Sep 10, 2025 Code Magistrate Hearing

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OKAY. WE'RE RECORDING. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[Code Magistrate Hearing on September 10, 2025.]

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE DOCKET.

IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, I'D ASK YOU TO EITHER TURN IT OFF OR PUT IT ON SILENT.

OKAY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, YOU'LL NEED TO STAND AND BE SWORN.

DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. OKAY.

DO YOU WANT TO START WITH THE ITEMS THAT ARE HERE? YES, PLEASE.

OKAY. SO THAT WOULD START WITH ITEM D ON THE AGENDA.

THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4929 DEERWOOD AVENUE.

SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AN AERIAL PHOTO FOR LOCATION PURPOSES.

THE AREA WAS TAKEN UP EARLIER THIS YEAR. PROPERTY IS THIS OUTLINED IN BLUE GREEN PIN DOT. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA KNOWN AS YOUNGSTOWN.

YOU SEE THE BAYOU GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE.

HIGHWAY 2301. SLIDE NUMBER THREE IS JUST A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW TAKEN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR JUST TO SHOW YOU THE TWO STRUCTURES THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING.

AND AGAIN, THESE PROPERTY LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE.

AND ON FEBRUARY 25TH OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY.

AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. MR. HUBBARD, CAN YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR US, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

GOOD MORNING. JANUARY. FEBRUARY 25TH. WHILE IN THE AREA OUT THERE OBSERVED THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS FROM DEERWOOD. LOOKING AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

AS YOU'RE GOING PAST IT, YOU CAN SEE THE FOUNDED, YOU KNOW, PATROLLING THE AREA, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF COUNTY CODE 1702. LOOKED LIKE IT HAD TWO UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE BACK, SOME APPLIANCES, DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK TRASH, OVERGROWTH, AND SOME UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHS.

THE PROPERTY ARE INDUCED EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.

SO HERE'S FROM THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE UNSCREENED UNUSED PROPERTY UP AGAINST THE HOUSE THERE, THE APPLIANCE THERE IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT YARD. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

JUST ANOTHER SHOT. YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS LIKE AN ENGINE FROM A CAR OR VEHICLE SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH AND SOME OTHER UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. MOVE ON DOWN. NOW THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE SIDE FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY NEXT DOOR, WITH PERMISSION OF THEM FROM THEIR YARD, LOOKING INTO THE BACKYARD.

YOU CAN SEE THE TWO STRUCTURES THERE WITH THE TARPS COVERING THEM. BOTH OF THOSE ARE CIRCLED IN THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.

THE JUNK TRASH AROUND THE BACKYARD. THE OVERGROWTH.

MOVING ON DOWN THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE BACK.

YOU CAN SEE FURTHER JUNK AND TRASH. AND THERE'S SOME VEHICLES BACK THERE.

THERE'S A RED ONE, IF YOU CAN SEE. AND THEN OVER TO THE.

THERE YOU GO TO THE JEEP. SOME OTHER DERELICT VEHICLES.

AND THEN THE JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED ABOUT THE BACKYARD WITH THE OVERGROWTH.

THERE'S SOME KIND OF TUB APPLIANCE LOOKING RIG THERE AT THE BACK.

YES. YES, MA'AM. UPSIDE DOWN THERE. AND THEN JUST THE VARIOUS JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED ABOUT THE YARD.

MAILED A POSTCARD OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT THAT TIME.

FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION ON MARCH 3RD, I SPOKE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, MELANIE MCCLURE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS DEALING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER THE TORNADO, AND THAT'S WHAT HAD ALL THEM HELD UP LIKE THAT.

I WENT OVER THE VIOLATIONS WITH THEM THE TRASH, THE OVERGROWTH, THE DERELICT VEHICLES, APPLIANCES, ETC.

TRYING TO GET TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT PART THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS PLAYING IN THIS. SHE INDICATED WITH THAT THEY COULD FIX THE FENCE AND I INDICATED THE FENCE REPAIR WOULD NOT RESOLVE THE VIOLATIONS. AND. THEN I SENT HER A NOTE AND AGREED THAT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION DETAILING VIOLATIONS WOULD BE THE BEST AT THIS TIME.

SO MARCH 11TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY FROM THE FRONT.

THE APPLIANCE IS GONE. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ENGINE SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH.

THAT'S KIND OF A CLOSE UP SHOT. THE OTHER UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND JUNK BACK ON THE SIDE.

LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE OVERGROWTH HAS BEEN DEALT WITH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S TWO STRUCTURES STILL REMAIN JUNK IN THE TRASH.

THE VEHICLES REMAIN. STUFF SCATTERED ABOUT THE BACKYARD.

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THE ADDRESS CONTAINED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.

THE REGULAR NOTICE WAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH 15TH I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, DAVID MCCLURE. HE REQUESTED DETAILED EXPLANATION PROCESS OF WHAT THE VIOLATIONS WERE.

SO I DIDN'T RESPOND TO THE EMAIL BECAUSE JUST PRIOR TO THAT, TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT, I'D MAILED OUT THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. MAY 1ST REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY. OH, I'M SORRY IT'S A LITTLE BLURRY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE ENGINE AND THE UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY STILL REMAINS. SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO THE LEFT OF THE HOUSE, YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH THE OVERGROWTH.

BACKYARD. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE STRUCTURES, THE JUNK TRASH, THE OVERGROWTH REMAINS.

MR. THORPE, THEN A BUILDING INSPECTION ON JULY 11TH OR I'M SORRY, ON MAY 21ST.

AND HE'S HERE. INSPECTOR THORPE, BUILDING INSPECTOR.

CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD. WAS ABLE TO DO AN INSPECTION ON THIS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

BEHIND THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE SITS TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

ROOF DAMAGE, OPEN ROOF LINE TARP AT ONE TIME.

SPRAY FOAM FILLING, ROOF GAPS IN THE ROOF LINE THERE.

SHEETING PLACED ON THE ROOF IS NOT A VINYL ROOF COVERING.

THERE WERE SOME METAL PANELS ON THE BACK THAT WERE LOOSE AND DISLODGED.

COULD CAUSE WINDBORNE DEBRIS AND DAMAGE TO OTHER STRUCTURES DURING A STORM.

LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE ROOF. THERE'S A METAL PANELS ON THE BACK.

THERE ARE LOOSE AND NOT SECURED. AND THEN THERE'S THIS LARGE OCTAGON BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 21 WITHOUT ENGINEERING DESIGN PROFESSIONAL WORK PERMITS.

IT DOES HAVE POWER APPLIED TO IT. THERE WAS A TV ON AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THAT YOU COULD SEE FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON THE ROOF SINCE THE TORNADO, I BELIEVE.

AND THEN JUST SOME SHOTS OF THE THE REST OF THE JUNK AND TRASH IN THE BACKYARD, AND THAT ONE CONTAINER OR ONE STORAGE UNIT THAT WAS IN THE BACK.

IT WAS LIKE A CONTAINER FROM A TRUCK THAT WAS IN INVESTIGATOR HUBBARD'S PHOTOS.

BUT AS THEY SIT. UNFIT, UNSAFE, UNPERMITTED ACCESSORY IN THE BACK.

JULY 8TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE SAME ENGINE FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH.

STILL REMAINS ON THE FRONT PORCH. JUST A CLOSE UP SHOT SHOWING THE STUFF SCATTERED ABOUT THE FRONT PORCH.

DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SOME OF THE SAME ITEMS REMAIN IN THE OVERGROWTH.

YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURES IN THE BACK STILL REMAIN.

FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, ACROSS THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD, YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER STRUCTURE STILL REMAINS. THE OVERGROWTH AND THE OTHER VIOLATIONS REMAIN. JULY 11TH SENT OUT THE NOTICE OF HEARING.

AUGUST 13TH, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY OR I'M SORRY.

POSTED THE PROPERTY AS YOU CAN. SEPTEMBER 3RD, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY VIOLATIONS STILL REMAIN. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STUFF SCATTERED BY THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE. STILL THE ENGINE BLOCK IS NOW GONE, APPARENTLY, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME OF THE OTHER SCREEN UNUSED. PERSONAL PROPERTY REMAINS THERE AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURES AND THE OVERGROWTH AND THE OTHER VIOLATIONS REMAIN. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH AT 1 P.M..

THAT CONCLUDES THE TESTIMONY. AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. OKAY, MR. MR. MCCLURE. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. GOOD MORNING. DAVID MCCLURE.

MELANIE MCCLURE, 4929 DEERWOOD AVENUE. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROPERTY? SIR, WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH THE TORNADO DAMAGE AND THE HURRICANE.

OR, EXCUSE ME, THE INSURANCE CLAIM. HARVEY COHEN COHEN LAW GROUP IS THE ONE THAT'S REPRESENTING US WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

WHO IS HARVEY COHEN? COHEN LAW GROUP. OKAY. WE HIRED A GENERAL CONTRACTOR BRAD NOELL OF STEADFAST DEVELOPMENT. COME TAKE CARE OF THE BACK. ONCE THE LAWYERS GIVE US THE OKAY TO GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

RIGHT NOW THEY'VE TOLD US NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE BACK PROPERTY.

STRUCTURES WISE, UNTIL THEY CAN GET EVERYTHING ASSESSED AND GET IT FINALIZED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

WE CLEANED UP THE FRONT AND THE SIDE YARD. YOU CAN SEE WE GOT RID OF THE MOTOR.

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THE. OUR CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE OCTAGON GAZEBO IN THE MIDDLE THERE.

AGAIN, AS SOON AS I CAN GET THE OKAY FROM MY LAWYER TO START WORKING ON IT.

I'VE ALREADY PAID THE CONTRACTOR $4,500 TO GET EVERYTHING ROLLING AS SOON AS I GIVE IT THE.

OKAY. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS OVERGROWTH ROSE SHOWN IN PHOTOGRAPH 41.

THAT'S NOT PART OF ANY KIND OF TORNADO CLAIM.

NO. NO, SIR. THAT NEEDS TO COME DOWN. I MEAN THAT.

AND YOU'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO DO IT, AND IT'S STILL THERE.

WELL, YOU SAW ON ONE OF THE ONE OF THE PICTURES WE DID TAKE CARE OF IT.

AND IT JUST GROWS. IT'S LIKE, GROWS REALLY QUICKLY.

WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT IS TAKEN CARE OF ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

WELL, IT'S GOT TO COME DOWN AND IT'S GOT TO COME DOWN NOW.

THIS IS YOUR NEIGHBORS, OBVIOUSLY, THEY CUT THEIR YARD AND MAINTAIN IT WELL AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, MR. COHEN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S LOCATED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THE THE FACT IS THAT THAT STUFF IS DANGEROUS.

AND IF ANOTHER STORM COMES THROUGH AND PICKS THAT ROOF UP, THAT'S LEFT AND SLINGS IT INTO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEY DON'T DESERVE THAT. THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THAT GONE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, DESPITE WHAT MR. COHEN HAS TOLD YOU, I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS. AND SO I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO GET UP WITH MR. COHEN AND LET HIM KNOW THAT THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS CITED YOU FOR THESE CONDITIONS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY PHOTOGRAPHS WON'T WORK.

AND I'M SURE MR. COHEN, IF HE'S DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS, HE UNDERSTANDS THAT PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE USED TO SHOW THE THE DAMAGE AND EVERYTHING. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE GOT A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS WITH THOSE TWO STRUCTURES IN YOUR BACKYARD THAT REALLY POSE A HAZARD FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS. YES, SIR. AND SO IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND YOUR PREDICAMENT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY, IT'S IT'S GOT TO BE YOU'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE RATHER THAN JUST WHAT WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE DONE. YES, SIR. ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL WANT TO ADD? NO, THAT WAS IT. OKAY. WELL BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN AND WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND THE TESTIMONY PROVIDED YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY THERE OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO SIT DOWN.

EITHER ONE YOU WANT TO DO. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4929 DEERWOOD AVENUE IN YOUNGSTOWN, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY.

AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE.

IS THIS A FLOODPLAIN? I COULDN'T TELL IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS SHATTERED GREEN.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT.

BOTH MR. AND MRS. MCCLURE HAVE APPEARED AND TESTIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MATTER.

HAD BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER. OFFER ANY EVIDENCE THAT THEY WISH TO DO SO.

THE NOTICE WAS ALSO GIVEN BY POSTING THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK, TRASH, AND UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL CORRECT THESE VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR THE 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ENTRY OF THIS ORDER BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK, TRASH AND OVERGROWTH PROPERLY SCREEN OR STORE OR REMOVE ANY UNUSED OR UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THAT DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR,

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SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THAT APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND A COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, AND THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE.

AND THAT ALSO WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET ALL REQUIRED PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE. THE PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BUILDERS SERVICES DIVISION OR A DESIGNEE, AND THE REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED, AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO KEEP CODE ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT NOTIFIED OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THERE WILL BE A FINE.

I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO $200. WILL BE IMPOSED AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION OR A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH, AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMITS TO EXPIRE, OR HAS IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON THAT SHALL BE DEEMED A DEFAULT AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER? DO WE HAVE HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE ATTORNEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU A COPY OF THIS ORDER, BUT YOU NEED TO GET IT TO YOUR ATTORNEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THE TRAIN IS GOING DOWN THE TRACKS. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU ALL TO DO. GET THIS. GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THAT.

AND LIKE I SAID, THE THE OVERGROWTH AND EVERYTHING.

AND YOU KNOW. EVERYBODY'S GRASS GROWS AND YOU GOT TO KEEP IT MOWED.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE THING. ANYTHING ELSE, MISS ASHMAN? JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH.

15TH AT 1:00 IN THE SAME ROOM. AND THAT WILL DETERMINE THE COURSE OF ABATEMENT IF THE COUNTY IS GOING TO PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION.

OKAY. THERE'LL BE ANOTHER BRIEF HEARING ON THE 15TH OF OCTOBER.

AND IT'S JUST TO SEE IF YOU'VE BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR YOU HAVE OBTAINED THE NECESSARY PERMITS TO DO SO.

OKAY. AND IT WILL BE. IT WILL STILL BE HERE. WE'RE STILL OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM C IS ALSO PRESENT TODAY'S HEARING. AND IT IS PROPERTY ADDRESS 6909 ROAD RUNNER ROAD.

SLIDE NUMBER TWO AERIAL. FOR LOCATION PURPOSES, THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS YOUNGSTOWN. IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE HIGHWAY 2301 BAYOU GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE LEFT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN BLUE ON THE RIGHT. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST A CLOSE UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE RED CIRCLE IS DEMONSTRATING THE MOBILE HOME THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING TODAY.

ON APRIL 15TH OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.

CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. ON APRIL 15TH, WHILE IN THE AREA OBSERVED THE PROPERTY INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO NUISANCE.

IT'S IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME.

DERELICT VEHICLES, DERELICT WATERCRAFT AND OVERGROWTH.

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THE MAJORITY OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE.

IT SITS ON THE CORNER OF FIREBIRD AND ROADRUNNER, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE TAKEN FROM FIREBIRD.

AS WE GO ALONG THROUGH HERE, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE A LOT FROM ROADRUNNER.

SO THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE MOBILE HOME SITTING UP IN THE OVERGROWTH.

THE CONDITION OF IT. THE OVERGROWTH. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DERELICT WATER CRAFT.

THERE'S THE RV TO THE TWO RVS ON THE PROPERTY THAT'S DERELICT.

IF WE GO THROUGH HERE. JUST A CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE BOAT SHOWING THE CONDITION OF IT.

AND BEHIND IT IS A DERELICT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.

AND TO THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, KIND OF BETWEEN ROADRUNNER AND FIREBIRD IS ONE TUCKED UP IN THE BUSHES THERE.

IT'S DERELICT. JUST ANOTHER SHOT OF THE MOBILE HOME IN THE OVERGROWTH AROUND IT.

THIS CONTINUED SHOTS OF THE PROPERTY JUST SHOWING THE BOATS IN CONDITION.

THAT'S KIND OF TRYING TO SHOW THE DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME, SOME KIND OF STRUCTURE ADDED ONTO THE BACK THAT'S TAKEN FROM ROADRUNNER.

AND THAT 1ST MAY FIRST INSPECTOR THORPE CONDUCTED A BUILDING INSPECTION.

WHERE AGAIN, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME NOT OCCUPIED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.

RECEIVED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE SEVERAL TRUSSES BROKEN OUT.

DEFLECTION OF ROOF. SEVERAL AREAS. NEXT PHOTO OVERGROWTH INTO WINDOWS.

SOME OF THE WINDOWS JUST COVERED OVER CORRUGATED METAL.

AS WE WALK AROUND THE MOBILE HOME, THEY WERE BROKEN OUT.

THE REAR DOOR WAS KICKED IN. THIS IS A CONDITION OF THE INSIDE COLLAPSING ROOF TILES FROM THE BOWING ROOF LINE THERE ROTTING TO THE DOOR CASING, ROTTING TO THE FLOOR. NEXT PHOTO COLLAPSING WALL AND HOLE IN THE CEILING AND THE BACK BEDROOM.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF 20 THERE.

ANOTHER HOLE IN THE BACK BEDROOM. THERE'S A CLOSER SHOT OF IT AS IT SITS.

UNFIT, UNSAFE. 29TH, SEND OUT THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION IN BUILDING.

REPORT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON RECORD. BOTH NOTICES RETURNED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.

JULY 8TH RETURNED RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING REMAINS AS IT WAS THE OVERGROWTH.

THERE WAS NO CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY AT THAT POINT.

JULY 14TH TO SET OUT THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. ITS ADDRESS IS IN IS INDICATED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S.

BOTH NOTICES WERE RETURNED WITHOUT ANY FORWARDING ADDRESS.

AUGUST 13TH I POSTED THE PROPERTY FOR THE HEARING.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE VIOLATIONS STILL REMAIN IN THE BACKGROUND.

AUGUST 29TH I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM GARY ROWELL.

HE'S HERE TODAY. HE IS THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SON.

APPARENTLY THE POSTING IS WHAT GOT IT. SOMEHOW HE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CASE THROUGH THE POSTING, I BELIEVE. HE CAME DOWN TO BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH THE IN.

THE VIOLATIONS WERE EXPLAINED TO HIM AND THAT HEARING WOULD BE TODAY.

SINCE THEN WE HAVE SPOKE. HE'S TRYING TO GET THE PROPERTY PUT IN HIS NAME.

STILL IN PROBATE, APPARENTLY, SO HE CAN CLEAR THE VIOLATIONS.

WHEN I RETURN ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, HE HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED SOME OF THE OVERGROWTH. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE'S STARTING TO WORK ON IT. I SPOKE TO HIM PRIOR TO THE HEARING TODAY, AND HIS PLANS IS TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY OFF COMPLETELY.

AND HE'S HERE TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF TODAY. HIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HERE ON OCTOBER 15TH AT 1 P.M..

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AT THIS POINT.

MR. RAO. COME ON UP. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, BECAUSE THE STUFF KEEPS COMING BACK.

GARY ROWELL AND AND NOW I'M LIVING RESIDING AT WHAT IS IT, 38 08I THINK THAT'S NOT IT. 69. 21. HIGHWAY 23. OH ONE.

I STILL GET MAIL THERE. OKAY, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE.

I DIDN'T GET THE CERTIFICATION. DIDN'T COME OVER.

I COME OVER TO CUT GRASS AND FOUND THE CERTIFICATION ON THE 28TH.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET IT DONE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH GETTING IT DONE, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S STILL IN PROBATE, AND I CAN'T GET IT CHANGED AT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE. INTO MY NAME WHERE I CAN GET THE PERMITS.

SO I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH ALL THE JUDICIAL PORTIONS OF IT.

IT DOESN'T MOVE FAST. PROBATE IS A TERRIBLY SLOW THING.

YEAH, I'M NOTICING THAT WHO'S YOUR PROBATE LAWYER?

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HE WAS THEIR LAWYER FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN MY DADDY DIED, WE HAD HIM DO ALL THIS.

SHE CONTACTED HIM, AND HE SAID HE'D LOOK INTO IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW, JUST I COULDN'T I COULDN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME RIGHT NOW.

WELL IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON THIS, YOU'VE AT LEAST MOWED THE GRASS AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF STUFF.

AND TRYING TO. THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE REMOVED THAT CAMPER YOU GOT ON THE SCREEN THERE, TOO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AFTER THE 15TH, WHEN'S THE NEXT COMPLIANCE HEARING? SO THAT WOULD BE NOVEMBER 19TH.

OKAY. IF I GIVE HIM 60 DAYS, WILL THAT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO? IT WILL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS.

AS SOON AS WE SEND YOU A COPY OF THIS ORDER, GET IT TO THE PROBATE LAWYER SO HE CAN.

YOU KNOW, IF SOMETIMES THE JUDGE WILL SAY, WELL, I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME.

AND IF THEY SAY, WELL, JUDGE, LOOK, WE'VE GOT THIS MATTER PRESSING BEFORE US, CAN WE AT LEAST DO PART OF IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SOMETIMES IT'LL SPEED IT UP. I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT.

BUT I MEAN, IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE JUDGE'S CALENDAR AND THE AND THE LAWYER'S CALENDAR.

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET THIS ON THE ROAD HERE.

IT'S IT'S WORTH A SHOT. YEP. BECAUSE PROPERTY APPRAISERS WON'T LET ME GET A PERMIT UNTIL IT'S IN MY NAME.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. IF I CAN GET IT DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT, I CAN GET IT DONE SOONER THAN THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M WAITING ON. CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR AND AND THE DEMOLISHING OF THE MOBILE HOME WOULD REQUIRE A PERMIT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S UP TO YOU.

I MEAN, YEAH, WE'LL GO FROM THERE, BUT OKAY. I'M GOING TO BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6909 ROAD RUNNER ROAD IN YOUNGSTOWN, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN IN THIS CASE BY POSTING THE RESPONDENT'S SON HAS APPEARED AND TESTIFIED IN THIS MATTER AND HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A PENDING PROBATE ACTION.

RELATED TO THE THE PROPERTY, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

BASED ON THAT, GIVE HIM. WELL, LET ME BACK UP.

THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702. AND IF IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME, DERELICT VEHICLES, DERELICT WATERCRAFT AND OVERGROWTH THE OVERGROWTH, SOME OF WHICH HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL OVERGROWTH ONE DERELICT VEHICLE OR ONE DERELICT WATERCRAFT CAN STAY ON THE PROPERTY ONLY IF THE REPAIRED THERE IS A REPAIRED OR STRUCTURALLY SOUND PRIMARY STRUCTURE THAT REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY.

IF NO PRIMARY STRUCTURE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY, ALL VEHICLES BOTH DERELICT AND OPERATIONAL MUST BE STORED IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE OR REMOVED. THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME HAS GOT TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS MAY BE DEFINED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AND REMOVE ALL OF THAT DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILDER SERVICES.

THE APPLICATION HAS GOT TO INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING PLANS. HAVE BLUEPRINTS HAVE GOT TO BE SUBMITTED TO SHOW THAT IT IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME THAT NEEDS TO BE

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USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION.

THE STRUCTURE. INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ROOF SYSTEM, WALL SYSTEM, FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE 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 PERSON DESIGNATED BY OR AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 320 .8245 PER N FOUR. YOU'VE GOT TO SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND OR MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS MUST PASS THROUGH THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

THE PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES DIVISION, OR A DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME ANY OF THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE 60 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO $100. FINE OF $100 WILL BE IMPOSED AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY.

NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAMES SET FORTH ABOVE, BUT THEN ALLOWS IT TO EXPIRE, OR HAS IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON? THAT WILL BE DEEMED A DEFAULT AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER.

THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING IN THIS MATTER IN THIS BUILDING ON NOVEMBER THE 19TH AT 1 P.M..

IF YOU GET ALL OF THE, LIKE, THE VEHICLES AND THE GRASS AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF STUFF STRAIGHTENED OUT, BUT YOUR LAWYER'S SAYING, HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THE PROBATE STUFF IN TIME TO GET IT INTO YOUR NAME. TALK WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT SAYING, LOOK, I'VE DONE ALL, EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE, BUT THE MOBILE HOME. AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN CONSIDER JUST LETTING THE COUNTY TAKE IT DOWN.

AND THE PERMIT WON'T BE REALLY AN ISSUE FOR YOU AT THAT POINT.

BUT THAT I MEAN, IT'S YOU'RE STILL GOING TO YOU GOT TO PAY SOMEBODY TO TAKE IT DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY IN MIND, BUT THE COUNTY SOMETIMES THEIR PRICES ARE BETTER AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT.

I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER THAT WAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT WORKS OUT THAT WAY.

SO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND AND LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS.

AND IF IF THEY CAN, THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU ON THIS MATTER.

THEY WILL. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.

AND YOU'LL GET A COPY OF THIS. AND AGAIN, AS SOON AS YOU GET IT, GET IT TO YOUR LAWYER SO HE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A PROCESS ON IT.

THANK YOU SIR. OKEY DOKEY. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM E, AS IN EDWARD 7113 TIMBER RUN ROAD. CASE NUMBER C20250697.

OKAY. OKAY. CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THIS IS AN OVERHEAD AERIAL VIEW OF. FOR LOCATION PURPOSES, YOU CAN SEE PORTER LANDING.

IT'S ABOUT THE CLOSEST THING I COULD IDENTIFY TO WHERE TIMBER RUN IS THERE. IT'S 2301 WHERE IT MEETS 388.

GO AHEAD. CLOSE UP SHOW JUST AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AS IT RUNS DOWN TIMBER RUN.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. MARCH 26TH, RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF DERELICT VEHICLES LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY IN

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AUGUST 9TH. I'M SORRY. ON MARCH 26TH. I'M SORRY.

THERE'S PROPERTY SHOWS THE PROPERTY THERE. YOU SEE THE THERE'S A DERELICT VEHICLE THERE OFF IN THE WOODS. THERE'S THREE RVS THAT ARE DERELICT ON THERE.

SO FOUR VEHICLES THAT YOU CAN SEE. THERE'S THE JUNK TIRES OUT BY THE GATE.

JUNE 5TH, AUGUST 9TH. THE MAIL OUT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS RECORD OF ADDRESS.

BOTH NOTICES WERE RETURNED. WELL, THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.

THE CLAIM THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT. THERE IS A MAILBOX OUT THERE AT THE PROPERTY. THAT'S WHERE THE MAIL IS GOING, BUT NOBODY'S CURRENTLY STAYING THERE. JUNE 5TH, RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NO CHANGE. THREE DERELICT RVS STILL REMAIN.

JULY 14TH, RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THAT'S JUST A KIND OF CLOSE UP SHOT OF ONE OF THE DERELICT RVS.

THERE'S THE ONE IN THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY, AND THERE'S ONE IN THE BACK THAT'S GETTING HARD TO SEE AT THIS POINT.

AND THAT'S THE VEHICLE IN THE WOODS WITH THE WINDOWS BUSTED OUT OF IT.

JULY 16TH. NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD FROM THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.

BOTH NOTICES WERE RETURNED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.

AUGUST 13TH, RE-INSPECTION OR POSTED TO PROPERTY.

YOU CAN SEE THE TIRES ARE GONE, SO THAT JUST LEFT US WITH THE DERELICT VEHICLE VIOLATION.

SEPTEMBER 3RD WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. NO CHANGES OTHER THAN THE JUNK BEING GONE BY THE GATE AT THAT POINT.

THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M..

HAVE HAD NO CONTACT WITH ANYBODY DURING THE CASE UNTIL THIS MORNING, AND I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SISTER IN LAW IS HERE.

AND WE SPOKE BRIEFLY IN THE LOBBY, AND SHE'S HERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.

OKAY. WHO IS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY? OKAY.

TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS AND HOW YOU'RE KIN TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

MY NAME IS FRIEDA MASTERS. I'M AT 6736 PEGGY LANE.

AND BY GEORGE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY PHYLLIS HAND.

HER SISTER WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. AND WHEN PHYLLIS WAS INCARCERATED, ME AND HER SISTER WENT OUT THERE.

WE WE HIRED A GUY WITH ONE OF THOSE. HE GOT RID OF ALL THE BUSHES.

HE GOT RID OF ALL THE JUNK. HE TOOK TWO TRUCKLOADS, BIG TRUCKLOADS OF STUFF OUT.

BUT HER SISTER ENDED UP HAVING CANCER, AND WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING MORE.

SHE HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THE MAIL FOR HER SINCE HER SISTER PASSED AWAY.

JUST TO HOLD ON TO HER. SHE'S CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO COME PICK HER UP ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER NEXT MONTH FROM DOWN SOUTH GAINESVILLE, LOL. AND I PLAN TO PICK HER UP, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT I CAN DO TO HELP HER RIGHT NOW, BUT I PICK HER GOING AND PICK HER UP. IF WE COULD JUST LET HER GET BACK INTO TOWN.

WE HAULED TWO VEHICLES OFF LAST SUMMER, BUT I CAN'T HOLD ANYTHING ELSE OFF BECAUSE I WASN'T THE PROPERTY OWNER, IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD TO BE THERE TO GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO GO ON THE PROPERTY.

I DO HAVE THE GATES LOCKED. I'VE KEPT THEM LOCKED.

THE TIRES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE FENCE. SOMEBODY DROPPED THEM OFF ONE DAY BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T THERE, AND THEN THEY WERE THERE. BUT NOBODY HAS BEEN ON THE PROPERTY BECAUSE I KEPT IT LOCKED.

AND I DO CHECK IT. I JUST, I THERE'S NOTHING I CAN PHYSICALLY DO THIS DATE THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PICK HER UP AT LOWELL. IS THAT A SUREFIRE DATE? I MEAN, IS THAT AN EXPIRATION OF SENTENCE DATE? HER. HER? YES. YES, SIR. HER SENTENCE IS OVER.

AND I FORGET WHAT THE MAN'S CALLED. HER. HER? YEAH. HER CLASSIFICATION OFFICER CALLED ME AND ASKED ME, WAS I GOING TO COME AND PICK HER UP? AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD PICK HER UP AND BRING HER BACK TO BAY COUNTY.

AND THAT WAS HIS, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I COULD DO.

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THE OTHER MOBILE HOME THAT'S OVER THERE IS WHAT WE PACKED ALL OF HER STUFF IN WHEN SHE LEFT.

I JUST PACKED EVERYTHING UP IN THERE AS BEST WE COULD FOR IT TO BE LEFT.

FOR NOW, I DO NOT BELIEVE SHE PLANS ON LIVING IN IT AT ALL.

I THINK IT WAS JUST FOR A STORAGE TO KEEP HER STUFF UNTIL SHE GOT OUT.

I DO KNOW SHE HAS TALKED TO SOMEONE ABOUT MOVING A TRAILER OUT THERE, BUYING ANOTHER TRAILER AND PUTTING IT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE POWER AND THE SEWER OR SEPTIC. BUT, I MEAN, I SHE HASN'T BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS, SO IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO.

RIGHT, RIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU ANYTHING THAT IT'D BE WRONG.

I DO KNOW WHEN SHE GETS HERE, THAT'S THE FIRST THING SHE'S SUPPOSED TO DO IS GET THAT STUFF OFF THERE.

THERE'S TWO CARS, I BELIEVE, AND TWO TRAILERS OR PIECES OF TRAILERS.

A MOBILE HOME. OUR MOTOR HOME. BUT WE DID HAVE IT CUT AT ONE POINT IN TIME.

BUT ARE THESE. THESE AREN'T VEHICLES THAT SHE COULD ACTUALLY LIVE IN, ARE THEY? THE. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LIVE IN A RECREATIONAL.

THESE ARE ALL RECREATIONAL. YES, SIR. OKAY. THREE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE IN ON THAT PROPERTY. AND THEN ONE REGULAR VEHICLE.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SEE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE MAY BE OUT THERE. OKAY. BUT, I MEAN, NOTHING'S A MOBILE HOME, SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO TO LIVE, SO TO SPEAK. RV, RV. AND THAT'S A WINNEBAGO TYPE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. RV IN THE BACK. MAY I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? SURE. YOU SAID SHE'S GOING TO BE BACK OCTOBER 10TH.

YES, MA'AM. I'M SUPPOSED TO PICK HER UP AT 7 A.M., OCTOBER 10TH.

CAN WE CONTINUE THIS TO OCTOBER 15TH? AND BECAUSE THAT'S A WEEK AFTER SHE'LL BE BACK, AND THEN WE MAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT HER PLAN IS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO THAT. THIS CASE WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 01:00.

WE'LL SEND THE NOTICE TO YOUR HOUSE SO SHE CAN GET.

OR THE ADDRESS THAT YOU GAVE US FOR MAIL. AND THEN ON THE 15TH, WE'LL ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO WITH IT TO TO GET IT OFF. MOVING DOWN HERE THE 15TH.

I CAN DO THAT. OKAY. PUT IT UP HERE. OKAY. I'LL MAKE SURE SHE'S HERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANKS, CHRIS.

OKAY. DO YOU NEED ME? I'LL LET ME TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, SIR.

HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD BRING US TO ITEM F ON THE AGENDA.

THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6701 FIFTH COURT.

START WITH SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THIS IS AGAIN FOR AERIAL FOR LOCATION PURPOSES ONLY, TO SHOW THAT IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY.

WE HAVE CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE. PROPERTY IS CIRCLED IN RED, OUTLINED IN BLUE ON THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER.

CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW. WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE ACCESSORY OUT FRONT AND THE HOME CIRCLED IN RED.

ON JANUARY 15TH, INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY, AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.

ON THE RIGHT ONE. NO. I'M SORRY. I'LL READ BACK UP.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CLARKSON. NO. INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON OBSERVED THE PROPERTY ORIGINALLY WHILE HE WAS PATROLLING THE AREA.

HE DID FIND IT IN VIOLATION. 17 DASH TWO. IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, JUNK AND OVERGROWTH.

PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.

THESE ARE FROM JANUARY 15TH. STARTING ON SLIDE NUMBER FIVE THAT WERE TAKEN BY INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON.

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ON JANUARY 20TH, AFTER THIS INSPECTION VICE CHAIR.

CLARKSON REQUESTED A BUILDING INSPECTION FROM INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE.

AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. FOR INSPECTION AGAIN? SINGLE FAMILY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE, BRICK COVERED SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO HURRICANE MICHAEL, ESPECIALLY TO THE ROOF. THE ACCESSORY IN THE FRONT.

NOT PERMITTED. NOT GROUNDED TO THE EARTH. AS WE GO AROUND.

HAD BLOCK CMU BLOCK ADDITION WITH A BREEZEWAY ATTACHED TO THE BACK.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURES JUST COLLAPSED IN EVERYWHERE. THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

PRETTY GOOD SHOT OF THE ROOF THERE. AND YOU SEE ALL THE DARK AREAS.

PRETTY LARGE HOLES. YES, MA'AM. SLIDE 14. YOU CAN SEE MORE ROOF DAMAGE, THE ROOF LINE ON THE BACK AND COLLAPSING.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO 1313? IS THAT ELECTRICAL OR IS THAT A A CLOTHESLINE? OH, NO. OH RIGHT THERE. THAT'S A HOSE. THAT'S A HOSE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT RUNNING AN ELECTRICITY ACROSS THE GROUND. NO, SIR. OKAY. GO AHEAD. 15. AND THERE YOU GO. SLIDE 15.

MORE ROOF DAMAGE AND COLLAPSING. AND IN 16 LARGE HOLE EXPOSED TRUSSES IN THE BACK 17. SAME THING. THERE'S A SHOT OF THE ACCESSORIES IN THE FRONT.

FROM THE REAR YOU CAN SEE IT'S TILTED OVER. AND 19 SHOTS FROM THE INSIDE ROOF COLLAPSING.

AND 20. SAME THING. WATER INTRUSION. NOW, THIS IS THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE HERE, THOUGH.

YES, SIR. OKAY. YEAH. AS IT SITS, BOTH UNFIT.

UNSAFE. ON FEBRUARY 5TH. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD.

THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025.

AND ON MAY 5TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR TONY BRUNING WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.

TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. ON MAY 5TH, I WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE, I RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES AT ALL.

ON JULY THE 16TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

ALSO, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT ON THAT DATE.

CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER. RECORD USING ADDRESS 6713 EAST FIFTH COURT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32404. CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.

THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. AUGUST THE 27TH, 2025.

I KNOW I POSTED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S STILL NO CHANGES.

TAXES ARE DELINQUENT 2023 RE ON. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. DURING THIS INSPECTION, THE TRAILER HAD BEEN MOVED OUT.

THE BIGGER I GUESS. FARM TRACTOR TRAILER HAD BEEN MOVED OUT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SOME OF THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN.

THEY STARTED TRIMMING IT ANYWAY, THEY GOT A PILE OF DEBRIS OVER THERE.

NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE RESPONDENT IN THIS CASE.

THE SCHEDULE FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH AT 1 P.M.

IS THIS. IS THAT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE COMING IN SERVICE ENTRANCE? IT IS. IS IT? DO YOU KNOW IF IT'S LIVE? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW. IT IS. IT'S STILL HOT. THEY'RE RUNNING.

I THINK THEY'RE STILL USING WASHER AND DRYER YEAH.

THAT'S WHERE THE HOSE IS GOING TO. ADDITIONAL SHED IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I'M SORRY. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DEANNA. CHOMETZ.

JOSEPH. CHOMETZ. OKAY. THIS IS MY WIFE, DEANNA.

OKAY. IF YOU WOULD GIVE US A NAME OR YOUR NAMES AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS.

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OKAY. SO YOU'RE DOWN THE STREET? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? WELL, SIR THIS WAS MY.

THIS WAS WHERE I WAS RAISED AT IN THIS HOUSE, AND MY DAD PASSED AWAY 2012.

AND ME AND MY BROTHER HAD AN AGREEMENT HE WAS GOING TO BUY THE HOUSE.

HE ACTUALLY LIVED BEHIND IT. AND SO HE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY IN 2017.

SO I'VE BEEN KIND OF LEFT, YOU KNOW ON MY OWN WITH IT.

I'VE TRIED TO SELL IT. I'VE TRIED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE ON THE DEED, WHICH WAS MY SISTER IN LAW AND HER SON AND I HAVEN'T.

SHE LEFT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT. AND IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S REALLY TURNED INTO A MESS.

I'VE STRUGGLED TO PAY THE TAXES ON IT. I PAID THEM MYSELF.

THE COUNTY SAYS IT'S WORTH 95,000. THAT'S WHAT I'M PAYING THIS YEAR.

AND SINCE THE HURRICANE, I'VE PAID, I DON'T KNOW, YOUR BROTHER USED TO HELP US BEFORE HE PASSED.

AND SINCE I REALLY STRUGGLED, I PAID HIM 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 AND 22 AND I MISSED LAST YEAR.

I WAS HAVING SOME STRUGGLES LAST YEAR. ALL I CAN SAY IS BETWEEN MY PROPERTY, THAT PROPERTY, AND I OWN SOME PROPERTY IN CALHOUN COUNTY. THAT'S ALL I'VE DONE WAS CLEAN UP TREES SINCE THE HURRICANE.

I'VE REALLY STRUGGLED. I GOT AFTER THE STORM.

I GOT A. APPRAISAL OF LIKE 12,000 JUST TO CLEAN UP ALL THE TREES.

SO I KNOW I ADMIT IT'S GOT A LITTLE OUT OF HAND, BUT I'VE BEEN KIND OF LEFT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.

SO I'M HAVE HAVE DONE MORE CLEANING SINCE THAT PICTURE.

HAVE YOU ACTIVELY MARKETED THE PROPERTY WITH, LIKE, A REALTOR SIGN OUT FRONT OF IT OR.

NO, SIR. I'VE BEEN TOLD UNTIL I. UNTIL I CAN GET THIS DEED STRAIGHTENED OUT THAT MY SISTER IN LAW AND HER SON.

THAT I COULDN'T EVEN GET NO HELP. I AIN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET NO HELP FROM.

I MEAN, NOBODY WILL TOUCH IT, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AT THIS POINT.

OTHER THAN I DO HAVE A PICTURE THIS MORNING WHERE I'VE GOT A BETTER THAN THAT, AND I'M WORKING ON IT, YOU KNOW. I WORK FULL TIME, SO IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE.

WELL, IF THE COUNTY CLEANS IT UP, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL SIMPLY PUT A LIEN FOR THE MONEY THEY SPEND ON CLEANING IT UP ON THE PROPERTY.

AND HAVE YOU TALKED TO A PROBATE LAWYER ABOUT GETTING THE ESTATE CLEANED UP OR.

NO, SIR, I HAVE, I THINK YOU. OKAY. HOW? THE DEED WAS WRITTEN, THOUGH.

IT'S LIKE 25% ME, 25% HIM. 25% BROTHER IN LAW, WHICH IS PASSED AWAY.

25%. MY SISTER IN LAW. OKAY. IF ONE PASSES THAT ONE, 25%, LIKE MY BROTHER IN LAW IS 25%.

WENT TO MY SISTER IN LAW. SO NOW SHE'S SHE IS 50%.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HER, IT GOES TO HER CHILD.

AND THEN HE'S 50%. SAME WITH US. AND THEN IT GOES TO OUR DAUGHTER.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S JUST. WELL, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT PROBATE LAW.

I NEVER PRACTICED IN THAT AREA TO TELL YOU ANYTHING.

BUT YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT GETTING A PERMIT IF WE CAN'T FIND.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SISTER IN LAW OWNING SOME OF IT NOW, SHE OWNS 50%. OKAY. HOW DOES THE DEED READ? IT'S.

IT'S IN THE COURT RECORDS. I WAS TRYING TO FIND IT. I COULDN'T FIND IT THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S VERY.

I WAS TOLD MY DAD DID THIS WHEN MY MOM WAS SICK BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE HOSPITAL GETTING A HOUSE, AND THIS WAS BACK, BUT WE HAD A LAWYER FROM CHIPLEY WRITE IT UP, AND HE MADE SURE I THINK THAT NOBODY WILL EVER BE ABLE TO GET THE HOUSE.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY BAD.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH OF A MESS IT WOULD TURN INTO, YOU KNOW WHICH? I RODE OUT THE HURRICANE IN THE HOUSE. IT WAS.

IT WAS DECENT, YOU KNOW, BUT LIKE. LIKE I SAID, MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY HOME, AND I JUST. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX, LIKE, A, YOU KNOW.

WELL YOU KNOW, AGAIN. THE WAY THE DEED WAS WRITTEN MIGHT BE.

DO YOU KNOW IF THE LAWYER IN CHIPLEY IS STILL ALIVE, SIR? I DON'T KNOW. I DOUBT IT. HE WAS. HIS NAME WAS WILLIAM BRAXTON, I THINK.

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YEAH. I JUST, I GUESS I IF I KNEW A WAY TO PROCEED LEGALLY TO THAT'S THE QUESTION. I'M JUST AS LOST AS YOU KNOW. I HATE IT, SCOTT, AT THIS POINT, BUT I SURE DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU I DON'T KNOW IF A QUIET TITLE ACTION WOULD DO IT, OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE PROBATE? I WOULD THINK YOU'D HAVE TO DO THE PROBATE. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT A MUMBO JUMBO THERE, BUT WE DID A SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATION WITH THIS FATHER BECAUSE HE DID A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATION WHEN HIS FATHER PASSED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T OWE ANYTHING.

IT WAS JUST THE HOUSE AND A TRUCK. WELL, I MEAN, IF IF THERE'S AN ORDER OF SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION THAT OUGHT TO SAY WHO GOT WHAT IT DOES, I JUST DON'T I GOT TO LOCATE IT.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE. GO DOWN THERE AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE PRO, TELL EM YOU WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY IN THE PROBATE DIVISION.

OKAY. AND TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, IF, AS BEST YOU CAN, LIKE, TELL THEM HIS FULL NAME AND HIS DATE OF BIRTH.

AND IF YOU KNOW HIS DATE OF DEATH, THAT SORT OF STUFF WHERE THEY CAN GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT.

AND THAT MIGHT, IF THAT EXISTS, WHERE IT'S TAKING IT OUT OF YOUR DADDY'S NAME AND EVERYTHING AND WHATEVER THAT MIGHT ALLOW YOU TO DO IT BY WHAT'S CALLED A QUIET TITLE ACTION, WHICH IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE MUCH QUICKER AND MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PROBATE ACTION. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ALREADY BEEN PROBATED.

IF THERE'S A SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION AND THAT'S GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF IN THE ESTATE, THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT COULD BE DONE. SO SEE IF YOU CAN GET THAT DOCUMENT.

OKAY. AND THEN LET'S MOVE ON THAT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIND THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION THERE IN THE FORM OF THESE ISSUES AND EVERYTHING. AND AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CLEANED UP.

AND YOU KNOW, IF, IF AT THE PRESENT TIME YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT, THE COUNTY WILL DO IT.

AND. THEN THEY'LL JUST ADD IT TO THE TAX BILL.

AND IF YOU CAN GET THAT TITLE CLEANED UP AND SELL THE PROPERTY, IT'LL COME OFF THE TOP RIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE SALE.

SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY AND, AND GIVE YOU I MEAN, IF YOU AIN'T GOT THE MONEY, YOU AIN'T GOT THE MONEY. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE REALITY OF IT.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE QUESTION, ARE YOU THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD? I MEAN, THAT'S THE QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ANSWER. YES, SIR. THAT'S. WELL, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND, BUT I PRINTED OUT A PICTURE THIS MORNING. HE TOOK A PICTURE.

WE THOUGHT THAT SHED WAS GOING TO BE GONE YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY HE TRIED TO GIVE THAT THING AWAY. HIS BROTHER I DO HAVE A GUY'S COMING TO GET IT.

AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE YESTERDAY. AND WE HAVE CLEARED UP A LOT MORE OF THE BRUSH.

I DON'T KNOW WHO WE GIVE THIS TO. BUT THAT SHED'S GOT TO GO, AND WE KNOW THAT.

OKAY. WELL, THE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE HOUSE NEEDS TO GO TO, I GUESS.

WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP EVERYTHING AND THEN GET TO THAT, AND AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE LESS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO OR THE COUNTY HAS TO DO, THE CHEAPER IT WILL BE FOR YOU. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOME OF OURSELVES. OKAY.

LET'S PUT THAT IN THE FILE. MISS JODY AND AND I WOULD.

OH. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. I WAS JUST CHECKING WITH CHARLIE OVER THERE.

IF HIS NAME IS ON THE DEED. HE CAN GET A DEMO PERMIT.

IF FOUR PEOPLE ARE ON THE DEED. AS LONG AS CHARLIE.

DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN IT TO HIM? SO IF YOUR NAME IS ANYWHERE ON THE DEED AT ALL, YOU CAN PULL THE PERMIT REGARDLESS OF IF THE OTHERS ARE ON THERE. OR YOU CAN HIRE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO PULL THE DEMO PERMIT FOR YOU.

THAT'LL SAVE A LOT OF HASSLE. OKAY. SO? SO THE SOONER I CAN PULL ONE, IT'D BE BETTER TO GO AHEAD.

OR LIKE THE MAGISTRATE SAID, IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T AGREE, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU PULL THE D OR THE THE PERMIT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT WITH THAT GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THAT DOLLAR IS GOING TO COME OUT OF YOUR POCKET IMMEDIATELY, SO TO SPEAK.

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO WITH THE COUNTY. I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT'S AN OPTION FOR YOU TO LET THE COUNTY GO AHEAD AND DO THE DEMO AND AND GO FROM THERE.

BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY.

YES. AND AT THIS POINT, I'M PROBABLY JUST I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT MUCH I, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST A HALF ACRE. WELL, SOMETIMES, LIKE I SAID, IT COULD BE GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.

AND YOU JUST DON'T. YES. AT SOME POINT. DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

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DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I'M SORRY. NO, SIR.

YEAH. WAS YOUR FATHER'S NAME? BENJAMIN. BURT.

BENJAMIN. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER FOR YOU. I DIDN'T BRING A PEN.

OKAY. IT'S 140690. C? C AS IN CATS. C AS IN CATS. OKAY, THAT'S THE PROBATE CASE NUMBER.

OKAY, SO I CAN JUST GO DOWN. YOU CAN GO DOWN THERE AND TELL THE PEOPLE AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

CAN I SEE THE. OR GET A COPY OF. AND YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE DOLLAR, A PIECE OR PAGE OR WHATEVER.

IT IT WOULD BE MORE IF IT WAS CERTIFIED, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT ANYHOW, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PULL UP THAT CASE FILE AND GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE PROBATE ORDER SO YOU CAN GO FROM THERE.

YOU KNOW, TALK TO A LAWYER IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO TRY AND SAVE THE PROPERTY OR WHATEVER.

BUT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE STATUS OF IT NOW, SO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6701 EAST FIFTH COURT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, BAY COUNTY, AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. AND THEY HAVE APPEARED AND TESTIFIED IN THIS MATTER.

THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE PRIMARY STRUCTURE, AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, JUNK AND OVERGROWTH. THE. RESPONDENT WILL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK AND OVERGROWTH, ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE PRIMARY AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILDER SERVICES.

THE APPLICATION HAS GOT TO INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. AND THAT'S ALSO GOT TO GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

GOT TO SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND ALL REQUIRED PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS, ETC.

HAVE GOT TO PASS THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES STAFF OR A DESIGNEE, AND THE REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURE REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND THE PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

ANY. IF AT ANY TIME YOU GET ONE OF THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER AND ALLOW THEM TO EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP CODE ENFORCEMENT INFORMED OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, I WILL WAIVE THE FINE.

THEN THERE SHALL BE NONCOMPLIANCE TO BE FOUND AFTER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

IF THE RESPONDENT GETS A PERMIT, EITHER A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT AND ALLOWS IT TO EXPIRE OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON THEN THAT SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

THIS MATTER WILL BE SET FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M.

IN THIS THIS THING. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER HEARING.

Y'ALL CAN COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THAT POINT.

AND IF YOU SAY GO AHEAD, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH THE DEMO OR WHATEVER AND GET IT CLEANED UP.

AND MAYBE Y'ALL CAN, YOU KNOW, GET THIS ELEPHANT OFF YOUR PLATE.

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ITEM H, PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2109 BENTO COURT.

SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS AN AERIAL PHOTO FOR LOCATION PURPOSES.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST END OF PANAMA CITY BEACH, UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY.

SEA. THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE. THAT'S NAVY BOULEVARD.

PATRONUS ELEMENTARY. AND THE PROPERTY LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE.

WHICH PROPERTY WE OWN? 2109 BENT OAK. ITEM H H.

OKAY. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T HAVE THAT ONE CIRCLED.

OKAY, SO THE PROPERTY LINES ARE DEFINITELY NOT ACCURATE ON THIS ONE.

IT IS THIS PARCEL RIGHT HERE. ON MARCH 18TH. INVESTIGATOR BRUNING OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ON MARCH 18TH, 2025, WHILE PATROLLING UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, KNOWN AS PANAMA CITY BEACH, I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY UPON INSPECTION, FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF A UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND A UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE ON MARCH THE 28TH.

GO AHEAD. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THAT THAT'S PART OF I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YOU GOT A, YOU GOT A GARAGE OR AN ACCESSORY THAT HE'S BUILDING THE SAME ROOF ONTO THE MOBILE HOME.

NO PERMITS. THAT'S ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THE PROPERTY THERE.

BACK UP ONE, PLEASE, MA'AM. IS IS THIS STRUCTURE BEHIND THAT? IS THAT THE. THAT'S THE GARAGE. THAT'S THE ADD ON PART.

THAT'S ON PART. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS IT TIED TO THE MOBILE HOME? TIED TO THE MOBILE HOME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND ON MARCH 28TH, 2025 INSPECTOR THORPE, COMPLETE A BUILDING INSPECTION. BEAR WITH ME HERE.

MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. SO WE GOT A FEW OVERVIEW SHOTS.

JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND HISTORY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

DECEMBER 2016. AND SLIDE NINE. YOU SEE THE ACCESSORY UP FRONT? IT'S NOT ATTACHED TO A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME.

DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME IS THE RED ROOFED WITH DAMAGED AREA.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON THERE IF IT'S TEN RAPPING OR SOMETHING.

AND THEN THERE'S A KIND OF A PORCH ON THE BATCH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S ATTACHED.

HERE WE GO. DECEMBER 2020. THAT FRONT GARAGE HAS BEEN AN ADDITION ADDED TO THE LEFT.

IT'S BEEN BLENDED INTO THE ROOF OF THE MOBILE HOME.

A ROOF WAS PUT ON THE MOBILE HOME WITHOUT PERMITS.

AND THEN WE STILL HAVE THE THE ADDITION ON THE REAR.

AND IF YOU. BEFORE YOU GO NEXT SLIDE ON SLIDE 11 HERE LOOKS LIKE A FIGURE EIGHT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF THE FIGURE EIGHT.

THERE'S A VACANT AREA. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. RIGHT THERE. WHICH WILL BE RIGHT ON THE PROPERTY LINE MARCH OF 2022.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ROOF HAS BEEN BLENDED IN.

NOW, THE ROOF ON THE MOBILE HOME HAS BEEN FINISHED.

STILL NO PERMITS. MARCH 2023. THE REAR ROOF NOW HAS BEEN BLENDED INTO THE PEAK OF THE ROOF.

STILL NO ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, NO PERMITS. MORE ADDITIONS TO THE FRONT PART.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN THE MOBILE HOME AND THE THE ACCESSORY OUT FRONT.

AND THE ADDITION. HERE'S A SHOT FROM LOOKING FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST.

YOU CAN SEE THEY MOVED 90 DEGREES, BASICALLY.

OKAY. AND IT JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACCESSORY IN THE FRONT THAT'S BLENDED IN THE FRONT ROOF LINE OF THE MOBILE HOME, NEW ROOF ON THE MOBILE HOME. AND THEN THE ADDITION ON THE REAR CLOSED IN.

AND THE ROOF, IT'S BLENDED INTO THE ROOF LINE AT A PEAK IN FEBRUARY OF 2025.

NOW A NEW ROOF HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE FRONT, ALSO WITH DAMAGE ON THE FRONT OF THE ROOF ON THE ACCESSORY OUT FRONT.

AND THIS IS THE DAY I DID THE INSPECTION. I DID KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

IT WAS OCCUPIED. IT'S A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONS ADDED TO IT THAT WERE UNPERMITTED.

YOU CAN SEE BUILDING MATERIALS OUT FRONT AS WELL.

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I RETURNED THAT CALL, WENT TO VOICEMAIL AND I NEVER GOT NOTHING BACK FROM THEM.

SINCE THEN, THE ADDITION ON THE FRONT IS TO THE RIGHT OF THAT MOBILE HOME.

THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE LOOKING FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST, AND YOU CAN SEE IN SLIDE 20, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THAT PINE TREE, THERE'S BEING A THERE'S ANOTHER ADDITION BEING ADDED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME AT THE GABLE END.

NEXT SLIDE, SLIDE 21. THERE'S A BETTER SHOT OF IT RIGHT THERE.

AND THAT PROPERTY LINE KIND OF GOES RIGHT DOWN WHERE THAT PINE TREE IS AT.

SO IT DOES IT DOESN'T MEET DOESN'T COMPLY WITH SETBACKS.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. YEAH. AND IT'S PROBABLY TOO LARGE FOR THE PROPERTY AS WELL.

THAT'S PLANNING AND ZONING ISSUE THERE. WELL THEY CAN DABBLE INTO THAT.

THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT EDITION. THERE'S WHERE THE EDITIONS BLENDED INTO THE ROOF, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE MOBILE HOME AND THE ADDITION OUT FRONT JUST IT'S BEEN PIECEMEAL TOGETHER AND PATCHED, JUST DIFFERENT PIECES OF METAL PATCHING THE ROOF.

IS THAT SOME BACK UP? ONE, PLEASE, MA'AM. IS THAT SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT'S AROUND THE TREE, OR DO YOU KNOW. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS. OKAY.

I BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S. IT'S GROWN AROUND CHOKING TREE.

THIS IS LOOKING FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE DOING CURRENTLY DOING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DOING A ROOF OVER. THEY'RE DOING SOME REPAIRS TO THE ADDITION THAT'S ON THAT ADDITION ON THE FRONT.

NO PERMITS. NO PERMITS. STILL NONE. THIS IS WHERE IT BLENDS INTO THE MOBILE HOME.

WALKING UP TOWARDS THE STEPS. SEVERAL LOOSE PIECES OF MATERIAL ON TOP.

AGAIN. WIND BORNE HAZARD DURING THE STORM. THAT'S GOING TO MESS UP SOME PROPERTIES AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE.

THIS IS A CLOSER VIEW. WALKING UP THE PORCH, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE ROOF LAYING UP THERE.

YEAH, THEY ROOFING AROUND THAT TREE. I MEAN, IS IT FRAMING AROUND THE TREE TO ROOF OR UP TO THE FRONT AND AROUND THE SIDE OF IT? YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS WHERE THE ADDITION BLENDS INTO THE FRONT OF THE FASCIA OF THE MOBILE HOME.

STUCK MY BUSINESS CARD IN THERE. LIKE I SAID, I RECEIVED A CALL, RETURNED IT BACK. RETURNED THE CALL BACK. NOTHING SINCE THEN.

THIS IS ALL ONE STRUCTURE NOW. ALL THESE ADDITIONS.

SO AS IT SITS. UNPERMITTED WORK, UNFIT. UNSAFE.

NO ENGINEERING TO THIS DATE OR NO PERMITS. ON MARCH 31ST, 2025.

NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 2109 BENT OAK COURT.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 3248. THE CERTIFIED CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED TO REGULAR MAIL.

DID NOT RETURN. ON MAY THE 29TH, 2025, A RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION.

ON JULY THE 22ND, 2025, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.

2109 BENT OAK COURT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 3248.

THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON JULY THE 25TH, 2025.

AUGUST 27TH, 2025. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AS WELL AS THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.

SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2025. I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION.

I'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESPONDENT.

THERE'S BEEN NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR IN THIS CASE.

IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M..

THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. MR. MINSHEW. MR..

THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATION. COME, COME, COME ON UP HERE. WHEN HE SAID WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. MY NAME IS JAMES MINSHEW. I LIVE AT 2109 OAK COURT.

WHEN THERE'S NO COMMUNICATION, HE'S GOT SHINY RIMS ON HIS TRUCK.

I WAS ON THE ROOF WORKING. HE RIDES BY. IT'S A CUL DE SAC.

WHEN HE COMES OUT, I HOLLER AT HIM. OBVIOUSLY HE'S HERE THERE FOR THE ROOF. HE SEES ME ON THE ROOF. HE WON'T STOP.

ONE OTHER OCCASION, I WAS ON THE FRONT PORCH WORKING, AND WHEN I WENT OUT, HE RODE BY.

I DIDN'T SEE HIM WHEN HE WENT DOWN TO CALL US. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND. COMING OUT WHEN HE'S COMING OUT. I WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN RIGHT THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN JUST DROVE OFF.

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I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE YOU RETURNED MY CALL, BUT HE WON'T STOP AND TALK TO ME AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

I THINK THEY SHOULD STOP AND TALK AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. DID I DO A ROOF WITHOUT PERMISSION? YES, SIR, I DID. I MEAN, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU.

I PAID TAXES ON SOME PROPERTY ON LAIRD STREET, AND IT'S JUST.

I MEAN, IT GETS EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYTHING. SO IT IS.

IT'S ALL. IT'S ALL STANDING SEAM, ROOF. I TOOK A TIN ROOF OFF AND PUT A STANDING SEAM ROOF ON IT, SO I IMPROVED IT. I DIDN'T I'M NOT GOING BACKWARDS WITH IT.

I MEAN, I MEAN, I GOT PERMITS. YES, SIR. AND I REALLY DIDN'T WHEN I ORIGINALLY DID IT AND I ORIGINALLY DID IT.

THAT'S A SHOT. THAT WAS A I GET NERVOUS FROM STUFF LIKE THIS, BUT IT WAS A 20, LET'S SEE 20.

BUT IT WAS A 12. BY 12 IT WAS TEN. IT WAS A SHOT PUT UP THERE WHERE THE.

AND I JUST ADDED TO THE SIDE OF IT. ORIGINALLY THAT WAS JUST A 20 BY 24 CARPORT WITH A 2020 BY 12 SHED, 24 BY 12 SHED. SO AND I JUST ADD AN OVERHANG ON IT AND IT'S BUT IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 1999 WHEN THAT WAS WHEN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN THERE.

AND YOU PUT IT IN THERE. I PAID SOMEBODY TO DO IT, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE PERMITS WHEN THEY DID IT.

BUT IN 2000, PROBABLY 15 OR SO, THEY CAME OUT ABOUT THAT WHEN I DID A LITTLE ADDITION TO IT, THE OVERHANG. AND I SAID, WELL, WHY WOULD I HAVE TO HAVE PERMITS TO DO THIS WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE PERMITS WHEN THEY PUT THE BUILDING UP? AND IT'S WHEN HE'S BUILDING BY THE 15TH STREET, YOU KNOW, FOR THE GOT THE, THE TEN BUILDING, BUT IT HAD A TIN ROOF WHEN I PUT A STANDING SEAM ROOF ON IT.

AND THE MATERIAL IS DIFFERENT COLORS BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT OFF OF MARKETPLACE, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T IT DOESN'T LIKE IT'S BAD MATERIAL.

IT'S JUST THE SILVER IS BRAND NEW. WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE BEEN CITED FOR MULTI-COLORED ROOF.

WELL, THEY WERE JUST SAYING IT WAS DIFFERENT PIECES AND STUFF, AND IT IS. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S OLD STUFF. I MEAN, IT'S NEW STUFF, RIGHT? WELL, THE THE PROBLEM IS YOU DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THE SETBACKS.

YOU DIDN'T GET PERMITS. I DIDN'T SET THE BUILDING THERE.

THAT WAS THEM. WHEN THEY PUT IT IN 1999. THEY DID.

YOU OWN THE PROPERTY? I DID, YEAH, BUT THEY PUT IT IN.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE PERMITS. YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT. NO. WELL I ASK THEM TO ASK THE GUY WHEN HE PUT IT UP I SAID, DO I NEED PERMITS? HE SAID, THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PERMITS TO PUT THOSE BUILDINGS UP THEM TEN BUILDINGS OR WHATEVER THEY ARE. YEAH.

AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS STANDING SEAM AND ALL THAT VERSUS THE, THE TIN ROOF AND EVERYTHING.

WHEN YOU START MODIFYING OR ADDING TO A MOBILE HOME, YOU'VE GOT TO USE THE SAME KIND OF MATERIALS THE ORIGINAL HOME HAD.

YOU CAN'T GET HEAVIER BECAUSE THE MOBILE HOME IS NOT DESIGNED TO CARRY THOSE KIND OF LOADS.

SO YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S ONE, ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER THAT YOU'VE CREATED FOR YOURSELF HERE.

AND THE THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR TO YOU THERE, THEY'RE ENTITLED TO YOU NOT BUILDING THAT CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND SO IT'S IT'S YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF ISSUES HERE.

EVEN IF IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 99, I MEAN, 26 YEARS, IT'S BEEN THERE.

IT'S NOT IT'S BEEN THROUGH HURRICANE MICHAEL AND KATRINA.

AND I MEAN, I'M NOT YOU KNOW, IF YOU IF YOU KILL SOMEBODY IN IN 99 AND THEY DON'T CATCH YOU UNTIL 25, IT'S STILL THAT PERSON'S STILL DEAD AND IT'S STILL A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

RIGHT. SO BUT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU YOU WANT TO FUSS ABOUT THEM NOT TALKING TO YOU OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT'S YOUR PROPERTY.

YOU'VE BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION.

YOU KEEP CALLING OR YOU KEEP DOING SOMETHING UNTIL YOU GET TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M NOT. I'M NOT. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. BUT THE FACT IS, NO MATTER, I HEAR YOU ALL ARE SAYING COMMUNICATE. TALK TO THEM. STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM. WHEN THE GUY SEES YOU STAND IN THE ROAD, WON'T COME OUT AND TALK TO YOU. AND I'M JUST POINTING OUT THE FACTS.

AND I'M NOT. I'M NOT ARGUING FOR IT. I DID IT WITHOUT PERMISSION. I'M NOT ARGUING MY POINT ON THAT, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, I'M NOT MAKING NO EXCUSES.

OKAY? YOU'VE TIED INTO THE MOBILE HOME, TOO, AND THAT'S.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T TIE AN ADD ON STRUCTURE IN UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THIS IS ONE ERA HEAPED ON TOP OF ANOTHER ERA.

THERE'S SOMEBODY I MEAN, I'M ASSUMING SOMEBODY CALLED. I KNOW Y'ALL SAY SHE RODE BY, BUT I'M ASSUMING SOMEBODY BECAUSE EVERY BECAUSE EIGHT OUT OF TEN HOUSES ON MY ROAD HAVE ADDITIONS TIED TO THE ROOF. IF YOU RIDE DOWN MY ROAD, I WILL TAKE.

I MEAN, I'LL TAKE PICTURES AND SHOW THEM TO YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT JUST I'M NOT.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET IN TROUBLE EITHER, BUT I'M SAYING THAT PEOPLE DO DO THAT. WELL, AND, YOU KNOW, SO SOMEBODY CALLED ON ME. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.

OKAY. BUT LET'S SEE.

I DON'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF A COMPLAINT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT AGAIN,

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ANYTHING ELSE? IF THEY SAY THEY RODE BY AND SAW THE, YOU KNOW, THE FAULTS, WHATEVER.

BUT IF YOU RODE DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE I SAY, EIGHT OUT OF TEN OF THEM HAVE HAD ADDITIONS TIED INTO ROOFS. SO IT'S LIKE, WHY DID THEY PICK ME? BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING IT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, BECAUSE YOURS IS. IT'S JUST NOT NOW.

I GOT PICTURES OF IT NOW. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT. IT'S ALL FINISHED. I MEAN, WELL, IT'S STILL PRETTY OBVIOUS VIOLATION.

YOU KNOW I WOULD IMAGINE WHAT CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION IS HE WAS ACTIVELY DOING THE WORK.

IT LOOKS PRETTY ROUGH RIGHT THERE, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. I MEAN, IT'S ALL. AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A LIST OF ANY PROPERTIES WE HAVE.

I'M NOT TRYING TO. I'M NOT TRYING. I'M TRYING.

I'M JUST. YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND THE TESTIMONY OFFERED, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 2109 OAK COURT, IS LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED AND TESTIFIED IN THIS MATTER.

THE PROPERTY HAS A VIOLATION OF 1702, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE GIVEN A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ADDRESSING THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THAT APPLICATION HAS GOT TO INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME OR ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

REPAIR OR REMODEL THE MOBILE HOME REQUIRES THAT YOU USE MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. STANDING SEAM.

YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S NOT A ORIGINAL STANDING SEAM THAT THAT KIND OF STUFF DOESN'T GET IT.

BUT IT'S IT'S GOT TO BE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION.

THE STRUCTURE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE ROOF SYSTEM, WALL SYSTEM, FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SHALL 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 320 .8245.

PAREN FOUR. YOU'VE GOT TO SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND OR MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS, AND ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS HAVE GOT TO PASS THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BUILDERS SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNEE, AND THE REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS OR EXCUSE ME, INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND THE PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS. YOU GOT TO YOU'VE GOT TO START ON THIS.

I MEAN, YOU AIN'T GOT TO REPAIR IT WITHIN THE 30 DAYS.

AND I DON'T WANT MY HOUSE DEMOLISHED. I MEAN, WHEN YOU SAY DEMOLISHED, I MEAN, I DON'T TEAR MY HOUSE DOWN, I LIVE THERE. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT UNSAFE. I MEAN, WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS SAID.

WELL. RIGHT. YEAH. SO THAT'S HIS REPAIR THE. YOU CAN ALSO REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO CODE

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ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ENGINEERING PLANS HAVE ALSO GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE, AND ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNEE.

REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING AND PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED, AND PERMITS HAVE GOT TO BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME THE THE PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR THEY'RE CANCELED AND BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF YOU FAIL TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OR OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMITS AS SET FORTH ABOVE, THERE WILL BE A FINE OF $1,000 IMPOSED. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY.

NONCOMPLIANCE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION OR A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH, AND THEN YOU ALLOW THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE, OR HAVE IT CANCELED OR REVOKED, OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M., SO WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON OCTOBER THE 15TH.

Y'ALL GET A COPY OF THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT FOR ME TO. YEAH IT IS. YOU'LL GET A COPY OF IT.

BUT YEAH I CALLED ONE TIME. AND THE LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT.

RIGHT? YES, SIR. DON'T INTERRUPT ME. IF THEY CALL YOU AND YOU'RE NOT THERE, OR THEY LEAVE A VOICEMAIL, YOU CALL THEM BACK AND YOU KEEP CALLING THEM UNTIL YOU GET TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

OKAY, THIS IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU COME BACK HERE ON THE 15TH AND SAY, WELL, I CALLED THEM BACK, THEY NEVER DID CALL ME. I MEAN, I CALLED IN THE SPRING AND I DIDN'T, AND THEY SAID THEY CALLED ME BACK.

I'M SURE HE DID, BUT I DIDN'T. I'M SAYING, YES, SIR. YOU'RE DRIVING THIS BUS, RIGHT? AND AND YOU BETTER KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEBODY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHEN YOU ARE STANDING IN THE ROAD AND WAVING YOUR HANDS AND THE GUY STOPS AND WON'T STOP AND TALK TO YOU, I THINK THAT SOMEBODY TALKED TO HIM ABOUT HE SHOULD STOP. IF HE'S INNOCENT, HE SHOULD TALK TO PEOPLE. HE'S ENFORCING THE CODE TO NOT JUST DRIVE OFF AND LOOK LIKE HE DON'T CARE. AND THAT'S BEEN MADE.

HE'S HIS SUPERVISOR'S BEEN MADE AWARE OF THAT.

SO THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT. BUT YEAH. RIGHT. IF YOU STAND OUT THERE AND WAVE AND THEY DON'T STOP, THEN YOU CALL AND SAY, LOOK, I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

KEEP GOING. DON'T GO. DON'T STOP. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO ITEMS J IS NEXT ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S PRESENT. AND THE NEXT THE J AND K ARE GOING TO BE RELATED.

ARE THE SAME PROPERTY. SAME PROPERTY OWNER. BUT THE FIRST HEARING LETTER J IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE TO IMPOSE THE LIEN A LIEN.

THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 15TH, 2023, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT IS DECEASED, BUT HIS GRANDDAUGHTER WAS PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 90 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A DAILY FINE OF $5 WOULD BE IMPOSED.

A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.

THESE FIRST FIRST PHOTOS ARE.

FROM. NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024. IT'S THIS TWO STORY STRUCTURE.

THAT WAS DEEMED BLIGHTED. ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024.

THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER DATED MARCH 15TH, 2023. THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZED THE $5 A DAY FINE TO CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED.

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ON JUNE 2ND, 2025, THE FINES FOR BLIGHTED VIOLATIONS CEASED AS A NEW CASE WAS OPENED UNDER C 2025 AT 1166, AND AT THAT TIME THE STRUCTURE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE HEARING IN THE NEXT ON ITEM K.

ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025, AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S. THE NOTICE WAS UNCLAIMED.

ON JULY 22ND, 2025, AN AMENDED AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND THOSE HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

NO MAIL HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DATE COPY THE NOTICE HE WAS HEARING OF.

THIS HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON AUGUST 11TH, 2025 AND AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON AUGUST 27TH.

AND THE PROPERTY OWNER'S GRANDDAUGHTER IS PRESENT FOR THIS HEARING.

SO BASICALLY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CEASE THE FINES FOR THE BLIGHTED AS THE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.

GRANDDAUGHTER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, PLEASE.

IT'S WINONA PERRY AT 535 ORANGE AVENUE. OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED.

WE'VE CLEANED UP THE PROPERTY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WE PAID OUR NEIGHBOR TO HAUL OFF JUNK. OK. ABOUT EVERY WEEK FOR ABOUT 14 OR 15, FIVE BY EIGHT DUMP TRAILERS.

PARDON? 14 OR 15? FIVE BY EIGHT DUMP TRAILERS.

I'VE GOTTEN OFF THE PROPERTY IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

LET'S BACK UP TO THE LAST FEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS FROM MARCH 27TH, 2025. NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024.

OKAY. LET'S MOVE FORWARD, SO TO SPEAK, IN CALENDAR WISE.

OKAY. AUGUST 11TH OF THIS YEAR IS WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED.

AND SEPTEMBER THE 9TH. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THAT ORIGINAL ORDER.

TO KNOW IF THEY WERE CITED FOR THE TRASH AND JUNK.

LET'S SEE. I'VE GOT AN ORDER OF.

SAYS BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU AREN'T ABLE TO PULL ANY TYPE OF PERMITS FOR THIS STRUCTURE. BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS YOUR GRANDFATHER DECEASED? YES. AND THE THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE WAS WILLED TO ONES IN PRISON, ONES IN NEW YORK AND OTHERS MISSING.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR NAMES NOTARIZED, IS WHAT THE GUY TOLD US AT THE PROBATE PLACE BEFORE HE CAN PROCEED.

AND WELL, I GUESS THAT ONE'S MISSING. BEEN MISSING.

PROBABLY DEAD. ONE'S IN PRISON, AND HE'S NEVER GETTING OUT.

AND ONE'S IN NEW YORK, SO HE'S NEVER GETTING OUT.

NO. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS POSITION IS ON LETTING PEOPLE SIGN DOCUMENTS OR HAVING THEM SIGN DOCUMENTS. I HAVE HIS DOCUMENT SIGNED.

I HAVE MY UNCLE'S IN NEW YORK SIGNED. I'M JUST WAITING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE MY OTHER UNCLE IS FOR HIM TO SIGN OVER.

I WENT TO HIS HOME, BUT THE DOOR WAS KICKED IN.

THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. ALL HIS SHIT'S EVERYWHERE.

SO WE'RE ASSUMING HE'S DEAD. BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WON'T PROCEED TO LOOK INTO IT ANY FURTHER THAN RIDING BY AND NOT EVEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND THAT'S NOT MY PREROGATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GO ANY FURTHER, BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR JOB.

WHAT'S HIS NAME? RODNEY RODRIGUEZ. HE'S THE ONE THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING.

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IF I CAN JUST ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK. RAY SCOTT, CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THEY'VE BEEN STAYING IN TOUCH WITH ME. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR THEM TO GET PERMITS AND STUFF FOR THE THE DECEASED GRANDFATHER AND ALL LIKE THAT. AND I GUESS THEY'VE TRIED AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

IF THERE'S ANY, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERATION. BUT THE OTHER STUFF THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, AS FAR AS THE LOADS BEING TAKEN OFF, WE CAN REFER TO THAT IN THE NEXT CASE COMING UP.

OKAY. IS THERE A PROBATE LAWYER FOR ALL OF THIS? WE HAVE THE LAWYER THAT HAS WILL'S THROUGH. HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THIS? YES. HE SAID THAT WE HAVE TO GET IF WE WANT THE PROPERTY AND NOBODY ELSE WANTS THE PROPERTY.

WE HAVE TO GET WRITTEN STATEMENTS SIGNED AND NOTARIZED.

WHICH ONE IS MISSING? ONES IN PRISON AND ONES IN NEW YORK? WELL, I THINK THAT THERE IS, AND I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE I DON'T PRACTICE IN THE AREA OF PROBATE.

BUT THERE THERE IS SOME WAY TO SUGGEST THAT THE MISSING PERSON YOU KNOW, HAS IS THERE UNABLE TO FIND. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY IDEA OF LIKE, FOLKS THAT WOULD KNOW THAT PERSON OR PEOPLE COMING TO US LOOKING FOR HIM? BUT UNTIL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DEFINES HIM, A MISSING PERSON, WHICH THEY REFUSE TO DO, WE CAN'T DO NOTHING UNTIL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS, WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO DEFINE HIM AS A MISSING PERSON AND MAKE IT AN OPEN CASE.

UNTIL THEN, HE'S NOT A MISSING PERSON. AND THEY REFUSE TO DO SO.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE COME BY OUR HOUSE, LEAVE NOTES ON OUR GATES SAYING, HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? WE WENT BY HIS HOUSE.

WE'VE BEEN BY HIS HOUSE. HIS DOOR IS WIDE OPEN, KICKED OPEN.

DID HE LIVE HERE IN BAY COUNTY? YEAH, HE LIVED UP IN FOUNTAIN.

AND UNTIL THEY DEEM HIM A MISSING PERSON, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, POINTLESS.

BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT A PERSON THAT'S. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THEY'RE AT LEGALLY.

NOT MISSING. WHEN DID YOU TRY TO REPORT HIM MISSING? WHEN DID YOU FIND HIM? HIS DOOR KICKED OUT.

OKAY. SIX MONTHS AGO. OKAY. I JUST WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO REPORT HIM MISSING. IF THEY REFUSE TO TAKE IT MISSING.

TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. OKAY. DON'T. DON'T TAKE THE ROAD PATROL DEPUTIES NAME OR WORD FOR IT.

ASK FOR A SUPERVISOR. YES, SIR. AND AND AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO TELL THEM THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT MAGISTRATE TOLD YOU TO DO THAT.

SO, I MEAN BUT AND JUST ASK THAT THEY DO A REPORT JUST FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SHOW IT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOLKS.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER UNTIL THE 15TH.

AND UNLESS WE ADDRESS IT COMPLETELY IN THE NEXT ONE, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH, AND THAT'S FINE IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE NEXT ONE.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION AND.

OKAY, YOU CAN MAKE A RULING ON THE THE FINES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE THE CURRENT PAGE.

CASE NUMBER TWO. CASE NUMBER TWO. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU SIR. I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME THING YOU ASKED ME ABOUT IS LET US PRESENT OUR CASE.

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE RECORD, LET ME, SIR, LET ME GET YOUR NAME THERE.

TRAYNHAM. TRAYNHAM. BALLARD. YOUR LAST NAME? BALLARD.

B A L L A R D. OKAY. AND HOW ARE YOU, KEN? ARE YOU HIS YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER? OKAY. PROPERTY TAXES AND THE BILLS AND ALL THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT CASE. OKAY.

SO, SAME PROPERTY ADDRESS, 5025 ORANGE AVENUE.

ON JUNE 2ND OF THIS YEAR. SO FOR LOCATION PURPOSES IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS BAYOU GEORGE. IT'S THE PROPERTY TO THE LEFT.

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THIS IS THE MAIN. THIS IS THAT STRUCTURE THAT WAS DEEMED BLIGHTED.

THAT'S CIRCLED. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME TOO SMALL ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

OKAY. INSPECTOR. SCOTT THORPE.

ALONG WITH DID DO A BUILDING INSPECTION AND UPDATED BUILDING INSPECTION ON JUNE 2ND, AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I GUESS IT'S MORNING STILL.

INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. SINGLE FAMILY, TWO STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE SITS ON THE PROPERTY.

DETERIORATION ON THE OUTSIDE. SHEETING WAS A NO.

MOST OF IT HAD NO FINAL COVERING LIKE, VINYL OR HARDIE BOARD OR ANYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE.

INADEQUATE SUPPORTS FOR THE BALCONY UP THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHICH GOT DAMAGED.

NOW THE SHEATHING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS DOWN HERE, THE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE FLESH COLORED SHEATHING.

OKAY. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T HAVE PLYWOOD AS A FINAL EXTERIOR BARRIER.

GARAGE DOOR OPEN AS WE GET AROUND THE SIDE. I THINK IT HAD A WRAP AROUND PORCH AT ONE TIME ON IT.

THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ROOF IS TARPED IS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRUSSES AND ROOF DECKING AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS AND THAT LEFT HAND WALL ON THE THAT. AND YET YOU CAN SEE IN SLIDE SIX, AS WE GET AROUND THE BACK, YOU CAN SEE THE BACK PORTION OF THE GABLE IS COLLAPSED IN A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW. FEW TRUSSES MISSING AND TRUSSES MISSING, ALONG WITH GABLE SUPPORTS.

AND THERE'S A SHOT ZOOMED IN FROM THE GROUND.

LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW, YOU CAN SEE A BIG HOLE IN THE ROOF IN THE BACK.

NOT THAT YOU COULDN'T TELL FROM THE BACK. SO THAT'S NOT A REFLECTION. THAT'S LOOKING THROUGH THE ROOF. THAT'S INSULATION THERE AND A HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF.

THAT'S THE TREE ABOVE. ABOVE. ON THE SIDE. YEAH, EXACTLY.

AND THERE'S A SHOT FROM THE FRONT. THAT'S THE FRONT PART OF THE THE GARAGE.

IT WAS POSTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. I DID MAKE CONTACT. I'LL JUST EXPLAIN TO THE YOUNG LADY. HER SON WAS THERE.

I DID MAKE CONTACT. GIVE HIM A BUSINESS CARD, LET HIM KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING.

THERE'S ALSO AN ACCESSORY ON THE SIDE. THIS ONE'S PRETTY INTERESTING.

IT'S GOT SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. MRS ROOF PANELS.

AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU CAN SEE THERE A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW.

MISSING ROOF PANELS. AND AS WE GET INTO THE INSIDE, THE DOOR ON ON THE LEFT WAS OPEN.

THEY'VE REMOVED THE BOTTOM CHORD OF THE TRUSSES.

YOU CAN SEE THE CENTER SUPPORT BEAM THERE. THAT'S THE METAL WAS ACTUALLY THE GARAGE DOOR, BUT THE THE BOTTOM CHORD OF THE TRUSS.

SO YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST HAVE THE WEIGHT OF THE ADJOINING PEAK.

SO IF YOU STEPPED UP ON THE ROOF, IT'S JUST GOING TO COLLAPSE IN. SO ALL THE TRUSSES SHOULD LOOK LIKE THAT.

FRONT ONE ON THE GABLE SHOULD HAVE A CENTER CHORD AND A BOTTOM CHORD GOING DOWN.

OR A CENTER WEBBING BOTTOM CHORD. BUT AS IT SITS PRIMARY AND ACCESSORY, BOTH UNFIT, UNSAFE.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A THE REMNANTS OF ANOTHER ACCESSORY BACK THERE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. NO, I THINK THAT WAS IT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ON JUNE THE 5TH OF 2025, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT, CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE ADDRESS OF MR. BURKE USING 5025 ORANGE AVENUE, LISTED BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS WEBSITE.

THE CERTIFIED MAIL WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED, UNABLE TO FORWARD AND REGULAR MAIL IS NOT RETURNED.

I BELIEVE IN THE LAST HEARING WE HAD, I BELIEVE THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAIL CARRIER.

MAIL LADIES WERE ARRESTED, RIGHT? OKAY. WE WENT LIKE A MONTH WITHOUT GETTING ANY MAIL.

OKAY. JULY THE 7TH, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

ON JULY THE 9TH, I SPOKE WITH MISS PERRY WHO WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE DECEASED PROPERTY OWNER, AND MR. BALLARD. THEY CAME TO CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR THE HEARING AND THAT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED, BOTH PROVIDED TELEPHONE NUMBERS WHERE I COULD STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM.

AND THEY HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT. I EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL THE DEMO PERMITS, BUT I EXPLAINED THE PROCESS. IF THEY WISHED TO HAVE THE COUNTY TO ABATE THE PROPERTY, I ADVISED THEM THAT I WOULD SEND OUT THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND I WOULD TEXT THEM THE DATES. BOTH SAID THAT AGAIN THE MAIL CARRIER, BUT I WAS ABLE TO TEXT.

I KNOW AT LEAST MISS PERRY AND SHE RESPONDED BACK.

JULY THE 21ST OF 2025 WHILE IN THE AREA OBSERVED A DUMP TRAILER.

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THEY'RE TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO GET AS MUCH OF THAT STUFF CLEANED UP AS THEY CAN.

I BELIEVE THEY BOTH WORK. NEXT PHOTOGRAPH PLEASE.

AUGUST THE 11TH. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED JULY THE 22ND.

A NOTICE OF VIOLATION HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR TO THE PROPERTY ADDRESS.

USING 5025 ORANGE AVENUE. AGAIN, THE THE MAIL HAD COME BACK.

BOTH THE. REGULAR MAIL, I BELIEVE, AND ALSO SENT A NOTICE NOT ONLY TO MR. BURKE, THE DECEASED PROPERTY OWNER, BUT TO MISS PERRY.

I'M NOT SURE IF SHE ACTUALLY GOT THAT OR NOT.

AGAIN, I SENT A TEXT MESSAGE ADVISING, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE DATES WERE.

AUGUST 11TH. THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.

IT APPEARED THAT SOME OF THE ON SCREEN UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY HAD BEEN REMOVED.

AUGUST 27TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.

SEPTEMBER 9TH THE PHOTOGRAPH THERE. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. NO PERMITS AT THIS POINT IN TIME BECAUSE THEY DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY.

AND THE COMPLIANCE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1:00 PM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AS TO THESE NEW ALLEGATIONS, DO Y'ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM? FIRST OF ALL, WOULD BE THE NEW ONES. WELL, THE THE FACT THAT THE THE BUILDING IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THOSE FALLING IN ROOF AND ALL OF THAT OTHER SORT OF STUFF, AND THOSE WOULD BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ISSUE.

AND ACCORDING TO JUST THE BUILDING ITSELF AS IT WAS PRIOR.

WELL, THE BUILDING IS NOW UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE COLLAPSING ROOF.

THE THE COURT, I BELIEVE THAT'S BEEN CUT. THE TRUST IS THAT THE TRUST IS SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THAT, AND THEN IT HAS A THING THAT GOES AND THEN A BOTTOM PIECE THERE AND IT IT DOES THAT AND THAT'S MISSING.

AND SO THAT THING COULD JUST PILE IN. THAT IS NOT ONLY STRANGE, BUT WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN EVERYWHERE.

SO I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THERE IN YEARS.

I DON'T EVEN GO IN THERE. SMART MOVE. I THINK IT WAS REMOVED TO PUT ALLOW THAT HIGHER GARAGE DOOR TO BE THE TRACKS.

OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALL THIS STUFF IN THE 80S? YEAH.

YEAH. ALL THAT? YEAH. IT WASN'T PERMITTED. THE PUMP HOUSE.

THE SHOP WE BUILT. EVER BEEN THERE? WELL YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE THREE UNSAFE STRUCTURES, THE ONE BEING THE BIG HOUSE AND THEN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

SO THOSE BEING UNFIT OR UNSAFE, AND THEN THERE'S STILL SOME DEBRIS OUT IN THE YARD.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE REMOVED A NUMBER OF TRAILER LOADS, BUT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP MOVING STUFF OFF TO GET RID OF IT, YOU KNOW, TIRES OR TIRES OR SOMETHING.

THEY'RE HARD TO GET RID OF. YEAH, WE GOT RID OF THOSE.

WE SOLD THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN KIND OF SEE IT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION WE DON'T HAVE TO FOCUS IN, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE TIRES WERE.

RIGHT THERE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. WELL AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME OF THE CONFUSION IS IS REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED THAT ONE AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE.

IT'S IT'S DEBRIS. IT'S IT'S TOTALLY ON THE GROUND FOR THAT TORNADO CAME THROUGH.

YEAH. WELL WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS WE REALLY ONLY HAVE THIS STRUCTURE AND THIS STRUCTURE.

THE OTHER ONE IS ALREADY ON THE GROUND. YEAH.

THAT'S OKAY. AND IF YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ARGUE.

IS IT NEW? YES, IT IS NEW BECAUSE WE DIDN'T OBSERVE IT UNTIL WE'RE ON THE.

WELL THE. LITTLE I'M GOING TO CALL IT GARAGE OVER THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

PLUS THE BIG HOUSE. THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE DANGEROUS, AND THEY NEED TO COME DOWN.

AND THEN THE DEBRIS FROM THE OTHER THING THAT'S ALREADY COLLAPSED.

IT NEEDS TO BE TOTED OFF. SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IT'S WHERE YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GET YOUR TRAILER BACK UP TO IT SO YOU COULD THROW IT.

I'M ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY AND TO BORROW THAT TRAILER EVERY TIME I USE IT, I HAVE TO PAY TO BORROW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY TRAILERS.

WELL LIKE, I'M LITERALLY DOING IT, LIKE, AS FAST AS I CAN.

I'M ALWAYS BETWEEN A FULL TIME JOB AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WELL I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE THE STUFFS, THE TWO OR THE THREE, TWO AND A HALF BUILDINGS,

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ANYTHING ELSE Y'ALL WANT TO ADD TO THAT? IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD, LIKE, REDUCE THE FINES OR SOMETHING? AND CONSIDERING THE FIRST ONE Y'ALL SENT US. YEAH, I CAN 400.

WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT BECAUSE HER DAD WAS TAKING CARE OF THAT BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY.

WELL, THAT THAT'S WATER UNDER THE OR OVER THE DAM.

AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF.

I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I WOULD HAVE STARTED PAYING ON IT BEFORE IT GOT TO $4,000.

WELL, IT'S WHAT, 3600, I THINK, OR 30,000, WHICH IS 4600.

OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THE STUFF. HER FATHER. WELL, TO BEGIN WITH, IT'S IT'S IT'S A LEGAL TECHNICALITY, SO TO SPEAK, THAT THE PROPERTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

I MEAN, YOUR NAME'S NOT ON THE DEED, SO TECHNICALLY YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET A JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU OR HER.

THAT'S WHAT MY SHOULDER IS FOR. YEAH, WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT'S AS IT RELATES TO THE.

WELL, LET'S ADDRESS THIS FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND ADDRESS ANYTHING ELSE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I KEEP CALLING YOU A GRANDDAUGHTER.

I'M SORRY. IT'S WINONA. SHE HAS. SHE HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE.

I WOULD NOT OBJECT IF THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE 3600 BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, RATHER REPAIR IT OR TEAR IT DOWN, AND IT JUST SAT THERE UNTIL IT BECAME UNSAFE.

SO LET ME JUST SAY THAT WE HAD NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE HER FATHER DIDN'T TELL HER.

OKAY. DID YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID? YES. OKAY.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. WHAT WAS THE.

WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT. I IMPOSED A FINE AS IT RELATES TO THE.

I MEAN, A FINE OTHER THAN THE $5 A DAY. CORRECT.

SO THAT'S OKAY.

I THINK I THINK WHAT HE'S DOING IS TRYING TO COMBINE THE TWO, AND THAT'S WHERE HE'S GETTING THE 4000.

OKAY. A PIECE OF PAPER, SAY 3400 AND SOME CHANGE FIVE DAYS CONCURRENT WITH 720 DAYS.

HE'S PROPOSING? YES. THAT'S ALREADY BEEN RECORDED, THOUGH, HAS IT NOT? JUST THE $5 A DAY. YEAH. AMOUNT HAS NOT BEEN IMPOSED.

OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS.

THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5025 ORANGE AVENUE IN YOUNGSTOWN, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT'S FAMILY, AND THEY HAVE APPEARED AND TESTIFIED GIVEN EXPLANATIONS IN THIS THIS MATTER. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702, IN THE FORM OF TWO STANDING UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND A THIRD COLLAPSED, UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE ON THE PREMISES.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, JUNK, TRASH, AND UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE PARCEL.

THE. RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, TRASH, AND UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY.

ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

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SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILDER SERVICES.

THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES, OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ALL REQUIRED PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS, ETC.

HAVE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR THEIR DESIGNEE.

REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED, AND PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITHIN THE 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER THEN THE MAGISTRATE WILL ENTER AN ORDER FINDING SUCH NONCOMPLIANCE.

I'M NOT GOING TO IMPOSE ANY FINE. THE NONCOMPLIANCE WILL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF YOU GET EITHER A DEMOLITION OR A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME, SET FORTH AND THEN ALLOW THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE OR HAVE IT CANCELED OR REVOKED FOR ANY REASON, IT WILL BE DEEMED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1:00 IN THIS ROOM.

RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT THAT ADDRESSES THE THE MATTERS IN BOTH.

ITEM K AND ITEM J. IS THAT RIGHT? SO $3,600 THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IMPOSED AND RECORDED CORRECTLY. NO, NOT THAT FINE.

NO, SIR. JUST THE $5 A DAY HAS BEEN RECORDED.

THE ACTUAL AMOUNT HAS NOT BEEN. THIS IS WHAT THIS WAS FOR.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE. I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU ON THAT ONE.

SO IN THE FIRST ORDER. RIGHT, RIGHT. THE IT JUST GIVES THE $5.

RIGHT. AND THAT IT COMES TO $3,600. RIGHT. SO THIS AMOUNT RIGHT HERE HAS HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED.

IT WOULD BE RECORDED IN THIS ORDER THAT I'M FIXING TO CREATE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS IT RELATES TO THE $3,600 IMPOSED IN CASE NUMBER 22 055 I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO A TOTAL SUM OF $1,000 FROM $3,600. DO WE HAVE $2,600? DO WE HAVE A SET TIME TO PAY THAT $1,000? SHE CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW THEY DO THAT. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, IS ONCE THIS ORDER IS RECORDED, INTEREST WILL START ACCRUING OFF OF THAT $1,000 A DAY.

YOU CAN MAKE PAYMENTS IF YOU CANNOT PAY THE $4,000 UPFRONT, BUT YOU CAN COME UP TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND MAKE PAYMENTS.

WE DO TAKE CASH CREDIT CARD AND DEBIT CARD, BUT THOSE DO HAVE A FEE.

AND WE DO TAKE CHECK. OKAY. CAN I VERIFY YOUR ADDRESS WAS 1535? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A COPY OF THIS ORDER THAT TELLS YOU ALL THIS STUFF.

SO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO BETWEEN NOW AND, WELL, LET'S SAY OCTOBER THE 15TH.

NOVEMBER IS OCTOBER THE 15TH, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY.

BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO MAKE IT CLEANER ON THE 15TH, I'LL SAY, YEAH, YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY SO THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY SOMEBODY TO TOTE IT OFF WILL HELP YOU REDUCE THAT

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SAY, LOOK, I NEED A MISSING PERSONS REPORT FOR THIS REASON.

HE'S BEEN GONE FOR X NUMBER OF DAYS OR MONTHS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM. YOU KNOW, WE NORMALLY HEARD FROM HIM.

HIS DOOR WAS KICKED IN. HIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN ABANDONED.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. AND SO AGAIN, TELL THEM THAT YOU NEED A REPORT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.

YES, SIR. AND THEN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF IF IT IF THEY REFUSE TO WRITE A REPORT CALLING CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW, AND THEN THEY WILL EITHER LET ME KNOW OR THEY WILL ADDRESS IT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ABOUT SEE IF THEY CAN HELP YOU TO GET THEM OFF DEAD CENTER. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF NECESSARY, I WILL GET INVOLVED IN IT.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ITEM PRESENT IS ITEM L, AS IN LINCOLN PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 8119 ZOLA AVENUE.

SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST FOR LOCATION PURPOSES.

IT IS THIS PROPERTY WAY UP HERE. TOP OF THE TOP CENTER, OUTLINED IN BLUE.

IT'S AN UNINCORPORATED AREA. BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS HIGH POINT.

CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

AND ON AUGUST 26TH, 2024, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY, AND AND IT WAS ASSIGNED AT THAT TIME TO INVESTIGATOR SCOTT, WHO IS HERE.

MAGISTRATE RAYMOND SCOTT, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD ON AUGUST 26TH.

I DID INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT TO BE IN VIOLATION OF IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY, APPLIANCES ON THE SCREEN, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, OVERGROWN TRASH AND UNSAFE STRUCTURE.

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN CUT.

I'M SORRY. THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS FIRST. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. AND THAT'S JUST THE.

WHAT DATE IS THAT? THAT'S AUGUST THE 26TH. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL VEHICLES, SOME DERELICT.

I CAN'T SAY THAT. ALL OF THEM ARE. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH AS FAR AS THE BLIGHTED.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE BLIGHTED. THE THE WINDOW COVERED. YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE SIDE ALONG WITH THE OVERGROWTH, THE STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE TALKED ABOUT AS BEHIND THOSE TWO LITTLE SMALL THINGS RIGHT THERE.

YES, MA'AM. RIGHT THERE. LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAVE A ROOF ON IT.

AND AGAIN ON SCREEN. UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY TRAILER THAT IS NOT THERE ANYMORE.

THAT HAD A BUNCH OF STUFF ON IT. I BELIEVE THE BOAT IS STILL THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REGISTERED OR NOT, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT IT'S DERELICT.

SEPTEMBER 10TH, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN CUT, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE.

ON THE SIDES TO. I CAN'T SEE BEHIND THE THE LITTLE YOU GET A CHANCE CHEVY.

CHEVY TRUCK THERE. BUT AGAIN A SCREEN ON YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY.

AND THE SHED, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

ALL THAT'S MISSING UP THERE, THE LADDERS AND SUCH AS THAT, SCATTERED AGAIN.

A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE I GUESS THAT'S AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW THAT IS COVERED.

SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE 11TH, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD, MR. SHEFFIELD, USING THE 8119 AVENUE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON SEPTEMBER THE 13TH.

THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED. ON OCTOBER THE 7TH THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

SOME OF THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN GONE. IT LOOKS LIKE A DIFFERENT TRAILER LOAD OF STUFF.

THAT'S A BETTER PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SHED ITSELF.

YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF IS BASICALLY GONE, AND THE SIDE OF IT'S JUST BASICALLY CAVED IN, IF YOU WILL.

THE PURPOSE OF INSPECTORS THOUGHT BEING THERE WAS THE THE BLIGHTED.

AND I COULD LOOK AND I COULD SEE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REALLY DIDN'T NEED A BUILDING INSPECTION TO KNOW THAT IT'S UNFIT,

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YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2024 AND AUGUST OF 2025, WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY ON.

AGAIN, MORE VEHICLES. IT'S HARD TO TELL IF THEY'RE DERELICT OR NOT.

THE TRAILER LOOKS LIKE WITH CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING, BUT YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT'S IN THE BACK.

UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY ON AUGUST 5TH, 2025.

WE'LL KEEP GOING THROUGH THEM AGAIN. VERY LITTLE CHANGE ON THAT END THERE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS STILL THERE. AND UNUSED ONSCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY.

OKAY. ON AUGUST THE 5TH, THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. SHEFFIELD, USING THE ADDRESS ON JULY AVENUE.

THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON AUGUST THE 8TH OF 2025.

ON AUGUST THE 11TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.

AUGUST THE 27TH COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.

ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, A CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER SHOWS THAT THE OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES WERE PAID IN FULL.

SEPTEMBER 8TH THE REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY ON THE NINTH, IF YOU WILL.

AGAIN, SOME SOME PROGRESS. YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME STUFF ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THAT'S IN THE BACK.

THE SHED IS STILL THERE. APPARENTLY THE TRUCK IS MOVABLE BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER.

YOU HAVE THE TRAILER IN THE BACK. BACK THERE, THE CAR THAT'S TO THE LEFT OF THE TRUCK.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S DERELICT OR NOT. I COULDN'T REALLY SEE THE TAG REAL GOOD.

HAS IT MOVED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN INSPECTING? IT HAS NOT.

NO, SIR. NO. AND THIS IS AUGUST 11TH. AND THAT'S THE INSPECTION FROM YESTERDAY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. THE HEARING COMPLIANCE HEARING IS OCTOBER THE 15TH, 2025 AT 1:00 PM.

THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL.

THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH YOU TOOK, I THOUGHT I SAW A.

BUILDING WITH ROOF GONE ON IT. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S THAT RIGHT? THAT'S THAT ONE. THAT'S NOT. YEAH. OKAY. NO. RIGHT.

JUST A DIFFERENT ANGLE FROM WHERE I CAN GET THE PHOTOGRAPH. BUT THE THE HOUSE WITH THE ADDRESS DISPLAYED ON THE FRONT IS BLIGHTED BECAUSE OF THE WINDOW BLOCKAGE.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MR. SHEFFIELD, IS IT SHEFFIELD? YES. YES, SIR. BRANDON SHEFFIELD IS BRANDON.

SHEFFIELD IS 8119 AVENUE. OKAY. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW, MR. SHEFFIELD. I'M. I'M WORKING. I JUST PUT THAT SHED THERE.

TWO YEARS AGO, THE FIRST PICTURE WAS THE OLD SHED.

I TORE IT DOWN. I'D HEARD THIS PROPERTY FROM MY FATHER.

THE HOUSE I GREW UP IN. AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.

FIXING IT AFTER HURRICANE. IT WAS. THE WHOLE ROOF WAS TORE UP.

I REPLACED THE ROOF. THEN I HAD A TORNADO HIT, AND I PUT THAT SHED IN THERE, AND MY NEIGHBOR'S TREES FELL ON EVERYTHING THAT I JUST REPLACED. THE NEW SHED, THE ROOF. I HAD TO REDO THE WHOLE ROOF AGAIN.

AND I'M GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE SHED. I'M GOING TO.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE WINDOWS, BUT I'M WORKING ON ORDERED THEM.

I WANT TO ORDER THEM AND REPLACE THEM. AND I'M GOING TO JUST UNSCREW THE PANELS ON THE SHED AND JUST HAUL IT OFF.

AND AND START CLEANING UP ON IT A LOT. IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN IT THE WINDOW THAT'S GOT THE STYROFOAM IN IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT. YES, SIR. IS THAT A BEDROOM? YES, SIR. IT'S A BEDROOM. OKAY. THE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THAT IS A SERIOUS VIOLATION.

BECAUSE IF THERE'S A FIRE, THE IF THEY HAVE TO JUMP OUT OF THE WINDOW, SO TO SPEAK, THAT'S BLOCKED.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WE TAKE THOSE KINDS OF VIOLATIONS SO SERIOUSLY.

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CAN YOU. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION IF THAT BLOCKAGE OF ONE WINDOW.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER WINDOW TO EGRESS? I MEAN, AS LONG AS THERE'S AT LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OH, AND I WANT TO COMPLY, I WANT TO I'M WORKING ON FIXING EVERYTHING. I JUST GOT TO GET THE I'VE BEEN HAVING SO MANY SETBACKS.

I'VE REPLACED ALL THAT. THAT WAS AN $8,000 SHED.

AND THEN MY NEIGHBOR'S TREES THAT THEY WERE ROTTING AT THE BOTTOM, AND THEY FELL OVER ONTO MY PROPERTY, AND I HAD NO INSURANCE FROM I. I SWAPPED IT INTO MY NAME AFTER THE HURRICANE, BUT I IT WAS I OWNED IT, I PURCHASED GIVING MY MOTHER MONEY FROM IT AND KIND OF INHERITED IT.

AND WHAT ABOUT THAT CAR THAT'S OVER THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

YES, THAT'S MY MOTHER'S CAR. SHE'S WORKING ON HAVING IT FIXED.

IT IS DRIVABLE. IT JUST NEEDS A HOOD AND THE FRONT BUMPER.

AND I'M TRYING TO GET HER TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

IS IT. IS IT REGISTERED CURRENTLY? I BELIEVE SO.

OKAY. JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD, AND JUST SO YOU'RE CLEAR, THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT BLIGHTED IS THAT ONE WINDOW. YOU'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO REPLACE ALL THE WINDOWS.

I WANT TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. THAT'S WHY IT'S KIND OF MESSING ME UP.

BECAUSE I WANT TO ORDER THEM ALL. BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

BUT IF I HAVE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO, I'LL ORDER THAT WINDOW.

AND HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THE MATCHING WINDOWS WHEN I HAVE TO ORDER THE REST.

WELL, I THINK THAT. EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT YOU KNOW.

LOOK, RIGHT NOW I'M IN A PINCH, BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ON ME TO REPLACE THIS ONE WINDOW.

IS THERE GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH ME GETTING SIMILAR WINDOWS LATER DOWN THE ROAD.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THEY CAN'T TELL YOU THAT. YEAH, THOSE WINDOWS WILL BE AVAILABLE TEN YEARS FROM NOW, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL YOU'LL DO SOMETHING BEFORE THEN OR BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING.

I'M TRYING TO DO THE LEAST THE WHOLE FRONT, THE FRONT FIVE WINDOWS RIGHT THERE AND ONE ON THE SIDE, SIX WINDOWS. SO. WELL, I KNOW WINDOWS ARE EXPENSIVE, SO ALL RIGHT, MAGISTRATE, I HATE TO ADD TO HIS PROBLEM, BUT HE IS GOING TO NEED A PERMIT TO GET THAT WINDOW.

OKAY, SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. YES, SIR. I CAN DO IT MYSELF.

RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. BUT IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OR SOMETHING.

THEY CALL THAT STRUCTURAL WORK. SO GET YOU A PERMIT TO REPLACE YOUR WINDOW.

OKAY. HOW MUCH THAT PERMIT WILL COST OR. IT'S BASED ON THE COST OF A JOB. SO THE WINDOW IS $1,000 TO DO AN ALGORITHM.

PLUG IT INTO THE SHEET, AND THEN YOU WOULD COME UP WITH A FEE FOR THAT.

OKAY. I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACT COPY OF THAT.

AND I GET THAT RIGHT HERE. YES, SIR. OKAY.

THE THE STUFF THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE AND AROUND THAT SHED AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.

THAT'S THAT'S JUST GOT TO GO. I MEAN, YES, SIR.

I'M. I'M WORKING. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT PLENTY OF TRAILERS TO HAUL IT OFF IN ANYHOW.

YES, SIR. SO ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8119 ZULA AVENUE IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED AND TESTIFIED IN THIS MATTER, AND OFFERED EXPLANATION AS TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A VIOLATION IN THE FORM OF JUNK BLIGHTED PROPERTY AS IT RELATES TO THE ONE WINDOW IN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, TRASH AND AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE BEING THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE HOUSE. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK APPLIANCES, UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND TRASH. ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BY.

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OKAY, SO THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT, RIGHT? ANYTHING OVER 120FT²? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S. IT'S TOO BIG NOT TO GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. YOU CAN GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE.

AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS MAY BE DEFINED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILDER SERVICES.

THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT, SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL THAT WILL GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIMEFRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS, ETC.

HAVE GOT TO PASS THROUGH THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNEE, AND THE REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN OR THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED, AND PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF YOU GET ANY OF THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER, AND THEN ALLOW THEM TO EXPIRE OR HAVE THEM CANCEL FOR ANY OTHER REASON, OR THEY BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE MAIN HOUSE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

SUBMIT AN ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING THE TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE MISSING OR BOARDED UP WINDOWS TO CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANS GOT TO BE APPROVED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO MAKING REPAIRS AND APPLYING FOR PERMITS.

AND YOU'VE GOT TO APPLY FOR THOSE PERMITS THROUGH BUILDER SERVICES PERMIT INSPECTIONS.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDERS SERVICES STAFF OR DESIGNEE, AND REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

AND AGAIN, IF YOU GET A PERMIT FOR THAT AND YOU ALLOW IT TO EXPIRE, IT EXPIRE, IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON.

IT WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP CODE ENFORCEMENT NOTIFIED OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF YOU FAIL TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE REGARDING THE JUNK, UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY, TRASH AND UNSAFE STRUCTURE, THAT'S THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

WITHIN 30 DAYS, I'M GOING TO WAIVE THE FINE. IF YOU FAIL TO BRING IT INTO. COMPLIANCE WITHIN THOSE 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE DEEMED NONCOMPLIANCE.

ALSO, IF YOU GET A PERMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE IT EXPIRE THEN THAT WILL BE DEEMED A DEFAULT OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON. IF YOU AS IT RELATES TO THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE, IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS FOR BRINGING THAT INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL FINE OF.

$25 AND A DAILY FINE OF $5, CONTINUING UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CALL FOR AN INSPECTION, TO VERIFY THAT THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ORDER FOR THOSE FINES TO CEASE. AGAIN, NONCOMPLIANCE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF YOU GET A PERMIT.

AND THEN ALLOW IT TO EXPIRE OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON AT THAT POINT, THE COUNTY WILL COMMENCE WITH THE INITIAL FINE OF $25, AND THE $5 DAILY FINE IS SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THAT FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON YOUR RESPONSE ON YOUR PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY.

[02:20:03]

IT WILL BE IN THE SAME ROOM. SO GET YOUR PERMITS AND THEN GET YOUR NEW WINDOW IN.

HOW DETAILED A PLAN IS REQUIRED TO REPLACE A WINDOW? MOST WINDOWS COME WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS.

YOU NEED TO SUBMIT. THE OTHER THING IS, IS YOUR FRAME DAMAGE? NO. OH, YEAH. THE FRAME OF THE WINDOW. YES, SIR.

OKAY. SO YOU'LL NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. NOT JUST THE GLAZING. NO, SIR.

OKAY. SO THEN YOU JUST. MOST WINDOWS COME WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALL GUIDELINES.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. OKAY. I'LL GO DOWN AND TRY TO ORDER ONE TODAY.

OKAY. AFTER I GET THAT, I CAN GET THE PERMIT AND GET THAT DONE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'LL HELP US MOVE ON. AND I'M GOING TO GO START WORKING ON IT THIS WEEK.

I FINALLY GOT A LITTLE TIME OFF. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, JUST GET ALL THE JUNK OUT OF YOUR YARD.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS THE TELEPHONE CALL ITEM I.

AND APPARENTLY WE GOT A TWO CALL. YES. SEE IF THEY TRAINED YOU ADEQUATELY TO DO THIS. I'M GOING TO. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME IN BETWEEN THEN.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TRY THE PROPERTY AND I'LL LET YOU DO ALL THE TALKING.

I'M JUST GOING TO SIT BACK AND PUSH THE BUTTON.

I'M GOING TO LET HER SPEAK, AND I'M GOING TO LET HER KNOW I WAS LISTENING.

YES. THAT'S RIGHT.

HELLO. IS THIS MISS BAILEY? MISS BAILEY, THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO ALSO TRANSFER IN ANOTHER TELEPHONE CALL FROM A MR. GEORGE HUB. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING. ONE MOMENT.

OKAY. YOUR CALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED AS DIALED.

SOMETHING ABOUT PUSHING CONFERENCE. AND THEN.

YOU'RE BACK ON THE LINE.

HELLO, MR. HUDSON. HELLO. YES, THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I ALSO HAVE MISS BAILEY ON THE OTHER LINE.

I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOU BOTH SWORN IN.

OKAY. OKAY, MISS BAILEY? YES. OKAY. 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? YES.

OKAY. MISS BAILEY, CAN I GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU, PLEASE? 233 EAGLE DRIVE, FLORIDA. 33407. THANK YOU. AND, MR. HOBBS, CAN I PLEASE GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? 2211 CROOKED OAK COURT, PANAMA CITY BEACH. 32408 OKAY.

THE MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. OKAY.

MY NAME IS BILL LEWIS. I'M THE MAGISTRATE ASSIGNED HERE IN THIS CASE.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'LL HEAR FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FIRST.

Y'ALL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO HIS TESTIMONY. IF AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CANNOT HEAR WHAT'S BEING SAID OVER THE TELEPHONE, LET US KNOW AND WE WILL TRY TO CORRECT THAT. AFTER HE TESTIFIES, THEN YOU ALL WILL GET A CHANCE TO.

JOIN IN AND AND MAKE A RESPONSE THAT YOU WANT TO OFFER ANY EVIDENCE THAT YOU WANT TO.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. HUBS, WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY? I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOUR NAME DIDN'T APPEAR, SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU BEAR ON.

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SO IT'S BEEN QUITE A AN UNDERTAKING TO GET THINGS DONE ON THAT END.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW I HAVE THE RESPONDENT AS AS AGNES BAILEY.

MISS BAILEY, DO YOU OWN THE PROPERTY OR WHAT'S THE STATUS THERE? WE WERE TRYING TO GET MR. OWENS SITUATED WITH THE WATER ON THE PROPERTY.

AND WHAT WHAT TRANSPIRED WAS MY HUSBAND SOLD MR. OWENS THE PROPERTY YEARS AGO. IT MUST HAVE BEEN 14 OR MORE YEARS AGO.

AND HE FINANCED IT. HE OWNER FINANCED IT, RIGHT? SO HE FINALLY PAID OFF THE LOAN ON IT. SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET HIM, YOU KNOW, THE THE DEED ON IT. AND FOR MY ATTORNEY. AND SHE HANDLED EVERYTHING.

MISS JULIE SYMPATHY. AND SHE GAVE ME A PAPER, AND SHE WARNED ME NOT TO MR. OWENS HAVE THE PAPER. AND WHAT IT WAS IT WAS SHINING OFF OF BUYING ME OFF AS THE OWNER AND MR. OWNS OWN. SO HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGN THE PAPER AND GET IT BACK TO ME.

AND THIS TOOK PLACE IN JULY. JULY THIS YEAR? AGO OR LAST YEAR? LAST YEAR. YEAH. WELL, MR. THOMPSON, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, YOU KNOW, HIS PAPER TO COME BACK TO GET THE SITUATION SQUARED AWAY. WELL, HE LOST HIS.

PAPER. OH MY GOODNESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN TO MY ATTORNEY.

I'VE CALLED HER AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEPTEMBER THE 30TH.

AND IF SHE CAN DO IT, SHE'S GOT CAUGHT ALL THIS MONTH AND GET ANOTHER PAPER MADE UP, TAKING ME OFF THE PROPERTY AND PUTTING MR. OWENS ON. OKAY. AND SHE, YOU KNOW, I TURN AND LOOK TO THE PAPER.

NOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME HERE. OKAY. ALRIGHT.

WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. OKAY. LET'S START WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT'S TESTIMONY.

THIS IS MISS TONI BREAM, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT OVERVIEW.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF THOMAS DRIVE, CLOSE OR JUST SOUTH OF THE PETRONAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PANAMA CITY BEACH. THIS IS THE AERIAL PHOTO WE'LL BE DISCUSSING.

YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE ROOFS OF THE PROPERTY.

LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE, BUT INSIDE THE RED CIRCLE, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

OKAY. MARCH 28TH, 2025 INVESTIGATOR BRANDON IRWIN OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY KNOWN AS PANAMA CITY BEACH.

HE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE.

THESE ARE INVESTIGATIVE PROGRAMS PHOTOS OVER THE TOP OF THE RED SUV BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME AND THE RV.

YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF OF ONE OF THESE STRUCTURES.

OKAY. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM THE STREET OVER.

I BELIEVE IT WAS BEN OAK COURT, ONE OF THOSE YARDS.

AND AS YOU CAN TELL, THAT STRUCTURE HAS SOME ISSUES THERE.

A LOT OF ROT ON THE WALL AND SO FORTH. ON APRIL 15TH, 2025, A BUILDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY.

INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. WHY? IRWIN AND I WERE ON BENTO COURT.

ADDRESSING THE OTHER STRUCTURE WAS YOU HEARD PREVIOUSLY? THEY HAD ALL THE ADDITIONS. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THIS THROUGH THE ORNAMENT.

SO TWO ACCESSORIES. BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME. ONE WOODEN FRAME STRUCTURE HERE.

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SO SLIDE NINE HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LITTLE METAL SEWER SHED TO THE LEFT, ALSO PARTIALLY CRUSHED.

AND SLIDE TEN, YOU CAN SEE INSIDE. AND THAT STREET ON THE BACK IS THAT BENT OVER THE BACK WALL.

SO ALL THE WOOD FRAMING TRUSSES AND WALL FRAMING ALL ROTTED OUT, SO I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING.

OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CAN Y'ALL HEAR HIM NOW? A LITTLE BETTER. CAN YOU HEAR? OKAY. THIS THIS.

INSPECTOR THORPE, I BELIEVE I MET YOU, SIR, AT THE PROPERTY.

YEAH. SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WOODEN FRAME ACCESSORY AND THE METAL FRAME ACCESSORY THAT'S SITTING IN THE BACK JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE DAMAGED AND THEY'RE UNFIT. UNSAFE? THEY WERE. THEY WERE BOTH. THEY WERE BOTH DAMAGED BY THE HURRICANE. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT I. THAT'S WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED. THREE STRIKES TO THEM. OKAY.

AND SO AS THEY BOTH SIT THEY'RE BOTH UNFIT. UNSAFE, SIR.

YES. OKAY. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.

RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. BRUNI. ON APRIL 17TH, 2025, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 233 EAGLE DRIVE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA.

32407. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL THE 28TH, 2025.

APRIL 28TH, 2025. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND NO CHANGES.

YOU CAN STILL SEE THE DAMAGED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

JULY THE 7TH, 2025 I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

THE STRUCTURE STILL STANDS AS FROM THE OTHER STREET.

THE TREES ARE STARTING TO GET MORE LEAVES ON THEM, SO IT'S HARDER TO SEE IT.

JULY 23RD, 2025 A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.

233 EAGLE DRIVE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 32407.

THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JULY THE 28TH, 2025, AUGUST 27TH, 2025 THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AS WELL AS THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.

SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 A RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE IS STILL STANDING.

I SPOKE WITH MISS BAILEY THIS MORNING IN REFERENCE TO WHAT SHE JUST ADVISED YOU OF IN THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M., AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. BRUNI? YES. SO I HAVE WELL. I HAVE, I HAVE A ESTIMATE TO HAVE THE THE BUILDINGS REMOVED, THE METAL, THE LITTLE METAL BUILDING.

I'LL DO THAT MYSELF. BUT THE OTHER BUILDING I HAD I HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY THAT THAT HAS GIVEN ME A QUOTE TO HAVE IT REMOVED.

AND AS SOON AS I AM ABLE TO MAKE PAYMENT, HE CAN PUT IT ON THE SCHEDULE.

IF I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A $3,500 PAYMENT RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD BE IN MID JULY BEFORE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO, OR MID OCTOBER BEFORE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO START THE THE DEMOLITION.

YOU CAN GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT. EXACTLY. AND, AND AND HE DOES UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL IF HE GETS THE PERMIT. SO SO SO SO AT THIS POINT.

SO MY QUESTION IS WHO NEEDS TO GET THE PERMIT.

DOES DOES DOES THE CONTRACTOR NEED TO GET THE PERMIT.

THE AGNES NEED TO GET THE PERMIT, OR DO I NEED TO GET THE PERMIT, OR DOES MR. OWENS NEED TO GET THE PERMIT? IT WOULD EITHER BE THE CONTRACTOR DOING THE WORK OR MISS BAILEY, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS STILL IN HER NAME. DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED COST OF THE PERMIT? DEMOLITION PERMITS RUN AROUND 120. AROUND THE 120 RANGE.

AROUND THE $120 RANGE. YES, SIR. GIVE OR TAKE A FEW.

OKAY. IF YOU GET THE PERMIT, THEN THAT SORT OF THAT EXPANDS YOUR WINDOW, SO TO SPEAK, THAT YOU'VE MADE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT AND YOU

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YOU'VE GOT THAT. BUT THE PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY IS LET THE CONTRACTOR GET IT.

ONCE YOU MAKE THAT INITIAL PAYMENT TO HIM, TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE PERMIT BECAUSE CAUSE THAT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BREATHING ROOM.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.

SO WHAT DOES HE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THE PERMIT? JUST GO DOWN TO PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE. OR IF HE'S IN THIS BUSINESS, HE OUGHT TO KNOW HOW TO GET THE PERMIT.

BUT HE NEEDS TO GO TO BUILDER SERVICES. SO YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE ON THE PORTAL.

OR YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE THROUGH BUILDER SERVICES PORTAL ONLINE.

OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. HE HE WAS SAYING THAT THAT AGNES COULD, COULD ALSO PULL THE PERMIT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE PROPERTY'S IN HER NAME. SHE CAN PULL THE.

SHE COULD. SHE COULD DO THAT, YOU KNOW. DO YOU HAVE TO BE LICENSED TO DO DEMOLITION? THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.

YOU KNOW, IF HE CAN'T PULL THE PERMIT ON HIS OWN, THEN HE MIGHT NOT BE.

HEE HEE HEE HEE. HE HAS DEMOLITION. IN. HEE HEE.

THAT IS PART. THAT'S. THAT'S IN HIS LLC. I DO KNOW THAT.

OKAY, WELL, HE'S GOTTA BE LICENSED, THOUGH. YEAH, IT'S IT'S, YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS TO.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE HE'S GOT A LICENSE. SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE SAY HAVE THE OWNER PULL THE PERMIT, THAT'S A CLUE THAT THEY THEY ARE NOT LICENSED AS CONTRACTORS.

SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. WELL, HE'S NOT HE'S NOT A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

NO HE CAN'T. THEN HE CAN'T PULL THE PERMIT. OKAY.

SO PERMIT. YEAH. DO WHAT? HOLD ON. OKAY. HOLD ON.

WE'RE GOING TO LET SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HEY, CHARLIE MCDERMOTT CERTIFIED PERMIT. SO IF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAS TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION, IF HE'S NOT A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HE CAN HAVE A DEMOLITION SPECIALTY LICENSE.

BOTH OF THOSE HAVE TO BE FLORIDA STATE LICENSES.

OTHERWISE THE HOMEOWNER OR PROPERTY OWNER WILL HAVE TO PULL THE PERMIT.

THEN THEY CAN DO THE WORK, BUT THE HOMEOWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE WORK.

THAT MAKES SENSE. YES. OKAY. SO IF THE HOMEOWNER PULLS THE PERMIT, SHE CAN HAVE ANYBODY, OKAY, RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET BIT BY NO CONTRACTOR.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND AND AND I'M. I'M ACTUALLY A CONTRACTOR AS WELL.

I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT UNDER MY LLC. OKAY. SO I'M NOT LICENSED TO DO THAT.

OKAY. WHERE HE WHERE I KNOW THAT HE DOES HAVE THAT SO HE MAY BE ABLE TO PULL THE PERMIT, AND OR IT MIGHT BE EASIER IF SHE PULLED IT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT. THAT'S UP TO YOU.

THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR CALL, BUT I'M JUST I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A CONTRACTOR, YOU CONTRACTOR, YOU UNDERSTAND UNLICENSED CONTRACTING AND YOU DON'T WANT TO YOU DON'T WANT TO GET TAGGED WITH THAT.

THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS I CAN DO ON A JOB, AND THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS I CANNOT DO ON A JOB.

RIGHT. OKAY. TEARING DOWN A BUILDING IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I AM NOT PERSONALLY COVERED ON.

OKAY. WHICH IS WHY I HAVE TO HIRE IT OUT. RIGHT.

OKAY. SO I DO HAVE A QUOTE FOR 3535 25. WOODEN BUILDING DOWN.

YEAH. THE METAL BUILDING. YEAH. I, I DON'T REALLY NEED I MEAN, IT'S A TIN METAL BUILDING, AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT BIGGER THAN THE. IT'S NOT SO BIG THAT IT IT IN AND OF ITSELF REQUIRES A PERMIT.

YOU CAN DO THE METAL BUILDING YOURSELF. SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS I SAID I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE METAL BUILDING MYSELF AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO.

AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU DO THE OTHER ONE. RIGHT. OKAY.

ANYTHING ON THAT? GO AHEAD. SO I AM CORRECT IN THAT.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT IN THAT YOU CAN DO THE METAL BUILDING YOURSELF.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? WHEN, WHEN DO I NEED TO HAVE THE PERMIT PURCHASED BY.

WELL, I'M GOING TO. I'M. I'M OUT OF TOWN WORKING RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.

WELL, YOU PROBABLY GOING TO BE PUSHING PRETTY CLOSE AT THAT POINT, BUT.

WELL, HE COULD DO IT ONLINE TOO. YEAH. HE SAID YOU CAN DO IT.

OR SHE SAID YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE. SO OKAY, SO SO IF I GAVE HER THE MONEY, SHE COULD DO IT ONLINE, RIGHT? AND THE, THE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, THAT GIVES THAT EXPANDS YOUR WINDOW BECAUSE THAT PERMIT IS GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS.

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THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE COPACETIC. OKAY. ALRIGHTY.

ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU WHAT I'VE.

I'M THE FINDINGS THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE THEN.

OKAY. 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 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2211 CROOKED OAK COURT IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT SHE AND A PROSPECTIVE BUYER HAVE APPEARED AND TESTIFIED BY PHONE AND HAVE BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.

THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 ON THE PREMISES THAT EXISTS IN THE FORM OF TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, THAT THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A TIME OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY EITHER ONE OF THE THE FOLLOWING WAYS. ADDRESSING THE TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE TWO UNFIT OR UNSAFE EXTRACTION ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THAT APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. ALL PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS, ETC.

MUST PASS THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR A DESIGNEE.

THE REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED, AND PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME THE PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER SHALL EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT A $100 FINE WILL BE IMPOSED.

AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE OR BE CANCELED, REVOKED, OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, AGAIN, THAT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THIS MATTER ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M.

HERE IN THE COUNTY. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OR BUILDING.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. YOU'LL GET BOTH OF Y'ALL GET A COPY OF THAT ORDER IN THE MAIL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR APPEARING BY PHONE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BYE BYE. GOOD WORK. OKEY DOKEY.

OKAY. WE HAVE THREE MORE THAT ARE NOT PRESENT.

WE'LL START BACK WITH ITEM A, WHICH IS PROPERTY.

ADDRESSES 7521 HARVEY STREET. OKAY. AND SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS GOING TO HAVE THE LOCATION PURPOSES. THIS IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF CALLAWAY.

CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGHWAY 22. AND THERE'S HARVEY STREET.

THAT'S THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SUBSTATION THAT IT IS.

THAT'S THE CALLAWAY FIRE STATION SUBSTATION FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

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ON APRIL 29TH, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD INITIATED THIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.

CHRIS HUBBARD MAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. ON APRIL 29TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF THE LDR SECTION 405 RESIDENTIAL ZONES, ALLOWABLE USES BY THE STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, ETC. ON THE PROPERTY. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.

AT THAT TIME I SPOKE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SHE SAID, NOBODY'S LIVING IN THE RV. WE DIDN'T ARGUE THAT POINT.

I SAID, IT'S A VACANT LOT. THERE'S NO PRIMARY STRUCTURE. IT CAN'T BE THERE.

EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. SHE INDICATED SHE UNDERSTOOD.

THAT MAILED A POSTCARD AROUND THE SAME TIME TO HER.

JUNE. JUNE 5TH. RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S VEHICLES ON THERE.

THE MOTORCYCLES? NOT THERE AT THAT TIME. THE RV TRAILER.

THEY'RE KEEPING THE GRASS CUT, BUT IT IS A VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH NO PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

SO MAILED THE NOTICE TO THEM. THE MAIL IS GOING TO THAT PROPERTY.

THERE'S NO MAILBOX THERE. EVERYTHING'S BEING RETURNED. JUNE 10TH, THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR CALLED UPDATE ON THE CASE.

HE WAS VERY PROACTIVE IN FOLLOWING UP ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY GOING ON NEXT DOOR TO HIM.

VERY UPSET ABOUT IT. JULY 2ND, RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

YOU SEE SOME GENTLEMAN OUT THERE, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM AND THEY JUST IGNORED ME. TWO MOTORCYCLES, TRUCK, ALL STUFF BEING STORED ON THE PROPERTY.

JULY 7TH. NOTICE OF HEARING WENT OUT. CERTIFIED AND REGULAR.

BOTH WERE RETURNED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.

AUGUST 13TH. I POSTED THE PROPERTY AND YOU CAN SEE IT STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION.

IT WAS AT THAT POINT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT OWNS THAT RV TOOK A PICTURE OF THE POSTING AND SENT IT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, BECAUSE SHE CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING DAY. SAID SHE'D RECEIVED A PICTURE OF THAT POSTING AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE CAMPER.

SHE SAID SHE'S TRYING TO GET A MOBILE HOME ON THERE. I SAID, UNTIL THESE THINGS HAPPEN, EVERYTHING HAS TO GO.

AT THIS POINT, SHE SAID SHE'D ONLY NEED A FEW MORE WEEKS TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

SEPTEMBER 3RD, REINSPECTED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.

YOU CAN SEE THE RV IS STILL THERE. THERE'S A TRAILER OVER THERE TO THE CORNER.

SOMETHING'S JUST COME AND GO DURING THE CASE.

NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AS OF SEPTEMBER 3RD FOR ANY TYPE OF MOBILE HOME.

I DID SPEAK TO HER, WHICH IS NOT DOCUMENTED IN HERE SINCE THAT TIME, SINCE THIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN.

THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE THAT OWNS THE RV IS NOW IN JAIL FOR SELLING DOPE.

SO SHE'S TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING TO GET IT TOWED OFF BEFORE THIS HEARING.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S FOUND OUT THAT NOBODY WILL COME AND GET THAT WHITES, WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM.

THAT IS A THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO COME GET THESE BIG RVS LIKE THAT.

SO SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT MOVED AND I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HER SINCE THAT DAY.

SO IT STILL REMAINS HER INTENTION IS TO GET IT OFF OF THERE SINCE HE'S GONE NOW.

BUT SHE HASN'T HAD NOBODY TO MOVE. AND SO HERE WE ARE.

THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH AT 1 P.M..

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

IS THERE ANY POLL OUT THERE THAT THEY COULD BE GETTING ELECTRICITY, OR ARE THEY RUNNING IT LIKE A CAMPER? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE GENERATOR RUNNING ALL NIGHT LONG, AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT FROM THE NEIGHBORS, IS THEY'RE LISTENING TO THAT ALL NIGHT LONG. OKAY. WHEN IT'S OCCUPIED. OKAY. ALRIGHTY.

OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED IN THE EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7521 HARVEY STREET, IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER FOUR OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT BY POSTING.

SHE IS IN FACT SPOKEN WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOLKS AND HAS NOT APPEARED AT THIS HEARING.

THERE IS A VIOLATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 400 AND 5-1, IN THE FORM OF A NON ALLOWABLE USE FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE CODE.

THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF TEN DAYS DURING WHICH SHE MUST REMOVE THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE,

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IT'S RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO BRING THE OR TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS OR A DELAY IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES WITHIN THE TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, WHICH WILL BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY AND SHALL RUN FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS OR WHENEVER THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST. THE. RESPONDENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND CALL FOR AN INSPECTION.

IN ORDER TO STOP THE FINE FROM RUNNING, THAT FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING IN THIS MATTER ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M.

AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM D, PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 8825 FIREBIRD LANE.

SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS SHOWING LOCATION PURPOSES.

THERE'S THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN BLUE, NOT FAR FROM OUR EARLIER CASE.

BAYOU FIRE DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAY 2301. CLOSER AERIAL VIEW.

EXCUSE ME OF THE PROPERTY. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS.

ON MARCH 19TH OF THIS YEAR, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF AN UNFINISHED STRUCTURE DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK AND TRASH ON THIS PROPERTY. AND ON MARCH 25TH OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD INITIATED HIS CASE.

AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD BY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

MARCH 25TH. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION, A LOT OF WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE.

THIS WAS A PROPERTY OWNER'S DECEASED AND IT WAS BEING RENTED OUT.

THE COMPLAINANT IS THE SISTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SHE'S THE ONE THAT CALLED THE COMPLAINT ON THE PROPERTY AND SAID IT WAS JUST A MESS AND NEEDED TO BE TORN DOWN.

WHEN I ARRIVED FOUND A POSSIBLE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME.

JUNK AND TRASH. I NOTED THAT THE PROPERTY WAS CLEAN AND WAS OCCURRED.

IT WAS ALREADY OCCURRING BECAUSE I'D SEEN THIS PROPERTY PREVIOUS, SO A LOT OF WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERTY INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.

I SPOKE WITH HER THAT DAY AND DISCUSSED THE VIOLATIONS AND THE IMPROVEMENT MADE BY THE TENANT, SINCE IT HAD BEEN THE CASE THAT HAD BEEN FILED.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME MISSING A LOT OF SIDING, THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER. BUT A LOT OF WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

AFTER I SPOKE TO HER, WE TALKED ABOUT CONTINUING ON WITH THE PROCESS APRIL 15TH TO REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYTHING FROM THE ROAD HAD BEEN CLEANED UP.

NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE BACK, BUT ALL THE STUFF HAD BEEN OUT FRONT EXCEPT FOR THE MOBILE HOME BEING ADDRESSED HAD BEEN CLEANED UP.

I REQUESTED A BUILDING INSPECTION FROM INSPECTOR THORPE, AND HE'S HERE AND CONDUCTED THAT ON MAY 1ST.

INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN, A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT SITS HERE ON THE PROPERTY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SIDING MISSING ON THE FRONT, EXPOSED SHEETING, NO WEATHER BARRIER UNDERNEATH US AS WE WALK AROUND THE BACK.

MORE DAMAGE TO THE VINYL SIDING. EXPOSED ROOF LINE.

MORE HOLES IN THE BACK WALL THERE. AND ACROSS THE FRONT.

THIS IS ABOVE THE DOOR. ROTTED OUT WALL. WALL FRAMING.

DOOR. CASING. LARGE HOLES AROUND THE BACK. MISSING SIDING.

AND THAT. THAT CARDBOARD UNDERLAYMENT THAT THEY USE FOR MOBILE HOMES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT.

THE REAR DECK WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME.

IT'S IN A PRETTY POOR CONDITION AS IT, AS IT SITS, HAS A HOT TUB ON IT.

THERE'S ALSO A SHED MOUNTED ON THAT ON ON THAT DECK THAT'S ALSO UNFIT.

UNSAFE, YOU'LL SEE LATER ON. BUT IT'S NOT TIED TO THE HOUSE.

NO. OKAY. THIS IS IT'S UP PRETTY HIGH BECAUSE IT'S, I GUESS, FLOOD AREA.

BUT MOST, MOST OF THE UNDERLAYMENT UNDERNEATH AND THE WEATHER OR THE, THE MOISTURE BARRIERS IS IS RIPPED OUT.

AND THAT'S THE SOME OF THE HVAC PIPING RIPPED OUT AS WELL.

EXPOSED ELECTRICAL BOX. NO DEAD FRONT COVER. MULTIPLE ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS.

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THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCESSORY TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOBILE HOME.

THIS IS THE INSIDE OF IT. ROTTING OUT FLOOR ROT WALLS FULL OF JUNK AND TRASH.

AND OUR FAVORITE TIRES. AS THEY SIT UNFIT, UNSAFE.

AND IT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.

MAY 29TH. BASED ON THAT SENT OUT NOTICE OF VIOLATION WITH THE BUILDING REPORT CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AND CLAIMED THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. JULY 8TH RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

YOU REMAINED IN VIOLATION AT THIS POINT WITH OVERGROWTH IS NOW TAKING OVER THE PROPERTY.

JULY 14TH NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT OUT A CERTIFIED AND REGULAR TO THE PROPERTY OWNER FROM THE ADDRESS FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE.

NO RETURN OF SERVICE BEEN RECEIVED FOR EITHER ITEM.

AUGUST 13TH. POSTED TO PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE THE TRAILER REMAINS AS IS IN THE OVERGROWTH AS IT WAS AUGUST 20TH.

CHRISTOPHER MATHIS, THE SON OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, CALLED AND WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATIONS.

WE DISCUSSED THE MOBILE HOME AND SINCE HE WAS NOT PROPERTY OWNER, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY PERMITS.

HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIX IT, BUT ONCE WE TALKED ABOUT IT, HIS PLAN IS JUST TO DEMO IT.

HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN PROBATED. SO THAT'S THE LAST CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THAT.

SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE 3RD, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THERE WERE GROVES GETTING HIGHER. TRAILER REMAINS AS IS.

NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. ITS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M..

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY. EXCEPT FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE I'M GOOD TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8825 FIREBIRD LANE IN YOUNGSTOWN, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT, AND HIS SON HAS CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THE MATTER.

NOTICE WAS ALSO GIVEN BY POSTING ON THE PREMISES, THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND ONE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH.

THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL OVERGROWTH AND 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 TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR OR IN AND REMOVE ALL DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

MATTER. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THAT APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUBMIT ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT IT IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

REPAIR OR REMODELING OF A MOBILE HOME REQUIRES THE USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION.

THE STRUCTURE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ROOF SYSTEM, WALL SYSTEM, FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING REPAIR AND REPLACE REPLACEMENT SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE BY A PERSON DESIGNATED OR DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 382.45 PER M FOR. THE RESPONDENT MUST SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIMEFRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS, ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS MUST PASS THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE PERMITS WILL

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REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT.

ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE.

IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE OF $1,000 SHALL BE IMPOSED AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED.

IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS ANY DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE, BUT THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON THAT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

A COMPLIANCE HEARING WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M.

IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM G.

PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2315 ALLISON AVENUE. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW FOR LOCATION PURPOSES.

WE HAVE ZOO WORLD, FRONT BEACH ROAD, FOUR LANE AND PROPERTY TO THE FAR LEFT.

I THINK THAT SIGNAL HILL GOLF COURSE. CLOSER UP.

AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

ON THE PROPERTY LINE. AND ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2024, INVESTIGATOR BRANDON IRVING OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY, AND HE FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE.

AN OVERGROWTH. THESE ARE INVESTIGATOR IRWIN'S PHOTOS STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE.

YOU SEE THE. THIS IS TAKEN FROM ALLISON. ALISON KRAUSS AND SLIDE NUMBER SIX SHOWS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN QUESTION. THE CASE WAS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATOR BRUNING ON NOVEMBER 25TH AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ON NOVEMBER THE 25TH, 2024, I WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE.

I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION OF THE OVERGROWTH AND THE OVERGROWTH IN THE BACKYARD. AND THERE'S THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THE LOT NEXT TO IT.

THEY HAD JUST CLEANED IT A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. AND THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING.

SO YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD SHOT FROM ALYSON AVENUE.

SO. ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024, NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.

2315 ALLISON AVENUE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA.

32408 CERTIFIED. NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.

THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. JUNE 16TH, 2025.

WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THE OVERGROWTH REMAINED AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURE IN THE BACK.

THERE IT IS MISSING HALF THE ROOF. JULY 22ND, 2025 NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING ADDRESS 2315 ALLISON AVENUE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 32408 CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.

THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN ON AUGUST THE 22ND OR 27TH, 2025.

I POSTED THE PROPERTY AND THE OVERGROWTH REMAINS OF VIOLATIONS REMAIN.

IT WAS ALSO POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON THAT DATE.

ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.

IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION OF OVERGROWTH AS WELL AS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE ANYONE IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROPERTY.

NO PERMITS IN THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M..

OKAY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE,

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NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT BY POSTING AND BY MAIL, AND THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT APPEARED AND TESTIFIED AT THIS HEARING.

THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH.

THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL UNDERGROWTH OR OVERGROWTH, AND ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BY SUBMITTING A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILD THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.

SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ENGINEERING PLANS HAVE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE.

ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDERS SERVICES STAFF OR A DESIGNEE, AND THE REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED, AND PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP KEEP CODE ENFORCEMENT NOTIFIED OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN AND BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A $1,000 FINE WILL BE IMPOSED AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS EITHER A DEMOLITION OR A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAMES SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THAT PERMIT TO EXPIRE, OR IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON THAT WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER.

THERE WILL BE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 15TH OF 25 AT 1 P.M.

IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THIS MORNING? NOT FOR THIS MORNING. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.