Treasure Island code enforcement could soon have demolition power. What does that mean?

Treasure Island city commissioners have given code enforcement officers new authority to condemn and demolish dangerous ...
Reason

Florida Woman Fined $165,000 for Trivial Code Violations Takes Her Case to the Florida Supreme Court

Sandy Martinez, a homeowner in Lantana, Florida, has been battling over $165,000 in fines for three minor code violations for years. She's now asking the Florida Supreme Court to consider her case and ...
Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Open-carry ruling puts Florida’s law enforcement in a tough spot

The Florida appeals court ruling that struck down the state’s 40-year ban on open carry has thrown the state into a period of uncertainty and confusion. As a veteran detective who has spent nearly two ...

Clermont’s code violation fines could increase to $1,000

The City of Clermont is considering raising daily fines for code violations to $1,000 to strengthen enforcement with a ...
Tampa Bay Times

Tampa code enforcer probe tied to arrest of another city worker

Keith O’Connor, Tampa’s code enforcement director, has known Aubrey Pierce for more than a decade. Keith O'Connor is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and was suspended ...
Miami Herald

Video of package theft incriminates county code enforcement officer, FL cops say

The package went missing from a home on Maple Tree Lane in St. Cloud and a county employee has been arrested as a suspect, officials say. Street View image from April ...