Inlet

Ponce Inlet, FL — In a recent dispute concerning local regulatory fees, Circuit Judge Dennis Craig, presiding over civil cases in Volusia County, emerged victorious against the Ponce Inlet Code Enforcement Board. Craig, acting in his capacity as a private citizen and landlord, challenged the legality of a rental permit and inspection fee imposed by the town. Craig argued that a Florida law enacted last year strips municipalities of the authority to levy such fees on landlords. Specifically, he contended that Ponce Inlet’s $500 fee for a rental permit and inspection was invalidated by state … Read more