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OH. THE MEETING OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
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ORDER. IT'S 104 PM ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE 20TH, 2022.I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTIONS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT LINES.
GENERAL PROCEDURE IS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL COME UP, IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND JUST PRESENT THEIR CASE.
AT THAT POINT, THE CITY WILL PRESENT THEIR SIDE AND THE APPLICANT WILL THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT OR ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT.
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IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
THE JUST FOR THE RECORD ITEMS, NUMBER ONE AND FOUR HAVE BEEN TOLD AND WILL BE CONTINUED AND HEARD BY ANOTHER MAGISTRATE.
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BASED. OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA.CB 2031420 AT 440 ROUNDWOOD LANE SOUTHEAST.
THE CODE OFFICER PRESENT TODAY IS VALERIE PRESENTS FOR ALL CASES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ELIZABETH GAMMON.
I CURRENTLY OWN FOR 40 EAST ROUNDWOOD NORTHEAST PALM BAY.
I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AT AUCTION ON JANUARY 5TH, 2022.
THE PROPERTY WAS IN DISREPAIR AT THE TIME.
WE'VE SENT STUNNING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY.
I WAS ACTUALLY UNAWARE OF THIS LIEN UNTIL I ENTERED A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT TO SELL IT AND THE TITLE COMPANY FOUND IT.
I DID. I DID ADMIT SOME PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE AND AFTER WE PAINTED.
WE PRESSURE WASHED, ALL NEW APPLIANCES INSIDE, ALL NEW FLOORING, ALL NEW PAINT.
WE DID OVER $46,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY WAS EMPTY SINCE 2019 WHEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER, A JAMES SCOTT TAYLOR, HAD PASSED AWAY.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS.
THERE WERE NO HEIRS TO BE FOUND.
AND WE WENT TO THE TITUSVILLE AUCTION ON JANUARY 5TH AND PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.
OKAY. CITY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION IN A REDUCTION OF THIS LEAN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE COLLECTED WHICH ARE $750.
THE CITY IS ALSO SEEKING A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL LEAN.
THE SUGGESTED PERCENTAGE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF THE LEAN WAS 12%, WHICH BRINGS IT TO $3,692.51. $3,629.51.
RESPONSE, MA'AM. I MEAN, IT JUST IT SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH TO ME WHEN I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.
DIDN'T. I REALLY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ACQUIRE THAT.
I DIDN'T HAVE THIS INOPERABLE VEHICLE OR.
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE CITY OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
YOU KNOW, WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, I THINK SEEMS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE AT 12%.
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YOU DO A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU PURCHASE IT? I DID. BUT.LIKE A DAY BEFORE THE AUCTION.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE LAST TIME THAT THEY CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON THE PROPERTY, I BELIEVE WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021.
OR A. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING AT A FORECLOSURE OR A TAX DEED SALE, IT'S A BUYER BEWARE SITUATION.
SO THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LIEN, NOT.
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SHOULD HAVE DISCOVERED AHEAD OF TIME.
I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO ENTER AN ORDER AND THE VIOLATIONS NOT THAT.
IT'S DURING SOME OF THE OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED.
THAT NUMBER IS. I'LL GIVE YOU THE 8% HERE IN A SECOND.
SO NORMALLY I PUT IN AN ORDER THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
YOU SENT ME AN EMAIL, AND THEN I CAN COME DOWN WITH A LINK.
HAVE A GREAT DAY. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA.
CB 18481, DASH ONE SEVEN AND CB 2244621 AT 2836 RONDO AVENUE NORTHEAST. THIS IS A REPAIR AGREEMENT.
HELLO, I'M NOLA. ROBYN O'FARRELL.
I'M LOOKING TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY WITH A CLEAN TITLE.
OF COURSE, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO REVIEW THESE.
THE LIST, THE BOOK VIOLATIONS.
THERE ARE THREE PROPERTIES ON THIS ONE PART, AND THERE'S A QUESTION REGARDING A HOT WATER HEATER. THERE'S THREE HOT WATER HEATERS.
WHICH ONE IS IN VIOLATION? HE MADE HOT WATER HEATER TO THE DUPLEX.
THEY DIDN'T. THEY JUST TOLD ME THE HOT WATER HEATER ON THE MAIN PARCEL THAT HAS THE DUPLEX. NEITHER ONE OF THOSE ARE HOOKED UP.
OKAY. WELL, ORIGINALLY WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN, THEY WERE PUT IN WITHOUT THE PERMIT.
OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY DIDN'T SPECIFY WHICH ONE.
OKAY. AND I KNOW THIS PROPERTY ALSO BECAUSE IT'S IT'S GOT THREE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES.
YES. BUT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER ONLY SHOWS, I BELIEVE, ONE.
CORRECT. AND THAT IS QUITE CONFUSING.
TO RECTIFY THIS HOT WATER HEATER ISSUE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ABOUT THAT? BASICALLY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
YOU WOULD REQUEST FOR A BUILDING INSPECTOR TO COME OUT.
IF THE HOT WATER IS DISCONNECTED BECAUSE IT IS DISCONNECTED, THEY MIGHT JUST VOID.
THEIR CASE FOR THE PERMIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONNECTED.
I DO KNOW IF YOU DO TRY TO RECONNECT IT OR PUT ANOTHER ONE IN, OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL NEED A PERMIT. YES, BUT I WOULD START WITH THEM.
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OKAY. SO I'LL JUST CONTACT THEM AND THEN ASK THEM TO WAIT FOR A PERMIT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT HABITABLE.OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE LIENS WERE UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORK $300.76.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS? LEON'S. SO I NEED TO CONTACT THE REALTOR ON THAT.
THE OTHER QUESTION IN PART OF THE LEAN DESCRIPTION WAS THE TALL GRASS. THERE IS NO BELIEF THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT THE OPEN VIOLATIONS ARE FOR RIGHT NOW.
THIS AGREEMENT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING.
OKAY. SO PERFECT GRASS AND WEEDS IS ACTUALLY IN COMPLIANCE.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT AN X ON THAT ONE.
ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
THAT ONE'S ALSO IN COMPLIANCE.
THESE ARE STRICTLY JUST FOR THE ROOF AND THE EXTERIOR.
ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO DO REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE LEAN.
SAYS NOT MAINTAINING THE EXTERIOR IS NOT MAINTAINING GOOD REPAIR.
IT SAYS THE ROOFS IN DISREPAIR.
EXTERIOR PAINT ON STRUCTURES DETERIORATED.
THIS IS MORE OF A THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION TO THE CITY.
AND THEN IT SAYS TALL GRASS AND WEEDS ARE UNDERGROWTH NOT ALLOWED TO GROW MORE THAN 12 INCHES. THEN IT HAS ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS OR UNSIGHTLY MATTER THAT CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
WATER HEATERS NOT HAVING PERMITS.
AND THERE'S AN ISSUE REGARDING EXTERIOR WALLS.
SO THEY DO INCLUDE THE THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY SITED FOR.
BUT FURTHER DOWN INTO THE AGREEMENT, IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL CITATION.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YES.
PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING.
IN ORDER FOR ME TO PURCHASE THIS, THE CURRENT OWNER WILL HAVE TO PAY THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LIEN. AND IF SOME OF THESE ARE NOT PART OF THE LIEN, THAT'S $156,100 A DAY RECENTLY BEEN REDUCED TO $50 A DAY.
ONE'S $100 A DAY AND THE OTHER IS $50 A DAY.
ALSO, THE REPAIR AGREEMENT, THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS MAGISTRATE IS YOU'RE ASKING FOR A REDUCTION OF THE LIENS ALONG WITH THE REPAIR AGREEMENT, WHICH PUTS YOU RESPONSIBLE AS THE PURCHASER TO FULFILL THE REPAIR AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH PAYING A REDUCTION OF THE FINES, WHATEVER'S AGREED UPON.
ALL RIGHT. ACCORDING TO MY CONTRACT WITH THE CURRENT OWNER, THEY WILL BE PAYING THE FINES. AND I UNDERSTAND THE 120 DAYS BEGINS AT THE END OF TODAY.
I DON'T WE HAVEN'T MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH ANYBODY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS HEARING IS FOR.
ONCE WE COME TO TERMS. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU HAVE AN AGREEMENT OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING THAT SAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING WHATEVER THE REDUCTION OF THE LIEN IS? YES. SO AT THAT TIME, WHATEVER WE AGREE ON AS FAR AS A REDUCTION OF THE LIENS AND THEN THE REPAIR AGREEMENT, WE CAN DO A TIME FRAME.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THIS POSSIBLY BE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY.
I KNOW IT'S IN EXTREME DISREPAIR, BUT THE AREA HAS A LOT OF PROMISE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE HOUSES AROUND THERE AND THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL HOMES WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN BUILT AND THEN THERE'S LARGE LOT ACROSS THE STREET.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THE GENTLEMAN OR THE FAMILY THAT LIVES THERE.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS ON A DAILY BASIS.
I LIKE TO MAKE UGLY THINGS PRETTY.
AND IT'S UGLY. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THE LIEN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF THE $730
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ARE COLLECTED, ALONG WITH A PERCENTAGE OF THE LIENS.THESE LIENS ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGH.
UNDERSTANDABLE WITH THE CONCERN OF THE REDUCTION AS WELL AS THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP TEN PROPERTIES IN PALM BAY.
THAT HAS BEEN AN EYESORE FOR WELL OVER 15 YEARS.
SO WE WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH A LOW PERCENTAGE ALONG WITH THE $750.
HE'S. WOULD YOU PREFER A RECOMMENDED REDUCTION ON THE LEANS COMBINED OR SEPARATE? SEPARATE. I HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE.
THE CITY WOULD RECOMMEND A PERCENT OF 1% ON THE $160,900 LIEN.
$7,300 MINUS INTEREST RIGHT NOW.
I BELIEVE ANOTHER 1% ON TOP OF THE 750 WOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION IS? BASICALLY. B 5500 $750 PER CASE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
AND THEN FOR THE HIGH THE HIGH CASE FOR 160,900 OR $900, 1% OF THAT. BE 16 OR WILL BE $1,609 AND A 1%.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WILL BE 1500 DOLLARS TOTAL.
AND FOR THE OTHER, THE PERCENTAGES FOR THE OTHER TWO CASES WOULD BE.
LEON'S THE LEON REDUCTION AMOUNT IS NORMALLY PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? NO, NO. I'LL CONTACT THE REALTOR TO ASSURE THE CURRENT OWNER.
AND IS THERE A WAY I CAN BE NOTIFIED THAT WHEN IT IS PAID OR NOT PAID, SO I CAN FOLLOW THROUGH ON SOME PART? I MEAN, YOU JUST NEED TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THE CITY.
THANK YOU. SO THIS HAS THE REPAIR AGREEMENT.
THE REPAIR AGREEMENT. YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE REPAIR AGREEMENT.
OKAY. AND THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDES FOR 120 DAYS TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN.
OKAY. AND IF I RUN INTO ISSUES REGARDING THE CLOSING, COME BACK.
OH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ISSUES YOU HAVE WITH CLOSING, BUT YEAH, YOU HAVE TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF ME OR WHOEVER IS HERE.
OKAY. AND SAME THING IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE COMPLYING WITH THE REPAIR AGREEMENT.
IN THE TIME THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT.
OKAY. I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN GRANT YOU AN EXTENSION.
JUST ENOUGH. FYI, THERE'S A CURRENT TENANT THERE, AND SHE'S NOT VERY PLEASANT, SO THERE MIGHT BE ISSUES ON HAVING HER LEAVE IN ORDER FOR BECAUSE IT WON'T BE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO HAVE ALL THAT CONSTRUCTION WITH HER PRESENT, THE SAYING WHATEVER.
THANK YOU. ALSO, MA'AM, IF THE IF THIS DOES FALL THROUGH THAT AND YOU DO NOT END UP
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PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEN WE NEED TO CLOSE EVERYTHING OUT ON OUR END.THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN THE TIMES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN THE ORDER, CURRENT FINES ARE REINSTATED. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THE LAST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS CB 1953918 354.
SORRY. WHAT? RIGHT HAND? YES. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH? BUT. Q THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. MARTIN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE.
I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF BOMBAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTIONS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT LINES.
AND THE GENERAL THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS, IS THAT YOU, AS THE APPLICANT, WILL PRESENT YOUR CASE AND THEN THE CITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THAT.
AND WHEN THEY'RE WHEN THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR TESTIMONY, THEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, YOU CAN PROCEED THEN.
OKAY. I'M REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE FINE LEVEL OR THE LIEN ON THE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THE FINE AT 354 GERALDINE STREET IN PALM BAY NATURE THE VIOLATION UNDER SECTION 93.0 4A1.
I. THAT'S AN OCCUPIED TERRITORY.
THAT IS THERE'S NO NOTHING BUILT ON THE PROPERTY.
I IN THE FARM I SUBMITTED, I COVERED BASICALLY WHAT I HAD TO SAY.
I DON'T HAVE FISHING $4,000 TO COVER THIS.
AND I'M REQUESTING A PLEA TO THE TO THE COURT TO REDUCE THE SIGN TO SOMETHING MORE REASONABLE AND.
IN RELATION TO THE VIOLATION AND THE FINE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU, SIR. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE PARSONS, CODE COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR.
THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION AND A REDUCTION OF THIS LEAN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FEES OF $750 AND THE CITY MONEY THAT WAS PAID OUT FOR THE MOWING OF THIS PROPERTY OF $309.02 BE PAID BACK.
MR. MARTIN, DID YOU HEAR OF THE CITY'S POSITION? YES, BUT NOT CLEARLY THERE WAS AN ECHOING.
OKAY. I'LL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY SAID.
THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A REDUCTION IN THE FINE AS LONG AS THEY'RE ADMINISTERED. THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF $750 ARE PAID TOGETHER WITH THE HARD COSTS OF THE CITY OF $309 FOR THE CITY'S REMEDYING THE VIOLATION.
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SO THE TOTAL REDUCTION WOULD BE TO ON THIS, BASED ON THE CITY'S TESTIMONY, ASSUMING YOU AGREE TO IT, WOULD BE $1,059.SO I WOULD SHALLOW IN THE VICINITY OF 2000.
OH, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD. OH, YES.
OKAY. NORMALLY, NORMALLY, I PUT IN AN ORDER THAT IT'S TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IS THAT A PROBLEM FOR YOU? NO, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
OKAY. SO WHAT I WILL DO IS ENTER AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THAT 30 DAY TIME FRAME, THE FINE IS REINSTATED. SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU PAY WITHIN THAT 30 DAYS.
ALL RIGHT. AND THE CITY WILL SEND YOU A COPY.
THE CITY WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
ALL RIGHTY. WELL, HAVE A GOOD DAY.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.