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GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING OF JULY 22ND, 2025 TO ORDER.
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IT IS 10:12 A.M.. MY NAME IS JASON GORDON, AND I'VE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTION FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT LANES.THE GENERAL PROCEDURE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THE APPLICANT WILL COME FORWARD TO PRESENT THE CASE REDUCTION.
NOT NEW EVIDENCE, BUT JUST TO ADDRESS THE CITY.
AFTER THE TESTIMONY, I'LL ANNOUNCE MY DECISION ON THE RECORD.
AT THIS TIME, WHEN I TURN OVER TO THE CLERK TO SWEAR IN EVERYBODY WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY TODAY.
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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.[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.SUZANNE PETITE, 1296 HASTINGS ROAD, SOUTHWEST PALM BAY, 32908.
IS THAT TRUE? THAT IS TRUE. OKAY. BEFORE A REDUCTION COULD BE CONSIDERED BY BY THE CODE AND BY THE RULES ALL TAXES AND OTHER CITY OWNED MONIES MUST BE PAID. SINCE YOU HAVE OUTSTANDING TAXES AT THIS TIME THE CASE ISN'T GOING TO WORK RIGHT TO HERE TODAY.
IT'S JUST THE RULES. AND I CANNOT GO FORWARD TODAY BASED UPON THAT.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CONSIDERATION BEYOND THIS, BECAUSE I MAY LOSE THE BUYER THAT'S GOT INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, AND I'M DOING THIS OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF MY HEART.
THEY'VE DEALT WITH ME WITH THIS GENTLEMAN FOR TWO YEARS.
I HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT I'VE PRESENTED BEFORE FOR MR. KATZ. I'M ALSO DEALING WITH MY HUSBAND HAVING STAGE FOUR CANCER RIGHT NOW.
SO, I MEAN, I'M PUTTING THIS OFF. I'M TAKING THE CHANCE OF LOSING THE BUYER.
NO TIME AT ALL. DID WE KNOW ABOUT THE TAXES? THE TAXES WERE GOING TO COME OUT OF SELLING THE PROPERTY? I MEAN, YOU I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE RESTRICTED TO WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO, BUT THIS IS A HOME THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY GANG MEMBERS.
THE CITY OF PALM BAY CALLED ME OUT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME OUT FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE HOUSE, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT A MURDER HAD BEEN COMMITTED IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S OVERRUN WITH RATS. IT'S GOT SQUATTERS. AND IT.
THE QUICKEST, EASIEST SOLUTION FOR THIS IS TO GET IT OFF OF THE CITY'S HANDS WITH THE CONSTANT PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE AND THEN ALSO BE UNABLE TO SELL IT. SO THEN I CAN HELP MR. KATZ WITH HIS OTHER PROPERTY BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE SOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
COMING BACK IN AUGUST, I MAY BE ABLE TO LOSE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU, I REALLY WOULD I. MY HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
THE RULES ARE SET BACK AND IT'S IT'S PUBLIC RECORD THAT THE TAXES WERE PAID AND THE TAXES ARE PAID.
I JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING A SECOND. IF IS YOUR BUYER PRESENTING A CONTRACT TO GIVE YOU A WRITTEN CONTRACT YET? YES. OKAY. BUT THERE'S THERE'S A CONTINGENCY.
IT HAS TO CLOSE BY THE 25TH WHATEVER NEXT MONDAY IS WHATEVER NEXT MONDAY IS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HOW TO TELL YOU THE CITY WOULD BE IN CONTROL OF THE DOCKETS AND TIMES WHEN THESE THINGS COULD BE HEARD.
TAXES NEVER CAME UP AT THE HEARING BEFORE. IF I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A TAX COLLECTOR HERE.
IF SOMEBODY COULD RUN OUT AND PAY IT WHILE I HEAR THE NEXT CASE AND BRING ME A RECEIPT.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT TO BE HEARD THE SECOND. I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT FOR YOU.
TRULY, YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE GOING OVER AND ABOVE TO HELP MR. KATZ AND I HAVE OVER AND ABOVE, AROUND THE CORNER AGAIN.
YES, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I JUST CAN'T HELP YOU THIS MORNING ON THAT ISSUE.
ONCE THE TAXES ARE PAID, THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD, I SEE.
TWO YEARS AGO IT ACTUALLY WENT TO A TAX CERTIFICATE AND IT WAS REDEEMED.
I PAID IT WITH SOME FUNDS THAT WE HAD FROM ANOTHER HOUSE.
SO I DID SEE THAT, BUT IT'S ANOTHER TWO YEARS WENT BY SINCE THEN.
CORRECT. TIME PERIOD. IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE JUST THE THAT'S AND PRESENTED.
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LIKE I SAID, YOU MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BUYER. SAY IT'S BEING WORKED ON. I'VE SEEN CONTRACTS EXTENDED ALL THE TIME.YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY WANT THE PROPERTY. THEY'LL EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR YOU. ASK ANY REAL ESTATE AGENT. OKAY, MR. GORDON. SO BASED UPON JUST ASKING THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL AUGUST 20TH.
CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS AUGUST 20TH.
AT WHAT TIME IS AT 1:00? YES, AT 1:01 P.M.. OKAY.
OKAY. SECOND CASE ON THE DOCKET THIS MORNING IS 1433 JASPER AVENUE NORTHWEST.
PETITIONER SHARON MAYNARD. PLEASE PRESENT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
HI. GOOD MORNING. SHARON MAYNARD, SHOWCASE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 828 MALABAR ROAD PALM BAY, FLORIDA. 32907. AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE CASE? I AM THE LISTING AGENT. FOR THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS UP FOR SALE, AND I WAS THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRM THAT MANAGED IT FOR THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS. AND WE HAD THE SAME TENANT IN THERE FOR ALL OF THAT TIME.
THEY'VE RECENTLY MOVED. WE PUT THE HOUSE ON THE MARKET, WENT UNDER CONTRACT TYPE, WORK WAS DONE, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE'S THIS GIGANTIC LEAN ON THE HOUSE THAT NOBODY KNEW ABOUT.
SO I GUESS IT'S BEEN ACCUMULATING SINCE 2015 FOR A SHED THAT THE TENANT PUT UP IN THE BACK YARD.
IT'S BEEN REMOVED. I MEAN, WHEN THEY MOVED OUT, WE HAD THE PLACE CLEANED UP AND MOVED OUT.
AND THE SELLERS REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE, THE NOT BEING AWARE OF IT.
OF COURSE, THE TENANTS ARE GONE, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY SKIN IN THE GAME ON THIS.
OF COURSE NOT. YEAH. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER REDUCING IT.
THE OTHER AGENT IS HERE ACTUALLY FOR A BUYER THAT'S INTERESTED.
WE'VE ALREADY LOST ONE CONTRACT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DISTRICT HEARING, BUT WE HAVE A BACKUP THAT'S READY TO MOVE INTO PLACE.
SHE DOES. YEAH. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING OKAY.
AND WHAT KIND OF REDUCTION ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I MEAN, IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN I MEAN, IT'S NEVER GOING TO ZERO BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE OWNER WOULD LIKE. BUT WHAT I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HER WAS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ATTACHED TO IT IN SOME KIND OF PERCENTAGE, BUT THE LOWEST THAT WE COULD GO I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT THE LOWEST THAT WE COULD GO.
I DON'T. AND SHE'S AN OUT-OF-STATE OWNER. SHE IS AN OUT-OF-STATE OWNER.
SHE HASN'T LAID EYES ON THIS HOUSE IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR TO SAY TENANT SINCE DAY ONE.
21 YEARS. 2015. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. WHAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION ON THIS? THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION IN THE REDUCTION OF THIS LANE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE SORRY.
AND WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR 4% OF THE TOTAL LIEN TO BE PAID.
SO THAT TOTAL WILL BE $7,773.82. THAT'S INCLUDING THE $750 ADMIN FEE ALREADY IN THERE. WHAT'S THE CITY'S NUMBER AGAIN? $7,773.82. THAT'S INCLUDING THE $750 OF ADMIN FEES.
OKAY. PLUS 750. OKAY. THAT'S ALREADY INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER.
OKAY. OH, IT'S INCLUDED IN NUMBER. OKAY. GOT IT. YES.
AND WHY'D YOU BASE THAT NUMBER ONE. THAT'S 4% OF THE OUTSTANDING LEAD RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. HE ALSO SAID HE WANTS A NO, THIS ACTUALLY WAS MY CASE, SO.
YEAH. OKAY. YES. I WAS FOLLOWING UP ON. OKAY.
AND. OKAY. NOTHING. NOTHING ELSE. OKAY. YOUR.
AND YOU WANT TO REBUT ANYTHING YOU NEED. WELL, I MEAN, IF IF WE COULD GO MORE, WE'D LIKE IT.
BUT IF THAT'S THE, THE LOWEST THING. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT SHE'LL HAVE TO DO THEN.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'M LOOKING IT OVER AND REVIEWING.
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SECOND. OKAY. WHAT I WILL DO. AND REVIEWING THE FILE. REVIEWING THE LISTING OF CONTRACT REPRESENTATIONS THAT THERE'S A CONTRACT IN THE WINGS.WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE FILE DOWN TO $5,000 PLUS 750.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
OKAY, SO $5,000 PLUS THE 750 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
WE'RE A TOTAL OF $5,750. OKAY. IT MUST BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IF THEY PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. REINSTATES THE ORIGINAL FUNDING.
YEAH. PLUS THE INTEREST WITHOUT NOTICE. WE'LL JUST GO RIGHT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.
I THINK SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. IF THE CONTRACT GOES LONGER, SHE NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME.
SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO PUT AN APPLICATION IN TO EXTEND THE TIME.
I DON'T THINK. WELL, REALISTICALLY, WHEN DO YOU BELIEVE THIS CONTRACT WILL CLOSE? IF IT'S SIGNED TODAY? REALISTICALLY, I GOT TWO AGENTS HERE, RIGHT? YEAH, THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS, BUT.
BUT IS THE CASH DEAL? WOULD IT BE A CASH DEAL? IT IS. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A CASH DEAL WITH THE HARD MONEY THAT'S EXTENDED TO 45 DAYS.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO WEST FOR THE REAPPLICATION TO EXTEND.
IT SOUNDS LIKE. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT'D BE ENOUGH TIME? BECAUSE I BELIEVE. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I WOULD COVER IT FOR HER IF WE NEEDED TO.
OKAY, SO THAT WOULD BE THE DECISION OF THE COURT.
5000 PLUS ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. 45 DAYS TO PAY.
GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
OKAY, THANKS. I'LL SEND YOU AN ORDER. YOU'LL SEND IT TO ME? OKAY. PERFECT. THANKS. THANKS. THANK YOU.
OKAY. I SEE THERE'S NO OTHER CASES BEFORE THE COURT.
THE NEXT REGULAR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING WAS AUGUST 20TH AT 1 P.M.
ET ON THE AGENDA. I GUESS THERE'LL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS SINCE THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.