[CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE MAY 17TH, 2023 SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING TO ORDER.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES.
WE PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK. OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS CB2 301322
[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
AT 2870 GLOUCESTER AVENUE, NORTHEAST.THE PETITIONER IS HERE AND THE CODE OFFICER IS VALERIE PRESENTS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
THE ADDRESS IN QUESTION IS 2870 GLOUCESTER IN PALM BAY.
WE HAD A THIS IS A RENTAL ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE AND WE HAD A TENANT IN THERE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CODE ISSUE WITH THE WITH THE RENTAL.
AND THEN THEY SENT ME ALL THE INFORMATION.
I HAVE A PICTURE THAT I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED AWAY.
AND I SEE I'M HERE TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS OF THE LIEN BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD IT.
AND AS SOON AS I DID KNOW, WE TOOK ACTION.
AND WAS THIS THE TENANT'S TRUCK AT ALL? WE'RE FINDING OUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHOSE TRUCK IT WAS.
WE ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS LIVING THERE AND IT WAS THERE.
SO IT'S IT'S GONE AND THEY HAVE POSSESSION OF IT NOW.
WHAT DATE? UM, THIS IS THE ORDER RIGHT HERE.
DID THAT EVICTION PROCESS TAKE? I HIRED A COMPANY TO HELP ME BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE.
TEN WEEKS BEFORE I WAS TOTALLY DONE.
SHE SHE WAS THINKING THAT SHE DIDN'T PAY ANY RENT IN THE INTERIM, BUT.
SHE DIDN'T WRECK ANYTHING IN THE HOME.
SHE DID BREAK IN, WE THINK, OVER THE WEEKEND TO GET SOMETHING THAT SHE FELT WAS STILL HERS.
VALERIE. VALERIE PARSONS, CODE OFFICER.
THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE CASE BEING REDUCED TO JUST THE $750 ADMINISTRATIVE COST.
SOUNDS FAIR. THAT SOUNDS VERY.
REDUCED THE FINES TO ZERO AND THE.
SO WILL I DO IT? HOW DO I PAY? WITHIN 30 DAYS.
I HAVE A CREDIT CARD TODAY, BUT I DIDN'T BRING A CHECK.
I CAN SEND A CHECK IN AND OR PAY BY CREDIT CARD.
THIS IS IT. SEE HOW EASY THAT WAS? OH, MY GOODNESS. YEAH, I JUST.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THIS LIST AGAIN.
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CAN YOU HEAR US? SORRY.CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? YES, I COULD HEAR YOU PERFECTLY.
I'M THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THAT'S HEARING YOUR REQUEST FOR REDUCTION IN THE FINE.
AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT OCCURRED AND WHY YOU THINK THE.
DURING THAT TIME, I HAD TO RENT IT OUT.
I HAD TENANTS LIVING IN THERE AND I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IT WAS THE LIEN WAS BECAUSE OF SOME VEHICLES OR JUNK STUFF THAT THEY HAD BLOCKING THE WAY AND EVERYTHING. I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR STUFF.
UM, DURING THAT TIME OF NOVEMBER OF 2020, THE PANDEMIC, I WAS LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME AND I HAD THE PLACE RENTED OUT AND I ALSO HAD A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, REMAX, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THE ONES HANDLING MY PROPERTY AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS PAID.
I WAS HOPING THEY WERE LIKE, CHECK ON THE HOUSE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS UP TO CODE.
I NEVER REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL MAYBE, MAYBE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THE TITLE FROM THE CITY AND EVERYTHING, AND I REALIZED THERE WAS A FINE OR IT. OKAY.
AND WHAT ACTIONS, WHAT ACTIONS DID YOU TAKE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE ONCE YOU DISCOVERED THE ISSUE? WELL, THE HOUSE IS VACANT.
I GUESS WHEN THE TENANTS MOVED OUT, THEY TOOK OUT EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING WAS COMPLIANCE AND STUFF.
SO I BELIEVE THAT WENT THROUGH AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY IN THAT PROPERTY.
SO YEAH, THE ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY.
CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR, CITY OF PALM BAY.
THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO A REDUCTION OF THE LIEN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE COLLECTED, WHICH ARE $750 AND 13% OF THE TOTAL.
IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT FAR.
I REALLY CAN'T MAKE OUT EVERY EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING.
I APOLOGIZE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY. I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. YEAH. SORRY.
OKAY, SO THE LEAN AMOUNT IS $25,583.28.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR 13% OF THE LEAN, WHICH COMES OUT TO $3,325, PLUS THE $750 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. OKAY.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO JUST TO PAY OFF THE COURT FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS? I REALLY IT'S I MEAN, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING THE HOUSE AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO EVEN PAY THE 13%.
UM, I KNOW IT'S A BIG FINE AND IT'S A FINE.
THAT WAS SINCE NOVEMBER 2020, SINCE I JUST REALIZED THERE WAS A LIEN ON IT.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TAKE A LOT OF ISSUES AND TRY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S CORRECT THE RIGHT WAY.
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UM, I JUST WANT TO A FEW MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS ISSUE OF NOTICE.SO YOU SAY YOU DIDN'T GET NOTICE OF THE.
THE VIOLATION BECAUSE HE HAD A TENANT IN THERE.
CORRECT? YEAH. I WASN'T LIVING IN THAT PROPERTY.
AND I ALSO HAD A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HANDLE EVERYTHING, BUT I HAVE RECORDS AND EVERYTHING THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY VIOLATION. OKAY.
AND ALSO. IF YOU RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF THE HEARING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT INFORMATION YOU GUYS HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
I'VE ALWAYS MAKE PAYMENTS, MAKE SURE I KEEP EVERYTHING ON TRACK.
JUST HOW I'M TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AT THE MOMENT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
BUT YES, DURING THAT MOMENT I KNEW IT WAS HECTIC BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE MID-PANDEMIC.
I KNOW SOME COURTS AND HEARINGS WERE HAPPENING OR HAPPENING THROUGH ZOOM, SO I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT I WAS NEVER I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL LITERALLY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THE TITLE TO BE ABLE TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
AND WHEN WAS IT AGAIN THAT YOU SAID YOU YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS? I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE THE MAY 1ST, THE FIRST OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THIS MONTH.
VALERIE. AS FAR AS THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR THE 13.
IT WOULD BE TOUGH FOR YOU TO PAY THE 13.
BUT CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE, LITTLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WOULD BE OF PAYING THE REDUCED THE REDUCED AMOUNT THAT THE CITY IS ASKING FOR? NOT SURE AT THE MOMENT.
LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY, IN BROOKLYN.
I LIVE HERE NOW BECAUSE OF WORK.
THERE WERE A LOT OF TECH COMPANIES AND RENTED SPACE.
UH, BUT THAT'S ON THE, THAT'S SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO DO IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IT NOW.
HEY, SIR. IF I WERE TO REDUCE THE.
HALF OF WHAT THE CITY IS ASKING FOR.
SO THAT WOULD BE 6.5% OF THE OF THE FINE.
WOULD THAT WOULD THAT CREATE ANY.
UM, HOW MUCH WOULD BE THE TOTAL BELIEF THAT ADMINISTRATION THAT IT WAS AROUND 700 OR SO.
I BY MY QUICK CALCULATION, THAT WOULD BE $2,412.91 AND THAT WOULD BE 6.5% OF THE OF THE FINES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AND THE $750 OF.
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UP TO 90 DAYS TO PAY THAT AS WELL.YES. YES, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING IT.
YES. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS AN OPTION JUST BECAUSE I KNOW SINCE I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE TITLE BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL STUFF, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS EVEN AN OPTION TO DO CLOSING WITH THAT TITLE COMPANY CAN.
I'M SURE THEY HAVE PROCESSES FOR WORKING THAT OUT.
AND ARE YOU USING A REALTOR OR A TITLE COMPANY? SAY. I HAVE AN AGENT OR A BROKER WHO'S BEEN MANAGING THE PROPERTY AND BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THE MARKET AND STUFF AND TRY TO SHOWINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, IF THERE'S ANY WAY POSSIBLE MAYBE TO LOWER LIKE MAYBE 1500 INCHES TOTAL, I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THAT TODAY IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE CAN GIVE YOU WE CAN GIVE YOU UP TO 90 DAYS TO PAY THE AMOUNT THAT I SAID BEFORE.
CURRENT CLOSING DATE SET, OR ARE YOU JUST LISTING THE PROPERTY AT THE MOMENT? NO, I HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS INTERESTED AND WE WERE CLOSING, BUT SINCE CELINE SHOWED UP AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, THE BUYERS GOT LESS INTERESTED AND THEY WENT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY.
WELL. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO THE 6.5%.
AND AND ALSO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 90 DAYS TO MAKE IT.
SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE $2,412.91.
SO WE'LL MAKE A DEADLINE TO PAY AUGUST 16TH.
AND I'M SORRY, CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE AMOUNT AGAIN, JUST FOR SO I CAN HAVE IT IN MY RECORDS? SURE. $412.91.
$0.91. OKAY. AND BY AUGUST 16TH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I WAS. IS THERE ANY WAY DO I GET LIKE A WOULD IT BE LIKE AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING? JUST LIKE RECORD TO KEEP THAT FROM ME FROM THIS WHOLE SITUATION OR.
WELL, ONCE YOU ONCE YOU PAY OFF THE THE LIEN, THEN THE CITY WILL THEY'LL FILE A RELEASE OF LIEN.
SO YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING IN THE IN THE PROPERTY RECORDS.
AT THAT WILL SHOW THAT THE LEAN NO LONGER EXISTS.
THAT'S PERFECT. THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.
BYE BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.