Stop work order based on the listing?

[Brandon M.]

Anyone ever had a property receive a stop work order because the municipality read something in the description of the MLS listing that gave them reason to believe unpermitted work has been done? I went live at 8am yesterday morning with a listing for a fellow investor and found a stop work order on the door at 3pm the same day when I showed up. The letter states “An inspection of your property listing advertisement revealed a violation of city code ordinances”. Now this municipality (Dunedin, FL, just outside of Clearwater) is notorious for being strict on rehabs and permits but I have never seen them find violations from MLS listings, only from passing by or being tipped off by someone. Anyone else ever experience this?