[Code Magistrate Hearing on September 10, 2026.]
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CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I'VE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. DO NOT SEE THE BASIS FOR ANY ORDERS OF RECUSAL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING ANY OF THE CASES. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, TURN IT OFF OR PUT IT ON SILENT. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, STAND AND BE SWORN. IN. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF THESE. I BE SWORN IN JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. IT DOESN'T HURT TO BE SWORN IN. I PROMISE. AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. OKAY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT. THE PEOPLE HAVE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AS INDICATED. THESE ARE NEIGHBORS FOR ITEM B. DID YOU STILL WANT TO START WITH THE. THE PROPERTY OWNER'S NOT HERE. NO, NO, I WANT TO HEAR THE CASES WE CAN RESOLVE. OKAY.
SO ITEM D WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE. WHICH IS 8211 V LAGOON. THIS IS A. COMPLIANCE HEARING.
AND INVESTIGATOR BRUNING IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 11TH, 2026 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE.
MEANING THE UPPER DECK AND THE FRONT PORCH. THE RESPONDENT, SUSAN BARNES, AND A REALTOR, THERESA DYER, DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25. CONTINUE EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. COPY. THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JULY THE 16TH, 2026, A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD.
HOWEVER, THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED UNTIL AUGUST 13TH OF 2026. AT THAT HEARING, THERESA DYER APPEARED AT THE HEARING AND PROVIDED ENGINEERED DRAWING FROM SOUTHEASTERN CONSULTING ENGINEERS. ON AUGUST THE 10TH, 2026 AND INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS YOU CAN SEE IN SLIDE FOUR. ON AUGUST THE 13TH, 2026, A SECOND COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD. HOWEVER, THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED UNTIL SEPTEMBER THE 10TH, 2026 TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO CORRECT THE PERMIT APPLICATION. ON AUGUST THE 8TH. AUGUST THE 28TH, 2026. A RENOVATION PERMIT WAS ISSUED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
DURING THIS INSPECTION, I SAW THE. THE FRONT PORCH AND UPPER DECK HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED AND THERE WAS FRESH LUMBER SITTING OUT FRONT. THEY'RE READY TO START. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. THEY HAVE A PERMIT. THEY HAD THE MATERIAL AND THEY HAVE THE THE PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK. MR. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THIS? THE ORDER THAT WE RAN INTO TROUBLE AS FAR AS THERE'S CONCRETE UNDERNEATH THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED YESTERDAY OR I'M SORRY, THE EIGHTH. BUT WITH THAT BEING DONE, HE'S HAD A JACKHAMMER ENGINEER HAD COME BACK OUT AND GET IT DONE BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR, I THINK, BURIED IT. AND SO ANYWAY, THE, THE BUILDER. AND SO ANYWAY, THEY'RE TAKING ALL THAT OUT. AND HE SAID, PROVIDING THERE'S NO RAIN AND SHOULD BE DONE THIS WEEK OR BEGINNING. WELL, THAT'S MARCH FRIDAY OR BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. SO BUT IF EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO, WE JUST RAN INTO THAT ALL THAT CONCRETE IN ORDER TO PUT IN SIX BY SIX BEAMS DOWN TO SUPPORT THE UPPER DECK. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S A RENOVATION PERMIT IN PLACE AND LOOKS LIKE THERE'S PROPER MATERIALS ON SITE TO COMPLETE THE JOB AND RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT IS. I FIND THAT YOU HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER OF
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JUNE THE 11TH. IF THE. IF FOR SOME REASON. THE PERMIT EXPIRES OR GETS CANCELED FOR ANY REASON, I WOULD ASK CODE ENFORCEMENT TO MAINTAIN. I GUESS YOU'D SAY A WATCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERMIT IS FINALIZED AND CLOSED OUT AND EVERYTHING IT. SHOULD IT NOT BE CLOSED OUT, THEN WE'LL READDRESS IT AT THAT POINT IN TIME. BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT IS IN COMPLIANCE, AND WE WILL CALL IT QUITS FOR RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A GOOD DAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS 2926 TRANSMITTER ROAD. THIS IS ALSO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE AND TO IMPOSE A LIEN AND INVESTIGATOR. INVESTIGATOR. TONY BRUNING IS HERE TO TESTIFY.TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 19TH, 2020 FOR. AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172 IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED PROPERTY AND DERELICT VEHICLES. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25. CONTINUE EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WOULD BE IMPOSED. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON OCTOBER THE 16TH, 2024, THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER DATED JUNE 19TH, 2024. THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WAS IMPOSED.
A COPY OF THE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON APRIL 21ST, 2025, THE VIOLATION OF DERELICT VEHICLES WERE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE FROM JUNE 5TH, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 3RD, 2026. RE INSPECTIONS RE INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON AUGUST THE 3RD, 2026. A BUILDING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY BUILDING INSPECTOR SCOTT THORP AND THE STRUCTURE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE FINES FOR THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS CEASED AS OF THIS DATE IN A NEW CASE WAS OPENED FOR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON AUGUST 3RD, 2026. AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 2926 TRANSMITTER ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32404. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE RETURNED. THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN A COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AND PROOF OF THE CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AUGUST 27TH, 2026 AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. DO YOU WANT THE RECOMMENDATION? OKAY. SO DOES IT STILL LOOK LIKE THIS? I MEAN, WELL, AND. I DIDN'T GO THROUGH THESE PHOTOS BECAUSE THIS IS THE DATE THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTION WAS DONE WHERE IT WAS NOW DEEMED UNSAFE. AND WE'RE NOT HERE TO TO DISCUSS THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS. JUST THE BLIGHTED, JUST BLIGHTED. SO IT'S IN COMPLIANCE ONLY BECAUSE IT'S NOW UNSAFE. SO WE WANT TO STOP THE FINES ON THIS CASE. AND WE WILL BE PROCEEDING IN THE FUTURE ON THE UNSAFE. RIGHT. I HOPE I EXPLAINED THAT. SO THESE REALLY I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THESE PART OF THE EVIDENCE. SOMEONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. HEY, HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS CHUCK. DO. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER CHRIS. THIS IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. CHRIS WAS UNAWARE OF THE VIOLATION. AND I GUESS THE ACCUMULATING
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FINE OVER OVER THE YEARS. WHERE DOES HE LIVE? WE LIVE THERE. THERE? YES, SIR. THAT HALF OF THE HOUSE RIGHT THERE WERE. THEY SHOW THAT IT'S DETERIORATING. IS AN EXTENSION TO THE HOUSE. LONG STORY SHORT, MY MY BROTHER IS DISABLED. YOU KNOW, HE'S A DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. AND HE'S BEEN THAT WAY ALL HIS LIFE. SO WHEN MY MOM PASSED AWAY, MY OTHER BROTHER, STAN. YOU KNOW, TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF CHRIS AND, AND ALL HIS DECISIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY. WHEN WE GOT THAT LETTER, ACTUALLY MY BROTHER CHRIS, HE OPENED, HE GOT THE MAIL, HE OPENED IT, HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT SAID, AND HE BROUGHT IT TO ME. HE GOES, WHAT IS THIS? I SAID, I SAID, YOU, YOU $18,000. AND HE WAS HE WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS EVEN AN ISSUE. SO I WHEN HE SHOWED IT TO ME, I CALLED MR. BRUNING TO ASK HIM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SPOKE TO MY OTHER BROTHER STAN, WHICH HAD JUST PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR. SO SPENDING THE LAST FEW MONTHS ROOTING THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING ON. SO IT'S A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. YEAH, YEAH, IT'S A PICKLE. NOW. REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL CONTRACTORS, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO GET SOME ESTIMATES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO FIX IT? I'VE GOT I'VE GOTTEN ONE PROPOSAL BACK. I'M STILL WAITING ON MORE. AND EVEN THEN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. SO THERE IS THAT THE ACTION IS TITLED LOOKS LIKE PURIFICATION AND CHRISTOPHER. YES, THAT'S MY MOM. OKAY. AND HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN PASSED AWAY? 20 1720 WHAT? 2017 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I MEAN, IT'S NOT RECENT. NO, NO. OKAY.AND CHRISTOPHER IS THE ONE WHO IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. YES, SIR. HE'S THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON PAPER. OKAY. DO YOU IS HE UNDER THE CARE OF A PHYSICIAN ON A REGULAR BASIS? YES. OKAY. CAN YOU BRING SOMETHING TO SHOW THAT HE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED? YES.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHEN IS OUR NEXT HEARING PERIOD? OCTOBER 15TH. 15TH? YES. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT JUST A COMPLAINT. YES, WE CAN DO THAT IN THE MORNING WOULD BE A REGULAR HEARING. THE AFTERNOON WOULD BE A COMPLIANCE. OKAY. WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A THING. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS BRING SOMETHING TO SHOW ME THAT HE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. AND THE NATURE OF HIS DISABILITY AND THE EXTENT OF THAT DISABILITY. YEAH. HE WAS I JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU. I'M. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FIND HIM $18,000. THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE, WE STILL HAVE TO DO DEAL WITH THE, THE UNFIT, UNSAFE THINGS. SO. WELL, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE NOW. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, I. I JUST HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW THE LETTER. OKAY. WHO IS HIS. DOES HE HAVE A GUARDIAN. NO, I'M WATCHING HIM NOW. I MEAN, IT'S NOTHING. THERE'S NO LEGAL DOCUMENT SAYING THAT I'M HIS CAREGIVER.
AND I YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SOME SORT OF MONITORING OF HIS AFFAIRS AND EVERYTHING. Y'ALL, Y'ALL GET A LITTLE TIGHTER ON THAT, SO TO SPEAK. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S ME NOW. THE ONLY ONE LEFT. YEAH. OKAY. WELL. YOU GOT A
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PREFERENCE ON TIME. THIS IS WHAT I AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON OCTOBER THE 15TH IN THE MORNING.YES, SIR. COME TO THE HEARING WITH THAT DOCUMENTATION SO I CAN REVIEW IT. AT THAT POINT.
WE'LL CONTINUE UNTIL THAT POINT. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
WHAT IS YOUR MAILING ADDRESS? 2926 TRANSMITTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO DO THE PHONE CALL FIRST OR THE NEIGHBORS PRESENT? THE NEIGHBORS. THE NEIGHBORS ARE OKAY. IS THAT B B? YES. ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT. OKAY, SO THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 532 TRACY DRIVE.
ALL RIGHT. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AERIAL. FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN RED. THIS IS AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY SOUTH SIDE OF CALLAWAY.
CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AND ON JULY 6TH JULY 6TH OF THIS YEAR, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF OVERGROWTH IN THIS PROPERTY. AND ON JULY 8TH, INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON INITIATED THIS CASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND REPORTS FOR THIS CASE. ON JULY THE 8TH, I DID GO OUT AND INSPECT THIS PROPERTY. I DID FIND THAT THAT THERE WAS OVERGROWTH THERE IN THE FRONT. OF THE PROPERTY, AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT IN VIOLATION OF OVERGROWTH. AND I SENT AN INFORMAL LETTER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD TO EXPLAIN WHAT WAS WRONG WITH PROPERTY NEEDED TO HAVE THE CUT. THAT LETTER, THAT LETTER DID RETURN AS UNABLE TO BE FORWARD. ON JULY 27TH I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE OVERGROWTH HAS HAD GROWN SOME MORE. AT THAT TIME. I SENT OUT A CERTIFIED NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHO LISTED THE ADDRESS OF 532 TRACY DRIVE THERE IN PANAMA CITY, BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY PREDATORS DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AND THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE WAS ALSO RETURNED. COPIES OF THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS AS EXHIBITS. ON AUGUST 10TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AT THAT TIME. I SCHEDULED IT FOR A HEARING AGAIN. WAS CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL. THE MAIL WAS GOING TO THIS ADDRESS AT 532 TRACY DRIVE. BOTH OF THOSE DID RETURN UNCLAIMED AND. AND UNABLE TO AFFORD. THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THIS CASE. ON AUGUST 17TH, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS, MR. WES, AS A SECOND COMPLAINANT. HE ADVISES HIS HOUSE HAS BEEN VACATED FOR QUITE A WHILE, THAT THE PEOPLE LEFT TOWN, AND IT WAS UNDER HIS OPINION THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY GOING TO LET IT GO BACK TO THE BANK. HE INDICATED THERE WAS PART OF THE FENCING THAT WAS DOWN IN THE BACK, AND THAT WHILE THE PEOPLE LIVED THERE, THEY HAD DUG SOME SORT OF HOLE IN THE BACK TO DO SOME SORT OF FARMING OR PLANTING THINGS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE INCREASED RODENTS AND STUFF YOU'VE SEEN THE THE. I ADVISED THEM TO CONTACT BAY COUNTY ISLAND CONTROL BECAUSE HE'S HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MOSQUITO FROM WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS FROM THAT THAT DUGOUT AREA ON 27TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AND OBVIOUSLY I POSTED THE PROPERTY FOR THIS HEARING. PROPERTY WAS ALSO POSTED ON GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. I DID ALSO RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINANT ASKING ABOUT THE HEARING OR THE UPDATE THAT TOLD HIM THE HEARING WAS SCHEDULED TODAY. I UNFORTUNATELY DID TELL HIM IT WAS THIS MORNING. HE DID APPEAR THIS MORNING. LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO COME BACK AT 1:00 TODAY AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF CALLS DIDN'T COME EARLIER. SEPTEMBER 3RD. I DID GO BACK OUT AND CONTACTED MR. WEST. HE ALLOWED ME TO. OUR WIVES. HE ALLOWED ME TO GAIN ACCESS TO HIS PROPERTY, TO LOOK AT THE BACKYARD. HIS HOUSE IS
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THERE, LOCATED, FACING. THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE LEFT. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS WALKING UP TO THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. NOTICE THERE'S A SOFA AND SOME TRASH AND A BUNCH OF EMPTY BEER CANS THERE. HIS FENCE GOES. IT IS A SIX FOOT FENCE, BUT HOWEVER IT DOES GO DOWN IN ONE AREA, OBVIOUSLY I'M SIX ONE I CAN SEE OVER THE FENCE, BUT THIS IS LOOKING WHERE THE THE GROUND MADE THE FENCE GO DOWN. THIS IS LOOKING TO THE BACKYARD. I WAS REALLY UNABLE TO SEE THIS THIS THIS PIT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I GOT A FEELING THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE EXCESSIVE OVERGROWTH MIGHT BE, SINCE IT'S A LITTLE DAMP, PROBABLY IN THAT AREA. I WAS UNABLE TO TO TO SEE ANY FENCE THAT WAS DOWN BECAUSE AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH. AND I COULDN'T REALLY SEE. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT TREE WHERE THE FENCE IS DOWN. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY THE BACKYARD HAS SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH A LOT WORSE THAN THE FRONT. DID. REINSPECT THE PROPERTY ON THE EIGHTH, AND IT'S REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESPONDENT, AND THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 15TH HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AT 9 A.M. AND NEIGHBORS ARE HERE IF THEY WISH TO, TO SPEAK. OKAY, Y'ALL WANT TO I KIND OF HAVE QUESTIONS. HOW DOES THIS WORK? HOW LONG IS HOW LONG HAS THE HOUSE BEEN VACANT? THEY LEFT RIGHT AFTER S WHEN SCHOOL GOT OUT, THEY THEY LEFT TOWN. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GONE FOR TWO WEEKS, IS WHAT THEY TOLD NEIGHBORS. THEY BOUGHT THIS HOUSE. SOMEONE BOUGHT IT TO FLIP IT, TO FIX IT. AND WHEN THEY MOVED IN, THEY WORKED FOR THAT PERSON. AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXING SOME OF THE STUFF UP. THEN THEY BOUGHT IT AND THE GUY WAY OVERCHARGED THEM. I KNOW THAT'S IRRELEVANT, BUT THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT. HE COULDN'T KEEP A JOB. SHE WORKED AT WALMART. THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT. SO HE GOT A JOB UP NORTH AND THEY WENT BACK UP NORTH. THEY DID SAY THEY WERE GOING TO BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS. THAT DID NOT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAPPEN. AND AND ANOTHER PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S A HOUSE BACK ON A PLANTATION THAT HAS A BUNCH OF TRAILERS AND STUFF IN THE BACK, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE RATS ARE COMING FROM. AND ALL THE OTHER IT BACKS UP TO THIS HOUSE DOESN'T BACK UP TO THIS ONE. IT'S THE ONE THAT'S TO THE LEFT OF IT. IT'S BACK BEHIND IT THAT WAY. OKAY. AND FOR THE RECORD, I KNOW WHICH HOUSE HE'S SPEAKING OF. I CAN'T THINK OF THE NUMERICS, BUT I DO HAVE A CASE ON THAT HOUSE AS WELL. OKAY. IT'S AROUND THE CORNER. YEAH, IT'S BACK OVER HERE. OKAY.NOW. BUT THEY'RE GONE. THEY'RE GONE. AND I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO SPEED THE PROCESS UP? WELL, I LOOKED AT IT AND I'M GOING TO SPEED IT UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT OKAY, THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME SORT OF PAD OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE BACKYARD. WHAT? WHAT IS THAT? I THINK THAT'S WHERE HE WAS HAD HE WAS GROWING VEGETABLES AND POTS. OH, OKAY.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE THAT'S WHAT THE WHOLE THAT'S THE WHOLE WALL. BUT THEY WERE TALKING. OH, OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.
BASED ON I DO HAVE A RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A LIEN ON IT. SO WHO'S GOING TO PAY THAT LIEN BECAUSE THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT COMING BACK. HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S SATISFIED OUT OF THE SALE OF THE PREMISES. IF THEY YOU KNOW, I ASSUME THAT IF THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR IT, THE BANK'S GOING TO FORECLOSE SOONER OR LATER. THAT CAN ALSO TAKE UP TIME. ALSO. IT CAN THERE'S I, YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T ASSIGN A LOAN SERVICE TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, KEEP TAKING CARE OF IT, BUT I CAN CLEAN IT UP FOR NOW. AND THEN WE CAN DO A REPEAT VIOLATION. THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO. I MEAN, IT'S NOT THE BEST. GO TO THE BANK AND MAKE THEM TAKE CARE OF IT. I CAN'T I CAN'T ORDER IN ADVANCE THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF IT. AND WE CAN NOTIFY THE LIEN HOLDER THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE. LIEN HOLDERS ARE VERY PECULIAR ABOUT THAT ISSUE BECAUSE IF THEY GO ON THE PREMISES AND THERE'S NO FORECLOSURE ACTION, THAT'S GIVEN THEM THE RIGHT TO DO IT, THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM. AND SO EVERYBODY'S SCARED OF GETTING SUED SO THEY CAN REAPPEAR AT ANY TIME. THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT. THAT'S THE
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REALITY OF IT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T. I. LET'S SEE. IS IT IS THE OWNER'S NAME WILSON. LAST NAME. WILSON. SO THAT THAT PART IS CORRECT. I MEAN, WE IT'S NOT SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY, I BOUGHT THIS AND I BOUGHT THAT AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY DIDN'T REALLY BUY IT. IT'S IT'S STILL IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S NAME. AND SO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE IS CORRECT AS FAR AS, OKAY, THE MORTGAGE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO FORECLOSURE STARTED. OKAY. WELL. YOU KNOW. THE BANK MIGHT SEND SOMEBODY OUT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE INSPECTING THE HOME BECAUSE WE'RE FIXING TO FORECLOSE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT. I WILL ASK THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT, DETERMINE THE MORTGAGE HOLDER AND SEND THEM A COPY OF THE, THE ORDER THAT I ENTER ABOUT THIS SO THEY CAN BE AWARE, HEY, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY GET UPSET TOO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY AND EVERYTHING. THAT CAN ALSO BE THE BASIS TO ACCELERATE THE FORECLOSURE ACTION. I MEAN, JUST JUST SAY, ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY.THEREFORE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE NOTE BASED ON YOUR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY. THEY CAN DO MORE THAN LIKELY THEY HAVEN'T MADE A HOUSE PAYMENT ON IT. SO. WELL, MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. BUT AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE THE HOUSE PAYMENT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THE MORTGAGE COMPANY IS NOT GOING TO BE UPSET ABOUT IT, THAT QUITE FRANKLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CARE. YEAH. I MEAN, YEAH, THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE IN IT FOR. SO BUT WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO NOTIFY THE BANK THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THEY GET A NOTICE OR A COPY OF AN ORDER FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU'RE NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY, THEY MIGHT CONTACT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SAY, LOOK HERE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE NOTE AT THAT POINT. THAT MIGHT PROMPT SOMETHING. HE MIGHT HIRE A YARD SERVICE TO DO IT. I MEAN, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WELL, FROM WHAT ROBERT WAS SAYING, WITH ALL THE MAIL BEING RETURNED, THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T DO A FORWARDING ADDRESS. SO MORTGAGE COMPANY PROBABLY CAN'T EVEN GET A HOLD OF THEM. YEAH. I ASSURE YOU, THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL WILL WORK A LOT HARDER THAN YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF MONEY, YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO. YOU'RE GOING TO START LOOKING FOR THE DOLLAR. AND THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL LOOK FOR THE DOLLAR. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT PART OF IT. SO IN THE INTERIM, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A LIEN ON IT TO CLEAN IT UP. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CLEAN IT UP AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE LIEN ON IT. OKAY. WE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LIEN WILL BE UNTIL WE SAY, OKAY, IT COST US 150 BUCKS TO CLEAN IT UP OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A YARD MAN'S GOING TO CHARGE TO, TO CLEAN THAT UP. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO THAT AND WE SEND A COPY OF THAT TO THE, THE MORTGAGE COMPANY THAT MIGHT I'M AMAZED, QUITE FRANKLY, AT TIMES WHEN MORTGAGE COMPANIES JUST DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A HOOT. WELL, I KNOW THE NEIGHBOR CALLED THE MORTGAGE COMPANY AND THEY WERE NOT VERY NICE WITH HIM. SO MORTGAGE COMPANY WAS NOT NICE WITH THE NEIGHBOR, YOU MEAN? YES. OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT TOO, IS IN DEFENSE OF THE MORTGAGE COMPANY.
THERE'S A YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT WITH MORTGAGE COMPANIES. THEY CALL IT WITH BANKS, THEY CALL IT THE BANK SECRECY ACT, AND THEY CAN'T TELL YOU SQUAT. YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A AN INTEREST OR A DOG IN THE FIGHT, SO TO SPEAK. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT THEY'LL DO. AND SOMETIMES. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF SOME ARE INSURED BY CERTAIN FINANCE OR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS, THE BANK DOESN'T CARE BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT. WONDERFUL. BUT WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN AT LEAST LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEBODY. SO THE TIME FRAME FOR GETTING IT CLEANED UP, OKAY. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS. LISTENING AND YOU'LL HEAR, OKAY, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 532 TRACY DRIVE, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY
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COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN BY POSTING AND BY MAILING, ALBEIT THEY WERE RETURNED, WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY IN THIS MATTER. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF OVERGROWTH ON THE PREMISES. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY. MOWING THE OVERGROWN GRASS WEEDS. BRUSH, SHRUBS, ETC. THAT'S GOT TO BE CUT OR MOWED. IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND CODE 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 ABOVE CODES WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, HE WILL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BEGIN AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR AN ACT SHALL RUN FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS. NO. 25 DAYS UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST, THE FINE WILL BECOME LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO A COUNTY ABATEMENT ACTION. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PRE BID THIS. AND SO WHAT THAT DOES IS IT GIVES THEM THE CHANCE TO GET SOMEBODY TO GO OUT AND SAY, ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO CHARGE US? WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS, DETERMINE WHO'S GOING TO DO IT. BUT IT WILL IT WILL COCK THE HAMMER ON THE GUN, SO TO SPEAK. THE 30 DAYS AND 30 DAYS. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S. YEAH. STAY IN TOUCH WITH MR. CLARKSON.HE'LL HE'S GOT A SET OF MATCHES AND HE CAN KEEP THINGS GOING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THAT WILL CONCLUDE THIS HEARING. THANK YOU. Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU WANT TO. IT'S NOT MUCH ENTERTAINMENT, BUT. WELL, THAT'S THE ONE BEFORE THAT WAS INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL ITEMS THAT ARE PRESENT. SO WE HAVE A PHONE CALL ON ITEM H. THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 9906 INDIAN BLUFF. AND THIS IS A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE THE COST OF ABATEMENT AND. HUD IS ACTUALLY WANTING TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW THAT SURPRISES ME. MOST OF THE TIME. THEY DON'T GIVE A. AND I MAY DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO A SLIDESHOW, I'LL GO WITH THAT. AND I'M MISSING. HI. IF YOU RECORD YOUR NAME AND REASON FOR CALLING, I'LL SEE IF THIS PERSON IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE CALLING FOR, MR. ROMAN, AND IT'S A HEARING ON A PROPERTY. THANKS. MR. ROMAN, PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE. THAT AGGRAVATE ME IF I HOLD VERY LONG. I'M SORRY THIS PERSON IS NOT AVAILABLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE, PLEASE REPLY AFTER THE TONE. NOPE. NO ADDITIONAL MESSAGE. HE MISSED HIS CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE. ALL RIGHT, I HUNG UP. OKAY, SO I GO FORWARD WITH THAT. OR START AT THE BEGINNING. NO, LET'S GO FORWARD WITH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 18TH, 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD MAY 14TH, 2026.
THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS IS JUST A SLIDE NUMBER
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THREE IS A PHOTO THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 18TH.THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ANY FINES AND COSTS OF ABATEMENT WILL BE IMPOSED AT THE FINAL HEARING. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 18TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JUNE 30TH, AND THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. A COPY OF PROOF OF SERVICE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026, THE PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THAT NOTICE WAS ALSO. A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS ALSO POSTED. AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE PROPERTY. CLOSER UP IN PHOTO SIX. SEVEN, A LITTLE BIT OF TRASH AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SLIDES EIGHT AND NINE AND THE TRASH AND DEBRIS PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $1,125, AND ON UPON INSPECTION ON JULY 27TH, 2026, PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. 1112. AUGUST 3RD, 2026. THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT. CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS OF 4573.
SEVENTH STREET, SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, D.C. AS LISTED. THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S.
NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON AUGUST 24TH, 2026. COPY OF THE HEARING AND AFFIDAVIT WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT F AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE POSTED THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON AUGUST 27TH AND A COPY OF THE NOTICE, HEARING AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT AFFIDAVIT ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT G AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY, GO BACK TO FIVE.
PHOTOGRAPH FIVE. PHOTO FIVE. IS THAT DRIVEWAY SLOPED THAT BADLY? YES, THAT'S. YOU SEE WHERE IT PRACTICE? I DID, I THINK IT WAS A BIG TREE IN THE FRONT YARD THAT BRUCE PICKED IT UP. WHEN YOU PULL IN THERE, IT'S KIND OF CATTYWAMPUS. JUST SLIGHTLY. I SAW THAT AND I THOUGHT, OH, YOU'D SLIDE OFF BEFORE YOU GOT IN THE GARAGE. I TAKE HIM LIKE THAT PANORAMIC JUST TO MESS WITH YOU. TELL. OKAY, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE AND IS HEREBY ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,125, WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 WHICH SHALL ALSO. DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. UPON RECORDING, I FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE UPON A RECORDING OF THE FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT HERE IN BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. BRINGS US TO ITEM A. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3621 LARK LANE ON JUNE 29TH, 2026. WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF OVERGROWTH ON THIS PROPERTY LOCATED UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS HIGHLAND PARK. HERE WE GO. THIS IS THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED TRANSMITTER RUNS OFF A TRANSMITTER ROAD. CLOSER UP.
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AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON JULY 6TH, INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARK CLARKSON INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT CLARKSON. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS SUBMITTED MY REPORT AND EXHIBITS FOR THIS CASE. JULY 6TH. I DID GO OUT AND INSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT IS A VACANT HOUSE. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE HAS SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH ON THE FRONT SIDES. AND WHAT I CAN SEE OF THE BACKYARD. I DID SEND OUT A INFORMAL LETTER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD WHO HAD AN ADDRESS THAT DID NOT WAS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS THAN LARK LANE. THAT AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO TO THE PROPERTY. THERE WAS ALSO A REAL ESTATE SIGN FOR SALE IN THE IN THE YARD. SO I CONTACTED THE REALTOR, A CORY HERMAN. MR. HERMAN ADVISED THAT PROPERTY WAS IN FORECLOSURE, AND HE HAD BEEN HIRED TO BASICALLY DO A SHORT SALE. HE, HE GAVE ME INFORMATION TO CONTACT A, A MISS COLON. I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE HER LAST NAME. MARY COLON. SHE'S A TRUSTEE. THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE FOR THE FORECLOSURE OF THE BANK TO DO THE SHORT SALE. I DID REACH OUT TO HER OFFICE. I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL BACK FROM THEIR OFFICE THAT BASICALLY SAID THAT WE'RE JUST HERE FOR THE SHORT SALE.THERE'S NO MONEY IN THIS ACCOUNT TO CUT THE GRASS, AND THAT THEY BASICALLY WERE AT THE END OF THEIR CONTRACT TO SELL IT ANYHOW. AND PRETTY MUCH SHE WAS DONE WITH IT. MISS COLLINS WAS. AND THE THE PROPERTY IS NOT FOR SALE BY THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY ANYMORE. JULY THE 20TH PROPERTIES WERE INSPECTED AND REMAIN IN VIOLATION. AT THE TIME, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING 2309 EVANS ROAD, APARTMENT C, IN CLEARWATER, THAT WAS IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. BOTH THE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL NOTICES WERE RETURNED WITH NO FORWARDING COPY. THOSE WERE BOTH SUBMITTED INTO EVIDENCE AND ATTACHED TO THIS FILE. ALSO, I SENT A REGULAR MAIL NOTICE TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY AND THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE MORTGAGE COMPANY ON THE FORECLOSURE FOR THE PROPERTY TODAY. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. AUGUST 3RD REINSPECTED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION, SENT A WHOLE BUNCH MORE NOTICE OF HEARINGS, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD USING THE SAME ADDRESS. 2309 EVANS ROAD, APARTMENT C, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. BOTH THE CERTIFIED REGULAR NOTICES WERE RETURNED. THEY ARE ATTACHED HERE IN THIS FILE. ALSO SENT REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE A HEARING TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY AND TO THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE MORTGAGE COMPANY. AUGUST 24TH.
PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. 27TH IT WAS POSTED THOSE AND POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. THOSE AFFIDAVITS SAYING THEY WERE POSTED ARE ATTACHED HERE IN THIS FILE. THE OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. SEPTEMBER THE 8TH I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE RESPONDENT AND COMPLIANCE HEARING IS SET FOR OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 1 P.M. YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASK YOU IF WE COULD PUT THIS ON PRE-BID BEFORE THE HEARING COMPLIANCE HEARING.
OKAY. AND I HAVE NO FURTHER. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS, I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3621 LARK LANE IN PANAMA CITY, 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 THE TRUSTEE AND THE BANK MORTGAGE HOLDER, AND NOBODY HAS RESPONDED AND APPEARED AT THIS HEARING. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF OVERGROWTH ON THE PREMISES. I, I, I'M GOING TO SET THE TIME TO CORRECT THAT AS FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY CUTTING ALL OF THE OVERGROWN GRASS AND WEEDS AND SHRUBBERY ON THE PREMISES. IT'S A RESPONDENT RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
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PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THEY FAIL TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE FIVE DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT WILL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 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. IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROPERTY HAVING BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. IN ORDER FOR THE FINES TO CEASE, THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. AFTER 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ABATEMENT ACTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BRINGS US TO ITEM C. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 903 EAST 25TH STREET. THIS IS A AERIAL FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT'S OFF OF HIGHWAY 77. YOU HAVE TARGET AND KOHL'S PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE. CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. NOW THESE THESE PROPERTY LINES ARE WAY OFF. THEY DON'T OWN THE STREET. SO YEAH THEY DON'T OWN THE STREET. AND THE LINES MORE WITH THE FENCE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. AS FAR AS THE BACK WALL ACCESSORY IS ON THIS PARCEL. YES, THE ACCESSORIES ON THIS PARCEL, BUT THE OWNER OWNS ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT STREET.BUT IT'S TWO SEPARATE PARCELS. BUT THE ACCESSORY BELONGS TO THIS PARCEL. ON JUNE 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF OVERGROWTH, AND ON JUNE 18TH, INVESTIGATOR TONY BRUNI INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNI, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD, ON JUNE 18TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF CONSTRUCTION, DEBRIS, APPLIANCES AND OVERGROWTH.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. AT SLIDE FIVE AND SIX, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH. YOU SEE A CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS UNDER THE CARPORT AS A PILE OF DEBRIS OUT BACK IN FRONT OF THAT GARAGE DOOR TO THE RIGHT THERE.
AND THERE'S AN APPLIANCE ON THE BACK PORCH. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER AND REGISTERED AGENT OF RECORD, USING THE ADDRESS 8854 SOUTHWEST 11TH STREET, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 32433. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED.
THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. COPY OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER COPY OF SOME BIDS, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. ON AUGUST 3RD, 2026, A REINSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NEXT. THE OVERGROWTH IS GETTING TALLER. THE DEBRIS IS UNDER THE CARPORT. YOU CAN STILL SEE A LITTLE DEBRIS THERE IN FRONT OF THAT GARAGE DOOR.
AND THE PLANTS STILL ON THE BACK PORCH. ON AUGUST THE 5TH, 2026 NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE OWNER AND REGISTERED AGENT OF THE RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 8854 SOUTHWEST 11TH STREET, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 32433. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE RETURNED TO REGULAR MAIL. DID NOT RETURN COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER COPY OF THE SUN BIZ, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. AUGUST 27TH, 2026. COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY NOTICE OF HEARING AND AFFIDAVITS WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE. SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR COLLECTOR DATABASE SHOWS THE OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL.
SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2026 A REINSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. NEXT.
SLIDE 18. THE OVERGROWTH IS GETTING EVEN HIGHER. THE DEBRIS IS STILL UNDER THE CARPORT. GO
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BACK ONE IN THE BACK CORNER TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCESSORY, YOU SEE A PLAYHOUSE. AND THAT'S HOW HIGH THE GRASS IS. YEAH, I NOTICED IT'S BEEN CONSTANTLY DISAPPEARING. YES, SIR. IN THIS CASE, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. IS THAT GARAGE DOOR OPEN? IT IS OPEN. IT'S A WALL, LIKE A 36 INCH DOOR. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S OPEN. YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE? YEAH. I WASN'T LIKE THAT BEFORE, WAS IT? NO, NO. IN THIS CASE, IT'S SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. AND I HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE ON THIS PROPERTY, THIS VACANT.OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS, I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 903 EAST 25TH STREET IN PANAMA CITY, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT BY POSTING ■AND BY MAIL, AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR IN THIS MATTER.
VIOLATION OF 1702 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF CONSTRUCTION, DEBRIS, APPLIANCES AND OVERGROWTH ON THE PREMISES. THE RESPONDENT I'M GOING TO CUT THAT DOWN TO FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY AND DISPOSED OF IT LAWFULLY. REMOVE THE APPLIANCES FROM PROPERTY AND DISPOSE OF THEM LAWFULLY. ALL OVERGROWN GRASS AND WEEDS HAVE GOT TO BE MOWED OR CUT. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES WITHIN THE FIVE DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY AND RUN FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST. AND IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. FOR THE FINES TO CEASE, THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO A COUNTY ABATEMENT ACTION.
COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO PRE BID IT IF THEY WANT TO. RIGHT ITEM F 1839 WEST 27TH STREET. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE AND THERE IS NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. AS THE PROPERTY OWNER.
HAS BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN YOUR TIME FRAMES. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, THIS IS THE BEFORE PICTURE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. I WAS GOING ARE THERE PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHOW IT'S IN COMPLIANCE? YEAH. SO THAT'S THE, THE UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE THAT.
THERE IS A BETTER PHOTO OF IT. THEY DID OBTAIN THE PERMITS WITHIN THE TIME FRAMES. AND AS OF AUGUST 31ST, STRUCTURES DOWN JUST TO, YOU KNOW, THE FOUR POSTS, WHICH IS NO LONGER UNSAFE. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. AND THERE THIS ACTION SHALL BE CLOSED. LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IS ITEM G. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 608 PLANTATION. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN FOR THE COST OF ABATEMENT AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. OH. SECURITY ALERT. WELL, WHAT DID YOU DO? THAT'S HOW SOMEBODY SAVED THESE IN THEIR. THERE WE GO. PROBABLY ROBERT. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HELD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 11TH, 2026, AND THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD ON APRIL 16TH, 2026. THE
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RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED TO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT PAY $250 IN FINES PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INSULIN COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE FIRST COUPLE PHOTOS ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE JUNE 11TH HEARING. THIS IS A WAY TO REMIND YOU OF WHICH PROPERTY WE WERE. ON JUNE 15TH, THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JUNE 25TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 24TH. NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY DURING PRE-BID INSPECTION. AS YOU SEE IN SLIDE NUMBER SIX. ON THAT DATE, THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. ON JULY 7TH, AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $800. TO HOW MUCH? $800 OH 300 OH, I SAID, AND I HADN'T HEARD ONE THAT CHEAP YET. COPY OF THE INVOICE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $12,313, AND UPON INSPECTION ON JULY 27TH, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE INVOICE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND IS CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE, AND THESE ARE THE COMPLIANCE PHOTOS HERE TAKEN ON JULY 27TH. THE PROPERTY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. ON JULY 27TH, THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 88219 FRONT BEACH ROAD LISTED THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. NEITHER THE CERTIFIED NOTICE NOR THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS RETURNED. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY. IT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT F AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS ALSO SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE TRUSTEE, JACQUELINE DUVAL, USING THE ADDRESS GIVEN 3372 PEACH TREE ROAD, NORTHEAST, UNIT 612, GEORGIA. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED JULY 13TH AND THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED. I'M SORRY. JULY 31ST.A COPY OF THE NOTICE, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE EXHIBIT Z G CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JULY 27TH, THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO MICHELLE JOHNSON AT 6812 FORSYTH DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON AUGUST 8TH AND THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED.
A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS ALSO SENT. CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO JOANNE MITCHUM AT 5005 LOCY ROAD, APARTMENT 1138, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THESE ARE ALL THE ERRORS TO THE PROPERTY. OH, OKAY. I WAS WONDERING WHO ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE. ACCORDING TO THE USPS TRACKING AND CERTIFIED, THE CERTIFIED NOTICE IS BEING RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICES, THE PROOF OF SERVICE, AND THE USPS TRACKING ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT H AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON AUGUST 27TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING AFFIDAVITS ARE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT I AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ORDER THAT THE RESPONDENT PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE, ALONG WITH INCIDENTAL COSTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $13,113 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST, THE THE FINES ALREADY BEEN IMPOSED, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THE PROPERTY HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS FINAL
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ORDER IN THE PROPERTY RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS IN. INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ABATING THE VIOLATION PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.