Special Magistrate Scott Kliman handled a broad building‑safety enforcement docket for Cooper City, hearing updates and resolving outcomes on multiple property cases where permits or inspection reports were missing or work was done without permits.

The hearing produced a mix of continuances, certified fines and one negotiated settlement. Kliman continued cases where corrections or paperwork were in review, certified fines where required inspection reports or permits have not been submitted, closed one matter after compliance, and accepted a negotiated reduced payment in a long‑running fine reduction request.

Why it matters: Outcomes affect property owners’ financial liabilities, whether fines become liens, and whether buildings proceed to county or additional enforcement. Several apartment and commercial properties cited under the Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code remain out of compliance, creating ongoing exposure to daily fines and potential liens on properties.

Chief structural inspector Mark Young told the magistrate that in at least one case the plans examiner had issued required corrections that were not relayed to the owner or attorney, delaying final approval. "The plans that were submitted had corrections. Unfortunately, the comments for those corrections weren't relayed back to either the attorney or mister Alfred, Weiselman," Young said.

Case-by-case outcomes (certified case number shown where available):

- EN24-00444 (9080 SW 50th Place, Alfred Weizelman): The magistrate continued the matter to the May hearing after Young reported corrected plans were submitted and were under review. The administrative fee had been paid; no fine reduction or lien action was entered at the hearing.

- EN24-0030 (Regency Centers / LPN Care, 5520 S. Flamingo Road): Regency Centers’ engineer said reports had been routed to a regional office in San Antonio and transferred back to Cooper City; a $250‑per‑day fine was running. The magistrate certified the fine and administrative fee would remain active while the city awaits the required inspection reports; the company may seek a reduction once the reports are accepted.

- EN24-0053 (Cooper Square / Cargo Coffee, 9630 Sterling Road #106): Managers representing Cargo Coffee said plans and corrections remain in review and that much of the work was done "after the fact." Kliman reset this matter for certification at the May 7 hearing and advised the parties to coordinate with the building department to finish the permit review.

- EN23-0044 (10486 SW 50th Court, Ezra Abed and Oshurit Ahula): This reduction‑of‑fine request received the most hearing time. The magistrate described the original accrued fine (record cites about $104,545.50) and discussed reduction guidelines under the city code for compliance timing. After testimony about delays, permit history and the owner’s financial condition, the city and the respondent negotiated a payment agreement. The city offered $6,000 conditioned on full payment; the magistrate and city then set a final, flat payment amount of $6,500 payable within 30 days to resolve the matter. Kliman instructed that if the payment is made at the clerk's window, he would close the case: "If you come up here, you get a form from my clerk. You walk it up to the front, you pay it, you come back here, I'll close the case," Kliman said.

- EN24-0021 (Rock Church of Hollywood Inc., 3751 NW 94th Ave): The magistrate closed the cited permit/alteration items for this property after the city reported compliance for that docket number. A companion unsafe-structure case (EN24-0022) remains pending county approvals and was continued to the May 7 hearing.

- EN24-0052 (Baffy Woods Condominium Association, common areas at 5100 SW 90th Ave): The association has provided a limited number of balcony repair reports (6 reports out of 58 units) and is not yet in full compliance. The magistrate directed the city to set a mandatory May 7 hearing with language advising that failure to appear may lead to contempt proceedings subject to applicable penalties and asked the city to send courtesy copies of the order to all unit owners to increase oversight pressure. Kliman said he would consider imposing fines at the May 7 hearing if sufficient progress is not shown.

- EN24-0039 (Tulca 2 LLC, 4035 Embassy Drive): The city reported no required inspection reports; the magistrate certified the fine and administrative fee for the record.

- EN24-0049 (Lubavitch of Southwest Broward, 5960 SW 106th Ave): The city reported no submittal or permits, and Kliman certified the fine and administrative fee.

Process notes and next steps: Kliman repeatedly gave respondents the option to cure outstanding deficiencies and then petition for a reduction of any accrued fines; where compliance paperwork arrives, fines stop accruing and can later be reviewed for reduction. Where reports or permits remain missing, the magistrate certified fines and administrative fees so they may be recorded against properties. For Baffy Woods, the magistrate asked the city to prepare an order making attendance mandatory at the May 7 hearing and to circulate the order to all unit owners.

The hearing concluded with the docket continued to the May 7 calendar for several matters; Cooper City staff and respondents were instructed to work together with the building department to complete corrections and submittals before that date.