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I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.
[CALL TO ORDER]
MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE.IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO PRESENT THE FACTS THAT SUBSTANTIATE WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL DEFER TO THE CLERK, AND SHE WILL SWEAR IN ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY TODAY.
[SWEARING IN]
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, CAN YOU 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 YOU. MAY BE SEATED.OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS CV 2264622 AT 990 BROCK SMITH STREET SOUTHEAST.
[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
GOOD MORNING. FIRST I HAVE TO SAY SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH.I'M REPRESENTING SKY INVESTMENT LLC.
WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? HOW DO YOU SPELL IT? B A L L E.
OKAY. UM, WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, WE BOUGHT IT IN ACTION.
SO WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAS ALL THESE TYPE OF LIENS, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIENS THE PROPERTY HAD. WE JUST FOUND OUT WHEN WE SPOKE WITH MISS JENNY AND.
APPARENTLY DISAPPEARS AT THE NEWS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THE NEWS AS WELL.
SO WE ARE ASKING HELP TO TO SEE FOR THIS LINK.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST AS TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YES, I ALREADY SUBMITTED.
MISS JENNY, HELP US AND TELL US THAT IS $30,000 AROUND.
AND AS SOON WE GOT THE PROPERTY, WE CLEAN IT, WE MAKE PRESSURE WASHER, WE CUT THE GRASS AND WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT MISS JENNY SAYS.
OKAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AS OF TODAY, THE LEAN AMOUNTS $30,907 IN CHANGE.
OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS POINT? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD AT THIS POINT? OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE PARSONS, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER.
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF 750 WILL BE COLLECTED IN ADDITION TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF LIEN.
WE'RE ASKING FOR 12% OF THE TOTAL OF THE LIEN, PLUS THE 750, WHICH COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF $4,457.51. YOU SAID 444 457.
ADMIN FEES AND THEN $3,707.51 IS THE 12%.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE AMOUNT? SLOWLY. THE BIG AMOUNT? YEAH. SO 12% OF THE ACTUAL LEAD AMOUNT COMES OUT TO $3,707.51. AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE $750. SO THE TOTAL THE CITY IS REQUESTING IS $4,457.51.
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DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? I KNOW IT'S HARD TO ASK, BUT ARE YOU ABLE TO REDUCE IT TO THE HALF? WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY MY JOB.THAT'S THEIR. THAT'S THEIR PROPOSAL.
I'M JUST ASKING WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THEIR POSITION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND TO REHAB THE PROPERTY? APPROXIMATELY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY, YOU NEED TO COME UP, SIR.
BECAUSE I NOTICED YOU DIDN'T GET SWORN IN.
CAN HE COME WITH ME? YEAH, HE CAN TESTIFY. HE JUST NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN AND STATE HIS NAME.
SO JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU SO FAR.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF? YES. MY NAME IS BOBBY ZAMORA FROM BRISCHAR INVESTMENT LLC.
SO FAR BETWEEN CLEANING, WE REDONE THE OUTSIDE PAYING AND THEN GRASS.
WE CONTRACTED A GRASS CUTTING SERVICE SO IT CAN BE UP TO DATE.
WE HAVE SPENT AROUND 8 TO 10,000.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE ROOF AS WELL.
YOU HAVE TO REPAIR THE ROOF TOO.
YEAH. I'M ASKING FOR THE PERMIT.
SQUATTERS. I BELIEVE THEY LIVE ON THE PROPERTY.
NOW, OF COURSE, IF WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE POWER TO BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO STOP THE LEAKS, AND WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL ALL TITLE ARE CLEARED AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WE JUST GOT DONE RECENTLY.
AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS TO ASKING THE PERMIT OF THE ROOF.
LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN YOU BUY THINGS THAT YOU INDICATED IN YOUR APPLICATION THAT YOU WERE UNAWARE OF THIS LIEN WHEN YOU BUY PROPERTY AT A FORECLOSURE SALE, WHICH IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DID, YOU'RE BASICALLY IT'S WHAT THEY CALL BUYER BEWARE.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO FIND OUT WHAT'S ON THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU NEED TO GO FIND OUT WHAT'S ALREADY ON THERE.
HAVING SAID THAT, YOU'VE EXPENDED MONIES, OBVIOUSLY TO CURE THE DEFAULT, ACTUALLY.
WHETHER IT'S IN COMPLIANCE, I ASSUME IT'S IN COMPLIANCE.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE.
LET ME GIVE THE CITY SOME ENHANCEMENT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY.
I WANT TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $3,000.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING IT IN 30 DAYS? NO. OKAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BE.
3000 IN TOTAL, OR 2000 PLUS FEES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
SIR. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HERE IS 23144225275 BABCOCK STREET NORTHEAST.
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GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MICHAEL COSTA.EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE ON THIS ACTUALLY PROPERTY.
I JUST TOOK OVER FOR THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY MANAGER IN OCTOBER.
OBVIOUSLY WE FIGURED OUT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THERE AND A FEW LOCATIONS SHE WAS MANAGING FOR US.
IS THAT CORRECT, OR IS THIS SOMETHING ELSE? VALERIE PÉZENES, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER.
SO THEY SENT THEM TO CODE COMPLIANCE TO ENFORCE, WHICH I ASSUME RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'VE SPOKEN BEFORE, I THINK OVER THE PHONE.
THEY ARE CORRECT. EVERYTHING'S IN COMPLIANCE.
I BELIEVE TWO WEEKS AGO THEY WERE IN COMPLIANCE.
SO THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'M HOPING TO CLEAN UP AND MOVING FORWARD.
YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME HERE AGAIN OR EVER HEAR THIS ADDRESS EVER AGAIN.
BUT THOSE ARE MY EXPECTATIONS.
I SEE YOUR FACES, SO I ASSUME THEY'LL BE DIFFICULT.
SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU GUYS CAN WORK WITH ME ON THIS, UNDERSTAND ALL THAT AND JUST HARD COST LOOKING AT AROUND, I ASSUME ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OR SOMETHING AROUND 750. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TODAY.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT WASN'T THE DOORS.
ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN THE PACKAGE.
WASTE OR REFUGE SHALL BE STORED OR DISPOSED TO PREVENT UNSAFE CONDITION.
TRIM BACK TREES AND BUSHES TO MAINTAIN 20FT WIDTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NEED TO BE INSPECTED.
AND. ALL PANEL, BOARD AND SWITCH BOARD, POLL BOXES, ETCETERA SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COVERS COMPATIBLE WITH BOX OR CONDUIT BODY. APPARENTLY THERE'S A BROKEN OR MISSING WEATHER COVER ON EXTERIOR OUTLETS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS THE DOORS.
I'M JUST READING WHAT THEY WERE.
NONE OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH DOORS, SO.
SO I'M HOPING THAT ONE DOESN'T COME UP LATER BECAUSE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A VIOLATION AT ONE POINT.
THE BACKDOORS, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN FIXED TOO AS WELL.
SO OKAY, THESE ARE ALL, I GUESS THE DEALING WITH THE FIRE INSPECTION, BUT THEY'VE ALL BEEN CORRECTED AND WILL BE MAINTAINED MOVING FORWARD. OKAY.
AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THE LEAN, ALONG WITH THE 750 ADMINISTRATIVE COST.
THE LEAN AMOUNT WAS $19,851.73, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $2,779.24. COMBINED WITH THE 750, IT'S A TOTAL OF $3,529.24.
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DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRE INSPECTION FEES WERE PAID RELATED TO THESE VIOLATIONS? THEY WERE PAID. THEY WERE PAID.YEAH. EVERYTHING WAS PAID IN SEPTEMBER.
LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PART WAS TAKEN CARE OF TOO.
THAT'S ALL. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I TAKE SERIOUSLY.
I MEAN, THIS IS FIRE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRE CAPTAIN ON TREES.
SO THAT'S STUFF, LIKE I SAID, MOVING FORWARD.
YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN FOR ANY OF THIS.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR POSITION REGARDING THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR 35, 29, 24? LIKE I SAID, I'M ASKING FOR HARD COST.
THIS IS KIND OF TREES AND CAPS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AS SOON AS THEY WERE BROUGHT UP.
SO I'M JUST ASKING RIGHT NOW IF WE STICK WITH THE HARD COST OF 750.
OKAY, WELL, MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT THESE ARE FIRE SAFETY ISSUES AND.
AND THE VIOLATIONS WERE IN EXISTENCE FOR A WHILE.
LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE WELL AWARE, I UNDERSTAND.
BUT I WOULD SAY SHE NO LONGER WORKS FOR US, SO WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE IN THAT.
I'M GOING TO GRANT THE PETITION AND REDUCE THE FINE TO $2,500.
THE AGAIN, AS I NOTED IN THE LAST HEARING, NORMALLY WE PUT 30 DAYS.
IS THAT SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE THE PAYMENT? THAT'S FINE. YEAH.
OKEY DOKE. THAT'LL BE AN ORDER ENTERED IN THE CITY, WILL.
I'M GOING TO PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY AND THEY'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE.
OUR LAST CASE TO BE HEARD IS (232) 502-2111 TUCSON ROAD SOUTHEAST.
HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? I'M SCOTT LOCKHART WITH ESSAR INVESTMENT PROPERTIES.
I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AT 111 TUCSON ROAD.
WE PAID THE THE OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN FINES THAT WERE THERE.
AND I'M ASKING TO REDUCE THE FINES TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
OKAY. WHEN DID YOU PURCHASE THE PROPERTY? END OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
YES, SIR. PUTTING A NEW ROOF ON IT RIGHT NOW AND GOING TO FINISH IT UP.
THERE WERE SOME PREVIOUS CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS THAT WE PAID AT CLOSING.
OKAY. WAS THIS LINE NOT PICKED UP IN YOUR TITLE SEARCH? YEAH. IT WAS. WE HAD TO GET THAT GET IT IN COMPLIANT FIRST.
SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE NEW ROOF ON THE PROPERTY.
THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW. OKAY.
AND HOW MUCH WOULD BE EXPENDED TO CLEAR THE VIOLATION WAS IT WAS ABOUT 7000 TO GET THE YARD CLEANED UP AND EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE.
YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A FENCE.
YEAH, WE GOT ALL THAT OUT OF THERE.
IS THAT PART OF THE 7000? IT WAS JUST. IT WAS KNOCKED DOWN.
YES, SIR. OKAY. HOW MUCH IS THE ROOF? THAT ROOF IS GOING TO RUN AROUND.
WELL, DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH ROTTEN WOOD WAS ON THERE.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AROUND 15,000.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THIS?
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VALERIE PARSONS, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER.THE CITY IS REQUESTING 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $2,492.33.
COMBINED WITH THE $750 IS A TOTAL OF $3,242.33.
I ASSUME IT'S IN THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE, CORRECT? YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT REACHED DOWN TO HARD COST TOO.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IF I COULD.
ONE OF THE PROPERTY COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
I PURCHASED IT RIGHT THERE, I THINK, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.
AND I REALIZE THAT YOU BOUGHT IT AND CLEANED IT UP.
THAT'S WHAT. THAT'S WHAT THE VIOLATIONS BEFORE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD WERE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THAT ORDER WAS ENTERED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
SO BASICALLY IT WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR A YEAR.
SO JUST LIKE THE PRIOR CASE, YOU KNOW.
OKAY. I'LL REDUCE THE FINE TO $2,300.
OKAY. THERE'LL BE AN ORDER ENTERED TO THAT EFFECT.
LIKE I SAID, I'LL PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY, AND THE CITY WILL PROVIDE IT TO YOU.
OKAY? WOULD I? WHERE DO I PAY IT AT? YOU JUST TALK WITH THEM.
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MAGISTRATE TODAY. THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT JUST BEFORE 1:25 P.M..* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.