliance deadlines and administrative fees.","taxTitle","Cooper City, Broward County, Florida","taxId",45148,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668432,"Cooper City magistrate reduces Ace Real Estate lien to $15,000, gives deadline for payment",3128,189000,3317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224893-b7297a311c1a92ce3fb3bda2f92e8336&start=189&end=3317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224893-b7297a311c1a92ce3fb3bda2f92e8336/thumbnail_189000.jpg","/articles/6668432/Cooper-City/Broward-County/Florida/Cooper-City-magistrate-reduces-Ace-Real-Estate-lien-to-15000-gives-deadline-for-payment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668432-efbf2b5c3ded10fb61175af50dd3771f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139922&Signature=B-a~J3ytcV~O~OEr63djXtw-VgWvbx1XQkJHyblCVqh9jkeczX~qdEvH1fBK340f9kdbAfQexblCDF5QMeLoTahIoHaUvV27BEqxYk5lrdkPlT2OZ1b45FoMtEcY8KSVbIoe64GSKrIsniKDbpGuNR~v-fWzNMj1F9SETlM3JlESB7chQ9XTA8tXzk5mSDL6caSq329jBDfaCHvVvePCLvQ2ajlbVcP5awj4q53QA2gvGQIKTvnUCjC5OaCt6B~aS3eloDrNK1ahC5w4M-alXpkpV4kxUe0mNOLsuN3tp4cb18awHdnOlP23Xtz3cI5TTwF2Kw53TjpS3fLMUTg72A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Special Magistrate Scott Kleinman reduced a certified code-enforcement lien against Ace Real Estate Group LLC to $15,000, plus a $150 administrative fee, and ordered the amount to be paid by July 1 or at closing, whichever occurs first. The magistrate made the decision after hearing testimony from the property owner, Alberto Fernandez, and presentations by city staff about service of notice and the history of the violation.

Kleinman said he was offering a settlement below the reductions allowed in the city ordinance and described his aim as enforcing compliance rather than collecting revenue. \"I'm not a big fine person. I believe code enforcement is intended to create compliance, not revenue,\" Kleinman said during the hearing. He told Fernandez he would reduce the certified amount to $15,000 and set a payment schedule tied to a closing date or a July 1 deadline.

Fernandez told the hearing he and his family have lived in Cooper City since 1987 and that Ace Real Estate bought the property in 2012 as an investment. He said the tenant built a pergola on a dock without a permit and that the owner did not receive proper mailed notices because mailings had been sent to addresses the company no longer used. Fernandez said the pergola had been removed on Feb. 16, 2024, and that the lien was blocking a current sale. \"We did our best to resolve this situation as soon as we were properly notified,\" Fernandez told the magistrate.

City staff presented photographs of the structure on the dock and said certified notice had been mailed to the owner of record listed on the Broward County Property Appraiser website. A city representative stated that, for code enforcement cases, properly mailed notice constitutes notice even if the owner did not actually receive the mail. The city also noted that the lien remains a record against Ace Real Estate LLC and can affect other properties the LLC owns in Broward County.

Kleinman described two options previously on the table: (1) a partial release limited by city code, which staff said likely would not qualify for this case, or (2) a reduction beyond the ordinance's standard reductions. Kleinman said he was going beyond the ordinance's standard authority in this instance to offer an exceptional reduction. He allowed Fernandez to consider whether to accept the settlement or have the backup assistant magistrate, Angel Rosenberg, rehear the case at the April docket.

Fernandez asked whether Kleinman's settlement would be final or subject to appeal. City counsel clarified that there is no appeal to the city commission from the magistrate's reduction hearing; any appeal would be to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. City counsel also noted the city could cross-appeal if a party sought judicial review. Fernandez ultimately accepted the magistrate's proposed terms.

The magistrate's order will include the $150 administrative fee and any filing fees owed; Kleinman said the total due would be reflected in the written order. The magistrate also noted that if the reduced amount is not paid by the deadline, the lien and associated enforcement remedies remain available to the city.

The hearing record shows the magistrate considered the length of time the violation existed, the property's ownership and mailing-address history, and the impact of the lien on Fernandez's ability to sell the property. The case was recalled near the end of the docket and resolved with the ordered payment terms.","Special Magistrate Scott Kleinman offered Ace Real Estate Group LLC a settlement that reduced a certified code-enforcement lien to $15,000 plus administrative fees and set July 1 (or closing) as the payment deadline after hearing owner Alberto Fernandez describe service and notice problems tied to a pergola removed from a dock.","actionData","errors"]

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Cooper City magistrate closes multiple code-enforcement cases, sets compliance deadlines and certifies fines

Cooper City magistrate reduces Ace Real Estate lien to $15,000, gives deadline for payment