[Code Magistrate Hearing on June 11, 2026.]
[00:00:08]
GENTLEMEN, IF Y'ALL WILL HAVE A SEAT. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. I DO NOT SEE ANY BASIS FOR ANY RECUSALS. I'VE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE ABOUT THE CASES ON THE DOCKET. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, PLEASE EITHER TURN IT OFF OR PUT IT ON SILENT. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. OKAY, LET THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT THAT EVERYONE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. OKAY. MISS ASHMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CATHERINE ASHTON. JAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER, PRESENT HERE RIGHT NOW FOR THE HEARINGS ARE ITEMS A, B, E, AND B. I WOULD ASK IF WE COULD SKIP TO E ONLY BECAUSE IT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE. OKAY. FOR YOU. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THAT WOULD BE. PROPERTY ACCURACY. 8931 MARLIN DRIVE. AND THERE'S NO REPORT ON THIS. NO NO PHOTOS.
HE'S JUST GIVING YOU AN UPDATE. I HAVE NEW MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE SOME OF MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD, AS YOU KNOW, 8931. MERLIN. MR. CASTLE, THE CONTRACTOR CAME WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY PAID THEIR FINE FOR THEIR ASBESTOS. THEY DID OBTAIN THEIR PERMITS.
PERMITS ARE GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK DONE.
THE YARD'S CLEAN, THE POOL'S GONE. ALL THE TRASH AND JUNK IS REMOVED, AND THEY ARE ROCK AND ROLLING. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A A DATE AFTER THE PERMIT EXPIRES. I JUST WANT TO SORT OF KEEP AN EYE ON IT. GO AHEAD. WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY HEARINGS IN DECEMBER. OKAY.
WELL, WE'LL SCHEDULE IT WHEN HE COMES INTO COMPLIANCE OR IF HE COMES INTO COMPLIANCE. Y'ALL JUST WANT TO GET SIGNED OFF. WE'LL JUST CALL IT EVEN, SO TO SPEAK. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YES. SO WE'LL START WITH ITEM A. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 431 WAHOO ROAD. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024. WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT ON THIS PROPERTY FOR AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AERIAL SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE. IT'S IN THE BAY POINT COMMUNITY INCORPORATED, BAY COUNTY SHOWING THE SLIDE NUMBER THREE SHOWING FLOOD AREA. PROPERTY. NOW. AND I'M GOING TO LET GO AHEAD AND LET INVESTIGATOR BRUENING THIS CASE CAME BEFORE YOU AND WAS CONTINUED DUE TO A OWNERSHIP. OWNERSHIP. ILLEGITIMATE OWNERSHIP OR SOMETHING. SO THIS ONE WAS INVOLVING A CARETAKER OR SOMETHING? YES. QUIET TITLE ACTION AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF STUFF. I'LL RUN THROUGH IT REAL QUICK FROM START TO FINISH. OKAY. TONY BRUNI, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY NOTICES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY.
ON THIS DATE, I MET WITH THE COMPLAINANT AT HER RESIDENCE, WHERE SHE ALLOWED ME ON HER PROPERTY TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATIONS ACROSS THE THE CANAL. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172 IN THE FORM OF UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK FROM ACROSS THE CANAL. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE. THE WHOLE BACK DECK IS GONE AND THEY GOT SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES GOING ON THERE. ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024, BUILDING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE. AFTERNOON OR MINISTRY. THIS ONE SINGLE FAMILY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE, BRICK COVERED,
[00:05:07]
HAD THE COLLAPSED FOUNDATION ON THE REAR DRIVEWAY WAS COLLAPSED. WATER FLOWING UNDERNEATH THE PROPERTY. JUST CRACKS EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH THEM REAL QUICK. CRACK SEPARATION AND THE PATIO. AND THEN THE STEM WALL IN THE BACK WAS FAILING. ALPHA FOUNDATION DID INSTALL PILOT PYLONS AROUND THERE. DID SOME JACKING OF IT. THERE WAS A DECK ON THE BACK THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED. JUST ALL THE CRACKS THAT WERE UNDER FOUNDATION. SEPARATION OF THE WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THEN THE FOUNDATION ON THE INSIDE. YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT PHOTOGRAPH IN 182 TO THE LEFT, THE FOUNDATION COLLAPSES. AND NEXT SHOT PRETTY DECENT STRESS CRACKS EVERYWHERE THROUGH IT. THAT WAS THE ONE OF THE BEDROOMS IN THERE, ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF CRACK DEFORMATION IN THE FOUNDATION. ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024, NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING ADDRESS 431 WAHOO ROAD. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 431 WAHOO ROAD. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MARCH 4TH, 2025. JUST TO INTERJECT THIS WITH IT, THIS WAS WHAT AT THE TIME, IT WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER HAD HIS OWNERSHIP CORRECT. THE CARETAKER? THE CARETAKER? YEAH. NOT MR. RIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025, COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY. ON MARCH 10TH, 2025. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON THIS DATE. THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE TIME, TAMMY PERIDONE, CAME TO BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DROPPED OFF A LETTER. IT ADVISED SHE WAS CURRENTLY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS OVER THIS PROPERTY, AND I GOT CASE NUMBERS. SHE IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING AN ATTORNEY THROUGH LEGAL AID.THIS IS SOME OF THE PHOTOS. ON MARCH 12TH, 2025. THIS CASE WAS CONTINUED BY MAGISTRATE WILLIAM LEWIS UNTIL OWNERSHIP WAS KNOWN. THE MAGISTRATE ORDER WAS INTRODUCED, INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON MARCH 30TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE NEW OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 65 MCEWEN ROAD, MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA 16137. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL THE 13TH, 2026. ON APRIL 30TH, 2026, NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE NEW OWNER RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 65 MCEWEN ROAD, MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 11TH, 2026. ON MAY 19TH, 2026.
THIS IS MARCH 10TH. I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY. I'M SORRY. BACK IN THE FUTURE HERE, I FEEL LIKE MAY RIGHT. MAY MAY 19TH. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AS WELL AS AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON MAY 21ST, 2026. MYSELF AND INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE MET WITH THE POTENTIAL NEW OWNERS, TIM CODY AND HIS PARTNER PETER, AND AN ARCHITECT FROM VBA DESIGN. WE MET AT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT UPSTAIRS. TIM AND PETE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING THIS PROPERTY ON JUNE 1ST, 2026, TIM CODY DROPPED OFF A PACKET OF PAPERS WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK RECEIPTS FROM ALPHA FOUNDATION, A CONTRACT FROM ALPHA FOUNDATION, ESTIMATE FROM METICULOUS CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES FROM SANTOS BRICK PAVERS AND FLOORING. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER AND ARCHITECT. A SETTLEMENT STATEMENT FROM DIAMOND TITLE AGENCY, AND A CONTRACT FOR SALE.
[00:10:08]
ARE THESE COPIES FOR OUR FILES? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO TAX YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO INSTRUMENTS. OKAY. AND I'LL BE THE CHECKS AND EVERYTHING, SO. OKAY. AN ARCHITECT IS HERE. OKAY. JUNE 8TH, 2026. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. A RENOVATION PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER PB23-00459 WAS ISSUED ON 33123 AND EXPIRED WITHOUT BEING FINAL. THE PERMIT WAS REOPENED ON MAY 26TH, 2026. AFTER OUR MEETING AT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND FILED ON JUNE THE 2ND, 2026, THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO ALPHA FOUNDATION TO RESTABILIZE THE HOUSE AND INJECT POLY RENEWAL INTO THE INTERIOR SLAB, AND THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JULY 16TH AT 1 P.M. AND AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAD NOT CHANGED. AT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I HAVE A MOUTHFUL, I HAVE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AFTER OUR MEETING WITH ARCHITECT MISS BEVERLEY, CATHY, TONY AND EVERYBODY, THEY. THE ORIGINAL PERMIT FOR ALPHA HAS BEEN FINALIZED AND PASSED. THE ARCHITECT SENT OVER TO PAUL BHUSHAN, PLANS EXAMINER. I WENT OUT THERE. EVERYTHING IS GOOD. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING FOR THE BACK STEM WALL TO REPLACE THAT AND PILES ACROSS THE FRONT TO FINISH THE STABILIZATION. STABILIZATION, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY OWNERS DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THE ENTIRE FOUNDATION.AND YOU SEE IN THE BACK OF THAT, THERE'S A CONTRACT FOR SALE. IT'S IT'S A CONTINGENCY THAT THE CURRENT OWNERS FINISH THE FOUNDATION, AND THE DEPOSIT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT DOWN FOR THAT.
ONCE THE FOUNDATION IS FINISHED, IT WILL BE PUT INTO MR. TIM'S NAME AND THEY WILL PULL THE TRIGGER. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE DRIVEWAY PULLED, PAVERS PUT DOWN. THE FLOOR IS GOING TO BE FLOATED OUT. VBA ARCHITECTURAL IS GOING TO SUBMIT THE PLANS. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BACK PORCH OR DECK REDONE, THE STUCCO ON THE BACK, AND THEY SHOULD BE IN THE CLEAR. THEY HAD ALL THEIR DEPOSIT CHECKS WHEN THEY CAME UP THE OTHER DAY WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE THAT SCOPE OF WORK AND THE ARCHITECTS HERE THEY ARE. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE PETER AND TIM ARE BOTH OUT OF TOWN, AND THE ARCHITECT IS HERE JUST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER, SHE HAS THE SAME PACKET YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. RATHER THAN ME TRYING TO READ ALL THIS RIGHT NOW, LET'S LET'S LET YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON AS FAR AS ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERS AND ALL OF THE IT'S, IT'S ABSOLUTELY JUST EVERYTHING THAT THAT THEY JUST STATED. WE ARE HIRED AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PLANS CURRENTLY WITH TIM AND HIS PARTNER. AND WE SEE NO REASON THAT THAT THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE COMPLETED. WE'VE BEEN PAID IN FULL. OKAY. I'M SORRY. LET ME ASK YOU, STATE YOUR NAME AND GIVE IRENE FIELD VBA DESIGN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THE STUFF THAT'S BEEN FINALIZED FROM. ALPHA FOUNDATIONS, YOU YOU SATISFIED WITH THAT AS FAR AS. YES. AND THE OWNER IS AS WELL. OKAY. AND WE ARE LIKE I SAID IT, THEY DID PULL A PRINT ORIGINALLY WHEN THEY DID IT A FEW YEARS AGO. FOR SOME REASON THEY NEVER CALLED IN TO FINAL IT. THEY REOPENED THE PERMIT, THEY WENT OUT, INSPECTED. THEY GOT THE LETTER FROM THE FOUNDATION ARCHITECT. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD TO GO. THEY'RE GOING TO RE THEY'RE GOING TO STRAP THE BACK, FIX THE STEM WALL, PUT NEW PILES ACROSS THE FRONT FOR MORE STABILIZATION THAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE ARCHITECT IS FINISHED FINISHING UP OR THE ENGINEER IS FINISHING UP THE PLANS NEXT WEEK OR SOMETIME THEY SHOULD HAVE THE EVERYTHING SUBMITTED IN THE PERMIT. AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF JULY TO BE DONE. IT'LL GO INTO TIM AND PETER'S NAME OR THE NEW OWNERS, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO FULL, FULL BOARD WITH THE DRIVEWAY FLOORING AND THE BACK, THE BACK OF IT. OKAY. WE RECENTLY HAD ANOTHER CASE AT BAY POINT WHERE BASICALLY THE SEAWALL WASN'T DEEP ENOUGH OR WHATEVER IT WAS
[00:15:02]
RIGHT OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE. OKAY. ARE WE IS THAT ISSUE EXACTLY THE SAME? COMFY WITH THAT? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE, LITTLE EXTRA TIME FOR PADDING.JUST THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN PROBABLY NEXT WITHIN A MONTH, LIKE FULL PERMITS FOR, FOR EVERYTHING. BUT IF SOMETHING IS A HICCUP IN THEIR, THEY'VE ALREADY DUMPED A TON OF MONEY IN HERE AND THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN IMPROVEMENTS ON IT. SO AND HE'S HAD THE FRONT LANDSCAPED IN THIS PICTURE FROM THE ORIGINALS, AND HE HAS A COMPANY RIGHT, COMING IN AND DOING THE YARD WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS. OKAY. HE LIVES RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. OKAY. WELL, IT MAKES IT EASY TO KEEP AN EYE ON. ABSOLUTELY. PROJECT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE PLANS, ARE THEY DONE? READY TO BE SUBMITTED TO PROGRAMING OR, YOU KNOW. NO, OUR PORTION IS JUST THE BACKSIDE OF IT WITH THE THE DECK ALPHA IS WORKING ON THE ENGINEERED PLANTS, AND THOSE WILL BE READY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. AND THAT'S FOR THE THAT'S FOR THE STEM WALL AND THE, THE, THE BRACING ACROSS THE FRONT THERE WHERE THE PORCH IS AT. I GOT TO DRILL SOME HOLES IN THERE. SO WE THINK 30 DAYS IS ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THAT. NOT THE WORK. NO, NOT THE WORK, BUT THE, THE MIDDLE FOR THE PERMIT. NO, WE'RE I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH 60 OR MORE. YEAH. AND IT'S IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH.
THEY'VE DONE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT TO BACK OUT NOW. SO YES, I AGREE. IT'S KIND OF LIKE TROUT. WELL SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CUT YOUR LOSSES. YEAH. OKAY. WELL. BASED ON MR. THORPE REPRESENTATIONS AND THE ARCHITECTS REPRESENTATIONS, I'M PREPARED TO GIVE THEM THE EXTRA TIME. BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM EVERYBODY WHO'S TESTIFIED, AS WELL AS THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 431 WAHOO, IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE. THE PERSON THAT'S THE RESPONDENT, AS WELL AS THE PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING THE PLACE AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED BY THE ARCHITECT AND ALLOWED TO OFFER TESTIMONY AS IT RELATES TO THE MATTER, THE. THERE WAS A VIOLATION OF 172 IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE ON THE PREMISES, AND THAT THE RESPONDENTS AND THE SUCCESSORS IN TITLE WILL HAVE A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. AND WHEN I SAY 60 DAYS TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE, THAT'S TO GET YOUR PERMITS AND GET GOING ON IT AND EVERYTHING. THE PERMIT WILL GIVE YOU THE BREATHING ROOM TO ADDRESS THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND REMOVE THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. YOU MAY NEED TO OBTAIN A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DETERMINATION FROM THE BAY COUNTY CERTIFIED PLAIN FLOODPLAIN MANAGER. IF THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED WITHIN A FLOOD ZONE, SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THAT APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE STRUCTURAL REPORT, COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A LICENSED, FLORIDA LICENSED REGISTERED DESIGN DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS, ENGINEERING PLANS, ETC. GOT TO GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES, DIVISION STAFF OR A DESIGNEE. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED. ALL PERMITS HAVE GOT TO BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME, THE PERMITS OBTAINED UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IT'S THE
[00:20:06]
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN THE 60 DAYS. I'M GOING TO WAIVE THE FINE. SINCE Y'ALL SPEND ALL THIS MONEY AND EVERYTHING. AND THE FINE NO NO FINE. NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT GETS A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH, AND THEN ALLOWS IT TO EXPIRE, OR HAS IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, AGAIN, THAT WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. WHEN DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK FOR A COMPLIANCE? JUST TO MAKE SURE? YES, MA'AM. WITHIN 60 DAYS, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON IT. HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE CLOSE TO BE DONE RIGHT NOW. HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR JULY SO THAT IT CAN BE. AUGUST 13TH. OKAY. ON AUGUST THE 13TH AT 1 P.M. IN THIS ROOM, WE'LL HAVE A COMPLIANCE HEARING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY DID EVERYTHING. THE ORDER SHOULD ALSO REFLECT THAT OWNERSHIP OF THE PARCEL HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN SEPARATE PROCEEDINGS WITHIN THE CIRCUIT COURT, AND WE ARE PROCEEDING BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS BY JUDGE SMILEY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM B. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2503 DRUMMOND AVENUE. THIS IS A FIRST HEARING FOR FIVE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES. AND I THINK THE. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES.THE PROPERTY IS CIRCLED IN RED, OUTLINED IN BLUE. IT'S IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY BAYOU AREA. CAMPING WORLD HERE AND 23RD STREET. CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON APRIL 22ND OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR TONY BROWNING OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO. TONY BROWNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY NOTICES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD, ON APRIL THE 22ND, 2026.
I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF TWO UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EXHIBIT AS EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. YOU GOT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING'S GOING ON. IT'S SAGGING IN THE MIDDLE AND THE OTHER SIDE MISSING A WINDOW. I THINK THE CURTAIN WAS HANGING OUT. YEAH. OR WHATEVER THAT IS. AND THEN THE, THE OTHER ONE, THAT ONE YOU GOT MISSING WINDOWS AND. ON MAY THE 4TH, 2026, MYSELF AND INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE RESPONDED TO THIS LOCATION. A BUILDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR THORPE. AVENUE. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. MYSELF AND INVESTIGATOR BRUNING VISITED THIS PROPERTY, BAY VIEW MOBILE HOME PARK. FIVE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOMES DEEMED UNFIT, UNSAFE. TWO WERE OCCUPIED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MOST OF THEM HAD POWER. NO RENOVATION PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR. AND WE'LL START OFF WITH NUMBER TWO. SO THIS APPARENTLY THIS WAS BROUGHT IN FROM LYNNHAVEN. WE. TONY AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE PROPERTY OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY EMAILS HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH, JUST COMMUNICATION. SO THIS SINGLE MOBILE HOME IS BROUGHT INTO THE PARK, WAS SIGNED OFF BY A MOBILE HOME INSPECTOR PRIOR TO BEING MOVED. PROPERTY HAS DETERIORATION AND COMMENSURATE WITH HOMES OF THIS AGE. INTERIOR WALL COVERING FLOORING NEED REPLACEMENT AND MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. EXTERIOR DOORS NEED REPLACE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, UNDERFLOOR INSULATION NEEDS INSTALLED, KITCHEN CABINETS REPLACED. THE PERMIT FAILED AND WAS SENT BACK FOR CORRECTIONS.
HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED TO THIS DATE. UPON INSPECTION OF MOBILE HOME, IT WAS FOUND NOT TO BE TIED DOWN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, SEVERE WALL DAMAGE TO THE METAL INSIDE THE PROPERTY OWNER
[00:25:01]
THROUGH COMMUNICATION. HE PLANS ON REMOVING THIS, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH IT ANYWAY. THE PERMITS FOR MOVING IT WERE INSTALLED THERE ON THE WINDOW. MORE DAMAGE TO THE METAL SIDING, SOME WALL DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE AS WELL. CLOSER VIEW OF THAT. AND THERE'S THAT ONE SIDE AND SEVERAL HOLES IN THE SIDING AS WELL. MISSING BACK WINDOW. ANOTHER BROKEN WINDOW IN THE FRONT. AND THERE'S THE INSULATION UNDERLAYMENT. EVERYTHING'S MISSING UNDERNEATH SOME FLOOR DAMAGE WAS IS ANNOTATED AS WELL. AND THIS IS THE INSIDE. SOME DAMAGE TO THE WALL ON THE INSIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE WINDOWS AS USUAL. AND IT WAS POSTED ON THAT DAY NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THIS ONE. PRETTY MUCH SAME CONDITION, SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME, OLDER MOBILE HOME THAT SITS THERE AFTER NAVIGATING THROUGH THE JUNKYARD AROUND IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. THE THE WALL AT THE TOP BY THE ROOF LINE. BOARDED UP WINDOWS. THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS, WHERE THEY CUT THE WALL OPEN. THAT WAS THIS ONE JUST MOVED IN ALSO. NO, THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. OKAY. FLOOR DAMAGE AS WELL ON THIS ONE IN SEVERAL AREAS. CARDBOARD AND THE BACK WINDOW THERE WHERE THEY PROBABLY HAD AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT ONE TIME. AND THEY LOVE METAL TAPE. THESE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THESE ARE NOT ORIGINAL MOBILE HOME WINDOWS.YOU CAN SEE THE WALL FRAMING BEHIND IT AT THE BOTTOM BETWEEN THE CENTER AND PHOTO 29 IS ROTTED. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME, ALLOWING WATER TO PENETRATE INSIDE THE WALLS.
MORE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF LINE, AND THEY INSTALL FLASHING OVER A LOT OF WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RESEALED. DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. AGAIN, INSULATION AND UNDERLAYMENT HAS FALLEN DOWN. LEVELING BLOCKS ARE ROTTED AND BROKEN. DAMAGE UNDER THE WINDOW.
THAT WAS THE WALL THAT WAS DAMAGED ON THE BACKSIDE THERE. MORE WALL DAMAGE THAT WAS INDICATED ON THE FRONT WITH THE RED INDICATION ROTTING TO THE FLOOR AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
THIS ONE WAS ALSO TAGGED POSTED FOR UNFIT, UNSAFE. NUMBER FIVE SITS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THESE ONES. THIS WAS OCCUPIED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. IT'S BEEN REROOFED WITH ROLLED ROOFING AT ONE TIME, NOT PERMIT NO PERMITS FOR IT. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE YOU GOT THE ROLL ROOFING HUNG OVER THE FRONT PORCH GRACIOUSLY IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE MOBILE HOME. YOU GOT WINDOWS WITH FOAM ON THERE, AND THEN REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER THE WINDOWS AGAIN, PROBABLY WHERE IN THE FAR RIGHT OF PHOTO 40 THERE. SLIDE 40. PROBABLY WHERE THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS. THEY CUT THAT OPEN AND MADE A DOOR. CLOSER VIEW. THERE'S BEEN SOME WORK UNDER THE WINDOWS, PROBABLY FROM ROTTING. THE BACKSIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME IS MISSING THE ENTIRE WALL AND T 111 HAS BEEN PUT UP IN ITS PLACE. AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU PULL A TIN, ALL THE ROTTING TO THE WALL FRAMING IN THE BACK. AND THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW. THIS IS THE SIDE OF IT. WELL, PLEXIGLAS HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS WINDOW AND THERE IS A REFRIGERATOR BLOCKING PART OF THE WINDOW FOR EGRESS. THIS WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED AND BOARDED OVER, REPAIRED ON THE SIDES. AND MORE OF THAT FAMOUS METAL TAPE FROM DAMAGE THAT WAS PAINTED OVER THERE. A BUNCH OF THESE HAVE RECENTLY PAINTED TO. SO THERE'S A POWERBOX BETWEEN FIVE AND I THINK IT'S SIX, AND THERE'S ROMEX GOING UNDER THE MOBILE HOME. NONE OF IT IS IN CONDUIT. NOBODY KNOWS WHO DID THIS. THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAND NEW CONDUIT LAYING THERE, SUPPLIES ALL THIS ROMEX IS BRAND NEW, HAD A DROP DOWN BOX THAT WAS HOOKED IN THERE. SUPPOSEDLY IT'S BEEN DISCONNECTED NOW, BUT THERE WAS NO PERMIT FOR FOR THAT. THERE WAS SOME PERMITS FOR NEW BREAKER BOXES, BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT OR POST. BUT THAT WAS IT. THIS ONE WAS ALSO TAGGED FOR UNFIT UNSAFE NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. AGAIN,
[00:30:01]
DAMAGE TO THE GABLE END. THIS ALSO HAD ROLLED ROOFING PUT ON IT. AND IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR RIGHT WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER SHOT. BUT THERE'S PROBABLY 10 TO 12 INCH DEFLECTION IN THE ROOF. THERE YOU GO. ROLLED ROOFING NO PERMIT WHICH INDICATES PROBABLY SOME ROOF DAMAGE UP THERE. YOU GOT ANOTHER VENT WINDOW IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PHOTO THAT'S BEEN COVERED OVER. THIS ONE'S BEEN PATCHED. WORKED AS WELL WITH DIFFERENT PIECES OF OUR METAL SIDING AND ALUMINUM TAPE. PATCHWORK OVER THE WINDOWS. AND THIS ONE WAS OCCUPIED AS WELL.MORE REPAIRS DONE AND DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM. IT'S NOT COMPLETELY SEALED AT THE BOTTOM. IT SHOULD BE A DRIP EDGE ON THE BOTTOM AS WELL, DEFLECTING THAT WATER OFF FROM THE MOBILE HOME. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST RUNNING DOWN THE WALL AND KIND OF GOING UNDERNEATH MORE DAMAGE. THIS WAS BULGED OUT ABOUT 6 OR 7IN, PROBABLY SOME WALL FAILURE UNDER THERE. AND IT'S BEEN RE SCREWED WITH IT. LOOKS LIKE METAL ROOF THERED AGAIN THIS ONE IS HALF TIN HALF ROTTED T 111. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE AREAS WHERE THEY'VE PATCHED UP AND IT'S ROTTED. AND THERE'S THE BOTTOM OF IT. AND THAT GOES IN. IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE PHOTO, THAT'S THE WALL FRAMING THAT'S EXPOSED RIGHT THERE. THAT'S ROTTED AS WELL. BECAUSE THE T 111 HAS NOT BEEN KEPT UP. AGAIN, YOU GOT EXPOSED WIRING AGAIN UNDER THERE THAT'S POPPED OUT FROM THE CONDUIT. FLOORING IS COLLAPSED INSULATION UNDERLAYMENT. AND THERE'S YOUR POWER BOX THERE LAYING OVER THE GAS METER NOT IN CONDUIT. AND THERE'S A THAT BOX ON THE RIGHT OF THE METER. THAT'S A BRAND NEW DROP DOWN BOX THAT WAS PUT IN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT GOES. SO LINES ARE RUNNING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, AND THEY WERE GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE SKIRTING OF THAT GREEN MOBILE HOME. GOT SOME MORE EXTENSION CORDS. THESE CORDS ARE RUNNING OVER TO NUMBER THREE. THAT WAS ACROSS THE YARD THERE. THERE'S THE EXTENSION CORD. IT'S GOT SOME SPLICES IN IT. AND THIS ONE WAS ALSO TAGGED FOR UNFIT UNSAFE. AND THE LAST ONE NUMBER EIGHT. THIS ONE'S BEEN RECENTLY PAINTED SEVERAL WINDOWS MISSING. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DOORS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THERE UP CLOSE, THE WINDOWS MISSING AND BOARDED UP. THAT ONE HAD TAR PAPER ON IT. IT'S GOT SOME HAD SOME TARPING ON IT AT ONE TIME. IT'S BEEN PULLED OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO THE ROOF.
RIGHT THERE. YEP. IS THAT IS THE ROOF SAGGING? NO, IT'S ONE OF THE OLDER MOBILE HOMES KIND OF GOES UP AND IT'S GOT LIKE A RAISED CEILING IN THE LIVING ROOM. DEFINITELY RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S RAISED UP. MORE WINDOWS BOARDED UP ON THE BACKSIDE, SOME HEAVY DAMAGE IN THE BACK CORNER. IT'S BEEN REPAIRED WITH TIN AGAIN, NO STRUCTURAL REPORT, NO PERMITS.
SO WHEN INVESTIGATOR RUINING THE PAUSE REAL QUICK. WHEN WE SHOWED UP, THERE WERE SAWS RUNNING AT THIS MOBILE HOME. DOORS WERE OPEN BY THE TIME WE STARTED WITH THE LEFT SIDE AND WORKED OUR WAY AROUND, THE SAWS HAD QUIT. THE DOORS WERE ALL SHUT AND LOCKED. THERE'S. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS. THERE'S NO CASING OR THERE'S NO TRIM AROUND THE WINDOWS. SO THE WINDOW CASING. THE WOOD IS ROTTED. WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP AT THE BOTTOM. MORE MISSING WINDOWS, BROKEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON THE OUTSIDE, BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR LIGHTING. AND THAT ONE BACK DOOR WAS OPEN WHEN WE LOOKED IN THERE. THERE'S NEW FRAMING, A NEW SHEETROCK, WORKS BEING DONE INSIDE, AND THERE'S NEW SHEETROCK THROUGH THE WHOLE PLACE. MORE SHEETROCK. MORE WORK BEING DONE. AND THEN A GREAT INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS HIDING IN THERE, THAT WAS DOING WORK. HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVES THERE IN THE PARK. NO PERMITS ON THIS ONE AS WELL. SO AS I SAID, FIVE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES. ON THE SAME DAY WHILE I WAS WITH INSPECTOR THORPE, I TOOK ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR MORE VIOLATIONS. YOU GOT A DERELICT VEHICLE? I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S MISSING A MOTOR. IT'S MISSING
[00:35:06]
THE. THE FRONT AXLE GOT ON SCREEN. PERSONAL PROPERTY JUNK. TV. THAT'S WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE. MORE JUNK ON SCREEN, PERSONAL PROPERTY. TRASH. ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE. GOT APPLIANCES OUT SITTING OUT BY THE PORCH. MORE UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY, MORE JUNK ON SCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY. BACK UP ONE. YOU GOT A REFRIGERATOR SITTING OUT OF THE BACK OF THAT ONE? YEAH. THERE YOU GO. CLOSE UP OF THE APPLIANCES. THERE'S ANOTHER PLANTS ON THE PORCH.MORE JUNK, TRASH ON SCREEN. PERSONAL PROPERTY. A VIEW OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SUV THAT'S ON BLOCKS. DERELICT MOTORCYCLE. ONE SCREEN, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND JUNK TRASH. MORE TRASH ON SCREEN. PERSONAL PROPERTY. THERE'S THAT CLOSER UP OF THE REFRIGERATOR OUTSIDE THAT'S PLUGGED IN, THE CORDS RUNNING THROUGH THE WINDOW. MORE TRASH. MORE JUNK AND TRASH. LOOKED LIKE A SINK THERE UNDER THAT TRAILER EDGE OF THAT TRAILER. GOT A TOILET OUTSIDE. MORE UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND TRASH. GOT A MATTRESS LEANING UP AGAINST THE REAR OF THE MOBILE HOME. MORE UNSCREENED PROPERTY JUNK. ON MAY THE 4TH, 2026. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, ROB HUDDLESTON. HE'S THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK AND ALL THE MOBILE HOMES. WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATION. HE ADVISED THE MAINTENANCE MAN HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEMS IN THE MOBILE HOME PARK. MR. HUDDLESTON LIVES DOWN FORT LAUDERDALE, SO HE'S NOT UP HERE ALL THE TIME, SO HE HAD NO CLUE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON. THE SANFORD AND SON STUFF. ON MAY THE 6TH, 2026 NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS P.O. BOX 1471, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33443. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 13TH, 2026. ON MAY THE 7TH, 2026, ROB HUDDLESTON CALLED TO ADVISE HE WOULD HIRE AN ENGINEER FOR THE FIVE MOBILE HOMES. HE STATED HE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WOULD ADDRESS THE OTHER VIOLATIONS. MAY THE 14TH.
I RECEIVED PHOTOS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS SHOWING THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN CLEANED UP.
THE VIOLATION OF APPLIANCES, JUNK, TRASH ON SCREEN, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DERELICT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. AS YOU CAN SEE MY PICTURES ON THE LEFT. HIS PICTURES ON THE RIGHT. AND. TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT.
MAY THE 19TH. I POSTED THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, HE'S PLANTED SOME PLANTS OUT FRONT, DID SOME LANDSCAPING. IS HE CLEANED UP VERY NICELY. HE'S JUST GOT TO DEAL WITH THE FIVE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES. JUNE 8TH, 2026 I RE-INSPECTED PROPERTY. THE FIVE UNFIT UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES REMAIN. AND AS OF JUNE
[00:40:02]
8TH, 2026, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JULY THE 16TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. MR. HUDDLESTON, DO YOU WISH TO TESTIFY? TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, PLEASE. ROBERT HUDDLESTON, I'M THE OWNER OF THE LLC THAT OWNS THE MOBILE HOME PARK, WHICH IS REAL ESTATE GROWTH. MAILING ADDRESS IS P.O. BOX 1471, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA, 33443. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK SCOTT AND TONY FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. I HAD GOTTEN A COVID SEVERELY ABOUT PASSED AWAY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I HAD BOUGHT THE PARK IN JUNE OF 2020 FOR. I GOT EXTREME COVID THE NEXT MONTH BECAUSE I, I, THIS WAS A VALUE. I LOOK FOR PARKS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE VALUE. IT'S A GOOD LOCATION. SO I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. AND I WASN'T ABLE TO GET UP THERE LIKE I INTENDED. SO BY NO MEANS DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT I DO. I WOULD NEVER ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. SO I RECOVERED FROM COVID, STILL WASN'T ABLE TO TRAVEL. IN FACT, TO THIS DAY I HAVE LONG COVID STILL, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THE PARK WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE CONDITION. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WENT THERE IN DECEMBER OF 25 AND THEY PASSED IT. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE AND THERE, SO THEY WERE ABLE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT THAT REPORT OR NOT, BUT I HAVE THAT SHOWING THAT THEY WERE THERE IN DECEMBER THE 2ND, THE 2025. IN FACT, I THINK THEY'RE BASED HERE IN THIS BUILDING. I'M NOT SURE. ANYWAYS. SO IT WAS IN A DECENT CONDITION AT THAT POINT. I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THE MOBILE HOME PARK WAS BOUGHT ALMOST IN A FORECLOSURE FROM A COUPLE OUT OF CALIFORNIA. THEY JUST RAN INTO THE GROUND, DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY HAD A CROOKED MAINTENANCE GUY THERE THAT WAS BREAKING THINGS INTENTIONALLY.IN FACT, THEY DID IT TO ME. HE BROKE THE THE MAIN WATER LINE THREE TIMES AND THEN AND THEN CHARGED ME $1,200 TO FIX IT EACH TIME. SO IT WAS JUST A IT WAS A MISHMASH OF UNBELIEVABLE STUFF. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE ANYWAY. SO THESE MOBILE HOMES WERE LIKE THIS WHEN I GOT IT. AND MY PLAN WAS TO EVENTUALLY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, COVID PUT ME WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS I'M GLAD YOU GUYS SAW IT BECAUSE THEY EVEN. I HAVE A CAMERA THERE. THEY SABOTAGED THE CAMERA BECAUSE THEY KEPT ASKING. I SAID, SEND ME SOME PHOTOS. I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE. AND THEY, THEY BROKE THE CAMERA. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME PICTURES OF ANYTHING. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS GUY WHO RUNS THE PARK IS FROM FOUNTAIN. AND I GUESS HE JUST USED THE WAY THAT'S HOW HE LIVES. I THINK HE WAS SELLING JUNK THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS DOING. HE'S A GOOD GUY. AND I GUESS I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HELPED SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK RECOVERING METH ADDICTS, RECOVERING ALCOHOLICS. UNFORTUNATELY, I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. I GOT THE WRONG PEOPLE IN THERE AND THEY BROUGHT IN OTHER PEOPLE LIKE THE GUY. NUMBER FIVE IS HIS FRIEND WHO BROUGHT A BUNCH OF JUNK IN THERE. TO THIS DAY, I'VE HAD TO PAY THEM TO MOVE THE GIRL IN NUMBER FIVE OR NUMBER SIX. I PAID FOR HER MOVE TO GET OUT. SHE WOULDN'T MOVE EITHER. SHE CLAIMED THAT. I KEPT TELLING HER. I SAID, LOOK, IT SAYS IT'S CONTEMPT. YOU GOT TO GET OUT. SO SHE'S OUT. NUMBER FIVE IN THE GREEN.
ONE IS TO BE OUT BY SUNDAY. I HAD TO PAY HIM TO MOVE ALL HIS STUFF IN STORAGE AND ALL THAT.
SO I'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND THESE PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO. THEY'RE LOW LEVEL EXTORTIONISTS. THEY KNOW HOW TO WORK ME OVER KNOWING I'M OUT OF TOWN. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M DOWN IN FORT LAUDERDALE. MY PLAN WAS TO COME UP HERE EVERY MONTH AND HAVE A TEAM. BUT THE GOOD THING IS NOW IT. THOSE ITEMS ARE CLEANED. I'VE ASSEMBLED A GREAT TEAM. FIRST STARTED WITH STEVE HORD WITH CARDINAL HOMES. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FIRST NOTIFIED ME. I'M LIKE, I PANICKED A BIT. I'M LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. SO CONTACTED STEVE. HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR THREE DECADES IN THIS MARKET. I SAID, PLEASE INDEPENDENTLY GO DO AN INSPECTION OF MY PARK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE. TELL ME WHAT CAN BE THROWN OUT, WHAT WE KEEP, WHAT WE DON'T KEEP. SO HE WENT THERE. HE MADE A FULL REPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF I GAVE IT TO YOU GUYS YET, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. AND THEN SECONDLY, I THEN KNEW THAT I HAD TO FOLLOW YOUR ORDER, WHICH WAS A DESIGN ENGINEER. NO, I LIKE DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. SO I HIRED JEFF WADDELL AND JACOB WITH JC DESIGN, LICENSED ARCHITECT AND LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR. THEY PUT PLANS
[00:45:05]
TOGETHER ALREADY. I DIDN'T SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE WE JUST I JUST GOT IT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE YESTERDAY. SO WE WENT OVER THAT. THEY'VE GOT A PLAN TO FIX EVERYTHING, BY THE WAY. NUMBER THREE, WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF BECAUSE WE KIND OF LOOKED AT NUMBER TWO, IT'S BAD BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED WAS, AGAIN, I TRY TO HELP SOMEBODY IN THAT PARK DOWN IN LYNN HAVEN.SHE SHE WAS LOSING THE PARK. SHE HAD NOWHERE TO GO. I SAID, TELL YOU WHAT, LET ME BUY YOUR MOBILE HOME FROM YOU. I'LL MOVE IT AND YOU'LL HAVE A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. MAYBE. WELL, WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT WHOLE PARKS BEING DEMOLISHED NOW. AND SOMEONE TOOK A FORKLIFT THE DAY OF THE MOVE, AND YOU SEE WHAT THEY DID. AND THEN WHEN THEY PICKED IT UP, IT BROKE DURING THE PROCESS OF THE MOVE. SO WHEN THEY DUMPED IT THERE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT I COULDN'T SET IT UP, I HAD TO LEAVE IT LIKE THAT WAS. SO THE REASON IT'S NOT SET DOWN IS BECAUSE I WASN'T PERMITTED TO DO THAT. THE GRAY ONE. YEAH, THAT'S THE GRAY ONE. SO THE ONE NEXT TO IT, NUMBER THREE, WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF THAT IS THE WORST. SO ANYWAYS LET ME INTRODUCE JEFF AND JACOB WHO ARE THE ARCHITECTS THAT HAVE PLANS ALREADY. AND THEN I'VE ALSO BROUGHT IN DON BASKIN, WHO IS A LICENSED MOBILE HOME INSTALLER AND REPAIR PERSON. SO HE'S GOING TO WORK WITH THEM AS WELL USING HIS EXPERIENCE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, STEVE HAS DONE HIS PART. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS. OKAY? TELL US YOUR NAME. PLEASE GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. JEFF WADDELL, FLORIDA LICENSED ARCHITECT.
WHAT'S WHAT'S THE BUSINESS ADDRESS? 12 NAVY BOULEVARD, 312 NAVY BOULEVARD, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, 32408. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW, MR. WADDELL? FIRST OF ALL, I AGREE WITH THE REPORT THAT SCOTT AND I FORGET WHAT YOUR NAME WAS. TONY HAD WRITTEN UP.
IT'S IT'S ACCURATE. THE PLACE IS IN A BAD STATE OF REPAIR. THE SEEING THE BEFORE PICTURES, I'M LIKE, MAN, WE SHOULD HAVE JUST CALLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE FROM TYNDALL AND JUST DESTROYED THE THING. BUT MR. HUDDLESTON HAS COME IN THERE AND HE'S CLEANED UP THE OUTSIDE TREMENDOUSLY ALREADY, AND HE'S COMMITTED TO FIXING UP THE REST OF IT AS WELL. WE'VE STARTED ON DRAWINGS TO FIX UP THE INDIVIDUAL UNITS RIGHT NOW. I BROUGHT A PRELIMINARY SET OF PLANS. IT'S NOT FINAL READY FOR PERMITTING, BUT I BROUGHT A PRELIMINARY SET WHICH WE CAN SUBMIT TO THE COURT, OR WE CAN SUBMIT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT IF THEY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WHAT WE'RE DOING. I DON'T KNOW HOW DETAILED YOU WANT US TO GO IN UNIT BY UNIT OR, OR HOW. WELL, I GUESS MY INITIAL QUESTION ON LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE THINGS, ARE YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVEN WANT TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, POURING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD. YES. YEAH. WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MR. HUDDLESTON A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND HIS OVERALL INTENTION IS TO FIX IT UP AND GET IT TO WHERE IT'S DECENT AGAIN, WHERE IT'S GOOD AGAIN. AND HE'S COMMITTED TO DOING JUST THAT. SO HE'S ACTUALLY TOLD US HE WANTS THREE. WE GOT THREE TALKING POINTS THAT HE WANTS US TO WORK ON.
NUMBER ONE IS THE OVERALL PARK MAKING SURE THAT THE OVERALL PARK LOOKS GOOD. NUMBER TWO IS MAKING SURE THAT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS LOOK GOOD AND MEET CODE. AND NUMBER THREE IS HE'S ACTUALLY UPDATING THE INTERIOR OF ALL FIVE OF THESE UNITS AS WELL. NEW SHEETROCK, NEW CABINETS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE INSIDE WILL LOOK NEW. YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OLDER TRAILER, BUT IT WILL LOOK, YOU KNOW, DECENT WHEN IT GETS DONE WITH. SO HIS OVERALL INTENTION IS TO BRING THE PARK UP TO COMPLIANCE, MAKE IT LOOK A LOT NICER. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE LAST PEOPLE OUT RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE UNITS AND START WORKING ON IT. OUR GOAL IS TO START AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ON THE FIRST UNITS AT THE STREET, MAKE THOSE LOOK NEW, NICE, CLEAN, SO THAT IT'S NOT AN EYESORE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY. AND FROM THERE ON WE'LL GO FURTHER BACK. UNIT NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE GRAY UNIT THERE. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE IT TO THE NUMBERS WHERE THE NUMBER THREE IS THAT WE'RE DEMOING. EXCUSE ME. LET ME INTERRUPT YOU SAID THE GRAY UNIT. IT LOOKS TO ME AS THOUGH THERE IS A GRAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND A GRAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. IT'S THE DARK GRAY ON THE LEFT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT ONE SPOT OVER TO WHERE NUMBER THREE IS RIGHT BEHIND IT. NUMBER THREE IS WE REVIEWED ALL OF THEM. AND NUMBER THREE IS LIKE NOT EVEN WORTH SAVING. SO
[00:50:02]
THAT'S WE'RE GOING TO DEMO IT. I GUESS THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IT SOME OF THEM LOOK NOT WORTH SAVING I GUESS IS THE. YES. YEAH. AND WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH DON BHUSHAN WHO IS THE PART OF THE TEAM AS WELL. HE ACTUALLY DOES THE REPAIRS OF MOBILE HOMES. THAT'S HIS SPECIALTY. AND HE LIKE ON BUILDING UNIT TWO WE'RE GOING TO. IT IS IN ROUGH SHAPE. THE THE SHEET METAL ON THE EXTERIOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED. IT'S NOT LOOKING GREAT, BUT HE CAN GET BRAND NEW SHEET METAL TO MATCH WHAT'S THERE NOW SO THAT AND HE CAN GET REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT THAT ARE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR MOBILE HOMES. SO HE CAN FIX THOSE ITEMS. SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE A NEWISH MOBILE HOME. IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE A BRAND NEW MOBILE HOME, BUT IT WILL AT LEAST BE GOOD AND PRESENTABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. AND WHEN HE GETS DONE, IT WILL BE PRESENTABLE FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL. YEAH. OKAY. SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY. YES. THAT'S JUST PRELIMINARY PLANS. THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT INDICATES ANYTHING STRUCTURAL WITH ROOFS, WALL SYSTEMS OR ANY OF THAT. SO YEAH, NO, GO THAT ROUTE. AND THEN AND THEN WHEN YOU REPLACE MOBILE HOME STUFF, MR. LEWIS WILL GET TO THAT TOWARDS THE END AS WE LIKE THE WHITE ITEMS. YEAH. VINYL WINDOWS AND STUFF. IF YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE VINYL WINDOWS FROM THOSE OLD ALUMINUM METAL WINDOWS. YOU'RE GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE INDICATED. AND THEN IF THE SIZE CHANGES AND YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE DRAWINGS ON THE WALL FRAMING. YES. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT IF THAT GETS SUBMITTED AFTER YOUR PLANS EXAMINER LOOKS AT THESE, IT'S GOING TO GET TURNED DOWN. YEAH. THESE ARE JUST PRELIMINARY PLANS JUST SO WE COULD SHOW WHAT OUR INTENTION WAS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL STUFF THAT'S IN THERE. YES. YEAH. WE'VE GOT YEAH. WE'VE STILL GOT MORE TO WORK ON FOR THE INTERIOR FOR THE PERMIT DRAWINGS ITSELF AND EVERYTHING. SO YEAH. YEAH.DONALD. SHE'S OUR LICENSED TRAINED INVESTIGATOR. ALL THE STRUCTURAL STUFF WILL HAVE TO BE YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE TWO. CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THREE. IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY.
NUMBER THREE WHICH IS THE WHITE ONE. THE DARK GRAY ONE ON THE LEFT. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE IS GOING TO STAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT TO SPOT NUMBER THREE. THE GRAY ONE IS WORSE THAN.
OKAY. LET ME JUST GO BACK. YOU SAID NUMBER. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE BUILDING. THE FIRST. SO THIS DARK THIS IS THE DARK GRAY ONE RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. THIS ONE YOU'RE JUST MOVING. YES. YOU'RE TAKING, DEMOLISHING OR GETTING RID OF. SO THE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ONE WAS DAMAGED DURING. MOVEMENT. AND WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE OF GROWTH. SO WHY WOULD THEY PROBABLY KEEP IT. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT. IT'S NOT BROKE. IT'S IT HASN'T BEEN SET UP ON BLOCKS PROPERLY AND EVERYTHING. SO IT'S KIND OF IT IS SAGGING, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN SET UP ON BLOCKS AND ANCHORED DOWN PROPERLY. SO IT LOOKS ROUGH. YOU'RE THE MOBILE HOME EXPERT, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY, COME ON UP AND AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS DONALD BEAUCHAINE, 549 BLUE HERON DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, 32404. OKAY. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT ALL OF THESE? I MEAN, INSPECTED THEM AND. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT HOOPS. YOU GOTTA JUMP THROUGH ON DOING MOBILE HOME REPAIRS. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S A BEAR. SOMETIMES I DO EVERYTHING EXCEPT ROOFING. PARDON? I DO EVERYTHING ON A MOBILE HOME EXCEPT ROOFING. SO THE ROOF WILL BE HANDLED BY ROOFING CONTRACTOR. BUT THE ISSUE WITH NUMBER TWO IS WHEN THEY MOVED IT THEY CRINKLED THE SIDE PANELS, ALL THE WINDOWS AND DOORS FOR EACH OF THESE UNITS ARE STILL AVAILABLE TODAY. THE METAL SIDING, I CAN GET READILY AVAILABLE. SO THERE'S NOTHING ON THESE HOMES THAT I CAN'T FIX ON THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. OKAY, SO YOU AND YOUR INSPECTIONS HAVE NOT DETECTED ANY. WARPED OR HAZARDOUS FRAMES OR UNDERPINNINGS OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM. NO, SIR. WE CAN WE CAN STRAIGHTEN WE CAN STRAIGHTEN THESE UP WHEN WE PUT IT ON BLOCKS. I CAN MAKE THAT FRAME JUST AS STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. GOOD LUCK. THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON IT'S SAGGING. IT'S NOT BLOCKED CORRECTLY. THAT'S IT'S ONLY SITTING ON THE AXLE BLOCKING UNDER IT IS THERE IS NO BLOCKING. IT'S NOT TIED DOWN.
IT WAS JUST PARKED. YEAH. THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW THAT. THEY JUST SAID JUST PARK IT THERE. THEY WENT, THEY WENT LEFT DO ANYTHING MORE WITH IT. SO IT'S MY INTENTION IS AFTER NUMBER
[00:55:02]
THREE IS DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED, WE'LL BUILD A PAD THERE. PULL, PULL A PERMIT, BUILD A PAD, MOVE NUMBER TWO TO NUMBER THREE, SPOT, BLOCK IT PROPERLY, TIE IT DOWN, DO THE INSPECTION AND IT'LL BE GOOD. AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE FRAMING STRUCTURAL REPAIR AS WELL. CORRECT. OKAY.I CAN I CAN FIX ANYTHING ON THAT HOUSE, BUT I DON'T DO ROOFING BECAUSE OF MY AGE AND MY SIZE. OKAY. WELL, SO IS THIS THE ONE YOU'RE GETTING RID OF THIS ONE HERE? THE WHITE ONE? YES, MA'AM. YEAH. SO THAT ONE'S GOING TO THE JUNKYARD. IT'S GOING TO A SCRAP. YES, SIR.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO IN THE GRAY ONE. NOT TO CUT YOU OFF, MR. LEWIS. THE THE GRAY ONE YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER. CORRECT. INCOMPLETE PERMIT. SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE ONCE YOU MOVE IT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO READ OPENNESS. IT CAN'T BE THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT'S THE PERMIT APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY LOLLY MOBILE HOME SERVICE WHEN THEY MOVED FROM LYNNHAVEN TO THIS PARK. IT HAS RETURNED FOR CORRECTIONS ON IT.
SO IT DID NOT PASS PLANNING AND ZONING. IT WAS FAILED. SO THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CORRECTIONS ARE THAT NEED TO BE MADE. IF THIS ONE IS NOT GOING TO CONTINUE WITH LOLLY, AND IF MR. BHUSHAN IS GOING TO TAKE OVER AS SETTING THE MOBILE HOME UP, THEN HE NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH SOMEBODY IN OUR OFFICE TO EITHER GET LOLLY AND DO A CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR PERMIT, AND SO HE CAN CONTINUE OR CLOSE THIS ONE AND RESUBMIT THE PERMIT FOR.
THAT'S NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR WORK SET OUT FOR. I KNOW GREG VERY WELL, BUT WHEN ALL HE DID, HE TRANSPORTED IT AND PARKED IT. HE DIDN'T TIE IT DOWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AGREEMENT WAS, BUT YEAH, HE'S GOT HIS LITTLE GREEN TAG ON THE BACK OF IT WHERE HE TRANSPORTED IT, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN PARKED, SO. NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE IT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. NOW AGAIN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE THE STUFF THAT I HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT, ABOUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO REPAIR THE MOBILE HOME, YOU GOT TO DO X, Y, AND Z. AND IT SEEMS AWFULLY COMPLICATED. YOU DOING IT EVERY DAY. IT MIGHT NOT BE COMPLICATED TO YOU, BUT MY QUESTION IS HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU GOING TO NEED TO.
AND MR. WADDELL, I, I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME ENGINEERED DRAWINGS OR SOMETHING TO, TO SHOW SOMETHING ON ALL OF THIS STUFF. WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? I MEAN, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR CLEANING UP. YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN TRYING TO TO CLEAN UP, YOU KNOW. I THINK I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE THROWN UP MY HANDS A LOT SOONER THAN YOU HAVE. BUT WHAT ARE Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT? FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WE NEED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS TO GO. WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE MORE FIELD INSPECTIONS, LOOK AT THINGS IN MORE DETAIL TO CREATE OUR FINAL PERMIT DRAWINGS, STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS, AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO DON. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO PICK UP ONCE HE GETS YOU THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO YOU'RE DOING THE WORK PART. YOU'RE NOT DOING THE. THE DRAWING DESIGN. THEY'RE DOING THE DESIGN WORK AND I'LL DO THE REPAIRS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE TWO THAT NEED ROOF REROOFED WILL BE DONE BY ROOFING CONTRACTOR. SO WOULD YOU BE PULLING THE PERMIT FOR THE SETUP? I WILL, YES. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS ONE OF THE THE QUESTION WOULD BE YOU SAID 3030 DAYS FOR DRAWINGS. AND THEN WOULD YOU BE READY TO GET THE PERMIT RIGHT. YEAH. AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT DONE, THEN WE'D BE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR THE PERMIT FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT, CORRECT? YES.
WELL, FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED A PERMIT FOR THE DEMO TO GET THE NUMBER THREE OUT OF THE WAY. THE OWNER WAS TOLD NOT TO DO ANYTHING ON THE PARK UNTIL THIS MEETING. SO, I MEAN, WE CAN START WITH GETTING THREE OUT OF THERE WHILE HE'S STILL DOING HIS DESIGN WORK. AND WE CAN BUILD A PAD AND WE CAN APPLY FOR THE PERMIT WHILE HE'S STILL WORKING ON HIS DESIGN WORK, BECAUSE THAT HOUSE CAN JUST BE MOVED OVER AND WE CAN START DOING REPAIRS AS SOON AS HE'S DONE WITH HIS DRAWINGS. BUT THE DEMOLITION PLAN THAT CANNOT BE PULLED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE SENATE LLC. SO IT'LL HAVE TO BE PULLED BY A DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR OR
[01:00:04]
GENERAL CONTRACTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. NOT SORRY. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW. LIKE I SAID, I ADMIRE YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO TRY TO CHEW THIS THING UP, BUT. WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I CASHED OUT MY 401K AND MY PLAN WAS TO. I PUT IT ALL INTO THIS PARK.THERE'S NO THERE'S NO DEBT ON IT. AND TO FIX THIS THING UP AND TO EVENTUALLY GET OUT OF SOUTH FLORIDA, I HATE IT DOWN THERE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY I GOT TO SAVE IT. IT'S IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE GOT IS IN THAT PARK RIGHT NOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF SOUTH FLORIDA. YEAH. OKAY. LET. AS I GO THROUGH, WHAT I PROPOSE IS THE ORDERS TO BE IF Y'ALL HEAR ME SAY SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING, LET'S ADDRESS IT RIGHT NOW, RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME BACK OR SAYING, WELL, GEEZ, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAID THAT, I KNEW I COULDN'T GET THAT DONE. I, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT NOW. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T KARNAK EVERYTHING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU CRAWL UNDER ONE OF THESE THINGS, OR WHO. WELL, I HOPE IT'S NO WHO, AND I'M SURE I'M SURE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HOPES IT'S NO WHO THE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS, LOCATED AT 2503 DRUMMOND AVENUE, IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO INTEND TO HELP HIM IN THIS. AND EVERYBODY'S GOTTEN TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE RELATIVE PORTIONS THUS FAR AS TO HOW THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE CORRECTED, THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF FIVE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES.
THE. RESPONDENT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME CUSHION. BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M GIVING YOU CUSHION DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN. WE NEED TO WE NEED TO GET THIS GOING AND GET IT GOING PRETTY QUICK. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS IN WHICH TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ADDRESSING THE FIVE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE SAME FOR EACH ONE. BUT THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN CURE THE PROBLEM. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH.
ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES, AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE REPAIR ONE OR MORE. BUT ALL OF THE MOBILE HOMES ON THE PREMISES MUST BE ADDRESSED EITHER BY DEMOLITION OR THIS REPAIR. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATION'S GOT TO INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. REPAIR OR REMODELING OF A MOBILE HOME REQUIRES THE USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. THE STRUCTURE THAT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PROVISION IS INCLUDE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE ROOF SYSTEM, WALL SYSTEM, FLOOR SYSTEMS, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.
ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING REPAIRS REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE
[01:05:01]
ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE BY A PERSON DESIGNATED AS DEFINED IN 320 .8245 PER N FOUR, AND MR. BHUSHAN HAS REPRESENTED THAT HE IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF DESIGNATION UNDER THE. DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS, SLASH ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINT PRINTS MUST PASS THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES STAFF OR DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME, THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THE ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT SHALL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT OR HIS AGENTS TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN THE 60 DAYS. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT FINE TO $500 INSTEAD OF 1000. THERE WILL BE A FINE OF $500 AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMO OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS IT TO EXPIRE, OR HAS IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON? AS AGAIN INDICATED, THAT WILL BE A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. LET'S SET IT FOR THE COMPLIANCE THING. 60 DAYS OUT. AUGUST 13TH. AUGUST 13TH I THINK IS WHAT I SAID. YES. OKAY. AT 1:00. THAT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BALL STILL ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD. YEP, YEP. OKAY. YOU NEED TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T HAVE A HAIR APPOINTMENT THAT DAY. OKAY. BY WAY OF DISCLOSURE, I THINK THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM, BUT I WANT TO DISCLOSE THAT WHEN MY HOUSE HAD SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES, MR. WADDELL WAS RETAINED BY MY CONTRACT. I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS ME FROM ADAM'S HOUSE CAT, BUT H AND H CONSTRUCTION OR DOUBLE H CONSTRUCTION HIRED YOU TO REVIEW SOME PLANS OR SOMETHING. SO I THINK YOU JUST HAD TO SIGN OFF THAT. YEAH, THAT'S A CERTAIN KIND OF APPROPRIATE WALL FOR THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE OR SOMETHING. YES.SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT DECISION. HILL. PARDON. KEVIN HILL YES YES H AND H DOUBLE H YEAH. YES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ON THE RECORD. BUT LIKE I SAID YOU KNOW I'M SURE YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT A SET OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR A. PORTION OF A STRUCTURE. AND YOU DIDN'T. I NEVER DEALT WITH YOU OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. YOU WEREN'T DISPLEASED WITH HIS WORK, RIGHT? NO I WASN'T NO, I, YOU KNOW, I, QUITE FRANKLY, I WAS GLAD BECAUSE THEY HAD TO TEAR DOWN THE FRONT WALL OF MY HOUSE AND TAKE THE BRICK OFF AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THEN BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE FRONT WALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH BRICK AND THEY QUIT MAKING IT. SO I GOT NEW WINDOWS IN THE FRONT IN THE COVE. YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. YEAH, YEAH. THEY HAD TO GO FROM A TWO BY FOUR WALL TO A TWO BY SIX WALL. AND THEN THEY HAD TO DO ALL OF THE FLOOR TO GROUND CABLING OR SCREW BARS OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM. THOSE THINGS HOLD THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. YES. TIE RODS.
YEAH. TIE RODS. YEAH, YEAH. BUT WE'RE ALL SET. AND HE DID IT. AND I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT IT. DO WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL WORK TIME? OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO TAKE. WELL, HOW MANY MONTHS? I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. IT'LL BE THE LIFE OF THE PERMIT. ONCE YOU GET THE PERMIT, THEN YOU HAVE UNTIL THE LIFE OF THE PERMIT TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. OKAY, SO AND OF COURSE, EVERY, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE EACH PERMIT IS SIX MONTHS, OKAY? AS LONG AS YOU CALL IT IN
[01:10:01]
INSPECTION. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. SO THAT CAN BE REVOKED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I USUALLY DON'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR SIX MONTHS. I'VE NEVER RUN ONE OUT MORE THAN 30 DAYS. GOOD LUCK WITH IT. I MEAN, THANK YOU Y'ALL. Y'ALL GOT A THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU CAN SEE I COMMITTED GOT A GOOD TEAM HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT NICE. AND IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT SOMEBODY THE RESPONDENT BRINGS IN THE WHOLE TEAM. YEAH. AND I APPRECIATE BECAUSE THIS IS FRANKLY MY DREAM TEAM. THIS IS THE DREAM TEAM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THE PHONE CALL. ITEM F IS 608 PLANTATION. THIS IS A NON COMPLIANCE HEARING. THE PERSON THAT WE ARE CALLING IS. WELL YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A POTENTIAL BUYER POSSIBLY NOT THE POTENTIAL BUYER BUT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE DID ASK TO BE PRESENT.OKAY. SUITS ME. AND FOR THE RECORD I'VE ALREADY OBTAINED HIS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT.
YEAH. IT'S MITCHELL JOHNSON, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. HELLO. CAN I PLEASE SPEAK WITH MITCHELL JOHNSON? YEP. THIS IS HIM WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR YOU IN. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. OKAY, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE MAGISTRATE ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. OKAY. MR. JOHNSON, MY NAME IS BILL LEWIS. I'M THE HEARING OFFICER.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, THIS IS A WHAT THEY CALL A NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT. AND I'M GOING TO LET THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TESTIFY AS TO THE STATUS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION AND CASE. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO LET YOU ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO ASK. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE SOME TESTIMONY, THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE AND LET YOU DO THAT TO. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. HE MIGHT HEAR ME FROM HERE. I'M NOT SURE. MR. MR. JOHNSON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. HEY, THIS IS.
THIS IS SCOTT FROM YESTERDAY. ALL RIGHT. WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH MISS ASHMAN, THE MANAGER. YES, I RECALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. BY THE WAY. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BAY COUNTY ON MARCH 12TH, 2026, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 AND A FORM R BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 3504 AS WELL, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE OVERGROWTH. MISS JACQUELINE DERVAL DID APPEAR VIA PHONE AT THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE CONTINUED HIS CASE UNTIL APRIL 16TH, 2026. AT 1 P.M. THE MAGISTRATE SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTRACTOR, A CONTRACTOR, BE HIRED TO SECURE THE PREMISES. THE CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AGAIN FOR BAY COUNTY ON APRIL 16TH, 2026, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE OVERGROWTH. MISS DORVAL, THE TRUSTEE, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING AGAIN. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL 525 $250 FINE SHALL BE IMPOSED. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A ON APRIL 27TH, 2026, MISS DORVAL CALLED AND STATED THAT SHE HAS LISTED THE HOME FOR SALE AS UNDER CONTRACT AT THE MOMENT AND BY JUNE 1ST, 2026, THE POTENTIAL CLOSING WOULD HAPPEN ON APRIL 28TH, 2026, A CONTRACT FOR SALE WAS SENT TO MYSELF AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE CASE FILE, WITH A CLOSING DATE OF JUNE 1ST, 2026. I SPOKE WITH DARCY, THE REALTOR, AND SHE ADVISED SHE WAS ADVISED OF THE HEARING DATE AND THE NEW OWNERS SHOULD ATTEND IF POSSIBLE. THIS WAS ALSO SENT TO HER VIA EMAIL. ON MAY 22ND, 2026. WE DID RECEIVE A LIEN SEARCH REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY AND ON MAY 29TH, 2026, A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM CASEY LAROCK
[01:15:06]
WITH AQUA ARCADE TITLE ASKING ABOUT THE COURT ORDER FOR THE CASE. SHE WAS SENT VIA EMAIL THE TWO ORDERS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE NONCOMPLIANCE HEARING WAS SET FOR JUNE 11TH, 2026.SHE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT WE WOULD BE OKAY WITH RECOMMENDING TO CONTINUE WITH THE CASE, TO DELAY FILING ANY LIENS TO ALLOW THE NEW OWNERS THE TIME NEEDED TO CLOSE AND THEN BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ON JUNE 1ST, 2026. MISS CROSBIE, SITTING NEXT TO YOU THERE, RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. JOHNSON THAT'S ON THE PHONE NOW. THE POTENTIAL NEW BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY. ASKING ABOUT LIENS ON THE PROPERTY. SHE ADVISED OF THE UPCOMING HEARING DATE AND TIME, AND ADVISED OF HOW A FINE AND ABATEMENT COST WOULD WORK OUT. FROM MAY 29TH, 2026 TO JUNE 1ST, 2026, RE INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON MAY 19TH, 2026. THE STATEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON MAY 29TH. A CALL WAS RETURNED TO MISS CASEY AT AQUA ARCADE TITLE, AS WELL AS DARCY WITH CARILLION REALTY ABOUT THE CASE AND EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES OF THE HEARING AND HOW IT WOULD TRANSPIRE. I DID ADVISE DARCY OF BE IN THEIR BEST FAVOR TO CUT THE OVERGROWTH AND TO REPAIR THE TEMPORARY FENCING AROUND THE POOL, BECAUSE IT HAD FALLEN DOWN AND NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED. ON JUNE 1ST, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE FENCING IS DOWN IN MOST AREAS AROUND THERE AND THE GRASS IS ABOUT KNEE HIGH. WALKING AROUND THE PROPERTY.
MISS ASHMAN AND I DID SPEAK WITH MR. JOHNSON YESTERDAY. HE WAS UNAWARE OF HAVING AN ENGINEER. THIS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE ADVISE THAT THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED AN ENGINEER, BUT ANYTHING WITH STORM DAMAGE WOULD REQUIRE IT. ANYWAY, I GAVE MR. JOHNSON MY WORK PHONE NUMBER. HE GAVE IT TO PIXIE DUST. HOME IMPROVEMENT OR HOME, HIS CONTRACTOR. I DID SPEAK WITH THAT GENTLEMAN YESTERDAY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. HE WAS IN THE SAME. AGREEANCE WITH ME THAT AN ENGINEER IS NEEDED. THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES ON THE SHEAR WALL. ALL THOSE SLIDING GLASS DOORS ON THE BACK, ON THE SUNROOM. IT'S ROTTED ALL AROUND THERE. WINDOW CASINGS AND DOOR CASINGS ARE ROTTED AS WELL. THERE'S SOME ISSUES WITH THAT. SO AND THEN AS OF THIS MORNING, THE FIRST HEARING. MISS LET ME GET HER NAME DARCY THE REALTOR. THE BUYERS. SHE SPOKE WITH THE BUYERS THIS MORNING. I GUESS IT WAS MR. JOHNSON SAID THAT THE BUYER FOR 608 PLANTATION SPOKE WITH US YESTERDAY. THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE BULLDOZED DOWN, THAT WE DID NOT SAY IN THE LONG RUN, YES, BECAUSE THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER DID SAY IF X, Y AND Z DID NOT GET DONE, WE WILL BE REMOVING THE PROPERTY. IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. THEY'RE COMING BACK, SHE STATED. THE NEW OWNERS POTENTIAL OWNERS WERE COMING BACK WITH OFFERING THE SELLER A HUNDRED GRAND, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT FOR 265,000. THE SELLER DOES NOT WANT TO DO THAT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER BUYER ON STANDBY. HE'S A BUILDER OFFERING 260 CASH. NO INSPECTION. QUICK CLOSE.
WONDERING HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE HEARING OF TODAY. IF WE CANCEL THAT CONTRACT AND GET UNDER CONTRACT WITH A NEW BUYER, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR INPUTS. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE HER MY WHICH WAY SHE NEEDS TO GO. AND THEN SHE TEXTS ME BACK AND SAID, WE'RE STILL IN THE CONTRACT. NOTHING HAS CHANGED OR CANCELED. SO CONTRACT STANDS, STANDS, OKAY, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN CANCELED WITH, I GUESS, MR. JOHNSON. SO AS I SAY OF DATE, NO UPDATE ON COMMUNICATION, NO PERMITS, NO ENGINEERING, NOTHING ELSE. AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONTRACT'S BEEN SIGNED. I KNOW AN AGREEMENT IS IN IN PLACE. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE SIT.
LOTS OF EMAILS GOING BACK AND FORTH. MR. JOHNSON, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF YOUR CONTRACT WITH ON THIS HOUSE? YES, SIR. SO THIS FIRST, I WANT TO PREFACE BY WHEN, SCOTT. RIGHT. YES. RIGHT.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS CORRECT. I COULDN'T REALLY HEAR A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. I HEARD IN THE BEGINNING WHEN YOU WERE LIKE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I HEARD THAT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF WHAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT WAS CONTENT ON THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I
[01:20:04]
RECEIVED. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL ME IN ON THAT. AND I'M UP TO SPEED AS TO WHAT MY CONTRACTOR HAD SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT, I WOULD SAY THE STATUS OF THAT CONTRACT RIGHT NOW IS WE PUT IN A CANCELLATION FOR IT BECAUSE THE THE SELLER IS UNWILLING TO. ACCEPT OUR DEAL, WHICH AFTER WE FOUND OUT ALL THESE ISSUES THAT THE HOUSE HAD, THE LISTING WAS FOR A HOME THAT HAD A ROOF REPLACED IN 2021. IT SAID IT WAS A FIXER UPPER. IT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PLACE WAS ESSENTIALLY CONDEMNED, OR AT LEAST IN UNLIVABLE AND UNSAFE SITUATION. SO WE HAD TO PAINFULLY AND SLOWLY OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, DISCOVER ALL THESE ISSUES WITH THE HOME WE SPENT. WE SPENT MONEY AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF OUR TIME, HOURS A DAY, FINDING ALL THIS INFORMATION OUT. AND COME TO FIND OUT, A LOT OF THIS WAS ALREADY KNOWN. SO I'LL JUST KIND OF LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT MY, MY OFFER FOR OUR CONTRACT WAS $100,000. AND I SAID THAT THAT IS OUR FINAL OFFER. AND IF IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE SELLER, THEN AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO WALK AWAY. I CAN'T TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY. I CAN'T PUT MY FAMILY THROUGH THIS. IF THE SELLER IS UNWILLING TO COME DOWN, IF THEY HAVE ANOTHER DEAL, THAT'S THAT'S FINE BY ME. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY OUR TERMS AT THIS POINT. YEAH, I JUST KIND OF FEEL A LITTLE, I'LL BE HONEST, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. SO I'M READY TO WALK AWAY UNLESS THEY WANT TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER. IF NOT, THEN THERE REALLY IS NO PLAN OF ACTION AS FAR AS I KNOW, FOR THIS PROPERTY. WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID A LOT THERE AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE STATUS OF YOUR CONTRACT? HAVE THEY REJECTED YOUR $100,000 OFFER? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THAT LATEST OFFER. OKAY. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR BY MY REALTOR THAT THEIR, THEIR REALTOR HAD SENT OR WAS GOING TO BE SENDING OVER A CANCELLATION REQUEST. SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED THAT. AND THAT WAS, I BELIEVE SHE LAST ANSWERED ME AT ABOUT 1230. SO UNLESS ANYTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S PENDING CANCELLATION UNLESS THEY DECIDE THEY WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THAT OFFER, BUT I, I CAN'T THAT'S THAT'S MY LAST SHOT WITH IT. I LOVE THE HOME. I THINK IT'S AMAZING. IT'S REALLY SAD THAT IT'S GOTTEN TO THIS STATE, BUT I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE GO THROUGH WITH THE DEAL UNLESS THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS KIND OF SPELLING IT ALL OUT FOR ME. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS INFORMATION TO 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE FIRST LOOKING AT THE HOME, BUT I'M GLAD I GOT THE INFORMATION AT ALL BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPLETE MYSTERY, A MYSTERY TO ME, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I HAD GATHERED UP UNTIL THIS POINT. OKAY. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M BASICALLY. LET'S SEE. BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM TESTIMONY, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT IN THIS CASE WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE PREVIOUSLY ENTERED ORDER. IN THIS CASE. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER, AND THEY. THE. THE THE EXISTENCE OF A SALES CONTRACT SHALL NOT ACT TO IMPEDE THIS AUTHORITY TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS. THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY FINES IMPOSED, SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF A FINAL HEARING UPON THE RECORDING OF THAT FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF[01:25:02]
THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. AS I NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE EXISTENCE OR NONEXISTENCE OF A REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT SHALL NOT DELAY THE COUNTY'S RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND ABATE THE VIOLATIONS THEY. AFTER HEARING THIS LATEST INFORMATION, I WOULD ASK THAT THE FINE. GO AHEAD AND BE IMPOSED TODAY.OKAY. INSTEAD OF CALLING ON A POTENTIAL NEW PROPERTY OWNER, THIS AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE 30 DAYS OUT FROM DEMOLISHING THIS. WELL, THE THE FINE THAT I IMPOSED WAS $250. OKAY. THAT FINE WILL BE IMPOSED AS OF AFFECTED TODAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY, MR. MITCHELL, THAT'S IT. HEY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YES. YEAH. APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. BYE BYE. HEY, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM C. THERE IS NO REPORT ON THIS ONE. IT'S A VERBAL 2334 GRAND OAKS LANE. THIS IS. JUST ADVISING YOU THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER DID COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR ORDER WITHIN THE TIME FRAMES. THIS IS PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S PROVIDED TO YOU. AND THIS IS AS OF APRIL 16TH.
WOW. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED IN THE EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THE PROPERTY AT 2334 GRAND OAKS LANE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND THIS CASE IS CLOSED. ITEM D AS IN DAVID, PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 209 EL REPOSO PLACE. THIS IS A REPEAT VIOLATION. FIRST HEARING. AND. STARTING WITH THAT, THE MAGISTRATE HAS FOUND THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF THE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOLLOWING CASES WERE PRESENTED TO THE MAGISTRATE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. WE HAD TWO CASES, 1 IN 2024, 1 IN 2025 AND FOR DERELICT VEHICLES, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. BOTH OF THOSE CASES WERE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER YOUR HEARING, BUT PRIOR TO ANY FINES, CORRECT? CORRECT. THOSE ORDERS ARE INTRODUCES INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A, SLIDE NUMBER TWO, JUST SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY CONDOS, LAGUNA BEACH. WE HAVE THOMAS'S DONUTS ON FRONT BEACH ROAD, AND IT SITS DIRECTLY NORTH OF THAT. CLOSER UP AERIAL TAKEN IN DECEMBER OF 2025. AND ON MAY 4TH, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT FOR DERELICT VEHICLES. AND ON MAY 5TH, 2026, INVESTIGATOR JOE TRIPP INITIATED THIS CASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE INVESTIGATOR JOE TRIPP, COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN A CASE FILE. THIS WAS MY INITIAL INSPECTION, WHICH I CONDUCTED ON MAY 5TH, FOLLOWING UP ON A COMPLAINT THAT WAS. IT WAS OF SEVERAL DERELICT VEHICLES. THAT LOCATION FROM THE STREET VIEW. THE PICKUP TRUCK HAS NO TAG. THE GREEN VOLKSWAGEN IN THE BACK HAS SOME DAMAGE TO IT AND APPEARS TO BE DERELICT. THERE'S ALSO A TRAILER, WHICH HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE, AND SOME TRASH AND JUNK AND UNSCREENED PROPERTY BEHIND IT. DOWN THE SIDE THERE, THERE'S SOME TIRES AND SOME EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS. ON MAY 5TH, WELL, THAT WAS MAY 5TH, I'M SORRY. ON MAY 6TH I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING VIA CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER ON RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 209 L RAPOSO PLACE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32413. THE CERTIFIED COPY WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 9TH OF 2026. MAY 11TH. I RESPONDED BACK TO LOCATION, POSTED. THE PROPERTY VIOLATIONS STILL REMAINED. DO WE KNOW IF
[01:30:01]
THIS VESSEL IS VESSEL OR DIELECTRIC? THAT THE LARGE BOAT IS REGISTERED? THAT OTHER BOAT.I COULDN'T SEE THE WAY IT WAS PARKED, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN MOVED SINCE THIS PHOTO. JUNE 8TH. I REAPPEARED ON JUNE 8TH. I REPEAT, THIS PAST MONDAY I I BACK TO THE PROPERTY. THAT LITTLE BOAT IS GONE. THE PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH WAS UNTAGGED, IS GONE. THE GREEN VOLKSWAGEN STILL REMAINS. THERE'S A GOLF CART IN THE BACK WHICH LOOKS DISABLED OR DERELICT. THERE'S AN ENGINE ON A CRANE AND SOME TIRES AND SOME OTHER ON SCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY TO THE RIGHT.
THAT VEHICLE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT'S REGISTERED. IT HASN'T MOVED. ANY COMMUNICATION I HAVE HAD TO THIS DATE. I HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE RESPONDENT. THIS CASE IS ALSO SET FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING.
JULY 17TH AT 1 P.M. DID YOU? I'M ALMOST ASKED, SEE ANY SIGN OF LIFE AROUND THE HOUSE? I MEAN, THERE'S SOMEBODY LIVING THERE. YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S LIKE I SAID, THERE OF THE STUFFS BEEN MOVED. SO HE MUST HAVE GOT THE PAPERWORK. HE DID GET THE CERTIFIED, HE SEEN THE POSTING.
SO SOME STUFF HAS BEEN MOVED AROUND, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD HE HAS NO CONTACT WITH HIM. BASED ON THE PRIORS, IT APPEARS THAT DERELICT VEHICLES ARE THEIR THING. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EVIDENCE THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 209 EL RAPOSO PLACE IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT AND AT LEAST ONE OCCASION. APPARENTLY, THE CERTIFIED MAIL REGARDING THE PENDENCY OF THIS ACTION HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR AND RECEIVED BY THE VIOLATOR. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF TWO PRIOR.
CODE ACTIONS RECITED IN THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, AND THOSE TWO ACTIONS SHALL CONSTITUTE.
BASIS TO FIND THAT THE SUBJECT IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR, THE PARCEL HAS A VIOLATION OF 1702 ON THE PREMISES IN THE FORM OF JUNK DERELICT VEHICLES, MAYBE DERELICT VESSELS, UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL JUNK, BY REMOVING OR PROPERLY REGISTERING ALL BUT ONE ALLOWABLE DERELICT VEHICLE OR VESSEL, AND PROPERLY SCREENING OR REMOVING ALL UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES. THE. WITHIN THE FIVE DAYS, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A DAILY FINE OF $75 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY, AND THAT SHALL RUN FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST IS THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, AND CALL FOR AN INSPECTION TO ENSURE SUCH COMPLIANCE. THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. ITEM G 8839 LINDA LANE. THIS IS. THERE'S NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON. THIS IS A HEARING THROUGH FOR COMPLIANCE. GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS LONG PAST DUE. IT'S DOWN THERE OFF OF BIG DADDY. EAST END OF THE BEACH BEHIND THE OLD KMART BACK THERE. WAS IT WILDWOOD OR. YEAH, RIGHT. SO MANY ADDITIONS ADDED ON TO THE MOBILE HOME. LONG STORY SHORT, THEY GOT ENGINEERING. THE PERMITS WERE KIND OF DRAGGED OUT DUE TO SOME HEALTH ISSUES. HOWEVER, THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
[01:35:01]
THE ADDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED ON THERE HAD TO REDUCE SOME FOOT OR REDO THE FOOTERS. AT THE BOTTOM. THERE WAS SOME TWO BY SIXES, SOME PILES, AND THE BACK HAD BEEN STARTED. IT WAS NEVER FINISHED. THEY HAD A CARPORT ON THE SIDE. ANOTHER ADDITION ON THE OTHER SIDE KIND OF JOGGED OUT FROM THERE. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIDING, BOARDED UP WINDOWS. APRIL 21ST TO DA PERMITS. EVERYTHING PASSED AND WE ARE GOOD TO GO. AS NOW HIS NEW VACATION HOME.WOW. OKAY, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 839 LINDA LANE, PANAMA CITY BEACH. HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE IN THE CASE SHALL BE CLOSED. OKAY. LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM H. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 8119 AVENUE. THIS IS ALSO A HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN FOR FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN, INSPECTOR THORPE COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025, THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PROPERLY INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT PAY A DAILY FINE OF $5 BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2025 AND CONTINUE UNTIL A PERMIT WAS ISSUED, PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. ALL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST ALL REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY AND OTHER ANY, 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 A CASE FILE. ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2025, A PERMIT WAS ISSUED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF APRIL 16TH, 2026. FIVE FINES WERE CEASED AS OF OCTOBER 15TH, 2025.
ON APRIL 20TH, 2026, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. ON APRIL 21ST, THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO PROPERTY OWNER USING ADDRESS 8198119 ZULU AVENUE FROM BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. UNABLE TO FORWARD COPY OF THE NOTICE.
HEARING WAS POSTED TO BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AND ON MAY 19TH, 2026. SO IT WAS FOR A DEMOLITION OF A SHED. THERE WAS MULTIPLE VEHICLES LIKE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OUT IN THE FRONT YARD, AND THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOWS ARE IN AND PERMITS FINALED AND HERE WE ARE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 8119 ZULU AVENUE. IN BAY COUNTY, HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER A. WELL, I'M GOING TO CALL A FIGHTING PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS FOR A TOTAL FINE OF $25, WHICH, UPON THE RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER, SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. FINE. NOW THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE, AND THE CASE SHALL BE CLOSED AT THIS POINT. I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.
DID I MISS ANYTHING, JODY? NOPE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.