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Dear Mr. Bridges:

On behalf of the Code Enforcement Board of the City of Layton, Florida, you have asked for my opinion on substantially the following questions:

1. Do the provisions of section 162.07(2), Florida Statutes, which permit the recovery of all costs incurred by a municipality in prosecuting a violator before a code enforcement board, authorize the code enforcement board to award attorney's fees to the municipality for attorney's fees incurred in such a prosecution?

2. Under section 162.07(2), Florida Statutes, is a code enforcement board authorized to award a municipality which…