Coral Springs theater building facing extensive code violations becomes central to Wilton Manors foreclosure lawsuit involving multiple city liens and legal disputes across Broward County
Coral Springs, Florida – A growing web of unpaid fines, safety violations, and competing city claims is now linking multiple Broward County municipalities through a single property ownership dispute involving a company tied to a Coral Springs movie theater complex.
At the center of the case is Harvest International Investments LLC, which owns the Westview Plaza property along Westview Drive in Coral Springs, home to the Regal Magnolia Place. The theater building has become the subject of repeated code enforcement actions since 2024, with violations ranging from structural safety concerns to fire hazards and property maintenance issues.
The situation has escalated beyond Coral Springs, now becoming part of a foreclosure lawsuit filed in another city. On April 28, the City of Wilton Manors filed a case in Broward County Circuit Court seeking foreclosure over a $220,000 code enforcement lien tied to a separate property owned by Harvest at 709 NW 29 Street in Wilton Manors.
Because code enforcement liens generally follow property owners rather than individual locations, the legal dispute has pulled in multiple cities, including Coral Springs, which has its own outstanding liens against the same company.
Court records show Coral Springs has pursued Harvest International Investments LLC through its special magistrate system at least five times since 2024. The enforcement actions are tied to ongoing violations at the Westview Plaza theater site, which inspectors say has repeatedly failed to meet required safety and maintenance standards.
One of the earliest cases stemmed from a required 40-year building safety inspection. According to city records, Harvest was ordered to complete repairs by August 26, 2024. When the company did not comply, Coral Springs imposed fines of $250 per day for each violation identified in the inspection.
A second case soon followed at a nearby address on the same property, adding another violation under similar conditions and continuing the daily fine structure. Over time, the financial penalties continued to grow as issues remained unresolved.
In 2025, fire safety inspections added another layer of concern. Inspectors documented multiple problems inside the theater building, including exit signs that failed to function on battery backup, blocked exit pathways, and a panic bar on an emergency door that did not properly open.
These findings led to additional fines of $250 per day starting May 2, 2025, applied to each fire safety violation. Officials described the conditions as serious, particularly because they involved emergency evacuation routes inside a public entertainment venue.
By fall 2025, Coral Springs code compliance officers expanded enforcement further. New violations were issued for deteriorating parking lots, accumulated trash and litter, dead landscaping, missing mulch, and exterior building damage. These issues carried $100-per-day fines for each separate violation, adding to the growing financial penalties already in place.
The enforcement actions continued into early 2026. A final lien recorded on February 3, 2026, added violations related to overflowing garbage service and graffiti on the building exterior. Fines for those issues began accumulating on December 17, 2025, at a rate of $250 per day each.
Despite multiple hearings and enforcement steps, city records indicate that Harvest did not appear in several proceedings and did not complete the required repairs. As a result, Coral Springs is now owed tens of thousands of dollars in accumulated fines tied to the property.
However, the legal situation has become more complicated due to the foreclosure action filed by Wilton Manors. In its lawsuit, the city argues that its lien takes priority over other municipal claims and that any court-ordered sale of the property would first satisfy its judgment. If successful, that outcome could potentially erase the financial claims held by Coral Springs and other cities involved.
The Wilton Manors lawsuit also lists additional municipalities as defendants, including Deerfield Beach and Tamarac, both of which have their own liens against Harvest International Investments LLC. According to court filings, Tamarac has issued 12 liens against the company, while Deerfield Beach has issued one.
The Wilton Manors filing notes that Harvest acquired the property involved in that case on May 27, 2025, while fines tied to the violations began accruing earlier, on December 6, 2023.
At this stage, the outcome of the foreclosure case could determine how multiple cities recover unpaid fines — or whether those debts are ultimately wiped out depending on how the court prioritizes competing municipal liens.
For Coral Springs, the case represents an unresolved enforcement effort tied to a high-traffic entertainment property that continues to carry safety and maintenance concerns. For now, the theater remains at the center of a broader legal conflict that stretches across city lines, blending local code enforcement with a larger financial dispute unfolding in Broward County courts.
