Nicola Peltz’s billionaire father, Nelson Peltz, was ordered to pay an $8,250 fine to a secret padel court in his Florida mansion, which remains pending.
The 83-year-old failed to get approval for a $372 million, 13-acre addition to his mansion, according to the Palm Beach Post.
The outlet reported Monday that Nelson and his wife, Claudia Peltz, will be fined $250 a day after the Palm Beach Code Enforcement Commission unanimously passed the fine on Nov. 20.
The couple, who married in 1985, are reportedly being retroactively charged to Oct. 30.
As of Nov. 25, Nelson and Claudia, 70, were fighting for $6,750, which means that amount will increase to $8,250 by Monday.
That total could continue to grow forever unless residents remove the courthouse or get approval from the Town Council.
If the latter occurs, Nelson and Claudia could ask the Law Enforcement Commission to reduce the fine.
Board member Chris Larmoyou speculated in October why Nelson, who has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, had failed to hold a hearing and grant the court a “special exception.”
This route hasn’t worked out well for other property owners, especially in the last year.
“You seem to be hiding it,” Larmoyou surmised at a meeting last month. “You can’t see it unless someone flies a drone over it.”
Construction of the illegal courthouse began in May, and board chairman Martin Klein claimed that Nelson and Claudia were informed the same month that they did not have the necessary permits.
However, they received permission to install a concrete slab on the site in June 2024, and construction was completed four months later.
Law Enforcement Officer John Moriarty explained that this is where the courtroom is currently located.
When the issue was first raised at the October meeting, Nelson and Claudia were not present and did not send a representative.
It was voted that if the couple was absent, they would have to pay a $150 administrative fee.
At the time, the board ruled it had until 30 days to comply. Otherwise, Mr. Nelson and Mr. Claudia now face a fine of $250 per day.
The businessman purchased the mansion in 1987.
Nicola, 30, and her husband Brooklyn Beckham tied the knot in April 2022 at a vast mansion.
Representatives for Nicola and Nelson have not yet responded to Page Six’s requests for comment.
