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ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER.
[ Code Magistrate Hearing on March 13, 2026.]
IT'S 903 ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH. MY NAME IS TIFFANY.I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS GO AHEAD AND SWEAR EVERYBODY IN AT ONE TIME IT'S GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY, YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OUR SECRETARY WILL SWEAR YOU IN. IS SHE GOING TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO AGREE THAT ALWAYS HELPS US.
SO THAT WAY, WHEN YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THAT ONE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE.
I AM GOING TO DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FIRST, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CALL AND MAKE CONVERSATIONS WITH, SO THAT YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL DAY HANGING OUT WITH US.
SO LET'S START WITH LETTER G ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT, CASE NUMBER 20242505. YES. EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? I DO NOT HAVE EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE AT ALL REGARDING ANY CASES.
ALRIGHT, SO LETTER G ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242505.
PROPERTY ADDRESSES 3134B STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, OR INITIAL $5,000 WILL BE ORDERED THAT ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR OR VIOLATORS.
A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. A REPAIR PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO JAMISON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF JULY 8TH, 2026. ON OCTOBER 16TH, THE CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY AND WAS GIVEN A CONTINUATION UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT OR WHEN THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.
SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL. HERE'S THE STRUCTURE.
NOW IT'S ALL DONE AND BEAUTIFUL. SAFE. JANUARY 26TH, 2026.
THE CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND IN COMPLIANCE.
I DID NOTE AND SPEAK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER JUST LET HER KNOW THAT SHE IS GOING TO PUT VINYL SIDING OR SOME KIND OF SIDING ON IT, BECAUSE THEN THE CONDITION IT IS NOW, IT CAN BE WRITTEN UP FOR BLIGHTED, BUT IT WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PERIOD TO DO THAT.
BUT SHE PLANS ON DOING IT IN THE FUTURE. ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026, THE FINAL HEARING NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE IN CERTIFIED REGULAR AND CERTIFIED WAS DELIVERED TO RESPONDED ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026.
ALRIGHTY, MISS BARKER, IS THAT RIGHT? TIFFANY SOTO, GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD JUST SO WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE RECORDING. 3134 LAKE STREET AND. YES. OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO TELL ME THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS NOT ALREADY MENTIONED? I WANT TO SEND TO THE. PARTY BOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I'M ALSO A SECURITY. I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL. BUT THIS CERTAINLY IS MUCH BETTER LOOKING AND MUCH SAFER.
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AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING, GETTING THAT PERMIT TAKEN CARE OF.IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ISSUE THAT WAS THERE.
AS I ALWAYS SAY, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HELP WALK YOU THROUGH WHATEVER ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE. I KNOW YOU WANT TO PUT SOME SIDING OR SOME HARDWARE ON THERE IN A SLOW, PROGRESSIVE MANNER SO YOU CAN GET THAT WORKED OUT WITH THEM.
OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN TODAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT.
I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY, FINDING IT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON JANUARY 26TH, 2026. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20242505. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3134B STREET.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. SO I KEEP HITTING THIS MIC.
OKAY. MOVING ON. WE HAVE LETTER I ON THE AGENDA.
IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20243523. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2038 BALLPARK ROAD.
DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT THIS CASE? I DO, AND I CAN SURE IT WAS ASSIGNED TO ME PRIOR TO THIS GENTLEMAN THAT IS HERE TODAY.
FOR A NUISANCE VIOLATION. I WENT TO FIRST HEARING AND WENT TO A COMPLIANCE HEARING.
THE PROPERTY OWNER CLEANED IT UP AFTER YOUR FINES.
YOU DID INITIATE FINES? EXCUSE ME. YOU ORDERED THE FINES.
THIS GENTLEMAN BOUGHT IT AT A TAX DEED SALE AFTER THE FACT.
THE FINES WERE ALREADY IMPOSED. I DO NOT KNOW HIS INTENTIONS TODAY, BUT FINES IMPOSED ON IT.
WE DID NOT OBEY IT. THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNER CLEANED IT.
FOR YOUR ORDER. YOU HAD ALREADY IMPOSED IMPOSED FINES.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. HELLO. GIVE ME YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS SERGEY URUSOV. OKAY. AND THE ADDRESS YOU'RE HERE ABOUT? 2038 BALLPARK ROAD. OKAY. IS THAT THE ADDRESS YOU WOULD LIKE ANYTHING MAILED TO TO MAKE SURE IT COMES TO YOU? OR DO YOU WANT TO USE A DIFFERENT ADDRESS FOR MAILING ADDRESS? GIVE ME THAT ONE. SO IT GOES ON THE RECORD. THREE FIVE.
359 WEST SHORE DRIVE, INLET BEACH. THREE TWO.
461. OKAY. DID YOU GET THAT? OKAY. YES. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
WELL, JUST AS SIMPLE AS THAT. WE BOUGHT A PROPERTY ON THE TAX DEDUCTION AND THAT WAS IN BAD SHAPE.
DIRTY YARD, YOU KNOW, BACK IN FRONT YARD INSIDE THE HOUSE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT MAINTAINED CLEAN AND YOU KNOW, MAKE IT GOOD.
WE'RE GOOD FOR NEIGHBORS AND THE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ELSE.
SO YEAH, IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S CLEAN AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT OR REMODELING IT RIGHT NOW.
SO, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN REMOVE THE FINES THAT WERE INITIALLY PLACED BECAUSE THAT WAS PRIOR, YOU KNOW, WE BOUGHT IT, SO NOW IT'S CLEAN. AND DID THE TITLE CLOSING COMPANY NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MAKING SURE THE PREVIOUS OWNER DEALT WITH THE FINES OR THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF DURING CLOSING? SO THE WAY TAX DEED OR ANY AUCTION WORKS, YOU BUY PROPERTY AS IS.
SO THERE'S NO TITLE AGENCY INVOLVED. THEY DON'T DO ANY TITLE SEARCH OR ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I DO THIS ON MY OWN AND I ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCEDURE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW FINES ARE IN PLACE, BUT YOU BUY THE PROPERTY AND YOU BRING IT UP TO, YOU KNOW, GOOD STANDARD. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS REMOVE THE FINES.
SO I'M ASKING FOR THAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
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I'M JUST LOOKING TO SEE HOW MANY TIMES THIS CAME BEFORE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HAD A HEARING ON IT, AND HOW MANY ORDERS I EXECUTED ON THIS MATTER, BECAUSE MY RECOLLECTION IS BEING REMINDED BY HOW MANY TIMES THIS PROPERTY KEPT COMING UP.WHAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST IS THAT MY ORDERS SHOW THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHOWED UP AT EVERY HEARING, WAS HERE, AND THEN JUST DIDN'T COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY WERE ASKED TO DO.
SO. YEAH. AND THERE'S A I MEAN, YOU CAN WE BOUGHT A PROPERTY LIKE NEXT DOOR ON JEFFERSON AVENUE WAS IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND WE DEALT BASICALLY WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WE CLEANED IT UP AND WE HAD THE HEARING AS WELL.
AND I THINK FINES WERE LIFTED AT A TIME. YEAH.
HE HAS PULLED RENOVATION PERMITS TO UPGRADE THOSE PROPERTIES.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION THAT I NEED TO BE AWARE OF, OTHER THAN I HAVE DRIVEN BY IT? IT'S STILL IN COMPLIANCE. HE DOES HAVE A RENOVATION PERMIT, SO HE'S GOT STUFF EVERYWHERE, BUT HE'S GOT A RENOVATION PERMIT GOING ON. I DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES ON THIS SPECIFIC ADDRESS WITH THIS GENTLEMAN BEING THE OWNER. OKAY. AM I CORRECT THAT THE PAYOFF AMOUNT CURRENTLY REGARDING FINES IS 575? NO, THAT'S NOT CORRECT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE 575 WAS THE ORIGINAL.
AND RIGHT NOW THE STATUTORY INTEREST IS 1993, WHICH WOULD BRING IT UP TO.
575 PLUS THE 1993 BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE FORM THAT I HAVE THAT SAYS THE TOTAL PATH AMOUNT AS OF MARCH 13TH, AND IT SAYS 575. AND SO THAT WAS EXACTLY THE QUESTION THAT I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
WHY IN THE WORLD WAS THE INTEREST ON THERE? YEAH.
SORRY, THE TOTAL SHOULD BE 594 AND $0.93. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR REALLY LUCKY DAY BECAUSE I'M IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY, SO.
AND I'M REALLY EASY GOING. I JUST DON'T LIKE TO BE IGNORED.
AND I DON'T LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY CONSTANTLY IGNORES THE IDEA OF GETTING SOMETHING DONE.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE STUCK WITH THEIR IGNORANCE AND THEY'RE UNWILLING TO WORK.
SO WHAT I'M WILLING TO DO IS DROP THE FINE DOWN TO $100.
OKAY, THAT REMOVES OFF THAT 1993 AND STATUTORY INTEREST AMOUNT.
IT LOWERS THAT 575 DOWN. IT'S $100. THAT REDUCES THAT FINE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO DEFINITELY STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT OTHER PROPERTIES YOU'VE DEALT WITH BEFORE ON THAT.
STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND THEY CAN HELP WALK YOU THROUGH.
HOWEVER, THIS FINE SITUATION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO GET THAT DONE AND DEALT WITH.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WHILE I'VE GOT EVERYBODY HERE? THAT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, CAN I DO IT NOW OR LATER ON? YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COME OVER TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WHEN WE GET BACK LATER THIS AFTERNOON, AND I'D BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT PAYMENT, OR IF YOU'RE DOING CASH OR CHECK.
YOU COULD JUST GO DROP IT OFF BEFORE I GET THERE AND I COULD PROCESS IT WHEN I GET BACK.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE LATER ON TODAY, RIGHT? NO.
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SO GO ON 11TH STREET. THAT BAY COUNTY BUILDING.THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE THE NEW LIBRARY IS.
SECOND FLOOR. GO UP THE ELEVATOR THERE. LITERALLY ALMOST RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU FIRST COME OFF.
YES, THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE. THE ADDRESS IS 840 WEST 11TH STREET.
THERE IS SOMEBODY ON THE SECOND DROP OFF. HUNDRED BUCKS.
NO. WAIT THERE. I'M GOING TO TEXT SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT YOU ARE IN ROUTE.
IF YOU'RE GOING NOW TO TELL THEM THAT SHE HAS REDUCED THE FINE TO 100 BUCKS.
GET A RECEIPT WITH THE CASE NUMBER. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL TAKE YOUR CASH. OKAY? ALRIGHT.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. IT WAS NICE TO SPEAK WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. ALRIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20243523. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2038 BALLPARK ROAD.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE PRESENT THAT I NEED TO MAKE SURE I DEAL WITH? ARE WE OKAY? YES MA'AM, I APOLOGIZE. I CAME IN LATE AS ADAM F HE WAS SWORN IN.
GOT IT. WELL, I SAW HIM STAND UP, SO I FIGURED.
I DO NOT BELIEVE HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE IF HE'S THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE TENANT.
THIS IS ALSO THE PHONE CALL. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE PHONE CALL.
THIS, I BELIEVE, IS HER NEPHEW. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL HER BEFORE WE GET STARTED? LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL AND MAKE THAT ONE, BECAUSE I'VE GOT EVERYBODY ELSE PRESENT TAKEN CARE OF.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADD THE PHONE CALL IN. I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU JUST WANTED TO COME HANG OUT.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS MICHELLE. HI, MICHELLE.
THIS IS DEVENEY NOBLETT WITH BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. CAN I PLEASE GET YOU TO STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? MICHELLE MARIE MARTIN SHERMAN, 95 FOREST CIRCLE, NORTH HAVANA, FLORIDA, 32333.
THANK YOU. TO GET STARTED, I'M GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
MAGISTRATE SOTO'S GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. HEY, MICHELLE, IT'S TIFFANY SOTO.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? HELLO. I'VE JUST GOT OFF OF A SHIFT.
I WORK NIGHTS, I'M TIRED, BUT I'M OKAY. THANK YOU.
WELL, I PROMISE I WILL TRY MY DARNDEST NOT TO KEEP YOU TOO LONG SO YOU CAN GO GET A GOOD NAP.
OKAY? IT'S GOING TO BE A NAP, BUT I'VE GOT TO BE BACK AT WORK AT 630 AND WORK UNTIL 8 A.M., SO IT'S ALRIGHT. IT'S A LOT. YEAH, I'LL MAKE IT AS QUICK AND PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TALK TO CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST, FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY.
GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU TODAY BEFORE CASE CASES OVER.
THAT WAY YOU CAN GO TO YOUR SLEEP. OKAY. THAT'S REALLY COOL.
CAN I MAKE A STATEMENT? SURE. TO START WITH. GO AHEAD.
OKAY. ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS, THE ORIGINAL MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH 26TH OF 2024. NO. EXCUSE ME. THE VIOLATION WAS SENT OUT THAT DATE.
IT WAS RECEIVED ON APRIL 11TH OF 2024. IT WAS SIGNED FOR BY SETH SHERMAN, WHO IS MY COUSIN.
HE NEVER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THE FIRST LETTER THAT I HAVE ADDRESSED TO MY HOME IN HAVANA, FLORIDA IS DATED JUNE 19TH, 2025.
SO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE.
OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NO PROBLEM.
ALRIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PROPERTY THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH HERE.
YES, MA'AM. INSPECTOR SCOTT? MICHELLE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN. OKAY. INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE BILL INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2025.
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THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR VIA TELEPHONE AT HEARING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED 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 THE RESPONDENT.
A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN 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 22ND, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
YOU SEE HERE THERE'S A SMALL ACCESSORY SHED, A HORSE BARN.
THERE'S THE BACK OF IT, ANOTHER SHED THAT HAD A COLLAPSED ROOF, SOME JUNK AND TRASH TOILET.
UPON INSPECTION ON JANUARY 16TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
95 FOREST CIRCLE, NORTH HAVANA, FLORIDA 32333 AS LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30TH, 2026.
ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE HEARING OF FINAL NOTICE WAS POSTED ON SITE AND AN AMENDED NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WITH A CORRECT HEARING LOCATION WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING ADDRESS.
THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS ALSO SENT VIA MAIL TO INTERESTED PARTIES LISTED.
NO RETURN SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE HEARING OF FINAL NOTICE A FINAL HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
AND I'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH MICHELLE SINCE PRETTY MUCH SHE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, SO GOT IT RIGHT. MICHELLE, DO YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD THAT YOU NEED TO PRESENT TO ME? I THINK SO, BECAUSE THE SITUATION BETWEEN MY COUSIN STEPH AND I, THIS IS ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT STEPH AND I WERE IN A RENT TO OWN AGREEMENT FOR THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY.
THERE WAS NO INTEREST INCLUDED IN OUR AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOR THE PROPERTY.
IT WAS FOR THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF. SO WHEN THE THE MAIL WAS DELIVERED TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S SIGNED FOR IT AND RESPONDED TO IT AND NEVER LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE.
I REQUESTED FROM HIS LAWYER TWICE WITH 24 HOURS NOTICE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COME INSPECT THE PROPERTY DURING THE TIME THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS INSPECTING THE PROPERTY, AND THEY DENIED ME ACCESS TO MY PROPERTY.
SO I'M TRYING TO CHECK OUT MY PROPERTY AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
GIVING 24 HOURS NOTICE THAT I'M GOING TO COME DO AN INSPECTION.
THEY REFUSE TO ALLOW ME ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN I GOT A LETTER ON JUNE 19TH OF 2025.
AFTER THE FIRST HEARING THAT TOOK PLACE, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T APPEAR FOR IT.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. MY COUSIN WAS RECEIVING THESE MAILS AND NOT TELLING ME.
SO THERE WAS AN ISSUE. MICHELLE, CLARIFY FOR ME, WAS THERE A SEPARATE CASE DEALING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.
YES, MA'AM. THE CASE NUMBER IS 24719CA WAS THE THE ORIGINAL CASE NUMBER.
THERE IS A HEARING TO BE MADE. WHAT DID I DO WITH THAT PAPERWORK? I THINK I SENT OFF THE PAPERWORK TO. I DID, I SENT IT OFF TO THE JUDGE.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK UP THE DATE. NO, IT'S THE DATE FOR THE NEXT COURT HEARING.
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$157,000, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE PRICE OF THE DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER.LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THERE WAS NO INTEREST IN OUR AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT WASN'T FOR THE LAND, IT WAS JUST FOR THE, THE THE STUPID DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER ON THE LAND.
AND HE IS, HE IS HE HAS. HE'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE CASES. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH ON THAT CASE AND THE HEARING THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY, DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP FOR YOUR COUSIN.
THAT WHOLE AGREEMENT, WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN FRONT OF ME, IS JUST DEALING WITH THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY. THE MOBILE HOME, ALL THAT STUFF THAT TECHNICALLY IS STILL IN YOUR NAME.
SO EVEN THOUGH RIGHT COUSIN WAS SCHEDULED TO BUY PART OF IT OR PART OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S STILL TECHNICALLY TITLED TO YOU, SO YOU TECHNICALLY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY OR WHATEVER IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
SO THE PROBLEM IS, YES, TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ISSUES.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE OTHER ONE.
THE OTHER ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING A MAJOR DILEMMA FOR YOU TO DEAL WITH, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT IN MY PURVIEW. WELL, THE LETTER THAT I HAVE THAT CAME TO ME, THE FIRST LETTER THAT I HAVE THAT CAME TO ME AT MY ADDRESS IN HAVANA, WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE.
IT SAYS ON MARCH 26TH OF 2024, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED TO TO ME IN THAT STEPH HAD SIGNED FOR IT. THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT ON AUGUST 7TH OF 2024, IT SAYS I CONTACTED SETH SHERMAN.
I EXPLAINED THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED.
SETH REQUESTED SOME TIME TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REMOVED AND ASKED IF HE COULD KEEP THE BARN.
I INFORMED THE SIDES ON THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND HE COULD KEEP THE POST.
SO ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON. THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH SETH WHEN OUR RENT TO OWN AGREEMENT WAS ABOUT A MOBILE HOME TRAILER, NOT THE LAND THAT THE TRAILER IS ON THE. SO THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH MY COUSIN.
GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. NO. IT'S FINE. THE PROBLEM WE'VE GOT IS EXACTLY LIKE I WAS MENTIONING BEFORE, THAT DEALS WITH DETERMINATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION AS TO WHAT PART HE WAS BUYING, HOW MUCH IT WAS FOR, WHETHER THERE WAS INTEREST, ALL THOSE DETAILS THAT ARE DEALT WITH IN THE CIRCUIT COURT CASE.
THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WERE DERELICT VEHICLES. THERE WERE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
I KNOW THAT THE FIRST TIME YOU AND I SPOKE WAS BACK IN OCTOBER.
I ISSUED AN ORDER THAT GAVE 30 DAYS. AND YOU DID APPEAR VIA TELEPHONE ON THAT ONE.
SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS THAT WAS ISSUED BACK IN OCTOBER WITH A 30 DAY COMPLIANCE, AND WE STILL HAD TO HAVE A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR COME IN AND DO THE WORK TO GET IT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, RIGHT I. I EMAILED AND REQUESTED WITH 24 HOURS NOTICE THREE TIMES MY COUSIN AND HIS LAWYER REQUESTING ACCESS TO MY PROPERTY TO DO INSPECTIONS ON IT AND GO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND THEY DENIED ME ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY EVERY TIME.
AND I CAN'T GIVE YOU ADVICE ON THAT. I DON'T HAVE THAT DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS TECHNICALLY, ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND ACCORDING TO THE FACT THAT THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, THAT INNATE RENT TO OWN PURCHASE AGREEMENT THAT YOU'RE TELLING ME
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ABOUT DOESN'T REMOVE YOUR LIABILITY OR ABILITY TO ENTER UPON YOUR PROPERTY.SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON WITH REGARD TO SPEAKING WITH YOUR COUSIN OR THEIR ATTORNEY.
I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE HERE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU'LL GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
19241. ROSS. ROSS. OKAY. TELL ME WHAT ELSE I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY.
OKAY. THE WORD DAMAGED IT, AND I CONTACTED THEM AND SENT THEM THE PICTURES.
SHE SAID SHE'D GET BACK UP WITH ME AND. OKAY.
AND YOU SAID YOU CONTACTED BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO THE WORK, UNFORTUNATELY, AND BAY COUNTY DIDN'T.
BUT YOU SAID YOU CONTACTED THE ACTUAL CONTRACTOR THAT HAS DONE THE WORK.
OKAY, SO YOU'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND THAT TECHNICALLY IS BETWEEN YOU AND THEM THEN.
BUT THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED BACK TO YOU. YOU'RE SAYING OKAY, SURE.
CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. YEAH.
SO IF THEY WERE, I WOULD HAVE DONE A REPORT ON THEIR RAN IT THROUGH OUR RISK DEPARTMENT.
WITH THE CONTRACTOR DID. THAT'S PART OF MY JOB AT THE END.
BUT TECHNICALLY, LIKE MISS MICHELLE WAS SAYING, HE'S NOT THE OWNER.
SHE IS THE OWNER. SO I DEAL WITH HER, NOT HIM.
BUT HE COULD HAVE STILL TOLD ME, BUT IT WAS NEVER REPORTED TO US.
GOT IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER INFO YOU NEED TO GIVE ME? SO OTHER THAN HER INTERPRETATION OF THE CONTRACT IS NOT CORRECT? OKAY. AND LIKE I EXPLAINED TO MICHELLE, THAT'S NOT WITHIN MY PURVIEW TO DETERMINE TODAY FOR YOU GUYS.
THAT OBVIOUSLY IS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT CASE THAT DEALS WITH ALL OF THAT STUFF.
SO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. OKAY. MICHELLE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THINGS YOU NEED ME TO KNOW? I MEAN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT RAMIFICATIONS THERE ARE TO SETH SHERMAN HAVING SIGNED FOR MY MAIL AND THEN NOT DELIVERED ME MY MAIL. HE TOOK OPENED IT AND RESPONDED TO IT.
CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OR DETERMINATION OF THAT.
YOU'LL HAVE TO PURSUE WHATEVER AVENUES WITH REGARD TO WHETHER IT WAS THE POSTAL SERVICE THAT ALLOWED THAT IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY YOU WANT TO PURSUE WITH REGARD TO THAT ACTION AGAINST THAT. BUT ALL CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS IS THE ADDRESS OF RECORD, AND THEY SENT BOTH CERTIFIED MAIL.
THEY POSTED THE PROPERTY AND THEY POSTED THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. COULD ENFORCEMENT DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. AS MY RECOMMENDATION, THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE RESPONDENTS IS ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE AND ALSO COSTS OF THE ENFORCEMENT. THE AMOUNT OF $1,900 FOR STATUTORY INTEREST.
THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED A FINE OF $1,000 FOR STATUTORY INTEREST, WHICH WE WOULD NOT DISAGREE IF YOU WERE WANTING TO CHANGE THAT BECAUSE OF HER SITUATION, THAT THE MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE COST OF LIVING AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS SHALL CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE ARE EVADING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I WILL REDUCE THE FINE FROM $1,000 DOWN TO $150.
OKAY. YES, MA'AM. SO I NEED TO PAY $2,050. YES, MA'AM.
BUT THEY WILL GO TO PANDOO AT THE TIME. I'M SORRY.
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I'LL GET YOU THE PHONE NUMBER. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.I CAN GIVE YOU A CALL WHEN I GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.
IF YOU'RE WANTING TO PAY WITH CARD, IT WILL BE A 2.7% PROCESSING FEE.
OTHERWISE, I CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO MAIL A CHECK.
OKAY, BUT WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I GAVE YOU A CALL WHEN I GET BACK TO THE OFFICE? IF THAT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOT TO BE BACK AT WORK AT 630 THIS EVENING AND WORK UNTIL 8 A.M..
OKAY. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW BECAUSE IT'S SATURDAY AND AS MUCH AS I.
I'M SO TIRED. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU TO TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF, I UNFORTUNATELY DON'T MAKE YOUR SCHEDULE. BUT I KNOW THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE CLOSED OVER THE WEEKEND.
BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS HAVE THE SECRETARY MAYBE CALL YOU EARLY NEXT WEEK AND GET THAT SCHEDULED.
OKAY. WOULD THAT WORK FOR YOU? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING AVAILABLE.
AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20240890. PROPERTY ADDRESS OR THE PARCEL IS 00614-010-000. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOU.
NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT THAT CONCLUDES LETTER F ON THE AGENDA THAT WILL MOVE US.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT I'M MISSING? OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK TO LETTER A ON THE AGENDA.
IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20252324. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3417 LONG ROAD.
GOOD MORNING, YOU, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NOTICES ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY PHOTOGRAPHS. MAY 15TH, 2024 BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF TRASH, JUNK OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, DEBRIS, AND A BLIGHTED MOBILE HOME.
A COPY OF THIS ORDER WAS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
PHOTOGRAPHS WERE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT B, AND ON THIS DAY, I JUST WENT AHEAD AND MAILED A POSTCARD TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD EXPLAINING THE VIOLATIONS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
JUST TO THE WEST IS THE SOD FARM LOCATED OFF KINGSWOOD ROAD IN SOUTHPORT.
THIS IS A CLOSE UP AERIAL THAT WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY OF 2026.
MY INITIAL PHOTOGRAPHS LOOKING FROM THE ROAD, YOU SEE THE PRIVACY OF THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN.
YOU SEE THE OVERGROWTH TO THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME.
THE OVERGROWTH TO THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME.
JANUARY 20TH I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
FRONT AND THE SIDE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE THIS PHOTOGRAPH SOME OF THE BACKYARD.
ON THIS DATE I NOTICED A VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 150 LEE ROAD 2085 CUSSETA, ALABAMA. LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026.
THE NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE, JANUARY 21ST AS OPPOSED TO THE PROPERTY.
FEBRUARY THE 9TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
FEBRUARY THE 26TH. I CHECKED THE BAY COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR AND BAY COUNTY PROPERTY WEBSITE.
THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. THIS PAST WEEK. MONDAY I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S JUST FROM THE GATE, THE BACKYARD, THE SIDE YARD AND THE FRONT YARD.
SORRY FOR THE SUNSHINE. PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION AS OF MARCH THE 9TH.
THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON APRIL THE 17TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M..
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THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT.IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, THERE IS NO ONE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE ONE, THAT THE ADDRESS, 3417 LONG ROAD, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE.
TWO PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT.
AND FINALLY, NUMBER SIX, THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300, A DAILY FINE OF $50 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
ALRIGHT. HAS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAD ANY COMMUNICATION OR ANY PERMITS BEING PULLED ON THE PROPERTY? ANYTHING THAT EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20252324. PROPERTY ADDRESS 3417 LONG ROAD.
MOVING ON TO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260126.
PROPERTY ADDRESS 18256 CALHOUN STREET, SOUTHPORT.
GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HAS FOUND THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
THE FOLLOWING CASES WERE PRESENTED TO THE MAGISTRATE WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
COPIES OF THE. ALL ORDERS ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE.
THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE TENANT.
THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE TENANT. C 20 3-0237, FOR A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
JUNK AND TRASH. THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER TENANT AND C20250158.
JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF JUNK ON THIS PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTH PORT. THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPH HERE IN SLIDE TWO.
THE PROPERTY WE'RE DISCUSSING IS IN BLUE TRACTOR SUPPLIES JUST TO THE NORTH AND EAST ON HIGHWAY 77.
I ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS TAKEN SOMETIME BETWEEN DECEMBER 15TH, 2025 AND JANUARY 19TH, 2026. I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER THIS PROPERTY. JANUARY 21ST I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND FURNITURE. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOW INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B.
THIS IS JUST A FRONTAL SHOT OF THE RESIDENCE.
A CLOSER VIEW OF THE FRONT PORCH. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK.
YOU CAN SEE THE APPLIANCES TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE.
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A FENCE, YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH IT.
YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK THAT MAY BE HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, BUT I CLASSIFIED IT AS JUNK.
TO THE EAST. OF THE PROPERTY, THAT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE.
SO IT'S BUT YOU SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH LAYING AROUND IN FRONT ON THE DERELICT VEHICLE.
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THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS, AND AS OF THIS DATE, THE NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED.FEBRUARY THE 9TH I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
NO CHANGES. SEE THE JUNK IN THE TRASH AND THE FURNITURE ON THE FRONT STEPS.
AND I'M ASSUMING I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS BEHIND THE RV, BUT IT'S JUNK.
FEBRUARY 19TH, THE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
FEBRUARY 25TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. FEBRUARY 26TH.
THE CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, TAX COLLECTOR, AND PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE SHOWS THE PROPERTY HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. MARCH THE 9TH ARE RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AS SHOWN HERE. VERY MINOR.
TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY AND TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY.
BEHIND THAT SLATTED FENCE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TRASH AND JUNK.
THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON APRIL THE 17TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M..
THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WELL, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED.
NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT IN THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ADDRESS.
THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT.
THREE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR FOR THAT.
A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO DOES EXIST IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND FURNITURE.
FIVE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE TRASH, TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING AND LAWFULLY DISPOSING OF ALL JUNK, TRASH AND FURNITURE, SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
SIX THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $400, A DAILY FINE OF $100 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENTS PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20260126. PROPERTY ADDRESS 1826 CALLAHAN STREET.
MOVING ON TO LETTER C ON THE AGENDA, ITS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251321 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 11720 MAGNOLIA STREET. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE ON JUNE 19TH WHILE HE WAS ACTIVELY PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FOUNTAIN. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PROPERTY, DERELICT VEHICLES AND OVERGROWTH. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN FURTHER DISCUSSION OVER TO INVESTIGATOR RICK MACKINNON.
AND HE CAN START WITH SLIDE TWO EXPLAINING WHERE THIS IS.
RICK MACKINNON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. SLIDE TWO REPRESENTS THE OVERVIEW OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS IN BLUE. CLOSEST IS DOLLAR GENERAL STORE, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF 231.
THIS IS A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
IT CONSISTS OF MOBILE HOME WORKSHOP. AND BACK WHEN I WENT BY, IT WAS ON PATROL.
YOU NOTICED, DERELICT VEHICLES CONSIST OF MOTORCYCLES? THE FRONT YARD ALONG WITH UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY.
THERE'S ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
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MOBILE HOME IN THE BACK ALONG WITH DUMPING TRASH AND OVERGROWTH.WENT BACK ON THE FIRST OFF ON THE 26TH. I SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN JACKIE POWELL, WHO HAD FOUND HIMSELF THE PROPERTY OWNER STATED HE HAS NOT BEEN DOWN TO HIS PROPERTY IN A WHILE TO SEE IT. EXPLAINED THE VIOLATION OF THE PROPERTY.
JACKIE STATED HE WOULD TRAVEL DOWN AND GET TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WOULD NEED A LITTLE TIME.
I EXTENDED THE NEXT INSPECTION UNTIL JULY 22ND.
2025 BACK. IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY ITS STILL IN VIOLATION.
IF YOU HAVE MORE JUNK OF TRASH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STORAGE BUILDING, SOME OF THE SUNSCREEN IS GONE, BUT THE OVERGROWTH FROM THE BACK AND SIDES THAT REMAINED.
OF THE TWO DERELICT VEHICLES, ALONG WITH THE TRACKS THERE REMAIN.
YOU'LL NOTICE YOUR BOBCAT WILL MOVE THROUGHOUT THE INSPECTION.
WENT BACK ON THE 19TH. DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY AT ALL.
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO THE THE 19TH AUGUST.
OR 24TH. MORE JUNK BEING BROUGHT INTO THE INTO THE PROPERTY ITSELF AS WE PROGRESS ON THIS INVESTIGATION. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT MORE STUFF IS BROUGHT ONTO THE PROPERTY.
LATER ON I DID MEET UP WITH THE RESIDENT OF THE PROPERTY.
HER NAME IS PRETTY COME TO FIND OUT THAT SHE WORKS ON MOTORCYCLES.
AND THAT'S WHY. ALL RIGHT. BUT SHE DIDN'T. AT THE TIME I MADE THE COMMENT SHE MADE THAT SHE WOULD BE BRINGING THE DUMPSTER ON.
BUT MY LAST INSPECTION. CAME BACK ON THE FIFTH.
LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SEE MORE STUFF BEING BROUGHT ON.
TRACK STILL REMAINS THE SAME ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
NO. DUMPSTER? NO. AND I'LL GET TO THAT, MA'AM.
I SKIPPED AHEAD A LITTLE ON THAT ONE. THIS IS THE 18TH OF DECEMBER.
NO. NO INDICATION OF CHANGE WITH THE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAWNMOWER.
KEEPS MOVING AROUND JUNK TRASH STILL PRESENT IN THE BACK ALONG WITH THE OVERGROWTH.
WENT BACK ON THE SIXTH. YOU SEE, THERE'S MORE MOTORCYCLES.
ONE MORE MOVED AGAIN. AND THE JUNKER TRASHES.
THE BACK IS STILL NOW ON THE NINTH. THIS ONE IS THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER. RECORD ADDRESS? UP 1784 HIGHWAY TODAY. FLORIDA AS LISTED.
CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.
THEN WENT BACK ON FEBRUARY 11TH. THE COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY.
ON THE 25TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON THE 27TH.
IS WHEN I TALKED TO PRETTY BIRKHEAD WHO RESIDES AT THE ADDRESS THAT'S WHEN SHE STATED SHE WAS RENTING A DUMPSTER, WHICH SHE SHOULD BE GETTING DROPPED OFF NEXT WEEK.
THAT WAS ON THE 27TH. SO WHEN I WENT BACK ON MARCH THE 5TH.
NO. NO DUMPSTERS IN THE FRONT YARD.
THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED TO FLY ON APRIL 17TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M..
ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION?
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WHILE PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. THE ADDRESS 1701 1720 MAGNOLIA STREET FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA 32438 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17, THE BAY COUNTY CODE TO THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT.
BY CUTTING THE OVERGROWTH AND REMOVING LAWFUL DISPOSAL OF ALL JUNK TRASH, ALL UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE SCREENED, STORED OR MOVED TO THE PROPERTY.
THEIR VEHICLES MUST BE STORED IN A CLOSED STRUCTURE MADE OPERABLE.
THE CURRENT REGISTRATION OR REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. ONLY ONE DERELICT VEHICLE MAY BE REMAINED UNREGISTERED SCREENED FIVE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENTS SHALL BE FINED THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 DAILY FINE OF $225 IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS WHICH ONE COMES FIRST? SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND AT THIS TIME I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251321. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 11720 MAGNOLIA STREET.
MOVING ON TO LETTER D ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251834.
PROPERTY ADDRESS 7022 EAST HIGHWAY 363 88. PARDON ME.
MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF DERELICT VEHICLES LOCATED ON THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS YOUNGSTOWN.
ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON INSPECTED THE PROPERTY INVESTIGATOR MACKINNON, YOU PROCEED WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION. MORNING, MR. MACKINNON. BAY COUNTY CODE. I INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO NOTES IN THE FORM OF UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, JUNK TRASH, DERELICT VEHICLES, OVERGROWTH AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN THE ABOVE.
THIS IS AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF IT. THIS IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 2301 AND 388 AND BLUE SPRINGS ROAD.
THE PROPERTY IS IN BLUE. THIS IS A CLOSE UP PICTURE.
GO TO THIS NEXT, PLEASE. I MODIFIED IT ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
MA'AM, THERE ARE ACTUALLY FOUR DIFFERENT ADDRESSES.
BUT IT'S ALL ONE UNDER ONE PROPERTY ID. SO A LOT OF THE THAT I CLEAN UP THIS HAPPENED IS ASSOCIATED TO ONLY ONE HOUSE.
THE IN NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO GO BY AND TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE FINE.
IT'S THE OTHER PEOPLE. AND IT WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY THE OWNER TO INFORM HIM OF THAT.
ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING ADDRESS 13438 HIGHWAY 167, MOUNTAIN, FLORIDA, AS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS NOT DELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.
THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF VIOLATION HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE.
ON OCTOBER THE 15TH, I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY.
THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
ALRIGHT, THIS IS THE SEPTEMBER 17TH INSPECTION.
PRIOR TO DOING THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, YOU HAVE THE OVERGROWTH.
THIS IS THE OTHER FURTHEST PROPERTY ON THE, ON THE FIRST STRUCTURE, FURTHER STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY, AND HE HAS A LOT OF UNSCREENED AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE HIS MOBILE HOME.
THE DERELICT VEHICLES, ALONG WITH THE JUNK AND TRASH AND THE OVERGROWTH THAT YOU SEE HERE.
AND THIS IS COMING DOWN GOING TOWARDS BLUE SPRINGS HIGHWAY.
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AGAIN WITH THE OLD GROWTH JUNK TRASH. OKAY. THEY'VE CUT THE FRONT YARD HERE.THERE'S THE ON THE SCREEN JUNK TRASH FROM THIS.
THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT THERE. THERE. THE VEHICLE.
WENT BACK ON NOVEMBER 5TH. WE INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND IT STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
THEIR VEHICLE IS STILL PRESENT ALONG WITH THE JUNK TRASH ON THE MOBILE HOME.
AND THE STUFF IN THE BACK FROM THE OTHER ADDRESS PROPERTY.
WE'RE BACK ON THE 18TH. THE DERELICT VEHICLES HAD BEEN REMOVED.
THIS IS TAKING THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE IS TAKEN FROM BLUE SPRINGS HIGHWAY.
THIS IS A AND GOING BACK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THAT BACK ADDRESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THAT THAT WHOLE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE BACK THERE. I'LL ADDRESS ALL ONE PROPERTY.
AND AS YOU SEE, THEY DID REMOVE SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THEY HAD ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OLD GROWTH ON MORE, THE DERELICT VEHICLES THAT WERE UP FRONT HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
THE ONLY ONE THAT REMAINS IS THE RV RIGHT THERE.
ON 15TH I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATIONS DURING THAT TIME.
OR A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF HEARING WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OF 13438 HIGHWAY 167, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA. REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS DATE AS THIS DATE IN THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENTS ON JANUARY 27TH.
THIS IS OFF ON THE SIDE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SOME OF THE THE JUNK AND TRASH THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE FRONT NEXT TO THE RV IS STILL PRESENT.
THE JUNK AND TRASH OUT FRONT, WHICH WAS ADDED AFTERWARDS.
THE ONE NEXT TO THE MOBILE HOME STILL PRESENT AND THE STUFF IN THE BACK STILL PRESENT.
IT WENT BACK ON THE 11TH. POSTED THE NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE 25TH.
THE COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON MARCH THE 5TH.
STILL PRESENT IN THE BACK. SOME IMPROVEMENT. SOME IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
THE JUNK AND TRASH. AN UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY STILL PRESENT NEXT TO THE MOBILE HOME.
THE JUNK AND TRASH IS STILL PRESENT IN BACK TO THAT ADDRESS ON THAT MOBILE HOME.
THAT CONCLUDES YOUR NO. NOT YET. IS THAT THE LAST ONE? YES. OKAY. WHEN I WENT BY EARLY YESTERDAY. THE.
CAN YOU GO BACK TWO SLIDES, PLEASE? TWO. YEAH.
LIKE I WAS EXPLAINING THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO.
SO THEY WERE TRYING TO CLEAN UP THAT PIECE, BUT NOBODY ELSE WAS CLEANING UP THEIR OTHER PIECES.
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SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WHAT I'M GETTING OUT OF THIS IS THAT WE HAVE ONE PARCEL.ONE PARCEL. YES, MA'AM. GOT IT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY INVESTIGATION.
ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE PARCEL OR PROPERTIES IN QUESTION? WHILE PROVENANCE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PARCEL.
YES, MA'AM. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
BAY COUNTY IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17, THE BAY COUNTY CODE.
THAT PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF JUNK TRASH, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT. THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING UNLAWFULLY DISPOSING ALL JUNK TRASH. ALL UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE SCREENED, STORED OR REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY, AND THAT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS.
FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENTS SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, A DAILY FINE OF 25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME I'LL RECOMMENDED ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251834. PROPERTY ADDRESS 7022 EAST HIGHWAY 388 IN YOUNGSTOWN. IT'S PARCEL NUMBER I'VE 122-000-000.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO LETTER E ON THE AGENDA.
CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250844. PROPERTY ADDRESS 3102 AMANDA CIRCLE.
GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE. HEY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST HEARING ORDER.
IT WAS HELD OCTOBER THE 9TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THESE HEARINGS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN AT THAT HEARING.
IT WAS DERELICT VEHICLES. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT 3102.
3102 AMANDA CIRCLE. 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 VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS.
A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE.
ON JANUARY THE 7TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026. I ALSO CONTACTED AN ERIC LOVDAHL DALE, EXCUSE ME, AN INTERESTED PARTY FOR THIS PROPERTY, AND INFORMED HIM THE VEHICLES WILL BE REMOVED BY TOWING COMPANY ON OR AFTER JANUARY THE 20TH.
ON JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026, THE VIOLATIONS WERE STILL PRESENT.
THIS IS THE TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE DERELICT. ARE TWO OF THE THREE ONE TAG AND YOU COULD TELL.
AND THE OTHER ONE THERE WAS NO TAG ON THE WHITE VEHICLE.
AND LATER THAT MORNING ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, THEY WERE TOWED OFF THE PROPERTY ON JANUARY THE 20TH, EXCUSE ME, JANUARY 20TH, 2026 VIOLATIONS WERE REMOVED BY TOWING TWO OF THE THREE DERELICT VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY, AND THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE. ON JANUARY 26TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE
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PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS. 205 SOUTHEAST 16TH AVENUE, APARTMENT 24 G, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32601. ACCORDING TO THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 2ND OF FEBRUARY 2026.
A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY.
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY QUESTION? WHILE PROPERTIES OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION ONE THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED A FINE OF $700 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST.
TWO, THAT THE MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, AND THREE, THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND IN WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME I WILL FIND THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026. I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20250844. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3102 AMANDA PRCHAL.
ALRIGHT, ON THE AGENDA, THE ONLY ONE I HAVE LEFT IS LETTER H CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE H M 20 2-00206 AND H M 20 2-00308. I BELIEVE THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT.
HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS AN UPDATE.
SO WE GET A FINAL ORDER IS A THIS IS GOING TO BE A POST HEARING COMPLIANCE.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS OBTAINED SEVERAL DEMO PERMITS WITH SEVERAL EXTENSIONS.
IT WAS A LARGE MULTI ACRE CLEANUP. SO, AND MULTIPLE STRUCTURES.
SO THEY MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. SO WE KEPT PUSHING THEIR DEMO FOR IT DOWN THE ROAD.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE INITIAL PHOTOS YOU REMEMBER THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS VERY BOISTEROUS GENTLEMAN HE, HE DID BREAK HIS BACK AND HE DID DO IT THOUGH, BUT SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME BARN VEHICLES, SEVERAL RVS. THERE WAS THE HEARING THE HEARING PHOTOS FOR 13010 SPRING HILL.
KEEP GOING. BARN RVS, MULTIPLE RVS, MULTIPLE VEHICLES.
AND NOVEMBER 17TH, ALL RVS. THE BARN IS GONE.
HE HAS TWO SHEDS OVER THERE LEFT THAT WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, MOBILE HOMES GONE.
AND THAT WAS IT ON THAT ONE. AND THEN THE OTHER 12931 WAS A REPAIR, I BELIEVE, OF A ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WHICH WAS PERMITTED AND PASSED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
THERE IT IS. A NEW METAL ROOF AND THE TIPPED OVER ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED. ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY? QUESTION.
WELL, THE NEAREST WAS PROPERLY PROVIDED ABOUT TODAY'S HEARING.
NO ONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY, JUST CODE ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY, JUST THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE NOW, BOTH PROPERTIES.
ALRIGHT. I WILL FIND THAT BOTH PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE CITED VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THESE PROPERTY BEFORE US. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE H M 20 2-00206 AND H M 20 2-00308.
I BELIEVE I'VE HIT EVERYTHING ON THE AGENDA. I MISS ANY.
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NO MA'AM. WE'RE GOOD. PERFECT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS I NEED TO BE AWARE OF? NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL.THIS MEETING CLOSED AT 10:19 A.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.