Miami-Dade County v. Brown

LEVY, Judge.

Miami-Dade County (“the County”) seeks review of a ruling from the Circuit Court, Appellate Division, reversing findings made, and the penalty imposed, by a Hearing Officer at a code enforcement appeals hearing involving the issuance of a violation notice on Roger Allen Brown, the property owner (“property owner”). We find that the Circuit Court, sitting in its appellate capacity, departed from the essential requirements of the law when, erroneously believing that the County’s procedure conflicted with Sections 162.06 and 162.09, Florida Statutes, it reversed the Hearing Officer’s…