[Code Magistrate Hearing on March 12, 2026.]
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THE 1:00. I'VE REVIEWED THE DOCKET, AND I DO NOT SEE ANY BASIS FOR RECUSAL IN ANY CASES.
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING ANY OF THE CASES WITH ANYONE. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND BE SWORN. 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, YES, EVERYONE HAS ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, PLEASE TURN IT OFF OR TURN IT TO SILENT. OKAY. READY? ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE. YES, SIR. I'LL BE YOUR ENTERTAINER FOR A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. 9315. OUR SORRY. AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE. INSPECTOR'S BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT. WE'LL START OFF WITH 9315 GOBBLER CIRCLE C, 2024 3631. CLIENT HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FILED. A RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. MY MOBILE HOME THAT HAD A PORCH ON THE FRONT. THIS USED TO BE LARGE ADDITION, IF YOU REMEMBER, THEY REMOVED IT AND MADE IT A PORCH. FOR THREE ADDITIONS ARE ON THE REAR. THEY STARTED TAKING THEM DOWN. TRASH JUNK AROUND PROPERTY. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT PAY $1,000 FINE PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN A CASE FILE ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES STATING THAT PRE-DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND FINAL DEMOLITION WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 22ND, 2025. THIRDS PHOTOS DURING OUR PRE-BID INSPECTION. ON DECEMBER 17TH. ASBESTOS SURVEY IS COMPLETED. COST OF $800. FOR THE PROFESSIONAL. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $44,683. UPON INSPECTION ON JANUARY 8TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
LEFT, RIGHT. THERE'S A PUMP STILL LEFT THERE ON JANUARY 15TH OR YEAH, ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 1990 TELL AVANA TRAIL, HAVANA, FLORIDA. LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED, UNABLE TO FORWARD. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. WOULD YOU LIKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS? PARDON? WOULD YOU LIKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THEM? I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD. OKAY, GO AHEAD AND GIVE ME YOUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING, THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,483 FOR STATUTORY INTEREST THAT THE MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THAT UPON RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORD AT BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF EVADING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY? OKAY, COME ON UP. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, PLEASE. ALEXANDRIA HORNSBY, 1990 TALIBAN TRAIL,
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HAVANA, FLORIDA 32333. NOW SOMETHING CAME BACK UNCLAIMED AND UNABLE TO FORWARD. DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT THAT ADDRESS? YEAH. I DIDN'T GET TO THE POST OFFICE TO PICK IT UP. OKAY, BUT I GOT THE REGULAR ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW? I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH MORE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. IT IT'S ALL ABATED NOW, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE END OF THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I'VE HEARD OFFERED IN TESTIMONY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,483 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST, WHICH SHALL ACCRUE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING OF THE ORDER. THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE UPON THE RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS. THIS. THESE COSTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. LEAN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE NOW DOES THE 5400 INCLUDE THE FINE OR EXCLUDING ALREADY PAID THE FINE. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK THAT DAY. CORRECT. YEAH. I PAID THAT DAY. THAT DAY OF THE HEARING, SHE CAME AND PAID IT. NOW HOW WILL I PAY? HOW WILL I PAY THE. WELL, MISS JODY CAN EXPLAIN IT IF YOU WANT. SO YOU CAN GO UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND PAY IT WITH PAY. WITH DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD. THERE IS A 2.70 CREDIT CARD FEE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY IT, IT DOES ACCRUE INTEREST ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT WILL BE PUT ON THE PROPERTY TAXES. THE INTEREST STOPS ACCRUING JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR AND THEN IT WILL BE SPLIT UP ON THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR FIVE YEARS, AND YOU CAN PAY IT OFF THAT WAY IF YOU WANT TO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.YEAH, IT DOES IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THE STREET. F AND FRANK. YES, SIR. F. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, INSPECTOR THORPE. BILL. INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT, 6701 EAST FIFTH COURT C E 2025 0127. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. THE MINISTRY FOUND THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT, SPOUSE. JOSEPH COLE COLEMAN. GREAT. OKAY. APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE METRIC DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE. ALL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE LIEN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH VIOLATING VIOLATION EXISTS AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. FINES WERE WAIVED BY THE MAGISTRATE. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE. ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2025, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ON OCTOBER 28TH AND ASBESTOS SURVEY IS COMPLETED AT A COST OF $800. SIDE BY SIDE WAS MOVED TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. THAT PUMP HOUSE WAS REPAIRED BY. FONDANT. ON DECEMBER 3RD, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
STRUCTURE. BOTH THE FRONT. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $8,135. UPON INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, THE PROPERTY IS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PUMP HOUSE IN THE BACK WAS REPAIRED ON FEBRUARY 4TH. A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS SIX 713 EAST FIFTH COURT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32404. LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY
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PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO RESPONDENT ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2026. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. OKAY. IS ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE? OKAY. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. YES, SIR.JOSEPH COLEMAN, 6713 EAST FIFTH COURT, PANAMA CITY, 3244. OKAY. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE US TO KNOW, SIR? I HOPE I'M DONE. I MEAN. YES, SIR. IT'S IT'S DONE. IT'S CLEANED OFF AND EVERYTHING. NOW WHAT I GOTTA DO NOW IS OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE DEED. I WANT TO TALK TO THEM. I MEAN, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON ON THE DEED. THAT'S. THAT'S UP TO YOU. YES, I UNDERSTAND I CAN'T MAKE THEM TALK TO YOU. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING. THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,935, REPRESENTING THE ACTUAL COST OF ABATEMENT, PLUS A REQUIRED ASBESTOS SURVEY IN THE AMOUNT $800. I FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER, YOU KNOW IT'LL BE THE FIRST ORDER. I GUESS, THAT A LIEN WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN THE COUNTY. THE COMMISSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THAT'S IT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. ITEM H OKAY. HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO YOU. THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1732 HIGHWAY 2297. OKAY. SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE IS BASICALLY THE ORDER THAT'S RELATED TO THIS. I MEAN THERE'S NO REPORT. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. DONNA PEGASUS. YES. ALL RIGHT.
Y'ALL WANT TO GIVE ME SOME NAMES AND GOOD ADDRESSES, MAILING ADDRESSES, 27 10TH STREET. EAST, 27 10TH STREET. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A NON-EXISTENT NUMBER, BUT I'M NOT SURE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MY PROPERTY HERE? THE ONE THAT WAS. WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR MAIL? 27 10TH STREET, EAST POINT, FLORIDA. OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING HERE, AND I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T KNOW OF A NUMBER THAT SOUNDED CLOSE TO THAT HERE IN PANAMA CITY. TWO, 328. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR NAME, PLEASE, MA'AM. DONNA.
BOGOTA. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? WELL, YOUR HONOR, MY NAME IS FRANK ESPOSITO. MY ADDRESS IS 844 NORTH TYNDALL PARKWAY, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32404. OKAY. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING IS THAT I WAS I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AND AT THE TIME I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE BACK TAXES PAID BY SOMEBODY ELSE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD PAID THE TAXES, BUT THE TAX CERTIFICATES WERE PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY. I TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS OWED ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY WAY BACK WHEN. THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THAT NUMBER AND THIS IS ALL COMING TO LIGHT TO ME. SO I'M ON THE PROPERTY WITH HER AND I'M TRYING TO WORK SOME SITUATIONS OUT, BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING ELSE ARISES AND I HAVE A REALTOR WITH US WHERE SHE HAD POSTED THE PROPERTY FOR SALE. ALSO, SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS A CHECK AND I CAN'T GET THE ANSWER TO THAT EITHER. THERE WAS A CHECK PAID BY FEMA TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL, AND SUPPOSEDLY THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR THE MONEY, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE MONEY WAS ALLOCATED OR WHERE THE MONEY IS.
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT, GET SOME SORT OF TOTAL ACCOUNTING OF WHAT'S GOING ON
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RELATED TO THAT PROPERTY, SO I COULD DECIDE WHAT I WANT TO DO IF I WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL.BECAUSE AROUND EVERY TURN, EVERY TURN, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT POPS UP. HAVE YOU CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY? I'M NOT. I DID A QUICK CLEAN WITH HER TO GET ONTO THE PROPERTY, AND I WAS GOING TO STOP BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY AFTER THE FACT. I FOUND OUT THAT THE SOMEBODY'S PAYING IT DELINQUENT TAXES, WHICH I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS CURRENT.
NOW I'M FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS MONEY ALLOCATED BY FEMA. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE FEMA MONEY. THAT'S THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE IT IS. AND THE DEMOLITION TO GET AN EXACT NUMBER ON WHAT THE DEMOLITION COST WAS AND WHAT'S OWED TO BRING IT CURRENT, ALL OF WHICH I CAN'T FIND OUT. WELL, THE. THE DEMOLITION TOTAL COST $17,150 AND THERE'S A $100 FINE. SO 17 250 IS THE. AMOUNT THAT'S OWED AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THIS. AND. THERE'S FOR SOME REASON THERE IS. OH, THAT'S INTEREST RATE INTEREST THAT'S OCCURRED. AND EVERYTHING IS.
WHEN IS THIS PAYOFF GOOD THROUGH TODAY. IT'S GOOD THROUGH TODAY. OKAY. THAT PAYOFF WAS $14,706.84. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE MONEY THAT'S OWED ON THE THING. BUT. SO TO DATE IT'S 14,700 SOME ODD DOLLARS, RIGHT. BRING CURRENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINES ASSESSED ON THE PROPERTY FOR LIKE MAINTAINING IT OR NOT MAINTAINING IT, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NOT AT THE PRESENT TIME. I MEAN, IF YOU KNOW, IF IT IF IT GOES DOWNHILL AGAIN AND GETS UNDERGROWTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER HEARING AND IT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE SUBJECT TO A REPEAT OFFENDER UPGRADE, SO TO SPEAK, IN THE FINES. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THAT STANDS. BUT AND THE DEMOLITION COST, THAT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE. NO. WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE INTEREST RATE ON THAT. DO YOU KNOW BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JUST CAME OUT THE OTHER DAY. I SAW IT. YEAH. IS THAT DAILY OR QUARTERLY.
IT'S DAILY. DAILY. IT CHANGES QUARTERLY. RIGHT NOW THE INTEREST RATE IS 8.44. OKAY.
FROM JANUARY THROUGH TO THE END OF MARCH. GOTCHA. AND ANY TIME YOU NEED A PAYOFF FOR BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ABATEMENTS, YOU CAN JUST CONTACT US. OKAY? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO, IS I CREATE THEM AND EMAIL THEM TO WHOEVER WANTS ONE. YEAH, I JUST WANTED SOME CLARITY BECAUSE I'M KIND OF LIKE SHOOTING IN THE DARK OVER HERE. BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT DUE DILIGENCE IS ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT THE FOUNDATION? IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR FOUNDATION. THEY DESTROYED MY FOUNDATION. I COULDN'T BUILD ON IT ANYMORE. THEY ABATED. THE NUISANCE IS WHAT THEY DID. AND THE, THE THE HOUSE WAS THE NUISANCE, RIGHT? THEY TAKE IT UP. I'M SORRY.
SHE'S CLAIMING. SHE'S SAYING THAT WHEN THEY DID THE DEMOLITION ON THE PROPERTY THAT THEY DID, DID THEY NEED THE FOUNDATION? THEY KNOW THEY CRUSHED THE FOUNDATION. THEY TAKE IT PER THE MAGISTRATE, THE BOARD THAT WE HAD, BECAUSE I GAVE YOU KIND OF A LITTLE BACKSTORY, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE HURRICANE, WE WERE DEMOLISH HOUSES, LEAVE THE FOUNDATION.
IT WAS A FEW BEFORE MR. LEWIS WAS OUR MAGISTRATE. WE HAD A DIFFERENT. IT WAS MAGISTRATE, BUT OUR BOARD AND MAGISTRATE AGREED. IT WAS A FEW THAT CLAIM TO THE CITY COMMISSION BECAUSE SOME OF THE OLD HOUSES HAD LARGER FOUNDATIONS AND PORCHES. SOMEBODY COMPLAINED THAT THE GRASS GROWS UP, SOMEBODY WALKS ON THE PROPERTY AND TRIPS AND FALLS. THEY'RE GOING TO GET HURT. SO THE BOARD SAID, WE'LL TAKE THE FOUNDATION. WE'RE WE WE LEFT IT TO DECREASE THE COST FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT BECAUSE WE SAFETY HAZARD. NUMBER TWO, WHY WE TAKE IT IS WHEN THEY DEMOLISH A HOUSE, THEY END UP CRACKING ANYWAY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT RECERTIFIED, ESPECIALLY IF IT BREAKS A CERTAIN LENGTH.
YEAH, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RECERTIFY IT. PLUS, WHEN THEY BREAK IT UP, IF YOU HAVE BOLTS IN THERE, THEY GET BROKEN. I MEAN YOU CAN READ THROUGH A PIN RIGHT? BUT THEN THE COST GOES UP. ARE YOU GOING TO RUN YOUR PLUMBING UNDERNEATH IT? IT'S JUST SO TO ELIMINATE ALL THAT.
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THAT'S WHY WE TAKE DRIVEWAYS. THERE'S THAT 40,000 POUND MACHINE CRACKS, DRIVEWAYS, RIGHT? SO THEY DO LIKE THAT GOBBLER AT A CONCRETE. THEY LEVEL EVERYTHING SOLID. START WITH A CLEAN SLATE. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND I THINK WE AGREED TO LEAVE YOUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE YOU HAD ASKED AND THEY WERE TRYING TO DO WITH YOUR DILIGENCE NOT TO BREAK IT AS MUCH. SO WE WENT OFF THE DRIVEWAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO THERE YOU GO. IT WAS TORE UP AND LEFT. SO AS FAR AS.BEING A DANGER, IT WAS LEFT SO PEOPLE COULD GET HURT. THAT'S YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. SO I KNOW WHAT TO DEAL WITH. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S DUE AND OWING AT THE PRESENT TIME THAT 14 SEVEN PLUS. YEAH, IT WAS JUST A QUESTION, BUT ARE YOU READY. YEAH. I'LL SAY GOODBYE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. YOUR.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. BE GOOD. THAT BRINGS US TO LETTER I, YOUR MAGISTRATE. CASE C2O20240708. THE ADDRESS IS 1628 EAST NINTH STREET. MR. WATSON, OUR PEER WATSON HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO YOU. MR. PIERRE. YES. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. I'M WATSON PIERRE, 4040 201 EAST HIGHWAY 390, APARTMENT 7106, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? IN MY LAST HEARING, I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IF I IF I HAVE MONEY TO PAY. SO AFTER LIKE ONE WEEK, I RECEIVED A LETTER. I HAVE TO PAY $400. SO MY SITUATION IS VERY BAD RIGHT NOW. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP ME. IS IS THE $400 IS WELL, $100 OF THAT OR IS IT ALL FINE? IT'S ALL FINE. AND THAT DOESN'T GET ADDED TO YOUR. NO SIR. IT JUST A LITTLE HISTORY YOU HAD FOR COMPLIANCE HEARINGS ON THIS GENTLEMAN I KNOW. OKAY.
NEVER MIND. YES, SIR. YEAH. THE FINE IS THERE AND IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. I MEAN, WE TRIED TO WORK WITH YOU AND TRIED TO WORK WITH YOU AND AND AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU DELIBERATELY STALLED ANYTHING. I KNOW YOU HAD PROBLEMS WITH AN ARCHITECT OR AN ENGINEER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH, THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ISSUES INVOLVED AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. NOW YOU CAN PAY ALONG ON THAT. FINE. CAN YOU JUST PAY IT OFF A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME? BUT THE FINE IS GOING TO STAY THERE. OKAY, SO I CAN PAY STEP BY STEP LIKE, YES SIR, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE WHOLE WAD AT ONE TIME. YOU CAN PAY A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME AND EVERY TIME YOU CAN PAY ON IT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THAT BECAUSE THE INTEREST RATE IS GOING UP. IT'S, YOU KNOW, 8.5% ALMOST RIGHT NOW. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GET MUCH BETTER AFTER THIS MONTH. I, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT FOR APRIL. RIGHT. THEY WILL CHANGE IT. I DON'T HAVE IT YET. YEAH. BUT I, I THINK THAT THEY ANNOUNCED IT THE OTHER DAY IN THE BAR NEWS, BUT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T MEMORIZE IT, BUT IT'S PRETTY SPORTY. SO EVERY CHANCE YOU GET A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY, PAY ON THAT FINE AND GET RID OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. YES. OKIE DOKIE. BACK TO A. YES, SIR. BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT 19933 TIMBERCREST ROAD 20 3-001065. HEARING WAS HELD BY A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING HELD OR FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. WAS A TEN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE OR THE RESPONDENT PAY $1,700 IN FINES, PLUS 70 OR PLUS STATUTORY
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INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. COPY ORDERS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN CASE FILE ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ON OCTOBER 22ND AT PRE-BID, INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. IN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK. PARTIALLY COLLAPSED JUNK AND TRASH LAYING AROUND. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY, A COST OF $999. UPON INSPECTION ON DECEMBER 1ST 21, 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. CLEAN AS A WHISTLE, SIR. IT'S A VERY LARGE PROPERTY, SO THE OVERGROWTH WAS WHAT WE COULD GET GOING IN. ON JANUARY 2ND OR SEVENTH, 2026, A FINAL NOTES HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS PO BOX 15342, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. BOTH NOTICES RETURN UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, COPY OF NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. THAT IS ALL WE HAVE. OKAY.BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THAT NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE'S FAILED TO APPEAR AND THAT THERE IS DUE AND OWING FROM THE RESPONDENT THE SUM OF $999, WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. UPON THE FINAL RECORDING IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. THESE COSTS SHALL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. OKIE DOKIE P BOY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WILL BE 3937 CEDAR BLUFF ROAD, C. 2024 3425. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL BAY COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT PAY $1,000 FINES PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND COST OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON OCTOBER 20TH, A NOTICE OF HEARING OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ON OCTOBER 21ST, ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AND AT THE COST OF $800, AND ON OCTOBER 22ND, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME AND ACCESSORY AND REAR PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY THE COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY. A COST OF $4,981.60. UPON INSPECTION ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. BUSH HOG AND REMOVED. ON JANUARY 12TH, 2026, A FINAL NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL. THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ARE USING THE ADDRESS. 3937 CEDAR BLUFF ROAD, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA. LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. BOTH THE NOTICES WERE RETURNED ON CLAIM WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, COPY NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. WE'VE ALREADY IMPOSED THE FINE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBIT IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO LEVY THESE COSTS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,781.60, WHICH SHALL ACCRUE INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THE
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RESPONDENT WAS PROVIDED NOTICE BY POSTING AND THAT UPON RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THESE COSTS WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT HERE IN BAY COUNTY. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THE SECURITY ALERT NUMBER ONE. 5025 ORANGE AVENUE C 2025 1166. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. HOWEVER, WINONA PERRY, A RELATIVE OF MR. BURKE, WAS PRESENT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE. STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE ALONG WITH AN ACCESSORY FLAP SHED IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE MAGISTRATE PREVIOUSLY WAIVED ANY FINES AND THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL HEARING. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. OCTOBER 28TH. SPECIAL SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $800. ON DECEMBER 1ST, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY INTERESTED PARTIES. DECEMBER 3RD, 2025, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. PROPERTY REMAINED THE SAME. ACCESSORY COLLAPSED, SHED MORE JUNK IN THE BACK.PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY. A COST OF $4,499. UPON INSPECTION ON JANUARY 13TH, 2026, PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026, A COPY OF A FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS. 5025 ORANGE STREET, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA. LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE AND NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JANUARY 17TH, 2026. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED IN THE EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,299, WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING THE PROPERTY, IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT, AND HE'S FAILED TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING THAT UPON THE RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THESE COSTS WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND ON ANY OTHER LAND OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT AT THE TIME. ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO 8825 FIREBIRD LANE, C, 2025 0667. THE COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER HEARING ORDER HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND IN AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. IT SITS AT THE BACK AND THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT PAY $1,000 FINE, PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2025 AND ASBESTOS
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SURVEY WAS COMPLETED WITH THE COST OF $800 ON DECEMBER 1ST. THIRD. ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2025, NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY AND ANY INTERESTED PARTIES. ON DECEMBER 3RD, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY HOME HOT TUB ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, LOTS OF OVERGROWTH. AND THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $3,100. UPON INSPECTION ON JANUARY 13TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. STUBBED OUT SEPTIC. POPPED UP ON JANUARY 15TH, 2025. A NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS. 8825 FIREBIRD LANE, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA. LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. BOTH THE NOTICES WERE RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS, AND ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND ON THE AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. OKAY, OKAY.ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE I'VE HEARD IN THE FORM OF TESTIMONY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,900, WHICH WILL ACCRUE INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING THE PROPERTY, IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN NOTICE BY POSTING AND THAT UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THESE COSTS SHALL 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. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THAT IT. ONE MORE. OKAY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU DON'T HAVE A NO. NO FILE? NO, SIR. ALRIGHT, THIS WILL BE 6114 EAST SIXTH STREET C E 2025 0571. IF YOU RECALL, THIS WAS THE.
THE YOUNG MAN THAT CAME IN FOR HIS MOM. THE YOUNG LADY LIVED UP FRONT, KIND OF MOVED THE MOBILE HOME PER THE DAD, BACK IN THE DAY. AND THEY HAD NO OWNERSHIP, BUT SHE TURNED IT OVER TO THEM. THE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME SAT IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, AND IT WAS SOME ACCESSORIES IN THE BACK AND QUESTION THAT WITH ANOTHER MOBILE HOME, THE FIRST PERMIT THEY GOT WAS REMOVED, THAT MOBILE HOME AND THE ACCESSORIES IN THE REAR FOR ALL THAT AND JUNK AND TRASH AND EVERYTHING. ONE MAN DID ALL THIS CAMPERS WERE WERE GONE. THE THE MOBILE HOME YOU SEE WAY IN THE BACK. THAT'S STILL HER PROPERTY. SO SHE CAN HAVE THE CAMPERS AND THE ONE DERELICT VEHICLE. AND HE REMOVED THE ENTIRE MOBILE HOME BY HAND, BY HIMSELF WITH A PERMIT. WOW. NO FINES. HE DID EVERYTHING WITHIN HIS TIME FRAME. CHOP IT UP WITH A TORCH OR WHAT? YES. WELL, BEFORE HIS SIX MONTH OF THE THE PERMIT EXPIRATION. I THINK HE DID IT IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I WONDER HOW HOW MUCH HE GOT FOR ALL THAT SCRAP METAL HAS GONE UP.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS SET UP A LITTLE BIT. THAT WAS HIS LAST LOAD. THAT LAST PICTURE RIGHT THERE TO TAKE THAT. HE TOOK FOUR OF THEM. WOW. MAKES YOUR BACK HURT JUST LOOKING AT ALL THAT. OKAY. WELL I'M FINDING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE THEN AND WE'LL GO ON FROM THERE. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT SIR, I'LL HAVE ANYTHING
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