[Code Magistrate Hearing on November 7, 2024.]
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IT'S 901. SEVENTH WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. MY NAME IS TIFFANY SATO. I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE, WE'LL HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GET AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. THEN I'LL HEAR FROM ANY RESPONDENT THAT NEEDS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, SO WE CAN GET SOME DECISION MADE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE. I WILL JUMP AROUND THE AGENDA BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TRY MY DARNDEST TO MAKE SURE I DEAL WITH EVERYBODY WHO IS PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR FIRST, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T BOTHER TO COME HANG OUT WITH US THIS MORNING. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU GUYS TAKEN CARE OF. I DON'T HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO EXPOSE AT THIS TIME. IF ANYBODY WHO IS GOING TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY WILL STAND FOR, OUR SECRETARY WILL SWEAR YOU GUYS IN. TO AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, I BELIEVE. ALL RIGHT. ALL WE'LL NEED WHENEVER WE MOVE FROM ONE CASE TO THE NEXT IS WHENEVER YOU COME UP TO SPEAK. JUST GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO START OUR PUBLIC HEARING WITH LETTER E ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20240283. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6917 ADAMS ROAD. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY EXHIBITS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 18TH OF APRIL, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND FURNITURE. THE RESPONDENT WAS PRESENT FOR THE HEARING THAT DAY. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS PERSIST. AFTER A FINDING FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU PRIOR TO OR ON THE DAY OF APRIL. THE 18TH. THIS WAS TAKEN APRIL 12TH. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE PROPERTY AT 60 917 ADAMS ROAD, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK AND TRASH IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH. TEN DAYS LATER, ON APRIL 29TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING APRIL.
THE 29TH. ON MAY 28TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED OR WAS FOUND TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT 6917 ADAMS ROAD. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK AND DEBRIS. TRASH? EXCUSE ME. UNDERNEATH THE TREES AND SOME ON THE BACK PART OF THE CORNER OF THE PARCEL. ON JUNE THE 26TH. EXCUSE ME. ON JUNE 25TH, THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JULY. THE EIGHTH. ON THE 26TH OF JUNE 2024, PRE BIDS WERE INSPECTED. WE WALKED THE PROPERTY, TOOK SOME BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PARCEL ITSELF. YOU SEE HERE THE JUNK, THE TRASH, THE TIRES, JUNK AND TRASH, JUNK AND TRASH STREWN ABOUT THE THAT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, BACK ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ON THE PROPERTY. THERE USED TO BE A STRUCTURE ON HERE. THERE'S NOTHING. THERE'S NO STRUCTURE NOW. AND JUNK AND TRASH STREWN ABOUT THE PROPERTY. ON THE 16TH OF JULY, A PRE ABATEMENT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THIS IS THE DAY WE CLEANED THE PROPERTY. THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. MORE JUNK AND TRASH. MORE JUNK AND TRASH. TIRES REMAINED. LATER ON THAT DAY, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT THE COST OF $1,990, AND UPON INSPECTION THIS DAY, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. ON THE 30TH OF AUGUST 2024, NOTICE OF SECOND HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE ADDRESS OF 6917 ADAMS ROAD AND ALSO 112 PADDOCK CLUB, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER. ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. ON THE 9TH OF OCTOBER, MR. GRAY BROOKS, THE PROPERTY OWNER,
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CONTACTED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, SAID HE WOULD BE AT THE HEARING TODAY TO ASK FOR THE MAGISTRATE TO REDUCE OR WAIVE THE FINES, AND ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ANY INFORMATION? ADDITIONALLY FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. NO, MA'AM.OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? COME ON UP AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM THAT WAY, IT CAN RECORD YOUR VOICE. GRAY BROOKS. OKAY, GIVE ME THE ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, 6917 ADAMS ROAD. OKAY.
AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT DISPUTING ANYTHING WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN, TRYING TO. KEEP IT. KEEP IT. THAT WAY. AND AS WELL AS PUT ANOTHER HOUSE ON THERE SO I CAN HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. AND THAT'S IT. I'M NOT HERE TO DISPUTE ANYTHING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANT CONDITION NOW? DO WE HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH ON THE PROPERTY AS WE CURRENTLY SPEAK? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT ME TO KNOW BEFORE I GET A RECOMMENDATION? I WOULD LIKE LENIENCY IF, MA'AM, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. BUT I GOT IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. LET ME GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE, OKAY? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? YES, MA'A.
IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT ONE.
THE RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,990 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST. TWO, THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A PER DAY FINE OF $50, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,550 IN FINES PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST AND THREE THAT UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION.
ALL RIGHT. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE ANY PENDING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PROPERTY AS IT CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE? IT IS CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WE'VE GOT THE COST OF ABATEMENT THAT I CAN'T DO A WHOLE LOT TO CHANGE. WE'VE THAT'S WHAT THE COST OF GETTING IT REPAIRED AND TAKEN CARE OF WAS. THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM THE ACTUAL FINE THAT IS ATTACHED. SO THAT CAN BE PLACED ON YOUR TAXES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. EQUALLY, IF IT'S NOT PAID IN ADVANCE OR IN FULL, THE ACTUAL FINE IS SEPARATE FROM THAT. THIS CURRENTLY HAS A FINE BECAUSE IT'S A REPEAT VIOLATION PROPERTY, BUT ALSO A PER DAY FINE. IN ADDITION TO IT, IT LOOKS LIKE THE FINE ADDS UP TO ABOUT $1,550. I AM INCLINED TO CUT THAT IN HALF A LARGE CHUNK TO $1,000 FINE INSTEAD, SO IT HELPS TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT. BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO HANG OUT WITH ME ANYMORE. SO LET'S DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP THE PROPERTY GOING IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. SO WE'VE GOT THE COST OF ABATEMENTS THAT ARE SEPARATE, THAT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO CHANGE THAT AMOUNT, BUT WE'LL REDUCE THE FINE DOWN TO $1,000 TO GIVE A LARGE CHUNK OF A BENEFIT THERE. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP THIS PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE FOR YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL FIND THAT THE PROPERTY I'VE SEEN PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ON JULY 16TH SHOWING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS ON THAT DATE. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20240283 PROPERTY ADDRESS WITH 6917 ADAMS ROAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. ALL RIGHT.
THE NEXT CASE WE'LL HEAR IS LETTER F ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20230201.
PROPERTY ADDRESSES 10442 MILLER CIRCLE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATO,
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BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 6TH, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, OVERGROWTH, DEBRIS, UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND AN UNFIT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A SHED. THE PROPERTY OWNER, BARBARA GRANT, ATTENDED THE HEARING VIA TELEPHONE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL OF THE JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, OVERGROWTH OR IMPROPERLY STORING OR REMOVING ALL UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE ALSO ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPLY FOR OR OBTAIN THE NECESSARY BUILDING PERMITS TO CONVERT THE SHED INTO A HABITABLE DWELLING FOR THE FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, OR VACATE THE SHED AS AN OCCUPIED DWELLING. ON JUNE THE 19TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. LOOKING BACK AT MILLER ROAD WITH THE SHED, THE DEBRIS. ON JULY THE 9TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. EXCUSE ME ON JUNE 19TH. DURING THAT INSPECTION, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SON. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT RESIDING IN THAT SHED AND HE WOULD HAVE THE SHED REMOVED RELATIVELY SOON. ON JULY THE 9TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION. YOU STILL SAW THE SHED PRESENT WITH NO PERMITS, AND THE DEBRIS PILES REMAINED IN THE BACK. ON JULY 17TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE SHED HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE DEBRIS AND SOME OF THE ON SCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY, AS YOU SEE HERE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, REMAINED, AND YOU SEE THE DEBRIS PILES IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST, 2024, A RE-INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. ON THE 30TH OF AUGUST 2024, NOTICE OF SECOND HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ADDRESS OF 6438 JOHN PITTS ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. AS OF THIS DATE, NEITHER THE CERTIFIED REGULAR OR CERTIFIED MAIL HAD GREEN CARD HAS BEEN RETURNED. ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, AND ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THIS CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A SEAT. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY, COME ON UP TO PERU AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, MA'AM. OKAY. TAKE YOUR TIME, PLEASE. I UNDERSTAND I HAD A RECONSTRUCTED BLADDER SURGERY THREE WEEKS AGO, SO I'M STILL MOVING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN I HAVE SOME PICTURES I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU. SURE. IF DEAL CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST. AND THEN THEY'LL BRING IT UP TO ME. OH, I THINK. DID YOU SEE HIM? OKAY. THAT'S FINE. OH, IT'S JUST A THIS PROPERTY IS VACANT BECAUSE IT WAS MY MOTHER'S. MY MOM LIVED THERE 50 YEARS. HURRICANE MICHAEL TOOK DOWN THE HOME AND I HIRED SOME OFF THE WALL CONTRACTORS THAT WERE ALL DOWN HERE TO REMOVE THE HOUSE. THE DEBRIS WAS STILL THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBRIS FROM THE HOUSE STILL IN THE BACK. BUT THEN MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY. MARCH A YEAR AGO, AND ALL THIS WAS LEFT ON ME. ALL THAT THAT SHED WAS HERS. EVERYTHING IN THE SHED WAS HERS. THE PROPERTY WAS HAD ALL THAT DEBRIS ON IT. I GUESS FROM THE HURRICANE MICHAEL. IT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED UP, BUT I SPENT TWO AND A HALF DAYS AND WE HAD HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND WE TOOK 11 DUMP 11. BUCKET. WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM? BIG DUMP TRAILERS TO THE INCINERATOR AT 140 SOMETHING DOLLARS EACH. SO I GOT WELL OVER $2,000 IN CLEANING THAT UP. AND IT'S CLEANED NOW. IT'S STILL VACANT. I'M STILL PAYING ON IT.I'M STILL PAYING MY MOM'S DEBTS. IT ALL FELL ON ME. BUT I'VE DONE THE BEST I COULD DO TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND GET IT CLEAN. THE SHED I PAID FLATBED WRECKER TO COME OUT AND HAUL IT OFF. AND THERE WAS ALSO. I DON'T THINK YOU GOT I DON'T THINK CHRIS OR YOU GOT A PICTURE. TIM OF THE THERE WAS A
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ABANDONED CAR THERE AT ONE TIME WHEN I FIRST STARTED CLEANING IT, THERE WAS AN ABANDONED CAR THERE PARKED BY THE SHED, AND I HAD TO HAVE THAT. I HAD TO PAY A WRECKER TO HAVE THAT MOVED TOO.SO I'VE GOT A LOT OF MONEY INVESTED IN TRYING TO CLEAN THIS UP. THIS IS NOT WHERE I LIVE.
IT'S JUST VACANT. SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT ALL THE MONEY THAT I'VE PUT IN TO CLEANING IT UP AND, AND POSSIBLY WAIVING ALL MY FEES AND ME JUST KEEP IT LIKE IT IS NOW, IF I HAD TO KEEP IT CLEAN, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE IT WAS MY MOM AND DADDY'S. BUT I'M ON THE FENCE OF IT, JUST SITTING VACANT, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH IT YET. BUT IT IS CLEAN. ACTUALLY. I THINK THE WHOLE TIME I WAS GROWING UP AS A KID, I NEVER SEEN THAT BACK FENCE MYSELF. BUT WE WORKED VERY HARD FOR A FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND AFTER HALF A DAY ON SUNDAY, AND WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO CLEANING THAT UP, WELL, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT ME TO KNOW BEFORE I GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? THERE'S NO ONE LIVING THERE.
THERE'S NO ONE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE PROPERTY. AND LIKE, I SAID, ALL I CAN DO NOW IS JUST TRY TO KEEP THE GRASS MOWED, TRY TO KEEP IT UP TO DATE UNTIL I DECIDE TO SELL IT OR DEED IT. I CAN'T DEED IT TILL I FINISH PAYING MY MOM LEFT THAT ON ME TOO, BUT UNTIL I JUST DECIDE TO DO WITH DO WITH THE PROPERTY, WHAT I CAN. OKAY, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET HER NAME AND ADDRESS? WHAT IS YOUR NAME, MA'AM? BARBARA GRANT, BARBARA GRANT AND WHAT IS YOUR ADDRESS, MISS GRANT? 6438 JOHN PITTS ROAD. MY DAUGHTER. THE DEED IS IN MCKENZIE. GRANT AND BARBARA GRANT. THAT'S WHY IT CAME UP. MCKENZIE. GOT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CODE ENFORCEMENT.
DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT ONE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 A PER DAY FINE OF $25, FOR A TOTAL OF $700 IN FINES, PLUS INTEREST, AND TWO THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER, THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT, CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SEEING THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE ON AUGUST 26TH, WHEN THE PHOTOS I VIEWED. I GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE COST OF ABATEMENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS, SINCE THIS IS A FIRST OFFENSE ISSUE, IT'S NOT A REPEAT VIOLATOR ISSUE. AND YOU WERE ABLE TO GET THAT PROPERTY TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE. CURRENTLY, IT'S AT $700.
I'LL REDUCE IT DOWN TO THE FULL FINE OF 200 INSTEAD OF THAT 700. THAT WILL TAKE THE PER DAY ISSUE OFF OF THAT. BUT LIKE YOU HEARD ME SAY TO THE OTHER GENTLEMAN, YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME HANG OUT HERE ANYMORE. SO AND YOU'LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP ANYMORE. SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ALWAYS STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THE PROPERTY OKAY? OKAY. YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN OR KNOW WHEN THAT NEEDS TO BE PAID BY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN TODAY. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20230201.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 10442 MILLER CIRCLE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO LETTER G ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20 3-00841. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 57 ADELPHI ROAD. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. GOOD MORNING. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MAY 2ND, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17
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DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING, HOWEVER. CLAYTON MILTON, ESQUIRE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT, WAS PRESENT. THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME THIS WAS EXCUSE ME, ACTUALLY, THE BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED OR PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU. THESE ARE IN HERE JUST TO, YOU KNOW, REMIND YOU OF THE PROPERTY AND ITS CONDITION, THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 WOULD BE IMPOSED AND SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ON JUNE 3RD, 2024, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS YOU SEE IN PHOTOS 14 AND 15 ON JUNE 18TH, AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT A COST OF $800, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, STARTING IN PHOTO NUMBER 17 OR 17, THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THESE WERE TAKEN THE DAY OF THE ASBESTOS SURVEY. ON JUNE 25TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD, STATING THAT THE WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JULY 8TH, 2024. ON JUNE 26TH, 20. 24 SORRY TYPO THERE. THAT NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER AUGUST 20TH, UP JULY EIGHTH, 2024. AND AS YOU CAN SE, STARTING IN PHOTO NUMBER 26, THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $8,350, AND ON AUGUST 27TH, 2024, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.AS YOU SEE IN PHOTOS STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER 29. THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, THE NOTICE SECOND HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS OF 88 MCGILL. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT RIGHT. THANK YO.
AND DEFUNIAK SPRINGS. NO RETURN SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED ON THE CERTIFIED NOTICE, AND THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED. OCTOBER 17TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON THE GOVERNMENT AT THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. ON OCTOBER 24TH OF THIS YEAR, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? JUST THAT THE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM. ALL RIGHT. WHO WANTS TO TALK TO ME? COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM AND TELL ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS GREG WALTERS. I AM ONE OF THE OWNERS OF 5700 THAT BELONGED TO MY MOM. AND DAD. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY EIGHT OF US THAT OWNS IT NOW. AND ME AND MY SISTER WANDA, THIS IS WANDA GOODWIN. I WONDER, EVER SINCE MOM AND DAD DIED, WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THE PLACE UP. HURRICANE MICHAEL, COME IN. BLOW THE BIG TREE IN THERE. Y'ALL KNOW EVERYBODY HAD DEVASTATION. WE HAVE WENT IN THERE. WE'VE HAD SOME VANDALS COME IN THERE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE. EVERYTHING LOOKS STRODE IN THERE. WE HAULED OFF A LOT OF STUFF OUT OF THE INSIDE. WE HAD THE PLACE ALMOST SOLD AND WE GOT CODE ENFORCEMENT. THE BUYER WANTED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO COME OUT THERE AND LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO DO, STRUCTURE WISE, TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS A MASONRY HOUSE.
WELL, IT WAS GOING TO COST THEM MORE MONEY THAN THEY WANTED TO INVEST. SO THEY BACKED OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT, GOT OUR FIRST LETTER OF BEING IN VIOLATION. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COME FROM THE CODE. ENFORCEMENT WAS INVITED OUT THERE TO LOOK, AND HE SEEN THE CEILING WAS FALLING IN OR NOT. IT JUST THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE. BUT ANYHOW, WE HAD ANOTHER BUYER
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FROM CALIFORNIA, OUR REALTOR GOT HIM OUT THERE AND WE AGREED TO SELL IT TO HIM FOR $90,000, BUT HE WANTED THE HOUSE AND HE TRIED HIS BEST AND GOOD FAITH. HE HAD A DUMPSTER HAULED OUT THERE TO START TEARING THE ROOF OFF AND HAULING THE DEBRIS OFF. CODE ENFORCEMENT REFUSED TO STOP THE DEMOLITION, AND HE TRIED FOR WEEKS. WEEKS. HE TRIED AND THEY REFUSED. THERE'S A LADY DOWN THERE. I THINK HER NAME IS CATHERINE. SHE HUNG THE PHONE UP ON HIM AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS A BURDEN ON US. WE ARE. I'M ON DISABILITY. I CAN'T AFFORD $10,000 FOR THE CLEANUP. I LOST $90,000 OF THE SALE BECAUSE THE MAN WANTED IT AND THEY TORE THE HOUSE DOWN. BUT HE DON'T WANT IT NO MORE. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WE WAS DONE WRONG. I MEAN, HE CAME FROM CALIFORNIA.EVERYTHING TRYING TO GET THINGS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE, YOU KNOW, THE ROOF, THE ROOF OFF. AND IT WAS A GOOD STRUCTURE AND HE WAS JUST GOING TO REDO THE TOP AND REDO THE INSIDE. HE ALREADY HAD THAT LEFT THERE. YEAH. HE ALREADY HAD AN ENGINEER TO DRAW UP PAPER, YOU KNOW, TO A PLAN TO REBUILD. THAT'S WHAT WE WAS TOLD WE HAD TO DO. EITHER HAVE A PLAN TO REBUILD OR DEMOLITION AND, AND THIS DUDE THAT WAS GOING TO BUY IT, I MARKS ALL I KNOW I DON'T KNOW HIS LAST NAME. THE REALTOR WAS DEALING WITH HIM AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK WITH US AFTER THAT. SO I WOULD I WOULD LOVE TO SEE Y'ALL ABOLISH THE $10,000 FINE AND WE GOING ABOUT OUR BUSINESS AND SELL IT AND GET WHAT WE CAN GET OUT OF IT. I MEAN, BECAUSE WE I MEAN, WE EVEN WENT UP THERE, CLEANED UP THE WHOLE YARD. WE CLEANED OUT THE INSIDE AS BEST AS WE COULD AND ALL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULDN'T WORK WITH US WHEN WE DID HAVE THE BUYER DOWN HERE ON THE PROPERTY TO BUY IT. YEAH, I CAN I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
SO THIS CLAYTON MILTON PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO YOU ABOUT THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS THAT WENT ON WITH THE CASE OR ANY OF THAT? WELL, HE SAID THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SAID THAT WE COULD HAVE A WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, A DELAY? WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? CONTINUATION. CONTINUATION OF THAT GETTING DONE LIKE THAT. AFTER ME, BACKGROUND ON WHAT'S GOING ON. YEAH. THE INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM CALIFORNIA HAD NOT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. HE WAS WILLING TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. SO HE WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. WE HAD ALREADY ISSUED THE NOTICE TO PROCEED AT THAT POINT. THAT'S WHY NO EXTENSIONS WERE GRANTED. AND HE DID NOT WANT TO PROVIDE THAT. HE BELIEVED HE ONLY NEEDED TO PUT A ROOF ON IT. BUT AGAIN, THEY WERE WELL PAST THEIR THEIR TIME FRAME. HE HAD SIGNED A CONTRACT KNOWING THAT THE NOTICE TO PROCEED HAD ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, AND HE WAS IN CALIFORNIA. HE WASN'T PLANNING ON COMING OUT HERE. HE HAD BOUGHT HE WAS DOING THIS SITE ON SCENE. SO NO, NO ADDITIONAL TIME WAS GRANTED. IT WAS AT THAT POINT A LITTLE TOO LATE AFTER ISSUING A NOTICE TO PROCEED ALREADY FOR THE DEMOLITION. SO I DON'T RECALL HANGING UP ON HIM. SO THAT'S NEWS TO ME. BUT THAT IS THAT'S EXACTLY WHY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY WERE GIVEN 30 DAYS IN YOUR ORDER TO DO THIS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN JUNE. AND ADDITIONAL TIME WAS GRANTED, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TEAR IT DOWN UNTIL AUGUST. SO ANOTHER FULL MONTH. BUT IN JUNE THERE WAS A CONTAINER ON THE SITE FOR THE MAN TO START TEARING THE HOUSE DOWN, BUT HE HAD THAT THE DEMOLITION WAS GOING TO BE STOPPED, SO HE DIDN'T WASTE NO MORE MONEY OR TO GET UP EARLY BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SAVE THE STRUCTURE, JUST TEAR THE ROOF OFF AND BUILD BACK ON TOP OF THAT. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A DUMPSTER, BUT THIS MAN DID NOT CONTACT ME. I HAVE A PICTURE IN MY PHONE. I CAN SHOW YOU THE DUMPSTER. WELL, AND SOMETIMES WHAT WE END UP LEARNING IN THIS PROCESS IS THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS. SO JUST RIPPING THE ROOF OFF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH STRUCTURALLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. AND MAYBE THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM AND CONCERN. I DO BELIEVE THAT HE HAD AN
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ENGINEER DRAW UP A PLAN TO PRESENT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. THAT WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY ASKED FOR. WAS IT EVER PRESENTED? NOW THAT THAT I'M NOT SURE CAN WE OURSELVES DIDN'T ACTUALLY TALK TO THE BUYER THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE REALTOR? HERE'S THE ISSUE IS HE WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. HE THEIR THEIR THEY WEREN'T EVEN LOOKING AT CLOSING FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS. AND WE'D ALREADY HAD PEOPLE BACK OU. THE NOTICE TO PROCEED HAD ALREADY BEEN HE SIGNED A CONTRACT AGAIN. THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, BUT THERE WAS NO CLOSING SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.SO HE WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. HE COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING. SO YEAH, HE WAS. HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AS A PROPERTY OWNER, BUT HE WAS NOT THE PROPERTY. AND THE DAY HE CONTACTED ME IS THE DAY HE SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR SALE TO BUY IT, TO PURCHASE IT. SO WE WERE WE WERE WELL, AT LEAST 30 DAYS AWAY FROM HIM CLOSING ON IT. YEAH. THIS CLAYTON MILTON, HE WAS OUR ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY, RIGHT. IS HE STILL INVOLVED IN SOME WAY OR. OH, WHAT WE DONE, WE HAD HIRED HIM BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF US THAT OWNS IT. AND WE GOT A COUPLE OF BROTHERS THAT MY MOM AND DAD WAS NOT MARRIED. SO WHEN WE'D DONE PROBATE, IT WAS SPLIT UP IN A WAY. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF HOW THAT WORKS. ME AND MY BROTHER HOWARD IS NOT. HERE WE ARE. DADDY'S TWO HEIRS. SO WHEN THEY WASN'T MARRIED, MAMA OWNED HALF OF THE PROPERTY. DADDY OWNED THE OTHER HALF. OKAY, ME AND MY BROTHER, WE GOT DADDY'S HALF PLUS A SEVENTH OF MAMA'S HALF. WELL, THE OTHER TWO, THEY WANTED PART OF THE DADDY'S HALF. AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD SPLIT THAT UP, YOU KNOW, IF WE SOLD THE PROPERTY. BUT THE FLORIDA LAW SAYS IT HAS TO BE SPLIT THIS WAY. ACCORDING TO THE LAW. AND. AND THEY WENT BEFORE THE JUDGE AND EVERYTHING. YEAH. YEAH, WE WENT BEFORE A JUDGE AND ALL, BUT THEY GOT A CASE OF THE HONEY AND THEY, THEY HAVEN'T PAID NO TAXES. HER AND I'VE BEEN PAYING ALL THE TAXES AND ALL THAT. BUT THEY, THEY GOT THEM A LAWYER AND THEY ACTUALLY SAID I LIED TO THE COURT. AND I PROVED TO THE COURT THAT I DIDN'T. OKAY. SO MR. MILTON CAME IN BASICALLY FROM THE PROBATE SIDE OF THINGS AND JUST HANDLED THE TO MAKE IT WORK WITH THE FORCE. THE SALE IS BASICALLY WHAT HE. YEAH, HE WAS DOING A FORCED SALE BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T THEY DON'T WANT. YEAH I HATE TO GO INTO IT BUT THEY DON'T WANT IT SOLD. THEY WANT IT LOST RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET WHATEVER THEY THOUGHT THEY WAS GETTING. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S COME TO THIS POINT. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S COME TO THIS POINT. BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING TO FOOT ALL THE BILL. THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THERE'S LIKE FIVE. WELL NOW THERE'S EIGHT OF US NOW BECAUSE ONE PASSED MARLENE AND JIM. YEAH. WELL THAT WOULD BE SEVEN. YEAH. ONE, ONE BROTHER PASSED AWAY AND HE HAD TWO HEIRS, SO THAT WOULD MAKE IT BE SEVEN THAT OWNS IT. NOW.
OKAY. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE PICTURES I'M SEEING SHOWS THAT THE PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY IN COMPLIANCE. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REMOVED AS OF AUGUST 27TH, AND WE HAVE A CLEAR LOT. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT ME TO KNOW BEFORE I FIND OUT IF WE'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION? I WOULD JUST. I WOULD JUST ASK THE COURT TO DIMINISH IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT'S A BURDEN ON US. I'M ON DISABILITY. YOU KNOW. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I MAKE $1,000 A MONTH, AND IT'S HARD TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD TODAY ON $1,000 A MONTH. AND. AND WE DID THE BEST WE COULD. YOU KNOW, THE HURRICANE. THERE'S STILL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DO NOT EVEN HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. YEAH, WE DID THE BEST. WE COULD WITH IT. I LIVE CLOSE TO MARIANNA.
HE'S FROM DEFUNIAK SPRINGS. WE DID THE BEST WE COULD, THE TWO OF US. AND IT AIN'T LIKE WE JUST LEFT IT THERE. WE'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE OUTSIDE. THE DOORS WAS LOCKED SO THEY COULDN'T NOBODY GET IN THERE. I SEEN ONE PICTURE WHERE HE WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE DOORS WAS ALL LOCKED, SO THEY COULDN'T NOBODY GET IN THERE OR. I MEAN, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY THAT'S ON US. WE DID THE BEST WE COULD DO RIGHT? AND YOU CAN RIDE AROUND BAY COUNTY AND YOU CAN SEE THIS MESS EVERYWHERE. I KNOW WE'RE DEALING WITH 5780 ROAD, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE MALL DOWN THERE AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL THERE 30 DAYS IT'S PAST. WELL ALONE, YOU KNOW. BUT HERE WE ARE. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW? I KNOW WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE. OF COURSE. HAVE A SEAT AND LET ME FIND OUT FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THEY NEED THE ADDRESS, THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES BECAUSE YOUR NAME, MA'AM, WAS BARBARA. WANDA.
WANDA. WANDA. GOODMAN AND GOODNESS. AND YOUR NAME, SIR GREGORY WALTERS. WALTERS. AND
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WHAT IS A GOOD ADDRESS? SO WE CAN MAKE SURE ANY ORDER GETS SENT TO YOU FROM THE 88 MAGOGO ROAD, SOUTH DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, THREE, TWO, FOUR, THREE AND ONE. IS THAT A GOOD ADDRESS FOR YOU AS WELL? TWO. TWO. FOUR. FOUR WEST GOODWIN ROAD, ALTHA, FLORIDA. I THOUGHT MY NUMBERS WERE GOOD. I WAS GOING TO SAY EXACTLY THAT. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES. AND JUST BEFORE BEFORE I GIVE MY RECOMMENDATIONS, I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. IF MEMORY SERVES, WHEN WE HAD THE ORIGINAL HEARING IN THE. OR THE ATTORNEY WAS HERE, I BELIEVE THEY HAD THE REASON THAT THE 30 DAYS AND THERE WAS NOT AN EXTENSION FOR PROBATE IS THEY HAD A CONTRACT AT THAT TIME FOR SALE THAT SO THE ATTORNEY WAS FAIRLY SURE IT WAS GOING TO SELL IN THE 30 DAYS. AND THEY HAD PLANNED. I THINK, TO DEMOLISH HER. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DETAILS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT FELL THROUGH AFTER THE HEARING. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S PROBATE ISSUES AND THERE'S SEVEN PEOPLE AND HOW DIFFICULT THAT CAN BE. AND THAT BEING SAID, AND THEIR PLAN WAS TO HAVE IT OUT OF THEIR HANDS ALREADY BEFORE THAT 30 DAYS IS AT THAT TIME, I WOULD NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO REDUCING THE FINE IN THAT THAT CASE, HOWEVER, THE ABATEMENT COSTS WOULD REMAIN. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT, AND THE AMOUNT AND THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $9,150 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE FINE PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST, AND THAT UPON RECORDING THE SECOND ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATEMENT, ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL FIND THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE, AS IF THE PHOTOS I HAVE VIEWED ON AUGUST 27TH, WITH THE VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CITED, THE COST OF ABATEMENT, I CAN'T REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT WITH IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY AND SO THE PROPERTY IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. FINGERS CROSSED YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT BACK WHEN IT SELLS, BECAUSE IN THIS CONDITION, HOPEFULLY IT SELLS A WHOLE LOT QUICKER AND A LOT BETTER FOR YOU THAN WITH AN UNFIT STRUCTURE ON THERE. WITH REGARD TO THE FINE OF $1,000, I WILL REDUCE THAT DOWN TO ZERO. OKAY, IT'S A FIRST TIME OFFENSE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO HANG OUT HERE ANYMORE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE TRYING YOUR BEST WITH WHAT'S BEEN LEFT TO YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THE CODE. ENFORCEMENT UNDERSTANDS THE CRAZINESS THAT GOES ON WITH PROBATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO TRY AND PACIFY. SO WE'LL REDUCE THAT FINE DOWN TO ZERO.KEEP THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE, AND LET'S GET THIS PROPERTY SOLD. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO WITH IT. OKAY, I'LL DO THAT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW THAT WILL THAT BE ADDED TO THE TAXES OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE PAID THAT IF YOU CAN EITHER PAY IT IN FULL OR IT CAN BE PLACED ON YOUR TAXES EVENLY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE GET THE OTHERS TO PAY THAT? NOW IT BEING A BURDEN ON JUST US, I WOULD CERTAINLY DEAL WITH THE PROBATE COURT WHEN DIVISION OF THE PROPERTY GETS DONE. IF THE PROPERTY DOES GET SOLD AND MAKES SURE THAT IS FOUND TO BE A COST OF WORK, THAT HAD TO BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE
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PROPERTY SELLS PRIOR TO THE PAYMENT OF THE TAXES, THEN WHOEVER BUYS THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO WHATEVER TAXES ARE OUTSTANDING ON THE PROPERTY TO. SELL EVERYTHING THAT THE PROPERTY, IF IT. NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO. WE TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE REALITY OF, YOU KNOW, GOING AFTER A VEHICLE OR GOING AFTER SOMETHING THAT IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A REDUCED VALUE ITEM.THE LAW REQUIRES THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT IT CAN BE PLACED AGAINST PERSONAL PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTIO. THIS WOULD BE A COST OF ABATEMENT THAT WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION BY DIVISION ON THE TAXES I'VE REDUCED AND CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ON BOARD WITH REMOVING THE FINE, WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM THE COST OF ABATEMENT. OKAY. SO. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? YEAH. YOUR COST OF ABATEMENT IS GOING TO GO TOWARDS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION BY GOING ON TO THE TAXES. IF THERE WAS A FINE, IT WOULD BE AGAINST THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE NAMED. BUT I'VE REMOVED THE FINE CODE. ENFORCEMENT HAS REMOVED THE FINE FOR THE PROPERTY. YOU OWN ANY PROPERTY IN BAY COUNTY? I DON'T KNOW WHERE IN BAY COUNTY. OH, OKAY. SO THAT THAT RESOLVES THAT ISSUE TOO, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY PROPERTY LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, SO WE'RE NOT. YEAH. OKAY. BUT WE DO GOT ONE BROTHER THAT OWNS A PLACE AT. THE COAST. YOU. THE FINE HAS BEEN REDUCED OUT OF THERE. SO WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH THE ACTUAL COST OF ABATEMENT ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME. I CANNOT GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE. AS THE MAGISTRATE ON THIS CASE. SO I'M TRYING DESPERATELY TO GIVE AS MUCH INSIGHT AS I POSSIBLY CAN. SO BY ALL MEANS, MAKE SURE YOU STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE PROBATE COURT IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN DIVIDING THAT OUT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE FOR ME? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN TODAY OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20 3-00841. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 50 700 ADDERLY ROAD. HAVE A GREAT DAY, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW THIS ONE, YOUNG LADY IS NOT JUST HANGING OUT TO SAY HI TO ME. THIS IS GOING TO BE ITEM A GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO LETTER A ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241369 PROPERTY ADDRESS 3751 ATLANTIS DRIVE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD, MY ATTACHMENTS ARE NOTED IN MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AS WELL AS MY PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 3RD OF OCTOBER, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK OVERGROWTH, DERELICT WATERCRAFT AND UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT WAS PRESENT FOR THAT HEARING AND SHE IS ALSO PRESENT TODAY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU WITNESSED BACK ON OCTOBER THE 3RD, 2024.
VIEWING THEM FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY OF ATLANTIS DRIVE, THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE 20 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ON THE 23RD OF OCTOBER 2024, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. HOWEVER, IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE AFTER THE EVICTION NOTICE HAD BEEN SERVED. FINES WERE IMPOSED STARTING THE 23RD OF OCTOBER. THIS IS THE BACKYARD. SOME PROGRESS IN THE BACKYARD. THE FRONT YARD. A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, AS YOU'LL SEE IN A FEW OTHER PHOTOS. IN A FEW MINUTES. ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER, I RETURNED AND CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION. THE PROPERTY DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS
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HAD BEEN MADE IN THE FRONT YARD OR FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THE ORDER WAS 20 DAYS AND THEN 20 DAYS OF FINES. YOUR MAGISTRATE. SO I WILL INSPECT THE PROPERTY ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER. BUT AT THAT ORIGINAL HEARING, YOU ALSO ORDERED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING TO BE HELD TODAY. SO I STILL HAVE TO GO BACK ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPERTY WILL BE 100% IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT. AT THAT TIME, THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. AT THIS TIME, ANYTHING ELSE WILL COME. NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP AND TALK TO ME. I'M GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN AS YOU COME UP. OKAY? IF YOU'RE READY, I MEAN IT. I'M SORRY. YES, MA'AM. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. TELL ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE GRACE W DAVIS. MY ADDRESS IS 14425 CREEK LANE, SOUTHPORT. THANK YOU. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW, MR. DAVIS.OKAY. WHENEVER I WAS HERE AND ON THURSDAY, WE WENT BACK. WE DID GET COPIES DONE. GOT THEM TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY. THEY SERVED HIM ON SATURDAY. WELL, NO, I APOLOGIZE. THEY SERVED HIM ON FRIDAY. HE HAD UNTIL 1:00 ON SATURDAY TO BE OFF THE PROPERTY, AND HE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT HE WAS TRESPASSED. HE ARGUED WITH THE DEPUTY AND HE SAID, NO. I HAD 24 HOURS. HE SAID, YOU'RE 24 HOURS. WAS UP AN HOUR AGO. HE LEFT UNDER. HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE AND HE CALLED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. AT THAT POINT IN TIME. DON'T ASK ME WHY THEY GAVE HIM TEN DAYS TO GET ALL OF HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY OFF OF THE PROPERTY. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD NOT MOVE ONE THING, TOUCH ONE THING UNTIL HIS TEN DAYS WERE U.
HE CAME BACK ONE TIME, TOOK SOME STUFF OUT OF THE CAMPER AND NEVER CAME BACK. NEVER CALLED.
WE CALLED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. NO, YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM HIS TEN DAYS. THIS MAN HAD.
I RIGHT, MA'AM. HE'S GONE NOW. HE IS GONE. OKAY. AND WE'RE TRYING, AS YOU CAN SEE, TO GET THIS MESS THAT HE MADE. HE WAS A HOARDER. IT COST ME $500 FOR THE FIRST DUMPSTER THAT HE CLIMBED IN AND THREW EVERYTHING OUT OF, INSTEAD OF LETTING US MOVE, YOU HAD PICTURES OF THE DUMPSTER THAT WE PUT ON THE PROPERTY. IT COST ME $500 TO EVICT THIS MAN OFF MY PROPERTY. I'M ALREADY $1,000 IN THE HOLE I DRAW SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY. I'M. WE'RE DOING ONE LOAD A DAY ON A TRAILER. MY DAUGHTER WORKS AT JOANNE'S FULL TIME. MY GRANDSON, BLAKE, WORKS FOR MR. FENCE FULL TIME. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO PICK UP OVER 4 POUNDS, BUT WE'RE DOING THIS ONE TRAILER LOAD AT A TIME. BUT WE LOST TEN DAYS OF THE FIRST 20 DAYS. BUT WE ARE TRYING. WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME. BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THESE FINES. IT'S KILLING ME. I MEAN, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT HE HAS NOT ON THE PROPERTY THING. NOW, YOU HAVE THE CONTROL YOU WANTED OVER THAT PROPERTY AND GET THAT STUFF OFF. I WILL TELL YOU THAT FROM THE PICTURES I'VE SEEN, THERE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT WORK BEING DONE ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROPERTY ESPECIALLY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WE'RE TRYING. WE ARE DESPERATELY TRYING AT A TIME. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING HIM GONE, I MEAN WE HAVE BURNED. SO MUCH STUFF BEHIND THE HOUSE IN THE FENCED IN AREA IN THE BACK. WE HAVE BURNED SO MUCH STUFF. THEY'VE KEPT THE FIRES BURNING AND THANK GOODNESS IT STARTED RAINING AGAIN. BUT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE HAPPY ABOUT
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RAIN. YOU SEE, MY SHED THERE? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SHED. AND I. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF THE FENCE WHERE HE CUT A HOLE IN MY SHED. HE TORE THE LOFTS OUT OF MY SHED. HE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IT. AND WHEN THE TORNADO CAME ABOUT, A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, IT FLIPPED IT ON ITS SIDE AND WE HAD TO TAKE TRUCKS AND PULL IT BACK OVER TO WHERE IT WAS SITTING UP AGAIN. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GONE. THEY'VE ORDERED A NEW SHED TO GO IN ITS PLACE, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S ALREADY PERMITTED. TIM HELPED ME GET MY SHED PERMITTED AND TRUST ME, TWO YEARS AGO IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT LOOKS NOW. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. BUT MISS DAVIS, MY, MY, CAN YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WHEN WE WERE HERE AT THE FIRST HEARING, YOU HAD THE EVICTION PAPERWORK, BUT THE COURTHOUSE WAS CLOSED. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND I WENT TO THE. I GOT A COPY. HAD IT SENT TO MY THING, GOT THE COPY, RAN IT OFF ON. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY AFTER WE WERE HERE THURSDAY NEXT DAY, WE TOOK IT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THEY SERVED HIM BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, AND HE HAD UNTIL SATURDAY AT 1:00 TO BE OFF THE PROPERTY. AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GAVE HIM TEN MORE DAYS TO CLEAR HIS BELONGINGS OFF OF MY PROPERTY. AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE QUIRKY THINGS WITH THIS CASE. I THINK THAT'S WHY OUR DAYS WERE OFF, BECAUSE THERE WAS A WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HER 25 DAYS INSTEAD OF 20 DAYS.DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 30 DAYS. WE HAVE ANOTHER CASE LIKE THAT TOO.
WE'RE WORKING OUT THE KINKS IN THIS RIGHT NOW. SO THIS WHOLE COMPLIANCE TIMELINE ISSUE IS NEW FOR EVERYBODY. SO WE'RE ALL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT. SO UNFORTUNATELY YOU'RE THE GUINEA PIG. I'M TRYING I I'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY AND MY HUSBAND AND I RENTED TO OWN THIS PROPERTY BACK 12 YEARS AGO, AND WE PAID IT OFF. AND HE WORKED FOR EASTERN AND GOT HURT AT EASTERN. AND WHEN MICHAEL HIT, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO THE BACK SIDE OF MY 16 BY 80 WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE. I WAITED ON FEMA TO COME AND CLEAN MY PROPERTY, GET RID OF THE HOUSE. THIS IS HOW MY LUCK IS. I ENDED UP BECAUSE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. IT'S GOT TO BE DONE. I PAID $8,000 TO GET EVERYTHING CLEANED OFF THE PROPERTY AND FOUR DAYS LATER, FEMA SHOWED UP AT MY FRONT DOOR TELLING ME THEY WERE THERE TO CLEAN MY PROPERTY. SO BAD LUCK WE'D HAVE NO LUCK AT ALL. BUT I DID IT, AND I MY DAUGHTER, SHE WANTED A 16 BY 80 TO PUT BACK ON THE PROPERTY, AND SHE LIVED IN THE CAMPER THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THAT CORNER UNTIL THEY MOVED THE 16 BY 80. IN AND HER BOYFRIEND MOVED INTO THE CAMPER AND COMPLETELY TURNED MY YARD INTO A HOARDER'S BONANZA. I BEG FOR TWO YEARS FOR HER TO PUT THIS MAN OFF THE PROPERTY. MOM, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, I SAID. YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM GONE. YOU GOT TO GET HIM GOING. AND IN THE END HE GOT GONE. BUT GUESS WHO PAID FOR IT? AND THEY SAY THAT EVERYTHING STOPS WHEN THE CHILD TURNS 18. ALL RIGHT, BUT DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS? YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT. IF MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE HAD TO HAVE THE HEARING TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS SCHEDULED ALREADY AND IN THE ORDER. BUT AND IN LIGHT OF MISS
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DAVIS'S TESTIMONY, I MAYBE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE THE COMPLIANCE HEARING TO JANUARY 8TH. I THINK THAT'S YOUR NEXT HEARING. MY GOD, THANK YOU. AND MAKE A DECISION ON ANY KIND OF FINES, THEN. SO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS THAT WE'LL MOVE THE NEXT TIME THAT WE END UP HANGING OUT TOGETHER TO JANUARY 8TH. SO WE WON'T MAKE ANY DECISION ABOUT ANY FINES OR ANYTHING TODAY, BECAUSE ANYTHING SHORT WITH REGARD TO THAT, WE'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL KIND OF CONDITION. WE'VE GOTTEN FINGERS CROSSED THAT PROPERTY IS LOOKING ALL ALL THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YEA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT THAT NICE LADY IS THE ONE WHO HELPED ME. THANK YOU. OH, GOSH. I GUESS I'LL SEE YOU ON JANUARY THE 8TH. WELL THANK YOU, JANE, IS THERE IS THERE A NINE OR JUST A NINE OR A ONE OR. I REALLY WISH I HAD MY CALENDAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I DON'T. I WAS THINKING WE HAVE A 9:00 AND A 1:00. I THINK IN JANUARY. WE DO? YES. OKAY. I WILL TELL YOU A COFFEE WITH IT.YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. WELCOME. HAVE A GOOD DAY. Y'ALL MADE MY DAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE THE NEXT HEARING ON THAT ONE TO JANUARY THE 8TH. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241369. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3751 ATLANTIS DRIVE. ALL RIGHT.
LETTER B ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242132. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1826 CALLAHAN STREET. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. EXCUSE ME. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON OCTOBER THE 3RD, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE HEARING, NOR ARE THEY PRESENT TODAY. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A DAILY FINE OF $75 TO BE IMPOSED FOR THE REMAINING 25 DAYS ON. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON OCTOBER THE 3RD. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT THE ADDRESS 1826 CALLAHAN FROM CALLAHAN STREET. THE OVERGROWTH WAS IN THE BACKYARD, AS YOU CAN SEE, PLAIN AS DAY HERE, AROUND SIX FOOT TALL IN THE BACKYARD. ON OCTOBER THE 9TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. FRONT YARD IS CUT. THE SIDE YARD IS CUT, BUT THE BACKYARD REMAINS IN VIOLATION. FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING OCTOBER THE 9TH, 2024.
ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER, A RE-INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS YOU SEE IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER, THE OVERGROWTH STILL REMAINS IN THE BACKYARD. THE SIDE AND THE FRONT WERE CUT. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. AT THIS TIME. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE ONE. THE MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER. TWO THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE IN THE DAILY FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,175. THREE THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ONTO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE THE VIOLATION.
FOUR THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER, THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THIS CONCLUDES MY RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242132
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PROPERTY ADDRESSES 81826 CALLAHAN STREET LETTER C ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241875. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 304 MELINDA CIRCLE. GOOD MORNING. YOUR MAGISTRATE, TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER THE 3RD, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS OR UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ON OCTOBER THE 14TH, I RETURNED FOR THE TEN DAY INSPECTION. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT 304 MELINDA CIRCLE. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH ON THE. THAT'D BE THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. I ZOOMED PHOTOGRAPH. THE OVERGROWTH STILL REMAINED. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE ADJACENT PARCEL DURING THIS RE-INSPECTION FOR THE JUNK AND TRASH IN THE BACKYARD ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION.AGAIN, YOU SEE THE OVERGROWTH THAT'S STARTING TO GROW IN THE FRONT YARD AGAIN. YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH. THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THIS IS THE BACKYARD. OBVIOUSLY IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. THE OVERGROWTH REMAINS AS WELL AS THE JUNK OR TRASH THAT'S ON THE BACK PORCH. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE ONE FIND THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER. TWO THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE AND DAILY FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $700. THREE THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES. COUNTY. EXCUSE ME, CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ONTO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE THE VIOLATION.
AND FOUR THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THIS CONCLUDES MY RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON PROPERTY PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME, I'LL SET THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241875. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 304 MELINDA CIRCLE. MOVING ON TO LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242850.
PROPERTY ADDRESS 20508. SPIRE STREET. AND AS THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING AND THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE PRIOR WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET BY THE MAGISTRATE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTO, THE SEPTEMBER 30TH WAS PRE-HEARING. AND THEN ON OCTOBER EIGHT, 2024, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT IN TO COMPLIANCE. SO NO FINES WERE IMPOSED. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY? NO. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW. I VIEWED PHOTOS OF OCTOBER 8TH FINDING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATED VIOLATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20242850. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 20508. SPIRE STREET. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING. IT IS
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.