16-CA-319-P Settlement AgreementIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida,
a political subdivision of
the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
V.
Vera McKinney,
Defendant,
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Case No.: 16-CA-319-P
Hon. Luis Garcia
The Plaintiff, Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County ("County") and
Defendant, Vera McKinney, agree to settle the above -styled matter as follows:
1. The County brought this action to enforce an unpaid code enforcement lien against Vera
McKinney, and her property located at Block 2, Lot 10, Hibiscus Park, according to Plat thereof,
as recorded in Plat Book 3, at Page 166, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. Also
known as 20 Hibiscus Lane, Key Largo, Florida 33037 (RE #: 00507530-000000) ("the
property") as a result of a violation found in Code Enforcement case number CE14050074.
2. Upon execution of this agreement and approval of the Board of County Commissioners, the
parties shall submit it to the Court for final approval. This agreement shall effect upon approval
by the Court.
The Defendant, Vera McKinney, owns the property.
4. The County holds a valid code enforcement lien against the property due to fines imposed by
the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate against Defendant on February 18, 2015 as a result of
a violation of the Monroe County Code.
5. The Defendant agrees to pay a total of $1,359.89 over a six month period as a settlement of the
full $24,559.89 amount owed if this settlement agreement is not reached. The first payment in
the amount of $226.64 should be made on or before September 1, 2016. Thereafter, 5
consecutive equal payments of $226.65 should be made, with the last payment on or before
February 1, 2017.
6. Payments shall be made payable to: Monroe County Code Compliance, Attn: Nicole Petrick,
2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050.
7. If the County does not receive the payments by the deadlines set forth in paragraph (5), this
agreement is voidable and will revert to full amount as set forth in paragraph (5) at the option of
the County, upon written notice to the Defendant.
8. Once the outstanding settlement amount is fully received, upon the execution of this
agreement and approval from the Board of County Commissioners, the County will:
a. File a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice and release of lis pendens with the
Clerk;
b. Issue Defendant, Vera McKinney, a release and satisfaction of the underlying code
enforcement lien for filing by the Defendant in the Official Records of Monroe County.
9. By entering into this agreement, each party agrees to waive any and all claims that it could
have raised and/or potential claims that it might have been able to raise as a result of the above -
captioned code enforcement case.
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Vera McKinney T5ate Steven T. Williams Date
Defendant Assistant County Attorney