Code Enforcement Lien settlements are provided based on information available at the time the lien settlement research is completed. The requesting party is responsible for verifying that the information provided herein remains accurate. The lien settlement letter is not intended as a substitute for information that may be in public records. The requesting party assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the property description provided to the City.
For cases in compliance with the City’s Code, the City will review your request for a lien settlement amount.
Due to the large volume of code enforcement lien settlement requests the City receives, settlements take approximately 2-4 weeks to complete. Therefore, it is advised that you make your request within a reasonable time, if you are selling the property.
Things to consider:
· No application shall be processed unless and until the Officer verifies that the subject property is in compliance with all City codes, and the subject property is free of all outstanding debts due to the City which includes, but is not limited to, taxes, local business tax receipts, utility accounts, and other code enforcement cases. The City Manager shall not grant a lien reduction to any applicant whose property is the subject of any pending foreclosure proceedings initiated by the City of Sunny Isles Beach or was purchased at a tax deed sale without the express written consent of the City Attorney.
· Case must be in compliance, before a settlement can be considered.
· When submitting an application, complete the entire form.
· Settlement request(s) can take up to 30 business days to receive a response.
· Fines or liens for owner-occupied property shall not be reduced to an amount less than fifteen (15) percent of the total fine amount, or to the total of all incurred City costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney's fees, whichever is greater. The fines for all other property shall not be reduced to an amount less than fifty (50) percent of the total fine amount, or to the total of all incurred City costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney's fees, whichever is greater.
· Upon a finding of extreme hardship, including financial hardship, the City Manager may reduce the fine up to one hundred (100) percent. Such a finding may only be made in rare and extraordinary circumstances.
· If the reduction request is based upon financial inability, a financial affidavit must be filed with supplemental information that shall include bank account statements for at least six (6) months and federal income tax returns and supporting documents for the last three (3) years.
· Once an offer has been made you will have 14 business days to pay the settlement fee.
· There will be no reconsideration nor negotiation once a decision has been reached and an offer has been made.
