The special magistrate found that AH4R Properties LLC (case CE25-000685) failed to maintain functional locking mechanisms and weather‑tight windows at a rental at 4623 Horseman Drive and ordered the respondent to install functional locks and ensure windows are weather tight within 30 days. If the property is not brought into compliance by Nov. 20, 2025, at 5 p.m., fines will begin accruing at $150 per day.

Missy Acevedo, a City of Oviedo code enforcement officer, presented a packet of photographs, certified‑mail receipts and affidavits. Acevedo said she first observed the condition on Sept. 16, 2025, and documented at least four downstairs and three upstairs windows that did not lock. "I observed at least 4 windows in the downstairs area and about 3 windows in the upstairs area," Acevedo said. She told the magistrate the city had received emails from the property management company claiming repairs or work orders but that reinspections showed locks were still not functional.

The tenant, who identified himself as Mr. Douglas, told the magistrate he has lived at the house and described multiple unsecure windows and repeated maintenance problems. Douglas told the hearing he and his family have experienced elevated utility bills, leaking during rain and that a vendor had attempted multiple repairs but that replacement parts would take 30 to 45 days to arrive. "They made 4 attempts to replace the locks, all of which were unsuccessful," Douglas said, and described attempts to demonstrate to the code officer how easily some windows could be opened from outside.

After hearing testimony and reviewing the record, the magistrate found the respondent in violation of section 304.13 of the Oviedo Land Development Code and ordered that, within 30 days, the respondent install functional locking mechanisms on all openable windows and ensure windows are weather‑tight and in sound condition. The magistrate set Nov. 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. as the compliance deadline and said fines will accrue at $150 per day thereafter if noncompliant.

The hearing record shows the city sent multiple notices and a notice of hearing to both the owner and the property management company.