[Code Magistrate Hearing on November 20, 2024.]
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          OF. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER TO 1:00. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, I'D ASK YOU TO TURN IT TO VIBRATE OR TO SILENT OR ALL THE WAY OFF. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING ANY OF THE CASES ON THE DOCKET. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN. AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT EVERYONE HAS ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. 
          OKAY, MISS ASHMAN, I BELIEVE F IS THE FIRST CASE YOU GOT. YESTERDAY. THE WAY. 
          OKAY. DO I NEED TO REPEAT THAT, OR DO YOU THINK. OKAY. HOLD ON. 
          I ASSUME. INVESTIGATOR BRUEN, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? TONY BRUNI AND YOU SUBMITTED YOUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD? YES, MA'AM. AND SOME OF THE YOUR PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, STARTING WITH PHOTO NUMBER THREE, ARE PHOTOS FROM THE OCTOBER 16TH, 2024 HEARING. THAT'S CORRECT. YOU GOT SOME SOME OVERGROWTH. YOU GOT A BLIGHTED MOBILE HOME SIDE MISSING ON BOTH ENDS. COULDN'T SEE AROUND ON THE BACK SIDE. OKAY. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024, AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. 
          COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER IS ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT A. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2024, A RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU COULD SEE SEVERAL BOXES OF SIDING IN THE DRIVEWAY. SOME OF THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN CUT. BUT THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS REMAIN. FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2024, AND AS OF THIS MORNING, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR. ANYTHING ELSE? NOT AT THIS TIME. ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. MY NAME IS ROBIN TAYLOR. MY ADDRESS IS 2902 AIRPORT ROAD. OKAY. AND HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY? I AM RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY, AND I APOLOGIZE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FIRST HEARING OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THAT. I'M RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE I WROTE A CHECK ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY, 2024 TO BUY THIS PROPERTY. AND THEY CASHED MY CHECK FOR THIS PROPERTY AND AS OF YET, HAVE NOT RETURNED MY MONEY. I AM THE ONE WHO PUT THE 
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WOOD DECKING ON, WHO PUT THE GRAVEL IN, AND MY SON HAD LIVED ON THAT PROPERTY FOR THREE YEARS AND HAD COMPLETELY WORKED ON THE INSIDE AND REMODELED IT. THE HOUSE WAS FLIPPED DURING THE HURRICANE. MICHAEL AND IT WAS VERY DAMAGED AND APPARENTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW ALL OF IT, BUT THE WHEN THERE WAS MONEY GIVEN FOR THE. THE INSURANCE MONEY, WHEN THE ROOF WAS PUT ON. 
          IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PUT ON BY PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS. I ASSUMED THAT HAD BEEN DONE, BUT IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING THE HOME, I'VE BOUGHT ENOUGH HOMES AND I'VE BUILT ENOUGH HOMES TO KNOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT INSPECTED AFTER I WROTE THE $10,000 EARNEST MONEY. I HAD A ROOFING COMPANY OR AN INSPECTION INSPECT IT, AND WHEN THEY IT'S A METAL ROOF. I EXPECTED EVERYTHING TO BE FINE. 
          WHEN THEY WENT OUT TO INSPECT. I WAS TOTALLY BROADSIDED TO GET A REPORT THAT SAID THE ENTIRE ROOF WAS PUT ON INCORRECTLY. WHOEVER PUT IT ON WAS CLEARLY NOT A ROOFER THAT THEY HAD PUT MULTIPLE SCREWS. PLACES WHERE THERE WERE NO RAFTERS AT ALL. THEY HAD JUST SCREWED THROUGH THE METAL. THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOLES AND THEY HAD LITERALLY JUST PUT STICKY TAPE OVER THE ROOF AND THE WHOLE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD CONTACTED MR. LUNDQUIST AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I COULD GO FORWARD WITH PURCHASING THE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE ROOF BEING FIXED, BUT IF HE WOULD AGREE TO FIX IT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE WITH PURCHASING. I HAD PUT IN A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY BESIDES THE $10,000 CHECK I HAD PUT IN SHEDS I HAD PUT IN THAT FRONT PORCH, I HAD PUT IN ALL OVER $12,000 OF GRAVEL WORK. I HAD DONE DIRT WORK I HAD PUT IN OVER $10,000 OF SIX FOOT WOOD FENCING. SO I HAD INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY INTO THIS PROPERTY. HE AGREED THAT HE WOULD DO THE REPAIRING ON THE ROOF. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MRS. LINDQUIST WENT A VERY DIFFERENT ANGLE. SHE WAS INTERESTINGLY LIVING THERE FOR FREE WITH MY SON AT THE TIME, SHE HAD BROKEN UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND. I HAD HAD TO SEND MONEY TO RESCUE HER. I'VE NOT BEEN PAID BACK FOR THAT EITHER. BUT SHE WAS LIVING THERE. SHE CALLED AND GOT A THREW HIM OUT. WOULDN'T ALLOW HIM TO GET HIS CLOTHES, HIS MONEY, HIS ANYTHING AND DID A SEVEN DAY EVICTION. AND TO DATE I HAVE NOTHING. I WAITED IN IN JULY I DID PUT IN WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A REPORT AND APPARENTLY THEY INCORRECTLY FILED IT AS A CIVIL ISSUE. TODAY THEY ARE FIXING THAT BECAUSE THEY I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MISSED IT, BUT WHEN THEY REALIZED TODAY THAT A $10,000 CHECK WAS CASHED, THEY ARE CHANGING THE FILING FROM FROM CIVIL TO CRIMINAL. WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD MISS THAT EASILY EITHER, BECAUSE I DEFINITELY DIDN'T STUTTER CLASSIFYING IT. BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY PAPERWORK? I MEAN, OH, I HAVE I'M TALKING ABOUT LIKE, DO I HAVE THE CHECKS FOR DEED OR WELL, UNDER STATE CONTRACT? I WHAT I DID AGAIN, I HAVE HIS I HAVE A LOT OF TEXT MESSAGES I HAVE THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION. NOW I HAVE HIM SENDING ME I HAVE MY CASH CHECK MADE OUT AS EARNEST MONEY TO DIRECTLY TO THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY, WITH HIM SENDING ME THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY PAYOFF. I HAVE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I HAVE WITH ME SENDING THE CHECK TO THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY. YOU DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT. I HAVE ALL OF MY TEXTS. SORRY, SIR. YOU DON'T HAVE A REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CONTRACT. I HAVE ME ASKING HIM REPEATEDLY FOR IT. HE SAID HE WAS. NO, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. EXACTLY. HE DID NOT FINISH JUST 
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THE TRAILER. ARE YOU BUYING THE LAND ALSO? IT WAS EVERYTHING OKAY FOR 109,000? ALL RIGHT. 
          WELL, AT THE PRESENT TIME, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GOT A AN INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE THAT WOULD OR IN THE PROPERTY, THE AS A WHOLE THAT WOULD GIVE YOU STANDING TO CONTEST THIS MATTER. OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. DO YOU DISAGREE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE SHOWING ITS PRESENT CONDITION? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          HAVE YOU HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. LUNDQUIST ABOUT. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS HEARING? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS HEARING OR ANYTHING? LIKE I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT? AND HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT IT THIS TIME? SOMEONE DROVE BY THE PROPERTY AND TOOK A PICTURE AND SAID, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? AND I SAID, NO. AND I CAME OUT HERE. IS YOUR SON NO LONGER LIVING ON THE PROPERTY? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? ABSOLUTELY NOT. HE GOT EVICTED. ALL RIGHT. WELL. HAVE YOU CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY ABOUT GETTING YOUR $10,000 BACK? SUING HIM? YES. I INSTITUTED A LAWSUIT. WELL, RIGHT NOW, THE POLICE ARE. I'M DEALING WITH THE SHERIFF RIGHT NOW. TODAY AGAIN? WELL, LIKE I SAID, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN, I DON'T FIND THAT YOU HAVE A STANDING IN THIS MATTER. THAT'S FINE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. BUT, VIREN, TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US. MY NAME IS DOROTHY LUNDQUIST. I'M THE HOMEOWNER AT 3706 HALEY LANE. WE HAD BEEN WORKING TO FIX THIS. THE ROOF REPAIRS AND EVERYTHING. WE WERE TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE ROOF WAS DONE CORRECTLY. WE HAD PAID TO HAVE IT DONE. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE LIVING THERE TOLD US THAT THEY WERE CERTIFIED TO DO IT. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS IN THAT BAD OF SHAPE. AS FOR THE SIDING, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. I JUST GOT BACK INTO THE STATE LESS THAN A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE SIDING FIXED AND EVERYTHING. AS FOR THE $10,000 CHECK, WE DID OFFER IT BACK. IF SHE WANTS, WE WILL HAVE IT SENT BACK TO HER. 
          WE'VE TRIED THAT. BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE STATE. I DIDN'T GET THE NOTICE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I GOT BACK A WEEK AND A HALF COMING BACK HERE. OKAY. DO YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS? NO, SIR, I DO. NO, SIR, I DO NOT. I, I ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT BECAUSE WE'RE RECORDING ALL OF THIS AND WE NEED TO HAVE A FIRM QUESTION AND A FIRM ANSWER. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EVIDENCE REGARDING THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE HOME? NO, SIR. OKAY. YOUR ANSWER IS NO. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU? I DO HAVE A CALL OUT TO SEVERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE SIDING. AND I DID. I DID HAVE FOUR BOXES OF SIDING DELIVERED, AND I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WHITE STUFF IS CALLED. THE UNDERLAYMENT, I THINK, IS WHAT IT'S CALLED. I HAVE AN ORDER OF THAT AS WELL. COMING IN. YOU NEED YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERMITS FOR ALL OF THIS STUFF. I JUST FOUND THAT OUT THIS MORNING. 
          YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO OFFER? NO, SIR. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO OFFER? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEAR, I AM GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT EXIST, THAT THERE ARE STILL VIOLATIONS WHICH EXIST REGARDING TO THE BLIGHTED CONDITION OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THAT RESPONSE TO THAT, AND IN ACCORD WITH MY ORDER OF OCTOBER THE 16TH, 2024, I AM GOING TO IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $200, WHICH SHALL ACCRUE THE ACCRUE INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE, AND THERE SHALL ALSO BE A DAILY FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $25, WHICH SHALL ACCRUE UNTIL THE VIOLATION REGARDING THE BLIGHTED CONDITIO, 
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OR REGARDING THE BLIGHTED CONDITION OF THE MOBILE HOME, IS IN FACT CORRECTED. COURT. YES, SIR. ACCORDING TO OR PURSUANT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE WORK THAT IS PERMITTED RELATED TO THAT UPON THE RECORDING OF THE ORDER AND THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY THAT COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN BAY COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT JUST OCCURRED? YES, SIR. I'M IMPOSING THAT $200 FINE AND THE CLOCK HAS STARTED RUNNING ON $25 A DAY, SO IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU GET A CONTRACTOR PRETTY QUICK AND BRING IT ALL TO A SCREECHING HALT IF YOU CAN. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. AND I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF THE $10,000, BUT THAT'S UP TO Y'ALL. THAT'S NOT A PART. YES, SIR. JUST A CLARIFICATION POINT. SO THE 25 WILL BE IMPOSED UNTIL PERMITS ARE OBTAINED OR UNTIL THE CONDITIONS ARE CORRECTED, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST. 
          OKAY. THEN AGAIN, FOR CLARIFICATION OR MIGHT I REQUEST THAT IF PERMITS ARE OBTAINED, THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE LANGUAGE IF THEY EXPIRE OR REVOKED, THAT THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A NONCOMPLIANCE WITH YOUR ORDER? YES. OKAY. AND CAN I FIND SHALL BEGAN CLICKING AGAIN. OKAY. CAN I GET A LITTLE CLARIFICATION? SURE. YOU JUST SAID. OKAY. WHAT THE ORDER IS GOING TO SAY IS THAT THIS $25 A DAY FINE IS GOING TO RUN PER DAY UNTIL UNTIL YOU GET THE PERMITS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. THE CONDITIONS ARE FIXED, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE PERMITS FIRST. OKAY. SO WHEN THAT WHEN YOU GET THE PERMITS, YOU NEED TO LET CODE ENFORCEMENT KNOW. AND YOU NEED TO SHOW THEM THE PERMIT AND SAY OKAY, WE'RE DOING THAT. YES, SIR. AND THAT WILL STOP THE FINE IF YOU JUST GET THE PERMITS AND LET THEM SIT ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR AND THEY EXPIRE, OR SOMEBODY SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME REASON WE'RE GOING TO PULL THESE PERMITS. YOUR CONTRACTOR SAYS, I'M OFF THE JOB. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. AND HE PULLS THE PERMITS. THEN THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING AGAIN. OKAY. SO YOU YOU NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT. YES. MAKE SURE THE WORK GETS DONE. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. YOU'LL GET A COPY OF. DID WE GET YOUR. WE GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR HER. I'M. YES, I'M BACK WITH HER. OKAY, OKAY. I JUST EMBARRASSED IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEY'LL MAIL YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE ITEM H HERE. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 609. JAMIE ROAD. AND THIS CASE ALSO WENT BEFORE YOU ON OCTOBER 16TH, STARTING WITH PHOTO NUMBER THREE. JUST PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY PRESENTED TO YOU AT THAT HEARING. JUST TO KIND OF REFRESH YOUR MEMORY OF THE HEARING. AFTER THAT HEARING, THE CASE WAS ASSIGNED TO INSPECTOR THORPE, WHO IS HERE TO PRESENT TODAY. HAVE NEW MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. SOME OF MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD, ALL MY NOTICES AND PHOTOS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS WELL. AS CASE WENT IN FRONT OF MAGISTRATE ON OCTOBER 16TH. WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH 2-2, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME. UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURES. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE HAD ORDERED THE RESPONDENT 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, OR INITIAL FINE OF $500 BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS FROM THERE. A DEMOLITION PERMIT. PR D 2024 02383 WAS ISSUED 3RD MARCH 2024 FOR MULTIPLE SHEDS. A FINAL INSPECTION BY THE BUILDING SAFETY DIVISION OR DEPARTMENT WAS COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 WITH A PASS. INSPECTOR RICK HOLMES WAS THE FINAL INSPECTOR ON THAT ONE. ON NOVEMBER FOURTH, 2024, INVESTIGATOR RAYMOND SCOTT SPOKE WITH MISS JOHNSON, WHO 
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STATED THAT VIOLATIONS AROUND HER HOME WERE 90% DONE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME. INVESTIGATOR SCOTT THEN SCHEDULED A SITE INSPECTION WITH MISS JOHNSON ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024, TO CHECK THE PROGRESS OF THE PROPERTY. ON NOVEMBER 7TH OF A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. OR THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. ON NOVEMBER 8TH, MISS JOHNSON WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE BY PERMIT CLERK PENNY GREEN. ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION ON THE MOBILE HOME, I EXPLAINED TO MISS JOHNSON THAT SHE HAS A COMPLIANCE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 20TH AT 1:00 PM, AND THAT SHE WOULD BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN HER SITUATION TO THE MAGISTRATE. AT THAT TIME, SHE WAS GIVEN ANOTHER COPY OF THE ORDER, AND THE HEARING WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR HER ON THAT COPY. AT THAT DAY. ON NOVEMBER 13TH, INVESTIGATOR SCOTT AND I WENT TO THE PROPERTY TO DO AN INSPECTION THAT WAS SCHEDULED WITH MISS JOHNSON. SHE HAD GOTTEN OUR INSPECTION AND THE FINAL INSPECTION FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CONFUSED. SO SHE WASN'T THERE. WE EXPLAINED HER I'D BE BACK ON MONDAY. SHE AGREED TO BE THERE TO SAVE YOU FROM THAT BIG LONG PARAGRAPH THERE. BUT ON THAT SAME DAY, SIR, SHE DID APPLY FOR A DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME, WHICH SITS TO THE LEFT OF HER PRIMARY, WHERE HER SON RESIDES AT. AND THAT WAS APPROVED. SHE DOES HAVE IT IN HER HAND TODAY. HER EXPIRATION DATE IS MAY 18TH, 2025. ON THAT. ON NOVEMBER 18TH, I DID GO BACK AND INSPECT THE MOBILE HOME OR THE PROPERTY WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. MULTIPLE SHEDS, TRASH, JUNK, UNSCREENED, PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE REMOVED. 
          HOWEVER, THE UNSAFE MOBILE HOME WAS STILL THERE WITH SOME DEBRIS BEHIND IT AND ON THE SIDE AND IN FRONT. THESE ARE PICTURES ON THAT DAY. MISS JOHNSON AND I WALKED THE PROPERTY. ALL THE JUNK IN THE FRONT, THE SIDES. SHE HAD MULTIPLE SHEDS THERE, ALL GONE. BIG IMPROVEMENT ON HER SIDE. THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON HER SON SIDE ON THE LEFT. AND THIS IS ALL SCREENED IN BEHIND HER. HER PRIVACY FENCE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WAS A COLLAPSED MOBILE HOME IN THAT AREA ON THE PREVIOUS PHOTO. IN THE FRAME. AND IT'S ALL THAT IS REMOVED NOW. THE NEXT PHOTO IS THE ONE THAT THEY GOT A PERMIT FOR. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON REMOVING THIS AND ALL THE DEBRIS IN FRONT AND SIDE. AND THERE'S SOME OF THE DEBRIS IN THE BACK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. MISS JOHNSON IS HERE. MISS JOHNSON, COME FORWARD, PLEASE. AND YOUR ADDRESS IS STILL 6009 JAMIE ROAD. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. WELL, WE WERE TRYING TO GET THE MOBILE HOME FIXED BECAUSE IT IS SAVABLE VERY SAVABLE. HE'S LIVING IN IT NOW, AND WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A LICENSED PLUMBER, ROOFER, ELECTRICIAN AND AN ARCHITECT TO WRITE UP ALL THE WORK. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT. I RECENTLY LOST ONE OF MY JOBS, SO I HAVE BASICALLY NO WORK RIGHT NOW EXCEPT FOR TWO HOURS A MONTH AND IT'S TAKEN EVERYTHING WE'VE HAD, WE HAVE BEEN REMODELING IT AND IT LOOKS GREAT INSIDE. THERE'S JUST A FEW PROBLEMS ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD ALL THESE COMPANIES TO COME IN AND DO THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN AND PUT MY SON ON THE STREET. I DON'T HAVE ROOM IN MY HOME FOR HIM AND SO REPAIRING A MOBILE HOME IS AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS, QUITE FRANKLY. THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH TO REPAIR. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THE MATERIALS, MOST ALL OF THE MATERIALS WERE DONATED TO US BY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND PURCHASED AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WE ARE REPAIRING IT ACCORDING TO CODE IS EXPENSIVE. WELL, A LOT OF THE MATERIALS, ALL THE MATERIALS ARE LIKE NEW MATERIALS. OKAY. BUT NOW THE DEMOLITION PERMIT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE MOBILE HOME. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          BEFORE I START IMPOSING ANY FINES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, PLEASE REMEMBER, I JUST LOST MY JOB. LET ME FINISH. LET ME FINISH. I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS TO GET THIS THING GONE. IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TIME? I GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS TO CASE NUMBER C TWO. OH. 240511, LOCATED AT 6009 JAMIE ROAD. AND THERE'S A PARCEL 
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NUMBER SET FORTH ON THERE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE ISSUANCE OF THE DEMOLITION PERMIT. WELL, I GUESS I NEED TO GIVE HER SIX MONTHS. YEAH, THAT IF YOU READ IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WE DO HAVE THAT. WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T GIVE IT. WELL, JUST IF YOU WANT TO READ THE. I DON'T WANT THIS THING TO HAVE TO COME BACK. AND WE WOULD ONLY RESCHEDULE IT IF THE PERMIT EXPIRES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FINES AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL PHRASE IT. THAT WAY. THIS CASE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PRESENT DOCKET AND NOT BE RETURNED TO THE DOCKET UNLESS THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE OR YOU HAVE IT CANCELED OR REVOKED FOR SOME OTHER REASON. IN OTHER WORDS, THE. WELL, DID YOU PULL IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF IT RUNS OUT OR SOMEBODY SAYS YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND THEY'RE GOING TO CANCEL IT FOR SOME REASON, THAT WOULD THAT WOULD START THE BALL ROLLING AGAIN FOR US. BUT SINCE YOU'VE OBTAINED THE DEMOLITION PERMIT, WE'LL TAKE IT OFF THE DOCKET AND JUST TICKLE IT FOR SIX MONTHS TO MAKE SURE IT'S GONE. OKAY. AND WHAT WAS THE EXTRA 30 DAYS FOR? FOR THE SKIP? THE 30 DAYS? I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT 30 DAYS. OKAY. I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU 30 DAYS. NOW I'M GIVING YOU SIX MONTHS. OKAY. SO YOU GOT MORE TIME, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO LET IT ROCK ON. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 
          OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YO. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM J. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 5025 ORANGE AVENUE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 15TH, 2023 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. STARTING WITH SLIDE TWO. THESE ARE GOING TO BE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 90 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR A DAILY FINE OF $5 WOULD BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. WE'VE ATTACHED A COPY OF THAT ORDER AS EXHIBIT A. INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED FROM JUNE 23RD THROUGH OCTOBER 2ND OF THIS YEAR, JUNE 23RD, 2023, AND OCTOBER SECOND, 2024. AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. FINES WERE IMPOSED STARTING JUNE 14TH, 2023, AND INVESTIGATOR SCOTT HAS HIS PHOTOS AND IS HERE TO PRESENT THOSE. MISTER SCOTT, CAN YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. RAYMOND SCOTT, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT EXHIBITS AND NOTICES FOR THE RECORD. AS MISS ASHMAN SAID, THIS CASE STARTED BACK ON MARCH THE 15TH OF 2023. INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THAT TIME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROOF ON THIS LOOKS LIKE A TWO STORY GARAGE, IF YOU WILL. BLUE TARP. THERE'S. AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I THINK WERE WE NOT DISCUSSING THIS? NO, MA'AM. NO. NO RAILING ON THE. OKAY. YEAH. 
          AND AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE PHOTOS THAT THE OVERGROWTH IS NOT ON THEIR PROPERTY, THAT'S FROM A THE BACKSIDE FROM A DIFFERENT ROAD JUST TO SHOW THE BLUE TARP ON, ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. AGAIN THE SAME SHOT BASICALLY. FOR ANY PERMITS PULLED DURING THIS TIME. NO, MA'AM. NO PERMITS. AND AS OF THIS MORNING THERE'S NO PERMITS. ON NOVEMBER THE FIFTH. STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. NOVEMBER THE 7TH. THE STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. I DID A RE INSPECTION ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AND AGAIN, NO PERMITS. 
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AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. TRYING TO GET TO CURRENT PHOTO. THERE WE GO. MF BURKE. OKAY. 
          TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. WINONA PERRY, 503 FIVE ORANGE AVENUE. 
          YOUR NAME SIR. TRENTON. BALLARD, 50351 AVENUE. OKAY. HOW ARE Y'ALL RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY? HE IS MY GRANDFATHER AND WE LIVE THERE. WILLIAM F BURKE IS YOUR GRANDFATHER? YES. OKAY. WHAT ELSE DID YOU SAY? HE'S PASSED AWAY. YES. OKAY. HAVE YOU ALL STARTED ANY KIND OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS? WE ARE TRYING. WASD TO GO TO MY UNCLE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SO WE HAD TO GET PAPERS NOTARIZED SAYING THEY DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SO WE CAN PROCEED TO THE LAWYER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. WE'RE TRYING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. WELL, DUE TO THE PROPERTY BEING IN PROBATE, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO HAVE ANYBODY EVEN GIVE US THE TIME OF DAY TO EVEN PULL A PERMIT TO EVEN LOOK AT IT, AND I. I'M FRIENDS WITH CONTRACTORS MYSELF. AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN TECHNICALLY DO TILL WE'RE DONE TAKING CARE OF THE FAMILY MATTER ITSELF. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD THE TYPICAL FAMILY DRAMA. YOU WOULD HAVE. PEOPLE WANT IT, THEY DON'T WANT IT. THEN THEY WANT IT. AND HER THREE UNCLES, ALL THREE, TWO ARE OUT OF STATE. ONE LIVES HERE. VERY DIFFICULT. SO I WENT UP THERE TO DO IT MYSELF. AND THEN THEY THREATENED TO CALL BAY COUNTY, SO. WELL THAT'S THAT APPEARS TO BE ROOF WORK AND IT'S GOT TO BE PERMITTED. AND. WELL, I KNOW AND I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU PULL YOUR OWN PERMIT FOR A ROOF? YES, SIR. THE HOMEOWNER PROPERTY OWNER. BUT OKAY. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THEN. I'LL TAKE IT IN THEIR NAME THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. YOUR GRANDFATHER'S ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE YOU ON THE PROBATE ISSUE? COMING UP WITH THE MONEY TO PROCEED WITH IT. IT'S GOING TO. YEAH. WELL, NO, WE HAVE A LAWYER. IT'S JUST GOING TO COST US $2,500 TO MOVE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO TAKE? THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE. UP. TO WHAT? TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. YEAH. NOT LONG. 
          I CAN COME UP WITH IT. OKAY. AND HOW LONG DID THE PROBATE LAWYER TELL YOU IT WAS GOING TO TAKE TO. HE SAID IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR. OKAY. MR. LEWIS, JUST JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED TO BE AWARE, YOU'RE NEXT. COMPLIANCE HEARING IS FEBRUARY 12TH. JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED TO KNOW THAT. JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PROBATE SITUATION AND DEALING WITH HER FAMILY OR HER OTHER SIDE OF THE FAMILY, THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I UNDERSTAND FAMILY CAN THROW A MONKEY WRENCH INTO STUFF LIKE THIS. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO RE CALENDAR THIS FOR FEBRUARY. THE 12TH AND. BY THAT TIME WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PROBATE ACTION FILED. YES, SIR. SO I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MOVING THIS THING FORWARD, BUT I'M GOING TO HOLD THE FINE IN ABEYANCE UNTIL THEN. BUT JUS, YOU KNOW, TELL YOUR LAWYER YOU GOT TO GET THIS THING OFF DEAD CENTER AND DON'T. YES, SIR. 
          YEAH. ALRIGHT. PUT FEBRUARY THE 12TH ON YOUR CALENDAR AND BE READY TO COME BACK. THEN LET US KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. YES, SIR. OKAY. NOW WHAT IS IT THAT NEEDS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AND FIXED OR TORE DOWN, OR IS THAT UP TO US? AND WHAT WE DECIDE TO SPEND? Y'ALL HAVE NOT DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE, HAVE YOU? NO. NO, SIR. OKAY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS SIT UNCOVERED AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT CAN GO FROM WHAT THEY CALL BLIGHTED. OR YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL IT UGLY OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT LIKE THAT, TO UNFIT OR UNSAFE. IF IT STARTS ROTTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S THE REASON YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, SEE IF YOU CAN MOVE ON AND GO FROM THERE. BUT RIGHT NOW 
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IT'S JUST NEED TO HAVE THAT, THAT ROOF FIXED. SO I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY BLIGHT OR BLIGHTED ELEMENT WASN'T IT. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M NOT GUARANTEEING YOU THAT IT WON'T. YOU KNOW, IT CAN GO DOWNHILL. YEAH, IT CAN GO DOWNHILL IN A HURRY, SO NEED TO GET ON THE STICK. YES, SIR. I HAVE A QUESTION. DOES THAT $5 STILL STAND AND GO ON. YES. IT'S NOT GOING TO GO FOR 90 DAYS OR ABOUT 90 DAYS UNTIL FEBRUARY THE 12TH. 
          BUT IF YOU COME BACK HERE FEBRUARY THE 12TH AND YOU HADN'T DONE ANYTHING, IT'S GOING TO START BACK UP. YES, SIR. OKAY. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THAT'LL BE FEBRUARY 12TH AT 1 P.M. IN THE SAME ROOM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE MAGISTRATE. 
          PARDON? THAT'S 1 P.M. OKAY, SO I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL THE CASES THAT WE HAVE PRESENT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO ITEM A, WHICH IS PROPER ADDRESS IS 3814. JUST A SECOND. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MISS JODY'S COMPUTER. BIG FIVE ON THE SCREEN. OH. OKAY. WE HAVE IT HERE. IF THEY'RE ABLE TO ASSIST. OKAY, WE'LL DEAL WITH IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO WE HAVE A PROPER ADDRESS IS 3814 EAST 43RD STREET. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON OCTOBER 16TH OF 2024. STARTING WITH PHOTO THREE ARE GOING TO BE PHOTOS FROM THAT HEARING. AND INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY PICTURES AND REPORTS AND NOTICES FOR THIS HEARING. THIS IS THIS IS THE PICTURES PRIOR TO THE HEARING THAT WERE PRESENTED THAT DAY. AS YOU SEE, IT WAS FOR OVERGROWTH AND JUNK AND DEBRIS AND FURNITURE. IT'S AN ABANDONED HOUSE. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS DEAD. I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I'M BACK. YOU DID GIVE THE RESPONDENT TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. BECAUSE IT WAS A REPEAT. $300 FINE WITH $50 A DAY TO IMPOSE FOR 25 DAYS IF THE PROPERTY WASN'T BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THE PROPERTY IS RE INSPECTED ON THE 14TH AND IT WAS IT WAS STILL IN VIOLATION THE 28TH. IT WAS RE INSPECTED AND IT WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. FINES BEGAN BEING IMPOSED ON THE 27TH. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 25TH DAY. NOVEMBER 7TH. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED FOR THE HEARING. AND OVER ON THE 18TH IT WAS RE INSPECTED AND STILL FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION. AND I HAVE NO FURTHER TESTIMONY ON THIS. AND JUST A CORRECTION FOR THE RECORD THAT THE PROPERTY WASN'T POSTED ON NOVEMBER 7TH. IT WAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ON NOVEMBER SEVENTH. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST HEARING. I THINK WE'RE JUST USED TO SAYING YES. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN, TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3814 EAST 43RD STREET IN CASE NUMBER C, 20241268 REMAINS IN VIOLATION. AND THE. RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THE INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND THE DAILY FINE OF $50 FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. SHALL BE IMPOSED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,550. THAT THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED. TO ENTER UPON THE 
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PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS FOUND TO EXIST TO FUND ENTRY UPON THE PREMISES AND THE COSTS RELATED TO SUCH ABATEMENT SHALL BE CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE. ORDER FOR THE FINES WILL BE RECORDING. THAT ORDER SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL ESTATE OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IN BAY COUNTY. THAT IS. COUNTY IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THAT BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ADDITIONALLY, UPON DETERMINING THE COST FOR THE CLEANUP, THEN SHALL BE SUBJECT OF A SEPARATE ORDER, WHICH SHALL ALSO BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. SO CLEANUP. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. ITEM B, PROPER ADDRESS IS 8402 ANGIE CIRCLE. THIS ALSO WENT TO A FIRST HEARING ON OCTOBER 16TH OF 2024, AND WAS LATER ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE. OR INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE, WHO IS HERE TO TESTIFY AFTER MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND MY PHOTOS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE FOR THE RECORD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BAY COUNTY, ON OCTOBER 16TH AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17. 
          DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A. NOVEMBER 7TH. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE AND A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. COLLAPSED ROOF. THAT'S HOW IT SITS TODAY. ANY PERMITS? NO PERMITS. AND? AND WHEN THEY DID APPEAR, THEY THEY WERE WILLING. THEY DO WANT IT GONE. THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO IT. AND THAT'S WHY NO FINES WERE GIVEN TO THEM AT THAT TIME. BUT THE, THE, THE DETERMINATION OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IS RELATED SOLELY TO THE ACCESSORY BUILDING. YES, SIR. OKAY. YEP. SITS BEHIND THE PRIMARY TO THE BACK. LEFT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I HAVE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PREVIOUS ORDER. OF 16TH OF OCTOBER 2024 GAVE THE RESPONDENTS ADEQUATE TIME TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT ORDER. THERE HAS BEEN NO COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER. THEREFORE, THE COUNTY STAFF IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES BY COUNTY EMPLOYEES OR BY A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER THE PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS. THEY THEN FIND TO EXIST AS IT RELATES TO UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE SLASH ACCESSORY BUILDING. UPON THE DETERMINATION OF THE COST RELATED TO THAT ABATEMENT. IT WILL BE REDUCED TO A FINAL ORDER AND THAT WILL BE RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY AND CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. HERE IN BAY COUNTY. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM C PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1628 EAST NINTH STREET. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 18TH OF 2024. AN INVESTIGATOR, ROBERT CLARKSON, WAS THE INVESTIGATOR AND IS THE CURRENT INVESTIGATOR. AND HE IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS CASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I PRESENTED MY REPORTS AND PHOTOS FOR THIS EXHIBIT. THIS CASE WAS PRESENTED TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS WAS PRIOR THE DAY A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL ZONE PROPERTY. WHERE HE IS STORING WHAT TURNS OUT TO BE BUILDING MATERIALS. HE'S A CONTRACTOR. OR HE WORKS FOR A CONTRACTOR. AND WITH THE PLANS OF BUILDING HIS OWN HOME WITH SOME OF THESE ITEMS. NO PLANS OR PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S TAKEN TO A HEARING. HE WAS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO REMOVE THE ITEMS OR A 
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$100 FINE WITH A $15 DAILY FINE TO BE IMPOSED. 20 DAYS OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ON OCTOBER 24TH, I DID SPEAK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. HE SAID HE HAD HAS ATTAINED PLANS AND IS NOW GOING TO HIRE AN ENGINEER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BUILDING THE PLANS TO BUILD THE HOME. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO COME TO THIS HEARING, BUT OBVIOUSLY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY. HIS A COPY OF THE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ON THE SEVENTH. ON 13TH THE PROPERTY WAS RE INSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION AND ALSO PRIOR HERE TO THE 18TH IT WAS INTERVIEW OR EXCUSE ME, IT WAS A REINSPECTED AGAIN AND HE'S TIDYING UP THE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S STILL IN VIOLATION AS TO THAT ASPECT. WE HAVE SPOKE TO A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WHO IS DOING THE PLANS FOR THIS HOME, AND BASED ON THAT, WE'RE REQUESTING, HOWEVER, IT IS IN VIOLATION TODAY THAT THIS CASE BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER THE FIFTH. WITH THE HOPES THAT HE SHOULD BE ISSUED A PERMIT AT THAT TIME. IS THAT ANOTHER COMPLIANCE HEARING? IT IS NOT ANOTHER COMPLIANCE HEARING, BUT YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR MAGISTRATE HEARINGS THAT DAY. ALL RIGHT. REQUEST GRANTED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WOULD BRING US TO ITEM D. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS TWO, TWO, THREE LAGUNA STREET. THIS PROPERTY, THE FIRST HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH OF 2024. AND INSPECTOR THORPE IS HERE TO PRESENT TODAY. MR. THORPE, CAN YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR ME, PLEASE? INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND PHOTOS FOR THE RECORD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AT BAY COUNTY SEPTEMBER 18TH, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17, DASH TWO AND FORM A UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. MOBILE HOME. THE RESIDENT DID NOT APPEAR. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $1,000 BE IMPOSED IF THE PROPERTY WAS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A FROM OCTOBER 18TH, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024. RE INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B ON NOVEMBER SEVENTH, 2024. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE AND ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR TO DATE. ALL THEY'VE DONE SINCE INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON HAVE TAKEN OVER OR STARTED WAS PAINTED. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN, WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT, WHILE GIVEN AN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, HAS FAILED TO DO SO OR OBTAIN ANY PERMITS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. AND THEREFORE THERE IS NONCOMPLIANCE AS IT RELATES TO MY ORDER OF 18TH FOR 2024. THEREFORE, A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 IS HEREBY IMPOSED THAT SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING AND THE STAFF IS AUTHORIZED TO EITHER BY COUNTY EMPLOYEES OR A CONTRACTOR IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THEN FOUND FOUND TO EXIST PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE FIRST ORDER. UPON THE RECORDING OF ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT, INCLUDING THE FINE SET FORTH ABOVE, SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AND THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRE, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT SUCH EXPENSES BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM E IS 6240 THOMAS DRIVE. THIS CASE 
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WENT BEFORE BEFORE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024. AND ROBERT CLARKSON WAS THE INVESTIGATOR. 
          AND HE'S CURRENTLY THE INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED THIS CASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT CLARKSON. 
          BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY PHOTOS AND EXHIBITS FOR THIS CASE. THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE MAGISTRATE DUE TO AN UNSAFE BALCONIES AND RAILINGS. THIS IS A LITTLE COMMUNITY OF THREE STORY HOMES THAT IS APPROXIMATELY TEN OF THEM IN THERE. HALF OF THEM HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS. THIS WAS THE LAST. THIS WAS THE LAST ONE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE OUT OF THE CONTINENTAL US AND DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES. AND UNTIL EVERYBODY ELSE HAD ALREADY GONE TO A HEARING. SO WE MOVED FORWARD WITH THE HEARING. FINES WERE IMPOSED IF THEY DIDN'T OBTAIN THEIR PERMITS, THEY WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN A PERMIT ON OCTOBER THE 15TH TO REBUILD THE BALCONIES AND RAILINGS. NO WORK HAS BEGUN YET, BUT ALL. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE PAID A CONTRACTOR AND THERE'S NO INDICATION WHY THEY WON'T MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS A RENTAL PROPERTY FOR THEM. AND IT WAS POSTED ON NOVEMBER 7TH ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE HEARING TODAY. 
          AND BASICALLY THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT MONACO IMPOSE ANYTHING UNLESS THEY DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PERMITTING AND DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH CONSTRUCTION AND WE FIND THEM UNTIL THEY DO. 
          OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT AT LEAST AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE IS AN EFFORT TO COMPLY BY VIRTUE OF OBTAINING THE PERMIT. AND PERMIT P R. P202407446. 
          OKAY. SHOULD THERE BE A EXPIRATION OF THIS PERMIT OR FAILURE TO CLOSE IT OUT WITHIN SIX MONTHS? THAT WILL BE DEEMED NONCOMPLIANCE. AND THE. FINE AT THAT TIME WILL BE AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 AND A DAILY FINE OF $15 WILL BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THERE SHALL BE NO EXTENSION OF THIS FINE FOR A RENEWAL OF A PERMIT. PLAY IN IMPLEMENTING THE FINE EVEN IF THEY GET A NEW PERMIT. UNTIL THAT THAT PERMIT EXPIRES OR IS CLOSED OUT. HOLD THIS IN ABEYANCE, I GUESS. TICKLE IT FOR SIX MONTHS OR. YEAH. IF THEY DON'T COMPLY AND THEY EXPIRE, THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE IT FOR ANOTHER COMPLIANCE HEARING AT THAT TIME. BUT IF THEY IF THEY GET IT NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS SO WE'LL KNOW OR Y'ALL Y'ALL DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT IT. YOU JUST CLOSE IT OUT. BUT IF AT THE END OF SIX MONTHS THEY HAVEN'T CLOSED OUT THAT PERMIT, THEN BRING IT BACK AND WE'LL DO ANOTHER COMPLIANCE HEARING. OKA. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM G. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7114 TAUNTON LANE. 
          THIS WENT BEFORE YOU ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2020 FOR AND SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. AFTERNOON AGAIN, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE. I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. PHOTOS FOR THE RECORD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BAY COUNTY, ON OCTOBER 16TH. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17, DASH TWO. IN THE FORM OF THREE UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, UNSECURED SWIMMING POOL, STAGNANT WATER AND OVERGROWTH. 
          THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $1,000 BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDERS IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A. HERE'S THE POOL COLLAPSE DECK. STAGNANT WATER OVERGROWTH E THREE UNFIT ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. ON NOVEMBER 7TH, THE NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS POSTED. THE BAY COUNTY 
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GOVERNMENT WEBSITE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B AS OF NOVEMBER 18TH. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR. EVERYTHING REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME. HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY? NO, SIR. OKAY. THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING. THERE WAS A 12 BY 18 OR 20 KIND OF BARN SHED ON THE LEFT THERE OF THE POOL THAT WAS REMOVED. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S TAKEN PLACE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF MY ORDER OF OCTOBER THE 16TH, THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE IN EXISTENCE THEN, AND REMAIN TO BE OR REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME. THERE SHALL BE A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 IMPOSED, AND IT SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON A RECORDING OF THE APPROPRIATE ORDER. THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED BY STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY FIND TO THEN EXIST AS IT RELATES TO THE THREE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THE UNSECURED SWIMMING POOL, STAGNANT WATER AND OVERGROWTH. ALL COST RELATED TO THE ABATEMENT PROCESS SHALL, ONCE DETERMINED, BECOME A LIEN ON THE REAL OR PERSONAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE RESPONDENT LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT THESE SUMS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21, CODE. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM I. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6812 ROADRUNNER ROAD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 20TH, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. 
          THESE ARE STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER THREE. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT. 
          THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDE. THIS DECEMBER 15TH IS JUST A. CLOSER TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF CHANGE BETWEEN THE BUILDING REPORT AND THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $50, AND A DAILY FINE OF 20. A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED. COPY OF YOUR ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT D, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING MAY 20TH. THIS IS ON MAY 21ST. 
          YOU SEE THAT THE ROOF STILL REMAINS IN BLIGHTED CONDITIONS. INSPECTOR RAYMOND SCOTT COMPLETED THESE INSPECTIONS AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE RAYMOND SCOTT. COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR, SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. MY EXHIBITS AND NOTICES FOR THE RECORD. AS MISS ASHMAN SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS WENT BEFORE YOU BACK ON MARCH THE 20TH. AND BASICALLY FROM MAY THE 21ST TO PRESENT, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES. ON NOVEMBER 5TH, THE STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. LET ME BACK UP. OCTOBER 1ST. THE STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL. THE RESPONDENT DID RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED MAIL ON OCTOBER 16TH OF 24. SO SHE'S AWARE OF THIS HEARING. ON NOVEMBER 7TH, THE STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. ON NOVEMBER THE 8TH, MISS SELF, WHO WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER, CALLED STATING THAT SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A ROOF FOR THE STRUCTURE OR POTENTIAL ROOFER. JASON ANDREWS FROM ANDREWS ROOFING ALSO CALLED REGARDING THE THIS CASE AND THE ORDER WAS EXPLAINED TO HIM ON NOVEMBER THE 15TH. THE ROOFING PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR IS IN WHAT'S CALLED THE PLANNING STAGE. ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION AS OF THIS MORNING. THE PERMIT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. WHAT IS THE PLANNING STAGE FOR A PERMIT? I MEAN, WHAT THAT I JUST GOT A REVIEW. WHAT? YEAH, THE BUILDING 
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INSPECTORS, THE PLANS REVIEW TEAM HAS TO REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OBTAINING THE CORRECT PERMITS AND SO FORTH. OKAY. CODE ENFORCEMENT PORTION OF IT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND, YEAH, WE WILL SEND IT DOWN. WE'RE NOT OBJECTING TO THEM GETTING ANY TYPE OF PERMIT. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THAT. IS OF THE ORDER OF. THE 20TH OF MARCH, 2024 HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THERE IS NONCOMPLIANCE AT THE PRESENT TIME THAT THERE SHALL BE AN INITIAL FINE OF $50, WHICH SHALL DRAW STATUTORY THE INTEREST THAT THE STATUTORY RATE THERE SHALL ALSO BE A FINE OF $25 TO BEGIN ON MAY THE 21ST OF 2024, AND CONTINUE THROUGH UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS IN FACT CORRECTED. THEY OBTAIN A REAL PERMIT FOR THE FOR DOING THE WORK. OKAY. IF THAT PERMIT IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE, IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY OTHER REASON. IT SHALL BE COMPLIED COMPLIANCE AND THE FINE SHALL. AND BEGIN TO RUN FROM THE DATE OF SUCH EXPIRATION OR. DEFAULT IF IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON. THE. FINES RELATED TO THIS SHALL BECOME. 
          LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT UPON THEIR RECORDING, IN AN ORDER. Y'ALL NEED ANY KIND OF TICKLE DATES OR ANYTHING OR IS THAT SUFFICIENT? I THINK IT'S SUFFICIENT. ONCE THE PERMITS ARE ISSUED, THEN WE'LL STOP THAT. THE FINES. ALRIGHTY. WHICH I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WON'T BE. BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY ACTUALLY A ROOFING COMPANY THAT HAD PLATFORM PERMITS. SO I'M PRETTY SURE THAT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM K. PROPER ADDRESS IS 7307 HIGHWAY 77. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 20TH, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURES. JUNK. 
          TRASH. APPLIANCES AND DEBRIS. THE RESPONDENT, STONEY THOMAS, DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF THE STARTING IN SLIDE NUMBER THREE. OUR PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE DATE OF THAT FIRST HEARING IN MARCH. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER, OR A FINE OF $500 WOULD BE IMPOSED. THESE AGAIN, THIS IS APRIL. 
          SLIDE NUMBER NINE, STARTING SLIDE NUMBER NINE. APRIL 22ND, 30 DAYS AFTER THE MAGISTRATE'S HEARING, WHICH STATED HE HAD 30 DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE OF $5,500 WOULD BE IMPOSED. AND SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL COSTS ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTE A LIEN. APRIL 22ND. AS YOU SEE, ALL THE VIOLATIONS REMAINED. THERE'S THE DEBRIS IN THIS SLIDE. NUMBER 11. ON MAY 8TH, AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT A COST OF $800. 
          MAY 28TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JUNE 10TH. THAT NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON MAY 29TH. DURING PRE-BID INSPECTION, THE ONLY THING THAT HAD THAT HE HAD DONE AFTER THE HEARING WAS, I THINK HE PLACED THE PROPERTY UP FOR SALE. AS YOU SEE, THE FOR SALE SIGN AND PHOTO NUMBER 13. BUT AS SLIDES 14 AND 15 YOU SEE THE TELEPHONE POLES HERE STILL LAYING THERE, DEBRIS IN THE BACKGROUND. SLIDE 17 ALSO HAS SOME OF THE DEBRIS. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $6,200, AND ON JUNE 25TH, 2024, WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. DO YOU SEE ANY 
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PHOTOS? 23 AND 24. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO DIRECT THAT THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,000. EVEN THAT INCLUDE THE. ASBESTOS SURVEY. YES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE SHALL BE A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500. BOTH OF THESE SUMS SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING, AND UPON THE RECORDING OF THE SECOND ORDER OF IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, BECAUSE LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT, WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. HERE IN BAY COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. LAST ONE ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS ITEM L. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 634 LAGOON OAKS CIRCLE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 20TH, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME TRASH JUNK OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES AND WATERCRAFT. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. 
          STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER THREE, ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE MARCH 20TH HEARING. THESE WERE FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED 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. THIS IS THE MARCH 20TH. SLIDE 14 OR MARCH 19TH DAY BEFORE THE HEARING. 
          APRIL 22ND. AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. AS YOU SEE, STARTING IN SLIDE 16, YOU SEE THAT THE STRUCTURE IS STILL THERE AND WE STILL HAVE THE ONE THE WATERCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTO. MAY 8TH. AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT A COST OF $800. ON MAY 28TH, THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JUNE 10TH. ON MAY 29TH, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF 6000 $606,600.20, AND ON JULY 22ND WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. 
          THE OVERGROWTH WAS NO LONGER A VIOLATION AS THERE WAS NO LONGER A STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WAS NOT REMOVED. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THIS VIOLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,400.20 IN ADDITIONALLY OR ADDITIONALLY, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED THE SUM OF $1,000. BOTH OF THESE SUMS SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. UPON RECORDING UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER AND THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THESE COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THIS VIOLATION BY VIRTUE OF THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THE ONLY OTHER BUSINESS THAT I, I HAVE IS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE EMAIL FROM MR. BURKE REQUESTING A COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR. DID YOU SEE THAT? I MEAN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. I MEAN, OH, HIGHWAY 2301. YEAH. MR. MASSACRE? YES. YES. 
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FOR COMPLIANCE HERE. HE WANTS A COMPLIANCE HEARING. YOUR NEXT HEARING IS DECEMBER 5TH. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO, I DON'T KNOW. ALICIA, HELP ME OUT. WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE MONTH. I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING THERE ANYHOW. IT'S A I HAVE IT UP. I JUST WANT TO MINIMIZE ANY SORT OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS. SO THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN SENT TO YOU FROM ATTORNEY MIKE BURKE ON BEHALF OF MISS MASKER. AND THAT'S FOR YOUR REVIEW AND YOUR DECISION. SO THAT'S ALL. SO. RIGHT. LET'S SET IT FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE FIFTH THEN. OKAY. I MEAN, ARE WE GOING TO NEED ANYBODY ELSE THERE? I MEAN, IS THERE NO WITNESSES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO. ALL RIGHT. THIS WOULD BE THEIR REQUEST. YEAH. 
          ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. I GUESS MEETING'S ADJOURNED, THEN
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