[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WHO WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S HEARINGS.
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED NOTICE THAT YOUR PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR CITY CODE OR ORDINANCE AND YOU WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO CORRECT IT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT AND WISH TO BE HEARD, I WILL CALL YOUR CASE SHORTLY.
[2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
WOULD EVERYBODY REMAIN STANDING PLEASE SO THAT YOU CAN BE SWORNIN BY THE CLERK? >> INSPECTORS, IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] BUILDING PUBLIC COORDINATOR.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] BUILDING INSPECTOR.
>> EDWARD SMITH, BUILDING INSPECTOR.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> NOW EVERYBODY ELSE JUST STAY STANDING WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL GIVE TODAY WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> DOES ANYBODY NEED AN INTERPRETER? OKAY. AND PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING TELEVISED LIVE. SO YOU'RE ON LIVE LOCAL TV WHEN YOU COME UP HERE. SO IF SOMEBODY SAYS, "OH, I SAW YOU ON TV THE OTHER DAY," THEY'LL BE REFERRING TO THIS MORE THAN LIKELY. CALL THE FIRST CASE.
[D. 20-1799 * 1103 Hemlock Cir Smith, Mildred Ed Smith]
>> THE FIRST CASE IS HEMLOCK CIRCLE.
MILDRED SMITH IS THE OWNER. >> THANK YOU.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. SMITH. >> TODAY WE HAVE CASE NUMBER 20-1799, 1103 HEMLOCK CIRCLE. MILDRED SMITH IS THE OWNER.
HER ADDRESS IS 1103 HEMLOCK CIRCLE, FORT PIERCE, FL 34947.
THE VIOLATIONS ARE PERMANENT REQUIRED.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SO TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ENCLOSING THE GARAGE. AND THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT THE VIOLATIONS EXIST AND BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL UNTIL THE PERMIT CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED.
I HAVE PICTURES HERE THAT SHOW THAT THEIR GARAGE HAD BEEN CLOSED IN WITH CINDER BLOCK. AND THERE'S A GARAGE DOOR KIND OF JUST HANGING IN FRONT OF THE ALREADY-CONCEALED BLOCK, I GUESS TO TRY TO CONCEAL WHAT WAS DONE. BUT I WAS ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THE STREET. SO I HAVE PICTURES TO YOU
[INDISCERNIBLE]? >> DID I WHAT?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] THE PICTURES? >> NO.
>> I'M SORRY, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> NO, YOU'RE PERFECTLY IN ORDER.
>> DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
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>> YES. >> THEY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH? >> NO.
>> OKAY. MA'AM, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME
PLEASE? >> YES, MY NAME IS KEISHA WALKER. I'M HIS DAUGHTER.
>> AND YOUR RESPONSE? >> MILDRED SMITH DIED IN AUGUST 2020 AND SHE DIDN'T LEAVE A WILL FOR THE HOUSE.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TRYING TO COME TO A CONCLUSION
OF WHAT TO DO AT THIS HOUSE. >> LET ME JUST ASK YOU SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS HERE. DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS?
>> I HAVE A SISTER, YES. >> SHE'S THE CHILD OF MILDRED
>> AND MS. SMITH DIDN'T LEAVE A WILL?
>> NO MA'AM. >> I REALLY CAN'T GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE, BUT YOU ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN TERMS OF PROBATE TO GET THE HOUSE IN EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF YOUR NAMES.
>> I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO GETTING A PROBATE BUT IT'S SO EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I'M WORKING PART-TIME AND I'VE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND STUFF SO I CAN'T WORK ALL THE HOURS THAT I USED TO WORK. AND MY SISTER'S NOT WORKING.
SOIT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S FALLING ON ME.
AND I HAD TO BURY MY MA'AM AND EVERYTHING.
SHE DIDN'T LEAVE NO WILL, NO NOTHING FOR THIS HOUSE, SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. JUST LIKE AT A STAND-STILL.
>> THE BLOCKS, WERE THEY PUT UP THERE BEFORE YOUR MOTHER DIED OR
>> MA'AM, WITHOUT GIVING YOU LEGAL ADVADVICE, BECAUSE I'M NO SUPPOSED TO, BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROBATE THE ESTATE. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO ANY LAWYERS
AT ALL? >> I WAS TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ONE AND HE WASN'T IN THE OFFICE AT THE TIME.
AND I CALLED LEGAL SERVICES AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE STAYIN IN THE HOUSE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HELP YOU.
SOMEBODY HAS TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE BUT THE HOUSE IS UNLIVABLE. NOBODY CAN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE HOUSE. MY SISTER WAS LIVING THERE.
SHE RAN THE LIGHT BILL UP TO $2500, SO I GOT THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. AND THE HOUSE IS JUST LIKE COMPLETELY DAMAGED. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MIRACLE TO FIX IT BACK UP. AND THE PROPERTY IS JUST DETERIORATING, DETERIORATING. I WAS KEEPING THE YARD CUT.
SOMEBODY CUT THE YARD FOR ME. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS HOUSE AND HOW TO GET RID OF IT, GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM.
>> MM-HM. >> I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS
UNTIL MY NEXT HEARING DATE. >> OKAY.
>> TO GIVE YOU TIME TO FIND AN ATTORNEY.
>> OKAY. >> WITH THERE BEING ONLY TWO DEPENDENTS, IT REALLY SHOULDN'T COST A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS
DONE. >> THEY TOLD ME TO START, LIKE $1400 TO GET THE PAPERWORK STARTED WHEN I WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE TO TALK TO SOMEONE THERE SO I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET A LAWYER TO SEE IF THERE'S A CHEAPER DAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO DO IT. MY SISTER'S NOT WORKING.
SHE'S JUST RUNNING AROUND. IT'S ALL ON ME.
>> COUNTIES HAVE HAD SELF-HELP DIVISIONS WHERE YOU CAN DO SIMPLE THINGS IN COURT WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY.
>> OKAY. >> BUT NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL FEEL THAT THEY CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
>> BUT YOU CAN CALL THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE
>> BECAUSE THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH IN THE ESTATE.
>> OKAY. >> AND THEN YOU CAN TRY AND GET IT RESOLVED THAT WAY. I'LL CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS AND LET YOU LOOK INTO THAT AND YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> OKAY, I WILL. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK.
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>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5E CASE NUMBER 20-1918.
[E. 20-1980 * 1310 N 13th Street A and D Holdings Group LLC Ed Smith]
A AND D HOLDINGS GROUP LLC IS THE OWNER.>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE CASE NO 20-1980. 1310 NORTH 13TH STREET.
OWNERS IS A AND D HOLDINGS GROUP LLC.
ADDRESS IS 14359 NORTH 78TH PLACE IN WAXAHACHIE, FLORIDA, 33470. REGISTERED AGENT IS ANIKA H HALLWELL, 1310 NORTH 13TH STREET FORT PIERCE, FL.
VIOLATION CODE IS PERMIT REQUIRED.
OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE BUILDING FOR ELECTRICAR, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING WORK BEING DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
THE VIOLATOR IS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO FILE A PERMIT, INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY ASSESSED PER DAY. I HAVE PICTURES.
THERE WAS CUT DRYWALL AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS ON THE PATIO OR IN THE CARPORT. AND WHEN I WALKED UP AND SAW THAT, THERE'S OTHER PICTURES SHOWING, YOU KNOW, THAT WORK WAS BEING DONE INSIDE. ELECTRICAL WIRES.
NEW A/C, DRYWALL. >> SO THE PICTURES THAT WERE -- THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN NOW, ARE THOSE THE PICTURES THAT
>> OKAY, CAN YOU SHOW THAT PHYSICAL PACKET THAT'S IN YOUR
HANDS TO THE RESPONDENT PLEASE? >> YES.
>> AND WHILE SHE'S LOOKING AT THOSE, I'LL ASK YOU, DID YOU
TAKE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU
>> >> UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE WILL MOVE THE PHOTOS IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE.
>> IT ADMITTED AS SUCH. PLEASE MUTE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEV AND WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? >> [INDISCERNIBLE] I'M HERE FOR THE AGENT [INDISCERNIBLE]. I'M HERE FOR MY SISTER.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I DON'T THINK SHE WAS HERE WHEN WE SWORE
IF YOU COULD SWEAR HER IN. >> COME CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS?
>> TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ONLY THING THAT WS DONE TO THE
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PROPERTY WAS THE FLOORING AND THE CUPBOARD THAT WAS BEING REPAIRED. WE DIDN'T HAVE ELECTRICIAN COMING FOR ELECTRICAL WORK, NO A/C [INDISCERNIBLE].THE ONLY WORK THAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW IS THE ROOF AND A PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FOR THE ROOF.
>> DID YOU SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID.
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE, ACCORDING TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE, NO [INDISCERNIBLE] SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT.
SO THEY DID THE FLOORING. THEY DID THE CUPBOARDS.
REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE CUPBOARD AND THE ROOF IS BEING DONE RIGHT
NOW. >> DO YOU HAVE A PERMIT FOR THE
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH? >> NOPE.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] TO BE DONE PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE HOUSE? >> YES.
>> WHEN DID YOU GO THERE? >> SOME TIME LAST YEAR?
>> SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE SINCE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE
TAKEN THIS YEAR? >> NO, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE THIS
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 1310 NORTH 13TH STREET AND THAT A AND D HOLDINGS GROUP LLC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.
THEY'RE REPRESENTED HERE THIS MORNING BY NICOLETTE.
I WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, COMPLY ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS AND KILL ALL VIOLATIONS NOT IN THE ORDER OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. LET ME EXPLAIN.
THIS IS MARCH 16TH, SO SOMETHING IS GOING ON HERE ACCORDING TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS. NOW, YOU NEED TO ADVISE WHOMEVER THAT THEY NEED TO PULL PERMITS TO DO THIS WORK.
GET WITH MR. SMITH IF YOU HAVE TO.
ONCE YOU PULL THE PERMIT, YOU HAVE 180 DAYS, WHICH IS SIX MONTHS, TO COMPLETE THE WORK. IF YOU DON'T GET IT COMPLETED, AGAIN, SPEAK WITH MR. SMITH OR SOMEBODY AT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL ASSIST YOU IN KEEPING THAT PERMIT OPEN UNTIL THE WORK IS COMPLETED. SO YOU'VE GOT HERE AGAIN, JUST OBTAIN A PERMIT. IF NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ASSESSED A FINE OF $100 PER DAY. >> YOUR HONOR, CAN I ASK A
>> OKAY. SO ELECTRICAL WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO I HAVE TO GET AN ELECTRICIAN
FOR A PERMIT? >> YOU NEED TO GET WITH CODE.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ADVICE HERE FROM THAT, BUT IF YOU GET WITH CODE, THEY'LL EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS TO YOU.
>> GOOD LUCK. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL MY
>> MR. SMITH, DO YOU HAVE A CARD OR SOMETHING?
>> I CAN SPEAK WI >> NEXT CASE.
[H. 20-2063 1109 Colonial Road Brown, William & Martha Cris Bossano]
>> NEXT CASE IS 5H 20-2063. 1109 COLONIAL ROAD.
WILLIAM AND MARTHA BROWN ARE THE OWNERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU DOING? WHEN YOU'RE READY.
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COLONIAL ROAD. CASE INITIATED IN SEPTEMBER 10, 2020. THE OWNER IS WILLIAM AND MARTHA BROWN, ADDRESS 2939 YATES ROAD, FORT PIERCE, FL 34981.THE VIOLATIONS IN THIS CASE IS IPMC 302.5, 2018, RODENT HARBOR, IPMC 304.13 WINDOWS AND DOOR FRAME, IPMC 304.13.2, 2018, WINDOWS, IPMC 304.14, 2018, INSECTS SCREEN, IPMC 504.1 PLUMBING FIXTURES, IPMC 605.1, EDITION 2018, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, IPMC 305.2, 2018, INTERIOR SURFACES.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TREAT PROPERTY FOR RAT INFESTATION AND RODENT HARBORAGE, MAKE NECESSARY PLUMBING REPAIRS, MAKE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, REPAIR AND REPLACE WINDOWS, THEY ARE NOT OPENABLE, AND MISSING WINDOWS AND SCREENS, AND REPAIR HOLES IN THE WALL AND ARE FLOORS. IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXCEEDS [INDISCERNIBLE] 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL AND INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS.
REQUIRES A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED.
THIS CASE WAS CALLED IN BY THE -- BY THE --
[INDISCERNIBLE] WE TAKE PICTURES THAT DAY.
I TAKE PICTURES THAT DAY BECAUSE I WAS -- I WAS THE PERSON WHO'S IN CHARGE FOR THIS -- THIS INVESTIGATION.
SO I TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES. WHEN THEY SAW THE FLOOR WAS COMPLETE -- HOLES IN THE FLOOR SO THE RATS COME IN THERE AND THE GUY WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME BECAUSE THEY BE SO BAD,
THE RATS [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
>> OKAY. >> SO THE PICTURES THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, ARE THEY THE SAME PICTURES THAT ARE IN
YOUR HAND, THE PAPER COPIES? >> YES.
>> OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE SHOW THE PAPER COPIES TO THE RESPONDENT AT THE PODIUM?
>> I DON'T NEED THEM. I'VE SEEN THEM.
>> OKAY. >> I DON'T NEED THEM.
>> YOU SAID YOU TOOK THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
DO YOU FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> YES. >> WE MOVE THE PHOTOS IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE, SPECIAL MGISTRATE.
>> ADMITTED AS SUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THESE WILL BE ADMITTED.
ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. BOSSANO? >> NO.
>> SIR, STATE YOUR NAME. >> WILLIAM BROWN.
>> MADAME CLERK. >> RAISE YOUR HAND.
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> WILLIAM BROWN.
>> DO YOU STATE THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE
>> HOW DO YOU RESPOND? >> FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SCREEN, WE'LL ADDRESS THEM ONE AT A TIME IF YOU WOULD LIKE. OKAY, PROPERTY FOR RAT INFESTATION, THAT HAS BEEN DONE. MASSEY PEST CONTROL CAME OUT FOR PROBABLY THREE WEEKS, ONCE A WEEK, REMOVED DEAD RATS, SEALED UP HOLES, AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT SHOWING THAT'S BEEN DONE.
PLUMBING REPAIRS -- >> GO AHEAD.
>> NUMBER TWO, THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
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NEW TOILETS IN. THERE WAS SOME LITTLE ROTTED WOOD UNDER IT THAT WAS CAUSING IT TO ROT BEFORE.THAT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS A NEW TOILET.
NUMBER THREE, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS HAS BEEN DONE BY [INDISCERNIBLE]. PERMITS WERE PULLED.
THEY CAME BACK, DID A WALKTHROUGH, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NUMBER FOUR, WINDOWS HAS BEEN CONTRACTED TO QUALITY OUTDOOR LLC.
PERMIT HAS BEEN PULLED, WINDOWS ARE ON ORDER.
THEY'RE TELLING ME SIX TO TEN WEEKS OUT, AND THAT WAS FROM -- I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DATE. THAT WAS FROM APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. SO NUMBER FOUR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DONE. NUMBER FIVE, REPAIR HOLES IN WALLS AND FLOORS, THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
THE ROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED ENTIRELY BY RENOSO ROOFING.
PERMIT WAS PULLED. I'VE TRIED TO CONVEY THIS INFORMATION TO MR. BOSSANO BUT I HAVE NOT HAD A CALL RETURNED.
I'VE SPOKEN TO SOMEONE NAMED [INDISCERNIBLE] ELIZABETH A COUPLE OF TIMES TRYING TO GET THROUGH MR. BOSSANO AND BRING HIM UP TO DATE AS TO WHAT I'VE DONE.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE ONLY THING I CAN ASK IS MORE TIME TO FINISH THE WINDOWS. AS SOON AS THEY COME IN, QUALITY LLC WILL BE DOING THAT WORK. I INVITE MR. BOSSANO TO COME OVER AND TAKE A LOOK. ALL THE WALLS HAVE BEEN PAINTED, HOLES REPAIRED. THERE'S NO HOLES LEFT IN THE FLOORS. THE ONLY THING WE'RE WAITING ON IS THE WINDOWS. AND AS I SAY, PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED. PULLED, SIGNED OFF ON, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WISH ME TO DO.
>> MR. BOSSANO, YOU SAID THIS WAS CALLED IN BY A TENANT?
>> YES. >> YES, HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING WERE YOU CHARGING A MONTH FOR RENT?
>> HE WAS PAYING FIVE -- FIVE SOMETHING.
I DON'T REMEMBER RIGHT NOW. >> HOW LONG DID HE RENT FROM
SIX MAYBE. THE REASON HE WAS BEING EVICTED IS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PLACE.
HE WAS SOMEONE THAT -- WE TREATED FOR RATS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND HE WAS A FILTHY SLOB.
WHAT CAN I SAY? >> OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> AND HE WAS SLOWLY DESTROYING MY PLACE.
SO MY PURPOSE IN EVICTING HIM WAS FOR THE CONDITION THE PROPERTY WAS IN. I HAVE OTHER RENTALS AND NONE OF THEM WERE LIKE THIS. I JUST CAN'T STAND IT.
SO IN THE PROCESS OF EVICTING HIM, HE RETALIATED AND STOPPED THE EVICTION BECAUSE HE WAS CLAIMING THAT I WAS EVICTING HIM FOR RETALIATION IS THE WORD, WHICH WAS NOT TRUE.
HE WAS BEING EVICTED BEFORE HE CALLED THIS IN.
BUT THAT BE WHAT IT IS, HE STAED LONGER THAN HE SHOULD
HAVE. >> AND YOU COLLECTED THE RENT?
>> NOT THE LAST TWO MONTHS, NO. HIS SISTER IN NEW YORK PAYS HIS
RENT FOR HIM. >> WILL YOU PULL UP PHOTOGRAPH EE? I THINK IT'S IN THE LAST SET.
MR. BOSSANO, DID YOU TAKE THAT PHOTOGRAPH?
>> YES, BECAUSE WE TAKE THE PROOF BECAUSE THEY NEED TO -- BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SEE THE [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? I KNOW THIS IS A BED.
>> THAT'S A BLOODY SHEET. HE CLAIMS THAT THE RATS --
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT MR. BOSSANO.
I'LL GET TO YOU. >> MY APOLOGIES, MA'AM.
>> THAT'S THE BED FOR THE TENANTS, WHERE HE WAS SLEEPING
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AND HE GET BIT FROM THE RATS. >> WHAT'S THE STAIN ON THE
THE FEET, THEY'RE BY THE FEET. >> ABOUT HOW OLD IS THIS TENANT?
>> AND FF, IF YOU WILL, MADAME CLERK, TELL ME WHAT THAT
IF YOU WANT TO RESPOND, MR. BROWN, YOU MAY.
>> I'M SORRY? >> IF YOU WANT TO RESPOND, YOU
MAY. >> THESE THINGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TRUE, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO THEM.
YES, THERE WERE RATS. WE'VE VIOLATED -- GOTTEN RID OF RATS MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST YEARS.
DEAD BUGS, SAME THING. AS I SAY, MR. VD, THE REASON HIS SISTER HANDLES HIS BILLS, HE'S A CRACKHEAD.
HE'S A 69-YEAR-OLD CRACKHEAD. >> WHO STILL DESERVES TO LIVE IN DECENT HOUSING CONDITIONS. SO DON'T GO THERE?
>> DON'T GO WHERE? >> DON'T GO THERE.
>> WHERE? >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY? THESE PICTURES SAY A LOT FOR ME.
>> THESE PICTURES SAY A LOT MORE ME.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER TESTIMONY?
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO OR SAY ANYTHING. MR. BOSSANO HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
I ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME IN AND I HAVE SEVERE, SEVERE HOUSING CONDITIONS LIKE THIS, WOULD YOU LIVE THERE? NO, WOULD YOU LET YOUR CHILDREN LIVE THERE? WOULD YOU LET YOUR GRANDCHILDREN LIVE THERE?
>> MA'AM, YOU'RE UPSET AT ME AND I DID NOT DO THIS DAMAGE, MA'AM.
>> YOU'RE THE OWNER. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 1109 COLONIAL ROAD AND WILLIAM AND MARTHA BROWN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
THIS CASE WAS INITIATED SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2020.
NOBODY SHOULD LIVE LIKE THAT AND PAY RENT FOR IT.
NOBODY. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO, WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY COME FROM. NOBODY SHOULD LIVE IN CONDITIONS LIKE THIS AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR IT.
YOU'LL GET 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.
>> OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR WHAT, MA'AM?
>> TO CORRECT THESE CONDITIONS. >> THEY HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
>> YOU GET WITH MR. BOSSANO. >> I'VE INVITED MR. BOSSANO TO
COME AND TAKE A LOOK. >> WELL, THANK YOU.
YOU'VE GOT 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER OR FINED $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
>> MAY I SAY MORE? >> NO, SIR.
NEXT CASE, MADAME. JESUS CHRIST.
>> I'M SORRY. I'M NOT DOING THIS.
>> WHEN DO WE GET TOGETHER? >> I CAN GIVE YOU MY CARD TOO.
>> OKAY, THE NEXT CASE. >> I'M READY, MADAME CLERK.
[P. 20-2259 1405 N 25th Street NM AND HM INC Paul Julin]
>> 5P. >> IS IT MR. BOSSANO'S CASE?
>> NO. IT'S CASE NUMBER 20-2259, 1405 NORTH 25TH STREET, MN AND HM INC. IS THE NUMBER.
>> I'M SORRY. WHAT NUMBER IS THAT?
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAME. >> GOOD MORNING FROM JULIN.
>> THE ADDRESS IS 1405 NORTH 25TH STREET.
NM AND HM INC. CASE INITIATED OCTOBER 1ST, 2020. THE OWNER IS NM AND HM INC.
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EXCUSE ME. AT 6980 NW DENARGO STREET.AND IN A PORT ST. LUCIE. THE VIOLATION IS 309.1.
INITIATED THE CASE IN 2016. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TO TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR THE BAT INFESTATION AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THE HOLES OF THE BUILDING, SOFFIT AND ANY OTHER OPENINGS THAT ARE ALLOWING INFESTATION. RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS FOR 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED, COMPLY WITH OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR A FINE OR $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED.
>> SIR, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME, RAISE YOUR HAND.
MADAME CLERK. >> COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> HAMID MUSTAFA. >> AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
>> MY FATHER OWNS THE PROPERTY. >> HOW DO YOU RESPOND?
>> WE RECEIVED THE LETTER IN OCTOBER.
I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. MY FATHER OWNS THE PROPERTY.
HE HAD THE ISSUE CORRECTED. UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE ORIGINAL LETTER STATES THAT HE HAS TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DONE.
MY FATHER BROKE HIS ANKLE. HE'S A 74-YEAR-OLD DIABETIC.
HE BROKE HIS ANKLE IN DECEMBER AND HE'S BEEN ON BEDREST SINCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT HEALING. LONG STORY SHORT, I WASN'T BROUGHT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL WE RECEIVED THIS LETTER FROM SEAN SAYING THERE WAS A VIOLATION. I REACHED OUT TO MS. BECK AND I TOLD HER THAT WE HAD CORRECTED THE ISSUE, THAT I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS GOING ON. I ASKED FOR A REINSPECTION.
THE GENTLEMAN WENT BACK OUT AND REINSPECTED.
HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS STILL AN ISSUE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MY REPAIRMAN, AS FAR AS WHERE THE STAIRWELL GOES INTO THE BUILDING ITSELF, I DIDN'T HAVE HIM CLOSE IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST AN OPENING WHERE THE CONNECTION IS MADE AND IT'S FOUR SCREWS.
I HAD PHOTOS TO SHOW THAT. I DIDN'T THINK WE NEEDED TO SEE ANY OF THOSE BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING COULD GET AND OUT THAT. SINCE WE FAILED THE INSPECTION, I HAD THE REPAIRMAN GO BACK AND WE ARE UP TO TAKING CARE OF THIS
VIOLATION. >> SO YOU STATED A LOT.
EXCUSE ME. SO WHAT'S REMAINING?
>> THERE'S NOTHING REMAINING. WELL, I'M SORRY.
WE ARE IN PROCESS OF TREATING THE BATS, BUT LIKE I EXPLAINED WITH MS. BECK ON THE PHONE, THE BAT SITUATION IS SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF TOUCH AND GO. YOU CAN'T HURT THE BATS OR GAS THEM ANY KIND OF WAY. YOU HAVE TO TREAT THEM WHERE THEY GO ON THEIR OWN. THEY'RE PROTECTED BY STATE LAW.
WE REACHED OUT TO A TRAPPER IN NORTHERN FLORIDA.
AND THEY EXPLAINED HOW TO DO IT. WHEN THE BATS LEAVE AT NIGHT, WHEN THEY COME BACK IN, THEY HIT THE SCREEN AS TO WHERE THEY ARE AND CAN'T GET BACK INSIDE. WE WENT FROM 50, 60 BATS TO ROUGHLY 2 OR 3 NOW. WE'RE IN PROCESS OF TAKING CARE OF THE BATS. EVERYTHING ELSE AS FAR AS THE HOLE AND SEALING THE SOFFIT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
>> OKAY, MR. JULIN, HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND
REINSPECT? >> I WAS THERE PROBABLY TWO WEEKS AGO TO DO THE FINAL INSPECTION.
THEY -- I STILL SAW THINGS WERE OPEN, BUT AGAIN, IN THAT WEEK, THOSE COUPLE-WEEK PERIODS, THE GENTLEMAN MAY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT, BUT I HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO LOOK AT IT.
>> PER MY CONVERSATION WITH MS. BECK, HE WENT BACK FOR
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REINSPECTION AND TOOK PHOTOS OF THE STAIRWELL I'M REFERRING TO THAT WE DID NOT SEE INITIALLY BECAUSE THESE ARE PHOTOS FROMHER, TAKEN BY YOU. >> THEY WERE.
>> THIS IS THE ONLY THING WE DID NOT SEAL.
THAT OPENING IS TWO SCREWS AND ONE PIECE.
THEY HAVE BEEN SEALED SINCE. WE DIDN'T DO IT ORIGINALLY
BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT THAT -- >> SURE.
>> OKAY. >> THIS IS WHAT I'LL DO.
SO YOU'RE SAYING ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COMPLETED?
>> THE ONLY THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS AN OPENING LIKE THE PHOTO THERE WHERE THERE IS A NET FOR THE BATS TO GET CONFUSED.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HE AND THE CITY HAVE ASKED FOR HAS BEEN
COMPLETED, YES, MA'AM. >> I WILL CONTINUE THIS UNTIL MY NEXT HEARING DOCKET. IF EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF AND SEALED AS STATED ON THE OATH, THERE WON'T BE A NECESSITY TO COME BACK. IF NOT, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME
>> THANK YOU. >> CAN I ASK WHEN THE REINSPECTION WILL OCCUR SO I CAN KNOW?
>> MR. JULIN. >> I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU SHORTLY IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. ARE YOU LEAVING RIGHT AWAY?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.
I HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF TO COME TO THIS TODAY.
CAN I JUST HAVE YOUR CARD? I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU.
>> HERE'S MY CARD. YOU CAN CALL ME AND REACH ME.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK.
[J. 20-2072 * 2527 Okeechobee Road Renowned Renovations LLC Ed Smith]
>> WE HAVE CASE 5J, 20-2072, 2527 OKEECHOBEE ROAD, RENOWNED
RENOVATIONS LLC IS THE OWNER. >> COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? CAN YOU SWEAR THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> CASE NUMBER 20-2072. 2527 OKEECHOBEE ROAD.
OWNER IS RENOWNED RENOVATION LLC.
1772 SW CLOVERLEAF STREET, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA 34953.
REGISTERED AGENT IS PAWEL HANCZARUK.
BUILDING CODE 105.1, 2017. CORRECTION ACTION IS OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF WALLS, REMOVAL OF ELECTRIC AND PLUMBING AND ANY OTHER RENOVATION WORK REQUIRING A PERMIT. I HAVE PICTURES HERE THAT SHOW WHERE WALLS WERE REMOVED. ALSO IN THE OFFICE AREA THERE WAS A BATHROOM WHERE THE WALL WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED.
THE TOILET WAS STILL IN PLACE AND, YOU KNOW, THE RISER PIPE WAS STILL IN PLACE AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE ACTUALLY JUST HANGING. THAT I HAVE REMOVED QUITE A BIT OF ELECTRICAL PIPING OUT OF THE PLACE OF COURSE AND THERE'S A PILE OF WOOD AND DEBRIS SHOWING THE STUFF THAT THEY REMOVED.
>> ON THE PICTURES THAT ARE IN YOUR HAND, ARE THEY THE SAME PICTURES THAT WERE UP ON THE SCREEN?
CAN YOU SHOW THEM TO THE RESPONDENT PLEASE?
>> I LOOKED AT THEM. IT'S FINE.
>> OKAY. SO DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY
>> DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID.
>> OKAY. AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE THE PHOTOS IN CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. >> JUST MAKING SURE THERE'S NO POST-IT NOTES OR ANYTHING ON IT, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> NO PROBLEM. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH?
>> NO. >> MR. HANCZARUK, HOW DO YOU
RESPOND? >> ALL THAT IS CORRECT.
THE DETAILS AREN'T BUT HE WASN'T THERE, IT'S OKAY.
>> I GOT MY LETTER. I THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO THIS THE
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RIGHT WAY. AUGUST WAS THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE BUILDING. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, I JUST DID BASIC CLEANING, TRYING TO GET THE BUSINESS STARTED UP.I RUN AN EPOXY-BASED BUSINESS AND I'VE BEEN IN CONTRACTING SINCE THE AGE OF 16. I PASSED MY GENERAL CONTRACTORS EXAM IN 2009 AND I GOT DENIED. EVERYBODY GOT DENIED IN 2009.
I'M SORRY. I'VE BEEN OPERATING AS AN OWNER BUILDER OR WE USE QUALIFIERS FOR ALL OF OUR JOBS.
THAT'S HOW I OPERATE. AND MY AREA OF EXPERTISE RIGHT NOW IS EPOXY, WHICH I'M GETTING MY CERTIFICATION.
THERE'S THREE THINGS DONE TO THIS BUILDING.
THE INITIAL PART OF THIS BUILDING WAS 20 BY 20 FEET.
THAT'S WHERE THE BATHROOM WAS. I HAD NO PLANS.
I JUST WANTED TO CLEAN THE BUILDING UP SO I COULD OPERATE.
I TOOK THE TWO WALLS THAT MADE THE BATHROOM.
SINCE THAT BUILDING IS 1950, ALL THAT CLOTH WIRE WENT -- ALL THE WALLS ARE SOLID CONCRETE SO THEY RUN EVERYTHING THROUGH THE CEILING. I GOT RID OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THAT IS THE ELECTRICAL I TOOK AWAY. IN THE MIDDLE AREA, THE SECOND ADDITION, THE LARGEST PORTION OF THIS BUILDING, THAT'S WHERE ALL THE DEBRIS YOU SEE WAS. THAT DEBRIS WAS FROM THREE CIRCUITS IN THAT BUILDING. I GUESS THERE WAS A GRAZER IN THERE. HE HAD SOME HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND OVERSIZED PLUGS ON THE WALL. THEY WEREN'T RAN CORRECTLY.
IT WAS THE WRONG WIRE AND A COUPLE ARE DOUBLE CIRCUITED.
SO I GOT RID OF ALL THAT STUFF BECAUSE AGAIN THAT'S A HAZARD.
I WASN'T GOING TO USE IT. IT DID NOTHING FOR ME.
I JUST GOT RID OF IT. ONE OF THOSE PASSION THINGS, I WANT TO GET IT GOING. IT WAS ALL DONE IN TWO OR THREE DAYS TO GET IT READY. AT THAT POINT, MR. SMITH SAW THE PILE OF DEBRIS, CAME IN. SINCE THEN I CLEANED UP THE MESS UP. I'VE BEEN OPERATING THE BUSINESS AS IS. THE TOILET IS BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN JUST SITTING THERE. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PLANS RIGHT NOW TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT SPACE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT COME IN TO THAT SHOP.
THAT SHOP IS STRICTLY FOR WORK. WE DO USE THE TOILET BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS YET. I TOOK THE WALLS DOWN BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY IT WAS DONE. YOU HAVE TO WALK THROUGH TWO DOORS TO GET INTO THE MAIN SPACE.
THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. I TOOK THE TWO WALLS DOWN, EVERYTHING IS AS IS. ALL THE WIRING AND THREE CIRCUITS IN THE MAIN BAY ARE GONE.
I ALSO TOOK AN OUT OF DATE ALARM SYSTEM WITH JUST TONS OF WIRES EVERYWHERE, I TOOK ALL THAT DOWN, ALL THE SENSORS FOR DOORS.
I HAVE SIMPLY SAFE. THAT'S ALL WIRELESS.
I DIDN'T NEED ANY OF THAT. >> OKAY.
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> THAT'S ALL I'VE DONE.
IT'S [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT IT'S MUCH CLEANER THAN IT WAS.
>> YOU'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO'S TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD, BUT -- AND YOU ARE. BUT THE MORE I SIT HERE, THE MORE I REALIZE THE REASONS FOR BUILDING CODE.
>> RIGHT. >> THEY ARE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND THE PEOPLE THAT HABITATE THERE.
SO YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH MR. SMITH, HAVE YOU NOT, ABOUT
THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO? >> I SPOKE TO SMITH THAT DAY OF AND THEN HE POINTED OUT THE FEW THINGS THAT HE SAW.
I IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY WENT TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT I WORK WITH THAT WANTED TO PULL THE DEMO PERMIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AT ALL.
WORK IS INSANE FOR US RIGHT NOW. IT IS INSANELY -- I DID 130 HOURS LAST WEEK. IT'S CRAZY RIGHT NOW AND I'M DROPPING PRIORITIES. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I JUST HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON THAT I JUST CAN'T HANDLE EVERYTHING. SO I'M HERE.
BUT FOR THE BUILDING AND DAVE [INDISCERNIBLE] MY GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT AGREED TO PULL THIS DEMO PERMITTED FOR ME, HE'S GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS. I FILLED OUT THE APPLICATION AS STATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, PUT ALL THE INFORMATION, SENT IT TO YOU AND THAT'S WHERE IT STOPPED. AND THAT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO.
TOTALLY MY FAULT. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS I GOT WITH IT.
I'M SURE I CAN STILL CONTINUE THAT ROUTE IF NEEDED, PULL THE DEMO PERMIT, BUT AS FAR AS REBUILDING, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO REBUILD RIGHT NOW. SORRY, THAT WAS GOOGLE VOICE.
>> THAT'S OKAY. >> A DIFFERENT RINGER.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD NEED TO KNOW OR --
>> NO. HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
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I'M GOING TO FOLLOW THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AT 2527 OKEECHOBEE ROAD AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL THE NECESSARY PERMITS, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED, COMPLY WITH OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. ESSENTIALLY THAT MEANS YOU'VE GOT 60 DAYS TO PULL THE PERMIT OR PERMITS.AFTER THAT YOU GET 180 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT.
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, CONTACT MR. SMITH.
AND YOU SHOULD BE DONE WITH THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL MY DECISION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD LUCK.
>> HAVE A NICE DAY. >> YOU TOO.
[M. 20-2192 * 3205 S US Highway 1 Ave Maria Company LLC Ed Smith]
>> NEXT CASE IS 5M, CASE NUMBER 20-2192, 3205 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1, AVE MARIA COMPANY LLC IS THE OW
>> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. >> MR. SMITH.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS CASE IS 20-2192.
3205 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1. OWNER IS AVE MARIA COMPANY LLC.
3224 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34982.
THE VIOLATION IS FBC 105.1, 2017, PERMIT REQUIRED.
OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR THE CONCRETE MONUMENT/STRUCTURE BEING BUILT IN FRONT OF THE GRASSY AREA OF THE PROPERTY.
AND I HAVE PICTURES THAT SHOW THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS DONE.
I WAS DRIVING BY AND I SAW CONCRETE WORK BEING DONE.
THEY WAS LAYING BLOCKS. AND SO I STOPPED AND I TOOK
PICTURES. >> DO THE PICTURES YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND, ARE THEY THE SAME PICTURES THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN?
>> YES. >> CAN YOU SHOW THEM TO THE
RESPONDENT PLEASE? >> I GOT IT.
DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> YES. >> SUBMITTING THE PHOTOS INTO
CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED.
ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH? >> NO.
>> I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH.
WHAT KIND OF BUILDING IS THIS? BECAUSE THERE'S A CROSS NEXT TO
THIS STRUCTURE HERE. >> YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY A COMMERCIAL PLAZA RIGHT OFF OF U.S. 1.
IT HAS, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES LIKE TROPICAL SMOOTHIE, SEARS, AND THE CHICKEN AND FISH PLACE OVER THERE.
SO THEY HAVE LIKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ON THIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. THIS PARTICULAR SIGN, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A MONUMENT SIGN.
IT'S ACTUALLY A MEMORIAL THAT THEY BUILT, BUT THEY BUILT IT AS A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. SO IT'S LIKE A MEMORIAL OF A --
ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH? >> NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. SIR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND,
STATE YOUR NAME AND BE SWORN. >> STATE YOUR NAME.
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO
GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES.
>> AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THIS?
>> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE] FERR [INDISCERNIBLE] CONTRACTOR. I KNOW ABOUT THIS JOB TWO DAYS AGO. SO WE'RE READY TO PULL THE PERMIT AND GET TO THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE AND
>> YOU'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP, AREN'T YOU?
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 3205 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1 AND THAT AVE MARIA COMPANY 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
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PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED.>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> TAKE CARE.
NEXT CASE WHEN YOU'RE READY, MADAME CLERK.
[W. 20-2636 511 N 22nd Street Howard, Oscar Logan Winn]
>> 5W, 20-2636, 511 NORTH 22ND STREET.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> CASE NUMBER IS 20-2636, 511 NORTH 22ND STREET. THE OWNER IS OSCAR HOWARD OF 511 NORTH 22ND STREET, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34950.
CASE WAS INITIATED NOVEMBER 9TH, 2020.
VIOLATIONS ARE IPMC 309.1 INFESTATION, 603.1 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, 305.3 INTERIOR SURFACES, 504.1 PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND FBC 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR PEST INFESTATION INCLUDING ROACHES AND RATS, REPAIR THE A/C THAT IS NOT WORKING, REPAIR THE CEILING AND WALLS THAT ARE WATER DAMAGED, MAKE NECESSARY PLUMBING REPAIRS SO THAT WALTER DOES NOT LEEK FROM THE SHOWER INTO SURROUNDING BEDROOMS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR CONVERTS SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO A MULTI--UNIT DWELLING.
IF THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, CURE ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 DAYS BE ASSESSED.
AND I HAVE PICTURES. >> CAN YOU SHOW THE PICTURES TO THE RESPONDENT PLEASE? AND THE PICTURES UP ON THE SCREEN, ARE THEY THE SAME PICTURES HANDED TO THE
RESPONDENT JUST NOW? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY. DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY
DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY. UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WE WOULD MOVE THEM IN AS CITY ONE'S
COMPOSITE? >> THERE WILL BE NO OBJECTION AND THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE.
>> SIR, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THE PHOTOS BACK?
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. >> SIR, HOLD ON A MINUTE.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE PICTURES. >> YEAH, BUT --
>> HOLD ON. WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN? MADAME CLERK.
>> STATE YOUR NAME, SIR. >> OSCAR HOWARD.
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU'RE ABOUT
TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEG ALLEGATIONS? DO YOU LIVE HERE, SIR, AT 511 NORTH 22ND STREET?
>> SOMETIMES. >> WHERE IS YOUR OTHER
RESIDENCE? >> [INDISCERNIBLE] PLAZA.
>> IS THAT YOUR HOME? SHERATON PLAZA?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THE ALLEGATIONS HERE ARE THAT -- ONE OF THEM IS THAT YOU CONVERTED THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
INTO A MULTI--UNIT DWELLING. >> [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> PARDON? >> [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> ALL RIGHT. BUT INSTEAD OF THIS BEING ONE
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HOUSE, HOW MANY UNITS ARE THERE NOW?>> THREE. THREE [INDISCERNIBLE] PEOPLE.
>> THREE PEOPLE? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> THEY ALL HAVE SEPARATE HOUSES?
>> NO MA'AM. >> SEPARATE UNITS?
>> YEAH, THEY'VE GOT THEIR OWN BEDROOM.
>> IS THERE A ROOM IN THE HOUSE? >> YES, PART OF IT.
>> PEOPLE PAY YOU RENT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> HOW MUCH PER UNIT? >> $400 A MONTH.
>> APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY SQUARE FEET ARE IN THIS ENTIRE
BUILDING? >> MM, ABOUT 2600 FEET.
>> DO THEY ALL HAVE SEPARATE KITCHENS?
>> NO MA'AM, ONE KITCHEN. >> HOW MANY BATHROOMS?
>> TWO. >> THEY ALL SHARE THE BATHROOM?
>> TWO [INDISCERNIBLE] SHARE EACH BATHROOM.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> WELL...
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT, WHAT DID WE DID. >> DID YOU GET A PERMIT TO MAKE THIS ONE HOUSE INTO THREE SEPARATE UNITS?
>> NO MA'AM, I DIDN'T GET A PERMIT FOR THAT.
>> AND WHO DID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HOUSE OR THESE UNITS NOW? WHO DID THAT?
>> IT WAS BUILT LIKE THAT. >> DID YOU EVER LIVE IN IT?
>> MA'AM? >> DID YOU EVER LIVE IN THIS
>> BUT NOW YOU'RE RENTING IT OUT TO THREE SEPARATE PEOPLE?
>> YES. >> DID YOU GET A PERMIT FOR
>> DID YOU GET A PERMIT TO SEPARATE THE HOUSE INTO THREE
SEPARATE APARTMENTS OR UNITS? >> NO MA'AM.
WE DIDN'T DO NO WORK TO IT. IT WAS [INDISCERNIBLE] LIKE
THAT. >> NO, SIR, THAT WAS BUILT FOR A SINGLE HOMEOWNER. YOU'VE CONVERTED IT INTO THREE SEPARATE APARTMENTS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? >> OKAY.
WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW TO RENT A ROOM
>> OKAY. >> AND I KNOW, FROM BEING IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION, AND THIS IS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION, ISN'T
>> A LOT OF Y'ALL ARE DOING THAT OVER THERE.
HOMEOWNERS ARE CONVERTING THESE HOUSES INTO SEPARATE UNITS AND RENTING THEM OUT WITHOUT PERMITS.
>> OKAY. DO I NEED TO GET A PERMIT?
>> I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> OKAY. >> YOU WERE HERE EARLIER WHEN I RULED IN THE SITUATION SIMILAR TO THIS.
YOU SAY YOU ALSO HAVE A HOUSE IN SHERATON PLAZA.
>> YES, I DO. >> THAT'S YOUR MAIN RESIDENCE,
>> WHO LIVES THERE WITH YOU? >> MY WIFE.
>> YOU DON'T RENT ANY OF THAT OUT TO ANYBODY ELSE, DO YOU?
>> NO MA'AM. >> MR. WINN, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT FURTHER?
>> NO MA'AM. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, IF I MAY.
I PERSONALLY HAVE CITED THIS PROPERTY IN THE PAST IN APPROXIMATELY 2015 FOR SOME OF THESE SAME VIOLATIONS, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR RENTING OUT THIS SINGLE-FAMILY HOME TO MULTIPLE TENANTS. SO MR. HOWARD'S TESTIMONY THAT HE IS NOT AWARE OF THIS VIOLATION PREVIOUSLY, I OBJECT TO THAT. THIS IS NOT PRESENTED AS A REPEAT VIOLATOR HOWEVER, SINCE IT HAS BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS.
>> DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE JUST SAID, MR. HOWARD?
>> I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SAID.
>> WELL, I DID. ONE MORE TIME.
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>> MR. HOWARD, I HAD A VIOLATION CASE AGAINST THIS PROPERTY WITH YOU AS THE OWNER IN 2015 FOR SOME OF THESE SAME VIOLATIONS.
SPECIFICALLY AT THE TIME, THE LARGE ROOM WHEN YOU FIRST WALK INTO YOUR FRONT DOOR, THAT ROOM TO THE RIGHT THAT USED TO BE A LIVING ROOM OR A DINING ROOM OR WHATEVER IT WAS, THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A LIVING UNIT. WE HAVE THESE SAME VIOLATIONS IN
2015 THAT YOU WERE CITED FOR. >> WELL, YOU'VE GOT THE
[INDISCERNIBLE] IN THERE NOW. >> IS IT BEING RENTED TO A
TENANT CURRENTLY AS A BEDROOM? >> NO.
>> OKAY. >> BUT [INDISCERNIBLE] SAID --
DID YOU GO IN THE HOUSE? >> YES, SIR.
>> IT GOT NO TRESPASSING UP THERE.
SO YOU TRESPASSED? >> ARE YOU ALLEGING THAT HE'S
TRESPASSING? >> I WOULD THINK THAT ANYBODY THAT GOES IN THERE IS TRESPASSING BECAUSE THERE'S A
TRESPASSING SIGN UP THERE. >> WELL, THEN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CONVERTING A SINGLE RESO RESIDENTIAL HOME INTO A MULTI-FAMILY UNIT.
THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW. YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AND YOU'VE BEEN CITED BEFORE FOR THE SAME THING?
>> WELL, I'LL GO BACK AND PUT THE PEOPLE OUT.
THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN THERE.
I'LL PUT IT OUT AND SEAL THE HOUSE.
>> AND MR. WINN IS NOT TRESPASSING WHEN HE'S DOING HIS JOB FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. LET'S MAKE THAT PERFECTLY CLEAR.
>> WHEN I HAVE A NO TRESPASSING SIGN, I THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD
ABIDE BY IT. >> NO, YOU DIDN'T.
DON'T TELL ME THAT. NO, PLEASE.
I'M TRYING TO BE NICE THIS MORNING.
YOU'VE GOT THREE UNITS IN A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
YOU'RE COLLECTING RENT FOR THREE TENANTS.
THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW. AND IT OUGHT TO BE MADE CRIMINAL. BUT IT'S NOT.
AND YOU'VE BEEN CITED BEFORE, SO YOU KNOW BETTER.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 30 DAYS. THE CITY IS ASKING FOR ME TO GIVE YOU 60. I'M NOT GIVING YOU 60.
I'M GIVING YOU 30 DAYS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
30. YOU HAVE 30 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 IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AND THAT IS YOUR VIOLATIONS WERE FOR INFESTATION, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR SURFACES, PLUMBING FIXTURES. GET A PERMIT, CLEAN THAT PLACE UP, AND COME UP TO THE FORT PIERCE CODE, THE BUILDING CODE.
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE BACK HERE BEFORE ME AS A REPEAT VIOLATOR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
BUT I GUESS I TALKED TO WHOEVER I NEED TO TALK TO, TO GET IT UP
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL MY DECI
DECISION. >> YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE PICTURES, MR. HOWARD.
>> AND, MR. HOWARD, IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU, DO YOU HAVE A CARD
YOU CAN GIVE MR. HOWARD? >> MR. HOWARD, HERE YOU GO.
>> YOU NEED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE.
>> OH, THANK YOU. >> MADAME CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE
[A. 18-2935 325 S 13th Street Dantilus, Jean Shaun Coss]
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READY. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 6A, CASE NUMBER 18-2935, 325 SOUTH 13TH STREET, JEAN DANTILUS IS THE
OWNER. >> THIS CASE WAS INITIATED DECEMBER 11TH, 2018. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY ARE SECTION 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED, AND 5-1.105.4.1.2 EXPIRED PERMIT. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU PREVIOUSLY. AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXTENSION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN GRANTED AND THIS MOST MATTER MOST RECENTLY CAME BEFORE YOU FEBRUARY 16TH, 2020 FOR A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION.
FOLLOWING THAT HEARING, MR. DANTILUS DID RENEW BOTH THE EXPIRED PERMITS AND CONTACTED HIS ARCHITECT IN REGARDS TO HAVING REVISED DRAWINGS FOR THE OUTSTANDING PERMIT.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH MR. DANTILUS THIS MORNING PRIOR TO THE HEARING. HE SHOWED ME CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIS ARCHITECT FROM OTHER TWO WEEKS AGO REQUESTING THAT REVISED DRAWINGS BE PROVIDED. HIS ARCHITECT DID NOT PROVIDE THE DRAWINGS UNTIL YESTERDAY. MR. DANTILUS CONTACTED ME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SUBMIT THE REVISION, CAME IN THIS MORNING TO SUBMIT THE DRAWINGS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE DRAWINGS WERE NOT SIGNED AND SEALED, THEREFORE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM AS REVISIONS.
STAFF IS AGREEABLE BASED OFF OF IT SEEMS THAT THIS DELAY IS NOT AT THE FAULT OF MR. DANTILUS THIS TIME.
STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO PROVIDING A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> YOU'VE BEEN COMING IN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, SINCE DECEMBER OF 2018.
YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GRANT THE CITY'S 30-DAY CONTINUANCE AND PLEASE TRY AND GET THEM SIGNED AND SEALED SO YOU CAN GET THIS OVER WITH.
>> DO I JUST CALL HER OR DO I JUST -- TO NOT DISTURB THE MEETING. SHE TELL ME SHE'LL BE HERE IN LIKE [INDISCERNIBLE] MINUTES [INDISCERNIBLE] SEAL THESE SO I CAN [INDISCERNIBLE] TO SUBMIT IT.
SHE HAS NOT BEEN GOOD, I MEAN, BECAUSE I CALL HER, CALL HER, CALL HER. SHE TELL ME EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE ON TIME BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ME A LOT TO GET THAT RESOLVED, BUT IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ME THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. I HAD TO PASS TO HER.
>> WELL, THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS.
>> YES. >> AND AGREEING TO A 30-DAY EXTENSION AND I WILL RECOMMEND THAT AND GIVE YOU 30 DAYS.
PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
[B. 19-560 106 N 29th Street Chen, Qing Shaun Coss]
>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 6B, CASE 19-560, 106 NORTH 29TH STREET, QING CHEN IS THE OWNER.
>> THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY QING CHEN, 106 NORTH 29TH STREET.
THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU JULY 17TH, 2019 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE A VIOLATION WAS ENTERED. ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019, A 90-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE EXTENSION AT THE TIME WAS GRANTED.
ON JANUARY 3RD, 2020, AFTER NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, THE PROPERTY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, THE FINES BEGAN.
ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2020, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, YOU STOPPED THE FINES TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLY TO THE VIOLATION BY HIRING ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO TAKE OVER THIS PROPERTY. THE FINES TOTAL $4,630 INCLUDING $30 IN RECORDING FEES. THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED, HAD A FINAL INSPECTION, AND THIS MATTER CAME INTO COMPLIANCE DECEMBER 23RD, 2020. THIS IS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR A REQUEST FOR A REDUCTION IN THE FINES.
THE REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE FINES FROM $4,630 TO $440.
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STAFF IS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT REQUEST.THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER.
ONE, THE GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION IS MODERATE.
TWO, ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, OR IF THE VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CREATED, WHAT ACTION WAS TAKEN BY ANY OTHER OWNER OR PARTY WITH INTERESTS IN THE PROPERTY TO BRING THE VIOLATION INTO COMPLIANCE.
AND THE OWNER HIRED A CONTRACTOR, A PERMIT WAS ISSUED, WORK COMPLETED AND INSPECTION, AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE VIOLATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN VIOLATION BY JUDICIARY PROCESS OR OTHERWISE ADMITTED GUILT IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING WAS TWO TIMES. STAFF HAS CALCULATED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN THIS MATTER TO BE $2,828.20.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO WAIVE THE $1,050 FOR THE 21 MONTHS THAT THIS CASE WAS OPEN. WHICH WOULD LEAVE AN AMOUNT REMAINING OF $1,778.20, WHICH IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> YOU FINALLY GOT IT DONE, HUH?
YOU HEARD THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR HOW
>> I, UM, I HAVE DIFFICULTY TO PAY THAT AMOUNT.
>> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO PAY IT?
IS A YEAR ENOUGH TIME? >> A YEAR?
>> YOU CAN DO THAT? >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL REDUCE THE FINE TO $1,770.20 AND NOW DOES THIS GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL?
SO YOU'LL MAKE 12 MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
YOU HAVE 12 MONTHS TO PAY THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
>> NO. THEY'RE GOING TO SEND ME THE
>> I'LL SEND YOU THE ORDER. >> AND HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE
SO DIVIDE BY 12 MONTHS, SO HOW MUCH PER MONTH?
>> WELL, I'M DOING LONGHAND MATH HERE.
>> YOU CAN PAY HOWEVER YOU WANT. YOU CAN EITHER DIVIDE THE PAYMENT UP OR YOU CAN PAY QUARTERLY, HOWEVER, BUT JUST PAY
WITHIN 12 MONTHS. >> THE TOTAL IS --
>> I'LL HAVE IT ALL IN THE ORDER FOR YOU.
>> OH, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED --
>> AND YOU HAVE 12 MONTHS TO PAY THAT.
>> OKAY. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CASES THAT
WILL HAVE TO BE CALLED. >> OKAY.
[B. 20-1495 * 1501 N 16th St Unit A Barron, Walter & Dorothy Ghent, Mamie Ed Smith]
>> THE TWO CASES, ONE IS 5B, CASE NUMBER 20-1498, 1501 NORTH 16TH STREET UNIT B. DOROTHY BARRON.
AND THE OTHER IS UNIT B. I'LL GIVE HER A TRY.
>> YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?
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>> DOROTHY BARRON. >> AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR WILL BE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MS. BARRON, HOW
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MR. SMITH.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS CASE NUMBER 20-1495.
1501 NORTH 16TH STREET UNIT A. OWNER'S NAME IS WALTER AND DOROTHY BARRON, MAMIE GHENT. AND THE ADDRESS IS 5102 AVIENDA AVE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34946. THE VIOLATIONS ARE 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE RENOVATION WORK DONE IN THE BUILDING INCLUDING BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING. AND I HAVE PICTURES HERE SHOWING
DETAILS OF THE WORK. >> WERE YOU ABLE TO PRESENT MS. BARRON OR MS. GHENT WITH PHOTOS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO --
>> I DID RECEIVE SOME PHOTOS YESTERDAY.
>> OKAY. >> MRS. GHENT IS NO LONGER WITH US. I DON'T KNOW WHY HER NAME IS STILL ON THE LIST BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN DECEASED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THE PROPERTY WAS GIVEN TO US IN THE YEAR OF 2013.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHY HER NAME IS STILL ON THERE, BUT I'M GOING TO PROCEED TO SEE IF I CAN GET IT OFF THAT PROPERTY.
>> OKAY. >> DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> YES, THEY DO. >> WE'LL MOVE THE PHOTOS IN AS
CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS
SUCH. >> AND THESE ARE JUST FOR THE
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE PHOTOS?
>> WHEN I WAS -- WELL, THIS CAME IN AS A COMPLAINT.
AND WHEN I WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINT, THE DOORS WAS OPEN AND SOMEONE WAS IN THERE WORKING AT THE TIME.
AND I APPROACHED THE PERSON THAT WAS WORKING AND THEN HE ALLOWED ME TO WALK INSIDE AND THEN TAKE PICTURES OF THE WORK THAT WAS
SO THERE WAS ONGOING WORK AT THE TIME?
>> YES. AND I OBSERVED THEM DOING DRYWALL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING. IT WAS A TOTAL -- TOTAL REMODEL
OF THE UNIT. >> SO THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN
>> OKAY. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY PERMIT
ACTIVITY SINCE THEN? >> I KNOW THERE WAS MEETINGS WITH GCS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND I'VE HAD CALLS FROM GENERAL CONTRACTORS INQUIRING ABOUT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO PULL A PERMIT FOR, BUT THERE WAS NO SUBMITTANCE OF
PERMITS SINCE THEN. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> MS. BARRON, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE
BY MR. SMITH? >> I [INDISCERNIBLE] MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF, WE KNEW NOTHING OF IT.
THE HOUSE WAS PURCHASED BETWEEN A YOUNG MAN NAMED RUDY AND MY HUSBAND. AT THE TIME THAT RUDY -- IT WAS ALL BOARDED UP BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY LIVING IN THERE AND WE HAD BOARDED THE HOUSE UP. BUT I KNEW NOTHING OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS GOING ON IN THERE.
I HARDLY EVER GO IN THAT AREA. AND SO I KNEW NOTHING UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. MY HUSBAND IS DECEASED.
HE PASSED IN JANUARY, ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
AND WE KNEW NOTHING OF IT. >> SO AM I HEARING YOU CORRECTLY? YOU STILL -- YOU DON'T OWN THIS
PROPERTY ANYMORE? >> WE OWN IT BUT WE
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[INDISCERNIBLE] AND THEN WE PARTIALLY OWN IT BECAUSE IT WAS A DEAL BETWEEN MY HUSBAND AND THE YOUNG MAN TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING. SO MY NAME IS STILL ON IT FOR WHATEVER REASON. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY TRANSACTED THE DEAL, BUT THE YOUNG MAN [INDISCERNIBLE] PAID FOR ON IT.SO LIKE I SAY, WE KNEW NOTHING OF ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION THAT
WAS GOING ON. >> SO IS IT MR. LEE WHO ARRANGED
TO HAVE ALL THIS WORK DONE? >> I'M ASSUMING THAT IT IS.
WE KNEW NOTHING. WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
>> AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO
HE AND MY HUSBAND DID THAT TRANSACTION.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. LEE?
>> MR. LEE IS SITTING RIGHT HERE.
I HAD HIM TO COME SO HE CAN HELP VERIFY, YOU KNOW, HE CAN SPEAK FOR HIMSELF. BUT I WANT THAT TO GO ON THE RECORD THAT MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND KNEW NOTHING OF THIS TRANSACTION THAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS IN MR. LEE'S HANDS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM, I HAVE HIM RIGHT HERE.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] THE GC THIS MORNING [INDISCERNIBLE].
I SAID, LOOK, HE'S RESPONSIBLE TO DO.
AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MR. LEE.
WILL YOU COME UP? >> THIS IS MR. LEE.
>> OKAY, MS. BURKE. >> MR. LEE.
>> HEY, HOW YOU DOING? >> COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR
THE RECORD PLEASE? >> LEE [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> OKAY. AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> I'M SORRY, SIR. I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR LAST NAME.
>> L-A-G-U-E-R-R-E. >> AND YOU'RE PART OWNER OF THIS
>> AND WHAT'S HER NAME? >> GLADYS ANDRE.
>> WHO ARRANGED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE ON THE DUPLEX?
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS CITED YOU ALL FOR DOING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND ARE YOU TAKING STEPS TO
>> TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE. >> WE GOT THE PERMIT PAPER AND WE HAD A CONTRACT READY TO COME TURN IT IN AFTER THE MEETING.
>> AND THAT'S FOR BOTH UNITS, ALTHOUGH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UNIT A AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT'S FOR BOTH UNITS?
>> BOTH UNITS A AND B. >> OKAY.
DID YOU CONTACT THE CITY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYING
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> OKAY. MR. SMITH, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO. >> MS. BARRON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW?
>> NO. I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? I CAN ASK THAT.
I WANT TO ASK THAT. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
>> OKAY. WE'RE ONLY DEALING WITH UNIT A AT THIS POINT, EXCUSE ME, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A RULING.
AND I'LL FIND THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST.
AND RIGHT NOW THE PROPERTY'S STILL IN YOU AND PASTOR BARRON.
AND I KNEW HE PASSED AWAY. AND YOU HAVE MY CONDOLENCES.
I KNEW YOUR HUSBAND. HE WAS A FINE MAN.
>> THANK YOU. >> I'LL FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS.
I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, CURE ALL OTHER INVITATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 DAYS WILL BE ASSESSED.
IF YOU NEED AN EXTENSION, GET WITH THE CITY AND I'M SURE
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THEY'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND THEN, YES, AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER CASE BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO DEAL WITH UNIT B. >> YES, MA'AM.
MS. BARRON, STAY WITH US. >> YES, MA'AM.
[C. 20-1498 * 1501 N 16th St Unit B Barron, Water & Dorothy Ghent, Mamie Ed Smith]
>> WE HAVE CASE 20-1498, 1501 NORTH 16TH STREET UNIT B.
AND WALTER AND DOROTHY BARRON ARE THE OWNERS AND MAMIE GHENT.
>> MR. SMITH. >> THE VIOLATIONS ARE SECTION 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE RENOVATION WORK DONE INCLUDING BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING.
AND I HAVE PICTURES AS WELL? >> WERE THEY SENT BY EMAIL ALSO?
>> SHE CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND WE MADE SETS OF THE PICTURES OF
BOTH UNITS FOR HER. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY
DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> YES. >> AND ARE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
>> THIS TIME WE MOVE THEM IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER -- >> SORRY, ASKING THE SAME THING.
SORRY, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> GO AHEAD, COUNSELOR.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OR IS THIS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SITUATION THAT YOU DISCOVERED IN RELATION TO THE OTHER UNIT?
>> YEAH, THIS PARTICULAR UNIT WAS A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG THAN THE OTHER ONE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PAINTING THE UNIT WHEN I APPROACHED.
SO THIS PARTICULAR UNIT, WE HAVE PICTURED OF ALMOST-FINISHED WORK OTHER THAN THE FLOORING. BUT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL WORK DONE THERE AND PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER ONE, BUT THEY WERE JUST A LITTLE MORE FURTHER ALONG WITH THIS ONE.
>> OKAY. SO IT APPEARED TO BE ONGOING
>> OKAY. AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, HAVE ANY PERMITS BEEN GRANTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR UNIT SINCE THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN IN JUNE? >> NO.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> YOUR POSITION IS AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY, THAT MR. LAGUERRE HAS BEEN DOING ALL THE WORK?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
SAY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR UNIT? >> NO, MA'AM.
HE IS IN CONTROL OF IT. HE'S BUYING IT.
SO IT WAS HIS CALL, NOT OURS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> AND HE HAD ALREADY ADMITTED TO NOT HAVING A PERMIT AND, YOU KNOW, SO [INDISCERNIBLE] ON HIS PART.
>> YES. >> AND SAME AS THE PREVIOUS CASE, YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A CONTRACTOR OR YOU HAVE
HIRED A CONTRACTOR? >> YEAH, WE ALREADY HIRED A
ANYTHING FURTHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> MM, NO. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
OKAY. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT WALTER AND DOROTHY BARRON AND MAMIE GHENT ARE RESPONSIBLE.
I'LL GIVE 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER OR A FINE $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. YOU'VE GOT TO PULL PERMITS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH THE CITY TO SEE IF IN FACT YOU NEED A PERMIT.
>> OKAY. >> AND THEN YOU'LL AVOID HAVING TO COME BEFORE THE CODE FOR VIOLATION.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL MY DECISION.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS HEARING.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE ANOTHER CALL-IN CASE.
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IT'S 50. IT'S CASE NUMB 20--2232.[O. 20-2232 * 505 N 25th Street Moody-Floyd, Terri Lynn Frank Remling]
IT'S 500 NORTH 25TH STREET. TERRI LYNN MOODY-FLOYD IS THE OWNER.>> GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. I DO NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN.
>> OKAY. >> COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
THE NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING, MS. MOODY? MY NAME IS FRAN ROSS. I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S HEARINGS. THE NEXT VOICE WILL BE THAT FRANK REMLING WHO IS A BUILDING INSPECTOR.
>> THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO ME ON A COMPLAINT.
THE CASE NUMBER IS 20-2232, 505 NORTH 25TH STREET.
THE CASE INITIATED SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2020.
THE OWNER IS TERRI LYNN MOODY-FLOYD 4685 55TH STREET, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS ARE IPMC 304.7 ROOFS AND DRAIN AGE, 305.3 INTERIOR SURFACES, 304.14 WINDOWS DOORS AND FRAMES, 506.2 SANITARY DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, 309.1 INFESTATION, 704.6.1.1 SMOKE ALARMS, FBC 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE REPAIR AND REPLACE ROOF THAT IS LEAKING, MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CEILING, REPAIR REPLACE FRONT DOOR, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE PLUMBING IN THE BATHROOM, MAKE NECESSARY PLUMBING REPAIRS, TREAT PROPERTY PEST INFESTATION, INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS THAT ARE MISSING, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO CONVERT THE HOUSE BACK INTO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. I DON'T THINK THAT ONE --
>> STRIKE THAT? >> WE'LL STRIKE NUMBER 8.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> I DO HAVE PICTURES OF
EVERYTHING WE WERE DISCUSSING. >> WERE THE PICTURES PROVIDED TO
THE RESPONDENT? >> YES, I EMAILED THEM TO HER.
>> THANK YOU. DID YOU TAKE THE PICTURES?
>> YES, MA'AM. DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY
>> AT THIS TIME WE'LL ADMIT THE PHOTOS IN AS CITY'S ONE
COMPOSITE. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> NO, MA'AM. WHAT THE PICTURES SHOW WHEN I WAS [INDISCERNIBLE] ON THE COMPLAINT, I WAS WALKING THROUGH WITH THE GENTLEMAN AND HE OPENED THE DOOR AND YOU COULD SEE THE PLUMBING. THEY TOOK THE TUB OUT AND THEY HAVE HOLES IN THE FLOOR WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE, MAKE IT INTO A SHOWER OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE AT THE FRONT.
AND THE PLUMBING WAS BACKED UP. AND YOU CAN SEE DOWN THE HALLWAY WHERE THERE'S A HOLE IN IT AND THERE'S -- IN THE DRYWALL AND IT'S ALL BUCKLED. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> MS. MOODY, HOW DO YOU RESPOND
TO THE ALLEGATIONS? >> [INDISCERNIBLE].
THE SITUATION, I INHERITED THIS FROM MY FATHER.
AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS [INDISCERNIBLE]
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THE PANDEMIC. NOBODY WANTS TO PAY ME ANY RENT.I GOT RENT FROM TWO TENANTS [INDISCERNIBLE].
AND BEFOREHAND I HAD [INDISCERNIBLE] STEALING ALL MY MONEY AND [INDISCERNIBLE] ALL THE MONEY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN IN TO ME BECAUSE I WAS [INDISCERNIBLE] BEHIND MY FATHER'S DEATH. SO IN THE MEANTIME [INDISCERNIBLE] I DID FIX THAT. [INDISCERNIBLE] KICKED THE DOOR DOWN. THE BATHROOM WAS FINE BUT THE TENANT IN 2 TORE OUT THE TUB, TORE OUT EVERYTHING.
SO [INDISCERNIBLE] TRYING TO PUT EVERYTHING BACK IN SO THEY WOULD AT LEAST HAVE TWO BATHROOMS. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE CEILING, ANOTHER TENANT GOT MAD BECAUSE I [INDISCERNIBLE] AN EVICTION NOTICE. [INDISCERNIBLE] STOP PUTTING HOLES UP THERE. [INDISCERNIBLE] TRY TO FIX EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. I STARTED WORKING ON STUFF LITTLE BY LITTLE, BUT EVERY TIME I FIX SOMETHING, THEY WOULD KICK IT IN. I COULDN'T [INDISCERNIBLE].
THEY WOULD KNOCK OUT THE LIGHT BULBS [INDISCERNIBLE] PULL THEM DOWN. AND [INDISCERNIBLE] COMPLAINT, HE WAS UPSET BECAUSE HE GOT A [INDISCERNIBLE] BECAUSE HE HAS NOT PAID ME RENT BECAUSE HE THREATENED ME.
SO [INDISCERNIBLE] KNOCK ON THE DOOR [INDISCERNIBLE].
SO [INDISCERNIBLE] LAW ENFORCEMENT GOT INVOLVED.
HE WAS JUST ARRESTED A WEEK AGO. [INDISCERNIBLE].
I'VE BEEN SCARED TO GO THERE, BUT I HAD TO GO THERE TO TRY TO DO WHAT I COULD. BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING AND TRYING SINCE MY FATHER PASSED TO FIX WHAT I COULD WITH MY MONEY BECAUSE I WAS NOT REALLY [INDISCERNIBLE] RENT [INDISCERNIBLE] OUT OF TEN PEOPLE.
[INDISCERNIBLE] PANDEMIC STOPPED THEM FROM PAYING RENT WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY RENT. SO THAT'S MY SITUATION THERE.
BUT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET [INDISCERNIBLE] LIKE THE DOOR, I CAN FIX THE DOOR, BUT I FIXED IT AND IT WAS KICKED DOWN. SO I'VE BEEN BATTLING A MAJOR SITUATION. BUT I DID HAVE A CONTRACTOR IN PLACE TO HELP ME GET THIS STUFF SITUATED NOW.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS BECAUSE OF THE TENANTS' CONDUCT AND THAT INCLUDES THEM NOT PAYING THE RENT AND DAMAGING THE PROPERTY. AND YOU'VE GOT A CONTRACTOR NOW.
>> YEAH. >> HAVE YOU -- YOU ALL DECIDED ON A DATE WHEN THAT CONTRACTOR WILL START TRYING TO DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO TO BRING THE HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE?
>> WELL, [INDISCERNIBLE] AND [INDISCERNIBLE] SEE ALL THE PAPERWORK AND ALL THE INFORMATION SO WE CAN GO FROM THERE AND HE SAID HE WILL START ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER?
HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF THE FORT PIERCE BUILDING CODE.
>> MM-HM. >> I'M GOING TO 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 INVITATIONS IN THE ORDER OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE AS ASSESSED.
YOU GUYS HAVE 60 DAYS TO PULL A PERMIT.
>> OKAY. >> ONCE THAT PERMIT IS PULLED, YOU HAVE 180 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
AND YOU KNOW 180 DAYS IS SIX MONTHS.
>> OKAY. >> NOW IF YOU RUN INTO ANY PROBLEMS OR DELAYS, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. REMLING OR SOMEBODY FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL ASSIST YOU WITH WHATEVER PROBLEMS MIGHT COME UP.
>> AND WITH THAT, THAT EXPLANATION, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NOW DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO. BUT I NEED TO HAVE MY ADDRESS
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CHANGED. I DON'T STAY AT 4685.I STAY AT 11 [INDISCERNIBLE] IN VERO BEACH 32960.
I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OF THE MAIL UNTIL PROBABLY THE END OF LAST MONTH WHEN I CALLED AND LET THEM KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA THIS
SO WE HAVE THAT CORRECTED ADDRESS?
>> SHE PROVIDED THAT TO ME AND I SENT THE LAST NOTICE TO THAT ADDRESS. YOUR ADDRESS IS STILL INCORRECT WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SO I SUGGEST CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
>> GOOD LUCK. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] WE SPOKE
>> OKAY, THANK YOU MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> THE NEXT CASE IS A RECALLED CASE.
[A. 20-676 * 2603 Booker Street Ft Pierce Holdings LLC Cris Bossano]
IT'S 5A, 20-2076, 20-676, 26034 BOOKER STREET, FORT PIERCE HOLDINGS LLC IS THE>> CAN I JUST QUESTION THE WITNESSES?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> SO GOOD MORNING.
WERE YOU PREVIOUSLY SWORN? >> CASE 20-676.
>> YES. >> AND IS THAT ADDRESS 2603
BOOKER STREET IN FORT PIERCE? >> YES.
>> OKAY. AND WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE ON OR ABOUT MARCH 3RD OF 2020?
THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE ALLEGED ON THIS MORNING'S AGENDA, ARE THEY STILL ACCURATE THIS MORNING?
>> THEY'RE STILL THE SAME, BUT I WAS [INDISCERNIBLE] FOR NEW PICTURES BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS -- NOBODY LIVED THERE.
THEY HAVE FIRE. BUT THEY DID THE ROOF, SHINGLE ROOF. SO I GET NEW PICTURES FOR THE --
>> OKAY, OKAY, WE'LL GET TO THE PICTURES IN A SECOND.
>> SO THE VIOLATION ALLEGED IS SECTION 5-1.105.1, 2017.
IS THAT STILL CORRECT? >> YES.
>> ARE YOU ALLEGING THAT THE RESPONDENTS DID WORK WITHOUT A
>> THEY DID A BUILDING, ROOF, NEW ROOF.
>> THEY INSTALLED A NEW ROOF. OKAY.
AND YOU SAID SINCE THE CASE WAS INITIATED BACK IN MARCH, DID YOU SAY THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY?
SO THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU TOOK MORE RECENTLY, WERE THOSE OF THE FIRE DAMAGE OR WERE THOSE OF THE ROOF THAT WAS DONE WITHOUT A
PERMIT? >> THE ROOF WAS DONE WITHOUT PERMIT. .
SO DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU TOOK FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY
>> OKAY. SO AT THIS TIME WE WOULD MOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE.
THERE'S NO RESPONDENT PRESENT THIS MORNING.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SU
SUCH. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING, IS THAT
STILL YOUR RECOMMENDATION? >> IT'S STILL THE SAME.
>> OKAY. NOTHING FORTH, SPECIAL
ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF FORT PIERCE HOLDINGS? I DON'T SEE THAT THERE IS ANYONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 2603 BOOKER STREET, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA THAT FORT PIERCE HOLDINGS LLC IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE VIOLATION.
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I'LL GIVE 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN AN INSPECTION EVERY 180 UNTIL CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE OTHER VIOLATIONS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.NEXT CASE. >> WHILE YOU'RE SITTING THERE, FRANK, WE HAVE CASE 5F. IT'S ALSO A RECALLED CASE.
YOU'RE NOT FRANK. YOU'RE CRIS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> HE ALREADY GOT UP.
NEVERMIND. >> SORRY, LET ME SEE.
5F THEN. MR. REMLING IS HERE, SO 5F?
[F. 20-2003 * 1312 Atlantic Avenue Smith, William & Virginia Frank Remling]
>> GOOD MORNING. YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY SWORN,
>> WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO CASE NUMBER
[U. 20-2469 403 N 22nd Street Abutbul, Moran Frank Remling]
>> IT'S 5U 20-2469, 403 NORTH 22ND STREET.
>> HI, MR. [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> YES.
>> HI, THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. >> YES.
>> OKAY. STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE
>> AND I HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN. SINCE YOU'RE DRIVING, I DON'T
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WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.>> OKAY. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
THE NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. [INDISCERNIBLE].
I'M FRAN ROSS, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PRESIDING OVER YOUR HEARING THIS MORNING. MR. REMLING IS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF THE FORT PIERCE AND WILL PRESENT TESTIMONY.
>> I'M FRANK REMLING. I WORK WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS A BUILDING INSPECTOR. THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT ON A COMPLAINT. 20-2469, 403 NORTH 22ND STREET, OWNER OF [INDISCERNIBLE] PO BOX 6211 MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33141.
THE VIOLATION IS FBC 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED, IPMC 604.3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE GAS WATER HEATER INSTALLED AND MAKE THE WIRING FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE SAFE.
>> THE PERMIT FOR THE WATER HEATER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
I JUST HAVE TO SUBMIT ANOTHER -- BECAUSE IT'S A GAS WATER HEATER, I HAVE TO SUBMIT ANOTHER DOCUMENT TO THE CITY.
AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL IS CONCERNED, WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT IT THERE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE REMOVED COMPLETELY BECAUSE IT'S NOT A
PLACE TO PUT ELECTRICAL ANYWAYS. >> OKAY.
NOW I HAVE SOME PICTURES. >> YES, I SAW THE PICTURES.
UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE WOULD MOVE THE PICTURES IN AS
CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS
>> WE'RE ADMITTING THE PICTURES INTO EVIDENCE.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO MA'AM.
>> NO, I JUST NEED TO [INDISCERNIBLE] THIS TO REMEDY.
HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW I HAVE THE OTHER DOCUMENT THAT IS MISSING TO COMPLETE THE PERMIT APPLICATION.
IT HAS BEEN PAID. AND THEN WE'LL GET THE APPROVAL
AND WE'LL CALL FOR INSPECTION. >> OKAY.
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, THAT'S IT.
I APPRECIATE THE CALL. AND [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS.
THE VIOLATOR 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 PERMIT CONDITIONS AND IF NOT A FINE OF $100 WILL BE ASSESSED.
THE VIOLATOR IS [INDISCERNIBLE]. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, THAT'S IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> OKAY, YOU TOO. > THAT'S IT FOR THE CALL-INS
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5G, 20-2061, 3211 ORANGE AVENUE.
[G. 20-2061 * 3211 Orange Avenue Manuel Esquivel Concrete Cont Inc Cris Bossano]
MANUEL ESQUIVEL CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INC. IS THE OWNER.>> OKAY. SO GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND WAS THAT LOCATION 3211 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE?
>> YES. >> WAS THIS CASE INITIATED ON
>> THE VIOLATIONS THAT APPEAR ON THIS MORNING'S DOCKET, IS THAT
STILL THE VIOLATION? >> YES, THE SAME VIOLATION.
>> AND ARE THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THE SAME.
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>> THEY KEEP THE SAME. >> SO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, MR. COSS CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
I THINK THIS MATTER HAD COME BEFORE YOU PREVIOUSLY AND IT WAS
>> AND WAS PROPER NOTICE SENT TO THE RESPONDENTS TO RETURN HERE
>> HAS A CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY MADE SINCE THE LAST TIME?
HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY ADDITIONAL OR NEW PICTURES SINCE THE LAST
HEARING? >> NO, I DON'T TAKE NO --
>> NO ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS? OKAY.
I CAN'T -- DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH YOU?
>> YES. >> I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE PLACED IN EVIDENCE AT THE LAST HEARING.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK IF YOU TOOK THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> YES. >> AND IF THEY FAIRLY AND
ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW. >> YES.
>> WE WOULD MOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SU
SUCH. >> SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU
WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE PICTURES? >> ABOUT THE PICTURES? THIS [INDISCERNIBLE] APPEARED FROM [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT BEFORE THEY USE THAT ONES FOR LIKE A -- LIKE THE PEOPLE COME TO EAT
OUTSIDE. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
PHOTOGRAPH THAT'S LABELED H? >> YES.
>> SO THERE'S A COOLER IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH?
>> IN THAT ONE, YEAH. >> OKAY.
DID IT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM A PREVIOUS LOCATION?
>> NO. THERE WAS NO -- THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. [INDISCERNIBLE] THERE.
>> OKAY. SO THE AREA WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TIME IN PHOTOGRAPH H WAS PREVIOUSLY SET UP FOR OUTDOOR
>> AND NOW THOSE TABLES ARE GONE AND THERE'S A COOLER PRESENT
THERE. >> COOLER PRESENT THERE.
>> IN ORDER TO PLACE THE COOLER IN THAT LOCATION, WAS A PERMIT
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH OR ANY
>> NOW THERE'S A REFERENCE TO A ROOF, MECHANICAL WORK, AND ELECTRICAL WORK. IS THE ELECTRICAL WORK DONE IN RELATION TO THE MOVEMENT OR INSULATION OF THE
YES, AS IT RELATES TO THE A AIR-CONDITIONING AND COOLER THEY
PUT IN THERE. >> SO AIR-CONDITIONING AND THE FREEZER/COOLER. OKAY.
AND DID YOU OBSERVE UNPERMITTED ROOF WORK DONE?
SO THAT'S WRITTEN ON THE AGENDA. SO WHY IS THAT NOTED THERE? DID YOU SEE UNPERMITTED ROOF WORK DONE?
>> HOLD ON A SECOND. >> THEY DID [INDISCERNIBLE].
IT'S LIKE A -- IT'S A ROOF [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT THEY DID
SO ARE YOU SAYING THERE WAS A PATIO THAT WAS OPEN THAT THEN
>> OKAY. AND IN ORDER TO ENCLOSE THAT, THEY HAD TO BUILD A ROOFLIKE STRUCTURE?
>> YES. >> SO THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN
YOU SAY UNPERMITTED ROOFWORK? >> YES.
>> OKAY. AND IN TERMS OF MECHANICAL WORK, CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE MECHANICAL WORK THAT NEEDED TO
BE DONE? >> MECHANICAL WORK IS ABOUT THE COOLER, WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE COOLER, THEY NEED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC CODE TO DO THAT KIND OF WORK.
>> OKAY. AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WERE ANY PERMITS GRANTED WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY?
>> NO. THEY DID A LOT OF KIND OF THE WORK AND THEY TRIED TO [INDISCERNIBLE] WITH THESE
THINGS. >> SO THEY OBTAINED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PERMIT BUT NOT THE PERMIT THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO DO THE WORK DEPICTED IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, IN EVIDENCE? OKAY, ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> RELATED PERMITS FOR THIS PROPERTY BUT NOT FOR THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL WORK. THE CANOPY DOES HAVE AN ISSUED PERMIT AS WELL AS SOME PAVING WORK BEING DONE.
>> CAN YOU SPECIFY -- I'M SORRY BECAUSE THERE WAS TESTIMONY ABOUT THE CANOPY. THERE WAS ALSO AN ALLEGATION ON THE AGENDA ABOUT A ROOF. SO IS THERE A DISCONNECT THERE?
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>> WITHOUT REVIEWING THE PLANS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE CANOPY WOULD BE THIS ENCLOSURE. THERE'S NO OTHER CANOPIES ON
THIS PROPERTY TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> OKAY.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PERMIT?
ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? >> NO, THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> THIS CASE CAME BEFORE US ON ONE OTHER OCCASION, DIDN'T IT?
>> YES. >> AND IT WAS THIS GUY ON A BUSINESS AND THEN HE RELOCATED OR TRIED TO JOIN IT IN WITH THE CITY OR SOMETHING. WHAT WAS THE HISTORY?
>> YEAH. THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE PARCELS INITIALLY. ONE OF THE PARCELS WAS STILL UNDER ST. LUCIE COUNTY JURISDICTION.
THE GENTLEMAN DID A UNITY OF TITLE AND ANNEXED THE REMAINING PARCELS OR VICE VERSA ORDER. THE PAVING IS BEING DONE ON THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST OF THE RESTAURANT.
AND AFTER THE LAST HEARING, HE ATTEMPTED TO SUBMIT A REVISION TO THAT PERMIT. HOWEVER, YOU CAN'T SUBMIT A REVISION TO A PAVING PERMIT TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WORK TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RELATED TO THE PAVING PERMIT. SO HE WAS INFORMED THAT NEW PERMITS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THIS WORK.
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT THIS. ALL RIGHT.
THERE BEING NO ONE HERE ON BEHALF OF MANUEL ESQUIVEL CONCRETE CONT INC. AND HE HIMSELF IS NOT EVIDENCE.
BUT I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND HE IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. I WILL GIVE HIM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. NEXT CASE.
>> THE NEXT CASE IS A RECALLED CASE.
[I. 20-2071 * 927 N US Highway 1 TTT Utopia Inc. Ed Smith]
IT'S 5I, 20-2071, 927 NORTH US HIGHWAY 1.>> GOOD MORNING, MR. SMITH. WERE YOU PREVIOUSLY SWORN?
>> YES. >> AND WERE YOU SENT TO CASE
>> AND WAS THAT -- IS THE CITED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 927 NORTH US
>> AND WAS THAT CASE INITIATED ON SEPTEMBER 11TH OF 2020?
>> YES. >> SO THE VIOLATION LISTED ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING, IS THAT STILL APPLICABLE TO THIS
>> SO PERMITS -- UNPERMITTED WORK WAS DONE, CORRECT?
AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING, DO THOSE STILL APPLY TO THIS PROPERTY?
DID YOU TAKE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME WE WOULD SUBMIT THE PHOTOS IN NOTING NO RESPONDENT IS PRESENT THIS
MORNING. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SU SUCH.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> WHEN I WAS RIDING BY, I SAW THAT THEY HAD A -- THEY WERE INSTALLING A NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
WHEN I APPROACHED THE GUY, HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO POUR CONCRETE INTO -- AROUND THESE PIPES. AND SO I GAVE HIM A STOP WORK ORDER. AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE PERMITS TO INSTALL A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
HE SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED PERMITS TO INSTALL A WELL, WHICH MAY BE THE CASE, BUT THE ADDITIONAL WORK BEYOND THAT, THE PIPING IN THE GROUND AND THE RUNNING OF THE POWER TO THE ACTUAL SPRINKLER SYSTEM THEY NEEDED PERMITS FOR.
>> AND TO DATE NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED FOR THIS PROPERTY?
NOTHING FURTHER. >> THANK YOU.
THERE BEING NO ONE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF TTT UTOPIA INC., BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 927
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NORTH US HIGHWAY 1 AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR 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.
[K. 20-2076 * 2201 Avenue G Apt A Ft Pierce Empire 1 Holdings LLC Frank Remling]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5K 20-2076. IT'S A RECALLED CASE.
THE ADDRESS IS 2201 AVENUE G, APT A.
THE OWNER IS FORT PIERCE EMPIRE 1 HOLDINGS LLC.
>> IS THE ADDRESS OF THE CITED PROPERTY 2201 AVENUE G APARTMENT
>> WAS THIS INITIATED ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2020?
>> THE YES, MA'AM. >> THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING STILL ACCURATE AND
STILL APPLY TO THE PROPERTY? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY. DID YOU TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE
VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW?
>> THEY DO. >> WE MOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE NOTING NO RESPONDENT IS PRESENT.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE
PHOTOGRAPHS? >> IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM WAS STOPPED UP AND THE PLUMBING WAS FALLING OFF THE WALLS. AND THAT'S IT.
IT'S PRETTY UNSANITARY. >> AND YOU WEREN'T CONTACTED BY THE OWNER FOR REINSPECTION OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE?
> NO, MA'AM. >> WAS THIS A TENANT COMPLAINT?
ANYTHING FURTHER THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD? OKAY. NOTHING FURTHER, SPECIAL
THERE BEING NO ONE HERE TO REPRESENT FORT PIERCE EMPIRE 1 HOLDINGS, LLC, I FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.
GIVING 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.
>> AND THE LAST RECALLED CASE IS 5Q, CASE 20-2260.
[Q. 20-2260 * 2209 Avenue D St. Cyr, Randolph Frank Remling]
ADDRESS IS 2209 AVENUE D. RANDOLPH ST. CYR IS THE OWNER.>> WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO THE CASE?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND IS IT 2209 AVENUE D IN
>> AND WAS THIS CASE INITIATED ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2020?
AND THE VIOLATIONS, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION THAT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING, ARE THOSE STILL ACCURATE AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROPERTY?
DID YOU TAKE PICTURES OF THE VIOLATION THAT YOU OBSERVED?
>> YES, I DID. >> DO THE PICTURES FAIRLY AND
ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS CITY'S ONE COMPOSITE NOTING NO RESPONDENT PRESENT FOR THE RECORD.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY REGARDING THE
PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE THAT THEY ENCLOSED THE PORCH WITH CONCRETE BLOCK AND THAT'S IT.
>> AND TO DATE ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY PERMITS BEING GRANTED WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY FOR THE ENCLOSURE OF THE PORCH?
>> NO MA'AM, I AM NOT. >> OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> NO MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER, SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> I FIND THAT NEITHER RANDOLPH ST. CYR IS PRESENT NOR A REPRESENTATIVE ON HIS OR HER BEHALF. HOWEVER, I FIND VIOLATION EXISTS AND HE IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT,
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OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND ALL OTHER INVITATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.>> OKAY. WE HAVE A CALL-IN CASE ON UNDER
[C. 19-2507 431 N 21st Street Georges, Brittany Paul Julin]
THE MASSEY HEARINGS. IT IS 6C, 19-2507, 431 NORTH 21ST STREET. BRITTANY GEORGES IS THE OWNER.>> YES, THIS IS BRITTANY. >> HI, BRITTANY.
THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT. >> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. AND SO I HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN.
IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
>> AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE
>> OKAY. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR WILL BE
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU
>> GOOD MORNING, MS. GEORGES. I'M FRAN ROSS, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PRESIDING OVER YOUR HEARING THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
MR. COSS. >> YES, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS CASE NUMBER 19-2507 FOR 431 NORTH 21ST STREET.
CASE WAS INITIATED SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2019.
THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BRITTANY GEORGE OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE THE CODE 304.7, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE, 504.1, PLUMBING FIXTURES, 604.3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, 305.3 INTERIOR SURFACES, 304.13 WINDOWS AND DOORS, 309.1 INMES STATION, 70.6.1 SMOKE ALARMS. A 90 DAY EXTENSION AT THE TIME WAS GRANTED. THIS MATTER WAS BEFORE YOU PREVIOUSLY FOR A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION AND LAST BEFORE YOU IN AUGUST OF 2020 AND IS BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR A STATUS UPD UPDATE.
SO I'VE DONE THREE OF THE VIOLATIONS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE SOME THAT I COULD DO WITHOUT HAVING TO GET A BUILDING PERMIT. THE SMOKE DETECTORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. PICTURES WERE EMAILED BECAUSE I CALLED TO SEE IF I NEED TO SEND PICTURES OF PROOF OR WAS SOMEBODY GOING TO COME OUT AND CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME SOMEBODY ONLY COMES OUT TO CHECK ON THINGS THAT I NEED A BUILDING PERMIT FOR. SO THE SMOKE DETECTORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE ELECTRICAL HAZARD THING OVER THE HOT WATER HEATER, THAT WAS FIXED.
AND [INDISCERNIBLE] THE INFESTATION HAS BEEN TREATED.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PLUMBING FIXTURES.
IT SAID THERE WERE LEAKING PLUMBING FIXTURES BUT WITHOUT ELECTRICAL OR WATER AT THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHICH ONES WERE LEAKING IN ORDER TO FIX IT.
SO DOES ANYONE HAVE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON WHICH ONE I NEED TO FIX? BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO, THE BATHROOM AND THE KITCHEN, BUT I COULDN'T TELL AT THAT TIME WHICH ONE [INDISCERNIBLE] BECAUSE THERE'S NO WATER RUNNING RIGHT
NOW. >> YES, IT'S THE BATHTUB FAUCET.
AND THOSE HAVE BEEN DONE. >> MS. GEORGES, ONCE ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CURED, THEN AN INSPECTOR WILL GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY. WE WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE SOME PICTURES JUST SHOWING SOME PROGRESS THUS FAR AND THEN ONCE ALL VIOLATIONS ARE CURED, WE'LL ARRANGE AND APPOINTMENT FOR AN
INSPECTOR TO GO OUT THERE. >> OKAY.
SO IS THERE AN EMAIL OR A FAX NUMBER THAT I SEND THE PICTURES
TO? >> YOU CAN SEND THEM TO ELIZABETH BECK. YOU HAVE HER EMAIL ADDRESS
ALREADY IS THIS >> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> OKAY. IT'S EBECK, B-E-C-K, AT
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>> NO, DOT COM. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL GET THOSE PICTURES SENT RIGHT OVER [INDISCERNIBLE] DONE.
ALSO, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET A HOME EQUITY LOAN SO I CAN [INDISCERNIBLE] BECAUSE I DID [INDISCERNIBLE] ESTIMATES IN REGARDS TO THE [INDISCERNIBLE] THE ROOFING AND ALL OF THE ESTIMATES THAT I WAS GIVEN, IT WOULD JUST BE MORE PRACTICAL TO DO A COMPLETE REMODEL RENOVATION INSTEAD OF FIXING THINGS UP LITTLE BY LITTLE [INDISCERNIBLE].
SO I JUST APPLIED FOR A HOME EQUITY LOAN TO TRY TO SEE IF I COULD GET A BIG LUMP SUM IN ORDER TO GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE
>> BUT IF NOT, THEN I'LL HAVE TO DO IT LITTLE BY LITTLE I GUESS.
>> AND IS THE PROPERTY STILL UNOCCUPIED AT THIS TIME?
>> CORRECT, YES. IT'S STILL OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME. [INDISCERNIBLE] TENANT IN THE FIRST PLACE [INDISCERNIBLE] THE TENANT THAT INITIATED IT WASN'T
EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BUT -- >> AND HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL VIOLATIONS?
>> I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE [INDISCERNIBLE] IS THAT OK OKAY?
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF IS AGREEABLE TO SIX MONTHS WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS UNOCCUPIED UNTIL IT'S BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INSPECTOR AND MS. GEORGES WILL SEND PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING HER PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SIX
ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT MS. GEORGES?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> ALL RIGHT THEN.
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, GOOD LUCK.
I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE.
BUT I WILL GRANT AN EXTENSION FOR SIX MONTHS, CONDITIONED UPON THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING MUST REMAIN UNOCCUPIED UNTIL AN INSPECTION IS DONE AND THAT YOU ARE TO SEND PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. OKAY?
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
[L. 20-2188 1005 N 14th Street Henry, Rosa M Ed Smith]
[N. 20-2194 422 N 16th Street Jones, La Toya & Wilson, Gracie Ed Smith]
[R. 20-2283 714 Grandview Blvd. Carlson Family LLC Ed Smith]
[T. 20-2421 2515 Okeechobee Road 2515 Investment Group LLC Ed Smith]
[V. 20-2483 2420 Orange Ave JLEMIX LLC Cris Bossano]
>> THE NEXT CASES WERE NOT PRESENT AND THIS WAS THEIR FIRST TIME UP.
5R, CASE 20-2283. 5T, AND 5V 20-2483, 2420 ORANGE AVENUE.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE
THOSE TO THE NEXT DOCKET? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> ALL RIGHT. THEY WILL BE CONTINUED.
>> AND THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES ON THE DOCKET THIS MORNING THAT WERE COMPLIED. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, DO YOU WANT US TO READ THOSE? I CAN DO THAT IF THAT'S EASIER.
LIZ, DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? >> THE FIRST THREE CASES?
[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
[S. 20-2303 * 1812 S US Highway 1 St Lucie Bells LLC Frank Remling]
>> THE COMPLIANT CASES. 20-2010.
20-2266, 820 SOLTMAN AVE, PHILADELPHIA CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, FORT PIERCE INC. IS THE OWNER.
AND 20-2552, 609 NORTH 20TH STREET APARTMENT B AND 5S ALSO COMPLIED, 20-2303, 1812 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1.
>> AND IF WE COULD PUT ON THE RECORD THE PEOPLE WHO FAILED TO
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APPEAR WERE NOTICED. >> NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO THE VIOLATOR'S CERTIFIED MAIL. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT'S PLACED IN THE FILE. IF UNSIGNED, AN AFFIDAVIT IS MAILED TO THE VIOLATOR TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING THEN SENT REGULAR U.S. MAIL WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING ATTACHED. A COPY WAS PLACED IN THE INSP INSPECTOR'S FILE.
TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, THE NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL AND NOTICE OF HEARING POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. IF THE CARD IS NOT RETURNED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, POSTING IS COMPLETED THE SAME WAY AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
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