Code Compliance Magistrate Hearing (2025-03-12)

Town of Jupiter Code Compliance Magistrate

Hearing Minutes – March 12, 2025 10:00 am

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Presiding Magistrate: Leonard Rubin

Code Supervisor: Chris Ailes

Code Officers: Henry Cardoso, Paul Ruddock

Natural Resources: Ashley Reeves

Town Attorney: Tom Baird

Hearing Clerk: Dean Fowler

Oath given by Dean Fowler

1. Case 24-001255: 2048 W. Indiantown Rd. Secs. 23-97 Landscape maintenance –

Code Officer Ruddock

Respondent was not present at hearing. CCO Ruddock presented sworn testimony. Ashley

Reeves presented sworn testimony on behalf of the Natural Resources Division. Magistrate

found Respondent in violation and set compliance date as April 12, 2025, or be fined

$150.00 per day for every day the violation continues thereafter. Administrative Costs were

assessed in the amount of $345.66 due on or before the date set for compliance.

2. Case 25-000082: 605 N. Pennock Ln. Secs. 21-111(a) Owner responsibility –

Occupancy standards and 27-1323(a-c) Use regulations R1 – Code Officer Cardoso

Respondent Kathleen Hall was present at hearing along with her daughter, Jenifer Boroux,

occupants Marcus Langston, Ray Redmond, and Cody Rutledge. Ms. Boroux & Mr. Langston

reviewed the case file stating that Ms. Hall is visually impaired. CCO Cardoso presented sworn

testimony. Respondent presented sworn testimony. Respondent's daughter, Ms. Boroux

presented sworn testimony on behalf of Respondent & objected to the file being entered into

evidence. Magistrate Rubin deemed the objection irrelevant to these proceedings and entered file

into evidence. Tenant Marcus Langston presented sworn testimony. Magistrate Rubin found

Respondent in violation and set compliance date as April 14, 2025, or be fined $250.00 per day

for every day the violation continues thereafter. Magistrate requested verbal agreement from Mr.

Langston assuring that town staff would be allowed onto the property to conduct a compliance

inspection and he agreed. Administrative Costs were assessed in the amount of $345.66 due on

or before the date set for compliance.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The next hearing is scheduled for April 9, 2025.

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