[Code Magistrate Hearing on May 14, 2026.]
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THIS TO ORDER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. DO NOT SEE THE BASIS FOR ANY QUALIFICATIONS.
RECUSALS NOT HAD ANY EX PARTY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING THE CASES. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY. IF YOU WOULD STAND AND BE SWORN. I DO RIGHT HAND. AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY HAS ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, PLEASE TURN IT OFF. OR TO SILENT FIRST CASE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA THAT ARE PRESENT. SO WE WILL START WITH ITEM E. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4928 SPYGLASS DRIVE. AND THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING. AND INSPECTOR THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. AVENUE MENTIONED INSPECTOR THORPE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD AND ALL MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, AS WELL AS REMEMBER SPYGLASS. TWO UNITS.
RIGHT. ONE. ONE ROAD OFF THE BEACH THERE. DIRECTLY ACROSS. ACTUALLY, THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAD SOME UPHILL CHALLENGES. GOT A PERMIT. AND AS OF APRIL 21ST, IT IS A PARKING LOT. YES, SIR.
NEXT, ON THE EVIDENCE I'VE HEARD. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, SIR? JUST THANK YOU TO ALL YOU GUYS. YOU REALLY HELPED ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. MOM DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, SO I GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FROM EVERYBODY. AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR HELP AND INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH US ON IT AND GETTING IT CLEANED UP.
IT LOOKS NICE NOW. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A MESS ON YOUR HANDS FOR FOR A WHILE THERE. YEAH.
OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EVIDENCE I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS, I'M GOING TO FIND THE CASE OR THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE, AND THIS CASE SHALL BE CLOSED. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. TAKE CARE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU TOO. OKAY. ITEM B IS ALSO PRESENT. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 12219 CARUSO DRIVE. THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING.
AND. INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY PHOTOS AND AFFIDAVITS AND REPORT FOR THIS CASE. THIS IS AN UNDEVELOPED LOT THAT WE BROUGHT BACK. WERE BROUGHT TO A HEARING. IT HAD A COMMENTS BOX AND SOME ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE PROPERTY. YOU HEARD THIS CASE ON APRIL THE 9TH, 2016, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 400 4-1, RESIDENTIAL ZONES DASH R ONE. SINGLE FAMILY ZONES. ALLOWABLE USE IN THE FORM ALLOWABLE USE ARE ONE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AND THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE PRESENTED THE CASE THAT DAY. SLIDE FOUR. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE SOME MATERIALS AND STUFF IN THE BACK, AND IF YOU RECALL, YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE BOX THROUGH THE THROUGH THE WOOD LINE THERE. AND THIS WAS A COMPLAINT CASE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL ITEMS OFF THIS LOT, OR OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE ACCESSORY OR INITIAL FINE OF $200 A DAY. FINED $25 SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE LEANING AGAINST THE PROPERTY AND REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR IS A COPY OF THE ORDER IS AND INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND CONTAIN THIS FILE. A PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED ON APRIL THE 4TH BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. HOWEVER, IT FAILED PENDING CORRECTIONS OF A SITE PLAN. MISSING WETLANDS DELINEATION AND THE STRUCTURE MUST BE 30FT FROM THE WETLAND, SO THEREFORE THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON JULY 3RD, 2024, THE PROPERTY OWNER DID APPLY FOR A PERMIT FOR THIS SAME STRUCTURE OR BOX, AND HE ALLOWED THAT PERMIT TO BE ABANDONED AND NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THAT PERMIT. ON APRIL THE 20TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND ALL THE ITEMS APPEAR TO BE HAVE REMOVED OR PUT INSIDE THE BOX. AND OBVIOUSLY THE BOX IS STILL ON THE PROPERTY. ON APRIL 28TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER PROVIDED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITH A SITE PLAN WITH THE WETLANDS AND FLOOD ZONE DELINEATION DELINEATION. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE ON APRIL 29TH. ON APRIL THE 4TH, I SPOKE WITH MR. HAMBY
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AND CONFIRMED TODAY'S HEARING WITH HIM ON I'M SORRY, MAY 4TH. ON MAY 6TH, A PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THE NEXT BOX. MAY 11TH. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION BECAUSE THE. THE PERMIT, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN ISSUED, IS NOW UP TO HIM TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PERMITTING. AS FINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. OR THEY CAN SIGN OFF AND SAY YAY OR NAY. WHAT HE'S DONE IS GOOD. AND FOR NOW, THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY.TAMMY. HOW'S IT GOING, SIR? TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. STEPHEN HAMBY, 200 GRAND PANAMA CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY BEACH. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? YOU GOT A PERMIT ISSUED. GOING TO GET THAT FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTED AND INSPECTED BEFORE SIX MONTHS.
AND THAT'S MY PLAN. NOW, LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. CLARKSON WAS SAYING. WHAT'S THE.
THE ISSUE? PULL A PERMIT UP HERE. OKAY. AS FAR AS HE'S GOT THE PERMIT NOW IT HAS TO PASS.
AND HE HAS SIX MONTHS TO DO THAT FOR THE PERMIT. AND WE'D LIKE TO BASICALLY CONTINUE THIS CASE UNTIL HE COMPLETES THE FINAL INSPECTION OR THE PERMIT EXPIRES. BUT AS FAR AS. IS THERE A THE THE NEXT PROCESS THAT HE'S GOT TO GO THROUGH. GENERALLY A PERMIT RUNS FOR SIX MONTHS. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THERE A A SHORTER TIME WHERE WE CAN. WELL, I'M GOING TO SAY MONITOR IT FOR COMPLIANCE TO SEE IF. YEAH, BECAUSE I SCOTT, FOR INSPECTIONS WOULD CONSIST OF MAKING SURE IT'S IN THE LOCATION AND IT'S TIED DOWN. CORRECT. YEAH. MEET SETBACKS WHERE THE THE SITE PLAN SAYS IT IS. AND, AND TIE IT WAS LOCKED AND TIED NOW. YES. OKAY. WELL I DON'T I DON'T HE'S STILL ENTITLED TO THE SIX MONTHS ON THE THING. SO LET'S LET'S TICKLE IT FOR SIX MONTHS OUT AND THEN Y'ALL JUST LET ME KNOW OR WE'LL JUST TAKE IT OFF THE DOCKET THEN, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YOU'VE GOT YOUR PERMIT. YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE. I MEAN, BUT DON'T DON'T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER YOUR FEET. YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE TERMS OF THE PERMIT. YES, SIR. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TICKLE IT FOR SIX MONTHS. AND IF YOU GET IT IN COMPLIANCE BY THEN, THEN WE'LL JUST CANCEL THE NEXT YEAR. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM D, 1940 SHERMAN AVENUE, UNIT 410. ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. SCOTT THORPE IS HERE. TESTIFY. YOU HAVE NEW INSPECTOR OR INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. THIS THIS CASE WENT FOR A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BAY COUNTY ON APRIL 9TH, 2026 WAS FILED IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF TWO UNFIT, UNSAFE OR TWO UNSAFE STRUCTURES.
TRASH AND JUNK. LINDSAY BENTLEY, RESIDENT OF THE MOBILE HOME, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINING THE CASE FILE. YOU SEE, IF YOU REMEMBER HER HUSBAND, I SUPPOSE, WAS LIVING IN THAT BACK. THEY HAD ADDITIONS TO THAT MOBILE HOME OR THE SHED, AND THOSE HOLES CUT IN THE SIDE. TRASH JUNK EVERYWHERE. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR ALL INSULIN COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COPY ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. COPY NO HEARING WAS POSTED TO BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON APRIL 29TH, 2026, AND ON MAY 11TH. INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN PROPERTY IN VIOLATION. STILL SOME UNSCREENED PERSONAL ITEMS OUT THERE. SOME JUNK TRASH. ALL THE STUFF THAT WAS AROUND THERE IS PILED IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK THAT IS NOT TAGGED CURRENTLY AS A WHOLE, STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE SHED. AND THAT IS JUST ABOUT IF YOU SEE IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THAT PHOTO, THERE IS A SHADOW. THAT'S THE TRUCK MAYBE 20FT AWAY IS THAT TRAILER AND THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS, THAT TRAILER WAS IN FRONT OF THAT SHED THAT'S IN THE BACK AS A DATE. AS OF THIS DATE HEARING,
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NO ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS ALL I HAVE. MA'AM, YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US WHERE YOU ARE. THIS AFTERNOON? I HAVE SOME PHOTOS THAT I TOOK RIGHT BEFORE I LEFT. FIRST, IF YOU TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US. OH, YES. SO LINDSAY BENTLEY, LINDSAY BENTLEY. AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? MAILING ADDRESS? IT'S 1940 SHERMAN AVENUE, LOT 410. OKAY, SO I'VE REPEATEDLY ASKED EVERYBODY BACK THERE TO GATHER UP THEIR STUFF AND LEAVE AND LEAVE AND LEAVE AND LEAVE. AND MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY, I HAD TO GO OUT THERE MYSELF, SPENT THREE HOURS BAGGING UP EVERYTHING, REMOVING EVERYTHING, FIGHTING WITH THE EX WHO WAS BACK THERE. AND THAT'S WHAT WAS LOADED UP IN THAT TRAILER THAT YOU SEE WAS THE REST OF THE JUNK THAT WAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. AND THEN ONE OF THE GUYS THAT THE LADY THAT WAS STAYING IN THE SHED HAD. BACK THERE WITH HER WAS SUPPOSED TO GO DUMP THAT BEFORE MORNING, AND HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO TAKE IT AND GO BACK THROUGH IT AND GO BACK THROUGH IT AND LIKE, JUST WANT TO HOARD CRAP. AND WHEN I WENT OUT THERE THAT MORNING AND I SNAPPED AT HIM, THAT PICTURE WAS TOOK AND WHAT IT SAYS. 807 IT WAS ABOUT 630 WHEN I SNAPPED AT HIM SAYING, YOU KNOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT GOING TO COME AROUND HERE ABOUT 7:00 IN THE MORNING. Y'ALL ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY COME AROUND ABOUT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, GET THE TRASH OUT OF HERE. GET IT UP OFF THE GROUND. GET IT OUT OF HERE. TOLD Y'ALL TO GET OUT OF HERE. GET IT OUT, GET GONE. WHATEVER. SO THEY HUSTLED TO GET EVERYTHING PICKED UP OFF THE GROUND AND THROWN UP ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND OR WHATEVER. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY GOT MORE OF THE STUFF COLLECTED UP AND MOVED OUT ON TRAILERS AND MOVED OUT TOWARDS THE MORE PARKING LOT PLANS ON TAKING IT TO OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. THE TRUCK TECHNICALLY IS STILL OWNED BY VAN HORN'S. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE GONE BACK DOWN THERE TO BE HELD FOR THEM LATER ON TODAY.THEY'RE GETTING A STORAGE UNIT FOR THEIR PHYSICAL BELONGINGS AND TAKING THE TRAILER WITH THE NEWER AMOUNT OF JUNK ON IT AND DUMPING IT. THEY ALMOST HAVE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE PHYSICAL SHED. AND LAST WE SPOKE, YOU SAID THE SHED WAS BEING TORE DOWN, WAS RESPONSIBLE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND NOBODY'S CAME AROUND AND SAID OR SPOKE TO US. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT OR FIND ANYONE ELSE TO CONTACT OTHER THAN WHAT DOES IT DO? HE CALLS HIMSELF THE GROUNDSMAN THAT LIVES DOWN AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AND HE HAS NO. RECOLLECTION OR WANT TO GET DOWN THERE AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO. OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MY EX THINKS HE COULD COME AND TEAR IT DOWN HIMSELF. BUT I SAID CODE ENFORCEMENT PAPER SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT TO DO THAT. SO. WELL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GONE AND IT'S NOT GONE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? I JUST HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT I JUST TOOK IF, LIKE I SAID, THE STUFF THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE SHED, A LITTLE GATHERING OF STUFF WAS THERE AND ALL THE OTHER TRAILERS, LIKE I SAID, ARE MOVED AWAY FROM THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY. NOT COMPLETELY GONE THOUGH. AND LIKE I SAID, THE SHED IS ALMOST EMPTY. THE SHED IS WHAT, ALMOST EMPTY OF THEIR TRASH? WELL. AT THE TIME, I WAS GOING TO JUST ADD THAT THE NEIGHBORS WON'T LET ME BORROW AND GET THE GRASS CUT. WELL, AT THE TIME OF THE LAST HEARING, I GAVE YOU 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER, AND AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE YOU STILL GOT ALL OF THIS STUFF ON THE PROPERTY. YOU SAID THE TRUCK IS STILL OWNED. BY WHOM? VAN HORN'S THE MAYFLOWER PEOPLE, THE THE JUNKYARD DOWN THE
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STREET. OH, THE JUNKYARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THE TRINA BOYER'S HUSBAND, ROBERT BOYERS, WENT TO PRISON, BUT HE WAS WORKING FOR VAN HORN'S AND WAS BUYING THE TRUCK FROM HIM. WHY? THEY LET HIM BRING THE TRUCK DOWN THERE BEFORE FINISHING PAYING IT OFF.STILL SUPPOSEDLY OWES $100 ON THEM. DUDE HASN'T GAVE THEM THE TITLE, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A BIG ORDEAL. OKAY. AND THE TRUCK SUPPOSED TO BE GOING BACK DOWN THERE TODAY, SO. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT YOU WERE GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND YOU FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER. THE THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF OR ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS ORDER, AND THAT I WILL RESERVE MAKING A RULING AS TO FINES AND COSTS OF THE ABATEMENT AT A FINAL HEARING, AND WHEN THAT ORDER IS RECORDED, IT WILL BECOME A LIEN AGAINST THE RESPONDENT'S REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. WHAT IS WHAT IS THAT REALLY? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, IF YOU OWN REAL ESTATE OR IF YOU OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY, THAT'S SOMETHING OTHER THAN REAL ESTATE, SORT OF LIKE, AND, YOU KNOW, CAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY COULD ACTUALLY. TAKE THAT LEON AND FORECLOSE ON THAT CAR TO SELL IT OR WHATEVER TO PAY FOR. BUT I DON'T OWN THAT SHED. I DON'T OWN THAT SHED. RIGHT. THE SO THE SHED IS OWNED BY THE MOBILE HOME PARK. OH, OKAY. SO IT WOULD ACTUALLY GO ON THERE. COULD GO ON THERE. YEAH. YEAH.
BUT I MEAN, IF ALL THAT PERSONAL PROPERTY, IF, IF THEY HAVE TO CLEAN THAT UP. YEAH.
AND THEY PAY SAM THE JUNK MAN TO COME OVER THERE AND CLEAN IT UP AND SAM CHARGES THEM $100 TO PICK IT. ALL THAT JUNK OTHER THAN THE SHED, PICK THAT STUFF UP AND HAUL IT OFF. THEN YOU'D BE LIABLE FOR THAT HUNDRED DOLLARS. OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN PREACHING AT THEM TO GET IT OUT OF THERE, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE SLAPPED WITH SOME KIND OF FINE TO CLEAN UP THEIR JUNK, BECAUSE THEY WON'T GET IT OUT OF THERE. THAT'S WHY I PHYSICALLY HAVE GONE OUT THERE AND, AND GOT ALONG LIKE HE WAS. MY EX WAS LITERALLY FIGHTING WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME I WAS OUT THERE, BECAUSE I'M THROWING THIS JUNK AWAY. BUT HE WON'T GET IT OUT OF THERE. HE WON'T DO NOTHING WITH IT. I'M SAYING I'M RIGHT HERE. WHERE DO YOU WANT IT? WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT IT? WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT? LIKE, NO, HE JUST PUT ON HIS LITTLE BOOKBAG ON HIS BIKE AND RODE OFF. WELL, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THE JUNK. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S HOW I SPENT MY MOTHER'S DAY. THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER ON THE PROPERTY, CLEAN IT UP. WHETHER.
AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE SHED. BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHED.
THAT'LL BE THE. SO ANYTHING IN THE SHED I NEED THEY LEAVE BEHIND. I NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A HEARING AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT IT COSTS.
OKAY. CLEAN UP THE MESS. IF IF WE GO THAT FAR. IF YOU GET IT GONE, THAT'LL BE A DIFFERENT STORY. I MEAN, IT'S GONE. YEAH. SO. OKAY. WELL, WELL, THE LIKE THE LITTLE PLATFORM THEY GOT BUILT IN FRONT OF THE SHED AND ALL THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO, I'M NOT GOING TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT ITEMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS CLEAN. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO SAY IT. ALL RIGHT. SO ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL COME BACK AFTER THE THE PROPERTY IS CLEANED UP. AND BID THING IS DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF COST ARE YOU GOING TO BE. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. BID IS THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH. SO IT'S BEFORE THEN. CALL ME 27TH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL PUT IT ON MY CALENDAR. IT'S THE LAST WEDNESDAY. YEP. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TODAY'S HEARING. WE HAVE ONE TELEPHONE CALL WHICH IS ITEM J. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4723 BAYWOOD DRIVE.
THIS IS A FINAL HEARING. OF ABATEMENT. THOSE. ELAINE. AND. SANDRA. TRY THAT AGAIN.
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YOUR CALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED AS DIALED. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DIRECTORY.I SEE A LAWYER IN FLORIDA. YES. THE ONE HERE? YES. LET'S TRY IT ON THE CELL PHONE.
SEE IF IT'LL WORK. THOMAS CROWDER. HELLO, THOMAS. MR. CROWDER, THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. CAN I GO AHEAD AND GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? MAILING ADDRESS FOR ME? I'M THE ATTORNEY THAT'S COVERING THIS. WOULD YOU LIKE AN ORDER SENT TO YOU? YEAH. LET ME GIVE YOU A YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. LET ME GIVE YOU AN ADDRESS. I DON'T KNOW MY OFFICE ADDRESS. I WORK REMOTELY ALL THE TIME. BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND. OKAY. 1619. NORTHWEST, 1/36 AVENUE, SUITE D, 220, SUNRISE, FLORIDA. 33323. ALL RIGHT. THE MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CROWDER. MY NAME IS BILL LEWIS. I'M THE MAGISTRATE THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WILL TESTIFY AT THIS POINT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER HE TESTIFIES, YOU'RE FREE TO ASK HIM THOSE QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU WANT TO OFFER BEFORE I MAKE A FINAL RULING, THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. LET YOU DO THAT. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT, MR. CROWDER. TIM, JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YOUR MAGISTRATE, TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICE IS IN. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FOR THE FIRST HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. HOWEVER, SHERIFF EDWARDS, AN ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, APPEARED VIA TELEPHONE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A INTO EVIDENCE AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE WERE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU BACK ON JANUARY THE 8TH. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT THE. AT THE RESIDENCE AT 4723 BAYWOOD DRIVE. YOU SEE SOME JUNK AND TRASH HERE, SOME FURNITURE.
THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. MORE JUNK AND TRASH AND FURNITURE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE CANAL, YOU SEE THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. ONE OF THEM AND YOU SEE MULTIPLE PILES OF JUNK. BEHIND THE HOUSE AND ALONG THE PRIVACY FENCE. 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 THAT IS OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON THE 12TH OF JANUARY 2026, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ON THE 28TH OF JANUARY, WE CONDUCTED A PRE-BID INSPECTION. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST LOOKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED WITH A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT, REFRIGERATOR, THE STORAGE UNIT OR SOME FURNITURE, JUNK AND TRASH. AS WE WALKED ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HOUSE BEHIND AND ONE BACK UP ONE.
SCOTT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME JUNK AND TRASH HERE. YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE BLIGHTED DECK, BOAT DOCK AND THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE HERE. THANK YOU SCOTT. SOME OVERGROWTH AND
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SOME JUNK AND TRASH BEHIND THE HOUSE AND ALONG THE SIDE OF THE FENCE. SOME JUNK AND TRASH AND OVERGROWTH. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $391.62. UPON INSPECTION ON THE 20TH OF MARCH 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. REFERENCE TO JUNK AND TRASH. OKAY. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AFTER THE CONTRACTOR COMPLETED THE JOB. THERE'S NO MORE JUNK, NO MORE TRASH. MORE OVERGROWTH. 524 IS JUST FROM THE WHOLE BACKYARD TO THE CANAL. OKAY, AS TO THE BLIGHTED CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND.THAT I CALL IT THE BUILDING, BOAT HOUSE OR WHATEVER IT IS IN THE BACK AND THE AND THE BOAT COVER OUT IN THE THE LIFT THE BOAT LIFT PART. I THINK THOSE THOSE EXIST. EXISTING CONDITIONS STILL EXIST. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THOSE, THOSE ARE STILL SUBJECT TO A RUNNING FINE OF $25 A DAY. YES. ALL RIGHT, ALL. ON 524 YOU JUST SEE THE OVERGROWTH WAS CUT IN THE BACK YARD. BY 25. THE SIDE YARD, THE JUNK REMOVED FROM BEHIND THE HOUSE AND ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. THAT WAS DONE BY Y'ALL'S CONTRACTOR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. IT WAS ALL RIGHT. ON MARCH 27TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 4723 BAYWOOD DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL THE 1ST, 2026. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE WAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. ALSO, I MAILED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING REGULAR MAIL TO SHERIFF EDWARDS, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, ON APRIL THE 15TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND ON APRIL THE 29TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. MR. CROWDER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. NOT FOR. NOT FOR HIM. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO OFFER AT THIS POINT? I JUST I'M HERE MOSTLY FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES TO REPORT BACK TO THE MORTGAGOR. OKAY. FOR THE MORTGAGEE. I'M SORRY.
AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE THE LIEN IS STILL 39162. THAT'S CORRECT. WELL, IT'S IT'S THAT BUT THERE'S ALSO A FINE THAT'S STILL CONTINUING TO CLICK ALONG BECAUSE OF THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY. RIGHT. AND THE, THE DEBRIS AND. THE DEBRIS AND JUNK THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR THE 391 THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED THOUGH. THAT IS CORRECT. YOU ARE CORRECT. OKAY. BUT THE LIEN STILL REMAINS. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. IS THIS PROPERTY IN FORECLOSURE? YES, SIR. IT IS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, THERE THERE STILL REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. THE THERE'S A GREAT BIG BARN LOOKING KIND OF PLACE, AND IT'S BLIGHTED BY THE DEFINITION FOUND IN OUR ORDINANCES. AND THE BOATLIFT ITSELF. THERE'S A A ROOF OVER THE BOATLIFT. AND IT'S ALSO BLIGHTED. THOSE CONDITIONS STILL EXIST, I HAVE. IMPOSED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, WHICH STARTED ON DECEMBER THE 21ST OF 25. SO THAT ONE IS CLICKING ALONG PRETTY GOOD. THAT FINE WILL WILL CONTINUE TO RUN, BUT AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO ENTER AN ORDER FOR THE 39162. AND. HOW DO WE WANT TO COME BACK ON THIS? FINE. THAT'S CONTINUING TO RUN. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO INSPECTIONS. AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE OR THEY OBTAIN A PERMIT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND LET YOU KNOW THAT STOP THE FINES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HEAR THAT, MR. CROWDER?
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YES, SIR, I DID. I, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT MR. MORRIS IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING ON THIS, CONSIDERING HE'S BEING FORECLOSED ON AS WELL. STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OKAY, WELL, WE WILL. WHEN YOU GET A. A FINAL ORDER FORECLOSURE. AND I NEVER PRACTICED REAL ESTATE LAW. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAG HIM WITH, I ASSUME YOU'D BE ABLE TO TAG HIM WITH ALL THESE COSTS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY AGAINST THE PROPERTY ITSELF. BUT THE, THE 391 IS GOING TO BE IMPOSED TODAY, AND THEN WE WILL MONITOR IT. DO YOU HAVE A DATE OF A FINAL HEARING YET IN THE FORECLOSURE ACTION, OR DO YOU KNOW? WE HAVE. NO, I DON'T SEE A ANY FINAL JUDGMENT HEARING FOR THE FORECLOSURE? NO, SIR.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S. IF Y'ALL WILL CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THAT EVERY 30 DAYS AND AND THEN LET'S, WE'LL SET IT DOWN FOR ANOTHER HEARING WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. BUT. OKAY, AT THE PRESENT TIME, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE. RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF MY ORDER, THAT AS A RESULT, THE COUNTY EXPENDED THE SUM OF $391.62 IN ORDER TO ABATE THAT PORTION OF THE NUISANCE RELATED TO THE JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, ETC. LOCATED IN THE UPON THE PARCEL ITSELF, THERE REMAINS A FINE THAT IS RUNNING AT THE RATE OF $25 PER DAY BEGINNING ON DECEMBER THE 25TH, WITH AN INITIAL FINE ALSO OF $200. AND THAT WILL BE THE. THAT WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SEPARATE FINAL ORDER WHEN WE DETERMINE MR. MORRIS'S. GOT THIS OTHER PART CORRECTED, OR THE TITLE OR THE MORTGAGEE CORRECTS IT. OKAY.
VERY GOOD. AND THE THE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE LIEN WILL NOW START. WILL INTEREST WILL START EARNING ON THE LIEN. 39162 YES. OKAY. AND THAT'S THE STATUTORY FINAL JUDGMENT.
INTEREST. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT'S 8.25 RIGHT NOW. I KNOW IT'S SPORTY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT IS. I THINK IT'S 8.25%. OKAY. AS OF AS OF THIS TIME. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE LIEN I MEAN THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE THE FINES CONTINUE. THE 39162 IS NOW ATTACHED AS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY THAT'S SUPERIOR TO OURS. AND THAT'S THAT. OKAY. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND IN ADDITION TO THE 391, I'M GOING TO IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $200. AND SO THAT ONE WILL ALSO START CLICKING ALONG. OH, OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT AS PART OF A LIEN AS WELL. YES. THAT'S THAT PORTION OF THE FINE IS ADJUDICATED AT THIS POINT. AND THERE WILL THERE WILL BE A SUPPLEMENTAL FINE FOR THE THE DAILY CHARGES.
RIGHT. OKAY. SO THE $200 WILL BE. SO THE TOTAL LIEN BEING ATTACHED TODAY IS 59162. YES, SIR. THAT IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD SIR. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. YOU TOO.
SHE'LL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD DAY. BYE BYE. BYE BYE. OKAY. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL OUR TELEPHONE AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. BACK TO ITEM EIGHT. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 12220 CARUSO DRIVE. THIS IS ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY REPORT AND PHOTOS FOR THIS CASE.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON APRIL THE 6TH, AND YOU FOUND A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702 IN THE FORM OF OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AND AND CONTAINED IN INTRODUCE INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT
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A. THIS IS JUST RECOLLECTION. SHED ON UNFORTUNATELY HAS. KEEP. KEEP THE OVERGROWTH DOWN.MASTER ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAS TEN DAYS. BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $50 AND DAILY FINE OF $15 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, OR UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSON OR PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR. THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZED CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ENTER INTO THE PARCEL AND ABATE THE VIOLATION. AFTER THE 20TH DAY OF FINE COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN TO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B. ALSO, I DID MAIL YOUR ORDER OUT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFYING HIM OF THE FIRST HEARING AND OBVIOUSLY OF TODAY'S HEARING. AND THEY WERE RETURNED ON APRIL 20TH. THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YEAH. ON APRIL THE 29TH, WE DID CONDUCT A PRE BID INSPECTION. PROPERTIES, POSTING THOSE TEN PICTURES FROM THE WALKING THE PROPERTY. OR COPY OF THE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE ON THE 29TH. AND ON MAY 11TH I WENT AND REINSPECTED AND REMAINING VIOLATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED AND ON PHOTOGRAPHS INTO EVIDENCE, 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. THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE COSTS RELATED TO SUCH ABATEMENT PROCESS WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A. SEPARATE HEARING. FINAL. SO GO AWAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM C. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2007 SHERMAN AVENUE.
THIS IS ALSO COMPLIANCE. AND INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. YOU HAVE INSPECTOR THORPE THIS CASE BEFORE. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON APRIL 9TH, 2026 WAS FOUND IN A REPEAT VIOLATION. BAY COUNTY CODE, SECTION 17-2 AND A FORMER LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 3504 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, DERELICT VEHICLES, VESSELS, JUNK APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, TRASH, DEBRIS AND LIVING IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DOCUMENT. GERALD NELSON DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERTY INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINING A CASE FILE. THIS IS THE ONE THAT DEPUTY PROCTOR HAD BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AFTER SERVING A WARRANT OR SOMETHING ON THERE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $5,000. WE IMPOSE ALL IN COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTANTLY ON THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, FIND ANY OTHER, ANY AND OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT COPY. THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B. CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. ON MAY 11TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND PROPERTY REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THE TWO SHEDS WITH THE. THE LEAN TO. IN THE MIDDLE. THERE IS STILL.
THERE ATTACHED LARGE HOLES ON THE SIDE OF THE SHED. THE LARGE SHED IN THE BACK THAT WAS UNPERMITTED AND CLOSED IN AND HAD AN ADDITION ON THE FRONT THAT THEY WERE LIVING IN IS STILL THERE. THE BOAT IS STILL THERE, BEING OCCUPIED. THERE WAS STILL A LIGHT ON INSIDE.
THIS IS JUST TO THE LEFT. THERE'S MORE VEHICLES BACK THERE. THE ULTRALIGHT STILL BACK THERE. OF COURSE. THE OTHER LITTLE BAR SHED OVER THE RED VEHICLE IS STILL THERE.
THEY'RE STILL OCCUPYING THE FIFTH WHEEL. THOSE PEOPLE RUMMAGING AROUND AS I INSPECTED AND RUNNING BACK. AND NOW THEY'VE ACCUMULATED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS BACK THERE AND SOME MORE BOATS. COPY. A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON APRIL 29TH, 2026. AS OF AS OF THIS DATE OF HEARING, NO ENGINEERING APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. OKAY AND NO CONTACT SINCE HEARING. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT TO INCLUDE THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL HEARING, AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT ORDER. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND IMPOSE THE $5,000
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FINE AS OF TODAY. LET THE INTEREST CLOCK START RUNNING ON THAT ONE. THE COUNTY IS THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS AUTHORIZED BY STAFF OR BY ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS THEY FIND TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF SUCH ENTRY. ANY ADDITIONAL COST OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL HEARING IN THIS MATTER. YOU SAY THEY'RE THEY'RE STILL LIVING THERE. THEY'RE I MEAN, EVERYBODY APPEARS TO BE LIVING THERE. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN I WENT THERE IN THE 11TH, THE THE PROPERTY JUST TO THE LEFT OF THEIR BREAKING GROUND WAS CONTRACTED TO REMOVE IT. THE ESTIMATED I WAS OUT THERE AND HE SAID 4 OR 5 OF THEM WERE OVER THERE ASKING HIM TO HELP. AND HE SAID, JUST TRUST HIM. THAT TRAFFIC IN AND OUT, OKAY. SO THE DAY OF THE PICTURES, THEY WERE SCRAMBLING AROUND TRYING TO GET THE GATES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM F. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 154 TREASURE PALM DRIVE. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES. TONY BRUNI, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON APRIL THE 9TH, 2026, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172, IN THE FORM OF A UNFIT, UNSAFE METAL STORAGE CONTAINER. AND THESE. THERE'S A THE BLUE STORAGE CONTAINER. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR FIND A. $100 SHALL BE IMPOSED. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR COPY. THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON APRIL 29TH, 2026, AND ON MAY 11TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE I'VE HEARD AND THE TESTIMONY, THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EVIDENCE I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND THEREFORE THIS CASE SHALL BE CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. ITEM G. 1106 REDWOOD AVENUE. FINAL HEARING. FINDS HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS PROPERTY BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MARCH 19TH, 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026. RESPONDENT DID APPEAR VIA TELEPHONE AT THE HEARING. THOSE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A. ARE FROM MARCH 16TH. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT PAY $1,000 IN FINES, PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE. ON MARCH 24TH, 2026, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY FOUND TO BE COMPLIANT. AFTER YOUR FINDING, THEY BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO. SO WE ARE AT THIS POINT IS ASKING THAT YOU.MAGISTRATE, FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT. OKAY.
BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO. FIND, IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, THAT THE. ENTER AN ORDER ON THE FINE INITIALLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOW IN COMPLIANCE, I WILL CLOSE THE CASE. MOVING ON TO ITEM H.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7113 TIMBER RUN ROAD. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO OPPOSE THE LIENS ACROSS THE REGION AND FINED FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATOR TONY. GOOD AFTERNOON YOU MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 12TH OF FEBRUARY
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2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING THAT WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER 10TH OF 2025. THE RESPONDENT WAS PRESENT FOR THE FEBRUARY 12TH HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU AT THE FEBRUARY 12TH COMPLIANCE HEARING. IF YOU REMEMBER, MISS PHYLLIS HAND WAS PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. TWO RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND A LOT OF JUNK AND TRASH STREWN ABOUT THE PARCEL. THERE IS NO STRUCTURE ON THIS PARCEL WHATSOEVER. TWO RVS. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL CAUSE 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 VIOLATOR. AND A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY 2026, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026, A PRE BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS POSTED AT THE FRONT GATE. THERE'S A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT. THIS IS WHEN YOU WALK DIRECTLY ONTO THE PROPERTY. YOUR MAGISTRATE THAT WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. YOU SEE SOME JUNK, TRASH AND APPLIANCE PILES OF JUNK IN THE WOODS. MORE PILES OF JUNK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. A DERELICT TRAILER IS ALSO THERE. MORE PILES OF JUNK. THE FURTHER YOU WALK INLAND ONTO THE PROPERTY. ONE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITH PILES OF JUNK SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE. A MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS DERELICT, THE BACKSIDE. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENSION CORD WHERE SHE WAS RESIDING AND THAT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ALONG WITH ANOTHER APPLIANCE AND THE SECOND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, WHICH WAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH ON THIS PROPERTY. ON MARCH THE 3RD, THE PROPERTY OWNER, MISS PHYLLIS HAND, CAME INTO THE LOBBY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. SHE ASKED WHY. I INFORMED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT NOT TO ISSUE A PERMIT, AND THE JUDGE HAD GIVEN HER A FEW MORE WEEKS. I INFORMED MISS HAND THAT I HAD AN ORDER TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS. AS OF THE PRE-BID INSPECTION DATE, THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. HOWEVER, I DID GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF THE MAGISTRATE HEARING DATED FEBRUARY THE 12TH AT 9 A.M. AND AFTER THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE READ, MANAGER ASHMAN INFORMED MAGISTRATE LEWIS OF THE PRE-BID DATE AND THE DATE ACTUAL CLEANING WOULD COMMENCE. I CALLED MISS HAND BACK AND INFORMED HER THAT I WOULD LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND THAT SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. STILL, MISS HAND THANKED ME FOR THE RETURN CALL AND ALSO INFORMED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT SHE WAS STILL ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. ON MARCH THE 13TH, MISS HAND CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT INFORMED ME SHE STILL HAD BOTH ORVS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN CLEANED. THE ONLY THING THERE WOULD BE THE RV'S. I INFORMED HIM THAT SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY, UNLESS SHE HAD SUBMITTED THE CORRECT PAPERWORK FOR A STRUCTURE TO BE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. MISS HAND INFORMED ME SHE'S DONE EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SUBMIT A PERMIT. ON THE 17TH OF MARCH, WE CONDUCTED A PRE ABATEMENT INSPECTION. I KEEP IN MIND SHE HAD TOLD ME THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED. THIS IS SOME OF THE PILES OF JUNK. SHE HAD PUT TARPS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS THAT SHE DID NOT WANT. TAKEN SOME MORE JUNK AND TRASH.JUNK AND TRASH. WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE REMNANT OF A SHED, THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR FIFTH WHEEL THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY OCCUPYING. SOME PALLETS. AND THE SECOND RV. IT'S HARD TO TELL IN THIS PICTURE, BUT THAT THAT RV IS LOADED WITH STUFF AND I'M BEING POLITE JUNK. I THINK SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SHE WAS USING IT FOR STORAGE. SHE WAS DEFINITELY USING IT FOR STORAGE. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $2,850, AND UPON INSPECTION LATER THAT AFTERNOON, MARCH 17TH, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT ON THAT PROPERTY. THERE ARE A LOT OF MONEY PUTTING ALL THAT STUFF IN THERE SO THEY COULD JUST TOW IT OFF. AT ONE TIME, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PICK IT UP. YES, SIR. ON APRIL THE 2ND, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 7113 TIMBER RUN ROAD FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 4TH OF APRIL. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE.
ON THE 15TH OF APRIL 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND ON APRIL 29TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PREMISES, THAT SHE FAILED TO DO SO WITHIN A TIMELY FASHION, AND THE ORDER
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WAS GIVEN TO THE COUNTY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE THAT HAS BEEN DONE AT A COST OF $2,850.ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A 5 TO $25 FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS. FOR A TOTAL FIVE FOR $500. BOTH OF THOSE SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF THE FINAL ORDER, CONSTITUTE A JUDGMENT ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. I FIND THAT FOLLOWING THE ACTIONS BY THE COUNTY, THE PROPERTY HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THE REPORTING OF THE FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY RELATIVE TO 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. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM I. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4079 SILVER SPUR ROAD. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND THE STATE OF JUSTICE IS TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED.
A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON FEBRUARY THE 12TH, 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON JANUARY 8TH, 2026, THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT 4079 SILVER SPUR ROAD. YOU SEE THE THE OVERGROWTH IN BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE DIVIDES. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, 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 VIOLATOR. AND A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY, A PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THIS IS THE FRONT. THAT NOTICE OF INTENT WAS POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR. THIS IS THE OVERGROWTH ON THE. THAT WOULD BE THE EAST SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND THE BACKYARD OF THE RESIDENCE AND THE. THAT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE ROAD OF THE RESIDENCE ON APRIL THE 8TH, THE RE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. YOU NO LONGER SEE THE OVERGROWTH ALONG THE SIDES, ALONG THE EDGE, NOR THE BACK. ALONG THE. THAT'S THE EAST SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. ON. HERE IN SLIDE 14. ON APRIL THE 9TH, THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS UNIT 100200, BOX ONE.
FLEET POST OFFICE 809567 FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS AN INVALID AND THE NOTICE WAS ALSO RETURNED AS AN INVALID UNIT. APRIL THE 10TH, 2026. A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT. MAIL WAS MAILED REGULAR MAIL TO THE NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AT 820 FALLEN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST VIENNA, VIRGINIA, 22180. APRIL THE 15TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY.
APRIL THE 29TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.
YOUR MAGISTRATE, AT THE END OF THE COMPLIANCE HEARING, YOU ASKED TO BE REMINDED THAT THIS GENTLEMAN, THE PROPERTY OWNER, IS CURRENTLY SERVING OVERSEAS ON A NAVAL VESSEL AND THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE ON THE PROPERTY TO CUT THE TO CUT THE OVERGROWTH, YOU ASK TO BE REMINDED SO YOU CAN ADDRESS THE FINES. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT WE DID DO A PRE-BID INSPECTION. WITH $1. HE HAS NOT INVOICED US FOR THAT, BUT HE ALSO ASKED TO DO IT AT NO CHARGE. SO WE CAN'T SAY THAT THE COUNTY DID CUT IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN INVOICED AND WE JUST WANTED THE GRASS WAS CUT.
SO. FINDS A WAY. THANK YOU. AND THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE AND THE. THAT IS IT. OH, OKAY.
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