A property owner in Lee County, Florida, received a notice that her home was unsafe and would be demolished if not repaired. The notice listed a time table of thirty days to appeal the notice, sixty days to pull permits for repairs, and 120 days for the completion of repairs. The homeowner contacted somebody at the county and told them that she would be repairing the home. She then found a contractor and was all-but-ready to get permits for the repairs when she received a bill for the demolition of the home. The home had been demolished just past the sixty day deadline for getting the permits. Does she have any recourse?

