I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you I'm going to go ahead and ask the mayor to do that. I'm going to go ahead and ask the mayor to do that. I'm going to go ahead and ask the mayor to do that. The park will call this hearing to order and read special this introductory statement. Welcome to the April 2025 meeting of the Lachua County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hearing. The purpose of this hearing is to hear. The purpose of this hearing is to hear a ledge code violations filed by various departments of a natural county. Florida, I co-forcement special magistrate was established by Florida statutes chapter 162 in the natural county ordinances to obtain compliance with various county ordinances regulations. I have no authority to change the ordinances or any of the regulations we will be addressing today. That can only be done by the Laxua County Board of County Commissioners. The code enforcement magistrate can determine if a violation has occurred, set a date for full compliance and levier find for noncompliance. My decisions can only be appealed to the courts and not to the Board of County Commissioners. Procedure will follow today is the Secretary, Jacqueline. We'll call the case. County staff will present its case. The respondent shall have the opportunity to present its defense to the case. I will make a decision at a future date and the respond will be notified by mail of that decision as we have quite a few cases, over 31 cases today. All persons testifying today will do so under us by swearing or affirming that I tell the truth. Any evidence in the form of documents or photographs must be submitted to the clerk for inclusion in the record. Please silence or turn off your phone so they don't interrupt the proceedings and for anybody who's going to be testifying today county staff and respondents please stand and have Jack and Sue you in. Please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give in these cases today will be the truth and the whole truth? Okay, thank you. You can be seated. Jack, if you want to call for the first case, please. Case number two, five, dash. Hold Second. Hi, Scott Krojewski, Code Director of City of the Latra, County of the Latra. I just want to make you wear the first seven cases or solid waste cases that we're going to be hearing. Per code section 753015, the city is entitled to the violator a seven day notice, and at which time we can go on property and remove it and then build them for the services. Solid Waves had their inspectors go out. They initially gave them a seven-day notice at which point on about the eighth date they referred it to code. We gave them an additional seven-day notice. The debris or whatever was not removed. We referred it back to Solid Waves. They had our vendor go and remove the debris, which they would build the county for. We are now asking to certify the violation and the lien to recoup costs, which is the cost for the vendor and our administrative fee. I do have the assistant director here. Should you have any questions on to that, but we'd like to move forward with all seven 80s cases. Okay, let's call them individually to see if people hear in response to this. Okay, thank you. Okay. Case number two five dash zero zero one five six eight Alachua County versus Leuron Owens Someone here representing Leuron Owens Again somebody representing Leuron Owens 1's. Very 9, okay? Go to the second case, please. Case number 25-001495, a Latua County versus Fernando F. Valentin and Elizabeth R. Valentin. Is somebody here representing the Valentins? Somebody here representing the Valentins? Okay, please call case number three. Case number 25-00 zero zero zero seven six six allatua county versus Castillo enterprises LLC. Somebody here representing Castillo enterprises. Somebody representing Castillo enterprises. Next one please. Case number two five dash zero zero zero eight fiveachua County versus New Beginnings Properties LLC. Someone here representing New Beginnings Properties LLC. Someone representing New Property, being in New properties LLC. Okay next please. Case number 24-014157, Alachua County versus Gainesville Properties LLC. Anybody here representing Gainesville Properties LLC? Okay. Here in C9, please next. Case number 24-014939, Alachua County versus Lawrence Clay. It's Mr. Lawrence Clay here. Somebody representing Lawrence Clay. So you know, can please proceed. Case number two, four, dash zero, one, four, five, five, eight, allatua county versus fairhurst and fairhurst. Somebody representing fairhurst and fairhurst here today. Somebody representing fairhurst and fairhurst. Okay. All right. That's all the cases. And if you don't, first of all We'll go ahead and hand or order on those. The next case, please. We're going to skip ahead to case number 21. That's 21-009862, a Latua County versus Gregory Parsons. And that is code officer Michael Williams. And is the county attorney here? You're on our house, Franklin, assistant county attorney. I am new. I recognize the cheer dude. Mr. Hanson will be handling and he's not here yet. We would ask if we could just wait momentarily for... I believe he'll be here by 9.30. We don't want to delay Mr. Ireland, but we would ask that he Mr. Ireland would share my clock. I understand. Well, how about if we let the county proceed with their case? Let me go. You want to go over the microphone and just stay who you are and who you represent. Yes, my name is Leonard Ireland. I together with Bobby Frank Mr. Parsons, who unfortunately now has passed on. I filed a suggestion of death the first of the week. And I have a case if I can give it to the magistrate and to council. And was this related to the consent order potential? No, no, it's two different parts. Okay, yeah, okay. Do you want to make sure the record is clear on that? Because we had two parts in here. Yes, please. Thank you. Essentially, on what this case says, essentially, that in the overall, I've highlighted over on page. I see that under I'm five. Yes. And you can read it while I can. I see. And see you're asking at what are you asking for the. I'm asking for an appointment until the end. And I did in the notice of the suggestion of death. I did give the name of the law firm that Mr. Parsons Jr. or Tom Parsons who is the heir of the estate has engaged to probate the state. Once that's done, the proper party in this matter is going to be the estate of Gregory Parsons or Tom if the property is given to him. But until that time, according to this case, the matter must be abated. If the county wants to move forward, they can see if they can get the state open, but the process is going. So how's the county's position on this? The county's position is that this is a four year old case. We don't believe the probate action has been open yet, that the leans need to be, if found need to be attached to the property as is and we would like to proceed. I'm going to let the county present their case. But I don't. Before that I could fit that's exactly what the court said in this case and I didn't know they didn't teach me a law school or four year old case wasn't any good. But exactly what happened in this case is that they proceeded and the court said wrong. It's all void of an issue. So whatever you do is gonna be void with all due respect. I understand, I'm just saying Plano is gonna rule in secondary motion. Council, I'm in line to grant, because I don't wanna have us do something that's going to be basically violated at this point. Yes, Your Honor. I think based on the fact that nothing has been filed yet and we're not even, we're not even certain and nothing's been presented that this must go through. Prove eight we would ask for this to be continued for 90 days so that we don't lose track of it. Do you have any information? No, I should be able to open it state in 90 days. Okay, that's fine. Let's just that way we'll agree that it will give you grants you 90 days to bring it back. Okay, and hopefully at that time maybe you can have some resolution with them and we have a consent order instead of Mr. Ireland. Thank you for being here. Appreciate it. All right, we're going on to number nine now. Case number 24-015185, Elatua County versus Richard G. More trusty. The county wishes to pull this case from the hearing. Okay. So we're pulling number nine. Number eight. Number eight. Okay. Okay. And then number nine.. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. So all right. Number 10 please. Number 10, case number 25-001447, a Lachua County versus Christopher Lee, Markham and Trustee, and that is gonna be with Forrester, Andrew Coneglio. So everyone here representing the Trustee. Again, as someone here representing Christopher Lee, Markham and Trustee. County, please proceed. Good morning, my name is Andrew Cunninglill, I'm a forester and landscaping inspector for a lateral county in code enforcement case 25001447, the county received a complaint complaint on February 11th, 2025 regarding the property located at 3200 Northwest 98 Street, Gainesville and Elantra County, Florida and identified by parcel number 06234-001-000. The owner of the property is listed Christopher Lee Markham trustee, co-edimestration initiated and enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of the Lentric County Code of Hordances, 7-4.29 prohibited. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violation was sent to respond and that included correct actions. Ongoing inspections concluded it conducted to date have determined the respond remains in violation of the said elapsed mechanical sections. My last inspection of the property was on March 20th 2025. I have good service of notices and statement of violations to respond to sent by certified mail or posting. Copies have been provided to the ministry and I request they'd be entered into evidence. Okay, thank you. A question for you. Did this come about from the hurricane? So it was a recent storm that caused this, do you think? I really couldn't say that's how it happened. Okay. And if you had any communication with the owner? No, I have not. Okay, so all right. Good, all right. All right, again, is someone here representing the owner? So you know, okay, thank you. Oh, I need to know what penalties and. Oh, sorry. The county recommendation respond to be found violation of the said sections of the code order responded to coming to compliance within 15 days by compliant with the correct evations listed in the notice of violation. And if not, complied then pay your fine in the amount of $100 for each date. The violation continued past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $280 in bringing the section action to here. Okay is there someone here wanting to speak to this matter? Yes. You'd go over the podium over here. You want to write Ray Main there a little bit to some help. Hello. When you made your name and residence address for the record? Yes my name is Tim Weissert. I live at 30204 Northwest 105th Terrace in the Meadowbrook subdivision where this tree presents a hazard on 105th Boulevard. I believe that the tree fell as a consequence of Hurricane Helene and the winds and perhaps the precipitation as a result of that. I would just like to comment that if past is prologue, I guess, then I don't expect Mr. Markham or his representatives to do anything should you, Levy, a fine. That's based upon the fact that they have been judged in 2023 and 2024 for nuisance over growth as well as public nuisance. They've accumulated fines probably approximately $200,000. You provided a judgment. They did a portion of the work which was just the bush hogging and not the remainder and then advised code administration that they plan to do nothing more. So I would say based upon that, I don't expect them to do anything, should of fine be levied. And I would ask that you look at the picture and recognize that to the right on the picture is a hundred and fifth boulevard, which 277 of our residents use every day, 277 door fronts. We have a significant amount of walkers that walk on the street to the right of that area. There you can see the road. And the tree is precariously balanced on an adjacent tree. So I would just like to say on behalf of the residents, we find this a very, very unsafe condition. One of those conditions where you say, well, probably nothing will really happen, but then every once in a while, you have a whoops and you say, well, I'll be darn. I never expected that to happen. And here we lost a car or a child or a person. So on behalf of our community, I'd like to tell you how seriously we take this violation and how seriously we are opposed to the manner in which Mr. Markham has conducted himself over the past actually four years. So thank you for letting me speak. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Which yours take on it? Is it going to get into the road when it comes it comes down just from looking at it? I would say in my professional opinion, that entangled trees are particularly hazardous and unpredictable and I would recommend that it be taken care of. That's what I thought. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate that. Again, somebody here representing Mr. Markham. Oh, all right Go ahead. Please number 11 check case number two four dash 003710 a Lachua County versus Virginia Hughes Code Officer Alante what is somebody here representing Virginia Hughes Somebody here, right? So we're gonna ask you to speak after the county you can stay right there for right there for now. Let the county present their case and then I'll ask you to come up and speak. Is that okay? Great. Great. Good morning. Good morning. My name is Alante Webb, Code Officer for Alachua County. In Code Enforcement Case, 2-4-003-710. The county received a complaint on April 22, 2024 regarding the property located at address 2-3-010 South East, 65th Lane, Hot Thorn, and a large for county Florida, and identified by parcel number 195551-0000-0000. The owner of the property is Virginia Hughes. Code administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of a Lachua County Code of Ordinances, 74.208, Accumulation of Junk. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violations was sent to respondent that included corrective actions. Ongorn inspections conducted today to have determined that respondent remains in violation of the said Alachua county code sections. My last inspection of the property was April 1st, 2025. I have good service of notices and statement of violation to respondent sent by certified merit receipt. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and our requests they are entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and acts they be admitted into evidence. The county recommendation is that responding to be found in violation of the set sections of the code or the respondent to come into compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in the notice of violation. And if not not compliance then pay a fine in the amount of $100 for each day. The violations continue past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $560 in calls and bringing this action to hearing. Thank you. It's your opportunity to speak if you want to come to the podium over there and I'll Jackie will ask you to identify yourself and your relationship to the property. Would you please stay your name and residents address for the record? Virginia Hughes Courtney. I live at 58-14 south west 13th street gate to the floor. 326-08. Okay. and they also lives at the same address. Okay, thank you. So what can you tell me the county wants you to clean up the site and they've given you some time but you haven't been able to do it. What can you tell me? Yeah, well, I spoke with the tenants. Oh, so this is a tenant and this is my niece. Okay, let her go ahead and... Let her get next to the microphone there, so... My name's Diane Gould. I live at 2-3-0-1-0, South East 65th lane. I've been trying to help Bill, which is my ex-husband, to clean it up. I've had some health issues come up. And we're both handicapped. But we are trying. OK. Well, let me ask you how long do you think it would take you to get it cleaned up? And I'm asking you from your perspective, not from the county, but how much time do you think comfortably it would take you to get it cleaned up? I would say at least one more month. So if I gave you 60 days, two months, would that be adequate? Because what I don't want to have you do is not be able to make that and then come back here, okay? I understand. So 60 days, is that enough? That would be fine. Is the county comfortable with with 60 days on that? Yes, sir. I am more than comfortable with that because I have many communication with Ms. Guild and I was aware of her health concerns. That's why the case was open for the year to give her time. But yeah, I'm okay. And you had to bring an adventure here. So yeah, so in fact, what I'm going to do just because of your health issues, are you comfortable with 90 days? I'm comfortable with that. So we'll give you three months Okay. Now what I don't want you to do is if something comes up your health gets worse or you can't something stay in touch with her and let her know. Okay. So we can't have to come back again. Okay. I appreciate all of you being here. I know it was a burden on you to come. I appreciate your I hope that too. Okay. Not really. All right. Well, you take care of yourself and I hope your health gets much better. Yes, sir. Thank you. Mm-hmm. really do. All right, well, you take care of yourself and I hope your health gets much better. Yes sir. Thank you. I'm clear and then we'll get call number K. Sumer 12. Thank you for coming Go ahead and call case number 12 please case number two four dash zero one four nine four seven Elatua County versus Holly Heights gains will one LLC Holly Heights gains will two LLC and Holly Heights gains will three LLC code officer a latte web. Is someone here representing Holly Heights gains will one two and three someone here representing Holly Heights gains will one two and three in Seeing none, please proceed. Good morning. My name is Alante Wilb, co-op support of Lachua County and co-enforcement case 24-01497. The county received a complaint on December 18, 2024 regarding the property located at address 6814 South with six place, Gainesville, and Lachua of county florida and identified by a parcel number 06655-051-006. The only other the owner of the property is Holly Heights Gainesville 1 LLC and Holly Heights Gainesville 2 LLC and Holly Heights Gainesville three LLC. Code administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of the Lautre County Court of Ornices 74.20A accumulation of junk 74.29 prohibited hazardous lands, dangerous structures. 74.30 standards for repair, vacation, demo boarding. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violation was sent to respondent that included corrective actions. Ongone inspections conducted today have determined that Respondent remains in violation of the said allotral county code sections. My last inspection of the property was on April 1st, 2025. I have good service of notices and statements of violations to respondent sent by certified mere receipt. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. There has been no contact with the respondent regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and I ask they be admitted into evidence. The county's recommendation is that the respondent be found in violations of the set sections of the code or the respondent to come into compliance within 30 days of complying with corrective listed on the notice of violation. And if not complying then pay a fine in amount of $150 for each day the violations continue past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $350 and bring this action to hearing. Okay, so just for my record collection again, no contact. No, sir. Okay. Thank you. Again, someone here representing Holly Heights, Gainesville, one, two, and three. No, please go case 13. Case number two, four, dash zero, one, five, zero, eight, seven, Elatua County versus Holly Heights, Gainesville, one, Holly Heights, Gainesville 2 LLC, and Holly Heights, Gainesville 3 LLC, Code Officer, Lante Web. I'm assuming it's the same ones instead of just different slightly units. Oh, yes. Holly Heights, okay, again, is someone here representing Holly Heights. Okay, please proceed. My name is Alante Web, Code Officer for Al Full Artura County. In code enforcement case, 24-015-087. The county received a complaint on December 23, 2024 regarding the property located at address 819 South West 63rd Terrace Gainesville in a Lachua County, Florida, and identified by by parcel number 06675-011-002. The only other property is Holly Heights, Gainesville 1, Holly Heights, Gainesville 2, and Holly Heights, Gainesville 3. Code Administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of theastair County Code of Ornices 75.301D collection service for residential or institutional property. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violation was sent to respond that included corrective actions. I'm going inspections conducted today have determined that respond to remains in violation of the said allot your county code sections. My last inspection of the property was on April 1st, 2025. I have good service of notices and statements of violations to respond it sent by posting. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. There has been no contact with the respondent regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and they be admitted into evidence. The county's recommendations that respond to be found in violations of the set sections of the code order responded coming to compliance within 30 days by compliance with the creative actions listed in the notes of violation. And if not comply then pay a fine in amount of $50 for each day the violations continue past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $350 bring in this action to hearing. Again, someone here representing Holly Heights, Gainesville. All right, let's proceed to case number 13 or 14. Excuse me. Case number 2, 4-015-074. Allatua County versus Holly Heights, G Gamesville 1 LLC, Holly Heights Gamesville 2 LLC, and Holly Heights Gamesville 3 LLC, Code Officer Natasha Washington. So you're double teaming them huh? Okay. Good morning. I am Natasha Washington, a Code Officer of Alachua County and I have been sworn. My credentials are on file with Alachua County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Legal Secretary. In case 24-01-5074, they're responding Holly Heights Gainesville 1 LLC and Holly Heights Gainesville 2 LLC and Holly Heights Gainesville 1 LLC and the Holly Heights Gainesville 2 LLC and the Holly Heights Gainesville 3 LLC. The photo being presented in evidence accurately represents the violation as seen and were taken by myself as the officer and on the dates indicated on each photograph. On December 23rd, 2024, the Office of Code Enforcement received a complaint. O'Gorwich can's being left at the roadside after the pickup date at the address 818 Southwest 63rd Terrace Gainesville, Florida. The property was inspected by myself, and I found it to be in as far as Alachua County jurisdiction as specified in section 74.13 of Alachua County code and in a violation of Alachua County ordinance section 75.301D. Collection Service, a residential or institutional property. The Notice of Violation was mailed certified mail to the owner of record in the tax collector office and to any other additional responsible party as the code allows. Legal service of the Notice of Violation was achieved. and in the Notice of Violation, the respondent was given reasonable time to correct the violation. As a result of my last inspection on April 1st of 2025, a founding of Guilty for the Holly Heights Gangsville 1 LLC and at Holly High Heights Gangsville 2 LLC and Holly Heights Gangsville 3 LLC. With 75.301D collection of service for residential or institutional property. Counties asking they be given 30 days to comply or a fine of $50 per day until compliance is achieved. Father that the county recovers the prosecution costs are $280. I have had contact by email as far as with Sherry Morgan and I still have not gotten any compliance with this. When was the email roughly? No. The last contact by email was on April 1st. April 1st? Okay. So there were. Yeah. Okay. Yes, sir. All right. All right. So we've won the case number 15. Case number 2, 4-015110. Oops. I'm sorry. That's case number two, four, dash 0, 1, 5, 0, 6, 0, Elatua County versus Holly Heights, 1 LLC, Holly Heights, 2 LLC, and Holly Heights, 3 LLC, Officer Natasha Washington. One more time. I am Natasha Washington, a code officer of Elatua County, and I have been sworn the photos. Thank you. Photos being presented into evidence accurately represents the violation as seen and were taken by myself as the officer on the dates indicated on each photograph. On December the 20th, the Office of Codes received the complaint at the address 808 Southwest 63rd Terrace Gainesville, Florida. The property was inspected and it was found to be in violation of the Elatua County Code 75.301D Collection Service, a residential or institutional property. The Notice of Violation was mailed, certified, mailed to the owner as record, as recorded in the Tax Collector's Office, and to any other additional responsible party as the code allows. Legal service of the Notice of Violation was achieved. In the Notice of Violation, the respondent was given reasonable time to correct the violation. As a result of my last inspection on April 1, 2025, the county has a finding of guilty but in compliance for the Hallehites Gainesville 1 LLC and the Hallehites Gainesville 2 LLC and the Hallehites Gainesville 3 LLC for the section of 75.301D collection of service or residential or institutional property. So the county is further that the county received the prosecution cost of $280. So this property I found the most forced to be guilty, but they were in compliance with my visit from April to 1st. Okay, great. Thank you. Again, someone here representing Holly Heights. Nope. All right. Thank you. Case number 16, please. Case number two, four, dash zero, one, five, one, one, zero. Allatua County versus Angel Soto, and a NETTP Soto, Code Officer, Alante Web. So, I'm going to hear representing the Soto's. Okay, I'm going to pull. Okay, County would like to pull that case, please. Okay, all right. Okay. Okay. County would like to pull that case, please. Okay. All right. So that case has been pulled by the county. All right. Hopefully for good reasons. Yes. Great reason. The right reasons. Great. That's great. All right. Case number 17, please. Case number 24-015108, Elatua County, Towers, Investment Properties LLC, Code Officer Alante Web. So, I'm going to hear representing Towers, Investment Properties LLC, and Towers Investment Properties LLC. Please receive, Kenny. Good morning, my name is Alante Web, Code Officer for Alotua County. And Code Enforcement Case 24-015018. The county received a complaint on December 23, 2024 regarding the property located at address 1-2-2-4, Southwest 61st Terrace Gamesville, in Alotua County, Florida and identified by parcel number 06675-007-006. The owner of the property is Towers Investment Properties LLC. Code of Administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of Allotra County Code of Ornances 75.301D collection service for residential or institutional property. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violation was sent to respond to that included corrective actions. On-going inspections conducted today have determined that respond remains in violation of the set of Lautre County code sections. My last inspection of the property was on April 1st, 2025. I have good service of notices and statement of violations to respond and set by certified mail receipt. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent property management regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and acts they be admitted into evidence. The county recommendation is that the respondent. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The county's budget for the next month. The incurred $280 and bringing this action to hearing. Let me ask you a question. Why 30 days to move some garbage cans? So, great question. So when I spoke to the owner, Joe Anthony, he is stating that he's having some communication issues with the tenants regarding the curbs at the cart. So I him another 30 days just to see if he can mend the miscommunication with his tenants. Okay all right that's fine thank you again so many here representing the towers. Nope let's go on to case number 18 please. Case number Number 24-015082, Alachua County County versus Laura Hourbok, John Hourbok, and Margaret Hourbok. And I believe this is a Zoom case, and so are they on line? I am. Can you hear me? Yes. Were you, since we can't, obviously, can't see you. Were you here for the swearing in? No. Okay, so let me get Jackie, our secretary, to swear you in on your testimony. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case today will be the truth and the whole truth? I swear. OK, thank you. I could you identify who you are in your relationship to the property, please? Sure. I'm one of the owners. I'm Laura Aura back. Okay. Laura, okay. Thank you. And do you reside at the property? No. I live in New York. Okay. But I travel. Okay. All right. I wasn't getting my messages, but. Okay. We're going to let the county proceed with this case and I'll let you respond to their case. Uh-huh. Go ahead. County. messages but okay look we're gonna let the county proceed with this case and I'll let you respond to their case. Go ahead county. Good morning my name is Alante Will code officer for a logical county and code enforcement case 24-015082 the county received the complaint on December 23rd, 2024 regarding the property located at address 809 Southwest 63rd Terrace in a Lottery County, Florida, and identified by a parcel number 06675-011-001. The owner of the property is Laura Ara Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa It was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations and no violation was sent to respond to that included corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted today have determined that the responding remains in violation of the said allotria county co sections. My last inspection of the property was on April 1st, 2025. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to respond to respondent sent by posting. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with responding regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and act reflect the violations and acts they be admitted into evidence. The county's recommendation is that respond to be found in violations of the set sections of the code, order respond to come into compliance within 30 days by compliance with the correct of actions listed in a notice of violation and if not comply, then pay a fine and amount of $50 for each day. The violations continue past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $350 in calls to bring in this action to her. Okay, sure opportunity. Sorry about to explain the situation on your side. Thank you, Your Honor. So the messages all those notices have gone to my home in New York and I've been actually traveling on business since then. And so my mail was being held and I didn't get them, but I got something from one of my tenants that was posted when I actually happened to travel through Gainesville to check my properties. I'm very sorry that the garbage isn't being taken care of appropriately. I also lost my property manager and had to train a new one. But I think maybe now after seeing the pictures because I haven't seen the notices, there's some confusion about what at the curb might mean because the picture looked like the cans are on the grass. And then there's another building next to it where the cans are on the street. Mine is the one where they're on the grass. Is that not considered bringing the cans back? No, it would not. And all of a sudden the authors responded that. No, ma'am. So in the violation, there's a certain footage that the cards have to be away from the curb. And they have to be away from the curb after pickup days. So I believe your pickup day may be on Monday. So after the trash is picked up, the tenants are supposed to pull the cards away from the curb because the complaints are that if there's a bad wind during the day, some of those carts, which I have witnessed, ends up in the middle of the road and cars have to go around them. So that's the main issue of having the carts away from the curb is that we don't want to impede the traffic of the roadway. Okay, I understand. What is that distance? Because I don't get, I haven't gotten those. I'm still on the road And I haven't seen the paperwork that says what the distance should be yes, ma'am. So the distance is 15 feet away from the curb And typically that would be actually more than that because it goes up on the property somewhere where the tenant can actually easily access it. Yes, sir. All right. Do you have any problems with the 30 days? Oh, not at all, sir. Your Honor, I've already asked the tenants to pull them all the way back to the side of the building. And I think maybe today they were at the side of the building because I've been speaking with William. And I think he was there this morning looking at another building on the street that was out of compliance. So my only issue is the cans not being far enough back not having garbage all over the place like overflowing cans that wasn't an issue. Um, where's that case? So this violation is pertaining to the trash cards remaining at the curbside. Yes, ma'am, there is no violation for junk or trash or debris. Oh, okay, great. That's good news, at least. All right, I will train my tenants as best I can and make sure it doesn't happen again. Yeah, it's just safe. You have a property manager that. I got a juror with new. He will know that it has to be at least 15 feet away. I'll send out messages to them this morning as soon as we finish here. Okay, Greg. I'm very sorry. I'd like to be a good community member. I appreciate that and I appreciate you being present. as you may have heard, there's a lot of folks who don't bother show up to this. So thank you for being here. And yeah, so I will give you. community can that burn? I appreciate that and I appreciate you being present. As you may have heard, there's a lot of folks who don't bother show up to this. So thank you for being here. And yeah, so I will give the 30 days. Sounds like you've already. Now, as soon as you're in compliance, please have the contact the officer. Yes, she can. I have her email. OK, so yes, as soon as you, you know, or it can send a picture showing cans that are properly working. Yes, sir, she can. OK, that will let that way the clock stops immediately as soon as that's can issue an incopliance. Yes, sir. David at that point. Okay. Okay, that's great. And a lot of day if you ever don't hear from me, just always call or email. If you don't hear from paper response, like I said it before, the our email exchange. Oh yes ma'am yeah I'll definitely reach out. Okay thank you. Thank you. All right. Case number 19. Case number 24-014573 a Lachua County versus Shirley M. Smith Code Officer Kelly Porrier. Shirley M. Smith or something? Good. You want to have a seat over there by the podium, and then we'll let you. County Presidents Case. Thank you for being here. Good morning. Good morning. Code enforcement case 2-4-014-573 3 County received a complaint on December 6th, 2024 regarding a structure being built on the property that is attached to an accessory building. Properties located at 16109 Northeast County Road 1475 Gainesville in Elatrio County. Denified by parcel number 17093 002 0000. Own of the property is surely Smith. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following section of allotra county code 402.140B, improvement to property prior to issuance of the building permit. Please note pre-application screening was denied on January 14, 2025. It has been determined by the zoning department, this parcel, is not a lot of record and is not eligible for further building permits. There is no permit history on the record and the structure will be need to be removed from the property. A demolition permit will be needed. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice the violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains a violation that set a lateral conicode section. My last inspection of the property was on April 2nd. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent. Sent by certified male receded postings. Copies have invited to the magistrate and are requested to be entered in devidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations. Last conversation was on January 14th. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and actively reflect the violations and ask they be admitted to evidence. County recommendation is the respond to be found in violation of the said section of the code. Order respond to come into compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed the notice violation and if not compliance and pay a fine the amount of $100 for each day the violation continues past the date set for compliance County has incurred $420 in cost and bringing the action hearing Okay, thank you sure opportunity to come to speak if you want to come up to the podium. And were you here for the swearing in? Yes, sir. Okay, thank you. And let go. Jackie. My name is Shirley Smith. My address is 16019 Northeast. Kind of old 1475 gamesville Gainesville 326-09. New York, the owner of the property? Yes, the okay. Okay, so what can you tell us? Okay. Our picture update is not correct. We start taking it down. Some of it. The building was built there when we bought the property. I bought this property back in 2007 from Joe Parker. And so the dwellings on the property was already there. But we did not know that we could not build out in the county area there. We didn't know there was a code that we had to go through to get this done. If I have notes that I would have never attempt to do anything. Because I'm not about breaking the law. I understand. So we start taking this apart, have not heard from anyone recently on this matter. OK, how long do you think it would take you to take apart what you've got? We can do it. I don't want you to, from your perspective, because earlier you heard, you know, you give you sufficient time to come, because we don't want to have to have you come back. So maybe, two months, maybe three, get it down. Can we have a problem with 90 days? We put a lot of money in that build. I understand. I'm looking at it. in substantial structure at all. No, we have no problem. I just wanted to state a couple things for the records, Your Honor. Back on, je- any of that bill. I understand. I'm looking at that. That's not an insubstantial structure at all. No, we have no problem. I just wanted to state a couple things for the record Your Honor. Back on January of 2025, the 14th, they did submit a pre-application screening. That was denied. I understand, yeah. You testified to that. Yes. And so that email was sent to the Respondent as well. So regarding the environmental protection protection there was a issue with the surface water in wetlands which exists on the property and also the zoning which I stated in my statement. Right. Now it looks from the photos that they had an existing existing structure on the property which the respondent stated and they built around that. Right. So in order that down, when she stated she has begun to do, you actually need a demo permit, so they shouldn't have taken it down or started to until they receive that permit. So they would need to go apply for the demo permit. Okay. So, how long does it take once the application just trying to get for a timeframe here in terms of? Well, I don't know the exact timeframe, but what's a reasonable I mean? Probably about 90 because it's just a demo permit. It's not through and it's new construction. This is not old construction. So yeah, what about the existing structure? As far as I know the existing structure should can stay. I mean, I mean, I just want to make that clear. I don't want them to think. Right. I mean, I wasn't told it couldn't stay. OK. All right. So what you're saying is that science is a little strange, but you need a permit to take it down. OK. I didn't know that either. Yeah. Is that a new law? That way I've been around for a long time. If you're going to demo a structure of some kind, it typically is of concern for holder structures because of the spestus and toxic materials that may be in proper demolition, things like that, and for safety purposes. But because it's new construction and you're into it, it shouldn't take any time at all to get that. It's just a matter of filling it out and applying it. And you can make them aware of this case so that it's in response to this case that you're seeking. But yeah, it's a very simple procedure to get. So I have to buy a permit to take it down. Right. The new material that I just, I realized it's not really strange. Yes, very. Okay. Because it really doesn't, the demo permit process doesn't contemplate that somebody has brand new building and then they have to take it down. It's really for older structures that are a problem or have like asbestos or lead base painter things like that on them. So Ms. Kelligan, do you provide any information for me who I need to go to to get this done? Yeah, you just need to go to the building department. Okay, which- Where you did your pre-app kind of thing? Yes, same place. Same place, so you've already been there. So yeah, you have and I would suggest that the zoning doesn't allow it, but the county community Yes, same over the years. Same place, so you've already been there. Oh, yeah. You have, and I would suggest, you know, that, you know, the zoning doesn't allow it, but, you know, the county commission can provide for variances if the parts and complies and reads certain criteria. So one of the things you might want to consider is talking to a lawyer to see about whether you could get a variance to allow this to happen at the property. And you could also discuss that with zoning. They can help you on that as well. Yeah, just when you go down, talk to zoning about that because they can tell you, you know, how big is the property? 5.5 acres. 5 acres. So it's a substantial piece of property. OK. All right. Yeah, I would talk to zoning because there maybe a resolution or I can't give it to you here, but it may be something that you could get around this to some degree. Especially since you obviously put a lot of time and effort into doing this. All right. Thank you. Thank you for coming. I'm just trying to get 90 days. This is over the good. I I'll tell you that. Number 20. Case number 24-013649. Elatua County versus Victory Flips LLC. Code Officer Gerald Satt. Good morning. Somebody here representing Victory Flips. Somebody here representing Victory Flips. Go ahead. Please proceed. My name is Gerald Sap, co-op officer in Electro County. In code of minute and code of enforcement case, 2-4, 00844. The county received a case on 1113, 2024, initiated by building Inspector Jesse Brune, regarding the property located at address, 4-021 Southwest 78 Street, Gainesville, in Allegro County, Florida, and identified by personal number 06 849-002-01. The owner of the property is VictoryFlips LLC. Code Administration arrived at the property but was unable to gain access. The building department found there to be a violation of the following sections of Electro County Code of Ordinances. 402.140B, improvement of property prior to issuance of building permit. The respondent was provided with a reasonable time to correct the violations, a notice of violations were sent to respond that included corrective actions. Ongoing inspections conducted today have determined that the respondent remains in violation of the sad Electro County Code sections. My last inspection of the property was on today 4-3-20-25. I I have good service of notice and statement of violations to respond that sent by certified male receipt or posting. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. I have had no contact with respond it regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by building Inspector Jesse Brune. I ask that they be admitted into evidence. Today the assistant building official, Chris Hall, would better explain the photos and the particulars of the case. The county recommendation the county recommendation, the county recommendation is to be found in violation of the said, the respondent be found in violation of said sections of the code, order respondent comment took compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in the notice of violation. And if not complied, then pay fine in the amount of $100 for each day each day the violation continued past the date set for compliance. The county has incurred 360 cost and bring the actions to hearing. Is that 350 or 360? 360, I'm sorry, 360. All right. Someone here representing Victory Flips. Someone who tell me what the improvements that we're're talking about. But yes, either one. Either one's fine. Since they're not here. Could you put the first picture back up? The show the whole house? Yeah, I just want to get around on the records. I was noticing the picture she showed of like a grill and stuff on the backboard. That's actually a different house. Okay. That's the actual property there. Okay. And what was the improvement done without a permit? They did basically an interior flip. They replaced windows. We actually caught this with the roof where they hired applied for a permit., we got there to do that inspection noticed. Hey you guys are doing a lot of other work, replaced cabinets, a lot of stuff that would require work. So it would be obvious from the outside unless you other than the windows, you would be able to tell if now it's outside other than that it's painting minor stuff not permitted but they did do re-reduing bathrooms which is underground plumbing, a lot of electrical work. So significant amount of work. So yeah, that's significant work. Okay, and obviously they pulled the permit for the roof or the roofer did. Yes. So that's what triggered it. Okay, that's what I needed just something on the records because they needed to know what the improvements were. Okay, thank you. No problem. All right, let's why we skipped that we already did that case 22. Case number 25-0080086, Elatua County versus West Shore Legacy LLC, Code Officer Michael Williams. Somebody here representing West Shore Legacy LLC. Somebody here representing West Shore and Legacy LLC. Nope, all right, please proceed. Good morning. Code officer Michael Williams for a lot of county code. What's regard to? With regard to this particular case the county received this case received a complaint rather from the tenant at that particular time This is a rental unit Back on January 28, 2025 the property is located located at 1505 Clark Boulevard, unit number 5308 in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. The property is identified by parcel number 063, 1 500 1000. The owner of the property is West Shore Legacy LLC. Code Administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of the International Maintenance Property Code, PMC 304.7, Rousse and drainage, PMC 305.3, interior surfaces. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. A notice of violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. Ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined that the respondent remains in violation of said international maintenance property code sections my last inspection of the property was February 26, 2025 Which I met with the property manager Mrs. Kumika match it She at that particular time she would not give me access to the unit She indicated that access was not available to the unit in order to conduct a reinspection to determine If the work had been completed or if it remained in the same conditions so as far as we know The unit is still in violation Because we were not afforded the ability to get access to the unit to make a determination. I have good services of notice and statement of violations to respond sent by certified mail receipt or posting copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request that they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with Mrs. Comica Matchett, who's the property manager. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations. And I ask that they be admitted into evidence. The county recommendation is that the respondent to be found in violation and of said code sections and order the respondent to come into compliance within 14 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in the notice of violation. If respondent does not comply, the county's requesting a fine of $100 per day being imposed. The county has incurred exactly $210 of fees with regard to the prosecution cost. Okay. Have you had any communication with the property manager since that February meeting? No, I have not. She and I had spoken on, well, she gave me her card and so I would touch base with her every couple of weeks or so. And she seemed to indicate that to her mind corporate was unwilling to provide her with what she needed in order to bring not only that unit but multiple other units into compliance. This particular property has, there's probably, I guess there's probably eight or nine structures there with multiple, multiple individual units. And so I understand that some years prior, they were in violation and I understand that there's a lien attached to other units there. Other structures I should say. Okay, so I just want to give you any follow up with her. Here's that she's not able to respond to you. She even indicated that it was her belief that they were going to send her to the meeting. So it really would have been helpful as she'd been here because this is an ongoing issue with this particular complex. In fact, I have other units that have been cited. So it looks like at some point here in the near future, those will be coming before you as well. Okay. All right. Thank you. Again, somebody here representing with short legacy LLC. No, okay. Let's go on to case number 23, please. Case number 25-0000728, a Latvia County versus Morian and Moran, Code Officer Kelly Porrier. Is somebody representing Moran and Moran here? Somebody representing Moran and Moran, please proceed. the It's the to complaint on January 23rd regarding addition to a home without permits, abandoned cars, more sheds, and junk. Properties located at 2685, North East 71st terrace, Gainesville, and the Latchell County, identified by parcel number 177560007000. Own of the property as Esther Morin and Osmark Morin. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings found there to be a violation of the following sections of a lateral conicode. 402.140B, improvements of property prior to issuance of the building permit, which is the accessory structures, and 740.20A, accumulation of junk. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations, notice a violation with sense of the respondent that included corrective actions. On going inspections conducted to date, I've determined the respondent remains in violation of the set of Lachua County Code section. My last inspection of the property was on April 2nd. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified male receipt or postings. copies have been provided to the magistrate and a request to be entered into evidence. I have had no contact with the respond to regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and after we reflect the violations and ask that they be admitted into evidence. County recommendation is responded to be found in violation, the said sections of the code, order a respond to come into compliance within 10 days by complying with corrective actions listed in the notice violation. If not, compliance, then pay a fine. In the amount of $150 for each day, the violation continues past the dates that for compliance. Please note, due to the same violations occurring at this location, from 2010 to the present, the county recommendation is 10 days be given to the respondent to come into compliance without an additional time granted, plus an increase in a daily fight amount. County has incurred $490 in cost and bringing the action hearing. Okay, yeah, somebody here representing the owners. Oh, thank you. Case number 24. Case number 25-002265, Alachua County versus Eve, are Daneman Life Estate, Code Officer Michael Williams. Somebody representing Daneman Life Estate. Somebody here representing the Daneman Life Estate. Okay, great, thank you. We'll look, County proceed, and then we'll let you talk. Okay. Michael Williams code officer a lot of a county. Code. Excuse me. Code enforcement case 25-002265. The county received a complaint on 325. 2025 regarding the property located at 4511 northwest 43rd place in Gainesville here in a lotchua county. The parcel number identified is 06 06 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 the owner of the property is Eve Daneman. Code administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of Elatua County Code of Ordnance's 74.28 accumulation of junk and 74.36 nuisance overgrowth. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. A note's violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. My last inspection of the property was 4225, which the property was found in compliance. I have good service of notice and statements of violation to respondent sent by certified mail, receipt, or posting copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request that they be internant and to evidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations, Mrs. Damon. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and I asked that they be admitted into evidence. The county recommendation, the county is asking for a finding of violation as the property was given a compliance date of 32425. However, compliance wasn't achieved until 4225. The county has incurred $210 in cost and bringing this action to hearing. Okay. Mr. Chairman, your opportunity to speak and you are in compliance, which is great. Right, we're to the podium there and Lut Jackie Of course Eave Daneeman, 45-11, Northwest 43rd Place, Gainesville, Florida. Okay. Well, you heard the officer says you're in compliance and thank you for being here. Thank you for having me. I had a little setback this morning. I did everything I could do and I thought that I had met the required date because I really made an effort to push for that. So they had said you recording the officer's testimony at compliance date of March 24th of this year and he said I, I guess it was upon his inspection of yesterday? 422-25, yes. Yeah, yesterday that you were in compliance. When you came into compliance, did you give the officer a call or inform him that you had come into compliance? I had two letters. I'm not, I'm a nurse, I'm not a lawyer. That's right. But I had my two letters. I read them carefully and they instructed me that it was my responsibility to contact code enforcement, Mr. Williams, and make an appointment for him to see my progress. All right, that's fine. You did that. And there's no fines, so because you're in compliance. OK? So I was just worried that it sounded like I'd lolly gagged around and didn't make the you're in compliance. Okay. So. I was just worried that it sounded like I'd lolly gagged around and didn't make the correct date for compliance. I think that. Well, well, technically speaking, the notice indicated she was given until 32425 to comply. This year. Right. However, I noted that she had come into full compliance on yesterday. OK. So yeah, so you're fine. OK. I did have to take a voluntary leave of absence for three weeks from a family that very much depends on me to make this happen. I understand. Well, thank you for doing that. I'm sorry you had to take that much time off to get it done. So yeah, so that's all we need from you. Thank you. Are my being fined? No, there is no fine. There are prosecution costs, though. And the question for the county is if she actually was in compliance on the 24th would there be a would you be seeking prosecution costs? Yes, yes, okay, okay, yeah, because you hadn't been able to get a response before the notes of violation went out. Well, we had been communicating for sure but but as I said, she came into compliance full compliance on on yesterday is what I noted. So right now the county is asking to recover their prosecution costs. The time and effort that took them to go ahead and meet respect property multiple times and send out documentation and that's $210. May I say something please? I received the letter on a Friday, which was adjacent to when it was mailed. And I'm single. I'm not a Mrs. and I have the tools to try to accomplish this work, having recovered from three medical events, hospitalizations multiple. And the first Sunday it rained for the first time this year with a record setting rainfall. So at that point, I told my family that I work for, that I would need time off to deal with, not only the weather, but a lack of responsible people to help me with this. So I said about to do that by myself. There were four Sundays involved, including last Sunday, today being Thursday. And three out of four, we had torrential all day rain. So there was a little bit of loss of time. When Mr. Williams came to my house, he was very cordial, very business-like and pointed out to me that three bags of mulch and some bags of potting soil were the primary reason he could not pass me at that time. So I said about to reckon that and actually did a little more than he had requested me to do to make darn sure that I could have this resolved today. So I'm asking for mercy on those fees having been unemployed for three weeks. And I actually hired help two times, grown men, that all said they had backgrounds in rural communities, farms, and landscaping. And one group called out because of the rain. And the other group that I called showed up to Abel body grown men looked at the yard that Mr. Williams had already said looked pretty darn good and said, this is the kind of work that will require a landscaping company. We don't want to be involved. That was two days before his final arrival. He came to my house twice, and we communicated by voicemail. So I feel like I didn't really impose upon the system enough to be fined. OK. All right. Thank you. I did all this work single- handedly with a weed eater. I had no mowers functional at that time. Do you own the do you live on the property or you read it? I've bought this house by myself in 1982. I've paid for it by myself as I worked at Shans Hospital and I intend to age out in this home. Thank you. All right. Can you have anything else that's done? Well, well, yes, I do. To her credit, you know, she did, you know, express that she had little or no help. There was a substantial amount of work to be done. She did, you know, communicate about some health issues and so forth. But that said, this is not a fine that's being imposed. You know, these are prosecution costs which, you know, involved the effort and the administrative workup in order to bring the case before the magistrate. So it's not technically a fine. So it's prosecution cost. It's the amount that's involved in bringing the case before the magistrate. I understand your statements, sir. Again, I'm pleading for mercy on those costs. Okay. Shall I be seated? No, you're done. That's fine. Your case is ended. It's time you're welcome to leave. Thank you for done. That's fine. Your case is ended. It's time you're welcome to leave. Thank you for coming. All right. Now I believe we're in the penalty side of things. Let me read this statement. So we're now into the noncompliance side of things. And this is, noncompliance hearings are strictly to evaluate if an order that has been created by the special magistrate or, in the case, the co-inforcement board if we have an older case. Has been followed or not been followed. I will not re-hear the case as a special magistrate has no authority to revisit this this it's previous action. The policy for conducting an on compliance hearing is as follows determine if the respondent is in compliance or noncompliance. Give the county and the respondent an opportunity to speak on the compliance or noncompliance. Make a decision regarding compliance or noncompliance if found in noncompliance placement of a lien on behalf of the county So if you could call case next case Jackie please Case number 22-011832 a Lachua County versus deeper purpose community church Inc Presented by Jessica Hong somebody here representing deeper purchase, okay? But the county proceed first. Good morning, Jessica Hung, environmental planner and environmental protection department. On our last inspection, the one year inspection on January 25th, 2025, only 35 inches out of the 130 inches required to be planted remained. When you say you mean the DBH? The mitigation plantings there typically the re planting requirements are caliper inches to be replaced. This is on trees. Yes. So we're going to clear off for the record. Okay. So you that 35 of 135 were alive at the 1-year inspection? Yes, out of 130. 130. Okay. And what was the requirement from compliance? What percentage had to be alive at a year? 80% survival in two years. Okay. So you're at 1 year now? Yes. So you're clearly well below the 80% yes, okay and what number do they need to bring it up to? If it's So if they need 80% you would need at least 95 inches to survive and so 95 out of So 35 lives they would need six they're short 60 right now and you still have another year to go in the compliance Okay, all right your opportunity to speak Were you here for the swearing in yes, okay, thank you let Jackie and It's a pastor Adam Joy 16779 Northwest US highway 441 and has Highway 441. High Springs, Florida, 32643. And you're at the pastor at the church? Yes. OK. What would you like to tell us? I would like to tell you that we did what we were asked to do. And you clearly did. I mean, we did. But there were exigent circumstances that I explained to Miss Hong when she came out that we had two very very bad storms in around August and September of 2024. I explained to her the severe damage that those 13 acres took on. As you can even see, riding by there today, there are many snap trees, broken trees. We spent thousands of dollars paying a company to come out and just get the trees gone that were all over the place. And I mentioned to Miss Hong that if those large trees that are like 7, 8, 9, 100 years old, if they were snapped, that the trees that we planted when we were required to plant them, those were much smaller trees that honestly did not stand a chance, yonder. And the wind literally swept them up. I've brought two members of our church here with me today that are also witnesses to that. We had many volunteers that came out to help clean up the property. And I'm just asking for leniency from the magistrate and understanding that we really did do our best, but it truly was beyond our control with the weather, did to the trees that were out there. And I've seen on the news that this coming hurricane season is going to be worse than the last one. So putting those trees out there, we didn't know what we were doing. We've never had a planning plan. We've never planned it trees before, none of that. So we truly really have tried our best to do what we were asked to do. And I'm just asking for leniency on that. And I also had a question about what I see on the paper here. OK, go to your question. It says on the page right above 26, it says total fines, $5175. And I don't understand that. And you want to explain that? Yes, in the findings of fact, if it's not in compliance, there was, it was stated in that document, a $75 per day would be imposed until the property was in compliance. And so that fine starts from the noncompliance date of January 24th, 2025. So did you follow that? So she's saying on January 24th? Right, that was that's a one year day that's when it started. Yeah, I do follow that. And I remember the first hearing about that I don't understand how it how that is accurate because she came out on January the 23rd and we were in contact she explained when she was out there that she had never handled a non-compliance before and that we would hit back from her or from the counting on what we had to do to correct the issue. So for us to have a fine of that amount when you know we were not told to do anything after she came out we just got a hearing to come today. So we you know had she said the day that she came out there hey you need to do this this this, we would have had to work a miracle to do it right away, certainly not to be in non-compliance for 69 days while we waited on a hearing to be here today. When nobody communicated us to do anything in between the date that she came out in today's day, that does not make any sense at all. Okay. It was requested during that last inspection to fulfill the remaining plantings, and then if not, this would go to a non-compliance hearing. And although the findings of fact was from the original case, and maybe that wasn't stated or Reminded okay again All right end up Go ahead if I guess I'm addressing you Mm-hmm. I want to repeat again that when her and her partner came out All she said was that she would follow up with me. I have nothing writing from her or the county that says what we were supposed to do between the date that she came out on January 23rd and today's date. We only got the notice in the mail certified mail to be here today. And again, we're asking for leniency concerning the fines because we were not told to do anything by anyone. So the question for compliance would require you to bring at least 60 caliber inches back on site. And do you have the ability to do that? In other words, you basically ask replace trees that were either dyed because of the hurricane or because of drought or just sometimes they don't make it. could do that. I will can't tell you because we're a very small community church with very limited funds. It will take us months just like you guys allowed us months to get it done the first time. I'm going to actually was like more like 10 months to do that because those trees are not cheap at all and you know you can have a tree that stands this tall like some of the ones we have out there and then the caliper inches would be like a half an inch and those trees are several hundred dollars per tree. And again my request is that truly that we don't have any penalty of any kind because the active weather was beyond our control. It was nothing nothing short of having multiple people out there holding trees in the middle of hurricane. There's nothing that we could have done to prevent that from happening. The trees that are still there, we're doing our very best to take care of them. We want them to survive. They make the property look wonderful. I live on the property in the parsing edge. So it it's not something that we intentionally did so that's what we're asking. Okay. All right I'll take your under consideration. Anything else from the county? No. Okay thank you thank you thank you for being I said I'll take your consideration and you know my ruling will come out next week or the week after and make a decision based on both of your testimonies. Will we get an email or something? No, you'll get an actual document. Yeah, you can be sent to you through email bid. It will be a document as well. Okay, thank you so much, John. May we be excused? Pardon? May we be excused? Yes, your excuse. Thank you. You don't have to stick around. Thank you for coming. All right. Case number 26. Case number 24-009825, Alachua County, versus Leonard Galway. Is someone here representing Leonard Galway? Somebody Gallagher way. Okay. Please proceed Kenny. On address 77723 Northeast 62nd Way in Gainesville. And that's case 24009825. They're not in compliance. My last inspection was this morning. So they have a prosecution cost of $350 total is $5,800 with a recurring daily fine of $50 per day until in compliance. Okay. So that consisted of a semi truck and also there was a electrical panel that was located outside. I remember that case. So does the 5800 include the prosecution costs or is that separate of that? Yes, it includes it, sir. Okay, that's within that. Okay. And that's the current amount. Okay. All right. Since the understought here, let's go ahead to case number 2087. Case number 24-003197. A Latua County versus Continua Brokerage of America Court. Your honor, this case was brought for a penalty hearing in January 2025 and continue until February 10th 2025. Due to an administrative error, the respondent was sent a hearing notice to attend today. We are hearing the cases occur to see. We are asking you to certify the lien. Okay. This is a Zoom case. This is a Zoom case. Okay, so I'm going online for the case. Yes, I am here. Can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you and could you state who you are? Oh, my name is Dimitri Silas. I am the representative for your continued approach of America. So you the corporate representative? Yes, I am. Okay, and are you an attorney? No, sir. I'm the owner of property. Okay, that's fine. I just wanted to make a turn. So let me get Jackie to swear you in. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case today will be the truth and the whole truth? Yes, ma'am. All right. And again, you stated for the right of the chair or the owner of the property. Yes, sir. OK, we're going to let the county present its case. And then I'll let you speak to it. So case number 2, 4, 0, 0, 3, 1, 9, 7. The address is 15701 Northwest 28th Street in Gainesville. They're not in compliance, so they have a prosecution cost of $490. Total $4,315, which includes that prosecution cost and a daily fine of $75 until in compliance. They're in compliance with all items except for three. Okay. Which three are they not in compliance with? They need building permits for the sheds that are located on the property. They also need to supply the code administration with a copy of their permit that they took for the septic That was installed on the property Before prior approval for the recreational vehicle We also need proof that their final inspection was done for that septic. All right so it's your opportunity to speak. Okay thank you sir. My apologies for this case continuing to come before your death. I purchased this property in 2021 and And when I purchased the property, I got all of the pre permitting from, I would guess it would be the building department to, I guess, get the septic and the water will and the electric. So what happened with this property, what Ms. Forrier is asking now, I am completely understanding because I have one back and forth with her with this. Right now, honestly, I believe that the house was built next door and someone saw lighting on my shed and reported me living in the shed, which was never true. I believe this is where all this comes from. But to make a long story short, I had went and gotten the permit for the RV and I looked up for the stature which said that you can definitely live full time in your RV. Which I do not, I am a snowbird, I bought the property to be there four to five months out of the year. Like now I'm in Chicago actually taking care of my sick dad and I should be in an MRI with him right now. But when I called the Zony administration and I got all the permitting done for the RV, I went out to Tyler Hasse to register it in my business and I did all that. So that was done and I received an email from the young lady saying that I should be fine, that everything should be in compliance as it stems from the new Florida Statue which says that yes, you can live in your RV full time, which again I only lived there for the five months out of the year. If you go there, the RV is covered right now because I won't be back until October. So when I went to get this general contractor to permit the shed that I sent over all the plans through the zoning administration, which clearly state, okay, it can withstand the winds of 150 miles per hour, but I still need someone to come over and permit the shed. So I told her, you know, I'm out of town, it's hard to get a GST over to make this appointment to make this happen. So she says from her end, as far as permitting, the RV is fine, you know, that's permitted. I do not plan to build on the property for another three years. I'm 59, I am still working, I am not even thinking about like retiring fully to build a house there for another three to four years. So if I don't know how it works with this case and coming into compliance because my understanding from talking with the zoning administration when I am ready to actually build, then I would need to get permitting for all of this because as far as their concern, does the only administration I find, and I'm then compliance, so what Officer Forer is asking me for is to either hire general contractors to come out and you know say what the plans already say which I'm willing to do that when I get back support and no problem. Or number two I become in the war on the general war on TV which then I would have to do homestead. It's a big deal and I am not a resident of Florida. I'm a resident of Illinois, so that takes me to a whole another tax arena and that is not the reason why I purchase that property. I worked hard to purchase a cash, so you know, everything there is paid for. So I'm just not understanding why I am continuously being called the court for something that I am in compliance and I am compliant with Florida Statue as far as the RV being there. This is not involving your RV. This involves your septic system which you have to have a permit for. Perfect. And your RV is connected to a septic system. Okay, this is about septic. Yeah, that's what the officer testified to. She said you needed three things. You need a building permit for the shed. You need, they need a copy of your permit for the septic system and a proof that you had final inspection on the septic system because the RV obviously has to have a place to dump its waste if you're living there for four months at a time. So what she needs those three things and once you get her those three things from when I understand all at the office to speak then she can give you an affidate of of compliance. Is that correct? Correct. Okay. Okay. So your honor may be please then she can give you an affidavit of compliance. Is that correct? Correct. OK. OK. So your honor, Ms. Pete, please. I am in Chicago with my dad. Last time I was in court, you know, I told you he had a heart attack last year. So now he just got to nursing home and I'm taking care of him with him, my brother. And I will not be back before it, until October. So, you know, to get an infection, I have the permit for the septic because I needed the permit for the septic in order to get the permitting for the RV. So that was like, you know, hand in hand that has to happen even before I got the permit for the RV. But for the inspection, I'll be more than happy to call them out to go in the inspection. But again, even with the GCs, it's hard when I'm not there. When I'm not presently there, the only thing I have is a molester to come by and mold the grass to make sure, you know, that's not, I don't complain, that I'm not growing like wild wheat for anything. But yeah, I can come here to do this, to have thick inspection. But yeah, I don't know what time. I mean, you know, I know the dates are given 90 days and all of this, but if I have to get someone to take sure of my dad before October, then I'll do that. But yeah, I would need an extension for the get the subject insect that yeah. But the permit I have. So if she wants, I can send her copy of the permit. Yes, to get there through as soon as you can, that'll solve one of the three pieces. But she, now, if you had a company installed this empty system, they should have called for the inspection. Okay, I'll have to speak with Mr. Lucas with the human, um, they're going to say, yeah, um, the human department, um, Mr. Lucas, the guy who gave me the permit, I paid for all of that. I understand what you're saying. And I can't do any of this until I get back there. So she needs to tell me if this is like urgent, like, you know, this is my day. Well, the fines are running until you do this. So for every day you don't do it, it's $75 a day. Okay. So when does this start? Because I think I want to have to hire an attorney for myself on this. Because I know Florida law stated in May of May 14th of 2024 that it was legal and all of this that's coming up. I'm just not I understand now what it is to me. I think it's a resume, but you know, it is what it is. I have to get these permits. But yeah, I would like to hire myself in a turn. You're welcome to do you're welcome to do that. But this is a this hearing today is for this hearing for today is for non compliance. And right now there are three things you're not in compliance with. And so the penalties will continue to run until you bring it into compliance. So, in the three things are the general contractor to get permits for the shits that are already there and to get the septic insect that which I have to be there to do that. And I'm here taking sure my sick dead. And then what is the third one? Copy of the permit for the septic system. I have that. Okay. So the permit for the septic. Yep. So I'll get that for her. And then when was the date, like when I talked to my attorney, What is the date, you know, that this lady says that I was all out of compliance. I know she's not going to go back to all the way to 2021. I should hope not. And that would be a long court case. Well, you can find the dates and the documents that they sent to you. You have a copy of the noncompliance hearing that has that spelled out in it. Yeah, I have all those things. Now this septic thing is new. So all the copies that I have here on our art for the shed for the permitting of the shed. So this septic thing is new. That's I'm asking the date for the septic thing because I know I have to be there and I'm in Chicago taking care of my dad. Oh. Go ahead. I just want to state a few things for the record your owner. The date set for compliance is February 10th, 2025. And I just wanted what they needed in order to come and compliance. At that time, she did submit plans for the Sheds, paper copies, but they requested digital. And so it outlined that she did need digital plans. Back on. Back on September 16th, the zoning department also sent her an email indicating that she was in compliance for her recreational vehicle. She is an agricultural zone, so of course she can have that, live in it part time, or full time if she needed to, because she's an agricultural zone. But she would need permits for those sheds, which she needs additional plans for. Did want to state back in February, 2025, I gave her an email, sent it to her, and explained exactly what I just mentioned, those three things that she needs to come into compliance. Since working with the respondent, she has been given extensions. She was given two extensions, so two months' worth of extensions from code administration she was also given two extensions from you year-on-er both were 30 days so that's a 60-day extension so the county recommends no extension be given at this time and the hearing filed on the property. That's very harsh. That's very harsh. Taking care of my sick dad and I'm under so much right now that is very harsh and I'm 1100 miles away. Oh my god that is so very hard. So I am able to do all of these things legally, live in it four times if I choose part time it's covered. The septic is not being used, the septic I have a permit for and you're saying to me I'm going to be fine from February 10th of this year until I come into compliance and I'm telling you that I am in Chicago taking care of my six deaths. We just got over the nursing home and I will not be there until at least October. I am telling you this and this is the response that you get back to me. That's correct. That's That's correct. That's the response. And you have an opportunity once you come into compliance to come back and ask for a reduction of any fines and give calls for that. But at this point, you are in noncompliance for three items. And that's the first I'm going to accept no further testimony at this time for me to party. That will conclude this case for today. You have an opportunity as I said at the time you come into compliance to have the fines reduced at that time. So we'll move on please to case number 28. These are the reduction cases. Okay, let me read the statement for reduction. I will now. I will now hear requests for reduction of fines and rescission of leans. The decision to grant or deny your request is solely within my discretion. In making my decision, I may consider recommendations from the Lachua County Code Administration. Please state precisely what you are requesting and why you believe that I should grant your request. You may present any information that is relevant to your request. The only purpose of this hearing is to consider a reduction of fine or a resision of lien. This is not an opportunity to discuss the original findings of guilt for the violations. Please refrain from commenting on the original proceeding since I have no authority to revisit the final action. The special magistrates policy is to hear the reduction request a maximum of two times. If you request a hearing then fail to appear that will be counted as a request. If this is your second reduction request you must present new information that I have not previously heard or have a compelling reason for making the request. So if you call the first reduction hearing case please. Case number CE2009110012, Alachua County versus Joanne Dippell Ayers, the new owner's Britain Jones with duration builders Inc. Okay, so the way this works is the opposite of what we've been doing. So it's your opportunity to present your case and explain why there should be a reduction of fun and recision of lean, and then I will ask the county to respond if they have it. So please go ahead and state your name for the record. My name is Britton Jones. We purchased this property. I was going to ask you, were you sworn in earlier? Yes. Okay, I just want to make a clear. We purchased this property December 16th of 2024. Those fines were existing from, I believe, 2010. I stood in our driver's educate. You've put your country you can do. Well we bought the property. We went ahead and paid the original prosecution fees. Right. But we're just asking that you remove the fines and the leans on the property. We spend a lot of money and time cleaning up the property. Can you tell me roughly how much? About sixty65,000 to clean up the property. We now currently have it under contract with a young single mother. And if this finds eliminated, we're going to use that to reduce her purchase price. All right. County have a position on this. Do you want to speak to? It's got. I It's remarkable what you did we really appreciate you doing what you did Scott would use key director of code. Yeah, we have no issue with this. He's put in amount of money and you saw the pictures. It's amazing. Okay, so we definitely have no issue with this all. We don't usually use zero, but in this case, I, the county, and I, yeah, I think you'll go to zero on this. Okay, and I appreciate you doing that for the young mother. Absolutely, and you'll all release the lanes. Yeah, it'll pass you out. I think it's zero. Kind of we authorized a release the link for you. All right, thank you so much. Thank you, you're welcome. Thank you for doing what you did. Yes. All right. One more, I believe, Jackie. Yes. I'm doing need to read in. Thank you for doing what you did. Yes. All right, one more I believe, Jackie. Yes. Do I need to read in the case number for he had two cases? Yeah, now I think we understood it was two. Yeah. Okay. Case number two, three, dash zero, one, five, nine, eight, seven, Elatua County versus Timothy Gray Freeman. Mr. Freeman Freeman your opportunity. Hi my name is Timothy Freeman. You're here for the swearing in? Oh yes sir. Okay great thank you. I resided 5024 south west 65th court. So I've lived on this property for several years. And mid 2022, my partner at the time, her father passed away in Georgia. And he was supporting her disabled sister at the time. And the time we both maintained separate residences, my partner and I. But we decided it was in her best interest to purchase a larger property so that we could take care of her disabled sister. And so in order to do that, we had to go to Georgia to renovate the house that he had left there so that we could sell it. Get the money for a down payment to buy a property. Here we did buy a property on North West 53rd Avenue and moved in there beginning of 2023, which time I moved off of the property on on Southwest 65th Court. And I didn't really go back there at all until October of last year where I saw Miss Williams. And she informed me that there were $20,000 in fines because of the code violations. And that was the first time that I understood that fines were being levied against my property. At that time, I took every effort that I could between my non-custodial weekends with my children to rectify the violations. And I eventually did come into compliance. And my partner was trying to read a finance the property on 53rd so that she alone can carry the mortgage, but she discovered when she tried to do that that there were fines also or a lien placed against that property so that she was unable to refinance that. And so I'm pleading with the court to please reduce these fines to something that can be paid by a working person. And if at all possible to release the lien on at least the property on 53rd so that she's able to refinance that I feel because I'm no longer helping her pay that mortgage and so it's it's really eating into her so from my understanding that because you were ownership of the property that you bought with her with her sister that that lean also followed over to you on as well yes sir just want to make clear for the record so you have lean on two pieces of property the one you have them the original property where the violations were and then this other piece of property yes or that's correct okay county have a position on release of lean for the one piece of property. The kind of position is it did take a little bit of time, but its own officer is good with a reduction. Okay, I'm going to get my question, but he's got leans on two piece of property. So he's asking for a reduction of a lean on one of the properties, because he has two parcels. He has the original parcel and then the new one. And so he's got two. We're early aware of this one. This is the one you're asking for, correct? Yes, sir. This, this, you have another lean code lean with us? Well, I have a, my name is also on the property that I co-owned with my ex partner. And when she tried to refinance that property, she was told that she couldn't do that until the lean was removed. Right, so the lean's just on this part. Oh, I suppose. Okay, okay. Yeah, we have no problem giving a decent reduction. Okay, yeah, and I was gonna do that, but what I was trying to figure out does the county have a rejection? Because it may take him some time to pay off the reduction where they can get a release on one of the properties. Yeah, I know from what, you only have the one lien with us. Yeah. So I'm not, what I'm, what I'm, what I'm, what I'm, Yeah, so we're not understanding why that was be affecting her I didn't either it was her name on this at one time. Her name was not on the property on Archer Road, but she was told by the person at the credit union that because I had a lien on this other property that I co-owned with her, he could not. Oh, so it's an intercom. Yeah, so you could, well, there are legal ways. You could quick claim your interest in that piece of property and that would resolve that because you were no longer involved with that piece of property sheet now as well. Yes, sir. I did sign a quick claim deed, but she said that that wasn't good enough that this had to be resolved. I've good forward something that's a big problem. So that sounds like an internal policy of the credit union because there is no, there only gleam the county has what we're hearing. That's all the original property that had the vibe. I've been forward something that sounds like an internal policy of the credit union because there is no They're only gleaming the county has what we're hearing that is all the original property that had the violations So yeah, so there will be a reduction Typically it's in down to like 10% of it. So you know if that that's that would be wonderful I really appreciate that your honor. Okay. Thank you Scott. Appreciate that. Okay. We have any other cases All right, so this hearing will be concluded at 1053. Thank you.