Apopka property racks up $5.6M in fines, but city says settlement could drop to $22,000

APOPKA, Fla. – A property in Apopka has accumulated more than $5.6 million in code enforcement fines over nearly eight years. But instead of collecting millions, the city could ultimately settle the case for approximately $22,000.

That’s even less than the $30,000 settlement city commissioners rejected earlier this month.

The case involves a group of rental buildings at 718 S. Park Avenue, where city inspectors have documented years of problems involving deteriorating buildings, broken windows, damaged roofs, discarded materials and an unauthorized vehicle-detailing business…

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