These are cases that have already been before the Code Enforcement Board in a previous of an entry hearing and are now back for consideration by the special magistrate to impose fines and leans. For each case, I will hear testimony from property owners and the city's Codes Compliance Department about whether a property that was previously found to be in violation of the city code has been brought into compliance. The issue is not whether the property was in violation. That the code enforcement board made that decision at an earlier hearing. Issue today will be whether the violations have been corrected and if not, a special magistrate will then consider a fine or a lien be imposed upon the property. I'll hear testimony from the City's Code's compliance assistance department, even if a property owner who has received notice of this hearing fails to appear. A property owner who arrives late after his or her case has been called will also not have a right to be heard. The hearing will be conducted as follows. The city will present its case first. After each witness has testified the property owner may cross examine or ask questions of a witness, but always addressing those questions through me. When the city has presented all its case, the property owner may present his or her case. An attorney or some other representative may represent you. You can present evidence in your defense either through witnesses or your own testimony. And if you present photographs or written documents as evidence, they must be submitted to the recording secretary seated before me for placement in the permanent case file. the city will also be able to cross examine each of your witnesses. I may of course ask questions of any witness on both sides as the evidence is presented. Based upon the testimony and evidence presented, I will decide whether the violation of violations have been corrected. If a violation has not been corrected or was corrected after the deadline for compliance, I may impose a fine or certify lien on the property based on the original findings and orders of the code enforcement board. Or, I may defer such action for a specific amount of time. An additional finer lien may be imposed at a later date if that property is still not brought into compliance. That case will be brought to a future special magistrate meeting for consideration and certification. If a lien is imposed upon the property, a copy of the order imposing the lien or the decision I make today will be handed to you before you leave. So do not leave without receiving your written notice of whatever happens today because it's the only written notice you will receive. If after your case has heard, you wish to appeal a decision, you have 30 days to petition the Circuit Court of Pinellas County. And if a lien is certified, the property owner may apply to come back to a future code enforcement board hearing to request a possible reduction or release of the lien, but understand that that could never be considered until the property is brought into compliance. So with that as an introduction, I ask you all to stand and join me in pledging the allegiance, and then remain standing to be sworn in for a possible testimony. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic of Germany, which stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear a firm that the evidence you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. You can be seated. All right, let's call the first case and move on. We are starting with item C-119, property owner Dustin Hook, Deeder Vanderberg, investigator Jean Madu. Good morning. I am Jean Madu, Coates Investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying a reference to item number C-119, case number 24-3510 regarding property located at 1052-6th Street North, number 4. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a single family and is occupied by its owner. The case began on February 28, 2024 is an internal complaint case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on July 2, 2024. This property was last reinpected on March 19, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. Additional, sorry, the following, sorry. Where violation is per city building official, balconies are unsafe and unstable. Access to balcony must be blocked off with a fixed barrier immediately. Stormshutters can be installed up to a-up to guard rail height to act as the fixed barrier. Permits are required for the repairs. Additional relevant facts regarding this case. A Com permit 24-0301978 is in process and ready for corrections as of March 27, 2024. And this concludes my presentation. Okay, let me just confirm that the permit was in process since March 2024. Yes. Okay, all right, thank you. You're welcome. Good morning, sir. Your name and address please. Morning. Nile, nickel. 433, central avenue. 4th floor. Oh, Mr. Nickel, old case. Case goes. Go ahead. We get the relationship for the record. Oh, I'm sorry, Councillor. Your relationship to Mr. Hook. Relationship is the, I'm the general contractor to get the relationship. Oh, I'm sorry, Councillor your relationship to Mr. Hook Relationship is the I'm the general contractor to do the improvements Contractor. Thank you for that Okay, and if let me ask you this one we you We hired to be the general contractor I'm hesitating with this property because I was first engaged and I may remind you that there are four units together. I was first engaged on number three, which we'll talk about next. All of the other units followed on. I was engaged with unit number three in February of 2024. this unit probably somewhere in the May or June 2024 timeframe. I submitted the permit application that you see on all of them which was for temporary ensuring and subsequent to that application, engineers determine that for units number 4, 1 and 2, that no temporary shoring was required. Unit number 3 has temporary shoring in place, but we're not talking about that case at the moment. So the permit that's referenced is really an invalid permit. Nothing's going to go on with that. It was a shoring permit. The permit that we are working to obtain right now is to do the actual structural repairs for the unit. We've had the first set of engineering plans provided. However, the engineering plans did not reflect the internal conditions, so we're in a revision on the engineering plans. And of course, until we get the engineering plans done, we started that process actually just before the hurricane process. And so we were shut down during that process and then getting the engineers back out, we've been through a process. In fact, the engineer will be revisiting that site on Friday of this week to verify the conditions that I've reflected to be able to update the plans, which I'm told that they'll be able to do very quickly. And at that point in time, we should be able to submit for the repair permit which will be needed. And permitting with the city has improved immensely and we're getting better. So I don't expect that to be too awful long but once we get that permitting in place, we're ready to start the work. I went by this means that I've granted 120 days on this case before I've heard it before, et cetera. How much time do you need? Once the permit is in place, this case goes on hold. I think you know that. I understand. Then you're executing what's in that permit if not a come right back. Correct. Give me a time frame because I really don't have a lot of patients with this one since I've granted 120 days in its old case. I understand. It's a little bit of a complicated case with insurance issues and engineering issues and all of that. So I appreciate your patients and providing the time. What I would like to do if I could ask staff is we have all four units in this building. There's four of them have the same exact issue. What I would like to do is get them back on a synchronized schedule and I believe that the date that you extended number one and two to is May the 21st if memory serves me right. I can check. So what I would like to do is I'm working the same schedule on all the units for simplicity and brevity and discussing the issues. I'd like to get them all synchronized. So if that's the case, I believe that would be a 90 day extension. What do you see in the go? What do you see in the go? Unit one is scheduled for June. I'm sorry. Unit one is scheduled for June, not May. And then let me just confirm. Scheduled to be worked on in June. That's the special magistrate hearing in June. But the date to what Mr. Nichols requesting that the other, these two that you are hearing now also be scheduled for June which would be the May date for compliance though correct Because the June is the hearing date May 24th So I would like to I would like to request the extension to May 24th and that way I think Hopefully we're done by that time but to the extent that we're not. The details of each case are going to be virtually identical. It's accumulating at 250 a day. I don't know whether you're aware of it. I've already certified leans from more than 56,000 on the property. So I could certify another 7,000 today. I'll grant you a request for it to be able to buy additional leans. But understand that if it gets to June and we're in the same position, I'm gonna have an awful lot of money that I'm gonna have to lay on. I understand. With that, I order. I order that for item C-119 case number 2435-10, 350 that further lean certification be deferred for 90 days or until June the 23rd I'm sorry what? 60 days I'm sorry 60 days until May the 24th 2025 Thank you May 24th 2025 Hopefully by then it's not even on Docket. I hope so too. But you've heard me say that before. Item C 120 property owner Robert Anthony Martin Marnelli Jr. and Deeter Van Steenberg, investigator Jean Medell. I am Jean Medell, co-ed investigator for the city of St. Petersburg, testifying and reference to item number C120, case 24-3508, regarding property located at 1052 Street North not number three. I was wanting at the start of this meeting. This property is a single family structure and is occupied by its owner. The case began on February 28, 2024 and is an internal complaint case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement's board order was sent to the owner by mail on July 2, 2024. The property was last re-inspected on March 19, 2025. Zero out of one violation have been corrected since this case began. Violation is per city of building official, balconies are unsafe and building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building building of building of building 030019 be done with permits. Additional relevant facts regarding this case, ACOM permit 24-03001977 is in process status as of September 6, 2024. And this concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks. I name again Mr. Nichols. Sure, thank you. You're naming address again Mr. Nichols. Yes you. Nile, Nichol. 433 Central Avenue, 4th floor, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33710. Relationship is I'm the general contractor on the project. Okay. This one is the unique outlier here. And it is one that did require Shoring. Shoring has been in place and I think the code's investigator can confirm that. But we're in the same situation related to the engineering conditions on site, engineers visiting the site on Friday, as I'd mentioned. One of the things that I'd like to ask for clarification is Didier is on all of the units. He should only be on unit one. This unit's Bobby Maranelli, Jr. I don't know if it's clerical, but if we could correct that, it'd make the owners a little bit happier. And I think that could be confirmed on the property appraisal site as well. All right, in this particular case, I've branded even more time than the last case. You understand that? This is the- The days on this case. Well, they all started exactly at the same time. They've all went through the same process. But we're in the same boat. This is actually the lead on it, as we're deeper into the engineering and even we've done some demo work for the rest for the inspections by the engineers so this will be the first unit that's actually addressed however all the units will be permitted at the same time. All right so if I go the 60 days that would be great. Okay let's do that and see where we go. I hope I don't see the case again. I order that for item C 120 case number 243508 that further lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May the 24th, 2025. Offended, you don't wanna see my face again. Just had to ask. No need to case. Thank you. You bet. Here's your paper work. Thank you. Be sure and get your paperwork before you leave. It's the only written document you'll receive of any decision made here today. Item C-38, property owner Joseph Braxton, estate investigator Greg Foster. Good morning. I am Greg Foster. Coads investigator for the city of St. Petersburg. I'm testifying and referenced. I have number C 38. This is case number 2319522 regarding property located at 3109 Queen Street, North. I was sworn and started this meeting. This property is a single family structure. It is vacant. Case began on October 7, 17, 2023 as it codes initiated case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board order was sent to the owner by mail on January 30, 2024. The property was last re-inspected on the 19th of March, 2025. Zero out of four violations have been corrected since the case began. The remaining violations is that there's various areas on the main structure with missing shipping, peeling paint. The parking area is not maintained. There's no driveway. The parking apron on the property is in disrepair. It does not meet the current standards. Also, the fence on the property is in rotting in disrepair. Don't see any work since the last meeting, relevant facts is I believe this case and the next case are also in a state. I think there's some matters in the estate. I will let Representative speak to that. No additional relevant facts. This would conclude my presentation. Thanks Greg. Yes sir. Hi your name and address please. Good morning. I'm Lou Ann Woods. Would thirty two, thirty one, thirty seventh street north, St. Petersburg, Florida. And. I am the real estate broker for the Braxton estate, which has been long and drawn out. I know that. Well, there's been three deaths, and it keeps moving on. I hope I don't end up being the fourth death because I took this when I was trying to retire. We missed, I think, one of the lean sessions. That was when Alice Merchant, the PR for the Braxton estate, took ill with brain cancer. She was 86 years old and she ended up dying in October of 2024. everything had to start all over again with the estate and someone being appointed the PR. We thought we were at closing again. And the title company came up with a billion things, including they had to probate Alice's estate, not just assign someone to be able to have a PR and sell it. That's kind of where we are. The attorney, I believe, sent a letter in. Did you get that? Yes. Okay, you got the letter which pretty much explained what I've been doing the entire time. We still have a ready-willing and able buyer. He has been keeping the property mode and you know picked up all the branches and everything when the hurricanes came. He isn't the reason we set it to the side was because they weren't going to keep those properties. He's going to demolition them and that is why they didn't want to do all of the work, the estate. And the buyer won't do that because he wants to tear him down. And basically I'm just asking, I guess, for more time, and the buyer is wondering if he's going to get saddled with all of these leans, or if he applies and demolishes within the 90 days, will they be able to be suspended? I mean, I mean, C37 was taken off the rolls. No. That's what we're- C37 is next. I'm sorry. C37 is after this one. Oh. It's both of them. They're side by side. All right. Yeah. I have I hear what you're saying. This case goes back October 23, which obviously precedes the death we've been talking about here. I think it doesn't proceed the death of Joseph Braxton, who we had to get his estate probated before or his sister, Alice Merchant, could sell it. That's why... Yeah, I guess. But it was bothering me here. Let me just say, I've granted a lot of time in this case as you may well know. And the first time I granted time was in February of 2024. Right. 13 months ago. Right. Case actually goes back even further. Right. Meanwhile, the property looks like hell. I mean, they move, they maintain it. But I mean, there's some violations on both of them. Instead of a cul-de-sac. So you say somebody's maintaining it, but it's still out of code code and it looks. They're maintaining the property. The buyer is actually doing it. Well I'm sure it was doing it. Right. The point is there's still these code violations which no one is addressing. Right? Then I correct. Right. Because we had all agreed that previously that it would just get torn down but then we had a few more deaths into the mix and um my we're getting close to the end I certainly hope so one way or the other my dilemma is I've granted 180 days in each of the cases we haven't heard the second case 180 days long time and we're still in the same position I've already certified most fines on this property so I really don't have much choice but to go ahead and certify the fines that are on today. They continue to accumulate, on this case, at 150 a day, we haven't even touched the other case yet today. But I'm sitting here saying, you know, this is just dragged onto the point of we have a house that is not uncompliant, that is obviously even if it's being maintained, doesn't meet code, and sooner or later I have to say, hey, enough is enough. So in that case, I feel for you, but I really have little choice but to them. You know, I could grant another 30 days or so and you're gonna end up back here anyway. I assume it doesn't sound like there's a resolution very close here. The attorney told me on Friday that it wasn't going to take much longer. It's just in the court. It's a much longer mint. I couldn't get an answer out of them. I mean, it's in the court and they're just waiting for it to be certified. How long has it been in the court waiting to be certified? This part of it, hold on a second. I mean, I'm really struggling here to grant more. I know, I know. I didn't want to have to come back. It went in the court the end of January. So it's ready to come out any time and then the buyer had 30 days to close on it so if I think another 90 days would do it 60 I have to tell you given the circumstances and what I've already done and we haven't even heard the second part of the case, 90 days and something I'm not willing to do. If I grant a little more time, I fear you're going to end up back in front of me anyway. Mr. Schultz, if you want to have the probate, it absolutely like there has been a petition for sale of real state. It amended order for sale of real state. It looks like the last option was on March 18th, in order to file required documents. Once those documents are filed, it may, there's a poster source. It looks like the order for sale of real estate was actually signed by the judge. So if those last documents get in, it may be pretty quick. And Mr. Schultz, from a timing standpoint, even at 30 days, just due to the scheduling, that actually doesn't bring it back until the May 27th hearing. So on that timeline, there's a good chance, based on what Miss Haggit just referenced, that that could be resolved. It's not like it's get 30 days or bring it back next month. It's gonna bring it back to the May hearing. The May hearing. Yeah. But it's still a shorter timeline. All right, let me do that. It's a good compromise. Let me, I'm gonna get at, and graduates 30 days, which means that the case really won't come back calendars wise until May if it comes back at all, which I wanted to. So I order a that for item C38 case number 2, 3, 1, 9, 5, 2, 2. That's case 2, 3, 1, 9, 5, 2, 2. The lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April the 24th, 2025. Which means as a practical matter, you'd be on the docket from May, hopefully by then. I hope so too. I'm sorry, I just... I hope I live through it. I do. 45 years practice in real estate and I've never had anything this long. Well, I hope your retirement works out well now. You got it. Do we call 37 as well? Yeah, we'll call 37 now. Item C37, property owner Joe Braxton estate, investigator Greg Foster. Good morning. I'm Greg Foster. I'm a codes investigator for the City of St. Petersburg testifying and reference item number C37 This is case number two three one nine five two zero regarding property located at 31 21 Queen Street North I was sworn in the start of this meeting It's property is a single-family structure. It's currently vacant case began on October 17th 2023 is a codes initiated case after the evidentiary hearing a copy of the code enforcement support order was sent to the owner by mail on January 30th, 2024. Prophe was last reinspected on the 19th of March, 2025. Zero out of five violations have been corrected since the case began. The remaining violations is that there's pain on the main structure that has areas that are missing, chipping or peeling. Facial and softlets are disrepair as there's some rotting wood, missing paint, cracks and voids. Accessory structure has some missing chipping peeling paint, accessory structure fascia, also has some rotting areas and damage, disrepair, and exterior walls have molded mildew growth, window frames are rotting and missing paint. No additional relevant facts, this concludes my presentation. Okay, thank you. Hi, your name and address, please. Luanne Woods, 32-31-37th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. I am the broker and the authorized representative for the personal representative. Okay, I order. That's for item C37, case 2319-520, that lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April of 24, 2025. Hopefully everything will work out. Thank you. Thank you director for your recommendation. Appreciate it. Okay. I'm going to read the next case first. Item C146, property owner Wanda Lee and Rod located at 351117 Avenue South. I was running at the beginning of this meeting. This property is a multi-family and is vacant. This case began on December 9, 2022 and it was a co-initiating case. After the adventure, I heard a copy of the young and coding enforcement where order was sent to the owner by mail on May 31st, 2023. This property was last reinspected on March 11, 2025 and zero out of A. Valetio have been corrected since this case began. The remaining's violations are the roof is in this repair with loose material and open holes in the overhang. A permanent is required for the repairs. The second structure shows peeling and missing pain in various areas. Facial and suffered and this repair located throughout the secondary structure. Facial located on the secondary structure is showing signs of deterioration, right in wood and open holes. The exterior walls are damaged, broken, and with missing, and tiled throughout the secondary structure. Electrical wires are in this repair and exposed. The secondary structure shows signs of rightotted damaged wood on the corner poles, windows seals and bottom flooring. The garage door is in this repair and a permit might be required for the repairs. The aluminum onings are in this repair dented and not secure. All wooden door frames are in this repair with r write a wood, write a wood on the window trim. Additional reveling effects in regard to this case is the property being pending for sale for for a few months and are no changes have been done at the property. And this will conclude my presentation. Okay. Hi, your name and address, please. Good morning. My name is Nikisha Dixon. I reside at 2400 Irving Avenue South. St. Petersburg, Florida. You say Dixon? Yes. Hi. I you've heard the testimony of the city, your relationship to Lee Belize. So I am the daughter of Wanda of the late Wanda Lee. I am the executive of her state. I am also the legal guardian of Rodney Lee, which is another owner. There is one other owner, Emilio De Lee, that I didn't hear his name as a owner, but he is there too. That's my relationship. I don't know how much you're aware of this case. I was back, I was here to 2022. I first heard this case 18 months ago. Granted, and over the period of time granted 105 days and nothing has happened. I mean I hear this report, it's a terrible report. Since then no one has appeared before me for a long time. Can I explain? Please have been certified all along. Okay. So happy to hear at this point, but I want you to understand. I'm looking into case here that is really a disaster. So there was multiple owners. And there was a lot of legal work that had to take place in order for my mom to move forward, even a sale. Everybody was on board, except for Amiri. He would not. So what I came in and did was I had to pay an attorney to do a force sale with him. Once we got to that point, we have a closing date. I have a contract for sale. We have a date of January 31st. We're ready to close. My mom, she hasn't been here since August because she was terminally ill. She had cancer. She had January 17th. She passed away right before the January 31st closing day. So now it's me, right? Taking on all of this, I still have Rodney who is mentally incapacitated that I have enough facility, but still trying to to handle all of my mother's affairs. I just, you know, got, although I was paying lawyers to fight Mario, like, I just got all of this on me right now. So I'm doing everything that I can as far as continuing to sell the property like my mom wanted to do. That's all she ever wanted to do was to sell the property. Right. I do. Yes, I have that here. Okay. So the only issue is what? Your mom's passing. So I just last Thursday got the paperwork to be the executor of her state. So I should be able to close for her. My attorney took care of all of that. So right now, today, I'm just waiting on a closing date. That's it. And I will grant you some time to get the bad road. I'm sorry. But at this point, you're close. The buyer was a buyer in tend to do. Repair it all and pull those out or what? I think he's going to bulldoze it. We haven't had that discussion yet. He's been working with the realtor. Just be aware, director, correct me if I'm wrong. But if the property closes, these cases then are put down, but the immediate owner then receives all the notices for the new cases or what? It probably can't remain this way. Right. Essentially, once we see that the ownership has changed, we start the case over again, and reissue a violation notice to the owner, provide them due process to get them corrected before it comes back to you again. All right. I don't know whether it's your response. We can make the new owner of the buyer aware, but the case will be off your family, but it'll be on that because that probably is still a mess. He's very well aware I've been in communication when he first came on and we were at like 25,000. Now we're at like 83,000. Something that just came up through the title work. So he's aware. Current leans are 78,000 plus. OK. OK. All right. You're close. I will nid just some time. Thank you so much. That's additional fines on here at this point. But right now, the leans are more than $78,000. I can trust that. OK. I don't understand that. order. That's have that for item C146 case 2224041 that lean certification be deferred or further lean certification be deferred for 45 days or until May the 9th, 2025. When effect what that means is if it's not closed and done, you'll be before me in May. I have to deal with it then. I hope that doesn't happen. I hope so. The morning I am Monique Wadley, codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg. And I'm testifying in reference to item C77 case number 23-15057. This is regarding property located at 2109, Third Avenue North, and I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is an accessory dwelling unit structure and is vacant. The case began on August 7, 2023 and is an accessory dwelling unit, structure and is vacant. The case began on August 7th, 2023 and is an internal complaint case after the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board's order was sent to the owner by mail on November 21st, 2023. This property was last re-inspected on March 19, 2025. Zero out of one violation has been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is a permit is required for work currently in process to the rear structure to include but not limited to removal of the windows, doors, walls, section, sightings on the exterior. and the entire interior has been gutted. There was an addition to the front. windows doors walls section sightings on the exterior and the entire interior has been gutted and there was an addition to the front and as of 822-2023 there was a stop work order that was issued for all the ongoing work to the rear structure. There is an A-Res Perman 24-03-00703 that has been in process status since March 11, 2024. And this concludes my presentation. Thank you, Monique. All right. Your name and address please. Rebecca Drew and my address is 102 Cardylane Brandon, Florida. Is my last name? D-R-E-W. OK. The relationship to G-P-F, G-F-P. I, they're my employer, my employer too. Speak up a little bit. They're my employer. They're my employer. The GFB 3000 LLC owns the property. She's an employee. I'm going to take a please we would want a representative of ownership or someone with a letter of the baby. The alternative though being can't hear her then leaves automatically. She many things, right? Now, I should have a letter or anything. You don't have a letter or anything that will authorize you to speak for the property. Any kind of written. And I'll end up here. Hey, Joe Gonzalez is the owner of that, and he hired me to take care of this to get it moving. Would you explain a little bit more, like hired you in what capacity? As like the property manager? Essentially, yeah. So Peter is a, Pedro. He is a national developer. I used to work for him and handle all of these kind of things for him. I quit working for him about a year ago. He just recently asked me to come back on so that I can get this particular project, well some others as well, but this one in particular moving. You have Mr. Schultz, if she's been hired by the owner to take care of this issue, then we can hear or speak on the issue. All right, thanks, Councillor. Okay, well, you've heard the testimony of the city. This case is an exactly a fresh case. And I have granted in the past time. And I'd be glad to hear where it's going to go now. So currently at this time as I understand there's movement on the permit. We just received our third set of notes on it. We're asking for an extension for about 60 to 90 days, whatever you would be willing to grant us, and then we can get it taken care of. Not willing to really do a whole lot of anything. And that's simply because I have a stop work and that goes back to 23 cases, goes back to 15 months and I've got time in the past. You know, I really, it just difficult for me not to impose a fine and actually the fine is very little because I've already imposed a large amount. So I appreciate your testimony and appreciate your coming in but just given the circumstances and the history of the case and my involvement with it I order that for item C 77 case number 2315057 that the the board certify an additional $1,400. The case continues just for your employer's information to accumulate $150 a day. So it's starting tomorrow. It's another $150 and the case will be before me again in 30 days. So it's time to get it done. I guess. Just tell them, you know, 15 months is a long time. I agree. I'm sorry. Thank you. Item C 86, Property Owner 95 Central Hotel LLC, LLC investigator Monique Wadley. 866. 866, yes. I am Monique Wadley. I am Monique Wad go. The code is investigated for the city of St. Petersburg and I'm testifying in reference to item C 86 case number 24-536. This is regarding property located at 95 Central Avenue and I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on December 19th, 2023 and is a code-d initiated case after the evidentiary hearing. A copy of the Code Enforcement Board's order was sent to the owner by mail on July 2nd, 2024. This property was last re-inspected on March 18th, 2025. Zero out of two violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are unsafe structure of the exterior egress staircase on the west side of the commercial building. And exterior stairs are in disrepair. There is a a Com permit 24-05-000576 that has been in process since May 28th 2024. And this concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks Monique. I name an address please. Good morning, Your Honor. My name is Bill Foster. My address is 2111, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. I am the attorney for the LLC members who own the historic Hutz De Leon hotel. And thank you for all that you do. I've spent 5,000 hours on those chairs and my PTSD is. I do know you. It's, yeah, it's, it's, yeah, fond memories and so not so fond, but thank you for your service, sir. Thank you for yours. Thank you. So in response to this, and I know full well that the issues dealing with this particular historic hotel, as do you. You've certified leans before. I think we are close. They have a new structural engineer that has submitted, I think the final plans for review. Those were submitted on March the 21st. This has been quite the roller coaster because it requires a COA. It was in the middle of a racetrack or it abutted the Grand Prix. So we had, there's just been all sorts of issues, especially with this historic structure. But because of the emergent nature of a fire escape, he has made the, I think, necessary repairs, pending the permit just to make sure that he has a safe way of fire, ingress, and egress. He's not gonna wait on codes to cover those public safety issues. I'll call Fire Marshal Ian Wilmac and we'll get those straightened out, but he's hired me to just impress upon you. We don't need the hammer of the law to get compliance. He's been trying diligently to do that since he got cited in 2024. We really don't need another $41,000 lean certified, especially when I think there's light at the end of the tunnel. We are asking for an extension of Mr. Backrack, 60 days, 60 days, which we should, again, I think it's a matter of getting the approval immediately calling in for the inspections and hopefully you'll never see either one of us again, on this case. Okay, I get it. I'm, of course, sensitive because of Central Avenue, but I also realize it's historic, But when somebody says unsafe, it's a little nervous. Right. A grand jury quest on it because I believe that it'll happen. I order that for item C86, case number two, four, five, three, six, that any lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May 24th, 2025. Thank you, sir. Appreciate you. Yep. I'm C159, property owner, Lauren real estate holding, and thus get her Monique Wadley. Lauren? The Lauren one's Monique? Okay, fire away. I am on the quad lake codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg test fine and reference to item C 159 case number 24 dash 17838 this is regarding property located at 3151 third avenue north and I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a multi-family structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on October 1, 2024 and is a citizen complaint case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on March 4, 2025. This property was last reinpected on March 22, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is that. So originally there were two buildings. The sea glass towers had both elevators down and the stone loft had, out of two elevators had one of them down. They did correct both elevators at the C-glass towers. However, stone loft building still has one elevator that is not operable. And this concludes my presentation. Okay. Thanks, Monique. Hi, your name and address. Good morning. My name is Francois Ayala. Address is 3823 Washburn Place with the Chapel Florida, 35533. And your relationship to- I'm sorry. AYA LA. Miss Ayanna, your relationship to I'm sorry AYA LA Miss Ayanna your relationship to learn and the community director community director property manager Okay Citizens complain I guess they don't like the fact that can't go up the elevator. Yes And so as she said, there were two elevators during the storm. They just stood were fixed. One was down in the stone building. As of right now, we do have, as we talk, the company that comes out and fix them, on-site fixing them. Unfortunately, we tried to get them come out sooner before our hearing court day, but we were at their mercy and they could only schedule us for today. So we're hoping that once they leave this afternoon, that elevator is up and running. They are on scene, you think? Yes, they're on site right now. All right. The compliance date was very close, so it's not like some of the cases you've heard me deal with, so I will grant some time and make sure that these people get it done. So I order that for item C159 case number 2417838, that lean certification be deferred. For 30 days or until April of 24th, 2025. I can't fix it. 30 days were in trouble. We're hope to be. Yeah. Okay, so I don't want to come back. And I'm glad everything else is all right. Okay. Now we need to go to the next, which is also your case. Are we calling Monique? Do we have any? Moving on to C72 now. To what? C72 now. What happened to 160 160? Yeah, 160 that was a learn case that was dropped 160 is not on our agenda Okay, drop that was a learn to okay. I'm sorry, I had a number Item C 72 72 Property owner 73rd Avenue apartments LLC and 73rd Avenue apartments to LLC investigator Joseph Brinori. Okay Joseph. Good morning. I am Joseph Brinori, co-investigator for the City of St. Petersburg testifying reference to item C72, case 2418461, regarding the property located at 111, 73rd Avenue North, was warranted at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on October 18th, 2024, and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on January 28th, 2025. Property was last reinspected on March 10th, 2025. Five out of seven, violations have been corrected since this case began. Following work has been completed since the last meeting. Junk has been removed and paint on the main structure has been repaired. The remaining violations are membrane for the roof on building 150 is offer up indicating roof disrepair, a permit will be required for replacement and rain gutters have detached from building. This concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks Joseph. Hi, your name and address sir. My name is Mel Andrews. I live at 373rd Avenue North Unit 101 in St. Pete. Okay, Mr. Andrews. Five out of seven. Perfect. What are we doing about the last? We also get this a refers to hang on. Oh, Councillor. We also get relationship to the LLC. Oh, oh. I'm the director of maintenance for the ownership's holdings. Okay. Thank you, Councillor. Building 150, which this refers to, that roof has since been repaired. We got the last of the coping in at the end of last week. This is an older rougher that we've used in the past. This was a warranty situation. He's calling it in. He's out of cussimme, so he's calling it in for Friday inspection. The work is completed, but I want to get that inspected so I can get the gutters up and I have the quotes and everything for that ready to roll. Do you have 30 days, 45 days. 45 if we can do it. I'll be glad to do it at this point because again you get that taken care of. So I order that for item C 73 case number 2, 4, 1, 8, 5, 5, 5 that further or any lean certification. Be deferred for 45 days or until May the 9th, 2025. Okay. Yes. Sir. I have to add the owners right now. You got another one? I do, but you just stated 1-8-5-5, would that be the next one? Just one moment. We were just getting papers situated. Item C73, property owner 73rd Avenue apartments, LLC, and 73rd Avenue apartments investigator Joseph Ranore. Okay so my so it's a five out of seven it's been done right and everything I said applies to this this is a second case that's where I'm confused a little yeah I'm a little confused. Did you ask if did you think that the case number read in was on and just I want to make sure C72 is when I first got up here right so yes C72 is 111 73rd Avenue North. Item C73 is also 111 73rd Avenue North case we just read in is Kate the's case 24-18461. Okay. Just making sure, sorry guys. All right, but I haven't ruled on 72. We haven't heard the presentation on, no, did you rule on 72? Did I hear 72 or 73? You just ruled on 42 on 72. We are now on item 73. So Joe just needs to present on 70. Well, okay, so you got 45 days on that one. Thank you sir. Let's fire on the next one. I am just Bernori C, Codes Investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying and reference to item C73, case 241855, regarding the property located at 111 73rd Avenue North. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. Its property is a commercial structure. It's occupied by tenants. This case began on October 23rd, 2024, as the code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on January 28th, 2025. This property was last re-inspected on January 9th, 2025. Two out of four violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are. There is a section of gutter missing on the roof line, and the roof is in disrepair various parts have been damaged by the hurricanes It now allows water into the apartments roofing work requires permit This concludes my presentation Okay, all right mr. Andrews your name and address again. My name is Mel Andrews I live at three hundred seventy-third Avenue North unit one oh one in St. Petersburg Okay, so this is only two out of four instead of five out of seven. Correct. Okay, so are we? We've engaged a separate roofer to do this. They are actually doing two, we lost three roofs total during the storm. We contracted for two roofs. Unfortunately, the logistics of the TPO, the foam, the tapered material underneath, a building 200 showed up. They're wrapping that up by tomorrow and we'll be moving on to building 225, which is the one in question. Probably first of the week, and that's to begin that work. In the same situation with the gutters, I gotta get the coping on before I can get the gutter worked out with. All right, let's do the same for this case. I order the PC73 case number two, four, one, eight, five, five, the lean certification be deferred for 45 days. Or until May the ninth, you You know? You sure paperwork? All right, I guess they screwed up the numbers. They're essentially the same. Item C69 property owner by the bill. The bill is billed by the bill. The bill is billed by the bill. The bill is billed by the bill. The bill is billed by the bill. The bill is Investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, TFT, in reference to item C69, case 2413896, regarding the property located at 1200, 102 Avenue North, was sworn in at the start of this meeting. property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on August 5th, 2024, and is a code's follow-up case. After that, I'm sure you're hearing a copy of the Code Enforcement Board's order was sent to the owner by mail on January 28th, 2025. This property was last re-inspected on March 20th, 2025. Five out of 13 violations have been corrected since this case began. Following work has been completed since the last meeting, junk and sandbags have been removed from behind building two. The remaining violations are there are staircases that are in disrepair, including but not limited to cracked and broken treads and bareboards replaced as risers. There are several light fixtures and or exit signs hanging by electrical wires exposed wiring within the hallways and landings from missing fixtures, electrical boxes that are open and unsecured, exposed exterior wiring on the outside of the building that are not covered, sealed and secured. There are areas through the hallway and landings where the walls do not meet the ceilings, leaving gaps and voids, there are also AC units that are unsecured to the concrete paths. There are two windows with broken glass on the backside of building one, and there is an area near the northeast corner building six in which the landscape, near the walkway would need to be filled in. Additional relevant facts regarding this case is that property manager has secured contractor for the remaining work and this concludes my presentation. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. I'm not sure if you're going to see the police. to be sworn in, please raise your hand and stand. Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Thank you. Okay. You swear or affirm that the evidence you're about to give is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth Okay, morning name and address of whoever's gonna testify okay It's a Sandy's at work. I live at 44 reps talk Boulevard Palm Harbor, Florida And your relationship the ABBA trim bit I be the property manager. Would you please spell your last name? It's Z-E-T-T-W-U-C-H. OK, anybody else going to testify or not necessary? This is OK. OK. All right, five out of 13, that's on its way, but that leaves a lot of none. Tell me what's happening. I have, as I have just, while I was sitting here this morning, I have emailed Joe all the contracts that we have in place to fix electrical ACs missing on the pads. We are diligently working on lighting. The gaps that Joe was saying that exist on the, you know, between the siding and the ceiling, those are being worked on as well. Starways, Joe, I just sent you an email this morning showing that that was completed on Monday, the invoice, and we are very serious about getting this completed. I'm stunned you need to finish to finish everything? I, if you could give me 60 days. The stretch, but I might. Can I say pretty please? I'll be good to make you. Are there safety problems here? Stereocations? No, okay. No safety. There are tenants. Are we just gonna get electrocuted? Okay. I'll grant the 60 days then I order. Have that for item. C69, case number 2413896. Any lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May the 24th, 2025. Thank you. Keep up to good work. Thanks. One more case with the item C 70 property owner AVB H Bell air LLC investigator, Joseph Brunori. Okay, Joe. And Joseph Brunori codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg testifying and reference to item C 70 case 241586, regarding the property located at 1300, 102nd Avenue North, was worn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on August 28th, 2024 and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board's order was sent to the owner by mail on January 28th, 2025. Property was last re-inspected on March 20th, 2025. Nine out of 14 violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are, are exterior doors to the units that are not weather tight, insect and road improve, closing properly, and unmaintained with chipped or peeling paint. The staircases, there are staircases that are in disrepair including but not limited to correct and broken concrete treads and bear boards replace those risers. There are several light fixtures and exit signs hanging by electrical wires, exposed wiring within the hallways and landings for missing fixtures, that are o exposed wiring on the out not covered sealed and sec through the hallways and walls do not meet the ce voids are also AC units concrete pads and there are on the east side of bu 16 with broken glass. Additional relevant facts regarding this case are property manager has a contractor in place for the remaining work and they did do a number of repairs for glass repair just didn't get to building 16 and this concludes my presentation. Okay thanks Joe. Again I need your name and address. Sandy'setwick, 484 Reps, Doug Boulevard, Pum Harbor, Florida. And you're really shipped to ABB AB. I would be the property manager. All right, 9 out of 14. We're on the way here. Any safety issues? Okay. Go ahead. Tell me that this guy's working on him. The same thing as the other side of the building, all the same and again, we are serious about getting this completed within 60 days. If you'll allow this as well. I order, therefore item C70 case number 2415866. That lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May 24, 2025. I know we should guys well. Thank you. Yeah. Did your paperwork do not leave without the paperwork? It's the only written document you have of the hearing. Item C, 127, property owner, Lorin real estate holdings, investigator, David Walker. Violation address 268054th Avenue South. You're in, right? Okay. Go ahead. Morning. I'm David Rock Walker, codes investigated for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying in reference to item 127, case 23-9493 regarding property located at 2680 54th AF South. I was sworn in at the beginning of cases that were reported to the police. The number of cases that were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported to the police were reported enforcement board order was sent to the owner by mail on August 29th, 2023. His property was last reinspected on March 18th, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is observed work completed on stairs to building four and five outside of the scope of permit. Permit 23-01001518 for building four and 23-01001519 for building five are to replace the stair treads and strainer and hand rail on building five. Observe the entire bottom portion of the the, rear staircase removes, scope of permit needs to be expanded to encompass the work completed and to change to the current contractor. Additional relevant facts regarding this case are, there is an approved a comp permit under 24-2001923 that expired on October 7th, 2024. That was for Building 5. And there was an in-process ACOM permit under 24-02001564 that was applied for on February 23rd, 2024 for Building 4. This concludes my presentation. That permit was applied for February 24th February 23rd, 2024 is still in process. Okay, thank you. Hi, name an address please. Kelsey Harbin 9554 86th Avenue Sem it's Seminole, Florida 33777. Nice to see you again. Always you as well. I have nothing. I have nothing. You know, I'm sorry. Five times 160. Okay, you know the history. I know. They're aware. I've just, I share the information. I understand why, but. We've all speculated, we can all gas why. But. I order for item C127. Case number 23, 9493, that the board certify an additional lien in the amount of $5,600. Of course it continues to accumulate at $200 a day as you well know. Oh, it's okay. It's not me. It's not you. You got another one. Oh, yeah. Four more items. C128 property under on our Lerraine real estate holding self-evaluation address 268504th Avenue South, investigator David Walker. I am David Rock Walker, codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg, Tefs Define in reference to item C128, case 23-21734, regarding property located at 2680 54th AF South. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on November 29, 2023, and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board was sent to the owner by mail on April 2, 2024. This property was last re-inspected on March 18, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is. Joyce, Roth, and Disrepair on the second floor balcony for apartment 239, impacting both first and second floor units. A permit will be required to repair the balcony. Access to the balcony and patio must remain secured to prevent use until final approved inspection is conducted. This concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks. I name it address. Kelsey Harbin 9554 86 Avenue Seminole, Florida 33777. Okay, any any scoop on this one? No, sir. I have granted time in the Alchemy unsafe anybody in danger here. So no, they are blocked off. The second floor unit has been vacated. The first floor unit. She's still living there. I wasn't sure because I knocked on the door when I did my reinspect. I'm almost positive. She's still there. We've asked if she's wanted to move her transfer. She just sticks it out. Yeah. I'm pretty sure she's going back to November 23rd. Oh yeah, I understand. I really am left with little choice. I order that for item C128, case number 23, 2173, 4. Let the board order additional or certificate, a lien certification of $5,600. And you know, just just keeps rolling it 200 a day. I know. Very expensive. Sorry. All right, we got another one. Yes. Item C 129, property owner, Lorin real estate holdings, investigator, David Walker. I'm David Rock Walker, codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg, testifying and reference to item C129, case 23-22674, regarding property located at 2680, 54th, AF South. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on December 14, 2023, and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board order was sent to the owner by mail. On April 2, 2024, this property was last reinpected on March 18th, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is the patio area at Building 11 for units 113 and 1112 cannot be used under the current condition due the state of disrepair at the post on the far right side of the patio. Additional relevant facts are as of 31825. Emergency post shorn was completed and then after the fact permit will be needed. The patio is closed off with caution tape and boards securing to the patio door as a barrier. Move, Move my hand. This concludes my presentation, sir. Yeah. This concludes my presentation. That's good news. Plot go off at least. Safety so. Yes. Name and address. Kelsey Harbin, 9554, 86th Avenue, seminal Florida, 33777. Okay. It's going to need a permit as well. It's going to need an after a fact permit. They did do some emergency soaring on it. You know anything The updates, you know, you know, he has a date Since it's blocked off. It's not a safety issue. Even though I've granted Three on three occasions back to 2024 time His state to slap more fines on it, but in the other hand, I know. I can't get this done. Okay. Mm. Mm. The reason I'm hesitating is not big of a, I don't think of fines in order, just cases. I'm going to see all these cases again next month, right? Unless everything gets corrected, they're going to all end up here in a month. No, you'll, you'll more than likely see me next month, unfortunately. There is some word of hope, but that's still TBD. That's when it sounds like, I don't know what's involved. All right, I'm gonna do it this, because I order that for item C129 case number 2322674 that the insurgification be deferred or 20 days For 20 days or until April the 14th 20 25 that means next month you'll be back on this case But I will not certify an additional lien. Thank you. I'm not simply because maybe they can get the patio done and it won't be on my agenda for next month. Yeah. We'll try. We'll try. You can say you won something here. All right, we got one more for you. Item C130, property owner, LaRin real estate holdings, investigator, David Walker. I am David Rock Walker, codes investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying and reference to item C-130, case 23-226-84. Regarding property located at 2680-54th AFS South, I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure occupied by tenants. This case began on December 14th, 2023, and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board was sent to the owner by mail on April 2, 2024. This property was last reinspected on March 18, 2025, and 0 at a two violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are, there's evidence of mold on the door in the HVAC closets on the first floor. The doors to both HVAC closets do not fully close. Doors and door frames for the HVAC closet for unit 15 are damaged with water and mold and must be replaced. There's cracking above the plaster, above the HVAC doors on the first floor due to water intrusion. This concludes my presentation. Is somebody living there? So I knocked on up, there's, it's four units. I can verify that there was two people living there. The other two nobody answered or they didn't have no Amazon packages. So I can definitely say there's two units. The mold where these people were living. It's like the units are, you go in and there's a unit here, unit upstairs, unit upstairs. And the HVAC closets are right when you walk in. So it's not in the apartments. It's in the common area right there. Thank you. OK, Kelsey. Kelsey Harbin, 9554, 86th Avenue, Seminole, Florida, 33777. OK, any input on this one? No. Sorry. Yeah'm sorry. No, I've run out of things to say. I don't understand, but it goes back to 23 and I guess I'm just frustrated with people paying rent, with people living there, etc. Oh, I am on my order that for item C-130, case number 22, no, check that. Case number 23 two two six eight four the lean then addition the board certifying additionally in a 5600 so Kelsey you won at least on one of them thank you you. You're welcome. And hopefully that one, the patio, disappears. I'll share this end of it. It's okay. I think we have one more. Oh, wait. Kelsey, do you? What have we got? For item C165, you're right. Item C160 property owner, LaR estate holdings investigator David Walker hold on Dave yes, sir See one five zero one six zero. Oh, sorry Oh, yeah, okay, where are we? I am David Rock Walker, Codes investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying a reference to item C160 case 24-18065. Regarding property located at 2680 54th AF South, I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on October 3, 2024 and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement boards order was sent to the owner by mail. On March 4, 2025, this property was last respected on Marchth, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is, per city building official, the rear stairs are unfit unsafe for use. Emergency repairs can be completed under the direction of a license design professional permits will be required for repairs additional relevant facts emergencies repairs were allowed to be completed without a permit but an after the fact permit will be needed This concludes my presentation Okay, so there repairs no longer have an emergency the repairs are done now we're into the paperwork the city of the city. The city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the point is the stairs have been repaired. Correct, David? Yes, sir. So I order that for item C 160, case number 24, 18065, and then any lean certification, you're gonna have to go through perming, be deferred for 60 days or until May the 24th, 2025. So hopefully within the 60 days you get the after the fact whatever. Thank you. You're welcome. Item C 44, property owner Steve Dobert and John Auer, investigator Greg Foster. Good morning. I'm Greg Foster, codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg, testifying and referenced item number C 44, case number 2, 3, 1, 8, 8, 9, 1. Regarding property located at 5,218th Street North, I I was sworn in the start of this meeting this property is a single-family structure and is occupied by the owner case began on October 6th 2023 as it codes initiated case after the evidentiary hearing a copy the code enforcement's board order was sent to the owner by mail on January 30th 2024 property was last reinspected actually yesterday. Three out of five violations have been corrected since the case began. Following work has been completed since the last meeting. There's been quite a bit of work done since the last meeting in the entire house as a brand new coat of paint on it. Looks great. The windows short up with the board but the remaining violations is that the facial facial and soft fits still have some areas of disrepair They're still missing some areas of soft fits and then is broken and missing window glass that needs to be replaced or repaired still No additional relevant facts. This concludes my presentation. Okay. Thanks. Great. Hi, I of the rest. Steve Dobert, homeowner, 5218th Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714. Okay, Steve. The three out of five. Yeah, we're getting there. We're so close to being finished. I'm a little confused on the window. At least talk about, I thought we were talking about the one that was boarded up and painted to. In the fall, I'm pulling a permit to replace all the windows in the entire house my dogs had broken a window and it's a big window in the living room that my intention is when I do you said in the fall and in the fall I'm going to pull permits to put all new windows in the whole house I am going to be this coming fall yes sorry but anyway yeah I it's not my budget until then to replace the windows, all the windows in the house. But the window and question that is the one that is bored up and it is painted to blend in with this structure. I do have photographs. You can barely even see the window because of the bushes around the house. But the rest of the house is done. I have very little bit of soft at the finish repairing in the back. I am going to try to do it as weekend. I'm hoping I can. I am leaving town for two weeks after this weekend. So with any luck, I'll finish the rest of the soft at this weekend. If not, I'll do it on my return in the middle of April. Okay, so I'm assuming you're going get the softest done. That's finished. Yeah. The boarded up window. I'm a little concerned with that because it seems like there's still a board there. You know, if you were to replace just the window glass on it, then there's no more broken glass there, but it's entirely covered up now. So, you know, really a permit would be required to have, to enclose a window at this time. But if it's a year out, I don't know how we're gonna keep kicking a thing down the road with that, but I'm not. I've had a statute that the Board of the Window could be painted to blend in with the structure of the house. It's in the statute and the paperwork that you sent me originally. Yeah, Mr. Schultz. So that's for vacant and boarded properties. You can board up a property to secure the secure and the securing boards are painted. In a case like this, if the structure is occupied, there are concerns about potential egress issues if a window is boarded up. So if there's the opportunity to replace the piece of glass to parrarily until they can do the full repair for the windows, that's certainly an option. But again, not knowing what the occupancy is of that room, what other egress that could be a potential issue there. I have, there's three exits from up from my house, and there's no, all the other windows are accessible. Again, this window is, it's, one of the reasons I have it boarded up is because my dog broke it when the mail man dropped, dropped off the mail one day, and again, as I explained to him, when I pulled the permits for all the windows, I intend to make that a smaller window, block it up, and put aside like window window as opposed to the giant window that it is. And spending money on a window that I'm gonna replace just seems, it seems. You just can't replace, can you just replace the glass? I mean, not the whole window. The frame is pretty bent and everything on it. I'd have to replace the whole window to do it. You know, when I'm struggling with this, I've granted 150 days, the department granted an additional 25 days on your case. Your case goes back to October 23. I understand that. And I hear you, and now you're saying, OK, I'm going to get a permit in the fall. And I mean, the permit just notes. It's great. Yeah. We're only at March and it all is six, seven months away. I understand that, but the windows are really other than that one window. The windows are not an slap in the head. I don't know. No. No. I have understood. No, um. Not certified, a leaner find thus far. Okay. But the case goes back the long way and I can handle a lot of time. So I'm trying to find a way to get you out of the... Okay. Now, if I were to take the boards off the window and cover that window with plexiglass and then it becomes repaired per se. I fully intend to board it right back up because of the dogs and I mean they're just gonna break another window until I get the money to put new windows throughout the entire house. I mean I can show you a picture there's it's an eye sore to anyone. It's definitely not a problem. What egressor, I have three doors and other windows in the house that are completely accessible throughout the whole entire house. Let me do this. And again, I've granted a lot of time. Believe me, I want to fix it. There's no question. What I can do is grant a little time to see if you're going to work with them on this thing. Worst case is the cases back before me again, and then I'll have to deal with it. So at this point, they'll off the money hook, masking the investigative to work with you to see if we can't come with an acceptable solution until you do replace the windows. You don't face any fines. However, if you're not able to work something out that's acceptable, then you're going to be before me again and I'm going to be in a difficult spot. So it was that I order. So that for case C44, case number 2318891, that the lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April the 24th, 2025, which in effect means, as Greg would know, if something isn't worked out in your before me again in May, I'm gonna be in a difficult spot. Well, I'm gonna pull the plywood down now, and put a piece of plastic glass up there. And then you have a chance there, so go for it. Okay. Okay, get your paperwork. thanks thank you okay I'm only rolling items C 157 property owner a vauntier residential artistry investigator Monique Wathley. I am a member of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the state of the start of this meeting. This case, this property is a multi-family structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on April 25th, 2024 and is a citizen complaint case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the co-enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on March 4, 2025. This property was last reinpected on March 21, 2025. Zero out of one violation has been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is that the art apartment was constructed and CO, a certificate of occupancy approved for residential apartment use. A change of use application and approval is required to change property use from apartment to hotel for transient accommodations. There's no additional relevant facts regarding this case and this concludes my presentation. So basically, yeah, there's several apartments there that are being rented out as short-term rentals and so the long-term residents who are there are complaining of that occurring. I got the picture. Okay, hi, name and address. Stella Stolper 9401 Swift Creek Circle Dover, Florida. And your relationship to have a naughty? Regional director. OK. I heard the testimony in city boy. This is complain obviously. Somebody wasn't happy. But anytime I see central avenue, that's very important to us. So tell me what's happening. Here on our we had one corporate provide we were down to one corporate provider we were having challenges getting them out of the building they were the ones that continued to list the units on Airbnb. We had eight units we got three of them back and oddly enough as I shared with Monique as we got our three units back. They popped up right across the street at the apartment community there. So as they're moving out of our building, they're popping up right across the street. It's the same advertiser on Airbnb and VRBO. We've got five units left and they'll all be out by April 5th. We got to get rid of them. We agree with the citizens complaint. These guests, they get drunk. They party. They tear up our building. It wasn't a good historical business decision and we want them out as bad as the city does. And they will be gone by April 5th. Okay. I'm going to make you can monitor that. So I all just grant some time here. It's great. I order. That for item C157, case number 237312, that lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May 24th, 2025. When I come just counting on you to monitor it. That gives them enough time, hopefully to get them out. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. items I'm going to go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and Item C137 property owner OAR Enterprises Incorporated, investigators of right-amolendez. Good morning, I am Sir Raid Melendez, co-investigator for the city of San Pidesworth, testifying reference to item C, 137 case number 221559, regarding property located at 4810 21st Avenue South. I was running at the beginning of this meeting. This property is a single home and is vacant. This case began on January 19, 2022 and it was a COS follow-up case. After the event, you're hearing a copy of the Coding First Amendment Board order was sent to the owner by mail on August 30, 2022. This property was last re-inspected on March 12, 2025, and zero out of one violation have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are. An active permit is required for all trades. Permit must be, must include, but not limited to new electrical, new wires and service panel, new doors and windows, dark work, HVAC, half wall removal or installation for kitchen, dry wall plumbing, etc. Permit 21900160 is still in process and does not cover the scope of work. Additional reveling facts in regards to this case is that the permits still in process. And this will conclude my presentation. Okay, thanks, Arita. Hi, name it address please. Good morning. My name is Wesley Hamilton. I live at 6105 Bahia, Del Mar Circle, St. Pete, 33715. And you're really ship the order? We are buying the properties from ore. I am the registered agent. By the way, this is my son Harry, my business partner. I would like to offer some explanation because we have been causing problems forever for this board. Are you the registered agent for the property? We're all incorporated and I am the manager, my son and I, for Gulfport RE and for Gulfport Auto and we have the properties under contract. We also have authority to interact with the board to correct violations and I have all the paperwork and whatever you want to, but you will hear in this explanation how this all came up. I just want to make sure you're associated with the current owner and not the RA for the purchasing entity. I am both. So with you. Okay. The actual owner is an estate with a personal representative in Wisconsin. And the reason this has been so messed up is a person of criminal intent pretended to own the property for several years and went on sonbiz and established themselves as the owner of the property. So all the mailings went to this person and this person also went to the city and said, hey, I own it, turn on the water, turn on the electric, I'm going to rent it. We own a card dealership next to one of the four properties. There's a commercial property, 4807, 20 second Avenue South, and there are three houses on 21st Avenue South. And we own the building next store and are running a business there. And we, in long story short, we investigated why this property was vacant and no one was caring for it, no one was honoring the zoning or the codes, notices, and we eventually found the owner, had the properties appraised, and have them under contract. We have a business background and a, or more important, a construction background. My son is studying for the, what is it you're studying for? General Contractor's license. We are going to fix everything here. It's going to be absolutely first rate. You will have no problems with us. We're quite confused, or we need some guidance. One, because this property, we had it inspected, it's a good shape. Plummy's good, electric's good. It appears to us to be habitable. But we can't get a general contractor because they don't want to come in and do no work. So we're not sure how to close this out. Now, my son, I have three kids. Each kid is going to get a house. So it's, again, according with your guidance, maybe they can be their own contractor because they're the owner. But I guess basically this has introduced ourselves and to take your guidance, how you want us to go forward, anything needs to be fixed. We're happy to fix. All right. What I'm inclined to do on a director, obviously it's a grand some time that this got a long history. Oh boy. So a very large amount of certified leans I placed on this property over longer to tight. I want to grant them time to see what they can do with this organized whatever but I need some input here. I can jump it on towards the radiance. But I want to do that. So there are contractors out there, architects, engineers that will review work after the fact and submit for permits. So essentially that what needs to happen at this point in time. Potentially, if the property got placed into one of your son's names, they were the owner, it was their homestead, they could pull a permit to correct and get the work inspected. But, you know, you never know what was done then. So I think that the best path forward at this point in time is to hire one of those contractors or engineers, architects that kind of specialize in these after-effect permitting situations. I mean that this is an uncommon to have property and risk before us with work that's been done by somebody else and they're able to get somebody come in, review that, sign off on it, and then submit those permits after the fact to the city. Okay. We also, and it is our intention to enter into the Lean Forgiveness Program, because nobody could ever buy these properties based on this $200 a day for several years. They would just sit fake or forever. Actually, a total separate issue goes before the board, but that cannot happen until the property is certifying compliance. Okay, I understand. No, the program they would be doing is a little different. Oh, is it? Because they're by, they don't have, they don't need bringing compliance first. Yeah, no, so it, there is a stipulated lean waiver program, I believe, that's what you're referencing. Okay. the new new owner can come in there's a fee associated with it and they are accepting that they're going to correct all the code violations that we may find through an inspection. Okay. And then once all that's completed then the lean would be forgiven from the property. And we can do that prior to closing we can do that as a new owner. You can enter into but you can't have the leans released until after you are. The problem that we're running into is if we have to escrow these monies at settlement, it's huge. It's a half a million dollars between the four properties. And is there no way around that? Okay. Well, you could bring the violations into compliance and then seek forgiveness from the board under the current owner would have to do all of that. Okay, and there are changes hands though that's that opportunity is no longer available. But the current owner can authorize us we can be their registered agent with a power of attorney and and and enter into that program. Yeah, if you were able to get all the violations corrected, there were no other active cases that any of the properties owned by that entity, then yes, at that point in time you could submit your application to appear before the code enforcement board and ask for lean forgiveness. No other, so all the properties have to be clean. So one of the properties is a commercial building which was a bar which has been abandoned for many years and it's falling apart and and we are working with Mr. Smith and Mr. Van Lou and is is our intention to demolish that building and build apartments. There's no way that's ever going to be brought into compliance because we're going to tear it down. I don't want to pave the parking lot and and redo the roof in order to push it over with a bulldozer. How does that work? Yeah, I mean once if there were is that a case that's being heard today? It is supposed to be here. Okay. Yes, so that's I think that they did not sign in for that case But we can hear that one next but essentially once you demo the structure and and part of the demo requirements would be to clear the lot completely so you would be getting that parking lot, you would have to seed the lot and then that would satisfy the violations and close that case out. Okay so we can demo that property and then that I understand. Then what you're telling me is if we demo the property, seed the lot, approve, or approve by an inspector, then that property will be cured of violations, and then we can go forward on that basis. Correct. Okay. Okay. Directly help me out here. So I want to grant time to get this process done rather than at this point, I've slapped $133,000 and fines on this property. That's on one of them. So I could throw another 4,000 on but it sounds to me like we may see a resolution coming up but it's from a timing point of view would you recommend I grant? Yeah I mean I think you have to take into consideration the length of time I understand that the leans are already there. But that hasn't encouraged compliance to this point. So I don't know that I would feel comfortable sitting here and recommending or advising somewhere between 90 and 120 days. I think that the timeline needs to be a little bit shorter. And if they have to appear to give you a progress update, then that's what's necessary. I don't think that it can actually be accomplished within 45 or 60 days, but I don't think that that's unreasonable to where they're appearing before you at that next hearing and giving you a progress report on where they're at what they've done. And then that allows you to make a more informed decision at that point in time. Great. May I make another point, please? This property is involved in quite a bit of litigation, and that's part of our deal. So I can't just say, hey, court, get it done in 45 days. That's not the way they work. So it's going to take us a while. We've won all the important court cases, but there's a couple of more, and I can't say how long they're going to take. So we will be back here. We won't take any action on that. We would like to get 48, 10 fixed and improved as soon as possible. But again, we'll work with your officials and accept that. Let me do this rather than slap any additional one today. This will bring you back, I guess eventually, I accept the Director's report and I'm gonna grant 60 days. Okay. It means that you're gonna end up, unless some miracle happens. You're gonna end up back here in June. But at least at that point, maybe things will be clearer. I won't add any more fines to the already pilot. Thank you. You'll have to deal with that. So I order that for item C137, case number 221 559, that further lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May the 24th, 2025, and effect what that means is you would not appear before me until June 24th. OK, June 24th. Actually, get an extra month out of that anyway. Great. But at that point, hopefully, well, hopefully, there's a lot of reason. We'll have news for you, certainly. Great. All right, director, thank you. Are we going to get into it? We can't go to the next one yet, because Ms. Melinda doesn't have her fact sheet, so we can come back to the next. We have another one here, 136. 136, I thought it was the one that you didn't have a fact sheet. No, I had that. So I don't know what's that. So I'm a little bit confused about what was the request for the one. 136 was the one that margined. No, I had that. So we're adding in 136. Item C, 136 property owner or enterprises incorporated investigators in the right of London. Good morning, I answer right. I'm Melinda's going to investigate it for the city of San but Peter's participant in reference to one thirty six case number 2213 zero zero regarding properly located at 4807 22nd Avenue South I was learning at the beginning of this meeting this property is a single home and I'm sorry Commercial structure and it's vacant This case began in January 14, 2022, and is a COS follow-up case. After the event, Robert Heaming, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board order was sent to the owner by mail on February 28, 2023. This property was last re-inspected on March 18, 2025, and one out of nine violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are exterior walls have holes and crack and stucco throughout the entire structure. Parking bumpers are damaged and our misplaced parking lots must be repaired. There's multiple areas of facial suffering in this repair. Parking lot is in this repair with multiple papped holes and other damaged section exposed wires and light hanging on the west side of the structure must be repair and maintain in safe condition. Old exterior electrical issue must be repair. Missing ceiling panels inside structure must be replaced. Interior wall must be repair. Additional reveling facts in regards to this case is last week the parking bumpers was being relocated from him to try to stop vehicles for parking there with no tags and stuff like that. So and this will conclude my presentation. Okay thanks, Dorada. I name and address again please. Wesley Hamilton, 6105, Bahia Del Mar Circle, St. Pete Florida, 33715. Okay, Mr. Hamilton. You know the story. Same thing. Yes. I order that for item. C136 case number 221300 that bling certification be deferred for 60 days or until May 24th, 2025. So by then maybe stuff will become clearer, etc. Okay, thank you very much. Thank you all for your time. Is your. What? No. Don't forget. Do not leave without your paperwork. It's the only written record you have of whatever decisions are made here. Never leave without your paperwork. Item C 143, property owner Clifford Green and Sonya Green investigators, right? Amalundas. This you. Okay, great. Good morning. I am Sir Raidam Elendezco, investigator for the city of San Petersburg, testifying in reference to item C143, case number 2319116 regarding property located at 244635 Streets South. I was running at the beginning of this meeting. This property is a single home and is occupied by ten and this case began on October 10, 2023 and it was a co-initiated case. After the adventuary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board order was sent to the owner by mail on January 30, 2020, 24. This property was last reinspected on March 11, 2025. Zero other one, Valetio, I've been corrected since this case began. The remaining's violations are, after the fact, the driveway was changed to paper without an active permit. Additional Revlon fax in regard to this case, the driveway permit that it was obtained by the owner 2312001466, remaining process for corrections since July 26, 2024. And this will conclude my presentation. Okay, so let me understand. They changed the driveway to pavers. Correct, they changed the driveway to paper and they got a permit but it being ready for correction because the driveway was too wide so they did cut it on the sides a little bit and so what they need to do is activate that permit and have an inspector to come and look at it to see if that satisfy them and they could close that permit. I got you. Great. Okay. Thank you. Name an address, sir. Clifford Green, 244636 Creek South. St. Petersburg, Florida. We have, we've done the driveway. I was here before and I had pictures of it that showed the gentleman he gave me some stuff. And now we've have, I don't know, we got a permit yet. Okay. No, but this is made it. So I need your name and address. My name is Willie Washington. My address is 53-01. 16th court shall. Okay. all right, so what she did, what's up? Actually I'm the contractor, so I kind of close out where she stopped at. We just submitted the permit revision worksheet this week. So we completed that. Also they did make some changes, but the only thing that's a little out of fliers that go on the side And I know you want to date and we're gonna see in the next couple of weeks is is what I will see big Right All right, gonna give you enough time and'll get a grant some time. I'm not going to put any fines on. And time for you and you're investigated to complete. Get it off the rolls. All right. All right. All right. And I appreciate you're doing that. I order that for item. We'll see. C143, case number 23. 19116. This is what they have to do with it. That lean certification be deferred for 45 days or until May the 9th, 2025, that should give them plenty of time to do it. Which is what we have gotten done and all we gotta do is add to the poll. Yeah, I postponed any fines or anything. Work with your investigator. When she says it's done or the permits or whatever is done, I won't see again. So worst cases I'll see again. Right now we just need an inspection. Yeah, we got to change the players. All right. Okay. Thank you. Reverend. All right. All right. All right. Hopefully we see you guys one more time. You have to be. I'm good. I'm good. Work with your investigators. She'll give you the direction. All right. Okay. You want to break? No. So it's going to say we have one more case before we get into the same owner for about 10 properties. However many we have today, I don't know, the total number. So if we could hear this one last case, and then we can take a quick 10 minutes, just everybody, and then come back and finish up. Well, now I'm going to drag my freedom to the last one for lunch. But anyway, okay. Item C62, property owner Shirley Brown, investigator Jose Rodriguez. Six two. Yes, six two. Case number six two. Okay, Jose. Yes sir, good morning. I'm Jose Rodriguez. Coz investigated for the City of St. Petersburg. Testifying the reference to item number C62 case number 22. That 631-4 regarding property located 1135-13th Avenue South. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a single-family structure and is occupied by owner. This case began on March 16th of 2022 and the Co-Oz initiated case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board's order was sent to the owner by mail on 1121-2023. This property was last reinspected on March 24th of 2025. One out of four violations have been corrected since this case began. Following work has been completed since the last meeting. The cross space has been secured. The main violations are paint our areas of structure where paint is chipping, pilling and missing. Paint our areas of the sensory structure where paint is chipping, pilling and missing and repair our areas of front porch where tiles are loose and or missing. There are no additional relevant facts regarding this case and this concludes my presentation. All right, thanks Jose. Yes, sir. Hi, your name and address please. Early Brown, 1135. You will at Mike now. 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. Surely? Surely, yes. I'm sorry. You ought to speak up. Surely., Lee. Sure, Lee Brown. Okay. Could you tell me, Miss Brown, what's your game planet? I review your case, you and I have met a number of times. I have granted 150 days. The department is granted an additional time. The case goes back to March 22. It's going too long. What is the plan to finish? I certainly I did some upgrading on it. Well right now as I was here the last time I told you that FEMA was going to repair and I'm just waiting. I've already talked with the contractors and I'm just waiting for them to get started on it. So that's where I am right now. Oh yes sir. So I'm just waiting and because the last Milton and the before Milton it really did a lot of damage. You have to understand this case goes back long before Milton. Yes, but I've got, I've had some repairs since then. I've did some repairs since then. We only show one. I don't know where he's what he's talking about, but I've done some repairs since then. But right now that's where I am now, waiting on the contractors to have already signed papers as I'm waiting on them to get started with the house. And so... Who's there? Who you're waiting on? You say you're waiting on them to get started? contractors that I can't remember the name right now. But I've got the papers and everything. And if you want me to bring it in, I'll do that. I'll give everything to you. But they're just waiting to get started. Hi. Ms. Brown, this is what I'm going to do. Hopefully Jose will work with you because he's a little bit angry. I'm going to do something. I'm going to do something. I'm going to do something Hopefully Jose will work with you because of the length of time. But based on your testimony that you have the papers and it's moving forward. I do, sir, and I'll bring them to you. I will grant you some additional time. All right. Jose, you're going to to monitor it and whatever happens, if you end up before me again, after the time I allow, I'll be forced to certify additional fines for now. It will not, but it dumps the case back on you. So to speak, sorry. Yes, sir. I order that for item C62, case number 22, 6314, the lean certification be deferred for 60 days or until May the 24th, 2025. Now in those 60 days, I hope something begins to happen, but you need to remain with your investigator because he is the one that will view it, certify whatever. All right, sir. But for the moment, no additional fines, and hopefully it won't be end up back here, but your investigator's your key. All right. Thank you so much, sir. Sorry, I suppose, aye. I got it. Yes, sir. Thank you. I'm taking it right now. Okay. How long? Ten minutes, good. Oh, sure. We're going on a date. We will adjourn for ten minutes. Happy that. Thank you. My heat up my coffee. 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I'm sorry. This property was last reinpected on March 24th, 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violation is to main business signs on property or in disrepair. Permit will be required for repairs or replacement. Additional relevant facts are this, there is a sign permit on file that expired, but was reissued on March 21st, 2025. But there has been no inspections on this sign since this permit was in place. This concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks, Bonnie. Hi, name and address. I'm trying to work very hard to get things in the office cleaned up so you can come back. But it's going to be a while. So he's improved a little bit since he's been there so that's a good thing. But being that we have new management, which they've always been there, they're just able to take the wheel now since Mr. Martin's not able to make these decisions at this time. It's Debbie and Deborah Faller and Denita Payne. They've worked for Mr. Martin for 20 plus years. They have the ability to start getting things done without Mr. Martin telling us no. And as far as the sign goes, we do have the guy. He's not local to St. P. He's, I think he's in Tarkin Springs. But he did come. He has, he's putting a proposal together because there was more damage done to the sign after the storms than what originally was done. So he's working on that now with Deborah Fowler, and then probably by the end of the day or tomorrow, we'll have that proposed zone be able to get started. So I would just like to have a little bit more time to help with the new management because we are going to be getting this stuff done. Me or time? What do you need? What do you want? At least until the next meeting 30 days. I mean it will be started working on before that. I'm confident. I just. Just your notes, you know, new management, whatever. Potential lean is not certified as a today. I mean, I do what those are. I do know what they are. Okay, I just so that we're, I order that for item C8, case number 233198, the lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April of 24, 2025, which means it really won't come up till May, but I'm assuming maybe it will happen. Okay, yes it will. Okay, Tammy, thanks on that one. Thank you. Item C 11 property owner, REM properties, investigator Bonnie Green. Bonnie Green, codes investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying a reference to item number C 11, case number 22-23500. We're going to be going to be going sworn in and started this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is vacant for unit B in the top the second floor is unit, I'm sorry, for unit A is vacant and unit B is occupied by tenants. This case began on November 30th, 2022 and is a code initiated case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the code enforcement board order was sent to the owner by mail on September 3rd, 2024. This property was last re-inspected on March 10th, 2025. 10 out of 12 violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are electrical outlets are in disrepair and areas of the interior walls are in disrepair with holes and are and or are missing and this concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks, Bonnie. Amy McGuire 670, 34th Avenue, South St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705. And the same with this property as well, Mr. Schultz. We have contractor that we're working with. We have upstairs is there is a tenant there. We're working with the St. Pete Police because unfortunately downstairs there are people who have gone in there and claim residents. There's not even any power or water there. So yesterday we were out there boarding up our office because we're tenting it and we got, we're gonna board across the street as well. One of the sergeants from the police station is gonna come out there and help us to get those people out of there. So we have the contractor that's once that's done they can come in. They're gonna pull permits. We just started on that last Thursday with them. So they have to be able to see what all the scope of work is. So even if we can have 20 days. You're never gonna get permits in 20 days. Well, we can at least apply for the permits. All right, well, let's put it on the same one as the last one. Okay. 30 days so they both come up at the same time. Okay. Or that for item C11 case number 222-3500, how the lean certification be deferred for 30 days until April the 24th, 2025. I think I'm encouraged, Tammy, by the fact that maybe, and I'm sorry to hear about Mr. Martin obviously but that maybe things can happen now. Yes, that's why we're trying to move as fast as we can, why we have the ability to make these changes. Be sure to make the point with the new management if they're not aware of this case goes back to 2022. You know, some of these cases. They're very well aware. It's just that Mr. Martin, you know, he was in control of everything. And even though they have some power, it's his business. So they were trying to honor his wishes. But now the ball is in their court and they're able to make these changes that need to be made to satisfy everybody. Sounds encouraging. Item C13, property owner REM properties, investigator Bonnie Greene. On Bonnie Greene, codes investigator for the city of St. Petersburg, testifying reference to item number C13, case number 24-1259. Regarding property located at 320, 62nd Avenue North. I was sworn in, started this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants in the Unit B apartment. This case began on January 18th, 2024 and is a code's follow-up case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Code Enforcement Board Order was sent to the owner by mail on April 30th, 2024. This property was last reinspected on March 24th, 2024, or 2025. Zero out of one violations have been corrected since this case began The remaining violation is a permit is required for new windows installed on the second floor of building. This concludes my presentation. The windows were installed already? Yes sir. Tammy McGuire, 670, 34th Avenue, Salisant Petersburg, Florida, 3705. Yes, for a while we've needed an after-defect permit for that. same contractor is going to be doing. the that lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April 24th, 2025. And hopefully all these are going to come together, maybe. But we actually have a dumpster being delivered today to get rid of all the trash that's at all those properties around there, so Well, I just you know well We didn't need to go either these cases gone. This was actually a relatively new case compared to some of Yes, sir Item C12 property owner REM properties investigator Bonnie green I'm Bonnie Green, Codes Investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying reference to C12, case number 23-4440, regarding property located at 321 southeast Boulevard North. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. This case began on March 9, 2023 and is a tenant complaint case. After the evidentiary hearing, a copy of the Coonforcement Board order was sent to the owner by mail on July 5, 2023. This property was last reinpected on March 24, 2025. 10 out of 14 violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are building is a commercial, is commercial with one unit upstairs authorized for dwelling. Downstairs unit is an illegal unit and removal is required. Window, several windows have broken glass and or missing glass. Numerous windows with missing window screens. And roof disrepair to include damaged and or missing shingles in several areas. This concludes my presentation. Okay, thanks, Bonnie. Tammy McGuire 670, 34th Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida, 3, 375. 30 days as well. The contractor that's gonna be doing it, barger's gonna help us as long as Mr. Martin's not gonna undermine him and he's not able to do that at this time. So they're working hard right now. They should have, they didn't have time to do the change of use because we started working on that yesterday. So sometime by the end of the day, that's gonna be finished. I was hoping to have it before this morning, but it wasn't done. We have the window pains that need to be fixed in the window screens. The tenants can allow us access tomorrow to go up to do that. I'm going to get this this is an old real okay. Yes. And 120 days even before you whoever you see. I understand when Jennifer was doing it. Yes. I struggle with just saying hey come on, give us a break here. Let me see. The biggest part with that is going to be the roof. We, I didn't hear the roof. They want the roof replaced? The roof has missing shingles and or just kind of not put up properly and then there's some warped sagging areas. All right, Tammy, I'll grant the third day request, but be sure and tell a new management company now when if these cases come back like this one, you're gonna slam us. I understand. So they're really under the gun now. We're really grateful, Mr. Schultz, that you will give us a chance to get to get these done so and and we're not going to disappoint you. Mark is calling the shots. Yes. I order that for item C12 case number 234440 that lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April 24th 2025. Item C71 property owner, REM properties LLC investigator Joseph Bernori. I'm Joseph Bernori, codes investigator for the City of St. Petersburg testifying and reference to item C71, case 2, 3, 1, 8, 0, 8, 4, regarding the property located at 8275 Fourth Street North was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is vacant. The case began on September 28, 2023 and is a codes initiated case. After the evidentiary hearing a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on January 30th, 2024, property was last re-inspected on March 20th, 2025. Two out of six violations have been corrected since this case began. Following work has been completing since the last meeting, junk has been removed. The remaining violations are. Lighted wall mount sign is melted and has fire damage. Glass commercial front door has been broken out. There is peeling paint smoked and fire damaged paint on the exterior of the structure. There are unpainted securing boards. And there are numerous melted and broken electrical lines on the structure. This concludes my presentation. Yeah, barbecue things that not the parking lot is illegal. Yes, they're getting that monster. It's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it'surn, he just couldn't agree to allow them to do the work. But now that it's in the hands of Debrae and Denita, they're gonna go ahead and allow the tenant to take possession of the property and to start doing what needs to be done to get the building. I'm gonna do it. I went by yesterday, I think. They started working with them last Wednesday, so they just have to finalize everything. They're going to, it's three men and they're not all, some of them don't live here. So they're coming and they're going to be on Thursday, signing the lease because they all have to do it at the same time. They say they'll sign the lease on Thursday. Yeah, and then they'll be able to have possession of the building and come in and pull the required permits to do the work. So they'll have to go through the permitting process. Yes, sir. There's. All right, well, I guess. I guess I'll put it with the other cases which means they get up again but by then hopefully you can report progress. All right. Yes. All right, Tammy. I order that for item C71 case number 23180 3, 1808, 4, that lean certification be deferred for 30 days until April 24th, 2025. Item C. 93 property owner REM properties investigator. Oh no, Petrina Miller is not here. Who's covering her zone? Dr. Martin, yeah. Yes sir. I'm Carl Gore and co-investigator for the City of St. Petersburg. testifying and reference to item number C-93, case number 22, dash 13657, regarding property located at 936, starting from Martin Luther King, Jr. Street South. I was sworn in at the start of this meeting, this property is a commercial structure and is vacant. This case began on June 27, 2022, and then as a co-sinitiate case, after the evidentiary hearing and copy of the Coal Enforcement Board order was sent to the honor by mail on April the 30th, 2024. The property was last re-inspected on March 14th, 2025. Seven out of eight violations have been correct. This is this case to begin. The remaining violations, and the remaining violation is broken concrete on the surface of the property. The disrepair is located on the south side of the property. A permit is required to install approved commercial parking area. And this concludes my presentation. Okay, Amy. I'm here to meet McGuire 670 34th Avenue Sal Saint Petersburg Florida 3 3705. However long it would take to pull a permit to do the concrete. Yeah, I can't. I got acknowledged the 7 out of 8, but I'm looking back and I'm laughing. Let's see in August. Yes for 20 days. I said, okay, and September he asked for another 20 days. I said, okay, in January, You say, could I have 20 days. I said, okay. And September, yes, for another 20 days. I said, okay. In January, you said, could I have 20 days? I said, okay. Good grief, Tammy. So, but the fact of the seminar rate, we're done, and you got changes in the management kind of structure on my counting on Mr. not being involved. So I'll give you 30 days on this one too, it's just going to group all the cases together. Yes. But it might make sure the management is Mr. Not being involved, so I'll give you a 30 days on this one too, which is going to group all the cases together. Yes. But you might make sure the management realizes that these just fines are, I could certify another 27,000. She sends me a printout, she knows exactly what they are because she's the one that calculates them and sends me the printout every month so that, and I take it to Mr. Martin and I show him this is another fine that we're going to potentially have because they're not allowing the work to be done. So they really want to make these changes, they're in charge of, they're his trustees, they're on his trust. So they're going to keep the business running even if Mr. Martin isn't able to and they want it to be successful so they will make the changes. All right, well I'm counting on you. I'm accepting your testimony, but boy next time you're in if none of these happened I Anderson successful so they will make the changes. All right, well I'm counting on them. I'm accepting your testimony but boy, next time you're in if none of these happen. I understand that for item C93, case number 2213657, that further lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April of 24, 2025. The reason I kind of say that is I got encouraged by the fact that there's some changes, but these are dragged onto the point where really, I should just be slapping the fine. So I'm granting the time. You're right, and I understand. Okay. Item C-121, property owner Richard Martin Management, Incorated, investigator for zone 9, Jean Medu. Good morning, I am Jean Medu, co-investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testifying and reference to item number C-121, case number 22 dash6611 regarding property located at 1517. Fourth street north, I was wondering at the start of this meeting. This property is a commercial structure and is occupied by tenants. The case began on March 22, 2022. One is a citizen complaint case. After the evidentiary here in a copy of the code enforcement board's order was sent to the owner by mail on February 28, 2023. This property was last re-inspected on March 19, 2025. Six out of eight violations have been corrected since this case began. The remaining violations are broken window glass in windows and table parts, words, crap, metal, tar, buckets, and other miscellaneous debris on property. This concludes my presentation. Is it broken windows? What was the other thing? There's a bunch of junk items, trash. Yeah, yeah, miscellaneous items. Yeah, me. Yeah, me. Tammy McGuire, 670, 34th Avenue, Sal St. Petersburg, Florida, 3375. Yes, usually... I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little young. I'm going to be a little So I can do it in 20 days. I'll get it done in 15 days. They'll do it in 25 days, 30 days, 20 days. I know, Mr. Schultz, we actually... I'm looking at all the days. So I can do it in 20 days. I'll get it done in 15 days. They'll do it in 25 days, 30 days, 20 days. I know. Mr. Schultz, we actually have a potential cash buyer for this property she's working with a realtor. And once they finish their paperwork, what the contract we're gonna be selling. And it is a cash offer. So before last time I said that, they couldn't get financing. This is a different buyer. And. Okay, well, at this point, I'm just grouping them all together, but. And I will see what we can do about besides the buyer. I mean, we unfortunately, I can junk off that. I call some of the people who work from Mr. Martin not a nice name but they have we've had we had four trailers we had one they've lost them all gotten them in pounded and so that's but we can get the trash done and hopefully this deal will go through with the buyer and it will be out of our hands. There's the buyer. I mean you realize this $143,000. Yes. Alright, I'll group them all together today. I order that for item C121, case number 226611, that lean certification be deferred for 30 days or until April 24th, 2025. Okay, see what happens with the sale of that property. We have one more case for that same address. No, I'm looking at it. Item C122, property owner Richard Martin Management Corporation, investigator, gene mitu. I am Gene Meducodes, investigator for the City of St. Petersburg, testimony and reference to item number C122, case number 23-11394, regarding property located at 1517. Fort Street, North, I was sworn in at the start of this meeting. This property is a commission structure and is occupied by its tenants. This case began on June 22nd, 2023, and is a tenant complaint case. After the evidentiary here in a copy of the code enforcement board's order, was sent to the owner by mail on October 31st, 2023. This property was last re-inspected on March 19, 2025. One out of 11 violations have been corrected since the case began. The remaining violations are ceiling has evidence of water intrusion and holes in numerous locations. Stair trim and stair tread is broken, missing stairs spindles. Several junction boxes and outlets have exposed electrical wires. Several missing electrical cover plates, mildew in air vents, mildew in bathtub area, missing cabinet, missing light globes. Floors are in disrepair in the bathroom with missing floor tiles. Wooden floors have rotted wood. Windows do not open or are missing locks. Numerous missing window screens, evidence of pests or insects exterminator report required, numerous areas of wall disrepair several interior doors and door casings are in disrepair, repairs to ceiling walls, plumbing, unelectrical, and not done any workmen like manner. And this concludes my presentation. Okay, thank you, Danny. You're welcome. I mean, McGuire is 670, 34th Avenue, South St. Petersburg, Florida, 337-05. The same thing with this, Mr. Schultz, and also just to make a note, the buyer does want to close within 30 days, so. Is the tenant still in there? No, there is no tenant. Is there a no? Was the tenant complaint originally? Yeah, originally, I think about a couple years ago, some storms ago, FEMA, the tenant at the time had a contract with FEMA, and he put people that needed to be housed in there, and that's where that complaint came from, but they've been long gone. All right. OK. And I as well group them all together because it's going to happen as you're going to end up back before me, but hopefully fewer cases and please tell the management. They're watching and they're going to be very grateful for the time that you given us. We'd be very grateful if they got some of these off the rolls. I ordered that for item C122 case number 231 1394 that lean certain cases should be deferred for 30 days or until April 24, 2025. Thank you. I actually avoided all the fines, but I got to tell you, I study these and I know you're coming in and I go sometimes totally frustrated with Mr. Martin and the fact that, you know, you get seven out of eight miles ahead of you, don't you get the... However, I'm really counting on the new team here. And I understand Mr. Martin's problem and he's already heavy, heavy into fines anyway. But please tell him, you know, just can't go on. That's great. Thank you. I know. I'm too easy. But what's the difference in I had 2600 bucks to a 140,000000. Maybe with a new management team, we'll see all of these cases disappear. I mean, it will be night. OK. You just had the reading, right? Yep. Yeah. Race waiting. Look at that. Well, leave it. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. I'm going to get you a little bit more. and I don't number C1 John K. Bowman. I don't number C2 Sherry L. Hudson. Trustee on number C3 James D. Kroosky. I number C4 Michael G. Neville. I number C5 has been deferred, number C6, William Spett, I don't know, number C7, Paul R. Johnson. I don't know, number C9's been closed, number C10 is E. M. Quimbley. I don't know, number C14, ENJ Woods, and receive 15 ENJJ Woods. I'm received 16 Clare and Martian Mistate. I'm received 17 Clare and Martian Mistate. I'm received 18 David G. Edward and I'm received 19 Joseph B. Davis Jr. State. I'm received 20 Gen. T. Farmbury. I'm received 21 Dorensa, Florence, and State. I'm C22, Annie M. Jackson, Estate, and Rese 23, Zmanclose, and Rese 24, Dorthia V. Satchel, Estate, and Rese 25, Tuch, Trucut, Interprises, Incorporated, Jacqueline L. Davis, Estate, and Rese 26, US Housing, Urban Development, and number C27, Spend deferred, and received 28 Mabel Williams and and received 29 Jennifer Beaton. And received 30 Vicente Gonzalez in Nita Condi. And received 31. Number C28, Mabel Williams, and number C29, Jennifer Beaton. Number C30, Vicente Gonzalez, in Nita Condi. And number C31, Michael and Vanessa Gergeron. And number C32, Curcly Acquisitions, L.C., and number C33, Zimboos, and number C34, Hayden and Jacqueline Tubbs. And number C35, Eugene and W.T. Welman. Number C36, Mary T. Boynton is state. And number C39, Lisa A. Clayton Davis. And number C36, Mary T. Boynton estate, and number C39, Lisa A. Clayton Davis, and number C40, Lisa A. Clayton Davis, and number C41, James S. Cook, and number C42, Leo J. Corrigan, and number C43, Denise Holmes, LLC, and number C45, KNNZ, LLC, and number C46, William G. Peters, Jr No. C47, Mary Beth Sorano. No. C48, Adam H. Smith. No. C49, Christopher C. Vokar. No. C50, James C. Davis's State. And no. C51, Julian S. Johnson. And no. C52 has been removed. And no. C53, Judith A.. Rams in the state. And received 54 James M. Wade and received 55 Crook find investments LLC and received 56 Crook find investments LLC and received 57 Jody and John Guru and received 58 JHH Apple LLC and received 59 AC H.U. investments LLC and received's been moved, number C61 affordable real estate network, number C63, William C Carter Trust in Vannell H Carter trustee, number C64 has been closed, number C65 Mark Hixen, number C66, while Moeville, New York, Inc. and number C67 while Moeville, New York, Inc. and number C68, Louis Young Estate. And number C74 while Mobile New York Incorporated and receive 68 Luis Young Estate and receive 74 August St. Pete 7777777 LLC and number C75 Alon C Dalsram and number C76 Flipittu LLC and receive 77 GFP 3000 LLC. Oh, I'm sorry that one was read in. I remember C 78. I've been all around the world. I remember C 79 Jackson Trust 1751 Jim MacArthur Trustee. I remember C 80 Zada Labani Trustee and Ron Nawi Labani Trustee. I remember C 81 Zian Labani Trustee and Rihon Nawi Labani Trustee. I remember C82 has been deferred. On number C83, Mary and Lynch. On number C84 has been deferred. On number C85, Brandon, Rabb, Rintel's LLC. On number C87, William Carpenda. On number C88, Greenwood Cemetery Association. On number C89, Hillary Hudson Estate. On number C9, 90 luxury housing property Property LLC. Emerson 91 has been closed, and Rec 92, Michelle Phillips. Number C94 has been referred, and Rec 95 has been referred. Emerson 96, Trust 430 Bay Area Property Management and Investment, and Rec 97, Jeanette Jonyka Wells. Emerson 98 is the's Corp. Trustee AMZ Northland Trust. Number C-99, Ronda Renee Gary. Number C-100 Darcy A. Goodson. Number C-101, Donald A. Johnson. And Jennifer J. Johnson. Number C-102, Michael A. Lapinza. Number C-103 has been referred. Number C-104, June A. Johnson. Johnston. Number C105, Altenar O'Berry III. Number C105, Altenar O'Berry III. Number C106, Altenar O'Berry III. And we're C107's been referred. And we're C108's been removed. We're C109, Frederick E. Miller and Thomas C. Miller. And we're C110, Thomas L. Richard. And we're C111, Brenda Furny. Number C-112, Rondi Gary and Cortez M. Foster. Number C-113, Bernard Henry. And number C-114, Geraldine12, Ronda Gary, and Cortez M. Foster, number C113, Bernard Henry, and number C114, Geraldine H. Hester, and Henry H. Hester, number C115, Spin Closed, were removed, and number C116, Spin Deferred, and number C117, 2415th Avenue South, LLC, and number C118, Delores P. Gibbons. Number C123 has been deferred. Number C124 has been deferred. It's a nervous... Delores P. Gibbons. Number C-123 is been deferred. Number C-124. Sonerva Tinnaca. Sonerva. I remember C-125, Courtney C. Winters in Tracy and E. Winters of State. I remember C-126 has been deferred. Number C-127. That was right in. I remember C131 has been deferred. Number C-132, Julia Rudin. And number C-133, the name has been redacted. Addresses 2135, 44 streets south. And number C-134, Hama, Bridgerman. And number C-135, it's her vision, LLC. And'm in the number C-138, name has been redacted, addresses 3819-15th Avenue South. I'm in the number C-139, Nalita L. Blacks Mini Trusty, 2526-8th Avenue South Trust. I'm in the number C-140, Christ Center Church of God, I'm in the number C-141, Jabbar J. Edmund and receive 142 Foxhole investors LLC and receive 144's and close and receive 145 invests Investor Works Solutions LLC and receive 147 MyHorror Group LLC and receive 148 Morell S. Handiwork and H.Vac Incorporated and number C 149, multi-best properties incorporated. And number C150, Robert Rogers Jr. I don't know if you can see. Item number C152, Sheikah Starks, Inc. Sandra Crumty. Item number C153, US Home Services LLC, TRC Trust number 2209-3711. Number C154, Mary P. Wadman. Number C155, Kevin Wells. three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number three, one, number received 156, Charles and Dorothy Williams. Number C158's been deferred and received 161. Number C162 has been closed and that concludes the reading. I ordered that certification of leans be deferred for 25 days for the item numbers and cases as just read by staff. Further, I ordered to remove from the agenda the cases that are closed as read into the record by staff and all cases that have previously been acted upon in this meeting. And finally, I ordered that the leans for cases on the amended consent agenda be certified. This hearing is adjourned. Not bad, look at that. 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