Code Enforcement Board - Regular Meeting

Remain standing so that you guys can be sworn in if you're going to give testimony on any of your cases. Remain standing if you're going to give testimony.

Please raise your right hand. You swear that the testimony you're going to give here today is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? You can have a seat. Translators? Good evening. Do you swear to translate from English to Spanish, and Spanish to English to the best of your ability?

Buenas tardes. Alguien en la sala necesita asistencia con el lenguaje inglés-español.

Do you swear to translate from English to Creole, and Creole to English to the best of your ability?

Good evening. Is there anyone in the room who needs help with English, who can speak English well? No?

No?

Okay. Thank you very much.

Roll call. Mr. John Connell.

Present.

Mr. Keon Williams.

Present.

Ms. Yvonne Bayona. Here. Mr. Juan Galan. Mr. Rick Madan. Present. Mr. Analfa Ramos. Present. Mr. Javier Rodriguez. Present.

We have a quorum. Mr. Chair, I got an email this afternoon from Member Galan. that he won't be able to attend tonight. If we can get an excused absence.

Do we have a motion? So moved. Second. All in favor? Aye.

Good evening. Tonight everybody is here for the first time regarding whatever violation you may have been cited for. This is your first time here. This is what they call it to be heard or the first time you're here. When your case is called, you're going to come up to the podium. You're going to state your name and your address. The chair is going to ask you whether you're guilty or not guilty. What that means is whether at the time the violation was issued, whether the property was guilty or not guilty. Not so much yourself, but the property. If you plead guilty, the city will briefly, through the assistant city attorney, explain to the board what's going on with your property. The board will deliberate and determine how many days you need to come into compliance and a per diem deadline. Fine if you don't come into compliance within the time provided if you don't come into compliance by the time provided if you're a residential property you can Be fined up to two hundred fifty dollars per diem or a thousand dollars for non-residential commercial property And if you're a repeat violator, it's five hundred dollars for residential and up to five thousand for a non-residential commercial if you don't if you run out of time and To comply up in this podium where you're going to be standing, there is a piece of paper. Please take it. It explains how you request additional time. So, for instance, if you have 20 days and it's day 18 and you're not going to comply by the 20th day, you have to request an extension of time by the 18th. If you request an extension of time before the 20th day comes and your 20 days don't expire, your fines don't start running. So that's very important so your fines do not start to run. So please take that paper after your case is complete. If you plead not guilty, the Assistant City Attorney will put on her case. You can put on your defense. Your defense is limited to the citation and the matters before the board. The board will deliberate and give you the time to comply, and if there is an applicable fine, they will advise you of that applicable fine. All orders of the board are appealable to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida within 30 days.

First case is an add-on. Case number CE-202-0009-106. Property address 490 Northwest 47th Street. This is a City View case add-on.

Call. 490. This is a mitigation. It was originally set for... What is it? for two weeks, but they had a closing coming up, so our request was to move it up. We did move it up. This is a single family home, and I will pull up the file on it that... Do we have a page number or anything? It's the add-on. The lien total reached $433,750. It's a single family home. It's not currently occupied. So the minimum is $10,000 or to zero if you agree by a unanimous vote. I know that in the process of doing these repairs, the owners had to stop and start doing permits on more than one occasion. It is a very old case. It was complied a while ago, but it only recently was complied in the system, so the lien was higher. I'll let Council do the rest.

Good evening. If you could just state your name.

Yes, sir. Thank you, Assistant City Attorney Rachel Dooley. My name is Paul Savage with Law Offices at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and other board members. It's my pleasure to see you this evening. I know you have a long agenda, so to cut to the chase on this fact pattern, it is somewhat... Long and heartbreaking, the prior owner, not my current owner, but the prior owner, who I do not represent, was an elderly gentleman that's had a lot of health problems, and all these violations arose during his ownership. He ended up having to go to a long-term healthcare facility up the state, and he was not responding to the notices or taking care of his personal business because of this tragic health situation. My clients are recent owners earlier this year, and the minute they got on the scene, they aggressively worked with the city staff. They have repaired all of the repairs, and the property is in good shape, as Rachel can teach us, that we're not even allowed to come here on a mitigation until the city confirms that everything is in compliance. So it is a... an entity, a corporate entity. The general contractor is here if you have any questions. And Rachel was explaining to me that if it's a corporate entity where they don't live in the house, which we don't, the minimum is $10,000 based on the unusual fact pattern that it was the prior owner who had this health problem. And with the speed that they addressed everything, We would like to respectfully request the special relief of a $2,500 fine instead of the full amount.

Okay. Is your client selling it right now?

Are they what, sir?

Are they selling the property right now?

No. They have rebuilt, repaired, and otherwise brought the property into compliance. Okay. If my client wants to tell me what their immediate plans are. Sure.

I can't hear you, sorry.

The gentleman I'm about to speak is John Liu. He's the contractor on the site. Go ahead and speak.

I'm just asking, what are they using the property for now?

Right now, the property is vacant. The plan is to actually sell the property.

Okay, because I thought the city attorney said that there was a... A situation that it had to be set quick because the property was being sold.

Right. That's correct. And they are planning on selling it. Eventually. Yeah, they have a, no, no, they have a closing.

Do you have a closing coming up?

Oh, no, no. Oh. No, it's not even listed on the market or anything like that. I mean, the plan is eventually to sell it.

That is correct. Okay.

Well, we moved it up because I was told there was a closing.

So our floor on this one, just so you know, as low as we can go with mitigation is 10,000. Okay. and I understand that your client was a subsequent purchaser.

Okay, hold on a second. Let me just explain, hold on. Let me just explain the disconnect about the closing, et cetera. The closing that was referenced in our communications to your office has to do with the closing that already occurred of my client purchasing the property and the immediacy of the issue was that there are monies held up as part of that closing that need to be released and fund this poor prior owner gentleman who needs this money in his care facility.

Understood, so it's to close out the original one.

The escrow file. And how much did they hold back in escrow?

For the record, he answered over $200,000.

That's right, and you know what? That did refresh my recollection. That was correct when he said it was to finish the closing from the other one so the money could go to the gentleman. Okay, got it. Because that goes to the prior owner, right?

Yeah.

And is that in the escrow agreement that it goes to the nursing home?

Okay.

So he's requesting mitigation to $2,500, but that would require a unanimous vote.

I have a question when you're done.

Yeah.

My question to a council is good afternoon. When was this property purchased by your client?

I was looking at the property appraiser. It looks like it was indicated January of this year.

January of this year, 2026. May I ask you what the purchase price of this property was? Which is public record, but I can't look it up. It's a single family home. How many rooms and how many bathrooms? Oh, it's demolishable? So I thought you said it was fixed and repaired.

Okay.

You're not demolishing it. The structure still sits. You repaired it to come in compliance and you bought it. It was sold for $466,000.

It's a 3-1 and it is a 6,270 square foot lot. Okay. And it's on a corner. There it is, right up there.

Okay.

Yeah, I understand. I am ready to rule on this, and my motion is $10,000.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay, next we will start with the to be heard. Next case is page 86, code check agenda, case number 00147418, property address 44 Northeast 42nd Street. That was page 86? Page 86. It's 4400.

Right? Northeast? 44 northeast. No, 44 northeast, 42nd.

Okay, got you. No problem.

Grupo Cuadro. Grupo Cuadro.

Going once.

Any notes?

He's coming. He's just been, he's covering me.

Sorry, I was just doing the paperwork of your last adjudication. Sorry.

No, no, no.

You want to go ahead and state your name for the record again?

Yes, my name is Paul Savage with Law Offices at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, on behalf of the respondent.

And, Councillor, you're here on 44 Northeast 42nd Street? 44 Northeast 42nd Street, yes, Chair. Okay, and you're going to plead guilty, not guilty?

We plead guilty.

Okay, let me just hear from the city what you need to do, and then you can let us know how much time you're seeking.

Yes, sir.

Good evening, Co-Compliance Inspector Francois, North Office. So with this property, I received a complaint that it wasn't being maintained, and when I arrived at the property, I did notice that several windows were exposed to weather and conditions, and the property seemed to have mold or dirt on it, and it needs to be repainted. He has taken care of the windows. All of them are boarded up now. The only thing left is to paint the building.

What's left, I'm sorry?

What's left? Paint.

Oh, the painting. They just have to paint it.

The city recommends 120.

Do we have a motion?

What is the city recommending?

They said 120. Is this a single family home?

Okay. I move for 120 and $250 per diem. I'm commercial. Guilty.

Second.

All in favor? Aye. 120. If you need more time, you come back.

Thank you very much. And I just want to, as the inspector recited, we did chew away at most of all the violations, which the inspector told you. And I just want to make sure everybody knows that. And I thank you so much.

And it is a single family home. I just wanted to say that. It's not occupied, but it's a single family home.

There's no homestead or there's no... No, it's not occupied.

It's empty.

That's in like the Wynwood area, right?

We'll be sure and get to the painting and we'll report to you, sir.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay. Okay. We'll be sure and report back to the inspector on that painting. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chavez.

We didn't need to do a 150 on that one.

No, it's not occupied.

120, 250.

They're not occupied or if they're rentals. I think it's one of those ones that they're building.

250 per diem, that's what I said.

They're building all kinds of things. Okay, you're good. Okay, thank you so much, Chairman. Appreciate it.

Next case, page 52, case number 00096460, property address 966 Northeast 80th Street. Page 52.

Good evening, sir. Good evening. Armand Gill, owner of 966 Northeast 80th Street. Okay. And are you pleading guilty, not guilty? I am pleading guilty. I think I had a meeting just recently just requesting an extension.

Okay. Let's just hear from the inspector and then see how much time they recommend.

Inspector Bailey, North Office. We have a fence without a permit.

Is that all that's left? That's it. Okay, how much time?

Have you applied for the?

Sorry, can you repeat that? I didn't hear.

Did you apply for the permit?

Yeah, I don't know if you guys can see, I'm working with an architect's firm, and they're fixing everything up. I think they submitted plans, they were rejected, and it's currently under revision.

The city recommends 120 as they are in the afternoon correction phase.

So it's just a defense that's left?

Yes.

That's it.

That's it? Oh, okay.

I have a question, sir. Do you reside at the property?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

I'd like to make a motion. Guilty, 120 days, $150 per day.

Second.

All in favor? Aye. And then for request for further extension, it's that unsafe property. See that piece of paper?

Thank you so much. That's it right there. Make sure. And the one thing I didn't say was you have your little smartphone because it's smarter than you and me. So... You get 120 days, you know, give yourself a reminder in 100 days. Do I already have my affidavit of compliance? Whatever. If you don't, then go ahead and request your extension of time so you don't forget.

Thank you, ma'am.

Next case, page 126. Case number 00070356. Property address 1279 Northwest 29th Street, 29th Terrace. Page 126.

Good evening.

Good evening, sir. Hugo Benitez with professional address at 800 Brickell Avenue.

And the property address?

The property address is 1279 Northwest 29th Terrace. With me is the owner. Okay.

And at the time of violation, was the property guilty?

We're declaring ourselves guilty with an explanation.

Very good, sir. Let's just hear from the city inspector what needs to be done.

Good evening, Board. This property was sited for or completed without a finalized permit. However, they already obtained a permit. They do have it in revision right now. They're going to need some time. Okay. Director, how much time?

Let's see if she will allow it. How much time you? The city recommends 1.20 as they are in the revision phase.

So the city's recommending 120 days.

I have a question, if I may. I see here illegal units not complied. Are they illegal units?

Once they comply with the demolition, then they will comply with the illegal units.

But there's nobody living there?

No.

Okay. Thank you for the clarification.

No, their plans are to fully legalize the structure. They had to go in front of the unsafe structures board in order to get permission to pull the permits. Now they're fully permitted. They had a set of comments. The comments have been addressed, so we're ready to go. Hopefully the 120 days are enough. I think we can get another extension by following these procedures. If they're not, the unsafe structures board has given us 270 days. We understand that this is a different deadline.

You definitely have the right to request an additional extension.

Fair enough.

I'm ready to rule on this. I rule guilty, 120 days, $250 per deal. Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you.

Thank you, board.

Thank you.

Next case, page 95. Case number 00147425. Property address 163 Northeast 48th Street, page 95. Good evening, sir.

Good evening, board members. Alex Uribe with office at 2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

And at the time of violation, was the property guilty? Guilty.

Okay.

Let's just hear from the inspector and then see what we can do.

At the time, I received a complaint about the property not being maintained when I arrived.

Again, the windows weren't properly- Let me just say, the property is only here for facade and fair to register. vacant structure it is not here for demolition by neglect all right that that was already voided is that correct correct so and I believe there is somebody from the area historic area is is here I don't know if he want and you want to listen to him afterwards that's up to you but this is only here for facade and failure register the structure

And how much time do you think it'll take to get that done?

I've spoken to them. They said they can get it done as soon as possible. I don't know how much time.

They will have to go through certificates of appropriateness, depending on what they're doing. So anything they do on the properties, given where it's located, is going to have to go through HEP, correct, Council?

That is correct. The property is within the Buena Vista East Historic District, I believe. and to just provide a little bit of color, and I believe that we do have an email from Supervisor Sierra that we filed the vacant property registrations. Yes, they did. Earlier, so that part of it should be done. My understanding is it's only just the facade, and... But yes, this property also is subject to an unsafe structure case, and in order to correct that case, we're going to need to go through the building permit process, and that's going to make us go through HEP with a certificate of appropriateness and all that stuff, because the property is in the historic district and is a historic property. Just to add a little bit more color, this is a single-family home. It is owned by a charitable organization that provides care to people suffering from HIV and AIDS. And so the property behind it is occupied and operating as a care facility.

The cluster there has been used by the ownership concept house, correct? I saw that.

That's correct. That's correct. So they understand they need to... To fix this property, it's going to take a little bit of time because of the historic nature of the property. So we'd ask the department to consider that in its recommendation.

I have a motion.

Yes.

My motion would be 180 for $250 per dam and guilty. Second.

All in favor? Aye. Thank you very much. Have a good evening.

Next case page. Did you want to ask to say something about that? Yes or no? Well, no, no, it's not me. You need to go up. I don't give you the permission. You have to go up there and you have to request it from the board, the chair, the board through the chair. Hello. Over here.

So we are here representing the Buena Vista East Historic Board. We're both members and... The last two properties that have been discussed, I just wanted to give you a timeline. Like, I moved into my home in this area in 2017.

Can I ask, I'm sorry for your name, because I don't know who you are.

Oh, sorry, my name is Andrew Bonsignor. I'm a homeowner in the Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood and also a member of the board which represents our neighborhood.

What is your property address?

4412 Northeast First Avenue. I'm a property owner. So I moved in and purchased that property in 2017.

If you could limit the comment to three minutes.

Yes, I'll be very brief. So I just wanted to point out a lot of the structures on list today have been in the state that they are since I moved in and before I moved in. So it's been almost a decade. So this has just been brought to light. So I just want to reiterate the timeline. There's been years and years and years and years of neglect and time to address these and bring them back up. to their historic standing and there's really been very minimal if nothing done on a lot of these properties which is why we are here to represent our neighborhood as property owners because these properties directly bring down the property value of all our properties as well. So I just want you Gal to know that almost all of these properties have been in this state of decay for almost 10 years now if not more. So it's not been a new thing. It's been a really, really prolonged problem that we've all been kind of trying to live with and deal with on a day-to-day basis. I just wanted to point that out.

Hopefully, like, you know, even though it's a few, just keep chipping away at them little by little. And, you know, the biggest goal of the city and the board is to get compliance first. The fines are secondary, but it's really to get the properties in compliance.

Okay, because that was kind of my question. The previous property, yeah, they boarded up the windows and they're going to paint it, then it's a contributing historic structure. So what, it just sits there and gets mold and decays more and more year after year? Because I think once that's complete, then they kind of just get a pass to just leave it as is because they're no longer accumulating finds. It's kind of how we've seen this experience, Pat.

If I may, it has a lot to do, too, with how persistent you can be in advising this to the city. Because if you just... tell them once and you drop the ball and you don't communicate again, it's gonna sit there not for 10, but for 20. And unfortunately, we don't have a very strong board that preserves these things, but keep your voice and You know, I understand exactly what you're saying, and I wish we can preserve more because we're losing a lot every day. So I'm a huge advocate for that. And be persistent, and that's all I can tell you. Send emails and drive them crazy and, you know, until you get yourself heard.

Okay.

And your neighbors, too.

Yeah, I was going to say, and the other thing, too, is some of this stuff that, because it's in historic district, there's a process that the city has in place to even begin to repair something.

I'm well aware of the process of getting my window permits, and the paint color was like months and months.

So some of this stuff, and if they don't have the right-of-way funds and stuff like that, then it's just a process that they're going through until they can do what they do, and all we can do is what we've just done here.

Okay, so keep on it. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. Keep bringing it up, up, up, up. Okay.

Have your neighbors participate. The more, the merrier.

But I would meet with the historic preservation officers at the city.

Correct. Okay, I think it helps push up those.

Thank you, and thank you for coming and voicing your opinion.

Next case, page 76, case number 00119244. Property address 529 Northwest 46th Street.

What was the page?

76. 76. This case is going to be heard in absentia. They came to speak to me earlier. The owners have deceased. It's in the estate, but they have not opened the probate. So these are the siblings or the children of the owners, but they have no standing because it's still in the estate.

Okay. Were these beneficiaries under the will or are they named in the probate?

They haven't even opened a probate, so I can't tell you. I don't even know their descendants from what they've told me.

That's going to take you years to resolve.

Well, it may not take years. If there's only one asset and it's intestate and there's the kids, they go down, they file.

Okay, let's not give advice on probate matters. Let's, okay.

So, it's not necessarily yours. Inspector, can you please state your name for the record? Good evening, Inspector Troutman from the North Office. Did you cite the aforementioned property for failure to maintain the facade? Yes, I did. Okay, and then you sent notice according to the information provided by the Miami-Dade property appraiser?

That's correct.

So you put together pages 1 through 36? Yes. All right, and as we go through this, this is your proof of mailing, posting. It was also sent certified mail for the summons for today, and obviously family members are here. Here again is your affidavit. This is the deed. You have the property appraiser report showing it's the estate of. Yes, that's correct. The signed certified mail. Hold on as we get through it. Like doubled up in here. All right. And we'll move it. So this is the property, is that correct? That's correct.

All right.

So it needs to be cleaned up, pressure washed, painted.

Painted, cleaned. They have a roof damage, window damage, paint. I want to expand on, I was talking to the daughter and the mother, who's here, and his brother. We have funds to get the property repaired. I spoke to them about it. One of the biggest situations we have is just the deed information and signing over some paperwork so the city can disperse funds to get the property repaired. And we have a bit of

Well, they can't do that until they get ownership of the property. Yes. And is there a unit in the back?

It is a unit, but it's legal. Everything on the property is legal.

Everything else is illegal? It just needs to be fixed up?

Yeah. The vehicle has been removed since. But yeah, it is blighted and it needs to be repaired.

All right. This time the city seeks to admit pages 1 through 36.

Admit it.

Time the city rests. Would ask for a finding of guilt. 180 days to start and $150 a day. You guys living there?

Yes. I move as stated.

Second. All in favor? Aye.

Do we want to hear from them?

So yes, we do. So out of the group, who has the best idea of what's going on with the property? Okay, so if you want to step to the microphone and state your name.

My name is Rufus Talbert. I'm the grandson of the people that own the house.

Okay, so you're the grandson of the people who died? Yes. Okay, so what's going on with the property a little bit?

Well, I have, when it's all coming in, I'm going to have to get it painted. You know, I got to work on the roof.

Okay, so they gave you an extension. Yes, ma'am. You heard?

Yes, sir.

You got to kind of try to start getting the property in order. And is that your sister? It's my sister and it's my mother. Okay.

All right. Also, I'll give them my card so that they can go ahead and contact us with respect to the other options they have from the city.

So you're going to have some resources, some assistance may be available. And then if you need more time, as you get the ball rolling, you take the paper and you come back and ask for time. But try to reach out and see what resources the city can offer you. All right, thank you.

I have a recommendation for you, if I may. You can go to the courthouse yourself, and you can open up the probate yourself. It's on the second floor of the Miami-Dade County Courthouse. You can call, and they're only open a certain hours. They will help you. fill out the documentation. But all of you should go because you all have to put your information. It's a lot of documents.

All right, thank you.

You're welcome. Appreciate it.

Next case, page 44, case number 00147462, property address 1275 Northwest 55th Terrace, page 44.

Good evening, sir. Hi, how are you? I'm well. Please state your name.

My name is Jorge Rojas, address 1275 Northwest, 55th St.

Okay.

And your relationship to Boaco?

To our owner. To the owner. Okay. Is the property guilty or not guilty at the time of violation?

It is guilty. Okay.

Let's hear from the inspector what needs to be done and then how much time we can help you with. Yes, sir.

I'm 1275 Northwest 55 Terrace, Inspector Anderson, Code Compliance North. I cited the property for failure to maintain exterior. It's dirty, it has a lot of mold on it. I also cited it for overgrown lot. They cut the grass, but it also needs to be registered. So right now there's two violations that's outstanding. They comply with one.

How much time do they need?

I'm not sure. I mean, as far as the registration, that takes, what, a day or two. They need to paint it or pressure clean the property. So I would say, I don't know, no more than a month or whatever.

Director? The city recommends 60 days.

The city's going to recommend 60 days? If you need additional time after you've made some progress on the property, you can come back and ask for additional time.

We're trying to demolish the property, and we submitted the drawings to the city. It's been Dade County approved, waiting on the city to approve. Last thing pending is landscaping. I don't know what's taking them so long.

They are in the demo phase for the permit. However, those violations can be corrected almost immediately, at least one of them. The city recommends 60 days.

Yeah. So they're saying, you know, work on the open violations, and then you keep working on the other issues. Okay. Do we have a motion?

Move for 60 days. Guilty, 250 per day.

Second.

All in favor? Aye.

Take the piece of paper that tells you, sir, you got it? Excellent.

Next case, page 88. Case number 00147421, property address 4400 Northeast First Avenue. Page 88.

This case is only for the boat and the failure to maintain. The demolition by neglect is not a valid violation at this time.

I'm sorry.

Good evening.

Hi, Robert LeMay, owner of the property.

Yes, Robert. Was the property guilty at the time of violation? It was. Okay. Let's hear from the inspector what we need.

With this property, it just needs to be painted. The concrete wall on the side, the fence needs to be, I mean, not the fence, the boat needs to be removed. And as I stated, the property just needs some painting also.

You already have permits processing?

To say the least.

Yeah, I'm trying to remember, but I believe it's...

So it's been four years in the making.

This is the one I thought it was, yes. I have... Because I spoke with Sean Smith... And Ken Kamala... From HEP about this property last week, yes.

It's been just a headache, to say the least. I bought this property... intending to bring this magnificent house back to its own glory and original facade and this and that. And it's been held, to say the least. Five minutes ago, I received the pictures because I didn't even know what this was about. I had a first violation in June of last year, and I immediately, like within 24 hours, sent back to the Inspector Johnson all the pictures and everything that was repainted and graffiti and things that happened in the property that I don't even live nearby, as my neighbor, next-door neighbor, explained. All these... is about the historic district and delays. I haven't been able to get anything approved. The only thing I got approved was demo, and I immediately moved forward, not knowing that it was gonna get stuck in there, and that's why you see all the windows that way, because I never intended for that house to be in these conditions for this long. Nevertheless, I'm stuck in this situation. So knowing from the inspector, who I talked to two and a half hours ago and received the pictures five minutes ago, literally here, I can have that painted, pressure cleaned, whatever, tomorrow morning. I have a crew who can take care of it, no questions asked. Now, about the boat. When I had that violation last year, June of last year, Inspector Johnson was very clear that the vote was inside my property, not causing any kind of interference with anything or anyone.

It can't be within the first layer. So the problem is it's within the first layer. It sticks out.

Sticks out? It's in the first layer, and it shouldn't be within public view.

Right, see? You've got to screen it. That's what the inspector... And then you see where the front of the house is right here? That wall. And it sticks out past that. It can't stick out past that, and it has to be screened somehow. Which is fixable.

I could have pushed it back at least four feet.

That's an easy fix.

Exactly. Nevertheless, I just want to make sure that everybody understands that I'm... so respectful of everything and everyone. And if that would have been the case six months ago, eight months ago, I would have done it back then, no questions asked. Now, it seems like I have to remove the boat of my property. And by the way, I had the house in the corner, so I have two fronts. I had a fence put in there for safety of everyone, and that was stolen. There was a police report. obviously, because I paid over $4,200 for that fence that was stolen. So it's one thing after another, but I'm here to proceed.

In order to paint it, make sure, you have a meeting with HEP, right? Are you the one that has, do you have a hearing with the HEP?

With Ken, you mean?

Right, well, no, do you have any kind of hearings before the HEP board?

Oh, no, no, no.

Okay. Okay. Before you paint anything, you need to make sure whatever paint you're going to use, you're allowed to use. Depending on where you're located, I'm just, even if you say it's going to be the same thing, you call them. Check, make sure. Just to be sure.

Perfect. I'm given the option of pressure cleaning the whole thing, right? To remove the moldish color.

But it still may require you to paint it to make it not look like it's just pressure clean with cement, right? So that's

It doesn't matter to me. Whatever it means.

Check with Ken or Sean.

Yep, 100%.

Your motion was 60, you said 60 days recommendation, correct?

I recommend 90. Oh, 90? I move for 90 days, $250 per game. Second.

All in favor? Aye.

Remember, move the boat. It has to be behind the wall. Past the wall. It cannot stick out of the wall from the house.

And not on the grass.

Understood. Right where it is, there is space to push it back. 100%. Count on that. It's going to happen tomorrow. I'm going to send the pictures.

Well, you're going to have to screen it, too, so you might need to get something to do that. And it has to be covered.

Screen it?

It's going to have to be screened, yeah, from view. Okay.

Oh, okay, okay, I'll figure something out. Since I don't have a defense anymore. All right.

Thank you.

Thank you. Good luck. Thank you.

Next case, page 121, case number 000, sorry, 00004472. Property address 127 Northeast 11th Street. Good evening.

Good evening. Mark Aladef, 11900 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami, Florida, for the property owner.

And at the time of violation, was the property guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

Okay, let's just hear from the inspector.

Good evening, Inspector Uriarte, Cook Compliance Central. This is a case that it's a parking lot with no CU, no VTR. But it's not 121. It was cited in 2022 and it's still operating like that.

Excuse me for a second. We don't have this on page 121 in our books.

No, I have it. I don't have it. It's the middle of the page towards the bottom.

Oh, okay. I'm so used to seeing it on the top. Thank you. Sorry. What's the business operating there?

A parking lot.

Okay. So since 2022, they haven't, have they applied for anything?

No, yet. No, that I know. No, we've applied for a CU. So my client took the property over in, I think, October, November of last year. There was a previous operator that had been there that had been operating as a parking lot and apparently did not have a CU. And so my client has now applied for the CU. I think last, as of yesterday, it passed pre-screening and they've submitted plans and a survey, but I don't.

Does the striping have to be redone?

The striping actually is erasing by, you know, rain and things like that, but it was striped.

Was it legally striped? No, no. They pull a permit. Right, that's the problem. So you've got to redo everything on this place.

Yes, right, right.

And until you do that, you know, your CU and your BTR are going to be in the back burner while you're doing your other stuff. Have they started their permit application yet?

Yes, I believe so. The permit application has been canceled. So they haven't paid or they've missed inspections. The permit is right now inactive.

Do you know, sorry to ask, but when was it made inactive? One moment. Give me one second.

What was this one for? The BD25. So BD25, which is the only one we have, would have been for a sign. So nobody's applied for anything to deal with the pavement, the striping, or anything else for a parking lot.

I believe they, I know that they applied for the CEU, and I believe that they're waiting to get feedback as to what needs to be done to the physical property, whether it's striping or... Well, all of those things, because the striping's illegal, so...

And the pavement itself looks in poor condition. So they're probably, and I don't know if when it was even originally paved, it was legally paved. So they probably, this guy right here is who they need to talk to. I don't know who they're waiting to speak to, but he's right here. This is their guy.

I understood. Unfortunately, they haven't done anything else. I've only been recently involved. We have spoken a couple of times in the past week to try to get myself up to speed on what's going on. And I do know that they've applied for the CU. They're certainly going to do whatever work is required to get the property into compliance and to operate it as a parking lot.

I have a question for the inspector. Yes, ma'am. Inspector, are they still operating since the day of the violation of February 9th, 2022 as a parking garage?

They're still working.

They're still working. So they've been three, well, it's been four years working. Four years. without taking care of the problem.

If I may say, I think it's May 14, 22.

And his clients bought it in October, November, and continue the... Well, they should not be operating.

The violation outside storage, that one is compliant. That one, they clean, that the lot is clean.

Yeah, but the parking lot should not be operating at all. So my motion is... for this parking garage to stop working, because they have been working for four years, and they don't even have anything in the system, and my violation per day would be $500 per diem, and I'm being nice, because it should be $1,000. That is my motion.

You're trying to issue a stop work order on them? Yes. I don't know that the board has the authority to do that. Well, they have to stop functioning because they're not... Well, I don't know that this code board has the authority to order a business to stop operating.

We used to do them before here in the board. I don't know if it's something new now that we can't, so...

Yeah, let's just stick to what our authority is restricted to. Through the chair.

I don't know if your council wants to respond.

I agree with you completely. Well, hold on. Through the chair. The board doesn't have the power.

Not you, sir. I wasn't speaking to you. I was speaking to the board's council.

I'm sorry. I just have a question for the chair. So it looks like They want to be compliant. At least they want to get in work. So how much time are we recommending? Because I'm just going to make a motion to give them 120 days to get the works done.

How much more time have you given them? Five years? Four years? I mean, how much more time? And they're collecting and making money, and they're not taking care of the problem.

You haven't given my client. Hold on, hold on. Sorry. I'm just trying to get information so we can kind of move this.

Is there a residential neighborhood next to this? What is next to this?

Let me answer the question one second. I'm sorry. Thank you. The issue I have with issuing the 120 is that they haven't started anything. I would recommend 30 days so they can begin the process. Okay, thank you.

I appreciate the clarity on that. Do we have a motion? Yeah, I'll make a motion for 30 days, $250 per day.

Well, I made a motion, so you have to say that my motion died. It died.

Nobody seconded it. Okay, go ahead with your motion. My motion will be for guilty, 30 days, $250 per day. Seconded.

I'm sorry, to clarify, is the 30 days to admit the application or to actually get started?

Well, your 30 days is to cure the violation. Now, you have the opportunity to come back here before the board. I think we have a fairly good memory, being that it's going to be in 30 days, we'll see you again, that it's going to be tough to come here and ask for an extension of time if nothing's done. I think the standard would be more liberally applied. If you come in and you've pulled the permits and the ball is rolling, then I think that may be a crack in the door to getting more time. There's no guarantee. Your only guarantee is that you could ask for more time. But I would say that that's a suggestion.

And excuse me, Mr. Chair, can I amend my motion? Yeah, no, I want it to be 500. I realize this is a business, so I want to make sure.

So the motion's amended. 30 days, $500 a day thereafter. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. And I'm sure we'll see you in 30 days.

We will do. Thank you very much. Have a good evening.

Next case, page 98. Case number 00027143. Property address 2810 Northwest 25th Avenue. Page 98.

What was the page number?

I'm sorry. 98. 98.

Good evening. Buena.

Sorry. Good evening.

My name is Marlene Mayorga.

You're going to have to translate for her.

My niece. Okay.

Marlene Mayorga.

My name is Marlene Mayorga, and I would like for my niece to represent me.

Okay, what's the niece's name?

Melissa Garcia.

Okay. Hello, Melissa. Good evening. Do you live with your aunt?

I do, yes, yes, I do.

Okay, speak close.

I'm sorry?

Speak close so we can hear you. Yes, okay. You said you live with your aunt?

I do live with my aunt.

Okay, do you know the property address?

2810 Northwest 25th Avenue.

Okay, and at the time they received the violations, do you know if the property was guilty at that time?

Guilty, yeah.

Okay, so and I guess you guys are going to ask for some time to get things fixed?

We do need an extension, yes.

Okay, so let's hear from the inspector what you need to get done.

Good evening, Inspector Troutman, North Office. I inspected the property. I met with the ladies. They're very nice. And they do need more time because they have a pending finalization. on their building permit to bring it into compliance. They knew only two or three more inspections left and the property will be in compliance. So they would need more time. I would say 90 days to be sure. Is this a duplex?

90 days is what you think?

Is it a duplex? I'm sorry? Is it a duplex? Is this property a duplex?

It used to be, but they legalized it through the building department. So they removed all illegal units. Everything is now in compliance with architectural plans.

Right, I see owner mailing out his $2,800, and then I see the property that was in violation is $2,810.

It's two units now or one unit? It's one unit. It's one unit. You're living there.

No, no, we're not.

Oh, they're renting it? No, it's vacant. Oh, it's vacant. They renovated the entire property.

And are you going to be moving back into it once it's fixed? Yes. Okay. I don't know if that affects what you guys want to do. Yeah.

Okay. That will be consistent. The city recommends 120, as they are also in the permit inspection phase. So it'll be 120, 150 a day.

No, 250, they don't live there. It's vacant. I thought she said she lives with her. No, she does not live there. They're not living there yet.

They're going to be moving back in once the permits are finalized for renovation.

They can't live there right now until it's done. Got it.

Motion for guilt, 120 days, 250 thereafter. Second.

All in favor? Aye. So you have 120 days to get the work done. But if you need more time, there's a paper so you can ask. Just make sure you ask for the time before the expiration.

Okay, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Next case, page 69. Case number 00148978. Property address 770 Northwest 55th Street. Page 69. Okay.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Good evening. Yes, sir. My name is Salim Agosti, the pastor of Bethany Baptist Church of Miami.

Yes, sir. And you're here on 770 Northwest 55th Street? Correct. All right. And pastor, who's with you?

I have the engineer with me.

The engineer?

Yeah, he's going to talk on my behalf.

Okay, that's what I was going to ask. And what's his name? Carlos Rowe. Okay, Mr. Rowe. Very good. So at the time that the violation was issued, was the property in violation?

Yes.

Yes, okay. Let's just hear from the inspector and then see how much time you guys need to get things done.

Inspector Anderson, Code Compliance North. I cited the property for failure to register vacant structure and also for... failure to maintain the exterior. I had to close the initial case because the property changed owner. And I opened another case with the new owner for the same violation. They have registered the property. The only thing left is for them to the exterior of the property. They need to pressure clean it or repaint it. Okay.

You guys have an active demolition permit?

I applied for it, waiting for the landscape department to just approve it.

The tree people.

Yeah, the tree guys, yes. Okay. I've been trying to demolish it since last October. So as soon as we comply, then I'll demolish it.

So you're waiting for environmental, and then you'll move forward with the demolition.

Yes. The city recommends 120 as they are in the corrections phase.

And this is a church, correct? Yes. Okay. I'll make a motion for guilty 120, $150 per day. Second. Second.

And that'll be, 120 will be sufficient to get things going.

Yes, if we get the permit.

Yeah, and if you need more time, you can always come back.

All in favor? Aye.

Thank you, board.

The last case will be heard as an absentia. It's page 10. Case number 00146469, property address 719 Northwest 79th Street. The tenant is here, but the property owner is not here.

Also, if you're in the audience and you have not signed in, your case is not going to be called.

Good evening, Inspector. Good evening. Please state your name for the record.

Inspector Bailey, North Office.

Okay, city, if you want to proceed.

We will. Inspector, did you cite the aforementioned property for failure to have a certificate of use as well as a business tax receipt?

Correct.

All right, and you put together pages 1 through 33 for tonight's hearing for the board, is that correct?

That's correct.

All right, and what we're showing here in these pages, the NOV, which went to the owner of record pursuant to the property appraiser as well as the registered agent for that corporate owner, yes?

Yes.

And the NOV as well as the summons were sent certified mail to both of those people? as well as the property was posted for both the original violation as well as the summons for today, correct?

Correct.

And that's what we're showing here, proof of the certified mailing as we go through. You did an affidavit of posting as well as mailing the property yourself. Here's our showing who the registered agent is, which is who it was mailed to, the warranty deed. Then we have the property appraiser report obviously showing that. It's a commercial property because we're here for a CU and a VTR. Hold on a second. Here we go.

So this is the business? Right. It's a barbershop. Yes. That was sent over to me by the business department. It was not a proactive case that the business was operating without a VTR CU.

How are you doing? All right. I don't want to have those other things on the tabletop. But all right, at this time, the city would seek to admit pages one through 33 into evidence?

Admitted.

Proof of the posting, everything else, right. Have they applied at this time for their CU?

I didn't see an application on file.

Okay.

You got anything?

You okay?

You see it, Frankie?

You applied yet?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, recently?

Yes, I paid the $500 fee and I'm waiting on the expression.

Okay, he's going to check right now.

Under what address? Under the same address, 719?

Yes, 719 North East 719 Street. What does 2742 mean? Is that, or is that just? Yes.

I don't know what the bay numbers are.

The application was submitted in January.

Okay, all right.

The city recommends 120 as he is currently working on the process.

Guilty, 120 days, $250 per day.

Second. All in favor? Aye.

Thank you. Yeah, take that paper if you need to do an extension.

That's it. Everything else is absentia, and Rachel, you're up.

That's it?

We have a lot. 20.

So we have 20. Now, hopefully, somebody will come up and be like, no, that one already complied. But until that happens, you're not going to time me, are you?

Yeah, you had a record before of like a minute and 45 seconds per absentia case. So if you want to keep with that, we'll probably be able to do that.

I do think we do have some. It may slow us a little bit. We do have some witnesses. What's up? I see the hand going up over there.

Page 38 complied.

Page 38. Yes. See? Already down to 19. See how that works? Yeah.

Less than 30 seconds.

But we do have some residents who are here to testify on, I think, one or two of the cases.

Okay.

So I'm going to call that one up first so that they're not stuck here. It'll be Inspector Francois, page 50, 3200 Northwest 3rd Avenue, case number 00143630. Inspector, can you please state your name for the record?

Inspector Francois.

Do you cite the aforementioned property for work without a permit that is the metal fence installed at the property?

Correct. All right.

And you put together pages 1 through 27 for today, which includes the notice of violation as well as the summons, which were sent certified mail to the property owner as well as the property being posted. Is that correct?

That's correct.

And then located within this composite exhibit A is the proof of mailing, proof of posting, photographs of the posting, Miami-Dade property appraiser report, the deed. USPS information, and then we get to, there's no, we have a 2025 incomplete application and nothing else, is that correct?

Correct, they do have a application and review as of now.

Okay, and then is this the fence?

Yes.

Okay, so it's the metal fence put around the property. All right, at this time, the city seeks to admit pages one through 27 into evidence.

Admit it. Admit it.

Do you have any contact with the owners?

Yes, that's her in the picture. I only spoke to her that initial day when I was issuing the violation. I haven't heard from her since.

Okay.

Yeah. Too bad, otherwise I wouldn't. Yeah.

I'll ask you the question.

Sir, can you please state your name?

Julian Mancinelli.

Okay. And where do you live in relation to this property?

I own the neighboring property, 3210 Northwest 3rd. Okay.

Okay. And is that this property with this metal fence here? I'm just asking.

Yeah, that metal fence is encroaching the entire property. You can see the pink line on the pavement. That's where the boundary of the property is. We have submitted surveys. We have a permitted fence to be installed.

And so right now, are you trying to pull permits, but you can't because this particular one is encroaching?

The permit is approved, which is waiting to be installed. We need the neighbor. We offer help. to remove those items, and we have no response from them.

Okay. At this time, the city would ask for a finding of guilt, three days for compliance, $250 a day thereafter. That is, $250 is the maximum per DM fine.

This is homesteaded. Huh? The property is homesteaded. Right, so $250,000 is the maximum. Okay. I move as stated.

Is there any way we could shorten the times for compliance? It's three days. Three days?

Yeah, three days.

I want a second. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Second.

Vice Chair. Important information. Madam Attorney, you said it has homestead. In our book, it says it doesn't.

Oh, I didn't say that. She asked me if it had homestead.

So it does. No, but in our book it doesn't say it have homestead.

Well, it's a single-family home, residential property. It's a residential property, so the maximum is $250.

I was on the wrong page.

And the reason I'm saying $250 is... And they do have homestead exemption.

I was on the wrong page.

Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. that he was trying to get someone. They're not willing to cooperate, he's willing to help.

I don't think we voted yet. We didn't vote. We didn't vote. All in favor?

Aye.

Good luck. The next one we're going to will be page 18, Inspector Bailey, 8217 Biscayne Boulevard. Case number 00148252. Inspector, can you please state your name for the record? Inspector Bailey, North Office. Did you put together pages 1 through 31 for the above case for failure to register the property, failure to maintain, and for graffiti?

Yes.

Okay, and right now all that's left is the failure to maintain and graffiti. Is that correct? For the 82s, it's vacant.

Vacant. No, 8217, the vacant.

Okay, it's only... All right, you have it cited for a register for a vacant structure, graffiti on property, and fair to maintain the lot. Okay, everything is complied, but the vacant. The vacant structure?

Yes.

Oh, okay, I had it the other way around. Oh, yeah, sorry.

Oh, okay. You're killing my time. He likes to time me.

All right. So you sent the notice of violation as well as the summons certified mail to the owner of record as well as the registered agent pursuant to Sunbiz, is that correct?

Right.

And also posted the property with both the NOV as well as the summons, is that correct?

Correct.

And here we have the proof of ownership, the deed, Miami-Dade Property Appraisal Report, USPS tracking, mailing, and this is the property, is that correct?

Right.

All right.