The special code enforcement magistrate ordered the Ocean's 25 Homeowners Association to repair a damaged section of its common-area retaining wall along South Atlantic Avenue within 90 days, or face fines of $100 per day, and assessed administrative fees of $162.89.

The magistrate said the wall damage, caused by a motor vehicle accident in October 2024, included a gap in the wall, exposed rebar and a hole that posed a hazard to the public. The city's code enforcement representative presented inspection photos and documented that no permits to repair had been pulled as of the most recent inspection.

Margaret "Tina" Ward, who identified herself as Margaret Ward for the record and said she goes by Tina Ward, told the magistrate the association had signed a contract for the wall repairs on May 6, 2025, and she had been told the contractor would be on site the following week. "A contract for this work ... was signed by the President of the Association on 05/06/2025," Ward said. She also said the contract authorized the contractor to pull permits and the association would follow up if permits had not been filed.

The city sought corrective action and daily fines; the magistrate ordered corrective action within 90 days, setting the deadline at December 17, and directed payment of administrative fees within 30 days.

The magistrate noted the association had placed reflective cones to warn the public but had not pulled permits or begun the contracted repairs by the inspector's last site visit. "I'm going to order number 7, that is that corrective action be taken within 90 days, that's December 17, or $100 per day thereafter, and that the association pay the administrative fees of $162.89 within 30 days," De La Roche said.

The association was given the compliance window; the magistrate's order will state the findings and compliance expectations and allow the city to monitor progress or pursue fines if work is not completed within the ordered period.