[Code Magistrate Hearing on June 18, 2025.]
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AND IT'S 1:00. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. DO NOT SEE ANY BASIS FOR ANY FURTHER RECUSAL OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE CASES. ON THE DOCKET, AND ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY IF YOU WOULD STAND AND BE SWORN. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. REFLECT THAT EVERYONE HAS ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IF YOU HAVE A TELEPHONE, I'D ASK YOU TO TURN IT TO EITHER TURN IT OFF OR TURN IT TO SILENT. OKAY. MISS ASHMAN. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE ITEMS A C E H HERE TODAY.
AND STARTING WITH ITEM A, THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 41 ONE 4113 RAINFOREST ROAD. THIS CASE WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON MAY 14TH OF THIS YEAR. AND YOU CONTINUED IT. TO TODAY'S DATE EFFORT TO LOCATE THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS HUSBAND JUST KIND OF REAL QUICKLY GO THROUGH STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. JUST TO REMIND YOU OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING BACK THEN, WE HAVE A WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO MULTIPLE. APARTMENTS. YES. AND IN THIS ADDITION TO THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF, THERE WAS A ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK THAT. PART OF THE CHICKEN COOP THAT WAS ALSO DEEMED UNFIT, UNSAFE. AND DURING THE MAY 14TH HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE, AS I SAID, INSTRUCTED US TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE NOTICE MAX PERKINS. WHO WAS POTENTIALLY THE OWNER. I BELIEVE MISS MISSUS PERKINS STATED THAT ALTHOUGH SHE GOT THE. DOUBLEWIDE AND THE DIVORCE, AND SHE WAS AWARE THAT SHE HAD MISSED THE PAYMENT, IT WILL GO BACK TO THE EX-HUSBAND. AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS.
MR. CLARKSON WAS THE ASSIGNED INVESTIGATOR AND THIS IS THE EXPERIENCE. IS HAS ANYTHING CHANGED IN THE INTERIM AS IT RELATES TO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF OR. WELL, AS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND REPORTS FOR THIS CASE ON THE INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE MAY 14TH HEARING, JUNE 12TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER DID APPLY FOR PERMITS TO DEMOLISH ONLY THE PORCHES FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THE CHICKEN COOP. AND THERE'S A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING. THERE IS A CHICKEN COOP AND AN ACCESSORY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE CONSIDERS THAT ONE, BUT WE CONSIDER THE ACCESSORY NOT A CHICKEN COOP, OBVIOUSLY. BUT SHE HAD BEGUN DEMOLISHING THE PORCHES AND HAD STARTED DEMOLISHING THIS ACCESSORY ON THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME, WHICH THERE WERE SOME, YOU KNOW, IF THAT WAS REALLY COVERED UNDER A PERMIT FOR THE PORCH. I THINK THAT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ALLOWED THE PERMITS TO STAY IN PLACE AS IS. I DID GO BACK TO REINSPECT THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THIS HEARING ON THE 16TH. SLIDE 97. THE ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, BLOCKED WITH THESE TRAFFIC CONES. SLIDE 98 IS A ZOOMED IN PHOTO FROM THE ROAD THAT ATTACHES TO LOOKING THROUGH THE FIELD THERE. YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S STILL A MOBILE HOME THERE. WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN DONE TO IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME? I, I COULD NOT TESTIFY TO,
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ALTHOUGH I CAN TESTIFY THERE HAS BEEN NO PERMITS FOR ANY CONSIDERATION TO FIX THE MOBILE HOME OR TO DEMOLISH THE MOBILE HOME. SO, AS MISS JASMINE STATED, YOU INSTRUCTED US TO TRY TO LOCATE THE HUSBAND, THE EX-HUSBAND. I'M SORRY, MR. PERKINS. ON MAY 15TH, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND AN OLD MAILING ADDRESS FOR MR. PERKINS HERE AT 6334 HIGH POINT ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. AT THAT TIME, I SENT HIM A CERTIFIED NOTICE AND REGULAR MAIL NOTICE NOTIFYING HIM OF THE HEARING. TODAY. THERE HAS BEEN NO RETURN RECEIPT AND OR RETURNED CERTIFIED OR REGULAR MAIL AS OF TODAY. I WAS ABLE TO FIND MR. PERKINS. HAS A SON, LIVES HERE IN PANAMA CITY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT THAT SON. SON ADVISED THAT HE IS ESTRANGED FROM HIS FATHER AND HASN'T SPOKE TO HIM IN YEARS, AND HAS NO UNDERSTANDING OR KNOWLEDGE TO WHERE HE IS OR ANY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR HIM. HE SAID HE'D REACH OUT TO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER, BUT HE NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK. THE BANK WAS ALSO SERVED REGULAR MAIL. NOTICE THEY DID INDICATE THERE WAS A MORTGAGE ON THE MOBILE HOME THAT DIDN'T COME UP DURING THE REPORT. I DID NOTIFY THE BANK. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE FROM THE BANK EITHER. SO AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW FROM THE LAST INSPECTION, THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION WITH UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. AND DUE TO THE FACT THERE'S BEEN NO PERMITS PULLED FOR THAT STRUCTURE, WE HAVE SCHEDULED A COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR AUGUST 13TH, 2025 AT 9 A.M. AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER TESTIMONY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE. MA'AM, DO YOU WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? I'M DOING EVERYTHING THAT I CAN. I HONESTLY AM DOING EVERYTHING THAT I CAN. I DIDN'T PUT THE CONES THERE SO YOU COULDN'T GET IN THERE. I PUT THE CONES THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE BREAKING IN OUR HOUSE AND COMING AND JUST TAKING WHATEVER THEY WANT AND LEAVING BIG TIRE TRACKS. I MEAN, IT'S THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE IN OUR HOME SEVERAL TIMES NOW. WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME OF THE ROOF. VICKI PERKINS I'M SORRY. I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T THINK 30 DAYS WILL BE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO. WELL, THE PROBLEM, THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR ME IS THAT RAW SEWAGE. SO THE RAW SEWAGE THAT THAT WAS THE PEOPLE THAT WERE STAYING THERE, THEY TORE THOSE AND BROKE ALL THAT, ALL OF THAT. THE. THERE'S NOBODY USING ANY OF THAT RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S BEEN CAPPED OFF. THAT HAS BEEN DONE. SO THERE THERE ISN'T ANY RAW SEWAGE. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S POURED OUT ON THE GROUND AND HAS I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S A HEALTH ISSUE. THAT IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. WELL, WE'VE WE'VE PUT LIME AND STUFF ON IT SINCE THEN AND EVERYTHING. SO WHAT'D YOU HAVE IN THAT DOUBLE WIDE LIKE EIGHT APARTMENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I MEAN, THEY WERE, THEY WERE BEDROOMS THAT HAD EXTERIOR ENTRANCES. YEAH. OH THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S NOT GOING TO CUT IT. YEAH. THE FROM FROM WHAT THE INVESTIGATOR HAS INDICATED YOU GOT A PERMIT TO TEAR DOWN. SOME ELEMENTS THERE ON THE THING, BUT IT'S NOT CORRECTING THE OTHER ISSUES.THAT THEY THAT TIME SINCE THE LAST HEARING UNTIL NOW, YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUES WITH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUES LIE.
WELL, WHEN WE DID THE LAST HEARING, IT WAS UP IN THE AIR. WHETHER I COULD EVEN GET PERMITS OR IF THE PERMIT THAT I GOT WAS OKAY. SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF WHOSE NAME IT'S IN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND IF IT'S IF IT'S IN YOUR EX'S NAME, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PULL THE PERMIT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S CORRECT. IF IT'S NOT IN HER NAME. I SPOKE TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID IF I BROUGHT UP THE LAST HEARING
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AND THAT SHE INDICATED MR. PERKINS WAS THE OWNER AS FAR AS THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS CONCERNED, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER LISTS HER AS THE PROPERTY OWNER SO THEY WOULD ISSUE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT THAT'S GOOD NEWS IN THAT RESPECT. BUT MY INTENTIONS IS TO SAVE MY HOME. I MEAN, THAT'S THIS IS WHERE WE THIS IS WHERE ME AND MY DAUGHTER LIVE. THIS IS OUR HOME. SO, I MEAN, OUR INTENTIONS IS TO COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW. DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT I NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO DO THAT. MR. THORPE HERE. HEY, DID YOU GO TO THE MOBILE HOME? DID YOU GO THROUGH IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I DID THE INITIAL INSPECTION. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE. OKAY. I EXTENSIVE I MEAN, CHOPPING IT UP LIKE THAT INTO A BUNCH OF LITTLE ROOMS. RIGHT. SO THE EXTERIOR DOORS LED STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE PROBABLY WINDOWS WASN'T INTENDED FOR THAT. SO IT AFFECTS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS, WHICH AFFECTS THE ROOF LINE. THE INSIDE. I DON'T, YOU KNOW, THE BARRIER BARRIER WALLS WERE PUT UP BETWEEN ROOMS AND PASS THROUGH. LEARN HOW CHOPPED UP THE HVAC IS IN THERE. I DO KNOW MULTIPLE LINES WERE ADDED FOR THE SEPTIC AS WELL, SO. BUT THE INTEGRITY. SO YEAH IT'S BEEN COMPROMISED.YEAH. AND OF COURSE THE ADD ELECTRICAL TO IT. SO ELECTORAL WILL HAVE TO BE ALL PULLED OUT COMPLETELY AND BROUGHT BACK TO, TO OUR ORIGINAL CODE. YOU INDICATED THE LAST HEARING THAT YOU HAD MISSED A PAYMENT, I BELIEVE. IS THAT CORRECT? I HAVE MADE THAT UP. NO. NOT YET. OKAY.
WELL. THE WHAT WE'RE CONFRONTED WITH RIGHT NOW IS A STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY VIRTUE OF THE MODIFICATIONS MADE TO IT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL AND WITH A MOBILE HOME. CORRECTIVE ACTION SLASH REPAIRS ARE UNFORTUNATELY VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE ORIGINAL SPECS AND PROPERTY OF THE HOME FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND IT'S GOT TO BE RETURNED TO THAT. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS THAT REPAIRS MANUFACTURED HOMES OR MOBILE HOMES UNDER A CERTAIN PROVISION OF THE LAW.
THEY'VE THEY'VE GOT TO BE QUALIFIED TO DO THAT. THE. WELL, AS FAR AS THE LIKE THE ELECTRIC, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ELECTRIC ADDED INSIDE THE HOUSE. THAT WAS JUST ON THAT ONE ROOM. WELL, SO I MEAN THE ELECTRIC HAS NOT BEEN MESSED WITH INSIDE THE HOME. THE. AND THEN THE BATHROOMS ADDED TWO PART IS GOING TO CAUSE YOU TO HAVE TO REDO SOMETHING ON THE OTHER THING. AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THESE DOORS THAT WERE ADDED, YOU KNOW, CUT THROUGH PLACES WHERE WIRING RAN THROUGH THE WALLS OR WHAT, I DON'T KNOW THAT I DON'T I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT WAS WHAT WAS DONE. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY COULD TELL THAT UNLESS THEY, YOU KNOW, TOOK OFF THE FRAMING FOR THE DOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT. IT'S JUST A $77,000 OWED ON THE HOME. AND SO, I MEAN, WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A SPORTY REPAIR JOB. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE, BUT BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN PREVIOUS CASES, IT IS A VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. AND YOU'RE ALREADY ONE PAYMENT DOWN TO THE BANK. SO IF THEY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY START COMING AFTER YOU, DID THEY INDICATE WHETHER THEY HAD STARTED FORECLOSURE OR HAD YOU TALKED TO ANYBODY? I HAVEN'T THE BANK HASN'T REACHED OUT. THERE'S NOTHING FILED AS FAR AS MOTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WELL. AND I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. I'M JUST I'M JUST ASKING FOR MORE TIME THAN 30 DAYS. THAT JUST WON'T BE ENOUGH FOR ME TO. WELL, I'M. DID YOU HEAR? WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY WE'RE NOT. SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE IN 30 DAYS, BUT. AND PART OF WHAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING IS, IS HAVING THAT ENGINEER COME IN OR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO DETERMINE EXACTLY THE EXTENT OF THE ELECTRIC AND THE PLUMBING AND WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE. RIGHT.
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OKAY. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT TO 60 DAYS. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, YOU NEED TO GET ON THE STICK. AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR FINANCES ARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IF YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET IN THERE AND, AND HAVE THAT DESIGN, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE LIKE AN ARCHITECT OR SOME SORT OF ENGINEER COME UP THERE AND LOOK AT IT AND HE'S GOT TO HE'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. GETTING THE DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHERE THE HOME WAS BOUGHT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ABOUT IT'S PRESTIGE HOMES AND LYNNHAVEN? OKAY. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO GET THE ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE POTENTIAL THINGS. SO YOU NEED TO BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THEM ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHETHER YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION. SOMETIMES IF THESE MANUFACTURERS GO OUT OF BUSINESS, THERE'S NO WAY TO DO IT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IN THE THAT WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY CREATES MORE WORK FOR THE ENGINEER, ARCHITECT PERSON. SO.LIKE LIKE MISS ASHMAN SAID, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE WORK DONE IN 60 DAYS, BUT IT MEANS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE PERMITS IN PLACE, DO THAT WORK, OKAY. AND LIKE I SAID IT, IT IS TRULY AN UPHILL BATTLE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOME. SO YOU DON'T NEED TO LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER YOUR FEET ON THIS ONE BECAUSE IT'S A PROCESS THAT THAT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. AND I'M NOT I DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANY ILLUSION THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN EASY TASK. SO. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4113 RAINFOREST ROAD IN PANAMA CITY, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE, NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. SHE HAS APPEARED AT THIS HEARING AND THE PREVIOUS HEARING, I BELIEVE ON MAY 14TH AND BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TESTIFY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MATTER. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 ON THE PREMISES IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT MOBILE HOME AND AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS JUNK, UNSCREENED, PERSONAL PROPERTY, WHATEVER ON THE YARD THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND SHALL ALSO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK FROM THE PROPERTY ALSO MUST ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THE MOBILE HOME AND THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND OR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO TEAR DOWN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO. REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. IF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A FLOODPLAIN, YOU ARE GOING TO NEED TO OBTAIN WHAT'S CALLED A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DETERMINATION FROM THE COUNTY CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER. IF THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD FLOOD ZONE, SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THAT APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURER HOME MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME. THAT'S GOT TO GO TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, OR YOU'VE GOT TO SUBMIT ENGINEERING PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, REPAIR OR REMODELING A MOBILE HOME OR A
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MANUFACTURED HOME REQUIRES THE USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. SO IF YOU'VE GOT. TWO BY THREES INSTEAD OF TWO BY FOURS IN THE WALLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO. YOU'VE GOT TO USE THE SAME KIND OF THING BECAUSE OF THE LOADS AND ISSUES LIKE THAT INVOLVED IN A, IN A MOBILE HOME STRUCTURE IS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ROOF SYSTEM, THE WALLS, THE FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE BY A DESIGNATED PERSON, AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 328 245 FOR, YOU'VE GOT TO SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING THE TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS, ENGINEERING PLANS, BLUEPRINTS, ETC. THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION OR A DESIGNEE. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT, AND ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND THE PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE PERMITS OBTAINED UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE, BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN THE 60 DAYS, A FINE OF I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO $500 WILL BE IMPOSED. THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENTS PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF YOU GET A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT, IT EXPIRES OR IS CANCELED, REVOKED, OR BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON THAT SHALL BE DEEMED A DEFAULT. AND. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IN LIGHT OF THE 60 VERSUS 30 DAYS, WHEN DO WE NEED TO SCHEDULE THE COMPLIANCE HEARING? SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 1:00. DECEMBER 17TH AT 1:00. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NOTICE OF THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK IN HERE. AND AT THAT TIME, WE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE, BUT IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THIS THING HAS BEEN LIKE MAYBE WINDOWS AND DOORS TAKEN OUT. IS THE BEST ROUTE GOING TO BE GO STRAIGHT TO A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER RATHER THAN, ALL RIGHT, RATHER THAN TRY TO GET THE ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS AND EVERYTHING, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BEST TO GET YOU A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER THAT'S MODIFIED SO SEVERELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I WILL BRING US TO ITEM C ON THE AGENDA. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3005 21 EAST ORLANDO ROAD. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. HAVE NEW MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE BIDS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BAY COUNTY, ON MAY 14TH, 2025. WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO AND A FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING.PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WITH ACCESSORY THAT SITS IN THE BACK. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 TO BE IMPOSED ON INSULIN. COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
COPY. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED TO THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JUNE 5TH,
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2025. ON JUNE 10TH, INSPECTION WAS DONE, PROPERTY IN VIOLATION, AND ANOTHER ONE ON JUNE 16TH, AND IT STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS DATE. NO HEARING AND ENGINEERING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. WE DID CONDUCT THE ASBESTOS SURVEY ON JUNE 10TH AND NO ASBESTOS WAS FOUND. THE RESPONDENTS ARE HERE. RICHARDSON. IT IS STILL OUR INTENT TO HAVE THE COUNTY DEMOLISH THIS TOWER. AND FOR THE RECORD, YOUR LINDA RICHARDSON. YES. OKAY. AND WHAT'S A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU, MISS? 302 ILLINOIS AVENUE, LYNN HAVEN. OKAY. SO YOU'RE STILL TAKING THE POSITION. LET THE COUNTY TEAR IT DOWN. YES. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT? NO, SIR.ALL RIGHT, JUST GET IT GONE. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, I GUESS THAT PRETTY WELL WRAPS IT UP, THEN, I MEAN. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO AUTHORIZE US TO MOVE FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE RESPONDENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS. AND SO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR CONTRACTORS HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER. UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS ORDER, THE COST LEVIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABATING OF NUISANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IS THIS STILL PART OF THE ESTATE OR HAVE YOU CLEARED THE ESTATE ISSUE? WASN'T THIS AN ESTATE CASE? I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ESTATE CASE. WE TRIED TO GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH HER DAUGHTER AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT HER. WHOSE NAME IS THE. IS IT IN YOUR NAME? NOT THE TRAILER. OKAY. JUST THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF YOU CAN NOTIFY WHOEVER YOU CAN FIND AS IT RELATES TO THE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE. I DO, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A MAILING ADDRESS FOR SENTERFITT. OKAY. OKAY. JUST SEND A COPY TO HER IF YOU WOULD. ALL RIGHT. AND IT WILL. LIKE I SAID, IT'LL BECOME A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. AND I CAN PAY THAT LIEN OFF, GET YOU THE INTEREST RATES. HORRIBLE. SO, YEAH, I'M SURE I'M SURE I DO WANT TO PAY IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL GET IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM E. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2820 EAST 12TH STREET. THIS IS ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND THIS THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE ON MAY 14TH 25 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF 1711 257. THE HOME ON SAID UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE MAY 14TH HEARING. JUST THE REMIND YOU OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE DISCUSSED.
THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR FIND A $500 WOULD BE IMPOSED AND SHOULD THE. COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY WHICH VIOLATES, CONSISTED AND ALL REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COPY THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B FILE INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE AFTER HEARING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AGAIN, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JUNE 5TH, 2025. ON JUNE 16TH WHEN WE GET THERE. RE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 10TH. ONE WAS DONE. NO, NO CHANGES OF PROPERTY AND THEN AGAIN ON JUNE 16TH. NO CHANGE AS OF THIS DATE. HEARING NO ENGINEERING, NO APPLICATION OF SUBMITTED FOR DEMOLITION. AND I DO BELIEVE THE RESPONDENT IS HERE. AND NO NO COMMUNICATION SINCE THE LAST SINCE THE HEARING. OKAY. YES. GOOD. TELL
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US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. SIR. ACTUALLY, IT'S NO LONGER IN NAME. IT'S REVERTED BACK TO HIS GRANDFATHER, WHICH IS GEORGE GAY, WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I DON'T KNOW, I GOT A DOCUMENT I WANT TO, AND IF YOU WANT TO READ THAT FIRST, THAT'S FINE. ANYWAY, THIS IS GEORGE GAY. I'M ADAM DRYSDALE. I'M A REAL ESTATE LICENSED BROKER HERE IN PANAMA CITY AND A FAMILY MEMBER. OKAY. AND I'M JUST.MR. THORNTON, LET ME ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS THE. QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S NOT ALL THE REPAIRS. I KNOW THERE'S MORE. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT SEEMS MIGHTY CHEAP. FROM WHAT I SAW IN THE. PICTURES AND EVERYTHING. YEAH. AND I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEING A REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND DEALING WITH THE REBUILDING AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL. SO WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M JUST ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION FOR THREE MONTHS ON HIS BEHALF, BECAUSE I COULD PROBABLY SELL IT QUICKER, BUT WE'D LIKE TO DO SOME THINGS FIRST. AND OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED IN THE LETTER, HE'S WAITING ON A SETTLEMENT FROM THE STATE FOR THOSE FUNDS TO DO SOME OF THIS REHAB BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE MARKET FOR SALE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT PROPERTY IS NOT AS BAD AS THE A LOT OF OTHER ONES I'VE SEEN AND BEEN IN, IN THIS COUNTY THAT DOES NOT I KNOW THAT DOESN'T FLY. YEAH, IT DOES HAVE A ROOF SYSTEM IN HERE. NO NOT YET. AND ANYTHING FOR APPLIANCES AS FAR AS TOILETRIES AND ALL THAT STUFF. WE KNOW IT'S INHABITABLE AND UNDERSTAND THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT SOMEBODY IN THERE. NO. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAITING FOR FUNDS TO FROM THE STATE. AND YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT LAWSUITS DON'T MOVE FAST. AND YEAH, IF IT HAS IF IT'S RELATED TO DOZIER, IT'S A LONG TIME ALREADY. SO IF IT IF WE DON'T HEAR SOMETHING, THEN WE'LL PROBABLY JUST PUT THE PROPERTY ON THE MARKET. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT AGAIN. I'M NOT PRONE TO DEAL IN WHAT IFS. I DON'T I DON'T MEAN TO BE UGLY, BUT I MEAN, YEAH, I WANT I WANT SOMETHING DONE BECAUSE IT'S A HAZARD RIGHT NOW. RIGHT? IF SOMEBODY GOES IN THERE AND HURTS HIMSELF, I WOULD JUST TWO THINGS. I'D LIKE ONE, I'D LIKE TO ASK, WHEN DID IT GET TRANSFERRED BACK TO MR. HARRIS? IT WAS, I THINK, ON THE 3RD OF JUNE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS BECAUSE HE DID HAVE TRIPLE BYPASS SURGERY. AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, HE WANTED TO LEAVE THAT FOR HIS GRANDSON. AND THEN THE OTHER CONCERN, MR. LEWIS, THAT I HAVE, IF YOU CAN RECALL AT THE FIRST HEARING, THERE HAS BEEN MAJOR DRUG DEALINGS GOING ON IN THOSE HOUSES. THAT HOUSE. YEAH. AND I FOUND OUT TO SO THERE ARE PEOPLE GOING AND COMING AND IT WAS A MANUFACTURER SET UP I BELIEVE, DRUG DEALING.
AND YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU REMINDED ME BECAUSE I, I HOPEFULLY WE'VE REMEDIED THAT. BUT. AND THERE IS
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NO TRESPASSING SIGNS POSTED AS WELL. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T STOP ANYBODY. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE PHOTOS. AS IT RELATES TO THE LAWSUIT, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY INDICATION OF WHEN IT WILL SETTLE? GEORGE HAD CONTACTED THEM. THEY DID NOT GIVE AN ANSWER. I THINK YOU CONTACTED THEM ABOUT MAYBE 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION IN MY FILE FOLDER THAT IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT LAST I HEARD THAT IT WAS WAITING FOR THE APPEALS FOR THE OTHER ONES APPEALING IT. YEAH, THEY'RE I KNOW THEY'RE REVIEWING OTHER CASES, I GUESS ESSENTIALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEGIT. BUT I GOT 19 PAGES OF THE STUFF THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. SO DEFINITELY GOING TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY GOING TO GET SOMETHING IS HE HAS SOME QUESTION TO WIN LIKE YOU SAID.YEAH. THAT'S I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. I MEAN IF IT'S NOT ANY TIMELY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT IT ON THE MARKET FOR SALE. SO IT'S GOT TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER. SO. WELL.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT ONE, YOUR BID IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. I UNDERSTAND. AND SO THAT'S AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE RECORD, THE TOTAL BID IS $6,700. YEAH. I FIGURE PROBABLY 3040 GRAND MAYBE AT MOST. AND YOU KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DOZIER CASES ARE SETTLING FOR. SO I CAN ONLY GUESSTIMATE BASED ON SOME INFORMATION, I GATHER. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WHAT THE OTHER CASES ARE SETTLING FOR.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MR. GAYE'S CIRCUMSTANCES WERE IN THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. SURE. SO I'M CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW. IF HE GETS A SETTLEMENT FOR 30 OR 40 AND, YOU KNOW, HIS OPTIONS ARE 30 OR 40, AND THIS THING THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT RECOVER IN THE SALE VERSUS, YOU KNOW, LET ME TAKE A GAMBLE ON VACATION. AND I HAD AS A REALTOR, I GOT TO LOOK AT THAT ON HIS BEHALF AND A FAMILY MEMBER. BUT IF WE DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF REHAB OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO SECURE, LIKE IN THAT EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THE STRAPS AND SO FORTH AND A ROOF, THE WINDOWS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY SELL IT TO ONE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, FLIPPERS. AND THE FACT THAT IT'S BEING USED, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A DRUG DEALING PLACE. AND Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY, WELL, I MEAN, I HOPE NOT. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK IN IT. SO THAT'S. ALL OF THIS. YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW, THE DAMAGE TO THIS STRUCTURE IS NOT EVEN ALL THIS STUFF HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. EVERYTHING OUT OF THAT SHED IS EMPTY. IS THE SHED STILL THERE? IT'S STILL THERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING INSIDE IT. ALL THE DEBRIS IN THE YARD IS GONE. ALL THE DEBRIS IS GONE. OR 90% OF THOSE CARS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THAT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT THAT. YEAH, THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL THAT STUFF IS GONE MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO. YEAH. OBVIOUSLY THEY THEY CAN GET BACK IN THERE. IT'S NOT IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE THAT DIFFICULT TO GET BACK IN THERE.
RIGHT. AND WE'RE I KNOW THIS IS THIS IS THE BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT. SO THAT PHOTOS SO THEY ARE A LITTLE OLDER. THEY'RE A YEAR OLD. SO THE INTENT OF GRANTOWN IS PRETTY PRETTY MODERN READING THAT COME OUT AND ALL THAT. YEAH. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REMODELING IT AND THEY HADN'T GOT INCARCERATED. MY GRANDSON STARTED REMODELING WHEN HE GOT INCARCERATED, AND THAT SORT OF STOPPED HIM DOING ANYTHING WITH IT. SO I WENT BACK AND GOT IT BACK. MY NAME. I
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THINK, DO SOMETHING WITH IT. I THINK THAT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. YES, SIR. I'M JUST I'M NOT INCLINED TO GRANT YOU ANY ADDITIONAL TIME IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT, LIKE I SAID, THE ESTIMATE IS WAY, WAY, WAY LOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT IS UP IN THE AIR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S. I THINK IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER WORD TO DANGEROUS TO LEAVE IT AS IT IS.SO SOMEBODY'S WORKING ON IT ALREADY NOW. WELL I REALIZE THAT. AND THE YARD, THE YARD IS NOT REALLY WHAT CONCERNS ME. I MEAN, IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP, OF COURSE, BUT THE I'M HARD OF HEARING THE REASON I'M LETTING HIM DO THE TALK FOR ME. THE. THE YARD IS NOT GOING TO BE THE THING THAT GETS SOMEBODY HURT. IT'S GOING TO BE THAT I STEP A LITTLE CLOSER, SIR. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE THE YARD'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT GETS SOMEBODY HURT. IT'S GOING TO BE THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF AND THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK. SOMEBODY CAN GO IN THERE AND GET HURT AND COME ON DID. ROB SOMEBODY AND WENT DOWN MY SON. YEAH. WITHOUT A DOCTOR. WELL YOU DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WELL, BUT THE THING IS RIGHT NOW IT'S UNOCCUPIED. AND, YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GOT NO TRESPASSING SIGNS, DERELICT STILL GO INTO PLACES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE POSTED. WELL, THEY GO INTO BRAND NEW HOUSES AND BREAK IN THAT ARE VACANT THAT WE HAVE LISTED FOR SALE TOO. I'VE HAD A AC SYSTEM STOLEN OUT OF VACANT HOUSE, SO IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. BUT BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO GET HURT IN A BRAND NEW HOME THAN THEY ARE IN THIS PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR AT ANY TIME. I GOT THIS, I GOT THIS, I GOT TO TELL YOU, I DON'T. KNOW.
WELL, I CALL IT SHUT DOWN. DO YOU NEED THIS BACK OR IS THIS OUR CAR? YOU CAN HAVE THAT COPY.
I HAVE AN EXTRA COPY, SIR. PUT THAT IN THE RECORD. IF YOU TREAD ON THE STEP 5002. WELL, FROM WHAT I SAW OF THE SHED. ALL RIGHT. DEBRIS INSIDE. YEAH. THE. WELL, LIKE I SAID, I. I'M NOT INCLINED TO GRANT YOU ANY MORE TIME AS IT RELATES TO THIS. I'M JUST I'M ESPECIALLY THREE MONTHS. I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY I'D GRANT AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS, BUT. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERM OF THE TERMS OF THE ORDER, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, OR ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY FIND TO EXIST. UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE 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 RESPONDENT.
COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE ARE. I AM GOING TO. WAIVE THE FINE, I'M GOING TO STRIKE THE FINE. AND SO THE $500 FINE IS HEREBY WAIVED. BUT IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. SO THAT SOMEONE ON. YOU HAVE TO DO IT REAL QUICK. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SO AS FAR AS THE EXTENSION, IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THREE MONTHS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. SO LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICALLY, I JUST PUT IT ON THE MARKET FOR SALE TOMORROW, AND THEN WE FIND A OBVIOUSLY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR FLIPPER. WOULD THAT BE SATISFACTORY? I KNOW YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE CONDITION. I'VE WALKED THROUGH THE HOUSE. I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T. I KNOW THE ENFORCEMENT AGENT HAS.
I'D BE GLAD TO WALK OVER THERE AND GO WITH HIM THROUGH THE HOUSE BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAY, THE FLOOR AND STUFF. NOT ALL THE FLOORS, YOU KNOW, NOT UNSAFE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. SO YES, IT NEEDS THE KEY WORD. THERE WAS NOT ALL. AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT GLASS IN THERE THAT'S SHATTERED IN THE
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WINDOWS. RIGHT. AND IF SOMEBODY TRIES TO CRAWL THROUGH THERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW, I AGREE, SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE TOYOTA, THEY CRAWL THROUGH THE WINDOW AND THEY ASK FOR IT.RIGHT. AND THEY GOT IT. YEAH. BUT I MEAN I CAN GET THE WINDOWS DONE IN PROBABLY 3 TO 5 DAYS. I CAN GET CERTAIN THINGS DONE, YOU KNOW. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IF I PUT IT ON THE MARKET, WHERE ARE WE AT THERE. SO I FIND THAT BUYER THAT'S WILLING TO REHAB IT. HOW QUICKLY DO Y'ALL HAVE A. WELL, THE ORDER GOES WITH THE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING THAT THAT. THAT'S GOING WOULD BE RIGHT. WELL ACTUALLY SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT ABOUT THE WHAT ABOUT THE NEW OWNER THEN THAT THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO YOU HAVE TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THIS TO THE NEW OWNER. WELL ABSOLUTELY. YEAH I KNOW ALL ABOUT DISCLOSURE, SIR. ORDER GOES ON THE PROPERTY. SO THE ORDER STANDS NO MATTER WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY, RIGHT. SO IF THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES US TO ABATE. WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE THE ASSESSOR. SURVEY. AND THEN NEXT WEEK. AND PROBABLY DO THE SAME. BUT I WANT TO SAY TO JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, OUR PROCESS IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COST OF THAT ABATEMENT WILL GO ON. YOUR PROPERTY TAX IS SPREAD OUT OVER FIVE YEARS. SO WE TEND TO GET A VERY SERIOUS LOWER PRICES THAN YOU WOULD FUNDAMENTALISM.
YEAH. RIGHT. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. AND SO SHE'S RIGHT. WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO PAY RIGHT AWAY. SO IT STILL DOES TO COME OFF THE OFF THE LANDFILL. RIGHT. IT'LL BE PAID BACK TO THE COUNTY AT THE CLOSING. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PAY RIGHT OFF. RIGHT. YEAH. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IT ALL. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AND, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT FIND YOU MIGHT KNOW A FLIPPER THAT'S WILLING TO DO IT. OH, YOU TRUST ME? I'M WORKING WITH FIVE OF THEM NOW. AND IF YOU KNOW, IF HE'S WILLING TO DROP $30,000 IN THAT PLACE, YOU KNOW. WHAT? I WOULDN'T PUT MUCH STOCK AT HIM AS STOCK IN HIM AS A VERY GOOD FLIPPER. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF HE'S WILLING TO DO IT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND HE CAN I MEAN, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A HUGE RETURN, BUT I JUST WROTE A CONTRACT TODAY FOR A $68,000 REHAB FLIP AND SWEETWATER VILLAGE UP TO 31. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE OUT THERE. GOOD LUCK ON IT. BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU PUT THE ORDER ON IT, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO DEMO IT, WHEREAS THERE IS STILL SOME VALUE TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME TO SOME DEGREE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S WORK TO BE PUT IN IT.
BUT ONCE YOU REHAB IT, THAT THAT NEW OWNER COULD OBVIOUSLY RENT IT OUT FOR X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS PER MONTH. OR LIKE YOU SAID, FLIP IT AND MAYBE MAKE 50 GRAND. SO THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THERE IS AN ORDER ALREADY IN PLACE. IT'S BEEN DEEMED UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE INCLINED TO NEED TO CORRECT IT. RIGHT. THOSE FLIPPERS DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. SO YOU'D BE SURPRISED. BUT YEAH, WELL THEY DO. I'M NOT SAYING. YEAH, BUT TYPICALLY THE FLIPPER JUST WANT TO COME IN AND DO IT AND NOT GET THE ENGINEERING. BUT NOW THERE'S AN ORDER. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT. SO. BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT IN THE TIME FRAME OF WHAT DID YOU SAY TWO WEEKS. THREE WEEKS. YEAH. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR FLIPPER TO DO IT THAT QUICKLY. WELL HE JUST HE HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE PERMIT BUT I DON'T KNOW, ISSUE A PERMIT DURING THE PENDENCY OF AN ORDER TO ABATE IT. WILL HE. WELL THE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS IN THEIR NAME AND THEY'RE GOING TO NEED THE ENGINEERING. AND OF COURSE, NOW WE'LL PASS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY PAST THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THAT HAD TO HAPPEN 30 DAYS AGO. OKAY. WELL, AND IT WASN'T IN HIS NAME 30 DAYS AGO. WELL. I THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO FLIP IT, YOU NEED TO FLIP IT WITHOUT THE HOUSE, SO TO SPEAK. JUST GET HIM OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT, SO TO SPEAK. YEAH, WELL, HE HAS NO MORTGAGE. I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING THAT'S THAT'S THE IDEA IS TO GET HIM OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT, BUT. WELL, I MEAN, THE MOBILE HOME HAS A LITTLE BIT OF VALUE TO IT, EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NEED OBVIOUSLY A FAIR AMOUNT OF REPAIRS. I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN A REALTOR FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, SO I KNOW WHAT THE MARKET'S LIKE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT'S UP TO YOU. I JUST I FEEL YEAH, I'M JUST TOO NERVOUS ABOUT THAT PLACE. IT'S BEEN ABUSED
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AND. YEAH WITH THE. DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ALL OF THAT. AND YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVE. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. CLEAN UP THE PROBLEM. SO. THAT'S IT. OKAY.I'M AFRAID SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN I APPRECIATE YOU. YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF HIM. SO GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. OH. YEAH. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE HER YOUR MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE. FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU CAN SAY IT IN THE MIC, PAPA. YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, IT'S JUST 149 HAIR ROAD, PONCE DE LEON, FLORIDA. THREE 4255. ERIC ROAD. O H A R E H A R H A I R H I R. R H A I R. P. NO H A R A H A. JUST A SECOND, I'LL FIND OUT. WELL, THAT'S MORE LIKE JEFF.
CLICK ON THAT. OKAY. YEAH. H A R E ROAD. H A R E. NOW THAT'S LIKE THE RABBIT. YEAH, THAT MAKES A LOT BETTER. EXACTLY THE WAY YOU SPELL ERIC, RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM G AS IN GEORGE. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6009 JAIMIE ROAD. ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND SCOTT HERE SCOTT HERE. HERE LIZ. SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. AFTERNOON AGAIN. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BAY COUNTY, ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024. WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE OR UNFIT UNSAFE MOBILE HOME.
UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURES. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. AN INITIAL INSPECTION. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME AND THIS IS A R1. THE RESPONDENT THAT'S HERE RESIDES TO THE RIGHT OF THIS MOBILE HOME IN A BRICK BRICK WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. THIS IS A SINGLE WIDE AND SHE ALSO HAD ANOTHER SINGLE WIDE BEHIND HER STRUCTURE THAT SHE WAS TEARING DOWN. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR FINE OF $500 WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE TOTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY AND OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PHOTOS THAT WERE SHOWN AT THE FIRST HEARING. THAT WAS THE ADDITION THAT WAS ON THE BACK, AND IT WAS A NEW SHED BEING BROUGHT IN. AN ADDITIONAL SHED ACCESSORY. THIS WAS THE EXISTING MOBILE HOME THAT WAS BEHIND THE ORIGINAL PRIMARY BRICK HOUSE. BACKYARD OF THE MOBILE HOME TO THE LEFT.
ON JANUARY OR ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024. DEMOLITION PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024 AND EXPIRED ON MAY 20TH, 2025 WITH NO PASSING INSPECTIONS. A REQUEST WAS SENT IN BY THE PROPERTY OWNER MAY 28TH, 2025 FOR AN EXTENSION WAS DENIED DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE. HEARING ALREADY SCHEDULED. JULY 6TH, 2025. FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025
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INSPECTIONS ON SLIDE 36. NEXT. STILL SAME CONDITION. AGAIN. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE ON NOVEMBER 20TH FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING. 2024 THE MAGISTRATE ORDER. THE COMPLIANCE HEARING BE SCHEDULED. THE RESPONDENT. WAS ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT AND EXPIRE.CANCEL BECOMES VOID OR REVOKED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY. A COPY OF MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE, AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN CASE FILE. CAN I ASK, IS THIS THE MOBILE HOME THEY HAD THE DEMO PARK PERMIT FOR? YES. ADDITIONAL SIDING WAS PUT ON SINCE THE FACT SLIDE NUMBER 38 JUST COVERING UP SOME OF THE EXPOSED HOLES THAT WERE IN THERE. AND THE WALL STUDS. THE BRICK HOUSE HERE. THAT'S ON THAT. YES MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.
THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS. THAT SAME PARCEL THOUGH. SAME PARCEL.
ON MAY 5TH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, MARCIA FINCH. MARCIA JOHNSON. MARS.
OKAY. MARCIA JOHNSON. THE LETTER. THE LETTER SAID OTHERWISE, AS WELL AS THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, REFERRING TO A COLOR OF LAW IN HER RIGHTS SOVEREIGN CITIZEN LETTER ON MAY 16TH, 2025, NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD. NO RETURN MAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. ON MAY 21ST INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NOW THERE'S A GATE UP ACROSS THE FRONT, NO TRESPASSING SIGNS AND METAL UP BLOCKING THE JUNK, TRASH AND STUFF IN THE BACKYARD. CUBBY NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON MAY ON JUNE 5TH, 2025. ON MAY 21ST, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION. ON JUNE 16TH, ANOTHER INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINED. VIOLATION PERMIT HAS EXPIRED AS THIS DATE. NO. NO ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING OR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
MARCIA FINCH JOHNSON I'M UP IN. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. MARCIA FINCH JOHNSON, 6009 J.B. ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA 32466. OKAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW, MISS JOHNSON? WELL, A LOT OF THAT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP, AND I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. MY SON, WHO WAS LIVING IN THE MOBILE HOME, IT IS FIT TO BE LIVED IN.
IT HAD SOME OUTSIDE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, BUT HE WENT TO JAIL AND MY NEIGHBOR WAS SUPPOSED TO COME WITH HIS KUBOTA AND BRING IT TO THE GROUND. AND WE HAVE A TRAILER LINED UP TO HAUL IT TO THE DUMP. I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THE PERMIT HAD EXPIRED. I SPENT THAT TIME REMOVING MY SON'S PERSONAL STUFF FROM THE MOBILE HOME, BECAUSE I KNOW HE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. SO EVERYTHING JUST CAME TO A HALT THEN. AND. WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE POOR PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE WOODS. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH MONEY. WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AT A TIME. AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING PICKED ON BECAUSE WE'RE POOR AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE, BECAUSE WE DID WANT TO REMODEL THE OR REDO THE MOBILE HOME. BUT WE WEREN'T GIVEN A GOOD ENOUGH TIME TO GET IT ALL DONE. AND IT WAS MOSTLY ME DOING MOST OF THE WORK. AND I'M 61. I BARELY HAVE A JOB, AND I'VE BEEN OUT THERE EVERY DAY WORKING ON SOME PART OF IT. WELL, ANYTHING ELSE?
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WELL, THE SHED THAT THEY SAY IS UNFIT. IT IS STRAPPED DOWN BOTH FROM ANCHORS. WELL, ANCHORS ON THE CORNERS AND IN THE CENTER. IT IS STRAPPED TO THE ANCHORS ON FROM THE MAIN BOTTOM FRAME, AND IT'S STRAPPED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THROUGH IT, STRAPPED DOWN TO THE SAME ANCHORS WITH VERY LARGE CABLES. I'VE GOT A LOT OF PERSONAL STUFF IN THAT SHED THAT I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO MOVE OUT A LOT. MY SON HAS ABOUT $10,000 WORTH OF TOOLS IN THAT SHED THAT'S VERY HEAVY TO MOVE OUT. HE WAS HE WAS WORKING AS A MECHANIC AS WELL AS A WELDER, A DOT INSPECTOR. HVAC. HE HE WAS STARTING HIS OWN BUSINESS, OWN LLC. THEN HE WAS CHARGED WITH FALSE CRIMES. AND WE HAVE A LAWSUIT GOING THERE TOO. AND. IT'S JUST EVERYTHING'S FELL APART ON ME. WELL. I ASSURE YOU, I DON'T MAKE MY DECISIONS BASED ON. YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT. I LOOKED AT IT. YOU'VE APPLIED FOR A DEMOLITION PERMIT, AND THEN, IN FACT, YOU REPAIRED THE PLACE IT LOOKED LIKE. SO THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH ONE ANOTHER. I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU COULDN'T GET IT DONE? WELL, THE PART OF THE REASON YOU COULDN'T GET IT DONE IS YOU WERE GOING IN REVERSE, SO TO SPEAK. NO, THAT WAS MY SON PUTTING THE SIDING BACK ON IT. AND THEN HE WAS TOLD TO STOP A REPAIR PERMIT. NO, WE TRIED TO GET A REPAIR PERMIT IN THE BEGINNING. THAT'S WHEN THEY COME UP WITH ALL THESE LICENSED PEOPLE THAT WE HAD TO HAVE. YOU DO. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. AND THE COMPANY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS FOR THE SPECS. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU GOT A. DEMO PERMIT AND THEN I'M TRYING TO THAT YOU STARTED MAKING REPAIRS. NO I DIDN'T MY SON HAD PUT SIDING BACK ON. WELL. THE. THE CONDITION STILL EXIST. SO I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER, AND IN FACT, DID SECURE ADDITIONAL TIME BY THE ACQUISITION OF A DEMOLITION PERMIT, AND YET HAS STILL FAILED TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THAT ADDITIONAL TIME GRANTED BY VIRTUE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THAT PERMIT. THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO.ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY WITH ANY CONTRACTOR THAT MAY BE HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE THEN FOUND TO EXIST UPON ENTRY. UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. HERE IN BAY COUNTY, THE COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. BEEN ADEQUATE TIME AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT, SO THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME, BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS ONE. YOU'VE BEEN SERVED. WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. REALLY. AND THAT'S FOR YOU. AND I HAVE ONE FOR YOU. YOU WANT TO COME UP? AND YOU. YEAH. THIS IS THIS IS COLOR OF LAW. ALL RIGHT.
THAT BRINGS US TO. ON TO ITEM EIGHT ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS 9219 SOUTH LAKE ROAD, SILVER LAKE ROAD. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. AND CERTAIN THAT THE WOLF IS HERE TO TESTIFY. BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE RECORD, AS MISS JOHNSON WAS
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WALKING OUT, SHE GAVE A GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM SOME SORT OF DOCUMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE? PARDON, I CANNOT OKAY. WELL I, I DIDN'T THINK YOU DID. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND THAT IT'S ON THE RECORD. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. TAKE THIS OUT. ALL RIGHT. I NEED A COPY. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOU CAN YOU CAN KEEP THAT. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD MAKE MISS BEVERLY AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE GOT AND LET HER KNOW WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. SO A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS CONDUCTED ON THIS APRIL 16TH, 2025. LONG STORY SHORT, MR. DEWAR. CORRECT DOING. MR. HE'S HERE. HE HIRED ELEANOR CONTRACTING FOR THIS SHED THAT WAS UP THERE. THEY WHICH CASE IS THIS? HOLD ON. THIS IS 9219 SILVER LAKE ITEM H OKAY OKAY OKAY. HE HIRED ELEANOR CONTRACTING TO REMOVE THIS SHED. THEY KIND OF DRAGGED THEIR FEET AND DIDN'T GET THERE TILL THE EIGHTH. WE CONDUCTED A PRE-BID, AND WHEN WE SHOWED UP, THE PROPERTY WAS CLEARED. AND OF COURSE, ELEANOR IS ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS. HE SAID, I JUST CLEARED THIS THE OTHER DAY. I JUST HAD TROUBLE GETTING TO IT. BUT PROPERTY OWNER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION, GAVE ME THE RECEIPT. I PUT IT IN PART OF THE CASE FILE. HE'S HERE TODAY, SO. SO IT'S A DONE DEAL? IT'S A DONE DEAL. HE DID. HE WOULD HAVE HAD IT DONE A LONG TIME AGO. UNFORTUNATELY. WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF OUT OF. IT WAS OUT OF HIS HANDS. DOCTOR.DOCTOR. FREEMAN. 1015. LA PALOMA TERRACE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 32401. I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE HURRICANE, AND FEMA CAME AND CLEANED OFF THE TRAILER. THAT WAS ME. YEAH, AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THAT BUILDING, TOO, AND I DIDN'T. I DON'T GO UP THERE MUCH. I HAD BOUGHT THIS TO LIVE ON IT. I'VE GOT SOME ISSUES IN MY HEART AND I'M NOT ABLE TO. I CAN'T BE 45 MINUTES OUT OF TOWN JUST BECAUSE I'M HAVING. I'M 25 YEARS OF BYPASS SURGERY. I REALLY WANT IT BECAUSE THAT LAKE IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M GONNA HAVE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, BUT IT'S BEEN TOTALLY CLEARED. I MEAN, EVEN THE BRUSH, EVEN THE BOATS GONE AND EVERYTHING. SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S THAT GAS TANK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TIME FEMA WAS ONLY REMOVING PRIMARIES AND NOT NOT WE HAD A FIT ABOUT IT, BUT NOT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVING US FREE MONEY TO. AND I DIDN'T TURN IT DOWN EITHER. SO. OKAY. WELL, BUT THE THING IS, I WAS GOING TO TRY TO FLIP IT BACK OVER, NOT REALIZING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, BACK TO HURRICANE. I WAS GOING TO FLIP IT BACK OVER, BUT IT WASN'T TIED DOWN AND STUFF. AND I WOULD HAVE I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO TIED DOWN. SO YOU GOT HEART CONDITIONS. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE FLIPPING NOTHING OVER. WELL, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR 25 YEARS. IT'S JUST THINGS ARE STARTING TO FAIL. THE BYPASSES ARE FAILING, BUT THAT'S NO BIG DEAL. IT'S I'M A I'M A LITTLE AFRAID TO LIVE THAT FAR OUT. IT'S 45 MINUTES.
GET THE AMBULANCE UP THERE. BUT I THE GENTLEMAN THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HE TOLD ME HE SAYS WHAT HAPPENED IS THE TRAILER NEXT DOOR HAD DAMAGED ON IT. IT HAD A BIG HOLE IN THE ROOF AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY HAD COMPLAINED. HE SAID, BECAUSE I WAS ON THERE, HE SAID, DON'T BE IN NO HURRY. AND I TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD. SO AND I LEFT HIM A MESSAGE. HE DIDN'T CALL ME BACK.
I MEAN, HE HAD A MESSAGE FOR ME, BUT I DID TAKE CARE OF IT, SO. OKAY, I'M GONNA WAIVE THE FINE.
OKAY. KEEP IT CLEAN. THANK YOU. HE TRIED TO DO IT, BUT HE JUST HAD. SOMEBODY HAD AN ANCHOR AROUND THE FOOT DOING IT. SO HE'S A GOOD GUY. I MEAN, DON'T MEAN THAT. AND HE'S HE'S OVERLOADED. AND I GUESS THE ONLY WE ARE MISSING FROM OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT YOU DO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. I DO FIND IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FIND WAYS. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. WE'VE HAD ITEM B CAME IN LATE, SO THEY ARE HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO PLAN B NOW, SEND ME A COPY OF THE. PARDON. YES. NO. OKAY. WE'RE NOT SWORN IN NOW. THAT IS PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3605 ORLANDO ROAD EAST ORLANDO ROAD OKAY. AND COMPLIANCE HEARING. AND SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO. AVENUE. MR. INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN THIS CASE WILL BE BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BAY COUNTY ON MAY 14TH, 2025. IT WAS FOUND IN
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VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO AND FORM UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDED HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 BE IMPOSED. ON JUNE 10TH, WE DID INSPECTION PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE FIRST HEARING. I'M SORRY. YES, THESE ARE INSPECTION PHOTOS. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT SITS ON THE LOT. THAT'S IT. THERE WE ARE. ALL RIGHT. JUNE 10TH. INSPECTION WAS DONE. STILL NOT IN COMPLIANCE. NOTICE OF COPY. HEARING WAS SENT. WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JUNE 5TH, 2025. AND ON JUNE 16TH ANOTHER INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. SAME SITUATION. STILL REMAIN IN VIOLATION TODAY. NO. NO ENGINEERING OR NO APPLICATION FOR PERMIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND THE LANDOWNER IS HERE. COME ON UP. NEXT CONTESTANT ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT. I'LL BE BACK WITH YOU AT THE STATION. WELL, I CHANGED MY COLONOSCOPY FOR THIS.SORRY. NO, I CAN'T, SONIA JONES. OH, OKAY. CAN YOU REAFFIRMED THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE PRISON. I DO. ALL RIGHT. SONIA JONES, 3422 FLORIDA AVENUE. I KNOW YOU HAVE MY ADDRESS, PANAMA CITY, 32405. I AM THE LANDOWNER. I DO NOT OWN THE TRAILER, SO I CAN'T DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO TO IT. SO IF I HAVE A SAY, YOU CAN TAKE IT DOWN. I DON'T, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, RIGHT? I CAN'T GO INTO THE TRAILER. I CAN'T FIX THE TRAILER. I CAN'T GET PERMITS. I DON'T OWN IT. SO I'M. MY HANDS ARE TIED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, BUT I'M GOING TO AGAIN, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, I'M GOING TO WAIVE THE FINE BECAUSE SHE SHE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. SO. AND THEY'VE WALKED AWAY. I'VE EVICTED THEM SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE. ALL RIGHT. FINE. AND COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES, ABATE THE VIOLATION THAT THEY FIND TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. AND.
I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'M STUCK. THANK YOU, MISS SONIA. OKAY, THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, I HAVE TWO. THERE'S TWO. ITEM D IS NOBODY PRESENT FOR. BUT THERE IS A REPORT. ONLINE. COMMANDER LANE, THIS IS ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND TO IS HERE WITH US. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN INSPECTOR THORP. THIS CASE WENT FOR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MAY 14TH, 2025. IT'S FOUND IN VIOLATION OF COUNTY CODE SECTION 1717 DASH TWO AND FORM UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE. AS EXHIBIT A, THE MAGISTRATE GAVE THEM 30 DAYS OR $1,000 FINE. IF YOU DO REMEMBER THIS, THE GENTLEMAN DOES OWN THE LAND, BUT HIS SISTER THAT HAS PASSED ON THE MOBILE HOME. WE TRIED EVERY LOOPHOLE WE COULD TO GET HIM A PERMIT TO REMOVE IT HIMSELF. HE COULD NOT, AND HE AUTHORIZED US TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE LAST HEARING. WE'VE ALREADY DONE ASBESTOS. NO ASBESTOS WAS FOUND. IT HAS BEEN PRE BID AND WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE TIME TO ISSUE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED ON JUNE 16TH. THERE'S THE MORE OF THE WALL HAS FALLEN DOWN. THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WORSE ISN'T IT. YES SIR. OKAY. AND I DIDN'T FIND HIM DID I. I DIDN'T SEE HIM. IT WAS, IT SAID $1,000 ON HERE. WELL, I'M GOING TO WAIVE THAT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO. THING. IT SAYS I WAIT ALREADY. OH DID I SAY I'M SORRY OKAY. SO. THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE
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STRUCTURE ON THE PREMISES, AND THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER FROM THE PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THEY THEN FIND TO EXIST. THE COST IN ABATING THE VIOLATION WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO BLOW THROUGH? THIS ITEM? IS ITEM F 3924. 555 ONLY FOR TONIGHT. THIS IS. THAT'S ONE. THERE'S NO REPORT, RIGHT? CORRECT. THE THIS ONE IN FRONT OF YOU ON MAY 29TH. THEY DO OR. I'M SORRY. IT WENT FRONT OF YOU AND IN THE PROPERTY DID GET A RENOVATION PERMIT ON MAY 29TH. AND JUST DAYS AFTER THERE WAS A THERE WAS A SNAFU IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I TOOK CARE OF IT. HE WAS MISSING A PIECE OF PAPERWORK. AND INSTEAD OF THEM PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT STEP, IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THEM OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IT DIED AND DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. SO HE'S LIKE, I DON'T HAVE A PERMIT. MY DEADLINE'S COMING UP. SO I PUSHED IT FORWARD AND THEY REVIEWED IT, PASSED IT. IT HAS AN EXPIRATION OF NOVEMBER 29TH. I SPOKE WITH HIM JUST ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO. HIS TRUSSES SHOULD BE THERE THE END OF THIS WEEK. ONCE THE TRUSSES GET IN PLACE, HE'S GOING TO BE ROCKING AND ROLLING.BUT HE DOES HAVE AN ACTIVE PRINT AND HE'S ALREADY IN THE RED. SO HE IS GOING TO FLIP IT AND SELL IT. I'VE ACTUALLY WORKED. YEAH I'VE ACTUALLY I'VE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH HIS COMPANY ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS YEARS AGO. AND THEY'RE THEY DO A PRETTY KNOCK UP JOB. SO AT THIS POINT WE JUST RESERVE THE RIGHT FOR THE ESCALATION. YES. OKAY. RIGHT. TO ENTER THE PROPERTY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMITS, THEN BRING IT BACK AND TELL YOU THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE. AND ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SET A COMPLIANCE RIGHT AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT EXPIRE NOVEMBER 29TH, 2025. SO IT WILL BE EITHER DECEMBER OR JANUARY? YEAH. SO I'M HOPING IT'LL BE DONE BY THEN. BUT THAT WOULD BE EITHER EVERYTHING. SO THAT'LL BE DECEMBER 17TH OKAY.
9:00 1:00. YOUR CHOICE. I CAN DO DIFFERENT 1:00 IF I'M GOING TO BE HERE BOTH TIMES. IT DOESN'T MAKE A HILL OF BEANS. OKAY? IS THAT IT? I THINK THAT IS IT. JODY. DID I MISS ANYTHING? SORRY YOU GOT SUED WHEN YOU CAME, I MEAN. YEAH, I KILL THAT, RIGHT?
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