[Code Magistrate Hearing on November 19, 2025.]
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WE'LL CALL THIS TO ORDER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. DON'T SEE ANY BASIS FOR ANY ORDER OF RECUSAL ON ANY OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED ON THE DOCKET. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING ANY OF THE CASES. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, I'D ASK THAT YOU STAND AND BE SWORN SO WE CAN GET THE SHOW ROLLING. GREAT. WE'RE AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. OKAY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. THE WITNESSES HAVE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, PLEASE EITHER TURN IT OFF OR PUT IT ON SILENT.
OKAY. MISS ASHMAN. SO WE JUST HAVE ITEMS A, C, AND E, J AND M PRESENT. SO WE'RE ON THE AGENDA.
SO WE WILL START WITH THOSE. OKAY. PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. SO LET US NO MORE. SORRY. OKAY I. IDA J. LEE IS AN EDWARD. AND THEY WERE SWORN IN. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL START WITH ITEM A, WHICH IS 12 ONE ONE HAPPYVILLE ROAD. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF. NEW MAGISTRATE INVESTIGATOR OR INSPECTOR SCOTT, BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD. ALL MY EXHIBITS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE OF BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. VEHICLES. WATERCRAFT. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A CONTAINED A CASE FILE.
SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME HEAVILY DAMAGED ON THE FRONT. DERELICT VEHICLES. WATERCRAFT, JUNK TRASH. APPLIANCES. MOTORCYCLE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY ORDER INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. I'M JUST GOING TO INTERJECT AT THE TIME THAT THE HEARING THE PROPERTY ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WAS HERE, AND HE ASKED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CASE. AND HIS PERMISSION TO START THE ABATEMENT PROCESS. OKAY. ON OCTOBER 21ST, 25 ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AT A COST OF $800 BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY. ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2025, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IN THE PROPERTY. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED VIOLATIONS AND MOBILE HOME TRASH JUNK. THE ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS MOVED TO HIS MOBILE HOME AT THE END. THIS IS ONE DERELICT VEHICLE. ON NOVEMBER 13TH. THE MOBILE HOME IS GONE. WE DID NOT DO IT. YOU DIDN'T? NO, SIR. WE JUST DID THE INSPECTION. YES, SIR. WE JUST DID THE ASBESTOS INSPECTION. AND ALL THE OTHER ITEMS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. SO APPARENTLY HE DID IT ON HIS ON HIS OWN, BUT HE'S STILL INCURRED THE COST OF THE ASBESTOS. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. I HAVE. ANYBODY HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS FIRST PROPERTY? OKAY, COME ON UP. TELL US YOUR NAME AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. JAMES ALDERMAN, 12 TO 11 HARRISVILLE ROAD. SO Y'ALL MOVE THE. Y'ALL CLEARED IT OFF. OKAY. ALRIGHT.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO COLLECT IS THE $800 FOR THE ASBESTOS INSPECTION. THE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING ELSE. ALRIGHT. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? OKAY. OKAY. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THAT AS OF TODAY'S DATE, THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE. BUT PRIOR TO THE
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REMOVAL OF THE MOBILE HOME, THE COUNTY HAD INCURRED THE COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $800. I'M GOING TO IMPOSE THAT TO BE COLLECTED. THIS IS A MATTER THAT YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO. YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR TAX BILL AND PAY IT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, OR YOU CAN PAY IT OFF. BUT I WILL TELL YOU NOW THAT THE INTEREST RATE WHEN YOU PUT IT ON THE TAX BILL IS PRETTY SPORTY, BUT THERE WILL BE A HOW LONG DOES IT IS IT BEFORE IT SHOWS UP ACTUALLY ON THE TAX BILL WON'T GO UNTIL THE TAX BILL UNTIL JUNE. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PAY IT TODAY. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. ALRIGHT. WELL I'LL I'LL IMPOSE IT AND STATE THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BEAR INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE SHOULD IT REMAIN UNPAID. AND Y'ALL CAN ADDRESS IT HOWEVER Y'ALL WANT TO ADDRESS IT. WHERE CAN WE PAY IT NOW? OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BRINGING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ITEM C. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2628 LAUREL AVENUE, LOT D. AVENUE. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. AGAIN. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY. ALSO ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO FORM AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE HOME, PAULINA LOPEZ, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS WAS THE MOBILE HOME PARK ON LAURIE THAT HAD FOUR THAT WERE UNFIT UNSAFE. THIS IS THE LAST OF THEM IN THE BACK. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $500 BE IMPOSED. ALSO, COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN A CASE FILE. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. ON NOVEMBER 12TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. MOBILE HOMES STILL SORRY, MOBILE HOME IS STILL THERE AS OF THIS DATE. NO HEARING, NO ENGINEERING OR NEW APPLICATION. NEW APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THEY DID IN THE BEGINNING GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT. IT DID EXPIRE. NO WORK TOOK PLACE DURING THE COURSE OF THE PERMIT AND WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR REMOVAL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHO'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE? TELL US YOUR NAME, PLEASE, MA'AM, AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. PAULINA LOPEZ AND 2418 15TH STREET, PANAMA CITY. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? WELL, SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR DEMOLISH, SO I WANTED TO DEMOLISH. HOLD ON. TAKE YOUR PHONE OUTSIDE. I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW. I TURNED IT OFF, OKAY. OKAY. YOU'RE JUST SIMPLY SAYING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. AND SINCE THERE IS THE OWNER, THE OWNER OR THE PROPERTY MANAGER IS RIGHT HERE. HE'S HERE. SO. IF. SURE, COME ON UP. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. COME ON. I NEED YOUR NAME AND AN ADDRESS. AND WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS TO THIS? OKAY. MY NAME IS RICK CLOP CLOP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1931, BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30514I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON MISS LOPEZ'S SITUATION. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT HER SITUATION. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IS THE IS THE THING GOING TO BE REMOVED? WELL, THAT'S UP TO MISS LOPEZ.
OKAY, SO I DECIDED TO DEMOLISH AND THIS IS THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THIS CASE WITH THE CITY IS GOING TO DO IT FOR ME. OR YOU CAN GIVE ME AN EXTENSION FOR 30 DAYS BECAUSE I ALREADY GET A GIVE ME EXTENSION FOR 30 DAYS. SO THAT WAY I CAN FIND SOMEBODY ELSE WHO CAN DO
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IT FOR ME. SHE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT BEFORE AND I THINK IT EXPIRED. OKAY, SO IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED A PERMIT BEFORE AND IT EXPIRED, I'M NOT GOING TO GRANT AN EXTENSION. WE WILL TAKE IT DOWN. AND THE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU DON'T OWN THE DIRT. YOU JUST OWN THE MOBILE HOME. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO. FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT ORDER. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF, OR ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES OF THE PROPERTY AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER. UPON THE RECORDING OF THE ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS. NOPE, NOT ON THE LAND. I TAKE THAT BACK AGAINST ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND IT WILL BE A JUDGMENT AGAINST HER INDIVIDUALLY RATHER THAN THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I'M NOT GOING TO LEAN THE PROPERTY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT SHE DOESN'T OWN IT. HAVE A COMPLIANCE HEARING, DO A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THIS, OR IS THIS A THIS IS THE COMPLIANCE, OKAY.COST OF ABATEMENT THEN CANNOT GO ON THE PROPERTY TAXES. CORRECT? WE WILL HAVE A WAY TO RECOVER THE. WELL, YOU SUE HER. I MEAN YOU KNOW, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LEAN THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, OKAY. OKAY. THAT WILL BE IT. IS THERE A SCHEDULED TIME FOR THE REMOVAL? SO SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT DONE ON HER OWN. THE TIME FOR THAT HAS PASSED. I MEAN, I MEAN, NO, AT THIS POINT WE WON'T WE'LL DO ASBESTOS. WE WOULD DO ASBESTOS. SO IT IT WON'T BE UNTIL JANUARY AT THE EARLIEST THAT WE DO IT. YES. SHE HAS PLENTY OF TIME IF SHE CAN GET IT DONE. YEAH. NO PERMIT WILL BE WILL BE ISSUED. NO. BECAUSE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE ORDER. YES, SIR. SO, YEAH, THE ANSWER IS NO. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE WE'VE ENTERED AN ORDER FOR, FOR BUT AS FAR AS GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF IT IF SHE WANTS. YEAH. YOU CAN REMOVE PERSONAL PROPERTY. I MEAN IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, FURNITURE AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU CAN TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO OUT OF THE MOBILE HOME. BUT AS FAR AS THE REMOVAL OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT AT THAT TIME HAS PASSED AND THE COUNTY HAS NOW ASSUMED THAT RESPONSIBILITY, THE COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN. THERE'S GOING TO BE A JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR WHAT THEY SPEND IN TAKING IT DOWN. SO THEY GOING TO GIVE ME ANOTHER COURT, OR ARE THEY GOING TO LET ME KNOW? IT'S A FINAL HEARING WITH WHICH WILL HAVE THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT. YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND TELL ME, ALL RIGHT. WE SPENT X THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MOVING THAT TAKING THAT MOBILE HOME DOWN. I'M GOING TO SAY OKAY. THAT WILL BE A JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO IF YOU TRY TO BUY SOMETHING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT YOUR CREDIT. OR IF IF I FIND SOMEBODY TO DO IT, I'M GOING TO TIME HAS PASSED FOR THAT. YEAH. OKAY. NOW YOU HAD A PERMIT ONE TIME AND YOU LET IT EXPIRE. I'M NOT GOING THERE AGAIN. OKAY? SO AM I. UNDERSTAND YOU SAID THAT THE THEY'RE GOING TO COME AND DEMOLISH AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO. MAKE ME PAY IT. THERE WILL BE A JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU. AND IT'S GOING TO SAY YOU OWE X NUMBER OF DOLLARS FOR THAT DEMOLITION PROCESS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN THEY CAN TAKE YOU TO COURT IN WHAT'S CALLED A COLLECTION ASPECT OF IT AND TRY AND, YOU KNOW, GARNISH YOUR WAGES. OR IF YOU OWN OTHER PROPERTY, THEY CAN TRY AND LEVY ON THAT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THAT'S THE WAY THAT WILL WORK. SO SO I CAN I GET LIKE 30 DAYS MORE EXTENSION. NO MA'AM BEFORE I GOT IN THE MISSION. IT WON'T HAPPEN TILL JANUARY ON JANUARY JANUARY. YEAH. BUT YOU DO NEED TO START REMOVING THINGS THAT BELONG TO YOU AND VALUE. YOU NEED TO MOVE ANYTHING OUT THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP OUT OF THAT HOUSE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU WERE TO BUY A CAR OR TRY TO
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BUY A CAR OR A HOUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT YOUR FINANCIAL HISTORY, SO TO SPEAK, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEE JUDGMENT FOR X NUMBER OF DOLLARS AGAINST YOU AND THAT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT ON YOUR EVEN IF I MAKE THE PAYMENT OR EVEN IF I PAY, IF YOU PAY OFF, IF YOU PAY THE COUNTY OFF, THAT WON'T REFLECT AGAINST YOU. BUT IF YOU DON'T PAY IT OFF, THE ANYBODY THAT YOU LIKE SAID TRY TO BORROW MONEY FROM, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT WHAT KIND OF INTEREST RATES YOU'RE GOING TO PAY, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE WILLING TO LEND YOU MONEY, ALL OF THAT, IT WILL IMPACT ON THAT, BUT THAT'S IT. SO THEY GIVE ME THE TIME TO PAY AND WELL, THEY, YOU KNOW, THE JUDGMENT WILL BE OUT THERE AND YOU CAN PAY IT OVER TIME. BUT THE FACT IS THAT THE INTEREST RATE IS GOING TO BE RUNNING ON YOU ON THAT. SO AND IT'S A PRETTY SPORTY INTEREST RATE. WHAT THEY CALL THE STATUTORY RATE IS PRETTY HIGH, BUT YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PAY IT OFF AND THAT WILL CLEAR YOUR CREDIT HISTORY I UNDERSTAND. SO THAT WILL BE ON JANUARY WHENEVER WE TAKE IT DOWN AND I ENTER THE FINAL ORDER AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET A TRANSLATOR JUST TO MAYBE MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. OKAY, OKAY. AND. THE TRANSLATOR CAN, IF WE CAN GET HER. CAN TALK TO HER OUT AND EXPLAIN IT. OKAY.SHE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. ONCE SHE GETS WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE OR. YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER THEY TEAR IT DOWN. RIGHT? RIGHT. OR GET YOU. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CHARGE UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY. JANUARY WILL COME OUT AND DO THE. INSPECTIONS. THE PRE-BID, THE CONTRACTORS GIVE US A PRICE IF YOU USE THE LOWEST CONTRACTOR. SO IT MAY BE FEBRUARY EVEN. I CAN'T GIVE YOU A TIME FRAME AND WE CAN LET YOU KNOW BEFORE THEY START HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. OKAY. THE ASBESTOS SURVEY TYPICALLY RUNS $800. SO WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST $800 FOR THAT. SO THEY GIVE ME A CERTAIN TIME TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT AND TO MAKE THE PAYMENT. AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK, YOU'LL GET A NOTICE FOR THE TOTAL, WHATEVER YOU STILL OWE FOR THAT HEARING. THEN THAT'S THEN YOU'LL START GETTING INTEREST ON THAT. SO IF YOU KNOW, IF, IF AT THIS POINT IN TIME YOU CAN START SAVING MONEY TOWARDS THAT AND YOU PAY THAT DOWN, IT'S GOING TO SAVE YOU INTEREST MONEY. OKAY. I COME BACK HERE TO THE HEARING AGAIN. RIGHT? OKAY. YOU'LL GET A NOTICE. THERE'S A DATE AND TIME AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU OWE. OKAY. BUT MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU WHILE WE'RE. DETERMINING. MISS ASHMAN, I THINK THIS LADY BACK HERE. MAYBE. OKAY, SHE CAN TRANSLATE. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN FOR ME. TOUGH. IT'S BEEN. I'VE BEEN TRUE FOR A LOT OF THINGS. OKAY. SHE'S GOING TO TRY AND TRANSLATE A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU HERE. SO. USTED EL COSTO DE LA CORTE Y USTED DEBE USTED PUEDE HACER UNA. PERO SE PUEDE. TENER ESAS COSAS PERSONALES PUEDO. YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME? JUST FOR THE RECORD, JESSICA MARTINEZ. OKAY. AND DID SHE INDICATE, BASED ON THE TRANSLATION THAT YOU MADE FROM WHAT YOU HAD LISTENED TO AND HEARD, DID SHE SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OR. NO. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A WAY OF CONTACTING HER FOR JANUARY SO WE CAN KEEP HER IN TOWN AND WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY.
TELÉFONO PARA AQUELLOS. COMO ES IN THE OFFICE? THAT CAN TRANSLATE. NO, WE NEED OUR SUPPORT. OKAY, OKAY. HAVE HAVE YOU GIVEN US THE TELEPHONE NUMBER? SHE SAID SHE DID, BUT
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SHE CAN GIVE IT AGAIN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON. ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR PHONE NUMBER, PLEASE. (850) 867-4325. OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM D. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6114 EAST SIXTH STREET. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND INSPECTOR THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY AGAIN. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BAY COUNTY, ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO AND FORMED AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT'S SON, MR. WAGES, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING.PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT SITS IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THE BACK WALL IS MISSING. WINDOWS POPPED OUT, SPRAY FOAM INSERTED, ANOTHER MISSING WINDOW. EXTENSIVE ROT ALONG THE RIMBAUD AND DISLODGED SIDING. UNDERLAYMENT AND RIM JOIST.
GONE. FLOORS HAVE FALLEN OUT THE METRO ORDER. THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. THE MAGISTRATE WAIVED THE FINE OF $1,000. ALL, ALL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. COPY NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE ON THE PROPERTY AND GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION AS FAR AS THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME. ALSO LIVING IN RV, THE SHED AND DERELICT VEHICLES AND JUNK HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THEY DID GET A PERMIT FOR THAT. IF YOU REMEMBER THOSE MOBILE HOME KIND OF WHERE THAT EXCURSION WAS, AND THERE WAS A TWO SHEDS THAT WERE BEHIND THERE. ALL THAT'S GONE AND THE DRIVEWAY HAD SOME TRAILERS WITH JUNK AND TRASH. THERE'S THE TRAILERS THERE. THAT'S ALL GONE.
SO WHAT IS LEFT IS THE RVS AND THE MOBILE HOME THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED. YES, SIR. OKAY. AS OF THE DATE OF HEARING, NO ENGINEERING OR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. THE MOBILE HOME WAS SUBMITTED. IF YOU DO REMEMBER, THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY LIVING IN THAT MOBILE HOME THAT OWNED A MOBILE HOME, BUT WAS PUT ON THE PROPERTY. THEY CAN EXPLAIN IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MR. WAGES.
MY NAME IS JOE WAGES. ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED TO SEND, YOU CAN SEND THE 611 46TH STREET. THAT'S WHERE MY MOTHER LIVES AT. I'M SPEAKING IN REGARD TO HER. THE WOMAN THAT LIVES IN THE MOBILE HOME THAT NEEDS TO BE TORE DOWN, WHICH THE MOBILE HOME BELONGS TO PAM BRANNAN, WHICH IT SITS ON MY MOTHER'S PROPERTY. I WAS LAST TOLD PAM BRANNAN HAS MOVED OUT.
IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING HER THINGS OUT, BUT SHE HAS MOVED OUT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I CAN'T DO NOTHING AS FAR AS TEARING THE TRAILER DOWN UNTIL I GET PERMISSION FROM Y'ALL, SO I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO TEAR IT DOWN AS SOON AS Y'ALL GIVE ME PERMISSION. WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW I CAN'T GIVE YOU THAT PERMISSION. WELL, I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT CAN DO IT IS THE COUNTY, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. WELL, NO, THE COUNTY IS GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO OFFER ON THIS? OTHER THAN. I DON'T THINK MY MOM OUGHT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAILER BEING TORE DOWN BECAUSE IT DON'T BELONG TO HER. I SORT OF AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. THE.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE COULD ADD THAT HE COULD GET THE PERMISSION FROM THE. HE COULD GET A PERMIT TO DO IT. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO DO IT. HE WOULD NEED TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE HOME OR THE TRAILER. I'M SORRY. I GUESS TO PROTECT HIMSELF CIVILLY, BUT AS FAR AS THE COUNTY IS CONCERNED, THE PERMIT GOES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH IS HIM OR HIS MOTHER. THAT WILL. I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T GET A PERMIT TO TEAR IT DOWN BECAUSE THE TRAILER DON'T BELONG TO ME OR MY MOTHER. IT BELONGS TO PAM BRANNAN. SO THEREFORE THEY WON'T GIVE ME A PERMIT TO TEAR IT DOWN ACCORDINGLY. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER THAT'S THAT'S WHY HE'S THE RESPONDENT, BECAUSE IT'S ON HIS PROPERTY. BUT HE'S. HE HAS CONFESSED. I GUESS YOU'D
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SAY, TO HIS OWN DETRIMENT, THAT HE'S NOT THE OWNER. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO SUGGEST TO HIM THAT HE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN THE CORRECT THE HOME. I'M JUST SAYING IF HE THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IF IF HE IF HE HAS HE HAS THE ABILITY TO DO IT IS WHAT I'M SAYING. IF HE MISS BRANNAN, YOU SAID GIVES HIM TITLE TO IT OR WHATEVER.IT'S NOT. DOES MISS BRANNAN OWN THE HOME? YES, SHE OWNS THE HOME. SHE WILLING TO GIVE YOU THE TITLE OR PERMISSION TO TEAR IT DOWN? I HAVE NO IDEA. I DON'T TALK TO HER. OKAY, WELL, I MEAN, I CAN TRY TO. I MEAN, STANDPOINT IS HE DOES HAVE AT LEAST THE ABILITY TO ASK TO DO IT. WELL, I'LL ASK TO DO IT. OKAY. OKAY. YOU CAN TALK TO HER AND SEE IF SHE'LL LET YOU DO IT.
I MEAN, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT IF SHE SAYS NO, I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU TEAR IT DOWN. I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO DO IT. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND HER. I MEAN, YOU CAN ARGUE WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SUBJECT YOU TO ANY CIVIL LIABILITY BECAUSE I CREATED SOME FALSE IMPRESSION IN YOUR MIND. WELL, I WOULDN'T, THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T BOTHERED IT, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOT PERMISSION FROM HER TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF YOU IF SHE GIVES YOU PERMISSION, I THINK THAT YOU PROBABLY COULD PROCEED WITH IT, BUT I'D GET IT IN WRITING. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEN. THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT ROUTE, AT LEAST INVESTIGATE IF SHE WILL DO THAT. OKAY, SO WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME TO DO? I'M ASKING THAT WE CONTINUE, OKAY. UNTIL UNTIL JANUARY 8TH. JANUARY 8TH? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU UNTIL JANUARY THE 8TH TO SEE IF YOU CAN TALK HER INTO IT BY WHATEVER CHARMS YOU'VE GOT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT IN CHARGE. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET IT REMOVED. AND, HEY, WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT. SO YOU TALK WITH HER AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET HER TO SIGN OFF ON THE DOTTED LINE. IT'S OKAY FOR. FOR MR. WAGES TO TAKE MY THING DOWN. AND YOU CAN GO WITH IT. MY BIG CONCERN, I JUST DON'T WANT TO LEAN TO GO AGAINST MY MOTHER. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I UNDERSTAND, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER UNTIL JANUARY THE 8TH AT YOU. YOU WANT TO DO IT AT 1:00? OKAY, AT 1:00. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU CAN GET HER TO SAY, GO TO IT. IF I GET A PIECE OF PAPER STATING, SHE SAYS, I CAN DO IT, I CAN TAKE THAT OVER HERE TO TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND GET A PERMIT THEN. HE HAS GOT THE SIGNATURE FROM THE TITLE. OF OKLAHOMA. I'LL HAVE TO GET YOU TO MAKE THAT DECISION. BUT WITH THE SAME ORGANIZATION. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE'S GOT A TITLE TO THE TRAILER. I JUST KNOW THE TRAILER'S HERS. CHANCES ARE THEY PROBABLY AIN'T EVEN A TITLE TO BE FOUND. BUT I'M JUST SAYING, IF SHE CAN SIGN SOME PAPERWORK STATING THAT SHE OWNS A TRAILER AND SHE GIVES PERMISSION TO ME TO TEAR IT DOWN, I JUST NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT WITH THAT. YES, THESE ARE THE WE CAN TALK TO HIM, OKAY? AND YOU DEAL WITH HIM AND SEE IF YOU CAN HELP HIM CLEAR THAT PARTICULAR HURDLE, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT. BUT WE'RE BACK ON THE DOCKET FOR JANUARY THE 8TH. OKAY. 1:00. ALL RIGHT. LET ME LET ME GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER. IF YOU. DON'T. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. WE APPRECIATE IT.
SO THAT'S 9315 GOBBLER. AVENUE AGAIN. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, JUNK AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. THIS IS PHOTOGRAPHS OF
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THE INITIAL BUILD INSPECTION MOBILE HOME WITH A LARGE ADDITION BUILT ON THE FRONT.UNPERMITTED. NEXT PHOTO PLEASE. SIDE VIEW OF IT. SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. IT'S ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE MOBILE HOME SPRAY FOAM, FILLING THE GAPS BETWEEN THE SIDING AND THE BOARDS. FOOTERS WERE 4X4, WHICH ARE INADEQUATE. AS WE GO AROUND THE BACK. THERE'S ANOTHER ADDITION ON THE B, THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ADDITION ALONG WITH A LARGE DECK, NO HANDRAILS AROUND THE DECKING AS WELL. THAT ONE ALSO INADEQUATE FOOTINGS. AND INSIDE WAS PARTIALLY GUTTED. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 TO BE IMPOSED. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B, CONTAINING A CASE FILE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, AND ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
THERE IS SOMEBODY LIVING IN THERE NOW. THE FRONT ADDITION IS TAKEN OFF. THEY'RE CONVERTING IT INTO A LARGE PORCH. AGAIN. NO PERMITS. NEXT PHOTO. SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN BOARDED UP. THEY'RE PUTTING METAL FOR THE SKIRTING AROUND IT, AND THERE'S WINDOW BOARDED UP THAT THE ORIGINAL VIEW FROM THE INSIDE WAS PARTIALLY GUTTED. TRASH, JUNK AND STUFF. ONE OF THE ADDITIONS HAS BEEN REMOVED. LARGE HOLE OPENING IN THE BACK. THE PORCH IS STILL PARTIALLY THERE. THE OTHER ADDITION IS STILL THERE. ALL THE JUNK AND DEBRIS IS KIND IN THE BACK. AND NOW WE HAVE DERELICT VEHICLES PILED UP AS THE ESTATE OF THE HEARING. NO ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS THE FRONT ADDITION WAS REMOVED, LIKE I STATED PARTIALLY ALONG WITH THE REAR ADDITION, NEW FRONT PORCH BEING CONSTRUCTED AND LARGE EXPOSED AREA IN THE BACK. PREVIOUSLY ADDITION WAS REMOVED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, WHO'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS PREMISES? TELL US YOUR NAME PLEASE, AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. ALEXANDRIA HORNSBY, 1990 TALIBAN TRAIL, HAVANA, FLORIDA 32333. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? SO WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET IT. WE ARE NOT OBSTRUCTING ANYTHING ELSE. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE BOTTOM PART OF THE FRONT ADDITION. WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT ALL TORN DOWN. WE JUST LEFT THAT SO HE CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE. HE'S NOT ACTUALLY STAYING THERE. THE TRUCKS WERE ALSO THERE. WE'RE WORKING ON MOVING THOSE DOWN TO WHERE WE LIVE NOW, BECAUSE ONE ACTUALLY RUNS. IT'S NOT DOWN, BUT IT'S JUST ME AND MY HUSBAND TRYING TO DO IT. WE LOST MY DAD AND I MOVED IN WITH MY MOM. WE'RE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY, SO WE'RE. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS YOU AIN'T GOT ANY PERMITS. WE CAN'T JUST TAKE IT. COULDN'T DO THE TAKE DOWN BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS STILL THERE. LIKE THE. WE DIDN'T ADD ON ACTUALLY TO THE HOUSE. I GUESS IT'S NOT LIKE THE WHOLE ORIGINAL HOUSE IS STILL THERE. LIKE, SEE THAT BACK ONE AND THE FRONT ONE.
THEY WERE JUST KIND OF SAT. THEY WERE MORE LIKE ENCLOSED PORCHES. WELL, AND I KNOW WE DID IT WITHOUT I WAS MISGUIDED AND THAT'S, THAT'S TIED TO THE HOUSE WASN'T IT. THAT FIRST THAT ONE WAS TIED. EVERYTHING'S TIED. THE MOBILE HOME HAS TO HAVE ENGINEERING ON IT.
ANYTHING OVER TEN BY 12 STRUCTURAL, WHETHER PORCH OR SELF-SUSTAINING STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT. AND WE I SPOKE TO I THINK YOU WHOEVER THE INSPECTOR WAS ON MY CASE, I HAD SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THAT. AND YEAH, I KNEW WHEN HE WE TALKED THAT THEY WERE DONE IN VIOLATION. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME WHEN WE HAD HAD THEM DONE, LIKE, I GUESS JUST BEING NAIVE OF WHERE WE WERE AND. WHAT I WAS TOLD WITH FROM THE CONTRACTOR WHO DID IT. WHO'S YOUR CONTRACTOR? IT WAS SOME GUY NAMED MIKE. IT WAS JUST WE WE LOOKED AROUND AND LOOKED AROUND, AND IT WAS THE FIRST PERSON WE COULD FIND AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL. WELL, SOME GUY NAMED MIKE IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET IT. YEAH. THE, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON MOBILE HOMES REQUIRES SOME SORT OF SPECIAL CERTIFICATION AND ALL OF THAT. AND YOU'VE GOT TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL KIND OF EQUIPMENT. WHAT? SO THE SIDING IS BACK UP ON THE HOUSE. NOW, THAT RIGHT THERE IS JUST WHERE THE SIDINGS DOWN. IS THAT A STRUCTURAL REPAIR SIDING? WHAT THEY DID TO IT? YES. IF YOU LOOK AT TOP OF THE PHOTO AND AND 17 THERE, THERE'S A LEDGER BOARD. SO THAT ATTACHED TO THE MOBILE HOME. AGAIN THE ADDITION IS ATTACHED TO THE MOBILE HOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND THE PLASTIC I DON'T THEY PUNCH THROUGH THE WALL OR THEY OPEN THE WINDOW.
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BUT IF YOU GO BACK, MISS ASHMAN. KEEP GOING TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING INSPECTION PICTURES.OH RIGHT THERE, THAT ONE. THAT'S THE INSIDE. SO? SO THE INSIDE'S BEEN MODIFIED. WALLS HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN. YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP. YEAH. SO PLEASE MASE'AM. SO TOP OF 12. AND THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WALL ELEMENTS WHERE THE ACROSS THE TOP AND THE WIRING. THEY'VE MODIFIED THAT. THAT IS A BATHROOM RIGHT THERE. THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A BEDROOM WITH A BATHROOM ENCLOSED. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PUNCH THROUGH THAT WALL OR NOT.
REGARDLESS, THE THREE ADDITIONS THAT ARE ON THERE ARE ILLEGAL. SO WHETHER THEY'RE ON THERE OR NOT, IT'S ENCOMPASSES A WHOLE STRUCTURE. SO THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS COMPROMISED. YES.
SO AND THE TWO TIMES I WENT THERE, THAT VEHICLE, THEN THERE'S SOMEONE LIVING THERE, I BANGED ON THE DOOR. YOU CAN HEAR SOMEBODY AROUND MOVING AROUND INSIDE, BUT NOBODY CAME TO THE DOOR. NOW THERE'S A THERE'S A RING CAMERA ON THERE ON THE FRONT. SO YOU HAD TO PICK ME UP, BUT NOBODY CAME TO THE DOOR. BUT THERE'S EQUIPMENT OUT THERE. PRESSURE WASHER, THOSE POWER TOOLS AND STUFF. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S STAYING THERE. IT'S BEEN ALL THAT STUFF HAS BEEN THERE. THAT WAS OUR STUFF. IT WAS STUFF. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PRIOR PHOTOS, IT WAS VERY. WE DID HAVE A BUNCH OF JUNK. AND BEFORE THESE PHOTOS, THE VERY FIRST ONES, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF JUNK THAT WAS STUFF ALL THROUGH THE YARD. WE HAD THE RING CAMERA ON THERE.
IT WAS JUST ON THE ADDITION. ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TEAR DOWN THE WE'RE TRYING TO I MEAN, THE ORIGINAL, EVERYTHING ORIGINAL IS STILL THERE. BUT THE PROBLEM IS YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED THINGS TO IT AND HAVE COMPROMISED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM OKAY. YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN PEOPLE DO THINGS WITHOUT GETTING THE REQUISITE PERMITS IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY OR WHATEVER THE CASE, OR HIRING THE THE UNKNOWN CONTRACTOR NAMED MIKE OR WHATEVER HIS NAME WAS, THIS IS WHAT RESULTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER IT'S NEVER A GOOD RESULT. WE HAD A PREVIOUS HEARING ON OCTOBER OF 25 AND NOBODY SHOWED UP THEN. YEAH, I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING IN TIME TO GET IT ALL SET UP WITH MY JOB AND MY HUSBAND'S JOB. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE AND THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU WHEN YOUR PRIORITIES DON'T MATCH AND YOU, YOU, YOU RUN UP AGAINST A BAD RESULT AND THEN YOU WANT TO BACK UP AND PUNT. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME HERE. ANYTHING ELSE SIR? ALL RIGHT. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME IN THE ORDER OF THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF 25, TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT ORDER. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THEREFORE THROUGH STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER THE PROPERTY AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS ORDER. UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ABATEMENT PROCESS SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ANYTHING ELSE? CAN I ASK HOW THAT LIEN WORKS? SO THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT IS GOES ON THE PROPERTY TAXES DIVIDED BY FIVE YEARS OKAY.
SIMPLE MATH FOR ME OKAY. $5,000 WOULD BE $1,000 OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. OKAY. THAT MUCH THERE IS DAILY INTEREST. BETWEEN WHAT'S CALLED THE FINAL HEARING AND. 30TH. OKAY. JUNE 30TH IS WHEN WE HAVE TO SEND IT TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. OKAY. SO IT WOULD NOT GO ON THIS YEAR'S 2026 TAXES, BUT I'M GUESSING THIS IS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED. YES. OKAY. AND NOW IS THERE A
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FINE I'M SORRY IF I YES THERE IS A FINE. THAT FINE IS DIFFERENT. THE FINE WILL DOES NOT GO ON YOUR TAXES. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AND. USED TO IT. OKAY. AND THE TIME THE ORDER IS RECORDED. OKAY. ARE YOU IMPOSING THAT TODAY OR AT THE FINE AS OPPOSED AS OF TODAY. SO ONCE IT'S RECORDED WITH THE COURTHOUSE THEN IT'LL START. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD PAY FIRST. YEAH. THE STATUTORY INTEREST IS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER.RIGHT. IT'S SET WHAT QUARTERLY IN THAT IT IS SET QUARTERLY. YEAH. AND IT'S PRETTY SPORTY. I MEAN I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. IT'S WHAT NINE PLUS PERCENT. YEAH. IT'S CURRENTLY SITTING AT EIGHT.
WE'LL WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT IMMEDIATELY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. NO. YEAH. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP RUNNING. NO, NO. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT IMMEDIATELY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW. THE COST OF ABATEMENT IS DETERMINED BY WHAT ALL THEY'VE GOT TO CLEAN UP. SO IF Y'ALL CAN CLEAN UP THIS STUFF BEFORE THEY GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO BID IT, THAT WILL WORK IN YOUR ADVANTAGE. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP KEEP OUR GUY OUT THERE DOING STUFF. SO OKIE DOKIE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ONE. OKAY. AS AN ITEM. LET'S SEE I IS THAT I, I IS AN IDA 12 229 CARUSO. AND THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND MR. HUBBARD IS HERE TO TESTIFY CHRIS HUBBARD MAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MAGISTRATE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IN BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, YARD AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 74011.
RESIDENTIAL ZONES R-1 SINGLE FAMILY ZONES. ALLOWABLE USES IN THE FORM OF STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 20 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY WHICH VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR.
A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. OCTOBER 30TH. THIS IS A WELL. OCTOBER 1ST WAS THE ONE BEFORE THE HEARING. THIS IS OCTOBER 30TH. THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE SOME WORK HAD BEEN DONE FROM WHEN WE PREVIOUSLY HEARD THE CASE. SOME OF THE STUFF'S BEEN REMOVED. IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE DEBRIS HAS BEEN BURNT, BUT IT STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION. THERE'S ONE OF THE SHEDS THAT WAS AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY WHEN WE DID THE INITIAL CASE. IT'S BEEN DUG OUT TO THE ROAD LIKE IT'S TRYING TO BE REMOVED, BUT THAT'S WHERE IT SITS. NOVEMBER 18TH WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU STILL SEE SOME CLEANING HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF STUFF STILL ON THE PROPERTY. CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. BOTH SHEDS ARE STILL THERE. THE DEBRIS PILE IS SMALLER, BUT IT'S STILL THERE.
THAT'S THE SHED THAT WAS AT THE BACK WITH THE OTHER ONE WAS OUT TOWARD THE FRONT NOW. SO THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AS TO RECOMMENDATIONS. INFANTE IS AM I PRONOUNCING THAT CORRECTLY? COME ON. TELL US YOUR NAME, PLEASE, MA'AM, AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. MY NAME IS JESSICA MARTINEZ, AND MY MAILING ADDRESS IS 604 CYPRESS AVENUE. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? WELL, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN. WELL, MY HUSBAND BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN, AND WE ONLY GO THERE LIKE, ON THE WEEKENDS BECAUSE WE WORK TILL LATE. SO, I MEAN, I'M TRYING I'M TRYING TO, LIKE, SAVE SOME MONEY TO RENT AGAIN, THE BOBCAT AND EXCAVATOR SO I CAN DEMOLISH THE CONCRETE THAT IS THERE. WELL. IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF STUFF LEFT. I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PICTURES DISTORT HOW MUCH. YEAH.
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WE HAVE CLEAN. THE MIDDLE PART IS, IS CLEAN. I DON'T KNOW, HE HASN'T TOOK A PICTURE OF THAT.BUT THE MIDDLE PART IS BEING CLEANED AND A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT WE NEED A BOBCAT TO BE LIKE MOVING THE STUFF TO A DUMPSTER BECAUSE IT'S HEAVY. SO I CAN'T TRY TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PHOTOS TO SEE IF. HE HAS TAKEN JUST BEFORE THE FIRST HEARING. AND WE GOT RID OF SOME OF THE PART OF THE TRUCK THAT IS SITTING THERE THIS PAST WEEKEND. SO. I HAVE A MORE RECENT. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S IT WAS OCTOBER 30TH. AND YESTERDAY. AND THAT WE PUT IT THERE BECAUSE THE OWNER WAS GOING TO GO PICK IT UP, BUT HE HASN'T SHOWN UP. SO I DON'T KNOW. WE JUST MOVE IT AROUND OR SOMETHING. OKAY. YOU MEAN THE OWNER OF THE SHED. YEAH. THE LITTLE ONE. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO PICK IT UP, BUT THEY NEVER ANSWERED ME NO MORE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL WANT IT OR NOT. WHEN WILL Y'ALL BID THIS? THIS ONE. AND I'M JUST ASKING FOR A BALLPARK FIGURE. YEAH, PROBABLY NOT UNTIL JANUARY. WE DON'T DO A BIG, BIG IN DECEMBER. ONLY BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS. SO THIS ONE WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL JANUARY. OKAY. OKAY. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BID IT OUT UNTIL JANUARY. YOU'VE GOT SOME TIME DURING WHICH YOU CAN CLEAN THIS UP. AND WHETHER YOU GET IT ALL CLEANED UP OR NOT, I MEAN, DON'T GET SAY, WELL, I CAN'T CLEAN IT ALL UP, SO I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANY OF IT. THE MORE YOU CLEAN UP, THE LESS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO BE CLEANED UP. SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO KEEP CLEANING IT UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, THEY BID IT AND AND WELL, AFTER THEY BID IT, IT'S PRETTY WELL A FIXED PRICE AT THAT POINT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN GET GONE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO TOTE OFF WORKS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. OKAY. SO. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER THAN I WOULD TELL TELL YOU TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH CHRIS. SO. THAT YOU STAY IN PROGRESS.
WE CAN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING I DO. DO YOU WANT US TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS FROM THE 6020 TO I DID CHANGE I DID CHANGE IT ON THE EIGHTH WHEN THE WHEN I CAME. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD SOME ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID ALREADY OR NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE NEW ADDRESS? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE THROUGH THE PHOTOGRAPHS, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND THEY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT PREVIOUS ORDER. CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY FIND TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCUR, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. I'M NOT GOING TO IMPOSE A FINE AS OF TODAY. I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE SEE HOW IT GETS DONE AT THE END, AND WE'LL ADDRESS THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME. KEEP WORKING. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING OKAY. WE WANT TO SEE PROGRESS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK
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YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM J. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7113 TIMBER ONE RUN ROAD. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD IS HERE TO TESTIFY CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. THE PICTURE WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW WAS THE LAST ONE BEFORE THAT HEARING. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE PRIOR TO THE HEARING, IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, PROHIBITED IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR DAILY FINED $25 BE IMPOSED 20 DAYS WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY WHICH VIOLATION EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. FOLLOWING HEARING OCTOBER 30TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS EXACTLY AS IT WAS. COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARINGS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH, RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY NOVEMBER 17TH, AND IT REMAINS AS IT WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY, MINUS THE RECOMMENDATIONS. BILL IS HANGING. IN HERE, SIR. OKAY. TAKE ME A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY GOT IT STRAIGHT. OKAY. GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. 7113 TIBURON ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA 32466. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? I THE MINUTE I GOT HOME, I STARTED DRAGGING IN THE BUSH, HOGGING MY STUFF, GETTING IT DOWN. AND I HAD A CALL ABOUT THE TWO VEHICLES. THEY CALLED ME RIGHT BEFORE SHE CAME, PICKED ME UP. AND THEY THEY FROM COMING FROM GEORGIA BECAUSE I'M GIVING AWAY FREE VEHICLES FOR FREE. COME GET THEM. THE CAMPER. I HAD ALREADY DECIDED BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED. I HAD PUT MY PROPERTY UP FOR A THE. YOU PUT IT UP AS COLLATERAL TO GET A TRAILER PUT ON AND I WAS APPROVED. I FOUND OUT I WAS APPROVED, BUT IT WAS I WAS INCARCERATED, SO IT WAS KIND OF HARD TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND PAY PAYMENTS. SO I WENT BACK DOWN THERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO CHECK AND SEE IF I'M STILL APPROVED. IF I AM, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT BACK THROUGH AND THEY'RE PUTTING ME A NEW TWO BEDROOM TRAILER ON THERE. I HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERY TIME THAT CHRIS HUBBARD HAS ASKED ME TO DO SOMETHING, I'VE DONE IT AND IN TIME, AND I STILL GOT FINED THAT ONE TIME $961. WHEN THEY TORE MY HOUSE DOWN, THEY RUN OVER MY SEPTIC TANK AND THEY SHOVED A LOT OF STUFF TO THE BACK OF MY PROPERTY, WHICH I HAD TO CLEAR OUT. BUT I AM NOT TRYING NOT TO DO THIS STUFF. AND AND I READ THIS. AND IF FRIEDA WAS TELLING ME ON THE PHONE THAT YOU FIND ME $10 A DAY, AND I APPRECIATED THAT FOR THE TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLES UNTIL I GOT RID OF THE VEHICLES. BUT CHRIS HAS GOT IN HERE $25 A DAY. WELL, LET ME SEE WHAT THE ORDER SAYS. THANK YOU. MAY HAVE REDUCED IT. YEAH.
OKAY. MY, ONCE I GET THAT ONCE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, SO I COULDN'T PEOPLE'S BEEN SICK SO THEY JUST CAN'T GO OVER THERE AND CLEAR THE YARD BECAUSE IT LOOKS GOOD WHEN IT'S ALL CUT DOWN. SO THERE'S NO TRASH IN THE YARD. NOTHING'S IN THERE. BUT I'M TEARING DOWN THAT OLD CAMPER. I'M MOVING EVERYTHING OUT OF IT AND MOVING IN TO THE MOTORHOME.
MOTORHOME IS NOTHING BUT STORAGE. IT'S JUST PACKED WITH MY HOUSE. FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE THAT GOT TORE DOWN. IT'S PRETTY FULL, BUT I'M TEARING THAT. I GOT SOMEBODY, SOME PEOPLE COMING TO TEAR IT DOWN SO THEY CAN TAKE THE ALUMINUM FOR SCRAP. WELL, NOW THE THE ORDER WAS TO REMOVE THE DERELICT VEHICLES AND. WELL, I'M HOME NOW. I CAN DO THAT. I'VE BEEN ON IT. I'VE BEEN HOME TWO DAYS. WELL, I MEAN A STORY. TURNING A VEHICLE INTO A STORAGE BUILDING DOES NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. TWO, THE TWO VEHICLES HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS THE RED DODGE CAR I HAVE IN FRONT OF THE MOTORHOME, AND A BLUE TRUCK I BOUGHT FROM MY SISTER BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO RESTORE IT FOR. BUT SHE PASSED AWAY. SO SHE'S BEEN GONE A YEAR NOW, AND. BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM
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GETTING RID OF THAT. BUT THAT 96 FORD EXPLORER THAT LOOKS LIKE A GRANNY CLAMPETT TRUCK IS IS REGISTERED. AND I DO HAVE A TAG ON HOLD FOR IT. AND I HAVE I HAVE ANOTHER TRUCK AND I HAVE A IT'S GOING TO BE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE TAGGED. IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT. THE I'M TALKING ABOUT THESE RVS THAT ARE OUT THERE, I ONLY HAVE ONE. WELL NOW THERE ARE TWO IN THE PICTURES HERE. THERE'S THE MOTORHOME I'M GETTING RID OF THAT ONE. AND THE FIFTH WHEEL AIN'T EVEN POPPED OUT YET. I SPENT LAST NIGHT DRAGGING, GOING AND DRAGGING IT, TRYING TO KNOCK DOWN EVERYTHING. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS COMPLYING, BUT HE HIMSELF TOLD ME I COULD USE THE MOTORHOME IF I PUSHED IT BACK THERE AND NOBODY WAS STAYING IN IT. I COULD USE IT AS STORAGE FOR MY STUFF. LET LET HIM RESPOND TO THAT. WELL, THE PREVIOUS CASE, WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT RIGHT NOW. WE WAS TALKING ABOUT ON THIS ONE THE WHOLE TIME IS THE THREE RVS.AND THERE'S ONE VEHICLE. I ONLY SEE FOUR VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OUT THERE. THERE'S THREE, BUT THERE WAS ONE OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE A RED SOMETHING. IT'S A RED DODGE CAR, THE THREE RVS. SO WE WERE SAYING THAT THREE OF THEM HAD TO GO. THREE OF SOMETHING HAD TO GO. THE FIFTH WHEEL HAD JUST PURCHASED BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO TURN IT INTO A TINY HOME. I HAD STILL NOT DECIDED WHETHER TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT THAT'S WHY IT WAS BOUGHT AND I WAS LAST TIME I DID, I GOT ALL MY PERMITS AND EVERYTHING, AND I'M WAITING ON THEM TO COME OUT THERE AND INSPECT MY POWER POLE. IT COST ME $800 FOR ANOTHER POWER POLE AND GET IT ALL HOOKED UP, BECAUSE SOMEBODY STOLE MY POWER POLE. WELL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE THREE RVS ARE WERE IT LOOKS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN RV ON THE THE LEFT HAND SIDE LOOKS LIKE FAR BACK THERE'S ANOTHER RV, AND THERE'S THIS THING WITH THE BLUE TARP ON IT. YEAH, THERE'S THREE RVS. THE BLUE TARPS. ONE CAME DOWN. HOLD ON A SECOND.
YES, SIR. ARE THOSE THE THREE VEHICLES THAT NEED TO GO? THERE'S THREE RVS. AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THIS PICTURE, IT'S OVERGROWN. YOU CAN'T SEE IT. NOW IS A TRUCK OF SOME SORT. SO THREE OF THE FOUR HAVE TO GO. OKAY. WE CAN GET DOWN TO ONE DERELICT. IS THAT RIGHT, MISS ASHBY? WELL, NO. IT'S AGRICULTURE. THERE WON'T BE ANY DERELICT BECAUSE I HAVE TAGS ON THEM. TWO TRUCKS. OKAY. I'M SORRY. THEY'LL BE REGISTERED AND TAGGED. THEY'RE IN MY NAME.
THE 96 FORD EXPLORER. AND. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. THERE'S NO PRIMARY STRUCTURE, SO NO DERELICT VEHICLES CAN REMAIN. IS THAT CORRECT? ZONED AGRICULTURAL. BUT THEY. SHE CAN HAVE ONE RV ON. SHE CAN HAVE ONE RV ON AN AG. YES. OKAY. I CAN GET RID OF THE TWO. I'M GETTING RID OF THE TWO VEHICLES AND I'M TEARING DOWN. I GOT PEOPLE ALREADY STARTING MOVING MY STUFF OVER THERE, SO I GET RID OF THAT. WELL, THE QUESTION IS, YOU CALL YOUR NOTHING ELSE ON THE PROPERTY. DON'T INTERRUPT ME, PLEASE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. THE YOU TALK ABOUT TWO VEHICLES NOW.
RIGHT NOW IN THIS PICTURE THAT YOU CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT THREE RVS THERE. YOU GOT ONE ON THE RIGHT, ONE ON THE LEFT AND THEN ONE RIGHT THERE IN THE BACK. THREE OF THOSE. YEAH. ONE OF THOSE CAN STAY. THE DERELICT TRUCK. NOW IS THAT GOING TO IS THAT GOING TO BE A DERELICT VEHICLE THAT SHE CAN KEEP IN ADDITION TO AN RV. NO NO SHE CAN SHE CAN HAVE THE RV BUT NOT THE DERELICT. THIS THIS IS NOT DERELICT, CORRECT. NO, IT'S NOT IN 1944 AND DERELICT. IT'S REGISTERED. OH I JUST GOT TO GET THEM TAGGED. I HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN ON THE PROPERTY.
ALL THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN FROM THE ROAD AND WE COULD SEE THE BACK ONE HAD NO TAG ON IT.
THAT ONE'S GOT THE TARP ON IT TO THE RIGHT. AND THEN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS OVER IN THE WOODS HAD, I THINK THE WINDOWS BUSTED, WINDSHIELDS BACK, WINDOWS BUSTED OUT. YEAH, I SLAMMED IT. I WAS UPSET, AND I CLOSED IT AND CLOSED IT A LITTLE TOO HARD AND IT SHATTERED THE PIECES. SO THAT WAS THE HOW WE DETERMINED THOSE THREE WERE ABSOLUTELY DERELICT.
WAS THE CONDITION OF THAT ONE THE ONE WITH NO TAG? AND THEN THE WINDOW BUSTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH THERE. SO THE SHE CAN STORE AN RV ON AN AGRICULTURAL. SO YOU CAN'T HAVE DERELICT DERELICT. I GET THAT TAGGED. OKAY. SO IF IT'S A GOOD RV, SO TO SPEAK, NOT DERELICT. IT CAN BE STORED ON AGGREGATE. YEAH. OKAY. KEEP ONE IN MY MY FAULT, I THIS ONE IS DERELICT. THE ONE WITH THE TARP. THAT'S. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S A PIECE OF CRAP. AND I GUESS MY THOUGHT WAS MY ASSUMPTION WAS THIS ONE WAS TOO. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING ONE I DID EVERYTHING. YES. AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT LIVING IN IT. NOW. AND WHEN SHE IF SHE DOES GET COMMITTED FOR THAT NEW HOME, NEW HOME, SHE CAN STAY IN THE ARMY AS LONG AS
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SHE HAS AN ACTIVE BUILDING PERMIT. SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WANT MR. HUBBARD TO GO UP THERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WHAT. NOW, YOU YOU'RE GOING TO LET HIM ON YOUR PROPERTY TO LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF? HE'S MY COUSIN. I GOTTA LET HIM ON THE PROPERTY. WELL, A THIRD COUSIN, BUT HE'S STILL MY COUSIN. MAYBE WE NEED TO SEND SOMEBODY ELSE UP THERE, THEN. WELL, SEE, I'M A WIDOW, AND I, I I'M NOT INTERESTED IN ALL OF THAT. I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE. WELL, I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF WITH HIM CLEANING UP HIS PROPERTY. IF I'M A COUSIN. IT WAS AN UNKNOWN GUY.OKAY, WELL, PAUL ELLIS, YOU WERE SECOND COUSINS TO HER. OKAY. THAT'S MY. THAT'S MY SECOND. TAKE, MR. BREEN, WITH YOU. AND GO UP THERE AND LOOK AND CONFIRM HOW MANY DERELICTS ARE ON THERE. WHAT'S DERELICT. WHAT'S A WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL A STORABLE RV ON AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND GO FROM THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR IT AGAIN ON JANUARY THE 8TH. OKAY? I'M NOT GOING TO. IT IS ZONED AS I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT. OKAY. WELL I GOT BRAIN PROBLEMS, SO THAT'S OKAY. ACCORDING TO MR. HUBBARD, MY FACE COLLIDED WITH A TREE, SO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, A LITTLE DIFFICULT, BUT I HAVE. I HAVE ALREADY PLANNED ON. I LIKE TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE I'M HAVING A BIG GARDEN. YOU MIGHT NEED TO QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD. OKAY? YEAH, SHE'S READY TO GO. AT 1:00. AND MR. HUBBARD, SUPERVISED BY MR. BRUNI, WILL GO AT 1:00 ON JANUARY THE 8TH.
YES, SIR. BACK HERE, BACK HERE, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE. I DON'T KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY? OKAY. WHAT'S NEXT? WE HAVE ITEM M AS IN MARY. OKAY. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2820 EAST 12TH STREET. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE THE LIEN FOR THE COST OF ABATEMENT. HEY, A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JUNE 18TH, 2024.
THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER HELD ON MAY 14TH, 2025. RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOS ARE INTRODUCED AS INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THESE ARE. FIRST PHOTOS ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PROPERTY.
THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE MAGISTRATE WAIVED THE FINES. IN THIS CASE, A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 19TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY INTERESTED PARTIES, STATING THE PRE-DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND FINAL DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JULY 18TH, ON JUNE 23RD, 2025, AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $800. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. THIS WAS THE DAY OF THE ASBESTOS HEARING OR SURVEY. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH.
26 A FREE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THAT NOTICE OF INTENT WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY THAT DAY. THAT'S THE ORANGE PAPER YOU SEE ON THE PORCH. THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $3,490, AND ON AUGUST 11TH, 2025, WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. BY NUMBER 18. ON OCTOBER 2ND, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND CERTIFIED MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE
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ADDRESS 2820 EAST 12TH STREET. NO RETURN SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THE NOTICE WAS ALSO SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AT AN ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS. 149 HARE ROAD, PONCE DE LEON, FLORIDA. NO RETURN SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE RECORD THAT THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED. THE PROPERTY WAS ALSO POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND ON THE PROPERTY ON NOVEMBER 4TH. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. SOMEBODY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE MR. GAY. MR. GAY. OKAY. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT? OKAY.IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE? NOT NOW. THE THREE THAT I KNEW ABOUT ALL GOING OUT. AUTOMATE ALL THIS UP. A LITTLE BIT OF MAIL. THE LAST ONE. OKAY. WELL, WE DIDN'T GET THE CLUB OUT. WE GOT OUT. OKAY, WELL, WHAT IT WHAT IT COSTS THE COUNTY TO TAKE THIS THING DOWN WAS $4,290. SO THAT'S HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE GOING TO OWE THE COUNTY. AND IS. THAT'S ALL ACTUAL COST. THAT'S THE BESTOS AND REMOVAL. ALRIGHT. SO THEY'LL PUT THIS ON. THEY'LL END UP PUTTING IT ON YOUR YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL AND GET A CASHIER'S CHECK. AND THEY'D BE TICKLED PINK IF YOU DO THAT TODAY. WHAT? I'M GOING TO PUT MY PHONE CALL. WELL IT'S GOT A TIME ON THERE THAT. TIME. GO OKAY. GO TO THE BANK, GET YOUR CASHIER'S CHECK. BRING IT BACK DOWN HERE. WHO'S HE? MAKE IT PAYABLE TO BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S WHO. HOW? IT'S PAYABLE. YEAH, YEAH. UPSTAIRS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND SHAKE YOUR HAND. OKAY? ALRIGHT. THEY'LL DO IT TO YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. OKAY. PURSUANT TO THE FINDINGS, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASSESS THE COST IN THE AMOUNT OF. PERSPECTIVE OF THE AMOUNT. AND THEN IT'S. DC OR BAY COUNTY.
OKAY. OR HERE JUST MAKE IT OUT TO BAY COUNTY OKAY. AND. NOW YOU CAN SAY COUNTY FINE. AND THAT'S THE TOTAL. OKAY. OKAY. PURSUANT TO THE TESTIMONY PROVIDED, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT COSTING THE AMOUNT OF $4,290, WHICH WILL DRAW INTEREST TO THE STATUTORY RATE, SHOULD BE ASSESSED IN THIS PARTICULAR COST. THE FINAL ORDER ONCE RECORDED IN THE RECORDS WILL BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THIS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAD ONE LATE ARRIVAL. THAT'S ITEM N, AS IN NANCY. WILL NEED TO BE SWORN IN, BUT THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6009. JAMIE. ROAD. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE THE LIEN FOR THE COST OF ABATEMENT. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JUNE 18TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOS ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER THREE. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE COMPLIANCE HEARING HELD ON JUNE 18TH. MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE
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REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. MAGISTRATE ORDERED A $500 FINE DURING THAT FIRST HEARING TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL HEARING. TODAY'S HEARING, A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND IS CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 23RD, 2025, AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $800. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER NINE. PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE ASBESTOS SURVEY. ON JUNE 19TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY INTERESTED PARTY. SEEING THAT THE PRE-DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND A FINAL DEMOLITION WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JULY 18TH. SLIDE NUMBER 12. STILL DURING THE PRE SORRY ASBESTOS SURVEY. I THOUGHT WAS HERE AND SCOTT WAS THE ONE THAT TOOK THESE PHOTOS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. ON JUNE 26TH A PRE BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT THE COST OF $5,944. AND. AS OF SEPTEMBER 18TH OF THIS YEAR. WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, AS YOU SEE IN SLIDE NUMBER 3940. AND 41. ON OCTOBER 2ND, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY ADDRESS.NO RETURN SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. A COPY NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, PROPERTY AND THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY, MISS JOHNSON. ARE YOU READY TO 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. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW, MISS JOHNSON? WELL, I TRIED TO GET A SECOND DEMOLITION PERMIT, AND I WAS REFUSED. I TRIED TO APPEAL THAT DECISION AND COULD GET NOWHERE.
NOBODY WOULD HELP ME WITH IT. I WAS TOLD TO GO TO THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY SAID, AND SENT ME BACK IN THIS DIRECTION. NOBODY WOULD ASSIST ME TELLING ME WHICH WAY TO GO ABOUT IT, SO I COULDN'T APPEAL THE DECISION. SO I TRIED TO GET THE SECOND PERMIT AND I WAS GIVEN THE PERMIT, BUT THEN IT WAS REJECTED. AFTER IT WAS GIVEN TO ME, WE DID GET A THE LAND WAS COMPLETELY CLEANED UP EXCEPT FOR THE MOBILE HOME AND THE SHED WE TOOK DOWN IN PIECES THE WALLS, THE ROOF AND HAULED IT UP TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. AND LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE DID WE GET RID OF? THE WHOLE LAND WAS CLEARED EXCEPT FOR THE BRICK HOUSE IS STILL THERE, BUT MOBILE HOME. THAT SHED IS THE ONE WE TOOK OUT, SO ALL THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND WAS THE MOBILE HOME. ALL THE JUNK YOU SEE THERE WAS GONE. THE PUMP HOUSE, OF COURSE, IS STILL THERE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE WATER. AND SPEAKING OF THE WATER, WHEN THE TRACTOR WAS THERE, TEARING MY SON'S HOME DOWN, WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMODELING AND THE INSIDE LOOKED GOOD, ALL THEY'RE SHOWING IS THE OUTSIDE BAD STUFF. BUT THE TRACTOR THAT CAME AND DEMOED THE MOBILE HOME, HE PARKED IT ON THE LAST DAY. I GUESS IT WAS RIGHT BY MY PUMP HOUSE, WHICH YOU SAW IN THE PICTURES A SECOND AGO. HE PARKED IT THERE AND OOZED OUT SOME KIND OF FUNK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS FROM THE TRACTOR. AND HE LEFT IT SITTING RIGHT BESIDE THE PUMP HOUSE WHERE WE GET OUR WATER FROM. YES. AND THAT ONE. I WAS GOING TO CIRCLE IT. I FORGOT TO GRAB A PEN OUT
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OF THE TRUCK. DID YOU TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS PRIOR TO. YES. MY BOYFRIEND. ANYONE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT? OH, NO. I'VE GOTTEN VERY FAR IN THAT DIRECTION. IT'S JUST. JUST COPYING. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT IS. I JUST HELD THE CAMERA UNDERNEATH AND TOOK A PICTURE.INSPECTOR THORPE, WERE YOU. DID YOU DO THE FINAL INSPECTION? YES, MA'AM. OR ANY NOTICES OF DAMAGES PRESENTED TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE UP THERE? NO, MA'AM. I DIDN'T SEE HIM WHEN HE CAME OUT. YEAH. AND DID YOU DID YOU NOTE ANY KIND OF DAMAGES OR THAT THE CONTRACTOR MAY HAVE DONE? WELL, THE TRACTOR HAD BROKE DOWN THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK THE PICTURES BECAUSE HE LEFT IT OUT IN THE YARD. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN HE CAME BACK AND GOT IT MOVED FROM THERE, THEN HE PARKED IT AT THE PUMP HOUSE AND LEFT IT THERE. SO HE THE THE GUY DRIVING THE TRACTOR, I DON'T KNOW WHO HE WAS, DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE HE BROKE DOWN THE DAY BEFORE. OKAY. WELL, DID YOU MAKE ANY EFFORT TO CLEAN UP THIS, WHAT YOU CALL FUNK? I ASSUME IT'S THAT GREASY LOOKING SUBSTANCE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. SOME OIL OR GREASE OR. IT LOOKS LIKE GREASE TO ME, BUT I'M. SO I CALLED UP FUNK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. OKAY, WELL, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT YOU GENERALLY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MITIGATE ANY DAMAGES YOURSELF. AND SO IF IT WAS THERE AND YOU COULD USE A SHOVEL TO SCOOP IT UP AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY, YOU KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT BE A THING. BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, YOUR CLAIM WOULD BE AGAINST THE CONTRACTOR AND NOT AGAINST THE COUNTY. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ANY BASIS FOR DOING IT. AND THIS IS WHAT THE THEY GOT A BID ON IT.
AND. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT. WHAT IT COST THE COUNTY. THEY THEY THE CLEANUP ITSELF WAS $5,944. ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS 800 A MOBILE HOME. DO THEY ACTUALLY PUT ASBESTOS ON A MOBILE HOME FROM THE 90S REQUIRES THAT WHEN THE COUNTY DEMOS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE AN ASBESTOS SURVEY, EVEN ON A MOBILE HOME, THAT THEY DON'T PUT MORE LIKELY TO, ASBESTOS IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ON A A 90S MOBILE HOME THAN A NEWER ONE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE FINE THAT I IMPOSED WAS $500. SO ALL OF THAT ADDS UP TO $6,744. SO AT THIS TIME, YOU HAVE NOT SHOWED ANY BASIS FOR ME TO REDUCE THAT. SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? SOMEONE TOLD ME I SHOULD ADD THAT THE PROPERTY IS HOMESTEADED AND IT COULDN'T BE FORCED TO SELL IT TO TAKE CARE OF A LIEN? WELL, THAT'S YOU KNOW. I DON'T THINK THEY CAN FORCE YOU TO SELL IT TO TAKE CARE OF THE LIEN, BUT THEY CAN LEAN IT, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T I'M NOT EVEN WORKING. RIGHT. WELL, ACTUALLY, I AM. I'M MAKING $100 A MONTH. YEAH. AND BASED ON THE THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE THE ORDER PREVIOUSLY ENTERED WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THAT IT WAS THE TRIED TO COMPLY WITH IT, BUT I COULDN'T GET ANY HELP. OKAY. THE THE COUNTY WAS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY FOUND TO EXIST. THEY DID SO. AND IN DOING SO THEY INCURRED COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,744. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A FINE OF $500 WHICH ALSO SHALL BE IMPOSED. ALL OF THOSE SUMS SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THESE. SUMS, WHEN RECORDED,
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WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IN BAY COUNTY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.IS THAT OKAY? WELL, IT WILL BE A LIEN ON IT. AND WHEN YOU SELL IT, THEN THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER, WHOEVER THE PROCEEDS WILL BE REDUCED BY THAT AMOUNT PLUS ANY STATUTORY INTEREST.
KARMA. KARMA WILL COME BACK ON ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM F.
NOW ITEM B B AS IN BOY. YES OKAY. OTHER AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. NO PHONE CALLS.
SO ITEM B PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 12213. HAPPY VILLE ROAD. THAT'S NOT IT. FOR I NEED A NEW JOB TO TESTIFY. THERE'S A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, INSPECTOR THORPE. THIS CASE BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BAY COUNTY MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. DERELICT VEHICLES, TRASH AND JUNK. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT HEARING PHOTOGRAPHS. PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. TO RVS. CAMPERS THAT ARE NEXT TO THE STRUCTURE.
THERE'S THE STRUCTURE. PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, ROOF CAVED IN, WALLS SEEN BETTER DAYS. TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES SIT BEHIND IT, LOTS OF TRASH AND JUNK SCATTERED ALL OVER. SO THIS SITS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROPERTY WHERE THE GENTLEMAN REMOVED THE MOBILE HOME BY ITSELF. THAT'S HOW I DISCOVERED I WAS THERE FOR THAT ONE. DISCOVERED THAT ONE. SO IT'S ON THE SAME DIRT ROAD. IT'S LIKE A LONG PASSAGE NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER. YEAH, EXACTLY. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS COMPLIED WITH ORDER, OR A $1,000 FINE WILL BE IMPOSED.
ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ACCOMPANIED ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN CASE FILE. NOVEMBER 12TH INSPECTION IS COMPLETE AND PROPERTY REMAINING VIOLATION STRUCTURE IS STILL THERE. BOTH CAMPERS. THE TWO ACCESSORIES. TRASH. JUNK, DERELICT VEHICLES. NEXT SLIDE. THE TWO RVS. PLETHORA OF CANS DERRICK VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF THE CAMPERS HAS ENTERED DRIVEWAY AND THAT IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAMPER. THAT'S KIND OF THE PROPERTY LINE GOES RIGHT DOWN AS OF THIS DATE, A HEARING NO ENGINEERING APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. NO CONTACT AT ALL. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF MY PREVIOUS ORDER. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THEREFORE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES OR ENTER THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR THAT MAY BE HIRED BY THE COUNTY AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THEY FIND TO THEN EXIST UPON ENTRY. UPON RECORDING OF THE ORDER AND THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, ANY COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS TO CORRECT THE OR ABATE THE VIOLATION WILL BECOME A LIEN OR AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THAT FINE WILL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THAT LIEN. THE COMMISSION'S ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. OKAY, ITEM F IS 4113 RAINFOREST. THIS IS JUST A VERBAL. I WAS GOING TO SAY I DIDN'T SEE AN F. LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY DID COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT WAS THIS IS THE THE ONE THAT THEY TURNED INTO A MULTIPLE RESIDENCE. YES. A NEW PROPERTY OWNERS LAST MINUTE BOUGHT IT UP, CLEAN THE PLACE UP AND THE BANK. TA DA. AND THERE IS A NEW DUMPSTER ON THERE. I WENT BY THIS MORNING AND THAT 90% OF THAT STUFF IS GONE. THAT WAS FROM THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE MOBILE HOME AND EVERYWHERE. SO THEY ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO PUT A NEW HOUSE OUT THERE. DID THEY DO AWAY WITH THE MOBILE HOME? DID THEY? THE BANK CAME AND GOT IT. DIDN'T CALL ME, DIDN'T CALL THEM, JUST WENT UP THERE AND SNATCHED IT AND WAS GONE. WITHIN THE 30 DAYS THAT DEBRIS WAS LEFT BY THE BANK. YEAH. THEY HAD ALREADY CLEANED THE PROPERTY FOR YOUR ORDER. SO THAT WAS NOT I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYBODY TOLD IT DOWN THE ROAD. THE WAY IT WAS CHOPPED UP. YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
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THEY PROBABLY WRAPPED. IT ACTUALLY IS USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS. OKAY. SO WE JUST ASK THAT YOU FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE I SO FIND THANK YOU. SO. ITEM G PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6909 ROAD RUNNER. HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. WELL NOW AND OKAY. ALL RIGHT I GOT IT. THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. AFTERNOON AGAIN. INSPECTOR THORPE, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BAY COUNTY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. AND FOUND VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE. DERELICT VEHICLES. DEREK.WATERCRAFT OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT SON, GARY ROLLIN. ROLLIN, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERTY AS EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A CONTAINED IN A CASE FILE.
SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. NEXT PHOTO. SEE CAVED IN. ROOF. THE OVERGROWTH HAS TAKEN OVER THE INSIDE BOARDED UP WINDOWS CAVED IN ROOF. THERE IS WHERE THE ROOF WAS DEFLECTED IN. THE METRIC, OR THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OF $5,100 BE IMPOSED ON SOLE COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST RURAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS UPON ANY OTHER REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT COMPANY. ORDERS INTRODUCED EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED A CASE FILE. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. YEAH, THESE ARE STILL PHOTOS. YEAH, THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE YEAH BOAT AND RV. IT'S A FEW THINGS ON THERE OVERGROWTH AND SO FORTH. ON NOVEMBER 12TH INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. HOWEVER, AS OF THIS DATE NO PERMITS WERE OBTAINED. THE MOBILE HOME FRAME REMAINS. THE RV BOAT, AN APPLIANCE, AND YEAH, TWO A BOAT TRAILER FRAMES ARE STILL THERE, BUT THE MOBILE HOME IS GONE. SO WE'RE ASKING TO PERMISSION TO REMOVE THAT STUFF. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY COMPLETELY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT ORDER PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IN THIS MATTER. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THEREFORE THROUGH STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY, AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THAT ORDER WHICH ARE FOUND TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST AGAINST THE RESPONDENT.
NECESSARY TO ABATE THE VIOLATION WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT, ITEM H, PROPERTY ADDRESS 20 109 VENTO COURT. JUST. I KNOW THAT YOU AUDIBLE ONLY JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S NO REPORT THAT THE ENGINEER IS STILL WORKING ON THE PLAN, SO WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND IT UNTIL JANUARY 8TH. SO ORDERED. SO ITEM K IS 6731. HIGHWAY 231. GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR MAGISTRATE, TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN FOR FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD, AND MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER DATED JULY THE 9TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT WAS PRESENT FOR HEARING ON THAT DAY. ON AUGUST THE 13TH, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE AT THAT HEARING GRANTED A 15 DAY EXTENSION IN ORDER CODE ENFORCEMENT TO INSPECT, BUT TO PROCEED WITH THE PRE-BID SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST OF 27TH. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
THESE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AUGUST. EXCUSE ME, AUGUST 14TH. THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER THE 15TH. ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2025, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED HERE IN SLIDE SEVEN. IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST NORTH OF QUORUMS, RIGHT OFF 231 YOU CAN SEE IT
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FROM THE ROADWAY. THIS WAS THE PRE-BID INSPECTION. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE JUNK ON THE SCREEN.PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. ALONG THE. THAT WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARCEL WALKING INTO THE BACKYARD, SOME APPLIANCES WERE STORED ON THE BACK PORCH, ALONG WITH A FEW PIECES OF JUNK AND JUST A BASIC VIEW OF THE BACKYARD. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE TO THE SOUTH, LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE BACKYARD, YOU STILL SEE THE APPLIANCES AND SOME MORE JUNK ON THE BACK PATIO. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THIS IS LOOKING BACK FROM THE ROADWAY. SHE HAD HER GATE LOCKED THAT DAY FOR ME.
THE BACKYARD IS CLEAN OF THE APPLIANCES IN THE JUNK, AND HE EVEN TOOK OUT A FEW THINGS THAT WERE NOT ON THE ORDER. SEPTEMBER THE 17TH. THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 6731 HIGHWAY 231.
ACCORDING TO THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S ADDRESS, THE CERTIFIED MAIL NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF HEARING HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, AND ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER, 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE IS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. OKAY, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNTY DID NOT INCUR ANY ACTUAL COST IN CLEANING IT UP, BUT WE'D ALREADY IMPOSED THE FINE. RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT. THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED THE SUM OF $700, WHICH SHALL DRAW STATUTORY INTEREST AT OR DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. UPON RECORDING UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THOSE COSTS RELATED TO THE FINE SHALE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THIS ITEM IS ITEM L, PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 19 420 ALTA VISTA DRIVE, AND THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE LIEN COST OF ABATEMENT AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU MET STREET TEAM JUSTICE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH MY NOTICES ARE ATTACHED. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 16TH OF JULY, 2025. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, IF YOU REMEMBER.
LOOKING BACK, THAT IS 19420 ALTA VISTA DRIVE ON THE WEST END OF THE BEACH. THE OVERGROWTH WAS THE ONLY VIOLATION ON THIS PROPERTY WAS OVERGROWTH. OKAY. TALL? YES, SIR. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER DATED JUNE THE 11TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THIS HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT B ON JULY THE 16TH, 2025. A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2025. ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2025, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED, AND JUST BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, THERE'S A TYPO IN THE SLIDE TITLES. THE ADDRESS THIS IS THE ADDRESS IS 19 420. I DO APOLOGIZE, I JUST THOUGHT NOTICE IT TOO. SO I GOT IN A HURRY FOR THE RECORD. OKAY.
IT'S CORRECT ON THE INVESTIGATOR. YES. IT'S JUST ON THE SLIDES INTRODUCING THE PROPERTY. YEAH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. SLIDE FIVE ON AUGUST THE 27TH PRE-BID. THE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS POSTED ON THE FRONT PORCH. AND THIS IS AGAIN LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $348, AND UPON INSPECTION ON THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPH ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH, WHERE THE OVERGROWTH WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY. Y'ALL GOT YOUR MONEY'S WORTH FOR $348. OKAY. AND THIS IS THEY. THEY WERE FOUND IN REPEAT VIOLATION. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THAT'S A HIGH. YEAH. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS
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INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASSESS THE COST AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $348 FOR THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT, ALONG WITH A FINE OF $2,275. WHICH WAS AN INITIAL FINE OF $400 AND THEN A 200, AND THEN A $75 PER DAY FINE FOR 25 DAYS. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY WERE A REPEAT OFFENDER. THE COST ONCE THE ORDER IS RECORDED, IT WILL BECOME LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED.AND THE COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO LET THIS, BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM O PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 91 9104 NORTH SILVER LAKE ROAD. AND THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN FOR THE COST OF ABATEMENT AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON JUNE 11TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE FIRST HEARING. THE RESPONDENT'S ATTORNEY, CHRISTINA SMALLWOOD, DID APPEAR AT THE COMPLIANCE HEARING. PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE AND FOR THE RECORD, MISS SMALLWOOD EMAILED ME YESTERDAY STATING THAT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS HEARING AND WANTED TO CONTEST THE. THEY HAD DONE THE WORK. I SENT BACK TO MISS SMALLWOOD THE EMAIL THAT I HAD SENT HER ON OCTOBER 7TH WITH THE NOTICE, THE FINAL HEARING, THE PHOTOS OF THE. THE EXHIBIT FOR TODAY AND THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HER. OKAY, SO YOU SENT HER AN EMAIL SAYING FINAL HEARING ON SUCH A THING. I SENT HER A COPY OF THE FINAL HEARING NOTICE.
YES. WITH THE DATE AND TIME OF TODAY. AND SHE WANTED TO CONTEST, STATING THAT HER HER CLIENT HAD TAKEN CARE OF ALL THE ISSUES. SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE A COST FOR AN ABATEMENT, IS WHAT SHE SAID IN HER EMAIL. SO BUT SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT AUGUST 8TH. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO REMIND YOU OF THE PROPERTY. THEY HAD DONE SOME WORK. THEY HAD TAKEN DOWN THE SECOND FLOOR, IF YOU RECALL. BUT. HALF OF THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. SO THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT ANY FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL HEARING.
A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B, AND IS CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON AUGUST 13TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, STATING THE PRE-DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND THAT THE FINAL DEMOLITION WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15TH. ON AUGUST 27TH, 2025, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THAT NOTICE OF INTENT WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S THE ORANGE SIGN THERE AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY STILL WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AT THE PRE-BID INSPECTION. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY. IT COST $3,990. NOW. THAT THESE FIRST PHOTOS, STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER NOT NUMBERED, SORRY, THAT'S DATED SEPTEMBER THE 17TH AT 8048 24.
YES, THESE WERE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN BEFORE CLEANING STARTED. SO THEY DID MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BETWEEN THE PRE-BID AND THIS DATE, BUT STILL WAS STILL WERE IN VIOLATION. SO THESE ARE THE MORNING OF THE CLEAN. WE STILL HAVE SOME CONTAINERS BACK HERE.
THE POST FOR WHERE THE HOUSE USED TO SIT. CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS THERE, MORE CONSTRUCTION
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DEBRIS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING HE WAS BURYING SOME OF THE STUFF. THAT'S WHAT WHAT YOU SEE HERE. CORRECT, CORRECT. IS THAT THE WHOLE TOP STRUCTURE, IF YOU REMEMBER, IT WAS LIKE. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS ON PILES OF THE TOP STRUCTURE WAS REMOVED TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPERTY. THEY BURIED ALL THE TOP STRUCTURE AND THE CONTRACTOR WHERE WHERE IT WAS WHEN WE PRE-BID THAT'S THE CONTRACTOR WAS CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE BURIED MATERIAL WAS ACTUALLY REMOVED.AND IT WAS SO. OKAY. SO HE BUT HE REMOVED IT. THE COUNTY'S CONTRACTOR OR. NO, THE PROPERTY OWNER APPARENTLY REMOVED IT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE CONTRACTOR. A1 RIGHT. DID IT. YEAH. THAT'S A1 JUST DOING A TEST TO SEE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS REMOVED IN THE SPOT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SOME ITEMS STILL LIKE THIS WIRE THAT LOOKS LIKE REBAR. IS IT. NO, THAT'S. THOSE ARE ROOTS.
YEAH. OH WOW. OKAY. YEAH. THERE THERE'S, THERE WAS A LOT OF, THERE WAS A LOT OF TREES THAT CLEARED OUT JUST TO GET IN THERE. OKAY. SO AND THIS IS A TEST RUN SEEING THAT THEY HAD SO THEY HAD CLEANED UP WHAT THEY HAD BURIED. BUT AGAIN DID NOT HAVE. DID Y'ALL LEAVE THAT.
NO NO NO. SO THAT'S THE THIS IS THE MORNING BEFORE WE START. THIS IS THE AFTERNOON OF 1202 WHEN OUR CONTRACTOR WAS DONE SHOW THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT'S WHERE HE HAD BURIED EVERYTHING JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THAT TRACTOR. THERE'S KIND OF A A LIGHT SPOT THERE. THAT'S WHERE HE BURIED THE ORIGINAL TOP HALF OF THE STRUCTURE. SO THE CONTRACTOR AND THERE WAS SOME ITEMS IN THERE ORIGINALLY THAT WERE BURNT. SO THE CONTRACTOR DUG DOWN A FEW FEET TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED, FILLED THE HOLE BACK IN, SMOOTHED IT OUT. NOW IT WAS PRETTY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND YOU SAY THAT SHE ASKED FOR A MOTION TO CONTINUE? BASICALLY, NO, SHE DID NOT. SO ON OCTOBER 7TH, I SENT THE CERTIFIED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER NOTICE OF HEARING. IT WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON OCTOBER 14TH.
THE NOTICE WAS ALSO EMAILED TO CHRISTINA SMALLWOOD. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH. KNOW WHAT SHE SHE WANTED? THE BREAKDOWN OF THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT. AND THAT'S A FLAT, FLAT BID PRICE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
WELL, SHE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROPERTY, WHAT THE CONTRACTORS WERE HIRED TO CLEAN BECAUSE HER CLIENT HAD COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE WITHIN YOUR TIME FRAMES. AND THAT'S WHY I SENT HER THE PHOTOS AND I SAID, I SENT HER THE EMAIL WITH THE ATTACHMENT FOR THE NOT NOTIFYING HER. I SENT HER THE EXHIBIT SHOWING THAT HE DID NOT COMPLY WITHIN THE TIME FRAME, OKAY. AND THAT WE DID CLEAN THE PROPERTY. SO. AND THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HER. OKAY. SO SHE WASN'T CONTENT, DIDN'T WANT TO SHE DIDN'T ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE. SHE WANTED. SHE WANTED THAT STUFF SO SHE WOULD BE PREPARED FOR TODAY. AND THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY. I NEED THIS TO BE PREPARED FOR TODAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT COUNSEL FAILED TO APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS THE MATTER. TO CONTEST THE ISSUES IN HER LACK OF ACTION RELATED TO EITHER FILING A NOTICE TO CONTINUE OR A MOTION TO CONTINUE AND OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS SOME BASIS TO TO PUT OFF THE MATTER OR ADJUST IT BASED ON THIS. AND SHE'S FAILED TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING.
BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE COST OF ABATING, THE NUISANCE AND THE INCIDENTAL COST OF ENFORCEMENT, AND THE AMOUNT OF $3,990 PLUS STATUTE, OR WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE, AND A FINE OF $1,000, WHICH WILL ALSO DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE, SHOULD BE IMPOSED IN THIS MATTER. UPON THE RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER AND THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. FOR THESE COSTS AND FINE, THEY WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IN BAY COUNTY, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND
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CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THAT IT. THAT'S IT.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.