[00:00:04] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS FRAN ROSS. I'M THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROVIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S HEARINGS. YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED INNOVATION YOUR PROPERTY WAS POSSIBLY NO VIOLATION AFTER PARTICULAR CITY CODE OR ORDINANCE AND YOU WERE GIVEN TIME IT CORRECT THAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT MADE THE CORRECTION TO BE HEARD, WE WILL CALL THE CASES SHORTLY. IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: BEFORE WE GET STARTED WE WILL SWEAR IN ALL [A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES] OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO TESTIFY IN A FEW MINUTES. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THESE RECORDINGS ARE BEING PUBLICLY TELEVISED. SOMEBODY SAYS, HEY, I SAW OUT THE LOCAL T.V. CHANNEL. THAT'S TRUE. YOU WERE ON LIVE T.V. IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. DO YOU WANT TO SWEAR THEM IN? >> THE CLERK: MAY I HAVE THE INSPECTORS? >> ARE WE SEPARATED? >> THE CLERK: DO YOU WANT TO DAHL THEM OUT? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: EVERYBODY WHO WILL TESTIFY, PLEASE STAND. WE'LL HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME AND TAKE YOUR TESTIMONY. >> THE CLERK: FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND POSITION WITH THE CITY. >> SHAUN COSS, BUILDING COORDINATOR. [INAUDIBLE] MR. HATFIELD. [INAUDIBLE] YOU WILL BE SPEAKING. AND BEHIND YOU, MA'AM? WILL YOU BE SPEAKING, SIR? OKAY, THANK YOU. NEXT. SIR, WILL YOU BE SPEAKING? THANK YOU CYR, IN THE BACK. LAST NAME? THANK YOU. MA'AM? THANK YOU. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU ARE READY CALL THE FIRST CASE. [A. 17-2775 1708 N 19th St Morgan, Shawn Paul Julin] MR. JULIN? >> THE CLERK: FIRST CASE IS 5-A, CASE 17-2775, ADDRESS 1708 NORTH 19TH STREET, SHAWN MORGAN IS THE OWNER. >> I'LL TAKE THIS DOWN. >> MAGISTRATE, THIS CASE IS CASE 17-2775. ADDRESS IS 1708 NORTH 19TH STREET. OWNER IS SHAWN MORGAN. THE CASE INITIATED BACK IN AUGUST - 9TH OF AUGUST, 2018. THE ADDRESS IS 2407 NORTH 43RD STREET, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AND THE VIOLATION IS SECTION 5-1.105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL REPAIRS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN ADDITION. REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ROOF TRUSSES, SIDING, ABOVE CEILING PLUMBING, ABOVE-SEERLG ELECTRICAL, SEWER LINE ENTRY DOOR AND 4 BY 4 POSTS. RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTED -- THE ASK REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATIONS EXIST. THE VIOLENTER BEING 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COME PLY WITH ALL -- COMPLY WITH OTHER CONDITIONS AND CURE OTHER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRED A PERMIT FOR [00:05:01] A FINE OF $100 PER DAY TO BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS? >> MA'AM, THIS ISSUE HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN -- I HAD ALREADY PULLED THE PERMIT TO DO THE DEMO. I PULLED THAT IT MYSELF BACK IN -- IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE SECOND VIOLATION IS I SPOKE WITH MR. JULIN. HE WAS ALSO WITH ME IN THE INSPECTED HOUSE. AS FAR AS THE HOLES AND OUTSIDE, THE SCREENING, ALL OF THAT STUFF HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. IT'S BEEN DONE OVER A YEAR. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE -- I'M SORRY, YOU CAN FINISH. >> THEY DIDN'T COME LAST YEAR TO CLOSE THIS THING OUT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOM. >> FOR THE RECORD, THERE ARE TWO CASES. THE FIRST IS 17-2775 WHICH IS STRICTLY PERMITTING IRNZ. THE OTHER, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO RESPOND TO THAT FOR THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THIS CASE, I DO HAVE -- I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CASE. I INITIATED THIS CASE IN 2017. PRIOR TO MR. MORGAN OWNING THE PROPERTY. WHEN THE PROPERTY CHANGED OWNERSHIP, MR. MORGAN WAS CITED AT THAT TIME BY MR. JULIN. MR. MORGAN DID OBTAIN DEMOLITION PERMITS IN 2014. FOR AN ADDITION THAT WAS BUILT. HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT THE ADDITION THAT WE WERE SPEAKING OF IN REGARDS TO THIS CASE. THIS WAS A FRONT PORCH ADDITION OR BACK PORCH. I'LL PULL THE PICTURES UP ON THE SCREEN SO WE CAN BE CERTAIN WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I BELIEVE THIS ADDITION HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED AS WELL. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY DEMOLITION PERMITS FOR THIS WORK. ALSO, MR. MORGAN DID APPLY FOR A PERMIT BACK IN 2019. PERMIT 19-3250. THAT PERMIT WAS TO CURE SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THAT PERMIT WAS NEVER ISSUED. THAT PERMIT WAS REJECTED BECAUSE IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE FULL SCOPE OF WORK. WE ARE STILL PENDING REVISIONS FOR THAT PERMIT. MR. MORGAN, THE PICTURE THEY HAVE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN HERE IS THE AREA WHERE THE ADDITION IN QUESTION, WHERE THERE IS NEW FASCIA BOARDS. IT SHOWS THERE IS REFRACTORS THAT WERE REPLACED, SOME NEW SIGHING, SOME NEW ELECTRIC WORK. ADDITIONAL AFTERS, ROOF DECKING, 4 BY 4 POSTS. 4 BY 4 POSTS AGAIN FOR THIS OVERHANG. THERE IS WATER PIPING, SOME ADDITIONAL -- THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FASCIA BOARDS AS WELL AS THE REFRACTORS, SIDING, NEW DOOR. MR. MORGAN, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT WORK HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED AS WELL? >> YES. THERE ARE PICTURES I E-MAILED TO YOU. >> DO WE HAVE THOSE PRINTED OUT? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL IN THE RESPONDENT OR THE CITY EXHIBIT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WE'LL CALL IT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT, PROVIDED BY MR. MORGAN. >> THESE PICTURES ARE CITY'S EXHIBITS. THEN I DO HAVE MR. MORGAN'S PICTURES AS WELL THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN ON SCREEN THAT CAN BE ENTERED AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT. >> THE PICTURES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED WERE TAKEN BY CITY STAFF? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THOSE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY ME. >> THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW? >> YES. THIS IS THE E-MAIL YOU SENT TO [00:10:10] ME OF THE THREE PICTURES THAT WE SAW. >> UH-HUH. THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THERE IS SOME HOLES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THESE WILL BE ADMIT THE AS CITY'S COMPOST ONE AND COMPOSITE 6. >> I WANT TO REITERATE, EVEN IN IF THE WORK IS REMOVED, DEMOLITION PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. SINCE THERE IS ANOTHER PERMIT PENDING, IF HE WANTS TO PUT THE DEMOLITION IN THAT SCOPE OF PERMIT OR OBTAIN A SEPARATE PERMIT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE WITH THE PENDING 1950 TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS CASE. IN ADDITION TO THE MAINTENANCE CASE THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED YET. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT, MR. MORGAN? >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL -- HE'S PULLED PERMITS ALREADY. I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONES ARE ACTIVE. >> HE'S APPLIED FOR PERMITS BUT THEY ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS AT THIS TIME. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. DO YOU INTEND TO PULL A PERMIT FOR THIS, MR. MORGAN? YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. >> YES, MA'AM, I CAN RESUBMIT THEM TODAY. I DO IT ALL THE TIME. I JUST THOUGHT THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GONE. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. LIKE I SAY, I HAD SPOKEN WITH THE INSPECTOR AND DIRECTED EVERY COMMENT ON THE PAGE AND TOOK CARE OF IT, EVEN THE DOOR SWEEPS, AND ALSO CLOSING OFF THE OUTSIDE FOR RODENTS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IS ANYBODY LIVING IN THE HOUSE? >> I HAVE A TENANT IN THERE NOW. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT CONCERNS ME, BASED ON THESE PHOTOS. >> IT'S NOTHING THAT'S -- ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S DEFINITELY IN LIVABLE CONDITION FROM WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED IT. I HAD TO TEAR OFF ABOUT 1700 SQUARE FEET OF HOUSE THAT THEY BUILT DOWN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I UNDERSTAND THAT. AGAIN, I REALLY AM CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE LIVING HERE. I SEE TWO PEOPLE IN THE BACK. >> THAT'S THE ISSUES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I SAID I'M CONCERNED SOMEONE WOULD BE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE. UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME BETTER PICTURES. >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: SHOW ME, IF YOU HAVE MORE RECENT ONES. THIS DOESN'T DO YOU ANY FAVOR HERE. IN THE PAST AND NOT QUITE COMPLETED. YOU ARE RENTING THE PROPERTY OUT. I TRULY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LANDLORDS WHO RENT PROPERTY THAT IS NOT UP TO CODE. THEY COLLECT RENT AND THE PEOPLE LIVE IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS. THAT'S WHY THE CITY HAS BUILDING CODES. I'M NOT GOING TO DEBATE WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT HAVE THEM. BUT I JUST -- I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCEPTING LANDLORDS WHO COLLECT RENT AND SOMETIMES THESE HOUSES ARE REALLY NOT UP TO CODE. >> MA'AM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WAS THE ELECTRICAL. IT WAS PULLED BY STONEY ELECTRIC. THEIR THE ONES WHO CAME OUT -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT IS NOT BEFORE ME THIS MORNING. THAT MIGHT BE COMING UP ON THE NEXT ONE. THAT'S THE NEXT MATTER BEFORE THE COURT. ANYTHING FURTHER WITH REGARDS TO THIS CASE? >> NO, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU ALL WANT TO SPEAK? ONE EVER YOU OR BOTH OF YOU? COME FORWARD, PLEASE. >> THE CLERK: CAN YOU HAVE A SEAT IN THE FRONT ROW. >> I'M CRYSTAL. [00:15:01] >> I'M HARRY COOPER JR. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FIRST? >> WE RENTED THE HOUSE FROM MR. MORGAN, SIGNED THE LEASE MARCH 23RD. WE MOVED GAVE HIM THE FIRST MONTH, LAST MONTH, AND DEPOSIT. WE MOVED IN, AS MONTHS GO ON PROBLEMS START SHOWING UP. ELECTRICAL OUTLETS NOT WORKING. NO COVERS OVER -- WE HAVE NO COVERS OVER THE AC VENTS. RATS, TERMITES, RIGHT NOW NO AC. THAT'S THE SECOND TIME IT'S WENT OUT TOTALLY. IT'S GONE LIKE THREE WEEKS. THERE IS MOLD. >> RATS. >> UNDERNEATH THE KITCHEN SINK AND BATHROOM SINK, THERE IS MOLD. >> MA'AM, I'VE GOT A VIDEO. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: FOR THE RECORD, YOUR NAME IS. LET'S DO ONE PERSON AT A TIME. ONLY BECAUSE IT'S BEING RECORDED. IT HAS TO BE TRANSCRIBED AND BOTH OF YOU ARE TALKING SOMETIMES THE TRANSCRIPTIONIST WON'T PICK IT UP. THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO, LITTLE FELLA. YOU'VE BEEN QUIET, BUT YOU WERE BUSY BACK THERE. YEAH, HE'S READY TO TALK. >> HE CAME TO FIX THE SINK IN THE MASTER BEDROOM. BUT IT'S BROKEN. WITH THE MOLD THAT WAS UNDERNEATH IT, ALL HE DID WAS PUT A PIECE OF WOOD ON TOP OF THE MOLD. THERE IS JUST -- IN MY BATHROOM WE NOTICED LAST NIGHT FROM SO MUCH WATER LEAKING, THE SIDE OF THE WALL NOW HAS A BIG HOLE IN IT NEXT TO MY SINK. THE TOILET IN MY BATHROOM, EVERY TIME IT FLUSHES, IT LEAKS. HE IS AWARE OF ALL OF THIS. I PAID THE PEOPLE TO COME FIX IT, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE NOT SHOWING UP." WE HAVE NOT PAID FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S -- I MEAN, THERE IS -- IT'S BAD. IT'S REALLY BAD. HE JUST SERVED US WITH AN EVICTION NOTICE ON SATURDAY. THE HOUSE IS JUST -- THE OUTSIDE IS BAD. WE DIDN'T NOTICE WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN. WHEN YOU FIRST MOVE IN, ROACHES GALORE. OUR DAUGHTERS WON'T USE THE FRONT BATHROOM. WE HAVE VIDEOS, PICTURES. SOME OF THE PICTURES ARE UPDATED THAN THOSE, LIKE THE SIDE SEWER IS JUST A BOARD OVER THE WALL, OVER IT. IN ONE OF THE PICTURES. WE HAVE VIDEOS, PICTURES OF ALL >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. CARTE R? >> COOPER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GO AHEAD, YOU FINISH. >> THERE IS I TRY TO LIKE KEEP STUFF DOWN. SOME STUFF -- LIKE THE WALL. HE TELL US THAT HE GONNA DO SOMETHING, AND CHRISTMAS START, HE NEVER COME DO IT. YOU GOT A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHERE KIDS CANNOT PLAY. THE AC, HOUGH YOU GOT IT RIGGED, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT JUST LOOK CRAZY. HE TRY TO SAY WE DON'T COMMUNICATE. HE DON'T WANT TO COME SEE ME. HE'LL COME WHEN I LEAVE, WHEN I GO TO WORK. I WORK HARD. I WORK SIX DAYS A WEEK. TEN HOURS A DAY. VIP THREE DAUGHTERS. CRYSTAL GOT TWO KIDS HERSELF AND ONE ON THE WAY, HERSELF. IT JUST LIKE -- HE DON'T DO NOTHING. HE WON'T DO NOTHING TO THE HOUSE. I HAVE UPDATED PICTURES, VIDEOS GOING AROUND THE WHOLE HOUSE. WHAT IT IS, I JUST FEEL LIKE HE SHOULD HAVE GONE ON HIS WAY AND NOT RENTED THE HOUSE. JUST LIKE I TOLD HIM HIMSELF. >> AND IT'S BEEN -- I SIGNED THE LEASE ON MARCH. I HAVE ACCOUNT OF MY ELECTRIC BILLS, $450. BECAUSE WHEN THE AC DID WORK, IT RAN ALL DAY LONG. IF I HAD ITSET AT 73 T RAN ALL DAY LONG AND NEVER SHUT OFF AND THE TEMPERATURE WOULD BE UP TO 89. RIGHT NOW IT'S GONE ON TWO WEEKS, IT'S COMPLETELY OFF AND THAT'S THE SECOND TIME. IT'S FLORIDA, AND I'M FIVE MONTHS. PREGNANT AND IT'S HOT. I MAY PASS OUT. IT'S VERY UP LIVEABLE AND UNSAFE. IT'S BAD. >> AS WELL I SAID WOULD YOU PUT YOURSELF IN OUR KIND OF SITUATION, WOULD YOU DO YOUR FAMILY LIKE THAT? WOULD YOU? I'VE BEEN HERE 35 YEARS, I'M A LIFE-LONG RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. I SAID WOULD YOU DO YOUR FAMILY LIKE THAT? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. JULIN , DID YOU SEE ANY OF THEIR [00:20:04] VIDEOS? >> THE CASE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, THIS IS AN OLD CASE. I WASN'T -- I WASN'T ON THIS CASE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. >> IT WAS GIVEN TO ME. NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT SOME OF IT IS STILL -- I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER CASE COMING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THERE IS A CASE THAT DEALS WITH THE ELECTRICAL. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING THE RECORD CLEAR AS TO WHAT EVIDENCE GOES TO WHAT CASE, IF I MAY. THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I BELIEVE IS JUST FOR UNPERMITTED WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE OR STARTED IN THE PAST. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THAT'S JUST WHAT WE HAVE FOR NOW. BUT TO AVOID ANY -- TO THE EXTENT IT'S RELEVANT TO THE NEXT CASE. I THINK THE ONLY -- THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE RECEIVED ARE IN EVIDENCE. THEY SHOW THE FACT THERE WAS UNPERMITTED WORK DONE AT THE TIME THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. AND THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE F THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IT'S OKAY WITH ME. ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS CASE? >> I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. >> STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU ALL CAN HAVE A SEAT. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU'RE WELCOME. MR. MORGAN? >> YES. >> SO, YOU PULLED A DEMO PERMIT FOR THIS PROPERTY. >> CORRECT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU DIDN'T DEMO THE PROPERTY. >> I DID. >> YOU DID. >> YES, MA'AM. >> WHERE ARE WE AT NOW WITH THIS PROPERTY AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED? >> AS FAR AS THE DEMO, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND CLOSED OFF BECAUSE WHERE THE INITIAL PICTURES WERE, ALL OF THAT IS GONE. I HIRED A COMPANY TO COME DEMO. I PULLED THE PERMIT BECAUSE INITIALLY I WAS GOING TO MOVE IN. I HAD HEALTH HAZARDED IN NOVEMBER. I HAD A DEMO COMPANY PULL THAT OUT. IT WAS DONE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THERE IS STILL A STRUCTURE BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE RENTING. >> THAT IS THE ADDITION. EVEN WITH WHAT THE CITY SHOWED ME -- THEY TOLD ME WHAT I NEEDED TO TEAR OUT, WHAT WAS THE ADDITION. WHAT IS THERE NOW IS THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE. ALL THE OTHER -- THERE WAS SIX MORE ROOMS ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE THAT I HAD TORN OFF AND DEMOED. THAT'S ALREADY GONE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE F I MAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YES. >> THE DEMOLITION PERMIT WAS ISSUED IN 2014. THAT WAS A PARTIAL DEMO FOR THE ADDITION WITHIN THE HOUSE. THAT WORK WAS COMPLETED. STAFF IS NOT ARGUING THAT POINT. THE UNPERMITTED WORK THAT'S BEEN CITED IN THIS CASE, 17-2775, IS AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT IS FOR THE OVERHANG, THE TRUSS, ROOF RAFTER, ABOVE-CEILING PLUMBING, ABOVE-SEALING ELECTRICAL AND AND THE 4 BY 4 POST. IF THAT WORK HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED, OR IF ANY PORTION OF IT STILL REMAINS, THAT NEEDS TO BE PERMITTED. THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE DEMOLITION PERMIT FROM THE ONE ISSUED IN 2014. >> YES, I HAVEN'T DENIAL ANY PLUMBING. THE ELECTRIC WAS DONE BY STONEY ELECTRIC. THEY PULLED THE PERMIT TO DO THE METER CHANGE. HAD TO DIG THE POWER UNDERGROUND. I HAVEN'T DONE ANY ELECTRICAL IN THE HOUSE. THEY PUT THE NEW ELECTRICAL BOX IN THERE. THERE IS NO -- POSSIBLY IF IN THE NEXT CASE BUT THERE IS NOTHING DONE AS FAR AS WIRES HANGING. ELECTRIC COMPANY DID THAT. I HIRED A COMPANY TO COME DO THAT. THEY HE DID THAT. I HAVEN'T DONE ANY OF THAT. THE STRUCTURE IS JUST LIKE IT IS. THE ONLY LITTLE THINGS I'VE DONE IS CLOSE UP THE HOLE ON THE OUTSIDE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALREADY DONE. I DIDN'T REALLY DO NOTHING IN THE HOUSE. INSTALLED KITCHEN CABINETS. >> YOU HAVE TENANTS LIVING THERE. >> THAT WAS PROVIDER. ALL OF THAT WAS DONE PRIOR. BUT NOW I HAVE TENANTS. [00:25:01] I HAVE PICTURES OF MY HOUSE BEFORE THEY MOVED IN THERE. THEY CAN'T TELL ME -- AND I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE EX-TERMINATION COMPANY. I RESENT THE WAY THEY COME IN HERE TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WE WON'T GET INTO A LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO HERE. I HAVE SAID HOW I FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE RENTING PLACES LIKE THIS. WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP TO CORRECT THIS PERMIT REQUIRED. >> ALL THE PERMITS I NEED AND I WILL UPDATE THE PERMIT AND ADD THE DEMO AGAIN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU JUST NEED TO GET WITH THE CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS CASE? BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 1708 NORTH 19TH STREET AND SHAWN MORGAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE YOU 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN WHATEVER PERMIT IS NECESSARY, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMANENT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE EVER $100 PER DAY WILL BE SAVED GETS YOU. I THINK YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE RODEO BEFORE. YOU PULLED THAT PERMIT. YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. ALL RIGHT? ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS CASE? NEXT CASE. YOU ALL ARE EXCUSED. THANK YOU FOR COMING. [B. 18-2365 1708 N 19th St Morgan, Shawn Paul Julin] THANK YOU. >> THE CLERK: 5 B, 18-2365. ADDRESS IS 1708 NORTH 19TH STREET, SHAWN MORGAN IS THE >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. JULIN >> IN CASE WAS INITIATED SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018. THE OWNER SHAWN MORGAN AND THE ADDRESS IS 2408 NORTH 43RD STREET, FORCE PIERCE, FLORIDA. 34946. THE VIOLATIONS, THE MC CODE FOR 650.2, ELECTRICAL RECEPTICALS. THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CODE 605.1 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. 31 THEN 605.3 INTERIOR SURFACES. 304.13 WINDOWS, DOORS AND FRAMES. THE NEXT WOULD BE 305.14 INSECT SCREENS. THEN THERE WOULD BE 304.6 EXTERIOR WALLS. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WOULD BE ITEM 1, PROVIDE WORKING ELECTRICAL RECEPTICALS IN ALL INHABITED SPACES. NO. 2 REPAIR, REPLACE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING OUTLETS, FIXTURES, SWITCHES AND BREAKERS. NO. 3, REPAIR AND REPLACE DRYWALL WHERE NECESSARY. ITEM 4, REPAIR, REPLACE DOORS, MAKING IT WEATHER-TIGHT. ITEM 5, PROVIDE INSECT SCREENS FOR ALL WINDOWS. ITEM 6, REPAIR HOLES IN EXTERIOR WALLS THAT ALLOW ENTRY FOR PESTS. RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF IT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS VIOLATIONS EXIST, T T T T THE VIOLENTER GI0 DAYS, AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. MORGA N? YES, MA'AM. STILL AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL I HAD STONEY ELECTRICAL. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS HOUSE. MISS ROSS, MR. JULIN HAS BEEN IN THIS HOUSE PRIOR TO THOSE TENANTS THEREIN WAS NOTHING WRONG IN THAT HOUSE. NOTHING AT ALL. FOR THEM TO COME IN THERE, I DON'T LIKE THAT. I DON'T LIKE THAT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WE ARE NOT DOING LAND LORDE-TENANTS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS HOUSE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE AGAIN? [00:30:05] >> I'LL DO THE NECESSARY PERMITS. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH PULLING THE PERMITS. I DO THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. I WORK WITH JOHN GEORGE AND THE SPECIAL CONTRACTOR. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE I BELIEVE MR. JULIN HAS PICTURES. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT THOSE FOR THE RECORD. ARE THOSE MORE RECENT PICTURES THAN THE LAST CASE? THEY WERE TAKEN MORE RECENTLY? OKAY. HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SHOW THEM TO MR. MORGAN? >> I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE. >> CAN YOU SHOW THEM TO HIM QUICKLY. >> I HAVE COPIES OF THOSE. >> WE WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND ASK THEM TO BE PUT IN AS AN COMPOSITE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: CITY COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: FIGURE FURTHER? >> I'LL INTERNAL QUICKLY. TO SUPPORT MR. MORGAN, THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE PERMIT WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER OF 2017 TO STONEY ELECTRIC. THAT WORK WAS COMPLETE. THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. HOWEVER, THIS CASE WAS INITIATED SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018. SO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE NOTED WITHIN THIS CASE ARE AFTER THE ELECTRICAL WORK WAS COMPLETED. NOW THERE MAY NOT AB PERMIT REQUIRED TO CURE THIS ELECTRICAL WORK. STAFF DOES NEED TO REINSPECT THIS PROPERTY TO VERIFY ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WITH REGARDS TO THE ELECTRICAL. >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THIS? THE OTHER CASE, I'VE RULED ON THAT ONE. I CAN CONTINUE THIS, IF YOU WANT TO VERIFY HE HAS MADE THOSE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, THAT'S FINE. IF NOT, WE CAN ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT HEARING. >> MR. MORGAN, YOU'VE CURED ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS ON THIS LIST? >> YES, THEY ARE. >> STAFF WOULD AGREE TO CONTINE IN THIS CASE FOR 30 DAYS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MR. MORGAN, THIS IS IN NO WAY PERSONAL, BUT IT'S TOUGH BEING A LANDLORD. IT REALLY IS. BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TENANTS DON'T GET CITED. THE LANDOWNER GETS CITED. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. HOPE ALL IS WORKING WELL FOR YOU AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THIS DONE AND YOU WON'T BE BACK IN 30 DAYS. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE? >> THE CLERK: THE NEXT CASE IS 5-F, 19-2739. [F. 19-2739 1506 G Terr Strong, Merdis Paul Julin] ADDRESS IS 1506 G TERRACE. MERDIS STRONG IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU'RE READY, MR. JULIN. >> EXCUSE ME? SUBJECT NO. 19-2739. THE ADDRESS IS 1506 G TERRACE. MERDIS STRONG. THIS WAS INITIATED IN OCTOBER 18, 2019. THE OWNER, MERDIS STRONG, OF 1506 G TERRACE FORT PIERCE FLORIDA, 34950. VIOLATIONS IS SECTION 5-1.105.1. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE DETACHED STRUCTURE IN THE BACKYARD, SHED AND/OR GARBAGE -- [00:35:11] GARBAGE, THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A PERMIT, OR REMOVE THE STRUCTURE. THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTED, T T THE VIOLR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MAY I? HAS MS. STRONG SEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS? SHOW THEM TO HER AND THEN TO ME. . >> THE CLERK: WE PUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS ONE COMPOSITE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YES, THANK YOU >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MISS STRONG, HOW DO YOU RESPOND? GOOD MORNING, FIRST OF ALL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO HAVE THAT TAKEN DOWN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ARE YOU OKAY? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? WE'LL GET ON ADMISSION YOU WANT THIS TAKEN DOWN. I WILL FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS, 1506 G TERRACE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE SHED. WHAT THAT ENTAILS, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS FROM SHALL OF THE PREVIOUS TESTIMONY. YOU PILL THE PERMIT. THEN YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. >> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU. >> WHAT DO I -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: TALK TO THE CITY. >> WHERE DO I OBTAIN THIS PERMIT? WHERE DO I GET IT FROM? >> GET IT FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR HERE IN CITY HALL. CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE WE HAVE LIMITED AVAILABILITY DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC. >> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> YOUR NAME? MERDIS STRONG. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JAMES STRONG. >> ADDRESS? [INAUDIBLE] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR THE NEXT CASE, MADAM CLERK. >> THE CLERK: 5H, 19-3088, 928 [H. 19-3088 928 Skylark Dr Hatfield, James Cris Bossano] SKY LARK DRIVE, JAMES HATFIELD IS THE ... >> THIS IS ELIZABETH OSBORN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU ALL ARE PREVIOUSLY SWORN? >> YES, MA'AM. >> MR. BOSSANO, WHEN YOU'RE READY, YOU MAY PROCEED. >> GOOD MORNING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING. >> 19-2617. [00:40:08] CASE IS DECEMBER 26, 2019. >> WE'RE ON CASE NUMBER 18.3088, SKY LARK. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: 5-H IN YOUR PACKET. SORRY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT'S CORRECT. >> THE SUBJECT IS 19-6088, 928 SKYLARK DRIVE. THE OWNER IS HATFIELDS JAMES. NOVEMBER 15, 2019, OWNER JAMES HATFIELD. P.O. BOX 4447,FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34948. THE VIOLATION, SECTION 5-1.105.6 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION, OBTAIN PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AC UNIT. RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR REQUIRED INSPECTION AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING. HOW DO YOU RESPOND. >> WELL, I GOT SEVERAL THINGS TO SAY F I MAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU MAY. >> I WANT TO FIRST TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT WE DO. I HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN FORT PIERCE. I HAVE A MISSION STATEMENT, ONE SENTENCE I WOULD LIKE TO READ TO YOU. IT SAYS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FLORIDA LC CONCERNING THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND CITIZENS BY BUYING AND REHABBING, EYESORE, UNSAFE, SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE AND RENTS THEM TO VETERANS, THE RETIRED AND WORKING POOR FOR 195 A MONTH OR LESS. I HAVE SOME PICTURES, IF I MAY SHOW THEM TO YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HAS MR. BOSSANO SEEN THEM? >> NO. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HE HAS TO SEE THEM FIRST. >> ON THE LAST PAGE IS A LIST OF PROPERTIES THAT WE BOUGHT IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. >> WHAT WE PAID FOR THEM, HOW MUCH WE INVESTED TO TRY THIS PROJECT BY CLEANING UP SOME OF THE REALLY BAD HOUSES. IT'S BEEN VERY EXTENSIVE. WE HAVE THREE VIOLATIONS HERE TODAY. BECAUSE OF THAT I HAD TO DIG IN A COUPLE OF EXTRA MINUTES TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WE'LL TAKE ONE CASE AT A TIME. LET'S TALK -- >> I HAVE ALL THREE OF THEM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. >> BUYING RUNDOWN HOUSES -- FIRST OF ALL, WHAT YOU SAID TO MR. MORGAN, I WANT TO AGREE WITH YOU. THIS IS A HARD BUSINESS TO BE IN. IT'S NOT EASY BUYING RUNDOWN HOUSES. IT'S VERY CAPITAL INTENSIVE. THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH MOYNAN SO A FEW MONTHS AGO I BORROWED ALMOST $1 MILLION FROM VERO BEACH BANK SO I COULD CONTINUE BUYING RAGGEDY HOUSES HERE. I DON'T HAVE A BUILDING OR AIRPLANE ANYMORE. I SPENT ALL OF MY TIME AND ALL OF MY MONEY WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED MISSION STATEMENT, OF WHICH YOU ARE LOOKING AT. I'M HERE EVERY DAY, MY WORK DAY IS 14 HOURS. I WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I DON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS BUSINESS. REHABBING THESE OLD HOUSES. I SUBMIT THAT MISSION STATEMENT WHICH YOU ARE LOOKING AT NOW. I CONSIDER IT A CHARACTER FLAW, OR A WEAKNESS TO BRING PROBLEMS ON SOMEONE ELSE. ACCORDINGLY, I'M THE CAPTAIN OF A SHIP. I ACCEPT 100% RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING WITH YOU HERE TODAY. I'M SORRY THAT IT'S REQUIRED. I'VE HAD A CONFLUENCE OF [00:45:03] NEGATIVE EVENTS IN MY LIFE. A PERFECT STORM F YOU WILL. HERE IS A SHORT LIST. I READ FAST. YOU CAN LOOK AT THESE AS REASONS OR EXCUSES, IF YOU LIKE. THE MOST IMPORTANT AND PROBABLY IS GOVERNOR DESANTIS PUT A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS. HE TOLD MY TENANTS THE LAST FIVE MONTHS I COULDN'T EVICT THEM. A LOT OF THEM QUIT PAYING RENT. PLEASE LET ME SHOW TO YOU THIS >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. HATFI ELD, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK YOU DO IN THE CITY. I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AS WELL. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. I WANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WHICH HAS TO DEAL WITH OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE AC UNIT. >> I'LL MOVE QUITE QUICKLY, THEN. THERE ARE 51 PEOPLE NOT PAYING RENT F THEY ALL PAY 1,000 A MONTH, THAT'S 5100 A MONTH, SO IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. MY MAIN MAINTENANCE MAN, STEVE, DEVELOPED SOME KIND OF NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEM AND CAN NOW ONLY WORK PERMIT. LAST FRIDAY MY COLLEGE ROOMMATE TRANSFERRED FROM THE HOSPITAL TO HOSPICE. THE PROPERTY MANAGER I HAD FOR 24 YEARS, JENNY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MET HER OR NOT, BURNED OUT FROM THE PRESSURE AND QUIT. THE REPLACEMENT WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THESE VIOLATIONS, IT WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ALL OF THIS, TOOK ME OUT FOR MY LOCKED MAIL BOX AND I TOLD HER IT WAS A FELONY, SHE QUIT. SHE WAS REALLY THE PERSON THAT RAN THIS BUSINESS. THAT LEFT ME WITH ONE FULL-TIME OFFICE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE WHO WAS INCREDIBLY UNRELIABLE. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER SINCE A WEEK BEFORE LAST. THIS IS A WONDERFUL SINGLE WORKING MOM BUT SHE IS PERMIT PE BECAUSE SHE HAS -- I WAS OPERATED ON FOR SCHOOL SKIN CANCER. I LOST 25 POUNDS BEFORE I FOUND I HAD INTESTINAL PARASITES. BECAUSE I DIDN'T FORESEE ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING GROWING PAINS, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FORT PIERCE. WE HAVE A FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE GUY WHO DID A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS WRONG, SO I FIRED HIM. IN RETRIBUTION, HE CONTACTED THE CITY, TOLD ABOUT WHAT HE DID WRONG, AND USED THE CITY TO HURT ME. VERY VINDICTIVE. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THAT GENTLEMAN. LAST THING, MY CONSTANT COMPANION, PRINCESS, DIED LAST JANUARY THAT'S MISSION OF TIME IS THE THING THAT STOPS EVERYTHING FROM GOING WRONG ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I HAD ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO. DON'T BE A VICTIM, BE A VICTOR AND I AM. I DIDN'T TELL ALL OF THIS TO YOU FOR YOU TO FEEL SORRY BUT, RATHER, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE WITH ME IS NOT INTENTIONAL. DIDN'T NEVER MEAN TO BE HERE LIKE THIS. NOT EVERYTHING IS WRONGEN MY COMPUTER HASN'T CRASHED, MY HOUSE HASN'T BURNED AND I HAVEN'T HAD A HEART ATTACK YET. EVERY YEAR I INVITE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SPEAK AT LANDLORD MEETINGS AND THEY USED MY COMPANY AS AN EXAMPLE OF DOING IT RIGHT, RATHER THAN A CERTIFIED LETTER, THEY WOULD CALL ME ABOUT THE PAINT, THE JUNK IN THE YARD OR GRASS AND WE WOULD FIX IT AND CALL THEM BACK THE SAME DAY. I HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE FOR 50 YEARS. I WAS HERE ONE TIME LAST YEAR BUT FOR 50 YEARS I'VE NEVER DONE. THIS WE COULD HAVE JUMPED ON THESE PROBLEMS AND RESOLVED THEM, BUT WE HAVE DOZENS OF OTHER PROBLEMS, TOO. THE OFFICE WORK IS OVERWHELMING, THERE IS NO ONE DOING ANY OF IT EXCEPT LIZZY HERE. WE HAVEN'T FINISHED OR INCOME TAX YET. THE DEADLINE WAS LAST WEEK. I AM TOLD WE NEED TO GET PERMITS FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. I THINK WE HAVE PERMITS AND MR. COSS, BEYOND WHAT WE ARE DOING WRONG. WE ARE WRONG A LOT. I DON'T THINK WE CAN FIX ALL OF THIS IN 30 DAYS. WE CAN PROBABLY FIX ONE EVERY THREE OR FOUR WEEKS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HERE IS HOW IT WORKS. >> MORE SPECIFICALLY -- EXCUSE ME? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ONCE YOU PULL THE PERMIT, YOU HAVE 180 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS. >> MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE DID WRONG. MOST OF WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS WE HAD AIR CONDITIONING CENTRAL SYSTEMS THAT WENT BAD. THERE IS THREE OF THEM. THEY WENT BAD. WE USED PARTS THAT WE ALREADY HAD AND REPLACED THE PART THAT WENT BAD. THEY ARE ALL THREE WORKING FINE. THE PROBLEM EXISTS IS THAT WE DIDN'T GET PERMITS. IS THAT CORRECT? [00:50:03] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? MR. HATFIELD, THE ONLY PERMIT THAT'S BEEN ISSUED IS FOR -- WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PERMITS FOR 928, 930, OR 703. IT APPEARS THESE ARE NEW UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE REFERRED BEFORE. WE ARE DEALING WITH 928 SKYLARK DRIVE. MR. BOSSANO HAS PICTURES OF THAT UNITS THAT WAS REPLACED WITHOUT A PERMIT. TO CURE THIS VIOLATION, WE SIMPLY NEED TO HAVE A PERMIT. ONCE THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH IT HAS, YOUR CONTRACTOR WOULD SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION AND WE'LL VERIFY THAT THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO CODE. >> IS THAT ALL THAT'S REQUIRED? CAN I GET THE PERMIT AND THAT'S IT? >> THAT'S IT. >> WE CAN DO THAT. IT WON'T TAKE VERY LONG. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. I CAN SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS. IF YOU WANT TO ADMIT THEM. IT'S UP TO YOU. >> YES, PLEASE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DID THEY SEE? SHOW IT TO THEM. [INAUDIBLE] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU WANT TO ADMIT THOSE? >> THE CLERK: WE'LL MOVE TO ADMIT THOSE. SHOW THEM TO THE MAGISTRATE, PLEASE. >> I DON'T MEAN TO TAKE SO LONG. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THOSE WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY COMPOSITE 1. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS CASE? THERE BEING NOTHING FURTHER IN IN PARTICULAR CASE, I FIND THAT WITH REGARDS TO 19-3088, 928 SKYLARK DRIVE, THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION, THAT JAMES HATFIELD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. YOU WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH OTHER CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THERE IS ANOTHER CASE. >> ANOTHER CASE IS SUBJECT 19-3089 -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: CALL THE CASE. >> 19-3089, 930 SKYLARK DRIVE. [I. 19-3089 930 Skylark Dr Hatfield, James Cris Bossano] JAMES HATFIELD IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: CONTINUE. NOVEMBER 15, 2019. IT'S OWNER IS JAMES HADFIELD, P.O. BOX 447 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34948. VIOLATIONS SECTION 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. HATFI ELD, SAME EVIDENCE AS BEFORE? >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? >> GUILTY AS CHARGED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: NOT QUITE IN HERE. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTED AT 930 SKYLARK DRIVE AND THAT JAMES HATFIELD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: NEXT CASE? [J. 19-3172 703 Avenue J Hatfield, James Paul Julin] >> THE CLERK: 5-6. 703 AVENUE J. JAMES HATFIELD IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU MAY [00:55:06] PROCEED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS ACTUALLY PAUL'S CASE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I CAN SEE MR. JULIN'S NAME HERE, WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT? HOW ARE YOU, MR. JULIN? >> THIS CASE IS 19-3172. ADDRESS IS 703 AVENUE J. JAMES HATFIELD. THE CASE INITIATED NOVEMBER 20, 2019. THE OWNER IS JAMES HATFIELD. P.O. BOX 4447, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34948. VIOLATION IS 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. THE IPMC CODE FOR 304.3 IS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS. THE CORRECTION WOULD BE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW AC SYSTEM. AND MAKE NECESSARY ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TO MAKE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL SAFE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN A APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO. >> THE CLERK: SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE PICTURES ADMITTED FOR THIS CASE BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING BEYOND JUST THE PERMIT THAT REFER TO. THE ELECTRICAL WORK. IF WE COULD MOVE THOSE IN, SHOW THEM TO MR. HATFIELD. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: NO, THAT'S FINE. >> THIS WAS THE AC THAT WAS INSTALLED. >> UH-HUH. >> YES. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SEPARATE PANEL OR SEPARATE COVER TO PROTECT ALL THE WIRES WHEN YOU LIFT UP THE LID SO YOU DON'T GET SHOCKED. >> YES, THERE SHOULD BE. >> THAT'S WHAT THE VIOLATION REFERS TO. >> WOULD YOU BRING THEM TO ME. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IT WOULD BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. MR. HATFIELD? >> MA'AM? >> WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM EITHER PARTY? THEN BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 703 AVENUE G, THAT JAMES HATFIELD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I FURTHER WILL ORDER THAT YOU'VE GOT 60 DAYS TO GET A PERMIT AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS DURING THAT TIME WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO CLEAN THIS UP. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> YES, MA'AM. SORRY WE TOOK SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MADAM CLERK? [L. 19-3470 1602 Citrus Ave St. Hilaire, Soirlien & Selimene Ed Smith] >> THE CLERK: 19-3470, 1602 CITRUS AVENUE. ST. HILAIRE, SOIRLIEN & SELIMENE ARE THE OWNERS. >> MR. COSS, WILL YOU BE PRESENTING? >> MR. SMITH WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. THIS IS CASE 19-3470. 1602 CITRUS AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ST. HILAIRE, SOIRLIEN & SELIMENE, 712 CELTIC AVENUE, PORT ST. LUCIE. [01:00:05] VIOLATIONS OF PROPERTY IS INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 504.1 FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES THIS INITIATED FROM A TENANT COMPLAINT ABOUT RAW SEWAGE ON THE GROUNDS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE, CAUSING A LEAK IN THE HOUSE AND THE TOILET TO BE STOPPED UP. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? WERE YOU SWORN PREVIOUSLY? STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS SELL MAN. >> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE? >> I HEARD HIM SAY THE TENANT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TOILET WAS LEAKED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YES. >> THE ATTORNEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE THE TOILET WAS LEAKED. ONE TIME THEY CALL ME, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TOILET. THERE WAS JUST ONLY THE CANNOT FLUSH. THEN I JUST -- I WENT THERE, I SNAKE IT OUT AND EVERYTHING WENT PERFECT. I DON'T KNOW IF I -- WHAT ELSE I HAVE TO DO. THEY HAVE NOT TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT A LEAK. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH MR. SMITH, WHO IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. MR. COSS? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND UNFORTUNATELY THE OWNER NEVER NOTIFIED US IT HAD BEEN CURED. I REQUEST WE CONTINUE THIS CASE UNTIL WE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH MR. SMITH. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GIVE THE CITY A CALL, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE IS ED SMITH. HE IS NOT HERE TODAY. IF YOU CALL THE CITY, THEY WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM. WE'LL CONTINUE THIS UNTIL OUR NEXT DOCKET. THE MATTER IS TAKEN CARE OF, THEN THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR YOU TO COME BACK. >> OKAY, SO I CALL MR. SMITH, THEN I HAVE TO CALL A PLUMBER TO COME OVER AND DO SOMETHING? THEY NOT COMPLAIN TO ME HE ABOUT ANYTHING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DEPEND OKAY THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT NEED A PLUMBER. >> WE JUST NEED YOUR PHONE NUMBER. >> 772-713-9260. >> SELIMENE. >> YES. THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, MADAM CLERK? >> THE CLERK: OUR NEXT CASE IS [M. 19-3473 1609 Juanita Ave Bennett, Svetlana Shaun Coss] 5-M, CASE NUMBER 19-3473, 1609 JUANITA AVENUE, SVETLANA BENNETT IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MORNING. YOU ALL WERE PREVIOUSLY SWORN? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. WHEN YOU ARE READY, MR. BOSSANO. >> THE SUBJECT 19-3473. 1609 JUANITA AVENUE. CASE INITIALED DECEMBER 23, 2019. THE OWNER IS SVETLANA BENNETT, 1609 JUANITA AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, 34946. VIOLATION IS 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS OBTAIN PERMIT FOR THIS INSTALLATION OF AC. RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS, BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTION AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLIES WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU HAVE PICTURES? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HAVE THEY SEEN THE PICTURES? >> NO. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HOLD ON. THIS WILL BE CITY EXHIBIT 1. [01:05:21] NOW DO BOTH OF YOU WANT TO SPEAK? >> MY WIFE IS FROM RUSSIA, HER ACCENTS THROWS PEOPLE OFF. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT'S FINE. >> WE DIDN'T KNOW -- WHEN THEY CAME TO PUT THE AIR CONDITIONING IN, THEY TOLD US IT'S A SPECIAL SWAP. I'M FROM CHICAGO AND MY WIFE IS FROM RUSSIA. WE DIDN'T KNOW, WE PUT A NEW AIR CONDITIONING IN. WE HAD SOLAR PANELS PUT IN AND HE CAME AND INSPECTED THE SOLAR PANELS. HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WE HAVE A NEW AIR CONDITIONING AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUT WE TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. WE HAD A PERMIT PULLED. GALAXY, THIS IS THE PEOPLE DOING AM THE WORK AND EVERYTHING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HAVE YOU SEEN THAT, MR. BOSSANO? YOU TAKE A LOOK. MR. COSS, PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT, TOO. >> WE DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT. LIKE I SAID, HE WAS COMING TO INSPECT THE SOLAR PANELS. WE HAD SOLAR PANELS PUT IN AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING THING COME UP. I THOUGHT WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HERE ON THIS RIGHT HERE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IT HAPPENS LIKE THAT, TRUST ME. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WE'LL SUBMIT THIS AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT. THIS IS INVOICE FOR A PERMIT FROM GALAXY AIR CONDITIONING. I CHECKED THE RECORDS. WE HAVE NOT ISSUED A PERMIT AS OF YET. DUE TO COVID PROCEDURES, WE ARE ALLOWING THE CONTRACTORS TO E-MAIL PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND THEY ARE BEING ASSIGNED AND REVIEWED. THERE IS A CHANCE THERE IS AN APPLICATION, IF IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE PROCESED YET. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. I WILL CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS. YOU ALL KNOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS? >> NO. FOR A PERMIT? HE SAID HE PULLED IT FRIDAY. THEY GAVE US -- HE SENT US THE E-MAIL BECAUSE WE CALLED AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T IN YET. SO HE SENT US EVERYTHING SO THAT WAY WE COULD BRING IT TO COURT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IS THIS YOUR ONLY COPY? >> THE E-MAIL, THAT'S OUR COPY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: CAN SOMEBODY MAKE A COPY? OKAY, THANK YOU. THIS IS ADMITTED AT RESPONDENT'S COMPOSITE 1. I WILL CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PERMITTING, I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL THAT IS DONE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, THE PROPERTY -- WE ARE MARRIED AND HER LAST NAME IS ROSS. HOW DO WE CHANGE THAT? IT KEEPS COMING UP AS BENNETT. HOW DO WE STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT? >> YOU NEED TO GO TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AND SHOW -- STRAIGHTEN OUT THE OWNERSHIP WITH THEM. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING ELSE? WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> THE NEXT CASE 5-IN, 19-3474, [N. 19-3474 210 N 23rd St #A Tucker, John Cris Bossano] ADDRESS 210 NORTH 23'D STREET, UNITS A, JOHN TUCKER IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> SUBJECT 19-3474 -- THE OWNER IS TUCKER JOHN. CASE INITIATED DECEMBER 30, 2019. THE ADDRESS FOR OWNER IS 207 N. 22ND STREET, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34950. VIOLATION SECTION 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. [01:10:04] VIOLATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONA- >> PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. >> MAINTENANCE CODE 304.18.1 BUILDING SECURITY DOORS, IPM C-304 .13 WINDOWS AND DOORS AND FRAMING, IPMC 305.3 INTERIOR SURFACE, IPMC 309.1 INFESTATION, IPM C-304 .5 RODENT HARBORAGE, IPM C6 05.2 ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES TO THE WORKING, IPM C5 R 504.1 PLUMBING FIXTURES. CORRECT ACTION. OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR AC INSTALLATION. REPLACE MISSING WINDOW SCREENS. REPAIR AND REPLACE SLIDING GLASS DOOR IN THE LIVING ROOM THAT IS NOT OPERABLE. REPAIR HOLES IN THE WALLS THAT ALLOW OPENINGS FOR PESTS. TREAT PROPERTY FOR PEST INFESTATION AND RODENT HARBORAGE. HEADACHE NECESSARY ELECTRICAL REPAIR FOR NONWORKING RECEPTICALS IN THE BEDROOMS. MAKE NECESSARY PLUMBING REPAIR TO LEAKING TOILET, REPLACING IT IF NECESSARY. RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLENT ISER BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTION AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. >> THE CLERK: DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS? I KNOW WE HAVE A RESPONDENT PRESENT. SHE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE JOHN TUCKER. SAY YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, I AM KIMBERLY -- >> THE CLERK: THANK YOU, MA'AM. HE WILL SHOW YOU SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HOLD ON. MA'AM? GO AHEAD. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT EACH PICTURE, CAN YOU JUST GIVE HER THE COMPOSITE AND LET HER RESPONDS IN THAT WAY. >> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS COMPOSITE 1. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO IT THE ALLEGATIONS? >> WE HAVE STARTED REPAIRS. WE WANT TO PULL THE PERMIT FOR THE AC UNIT. ON THE GLASS DOOR, WE HAVE CHANGED THE GLASS COMING OUT TO FIX THAT. THEY HAVEN'T ORDER -- THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN -- WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING EVERYTHING REPAIRED FOR THAT UNIT. HE JUST CAME OUT. I HAD HIM TO COME, MR. CRIS COME OUT AND TELL ME WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE TENANT THAT WAS THERE, THEY CALLED THE INSPECTOR BECAUSE WE WAS EVICTING THEM OUT. THEY DIDN'T LET US KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TOILET. HE SAID IT WAS ONLY A BUCKET AND THE TOILET NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE ARE TAKING CARE OF ALL OF IT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU KNOW AS THE LANDLORD, YOU HAVE A RIGHT OF INSPECTION. I THINK YOU LISTENED THIS MORNING. MY PROBLEM IS WHEN I SEE THESE KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHS, I GET CONCERNED BECAUSE MOST OF THESE PLACES HAVE TENANTS. MOST TENANTS HAVE CHILDREN. AND SO MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PLACE, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE LIVES TA LIVE IN THAT PLACE EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A HEALTH HAZARD. AND I OFTEN TIME ASK FOLK, WOULD YOU LIVE IN IT? WILL YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN LIVE THERE? SO THAT IS HOW I VIEW IT. I KNOW SOMETIMES TENANTS CAN BE [01:15:02] DIFFICULT. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE LAWS AND YOU HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BUILDING DEPARTMENTS WITHIN CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. SO YOU HAVE PULLED THE PERMIT FOR THE AC? >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I HAVE VERIFIED THAT. STAFF MOVES TO WITHDRAW VIOLATION 1-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT IS GRANTED. >> I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I WOULD NOT LIKE MY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS TO LIVE IN NOTHING LIKE THAT. SO WE ARE -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: KNOW YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT YOUR PROPERTY. YOU DO IT WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THE TENANTS AND FOR YOURSELF AS WELL. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD BE ELIMINATED. THE PROBLEM IS I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THEY MOVED IN THERE OR IF THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM. SO YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND THEM, TOO. I WILL ALLOW THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PERMIT REGARDING THE AC. NOW WITH WINDOWS AND SCREENS AND ELECTRICAL, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO CORRECT THAT? >> THE PART SHOULD BE IN ANY DAY. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME ANOTHER 30 DAYS? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THE THINK IS BEING GENEROUS AND SAYING THEY WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY I FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 210 NORTH 23RD STREET, NO. A, JOHN TUCKER, WHO IS REPRESENTED BY KIMBERLY TUCKER HERE TODAY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS WHICH INCLUDE HAVING THE PROPERTY INSPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS YOU ARE MAKING. COMMY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER. NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: NEXT CASE? >> THE CLERK: 6-A. [A. 17-2777 2210 N 17th St. Sands, Desean D Shaun Coss] 17-277, 2210 NORTH 17TH STREET, DESEAN SANDS IS THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS CASE 17-2777 FOR 2210 NORTH 17TH STREET. OWNED BY DESEAN SANDS. OF THE SAME ADDRESS. >> PERMIT REQUIRED, THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU MARCH 20TH, 20EU7B. WE FOUND THE PROPERTY OWNNER VIOLATION IN TIME WAS GRANTED ON MAY 22ND, 2019. SINCE NO PERMITS WERE ISSUED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMLIANCE WAS REPORTED AND FINES BEGAN SEPTEMBER 16, 2019. THE ORDER ASSESSING FINE WAS IMPOSING LEN WAS REPORTED DECEMBER 9, 2019. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I SPOKE TO MR. SANDS IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. ONCE HE RECEIVED THE ORDER ASSESSING FINE AND IMPOSING LEN. WE HAD SPOKEN OUTSIDE THE OFFICE. I DID NOT HAVE THE FILE. I HAD GIVEN HIM BAD ADVICE TO RESPOND TO THE MASSEY NOTICE. WE WERE PAST OF THE POINTS OF THE MASSEY HEARING SINCE THE ORDER ASSESSING FINE AND EMBEZZLING LIEN HAD BEEN REPORTED. MR. SANDS DID PROCEED WITH RESPONDING WITH THE MASSEY NOTICE. WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED THIS FOR A HEARING, I BELIEVE, IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. HOWEVER THAT HEARING WAS CANCELED DUE TO COVID. SINCE THIS MATTER IS BEING BROUGHT BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY, IT TECHNICALLY CANNOT BE A MASSEY HEARING, SINCE WE HAVE GONE BEYOND THAT POINT. IT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME FOR A LIEN REDUCTION SINCE THE PROPERTY IS STILL IN VIOLATION. MR. SANDS IS WORKING WITH AN ARCHITECTURE, MR. JOHN FOSTER, TO PREPARE DRAWINGS TO BRING THIS CASE INTO COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, WE DID WANT TO GET IT ON RECORD, TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF HIS MASSEY NOTICE. WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR A LIEN REDUCTION, STAFF WILL CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN HIS TIMELY RESPONSE AND USE THAT IN MITIGATING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LIEN. AT THIS TIME, THE LIEN REMAINS IN FORCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN [01:20:04] ISSUED. ALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND THE INSPECTION HAS BEEN APPROVED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME. >> DESEAN SANDS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU HEARD THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY MR. COSS? ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO. >> THE CLERK: SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HE HAS NOT BEEN SWORN. HE ARRIVED AVENUE THE MEETING STARTED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU CAN SWEAR HIM IN. >> RAISE YOUR RESIDENTS RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. DO YOU SWEAR FROM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE EVIDENCE YOU ALREADY PRESENTED WAS THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE THIS. >> THIS WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE CASE IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. AT THAT TIME, IF YOU COULD SUBMIT A LIEN REDUCTION PACKET, WE WILL GET IT SCHEDULED BACK BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DO I NEED A SURVEY OF THAT PROPERTY? >> THE SURVEY REQUIREMENT IS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING. IT'S NOT FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENT REVIEW. YOU NEED TO ASK THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. >> I CALLED PLANNING AND THEY WASN'T SURE. AS FAR AS FOR THE ARCHITECT, DO I NEED A SURVEY? >> AGAIN, IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I'LL REACH OUT TO PLANNING DEPARTMENT MYSELF AND SEE IF I CAN GET AN ANSWER FROM A SUPERVISOR AND GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOU. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: READY WHEN YOU ARE. >> THE CLERK: 6-B, 19-560, [B. 19-560 106 N 29th Street Chen, Qing Shaun Coss] ADDRESS, 106 NORTH 29TH STREET, QING CHEN IS THE OWNER. >> THIS IS CASE 19-560 FOR 106 NORTH 29TH STREET, PROPERTY OWNED BY QING CHEN OF 4627 ARTHUR STREET, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR AS FAULT WORK DONE. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU JULN WAS ORDERED. A 90 DAY EXTENSION OF TIME WAS GRANTED. JANUARY 3, 2020, AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WAS RECORDED AND THE FINES BEGAN. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU FOR A MASSEY HEARING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS CONTINUED UNTIL THE NEXT HEARING. THE NEXT HEARING WAS NOT UNTIL JUNE. MR. JEREMY REPRESENTED HE WAS WORKING WITH THE NEW CONTRACTOR. THEY WERE PREPARING DRAWINGS. THEY HAD SUBMITTED THEM IN 30 DAYS. STAFF DID AGREE TO AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAY CONTINUOUS UNTIL TODAY. STAFF WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE FROM THE OWNER PRIOR TO MAKING ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOUR NAME? >> JEREMY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: JEREMY WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? HOW DO YOU RESPOND? >> I DID LAST WEEK -- SUBMITTED LAST WEEK AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ROSS, SHAWN MORGAN ON BEHALF OF SUN RISE CITY IS HERE REPRESENTING HIS CONTRACTOR AS WELL. MAYBE HE CAN PROVIDE INSIGHT ON THAT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. >> THIS IS AN ISSUE, I WORK FOR JOHN JORDAN ASSOCIATE ALSO. THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE OTHER CONTRACTORS. WE CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT DOT AND WE WERE WAITING ON A LETTER FROM DOT PER THE COMMENT FOR THE REVISION WHICH IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE WAY THE DRIVEWAY WAS DONE, IT REQUIRED A PERMIT FROM DOT. DOT RESPONDED THAT THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY THINK WE NEEDED A PERMIT. WE NEEDED SOMETHING ON A LETTERHEAD FOR THEM TO SUBMIT THE APPROVAL. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THAT LETTERHEAD? [01:25:02] >> I'VE STEPPED IN AND I'VE CONTACTED DOT MYSELF. I TALKED TO ELIZABETH AT DOT ON OLEANDER. THEY ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE COMPLETELY CLOSED. IT'S BEEN THROUGH E-MAIL AND PHONE CONTACT. I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR WHO LIVES IN BROWARD COUNTY FOR THIS DISTRICT AREA. WE ARE WAITING ON A LETTER FROM THEM CONFIRMING THAT MR. LEE DOESN'T NEED A PERMIT FOR THAT, THE STRUCTURE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THERE IS NO ISSUES WITH THE SEPTIC OR THE WATER, PER THE COMMENTS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. WELL, I'D SYMPTOM THE FINES FROM ACCRUING. YOU CAN HAVE THAT IN 30 DAYS? >> I SPOKE WITH HER. IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO WEEKS. SHE HASN'T E-MAILED ME -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I UNDERSTAND. >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES, WE NEEDED TO GET THE PERMIT APPROVED. WE NEEDED THE LETTER FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I'LL GIVE YOU 30 DAYS, SEE WHERE YOU ARE, STAY IN TOUCH WITH MR. COSS OR MR. BOSSANO, AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR WE CAN PROGRESS WITH IT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. >> ALSO, I SUBMIT FOR AN ADDITION, BUT I NEED THE LETTER. AN E-MAIL IS PRESENTLY A PERMIT. [INAUDIBLE] >> I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING. JUST PLEASE COORDINATE SUBMITTALS WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR OF RECORD. WHENEVER THE CONTRACTOR OBTAINS A PERMIT THEY ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY, THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE? >> THE CLERK: NEXT CASE IS 6-D. IT'S NOT ON THE FRONTS PAGE. [D. 19-2074 3207 Avenue D We Brothers Enterprise Inc. Kevin Grant] ADDRESS 3207 AVENUE D, NEW BROTHERS ENTERPRISE, INK IS THE OWNER. >> 19-2074 FOR 3207 AVENUE D. PROPERTY OWNED BY WE BROTHERS ENTERPRISE, 8480 MAN OF WAR ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA 5-.105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. NAINT DAY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED. AFTER AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WAS REPORTED APRIL 20, 2020, STARTING FINES. THE RESPONSIBILITY REPLIED TO THE MASSEY NOTICE WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE YOU LAST MONTH NOR A MASSEY HEARING. THE FINES WERE STOPPED FOR 30 DAYS TO ALLOW THE CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT A REVISION, TO CORRECT THE INITIAL PERMITS INCLUDING DOCUMENTS THAT WERE FOR A DIFFERENT ADDRESS OWNED BY THE SAME PROPERTY COMPANY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY SUBMITTED REVISIONS YESTERDAY, THEY ARE NOT BEING REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 30-DAY CONTINUOUS, SO THAT THE REVIEW OF THE REVISION CAN BE COMPLETED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. AND, SIR, YOUR NAME? [INAUDIBLE] >> THE CLERK: HE NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: SWEAR HIM IN. >> THE CLERK: RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THE CITY IS ASKING THAT YOU BE GIVING ANOTHER MONTH TO COME UP WITH THE REVISIONS. ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT? >> YES. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES WE WILL CONTINUE THIS ANOTHER 30 DAYS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. THANKS FOR STAYING AROUND. IS THAT IT?HE CLERK: SPECIAL MAE WE HAVE TWO CALL-IN CASES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: IS OKAY. >> 5- [P. 20-825 303 Fernandina St Spalding, James Cris Bossano] >> FERNADINA STREET, JAMES SPAWLDING IS THE OWNER. I WILL HAVE TO GIVE HIM A CALL. . [01:30:34] >> THE CLERK: MR. SPAULDING, THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. >> YES. >> YOU'RE IN PHONE ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR WILL BE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING, MR. SPAULDING. BEFORE I TAKE TESTIMONY I WILL NEED TO HAVE YOU PUT UNDER OATH AND SWORN. MADAM CLERK? >> THE CLERK: MR. SPAULDING, WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> JAMES SPAULDING. >> THE CLERK: DID YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES, I DO. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. BOSSA NO WILL READ THE RECORD OF THIS VIOLATION. >> SUBJECT NO. 20-825, 303 FERNADINA STREET. SPALDING JAMES. >> I CAN'T CAN'T HEAR IT. I CAN'T HEAR IT. >> MOVE THE MIC CLOSER TO YOU, CRIS. >> CASE INITIATED MARCH 23, 2020. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: CAN YOU HEAR HIM NOW? >> I CAN HEAR YOU BUT I CAN'T HEAR HIM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GET IN FRONT OF THE MIC LIKE I AM HERE. >> CASE NICHTED MARCH 23, 2020. OWNER JAMES SPALDING. 303 FERNADINA STREET, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. 34949. VIOLATION SECTION 5-1.105.1. PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF CONCRETE NEAR SEAWALL. IN ADDITION, ANY REPLACEMENT OF THE WALKWAY DEMOLITION WILL ALSO REQUIRE A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTION AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH THE OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY ASSESSED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ANYTHING FURTHER? >> THE CLERK: I ASK THAT WE HAVE PHOTOS THAT WE ADMIT THEM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED VIA E-MAIL THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PHOTOS HERE, NO. >> DY TRY TO E-MAIL THEM TO HIM YESTERDAY. THE E-MAILS DID NOT GO THROUGH? THE FIRST ONE DID NOT GO THROUGH. I DID NOT GET AN UNDELIVERABLE MESSAGE ON THE SECOND E-MAIL. >> I WOULD ASK THE RESPONDENT IF HE WOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS COMING IN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ON COULD WE GET A DESCRIPTION? WHAT ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS DESCRIBING? >> THE DEMOLITION, THE SIDEWALK, AND BREAK EVERYTHING, DAMAGE THE NEIGHBOR PROPERTY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. YOU DIDN'T GET ANY PHOTOGRAPHS, MR. SPALDING? >> NO, I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: BUT YOU ARE AWARE OF HOWEVER THE AREA THERE LOOKS NEAR THE RIVER, RIGHT? WITH THE SEAWALL. >> YES, I KNOW. WHAT HAPPENED IS -- CAN I EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: SURE. >> FIRST OFF, I HAD TO COME HOME EARLY THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE GAL I HAD WITH HIM WAS FROM CANADA, LONDON, ONTARIO. I HAD TO COME HOME 15TH OF APRIL. I HAD TO COME HOME ABOUT THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY. BECAUSE SHE HAD TO BE BACK IN HER HOME COUNTRY. THEY INSISTED OF HER COMING BACK. DY HIRE SOMEBODY. I PAID THEM $2,000 UP FRONT TO DO IT. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE GOT DONE. WELL, HE BUILT IT ALL UP WITH AN ELECTRIC JACK, PLUGGED IT IN AT THE BOATHOUSE. HE GOT IT ALL BROKE UP AND TOOK THE JACK HAMMER BACK TO PARKS. I GET HE GOT IT FROM PARKS. [01:35:03] HE CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING -- NOW HE HAD TO GET BACK UP HERE BECAUSE SHE HAD TO GET BACK IN HER COUNTRY. I LEFT AND NEXT THING I KNOW -- BY THE WAY, I GAVE HIM THE 2,000 IN THE MORNING. THE DAY BEFORE. THEN I GIVE HIM THE REST OF IT BECAUSE HE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB, I GOT THE AMOUNT RIGHT HERE. LET'S SEE HERE. HERE IT IS. I HAD TO GIVE HIM -- I GAVE HIM A SECOND CHECK, $4,254 ON IT, $2,000 THE DAY BEFORE. THE CHECKS ARE ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. I THOUGHT HE WOULD DO A GOOD JOB. I NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, EXCEPT WHEN THEY ENDED ON IT, CALLED ME AND SAID THE GUY DIDN'T COME BACK. I CALLED AND HE DIDN'T ANSWER ME ONE TIME. HE WON'T ANSWER ME NO MORE. HE SAID THE NEIGHBOR GOT IN HIS FACE ABOUT SOMETHING. THE NEIGHBORS GOT THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD. IT'S ALL WASHED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. I WAS GOING TO PUT GRAVEL IN THERE. I WASN'T GOING TO PUT CEMENT THERE, I WAS GOING TO PUT GRAVEL IN THERE. THEN EVERYTHING CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. NOBODY WOULD LET ME DO ANYTHING. I GOT IT HERE SOMEWHERE. LET'S SEE WHAT DATE WAS IT. IT WAS 7TH JULY ELIZABETH CALLED ME. I SAID WHAT CAN I DO? SHE SAID YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. IT'S BEFORE THE COURT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET BACK WITH YOU. WHAT I'M DOING NOW, I'M JUST NOW HEARING FROM YOU THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. I WAS WILLING TO DO SOMETHING BACK IN THE BEGINNING. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS GUY WOULD PULL ALL OF THIS. I'M OUT, I DON'T KNOW, 6, $7,00. WHICH I'LL HAVE TO PAY AGAIN. ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND SOLVED, RESOLVED, AND GET IT DONE. AND NOT HAVE ALL OF THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU AIN'T GONNA GO ANYWHERE WITH IT UNTIL WE GET IT THROUGH THE COURTS. NOW IT'S AN ISSUE FOR THE COURTS. THIS IS WHERE I STAND RIGHT NOW. I DON'T LIKE IT LIKE THAT. YOU I NEVER LEAVE ANYTHING UNFISH FINISHED -- UNFINISHED LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE. I'D LIKE TO COME DOWN THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO COME TO FLORIDA WITH THAT VIRUS DOWN THERE, I'M OVER 80 YEARS OF AGE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: BASICALLY YOU'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY NEED TO PULL A PERMIT. THIS GUY THAT STARTED THE WORK FOR YOU, THEN ABANDONED YOU, DID HE PULL A PERMIT? DID HE TRY TO PULL A PERMIT? >> HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO BUT THE CITY SAID HE DIDN'T. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, MR. SPALDING, THIS IS SHAUN COSS, BUILDING COORDINATOR. I SPOKE WITH MR. SPALDING A WEEK AGO RARTDING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTRACTOR IS AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR. HE IS NOT ABLE TO PULL A PERMIT% NOR DID HE ATTEMPT TO PULL A PERMIT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO PERMIT >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. SPALD ING YOU ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT BACK AT SQUARE ONE. >> I SEE THAT. I HADN'T STARTED THIS THING AT ALL THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN CONTINUING DOWN THERE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SOMETIMES. THE WATER WAS COMING UNDER THE SEAWALL AND WASHING THE DIRT OUT. SO THEY COULDN'T PUT THE GRAVEL OR CEMENT THERE, SO I HAD TO BREAK THE CONCRETE OUT. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO -- I WENT THROUGH THAT. 6 YARDS OF DIRT OR GRAVEL THERE, I GUESS. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM HIM. NOW THAT I TRY TO LOOK HIM UP ON THE COMPUTER, HIS NAME IS -- LET'S SEE HERE. [01:40:01] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: SIR, YOU REALIZE -- I FEEL BAD ABOUT YOUR HARDSHIP WITH THIS CONTRACTOR, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THAT CONCRETE AT THE SEAWALL. >> OKAY. >> HAVE YOU FOUND SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE JOB? >> I'M NOT DOWN THERE. DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS HOW I CAN FIND SOMEBODY? I WANT TO GET THE JOB DONE. I WANT THIS THING OUT OF MY HAIR. I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS. I DIDN'T SLEEP ALL NIGHT BECAUSE THIS THING CAME UP. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO COME DOWN THERE WITH THAT CORONAVIRUS DOWN THERE. I'M OVER 80 YEARS OF AGE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HOLD ON A SECOND. MR. COSS? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, SINCE WE DO HANDLE THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY OF CONTRACTORS THAT AREN'T DOING THINGS APPROPRIATELY, WE CANNOT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONTRACTORS. I WOULD REFER HIM TO THE TREASURE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, THEY CAN MAKE A REMDESIVIR. >> I CAN HARDLY HEAR WHAT HE IS SAYING. I CAN BARELY HEAR WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. >> MR. SPALDING SINCE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HANDLES ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY OF CONTRACTORS THAT ARE DOING THINGS INAPPROPRIATELY, WE ENFORCE LICENSE CONTRACTING, WE CANNOT MAKE A REGS FOR CONTRACTORS. IF YOU CONTACT THE TREASURY COAST BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, THEY CAN CERTAILY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU. >> OKAY. I CAN GO TO THE KITCHEN TO WRITE THAT DOWN. IS THERE SOMEBODY CAN YOU RECOMMEND, I CAN TRY AND CONTACT. AT MY AGE, I CAN'T HEAR. I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING WITHOUT MIGHT HAVE GLASSES. I WILL WRITE THIS DOWN. I CAN CONTACT SOMEBODY BUT I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON. OKAY. I'LL TRY TO WRITE IT DOWN. WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTACT DOWN THERE. >> THE TREASURE COAST BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. >> JUST A MINUTE. TREASURE. TREASURE COAST BUILDERS. >> ASSOCIATION. >> ASSOCIATION. >> THE PHOBE NUMBER 772464. 8222. 772-464-8222. >> YES, SIR. MY NAME IS SHAUN COSS. I SPOKE TO YOU LAST WEEK. >> DID I TALK TO YOU AT THE HOUSE, TOO? >> YES, SIR, YEARS AGO. >> WHAT WAS THAT REGARDS TO? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE SOME OTHER MATTERS BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THAT I HAVE TO GET IN TO. YOU ARE FREE TO CALL MR. COSS AND YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS. >> CAN I HAVE THE NUMBER, PLEASE? >> 772-467-3189. >> OKAY. I WILL CALL HIM RIGHT BACK. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BEFORE YOU MAKE A RULING, STAFF WANT TO POINT OUT THE COMPLAINANT AND NEIGHBORS ARE HERE. THEY DID WISH TO TESTIFY THIS MORNING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THAT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I WILL. MR. SPALDING STAY ON THE LINE. WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE WANTING TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS SITUATION AT 303 FERNADINA STREET. IS THAT WHERE IT IS? >> THAT'S MY HOUSE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, 241 FERNADINA STREET. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF IT. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION NOTHING TO BE DONE UNTIL YOU CAME BACK IN OCTOBER FROM THE CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH KIRK. I HAVE PICTURES FROM THE SEAWALL AND THE WHOLE AREA LOOKED LIKE BEFORE HE DID THE CONSTRUCTION. I THINK YOU CAN SEEP IN THE PICTURES, OUR PROPERTY IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THAT OUR CEMENT IS CACAVING IN AS A RESULT OF IT. EVERY TIME IT RAINS. EVERY TIME THERE IS A BAD STORM T FALLS IN FURTHER AND FURTHER. WE ARE LOSING OUR PROPERTY AS WELL AS A RESULT OF THE UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR NOT FINISHING THE WORK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND WE JUST WANT TO GET IT FIXED. >> IT'S ALL WASHED OUT LIKE MINE WAS. >> IT WASN'T FALLING IN, IT WASN'T CAVING IN. IT MAY BE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT [01:45:02] EVENTUALLY, BUT THIS IS WHAT -- >> I WAS STANDING THERE WITH KIRK AND IT WAS CAVED IN PROBABLY A FOOT, 18 INCHES DOWN TO IT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAWALL. IT DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD. >> I HAVE PICTURES THAT SHOWED WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. >> CAN YOU HAVE THE PICTURES. I GOT TO GET A HOLD OF THIS GUY AND GIVE AND STRAIGHTEN THE MESS OUT, I GUESS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS YOU WANT TO ADMIT? >> DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THEM TO -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: TO THE ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST HAD DATES ON THE PHOTOS SO CAN YOU SEE. ONE OF THEM WAS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. AND THIS IS RECENT. ALL WE REALLY -- >> ARE THEY DATED WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN? >> YES, THEY WERE ALL DATED AND THEY SHOW THE SEAWALL LOOKED CONSISTENT FOR A YEAR UNTIL THIS WORK WAS DONE. NOT THE SEAWALL BUT THE ACTUAL CEMENT BEHIND THE SEAWALL, THAT NOTHING WAS CHANGING. >> THE SEAWALL HASN'T CHANGED HAS IT? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. SO I THINK IT COULD HAVE HAVE LASTED FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE A YEAR AGO. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. SPALD ING, I WILL NOT BE ENGAGING IN CONVERSATION HERE. THIS IS RECORDED. >> SORRY, I GOT TO GET A HOLD OF SHAUN COSS AND TALK TO HIM AND IT HAS TO BE DONE, I GUESS. AND I GOT THIS TREASURE COAST BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. YOU SEEM TO THINK THEY CAN HELP ME SOMEHOW? >> MR. SPALDING, THIS IS SHAUN AGAIN. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REFER A CONTRACTOR TO YOU. THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN THAT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> OKAY. I NEED TO GET THIS RIGHT. THIS ISN'T STALLING, I'M TRYING IN MY OWN MIND TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GOING TO CALL TREASURE COAST BUILDERS TO SEE IF THEY CAN GIVE ME A CONTRACTOR TO GO OUT THERE. AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT'S BEEN ONE THING RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER IN THIS THING TRYING TO GET IT DONE. I WAS SAYING, I TRIED TO DID THIS TWO WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COURT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: HERE'S WHAT -- ANY FURTHER TESTIMONY? DO YOU HAVE ANY? THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. I WANT TO CONTINUE THIS AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE -- YOU THINK 30 DAYS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT? MAYBE 60? I DON'T WANT IT LINGERING TOO LONG. >> I WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN THERE, BUT WITH THIS VIRUS OUT THERE, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO COME DOWN THERE AND GET IT. FLORIDA AND ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA ARE THE WORST STATES IT SAID THIS MORNING. THERE ARE A HELL OF A LOT MORE >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. SPALD ING, WE WANT YOU TO STAY SAFE, CAN YOU APPEAR BY PHONE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I WOULD RECOMMEND 30 DAYS. I'M HESITANT -- >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I HESITATE TO TAKE LONGER AND THIS SEAWALL BE JEOPARDIZED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT IN 30 DAYS BUT I MATE TO PROLONG IT LONGER THAN THAT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: I'M LEANING THAT WAY MYSELF. MR. SPALDING -- >> HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING A >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. SPALD ING, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS SO CAN YOU TRY TO CONTACT THE TREASURE COAST BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND LOCATE A CONTRACTOR, WHO CAN ASSIST YOU IN THAT MATTER. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING DONE IN A 30 DAY PERIOD. IT WILL BE ON MY CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT DOCKET. >> I WILL TRY MY BEST. THINGS DO NOT MOVE FAST IN FLORIDA. IT ISN'T LIKE UP HERE. YOU CALL SOMEBODY IT GETS DONE. I HAD SO MUCH PROBLEM GETTING THINGS TAKEN CARE OF DOWN THERE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: YOU HAVE SNUBS TO HELP YOU FINAL THE HELP YOU NEED TO GET THIS -- FIND THE HELP YOU NEED TO GET THIS CORRECTED. THANK YOU. DO YOU ALL HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. SPALDING. >> ALL RIGHT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND SITTING [01:50:02] THROUGH. THIS IS SORT OF LONG FOR US THIS MORNING. YES, THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> THE CLERK: WE HAVE ONE MORE [E. 19-2617 12 Oriole Lane Yes Sandhill EXP LLC Cris Bossano] CALL. 5-E. CASE 19-2617, 12 ORIOLE LANE, YES SANDHILL EXP IS THE OWNER. I HAVE TO CALL THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY. >> THE CLERK: I TRIED IT BOTH WAYS, WITH THE AREA CODE AND WITH THE 1. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: DID YOU TRY TO DIAL IT DIRECT? DO YOU HAVE TO DIAL 9 TO GET OUT? >> HELLO? >> THE CLERK: IS THIS MISS -- THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS. YOU ARE APPEARING BY PHONE TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. REGARDING 12 ORIOLE LANE AND THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR WILL BE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: GOOD MORNING, MISS TREADWAY. WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN PLEASE. >> SURE WILL. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> PHYLLIS TREADAWAY. >> THE CLERK: DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> THE CLERK: THANK YOU. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: MR. BOSSA NO WILL PRESENT THE CASE. THEN YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO COMMENT. YOU MAY BEGIN. >> SUBJECT 19-2617. 12 ORIOLE LANE. SVEUSHTED DECEMBER 26, 2019. OWNER YES SANDHILL EXP, 1916TH STREET, SUITE 950, DENVER, COLORADO. 80202. OCCUPIED BY CURTIS H. TURNER, 12 ORIOLE LANE. VIOLATION SECTION 5-1.105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 90 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTION -- >> WE ARE HERE, CAN YOU HEAR US? MISS TREADWAY, CAN YOU HEAR US? >> HELLO? ANYONE THERE? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: WE'RE HERE. YOU COUNT HEAR US. HWE CAN HEAR YOU. IS YOUR PHONE ON MUTE? HELLO? >> HELLO? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, DUE TO THE TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE WILL MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS CASE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: OKAY, ALL RIGHT. ELIZABETH, I GUESS THAT FALLS ON YOU TO TRY AND REACH HER AND LET HER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. >> HELLO? >> THE CLERK: 30 DAYS? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THAT'S [01:55:01] GOOD FOR ME IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU. >> I WILL CALL HER BACK LATER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THAT'S IT. >> THE CLERK: THAT IS IT FOR THE ONES WHO SHOWED AND ARE BEING CALLED. CASES 5-C, 19-1134, 800 TUMBLIN KLING, AND 5-G, 19-2901, 1506 NORTH 16TH STREET. K, 19-3188, 2510 KILL KINZ AVENUE. -- WILLING KINZ AVENUE. UNDER THE MASSEY, 428 NORTH 20TH STREET. ALL CONTINUED TO NEXT MONTH. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE: THANK YOU. AND THAT'S. IT WE ARE ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.