HOLMES BEACH – By a 3-2 vote, city commissioners have denied a second request to reduce the treehouse-related $188,621 code enforcement lien the city placed on the Angelinos Sea Lodge.
Owned and operated by Holmes Beach residents Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen, the beachfront resort is located at 2818 Avenue E.
The lien is the result of the $125-per-day code enforcement fine the resort owners incurred for 14 years while contesting the city’s request to remove the beachfront treehouse that was built without a city-issued building permit. After a long, costly legal battle, the treehouse was removed on Aug. 29, 2024. At that point, the daily fines for the unpermitted treehouse stopped accumulating, but they remain unpaid.
A lien associated with an unpaid debt can prevent or delay the sale of property and in some cases enable the lienholder to take possession of the property…