Special Magistrate - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon, everyone.

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Okay. Let him in. Okay.

Let's see that. It's not recording anymore.

Recording in progress.

One more. like the last one is taking long to join in.

We'll give her a second or two.

We good?

It says joining, but nothing happened. Seems like they're stuck. They may have to try to get back in. I'll let them back in.

Okay. Okay. So we will address them accordingly. Okay, so now that everyone is in, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Attorney Rasheen Monasty. I am the Special Magistrate for this afternoon's hearing. Welcome to North Bay Village Code Enforcement Hearing. It will be conducted pursuant to Chapter 162 of the Florida Statute. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply, but fundamental due process shall be observed and govern these proceedings. I will hear testimony from the code inspector and the alleged violator that I deem to be competent and relevant. All witnesses and parties offering testimony must be sworn in. The village will present its case first and the alleged violator will have an opportunity to present their case as well as cross-examine the village witnesses. At the conclusion of the presentation, I will announce a decision and issue a written order thereafter. If you are found guilty, you will be ordered to comply with the code within a certain time. If you fail to do so, you may be fined up to $250 per day for the first violation and $500 for repeat violations. If you desire to appeal my order, you may do so by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of courts in Miami-Dade County. You will have 30 days within which to file an appeal. At this time, Madam Clerk, please swear everyone in who will be testifying, and then you may call your first case.

Do you swear that your testimony will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to help you God?

I do.

I do. Thank you.

Case number 08638, property address 7904 West Drive, Unit 910, owner Rick Nielsen, in violation of Code Section 105.4-5 of the Florida Building Code. Building permits become null and void, expire after six months, are in violation. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tovar, Court Enforcement Officers. This property came before you last on May 21st, 2026. It was found to be in violation and it was ordered to renew the building permit to comply with the violation. 30 days was given with no running fines. The owner stated that the work was already done. and that he had a paperwork that needed to be filled out. However, his contractor was no longer registered to do business with the city and he needed to register again. But as of today, if he still haven't paid the original citation of $250, the violation is still outstanding. So it is our recommendation to renew the building permit to comply with the violation for the fines of $250 to begin running today until it comes to compliance and to come back at the next hearing for a report.

Okay. Is anyone here for this property?

I don't see the gentleman.

Okay. Hearing that, I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you so much. Thank you.

Case number 08596, property address 1879 Street Causeway, Unit A-208, owner Federico Zamora, in violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code. Work commenced without the required premise. Electrical and mechanical work was done. A mini-split AC unit was installed and mounted on the building. Inspector on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Good afternoon, Your Honor. For the record, Orlando Rodriguez, Code Enforcement Director for the Village. Your Honor, this is the new case. On February 9th, 2026, we received a complaint from the board president of the Observe building that a mini split unit was installed on the property over the weekend. He indicated the owner did not get HOA approval for that installation and also required city permits. Photos were taken of the installation and sent to our village building official, Mr. Pedro Martinez. He confirmed that the work was performed without permits. It required electrical and HVAC permit for that installation. At that point, we did issue a citation of $250. It was posted and sent certified mail to the owner. On March 11, 2026, on their compliance date, We checked the records and we saw the citation remains unpaid and no permit was on file. May 28th this year, we drafted the notice to appear for the staff's and his hearing, certified mail posted at the property. As of today, we have not received communication from Mr. Samota or any emails and no permit applications were on file. Our recommendation at this point is for the property to comply with this as soon as they can. We'd ask for the property to begin fines of $250 per day commencing today and for the property to return for a status report as needed.

Okay. And is anyone here for the property?

Anybody here for Unit 208? Okay.

I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

Thank you.

Case number 5350, property address 7511 Coquina Drive. Owner Mohammed Hussain and W. Jessman, in violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, were performed without the required permits, new kitchen at the rear of the property, a screen porch, a roof, and electrical work done. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Your Honor, happy to report. After some months, the property was able to comply before the hearing. We were able to reach a settlement with the owner. He agrees to pay the village one-time payment of $4,000 within the next 30 days to satisfy the outstanding fines just pending your approval.

Okay. Is the owner here?

No, you're on.

No? All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the settlement.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Case number 08155, property address 7904 West Drive, Unit 602. Owner, Alexa Sedano and Leslie R. Schwimmer. In violation of Code Section 105.4-5 of the Florida Building Code, building permits become null, void, and expired after six months are in violation. Inspector on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Good afternoon again, Your Honor. For the record, Orlando Rodriguez, North Bay Village Co-Director. This is also a new case. On December 16, 2025, a warning notice was sent to the property indicating they had two expired permits. For the record, those are 000-338-2024 and 000-263-2024. The property was provided 30 days to renew those. After 30 days, we did review the records and confirmed the permits remained expired. The property was given an extension for compliance. However, we did review again on March 26th, 2026, that the permits remained expired. We went ahead and issued a citation, $250. On May 27th, I called the owner, Mrs. Schwimmer, and asked her for an update. And she indicated she did have a permit runner working on this issue. However, he has not had much success getting ahold of her. I told her at that point that she wouldn't be scheduled for the hearing today. Following that, on May 28th, the notice to appear was addressed, was drafted, sent to the certified mail to the property address on record, also the property. I also communicated with Ms. Leslie this week, and she stated that she didn't get ahold of that permit runner. However, she's still working on submitting for the renewing those permits. Our recommendation as of today is for the owner to comply as soon as they can, the property should be accruing fines of $250 starting today. And we'd ask for them to come back to the status report as needed.

Okay. And is anyone here?

Anybody here for Unit 602? I do not see Ms. Schwimmer here.

No? Okay. We're going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

Thank you.

Case number 250341. Property address 150879 Street Causeway. Owner has Realty LLC. In violation of Code Section 8.17J and 1 of the North Bay Village Code of Ordinances, building maintenance and standards violation. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Your Honor, also happy to report this property did comply before the hearing and we reached a settlement. They agreed to pay the village a one-time payment of $2,600 within 30 days. If not, the fines will revert back to the original amount and be recorded as a lien on the property, just pending your approval.

Okay. Is anyone here?

No, they were not going to be present.

Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the settlement agreement. Thank you. Thank you.

Case number 3182, property address 1681 Kennedy Causeway, owner M.G. Prosper, M.B.V. LLC. In violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, commence demo work inside of the building, demolition of walls, floors, and ceilings. Inspector on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Good afternoon again, Your Honor. Orlando Rodriguez, Florida Enforcement Director. This case came before you last year, May 21st, property in order to obtain their permits. At that time, fines of $250 per day had been running for 63 days, total $15,750. Defines the order to continue and for the property to return today. As mentioned in the previous hearing, Mr. Peter Graves, who was the contact for that property, indicated they were actually going to demolish the whole structure in order to gain compliance. Currently, the property seems like it's still going through the change of ownership. So we have not have any further updates still till today. So our recommendation is for the property to comply as soon as they can, whether it's getting the permits or demolishing the structure. The property as of today have been filling fines at $250 per day since March 19th, 2026, 98 days, total of $24,500. We'd ask for the fines to continue and for the property to return as needed. I think I see Mr. Graves on this afternoon.

He is on. Okay.

Mr. Gray, can you please state? Oh, no, you're on. He's not on. I don't see him.

Oh, okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the villager's recommendation.

Thank you.

Case number 08640, property address 7520 West Treasure Drive, owner 7520 West Treasure, LLC, in violation of Code Section 105.3. 4-5 of the Florida Building Code. Building permits become null, void, and expired after six months are in violation. Inspector of this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tovar, Code Enforcement Officer. This property came before you last on May 21, 2026. It was found to be in violation. It was ordered to renew the building permit to comply with the violation within 30 days. the owner was not present at that time. The property has been running fines of $250 per day since May 21, 2026 for 35 days for a total of $8,750. As of today, the original citation of $250 has not been paid and the violation is still outstanding. Our recommendation is to renew the building permit to comply with the violation for the fines to continue accumulating and to come into compliance and to come back as needed. Is anybody here?

Is anyone here? No. No. Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

Case number 250823, property address 7545 East Treasure Drive, owner Caribbean Sowers Condominium Association, Inc., in violation of Code Section 151.20A of the North Bay Village Code of Awarenesses, failure to obtain recertification of buildings and components. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon again, Maria Tovar, Code Enforcement Officer. This property also came before you last on May 21st, 2026. It was ordered to obtain the necessary permit for the recertification of the buildings and components. The property has been running fine, so $250 per day since February 19th, 2026, for 126 days for a total of $31,500. They continue working on the recertification. The electrical permit was already submitted and previewed, but it's pending a few comments made by the prison inspector. And that's what they're waiting, like the electrical report and the parking illumination. But as of now, they're still not in compliance. So we are recommending for them to continue working, to attend the permit, and to get their recertification. for the fine to continue accumulating until they come into compliance and to come back at the next hearing for a report.

Okay. Is anyone here?

No, I don't see anybody here. They used to be here, but I don't see anybody to stay. Okay.

I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

Thank you.

Case number 08558, property address 7509 Adventure Avenue, owner Joshua C. Combs and Ryan Thomas Whitby, in violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, commenced work without the required permits and installed a new roof with lights on the rooftop of the home. Inspector on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Good afternoon again, Your Honor. Orlando Rodriguez for the record. This case was also before the last hearing, May 21st. The property was ordered to comply with the violation. They had been running fines of $250 per day at that point for 91 days, total of $22,750. Fines were ordered to continue for them to return today. The property is still pending the electrical documents needed for the permit. I actually got a call from the electrical contractor two hours ago. And he just wanted to update me that he's still working on it. So our recommendation is for the property to comply with the violation as soon as they can. As of today, the fine has been running for 126 days, a total of $31,500. We'd ask for the fines to continue for the property to return as needed. I don't see Mr. Ryan here this afternoon.

I'm going to accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

Case number 250922, property address 1550 Kennedy Causeway, owner, BMS, North Bay Village LLC, and public storage, in violation of Code Section 151.20A of the North Bay Village Code of Ordinances, failure to attain recertification of buildings and components. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tovar, Code of Ordinances. This property also came before you last May 21st, 2006. It was found to be in violation and even 30 days to come into compliance. The property has been running fines for $250 for a day, February 19th, 2026 for 98 days for a total of $24,500. have been in communication with representatives through email, but as of today, they haven't provided any update on their permit. So we are recommending for them to obtain a permit that they need to do their recertification for the fine to continue and to come back next year for the report as needed. Okay, is there anyone here?

Okay, I'm going to go ahead and accept everybody's recommendation.

Thank you.

No.

Case number 08074, property address 1819 through 1855 Kennedy Causeway. owner 1819 MVB owner LLC and the continuum comp LLC in violation of code section 105.1 of the Florida building code. A new canopy roof was installed over the rear deck of the restaurant without the required permits. Inspector on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Good afternoon again. Orlando Rodriguez for the record. This case is also before your last hearing. May 21st property is ordered to comply as soon as they could. Fines of $250 per day have been running at that point since November 20, 2025, 183 days, total $45,750. Fines were ordered to continue for the property returned today. The property, as mentioned previously, had commenced a consent agreement with the Department of Environmental Resource Management. The last update from their portal shows that on April 10, the property requested a payment schedule modification. However, we have no further update on the legal structure and the permit. The recommendation at this point is for the property to comply as soon as they can. The property has been accruing fines as of today for 218 days, a total of $54,500. We'd ask for the fines to continue for the property to return.

OK. Is there anyone here?

They usually do not show up unless you represent them.

Yeah. All right. We're going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

Thank you.

Case number 08156, property address 1819-1855 Kennedy Causeway, owner 1819 NBV owner LLC and the continue unit comp LLC. In violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, property installed an accessory structure to hold fire sprinklers without the required permits. Inspect on this case, Orlando Rodriguez.

Yes, Your Honor. Again, Orlando Rodriguez, North Bay Village Code Director. This is the same property owner from the previous case. However, this is a new case, new violation. The property was in process of installing fire sprinklers in order to have their capacity needs approved and a new certificate of use issued to the property. They had an illegal outdoor canopy, which was our previous case. currently in our process and they were not able to install those fire sprinklers on that structure since it's not permitted. The property installed a substructure under the canopy in order to install these fire sprinklers and it was brought to our attention at the village by the sprinkler contractor. I visited the site on March 16, 2024 and I took photos of the structure. The photos were sent to our building official, Pedro Martinez, He determined that the structure did not have a permit and it did require one. On March 18th, we proceeded to contact the property owner. The village manager contacted them and granted them a one-week extension to apply for that permit. If not, we were going to proceed with citation. We reviewed the case again on March 30th, 2026. They had not submitted anything, so we went ahead and issued the $250 citation for work without permit, posted at the property, sent to them certified mail. The case was reviewed again on April 30th. It remained out of compliance, so we granted them a final extension of time before the notice to appear was drafted. We went ahead and drafted that on May 28th, served certified posted at the property. As of yesterday, June 24th, they were able to submit and apply for a permit, which is great news. Just for the record, it's BLDC000441-2026. So now that permit has to go through the review process. Our recommendation right now is for the property to comply with that permit as soon as they can. We'd ask for fines of $250 per day to commence today until they achieve compliance and for them to return as

Okay.

And they're not here.

Okay. I'm going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

Case number 08154, property item 7901, Hispaniola, AF, unit 707, owner Gregory Hoffman, in violation of Code Section 105.4-5 of the Florida Building Code. Building permits become null, void, and expired after six months are in violation. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tovar, Court of Enforcement Officers. This case is new. This property obtained permits for interior remodeling of the kitchen, bathroom, and flooring from 2024. The work was done. but they did not request inspection to close the permit and the permit was fired. On December 16, 2025, a civil inflation notice warning was sent to the property to renew the permit. For the requisite permit number PLDR-000136-2024, PLMR-000138, 2024 and LER-000137. The notice was sent to the owner through the property address listed on the tax record. On March, 2026, they were still in violation and a $250 citation was issued for failure to renew the permit. As of today, The violation still out and in this citation still funding. So we are recommending them to renew the building permit to comply with the violation of the fines of $250 start today. A daily fine until they come to compliance and to come back at the next year as needed.

In case anyone here.

I believe. Hi, I'm here, Gregory Hoffman.

Good afternoon. Were you here in the beginning? Were you sworn in?

I just got accepted into the room, yeah. I thought 2.30 was my time to come in.

Could you do us two small favors? Can you turn on your camera and we're going to have you be sworn in?

Yeah, let me pull over.

That's probably a great idea.

Yep. All right.

Okay. While you do that, is there another case that we can call?

I'm here.

No, that's okay. All right. Okay. All right. If you can please raise your right hand and the clerk will swear you in.

Do you swear that your testimony will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to help you God?

Yes, I do.

Thank you.

Okay, so you've heard the village's testimony. Do you agree or disagree with their recommendations?

So I didn't hear everything fully. It was kind of choppy. I heard there's a fine of $250 and then start imposing a daily fine of $250.

Okay. I'm going to have the inspector, Ms. Tovar, if you can just please give us a quick recap so that Mr. Gregory is aware of what the charges are, what the violation is, et cetera.

Okay. So this property was in a permit for removing the kitchen, the bathroom, and the floor in 2024. The work was done. and the premise by it. We sent a notice of a warning notice to renew the permit. But as a couple months went by on March 2024, the property was still in violation and we sent a $250 citation for failure to renew the permit. And We still, you still didn't pay the citation and the violation is still there. So we are recommending for you to obtain the, to review the permit and to, for the fines, what you heard, those are fines of $250 starting today until you come into compliance.

Just so you know, Your Honor, this is a first time case. And Mr. Gregory, there's no fines quite yet. However, we are recommending those. But you can feel free to request an extension. If the magistrate finds that they don't want to submit fines yet, that'll be. decision. However, we just basically need you to renew those expired permits you had when you remodeled the apartment.

A hundred percent. And I have no problem doing so because to make it even easier, I happen to be the general contractor. Unfortunately, we put ourselves last when things start to get busy. The rough inspections were carried out. The work was done. So I'm happy to renew the permit ASAP and call inspections. I would love to request that extension and not have fines start piling up immediately if that's a possibility, of course.

And are you or did you're the one that pulled that permit?

I pulled the permit, the master permit. Okay. Okay. And the subs are all still in contact with me. I can have these permits. Like I'm flying tomorrow morning to Canada for my grandmother's 96th birthday and I'm back Monday evening. I happen to live right next door to the permit office as well. I can be in there Tuesday morning taking care of that.

I'm going to give you 30 days. I don't want to see you here next month.

No, no, I will not. You have my word.

All right. Thank you.

All right. Thank you very much. Good luck, Gregor. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.

Case number 08152, property address 1880 South Treasure Drive, Unit 2H, owner Misner & Misner, LLC. In violation of Code Section 105.4-5 of the Florida Building Code, building permits become null, void, and expired after six months are in violation. Inspector on this case, Maria Tovar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tovar, Court Enforcement Officer. This also is the new case. Just on December 16, 2025, a civil impression notice was sent to this property for failure to renew a permit. The permit numbers are for the record BLDR-000067-2019 and PMR-000069-2019. and E-L-E-R-dash-000-068-2019. The notice was sent to the property owner. It was also posted on the property. On March, 2026, the property was still in violation and $250 citation was sent to for failure to renew that permit. I spoke to the owner and the contractor, and they are aware of what they need to do to comply. But as of today, the violation is still outstanding. So we are recommending for them to attend the permit, to renew the permit, and for the fines of $250 to begin today or until they come into compliance.

Okay, and you spoke to them. So they're not gonna, they're not here.

They were supposed to all on mute.

Good afternoon, your honor. Can you hear me?

Good afternoon, please state your name and your relationship to the property and let me know whether you object to the villages recommendation.

My name is Helen Victoria Oliveira. I'm the owner of Meisner and Meisner LLC owner. I did pull the permits. I love and always do follow the law. My father is an attorney. 2019, I pulled all those permits. Unfortunately, the HOA did not approve one of my permits. There was nothing on the condo docs that prohibited me to do it, but they fell me in. Now we fight in court. And I would love to ask you for 30 days to fix this. As Ms. Maria Tovar said, she explained to me what I have to do to fix this. I want to let you know that it's a frustration because, Your Honor, I have spent more than 20,000 only on general contractor and permits. The city permits, I believe, is 1,200. Every single time I renew those permits, because we are fighting in court to, you know, to get to see my rights. And every time I have to pay a fee for the general contractor, a fee for the plumber, and a fee for the electrician, and also the fee for the cities. So it's my intention to renew again. I got frustrated, depressed, because I renewed many times, and the HOA You know, for one thing that they lied, they keep denying me and I have to hire an attorney twice for this case. So if you could give me 30 days with no fines, my general contractor already spoke of Mrs. Tovar. I'm going to renew one more time. And if I cannot win court, I'm going to see if I can cancel them. and don't do the job and another thing i want to let you know one of the work was done which was the panel the electrical panel and the reason why i did is because it was very very old and the brake was giving some sparkles and i thought it could get fire on the whole building so that's the only thing i decided to do it and i have to call for an inspection so we can close that one And I'm going to renew them as soon as possible. My general contractor is already working on this. I'm going to pay him and everybody else again, plus the fee for the city. So if you can give me 30 days and allow me not to pay any fee, I gladly appreciate it. Remind me again, is this a new case?

Yes, it is. This is a new case. But it's not going to take, it's going to take you more than 30 days to resolve this.

If I'm sure if I renew them, I'll be in compliance. Now, I cannot finish the job because they do not allow me to install a ventilator with a filter, washing and drying. And I have asthma, bronchitis. And that's the reason why I have medical records that I showed to them. And when I applied in 2019, the condo docs has nothing that prohibit me. As a matter of fact, the president of the condominium sent my attorney an email saying that nothing that prohibit me. He actually vote for me, but three other members vote no. So from that time now, it's a fight.

I understand, but it doesn't sound like this can be an easy, quick fix.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what I understood from Mr. Tova and I also spoke of Mr. Orlando, what I need to do is to keep activating the permits. Like they expire right now, if I activate them again...

Right, but that doesn't solve your overall problem. Just because you have the permits activated, you're still...

This is not the first time that she has renewed this. She has been renewing it like every other year because... She can't do the work. I mean, they don't allow her to finish. So once she renews, then she will be in violation, complying with this violation. All she has to do is renew the permit or she has to renew the permit and do the job? She needs to renew the permit and then, you know, do the job. But once she requests one inspector, once she renews it, you know, she will be, the permit is not going to be expired no more technically.

Yeah, so you renews, that's it. In cases that complies, that buys you another six months. 180 days, you have an active permit, it expires again, then we have to commence the enforcement process together. Understood.

Okay. Okay. So whether this works out legally or not, that's not the village's responsibility. If you have to go with this person or if you have to fire this person and hire someone else, you have to do that before 30 days. I'm going to give you this one extension. Okay. But next month, don't tell me that you weren't able to come to a resolution with this person and you have to find someone else. And these things take a long time. Okay.

Yona, may I ask a question? Because I am confused and I don't know. What I understood is that I need to put the permits active again.

You have to renew the permits. Correct.

If I renew the permits, am I still in violation or no?

No.

No. Okay. Okay, because this is, like I say, this is an issue that is in court, so what I can be doing is renewing them, continuing, don't let them expire, but I can do the job because the HOA does not allow me to do it, and I need to wait for a judge to either say, Helen, you're wrong, or Helen, you're right.

Correct. Just keep those permits active. Don't let them expire until you have that

And if I do this before 30 days, I won't be paying $0.250 a day, right?

All right. But you still have the first $250 citation that you need to pay.

I need to pay $1,250. That's what he's saying. All right. Okay. I agree. Okay. I agree. Thank you very much, Mr. Vaughn, Mr. Orlando, and Your Honor. Thank you very much also. Okay.

Thank you.

Call us anytime with questions. Thank you.

Case number 08633, property address 7537 Mutiny Avenue. Owner, John Juhasz and Marlene Burgos. In violation of Code Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, work performed without the required permits, plumbing work, and aluminum roof. Inspector on this case, Maria Tawar.

Good afternoon, Maria Tawar, Code Enforcement Office. This is also a new case. On March 11th, 2026, we received a complaint about possible work on progress without a required permit. I visited the property and the owner allowed me into the rear of the property where they were building an aluminum roof. And underneath of that, they had already connect high to the inside of the house to do an outside bathroom without a permit. I stopped the work after I checked that they didn't have a permit and a $250 citation was issued. The notice was sent to the owner of the property and the address listed and was also posted as a property. I spoke to the owner and the citation was paid. But as of today, no permit has been obtained. So our recommendation is for the property to obtain a necessary permit to comply with the violation. And from the fines of $250 begin today until they come into compliance and then to come back as needed.

Your Honor, for the record, the owner is online, but she hired permits once in three years. I couldn't hear the last part. She's online, but what? Yes. So the owner is on the iPhone here. She's out of the country, but she has hired Ms. Rodriguez here with a permit running firm. And they did email us a power of attorney for her to speak. They're both online.

Okay, great. Okay. Thank you. Ms. Rodriguez, is that what's the name? Ms. Rodriguez, okay, please state your name and your relationship to the property for the record.

Oh, we can't hear you, Carmen. You're unmuted, but it seems like you have to select a different audio source. No.

Can you hear me now?

Yeah, there you go.

Sorry for that. Your Honor, my name is Carmen Rodriguez, the owner of the property. Ms. Marlene hired us like a month ago to help her with the permit process. And we are working on that because, but the scope of work requests engineer plans. So that's why we didn't submit any permit yet because engineer plans are needed. The engineer already went to the job site to study his working on the plans. Unfortunately, The plans are not ready yet because everybody knows that plans take time. But we're going to be the one in charge to pull the permit and get all the necessary permits and plans in order to comply with the violation. So the only thing that we are requesting in this magistrate is time because that is going to take time once the plans are ready. And then we're going to start with the back and forth with building the apartment with comment and no comment. So that's why we are here to request more time. I thought that six months will be enough.

Okay, so I'm going to give you 30 days. Only? Okay, but you come back in 30 days and you tell me what's happening. If I give you six months, you're going to take a year.

Okay, I will see you next month and I will probably ask for more time, but that's fair enough.

Okay, all right. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Have a great day.

Thank you. Okay, Your Honor, that concludes our agenda. Okay.

Okay.

Great. Thank you.

Thank you so much. All right. Have a good day, everyone. Thank you.

Thank you. Take care.

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You nailed it, Scarlett. 45 minutes.