Code Enforcement Board - Regular Meeting

chair for the chair for code that'll be at the next meeting that'll be at the next meeting and usually and and it's usually tradition that the same chair is for nuisance and code but you can always break tradition that's that's fine yeah okay and i'd also like to welcome new member um mr malka and i don't know if we welcome mr arias the last time but welcome yes thank you well mr chair um this

It's been a good two years.

It's definitely been a good two years, and I think you've definitely ran this board with professionalism, and I know the residents who are both here, previous meetings, and who's probably watching can all say the same thing, and I speak on behalf of our other members to say job well done. Thank you, Vice Chair.

I think we got a lot done. We had a common goal to help the residents as much as possible. Luckily, all of us were the team that we had now. We were, you know, we were kind of that was the direction we wanted to go. And I hope it stays that way.

Yeah, definitely look forward to continuing that process and looking out for our residents as we can.

So it's the most important thing. What order are we going to go in tonight? And thank you very much, Alicia and Nicole, for all the hard work.

So are we on code enforcement now?

Do we adjourn nuisance? Motion to adjourn. Yes. Second.

All in favor? Aye.

Do roll call.

I'll do my thing and then I'll say no. Mr. Keneal?

Present.

Mr. Williams?

Present.

Mr. Ulysses? Present. Mr. McCall?

Present.

Sorry. Mr. Galan? Present. Mr. Ramos? Present. Mr. Rodriguez? Present. We have quorum. Thank you.

Good evening. Everybody who is here tonight is either here for a to-be-heard, a mitigation, and there is one extension of time. When your case is called, please come to the podium and state your name and the address. If you're here for a to-be-heard, advise the board whether you're pleading guilty or not guilty. Usually, you plead guilty if the violation existed at the time that the violation was issued. Otherwise, you can plead not guilty. And if you plead guilty, the board will give you time to comply. And if you don't comply, they'll give a per diem, which would only start running if you fail to comply by the date stated by the board. If you plead not guilty, the city attorney will put on its case. You'll be able to put on your defense. And the board will deliberate, and if they adjudicate you guilty, they'll give you the amount of time and the fine if you don't comply within that time. Otherwise, they'll adjudicate you not guilty. For a single family home, for a first-time violator, the fine is up to $250 per diem for a residential and up to $1,000 per diem for a non-residential commercial property. For a repeat violator, it's $500 per diem for a residential. and $5,000 per year for a non-residential commercial property. If you're here for a mitigation, you all took that form that's in front of me with the chart. Go ahead and review it. I know that the Assistant City Attorney gave you a brief explanation of how the chart works. Take a look at that because that is all the board can do for you. No matter how compelling your case is, If they cannot go to zero, they cannot go to zero based on that chart. So take a look at it. If you're here for it to be heard, when you finish at the podium, there is a document that shows you how to request additional time. If you cannot comply by the time that the board gives you, make sure you ask for that time before your time to comply has expired. Otherwise, that's when your fines and your penalties start running. So make sure you take that form, and it will tell you how to do it. If you're here for mitigation, when your case is done and the board issues their decision on mitigation, I will walk over to the assistant city attorney. I'll pick up the order stating the amount. The board chair will sign it. Go ahead and wait for me over here. I'll hand you your order and I'll hand you a piece of paper that tells you how to pay the fine if a fine is imposed and what the ultimate decision is of the board. And all orders of the board are appealable to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida within 30 days. And again, because this is the code video, I'd like to welcome new member Malka and new member Arias to the board. Thank you.

Thank you.

And Mr. Chair, we're going to do the one extension of time that we have. Then we're going to do 14 to be heards and the rest mitigations.

All right. Should we hurt? 14, we're gonna do the extension time first, right? Is he here?

No, the announcement? Okay. All right, page six, code check, property address 1360 Northwest 34th Street, case number 148480, page six, code check.

How are you, sir? Good afternoon. Please state your name.

Carlos Martel.

Mr. Martel, are you pleading guilty, not guilty, or you just want to plead guilty and just ask for some extra time to work on it?

Guilty as charged and complied already.

You already complied?

Okay. Yes, I met with the inspector yesterday and she saw the letter.

Good evening, Inspector. Good evening. City, you want to proceed?

Is it complied?

I have not verified that it's complied yet. We did meet on site and there was still a little bit of trash left. He said he would have it picked up later on that day.

I have a video I could play for you guys.

We have to go out and see it. We can't trust the video, so I'm sorry.

We'll give her an extension of time for her to...

So, you know, no objection to seven, you know, you want seven days, two weeks, 30 days.

Let's just do 30 days to keep it.

Yeah, 30 days, 150 then, because he's probably finished.

Okay. It's done, so if she could go by tomorrow, it'll be...

I will.

I'm sure as soon as you call her or whatever.

Yeah. Okay.

Do we have a motion for 30 days, $150 a day thereafter? So moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. Do I need to call you again? Usually you have to call them.

Next.

Page 103, property address 281 Northeast 78th Street, case number 110. 441, page 103, code check. Good evening.

Good evening. Yeah, you have to speak into the microphone so we can hear you.

Absolutely. Good evening, Megan Rovner with the Orlovsky Law Firm. And I'm here actually on behalf of the lender and mortgagee. I don't believe the owner of the property is here.

So we would hear it in absentia.

Okay, hold on a second, though. Why are you appearing? Is it a violation that's affecting your loan?

There is currently a violation, and we're here, obviously, not to contest any of these violations or speak on that or on behalf of the owner. We're here because we currently, we're in litigation on this. And we have an assignment of rents based on that litigation, so we're the ones in doing all of the work.

You're able to step into the shoes of the owner, correct?

So we're here. We're currently doing most of the reparations, and we're doing all of the work. And these funds are being used specifically to protect, preserve, and repair the property. So we're essentially asking for 90 days to ensure that all of the work is done, which we anticipate it will be at that time.

And where are you at in the proceedings?

This case has actually said it's two cases connected, but this is an active foreclosure litigation, and we're set to start trial possibly May 4th.

Right, so we would just need to hear this in absentia, and then we don't have any issue with the time that people are requesting. And they're working to comply it anyway.

Right. So what will happen is the city is going to present their case quickly. There'll be a finding, and you can say that there'll be a finding. You'll have enough time to keep remedying the violation, and if you need more time, you can come here. Okay.

All right. Inspector, can you please state your name for a record?

Inspector Beatty, North Team, Cochlea.

Did you put together pages 1 through 50 for today's hearing?

Correct.

You cited the property initially for improper parking or storage of unoperable, untagged vehicles, failure to obtain the required business tax receipt, work performed without a permit. Correct. as well as failure to have a certificate of use. Is that correct?

Correct.

And the work on the property was for driveway pavers and windows. Is that correct? Correct. All right. And you sent the notice of violation as well as the summons today to both the owner of record pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser as well as to the registered agent. Yes?

Yes.

And all of those documents are herein, shows the certified mailing and notice. We have the sunbiz showing who the registered agent is. Miami-Dade property appraiser showing that notice. Sorry, things changed size. The proof of mailing, warranty deeds. We'll get there. And in this particular case, this is the issue we have going on. Is that correct?

Correct.

All right. And so you had window change-outs? Correct. All right. And the pavers present here are not pavers that are on the plans, is that correct? Correct. All right, these are pavers that were added at some point. They were supposed to be two stripes, and they just paved it over, is that correct? Correct. It's an easy fix, but that deals with the driveway, is that correct? Correct. All right, this time the city seeks to admit pages 1 through 50 into evidence.

Admitted.

Evidence having been admitted, city rests as for a finding of guilt, 120 days, $250 a day thereafter. So moved.

Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you very much. There's a paper there if you need to get a continuance or something. Thank you.

Or extension time, sorry. Page 135 on code check, property address 260 Northeast 82nd Terrace, case number 1433111. Page 135, code check.

Good evening, sir. Good evening. Carl Webster. All right, Mr. Webster, are you pleading guilty and you're going to ask for additional time to fix it, or are you pleading not guilty?

Guilty.

Okay. You know how much time you think you'll need?

Well, I'm in the process of compliance. I paid the fine earlier.

Okay. Let's see what the city says you have to do, and then we'll get back to you with how much time. Go ahead, Inspector.

Inspector Bailey, Code 14.

So this was a tree ticket that was settled, and then he needs to do the after-the-fact mitigation, correct? Correct. All right. So has he met with environmental or applied for a permit? I didn't see any application in the system. Okay. So have you met with anybody from the environmental department to get your after-the-fact permit for the tree cutting?

I went downtown, and they told me to get an Orbeez permit.

So did he get you what?

Arborist. Arborist. Arborist. Arborist. So I got, I called the guy, he wanted $1,200 to do the Arborist thing. So I need some time to can afford him now.

So we recommend 120 days, 150 thereafter, and I'm going to give him my card so he can reach out to me. And then we'll get you in touch and see if you need an arborist or you just need a survey to finish this out. We're going to see if you need the arborist or just a survey to finish this out. Okay.

Mr. Webster, the city attorney is going to give you her card. Yeah. You follow up with her and she's going to help you. Okay, so we're just going to take a vote. Do we have a motion, 120 days, $150 a day? So moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. And there's a paper, sir, that if you need more time, you can ask for more time. Just don't be late.

You're welcome. Page 47, property address 3587 Hibiscus Street. Case number 136735. Code check. Page 47. Property address 3587 Hibiscus Street. NL Good Faith.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Please state your name for the record.

Mariana Esteban.

And your relationship to NL Good Faith LLC?

I am representing the architect.

Okay. Okay. They have power of attorney. And are you pleading?

Who's the owner?

Are you pleading guilty and asking for an addition time or pleading not guilty?

That's the owner needs to do that.

I don't really know because I have an addendum from the arborist that I had one year ago.

First you have to speak into the microphone so we can hear you. And all we're asking you, when the property was cited, was the property guilty of the violation?

Mr. Chair, so we're here on a ticket. This was a ticket that was not, it was a ticket for improperly cutting a tree. It was not appealed. And then, which means it's upheld and they have to do an after the fact permit. We're here because the after the fact permit, the second half of a tree ticket hasn't been done yet. Not as to whether or not a violation occurred, but whether or not the after the fact permit.

So the violation's already been adjudicated then?

Yeah, when it's not appealed, yes.

So what is she seeking?

Do you have the after the fact permit?

We're on a to be heard.

Yeah, a to be heard as to whether or not she completed her after the fact permit.

We are ready to submit In the next few days the landscape permit for the new construction that's going on in this property the tree was cut we have a report from the arborist that the tree was unsound and the owner cut it and without knowing that she needed to pull the permit to remove a tree that was already condemned. And that's why we're here for that. Right.

But you have to get the after-the-fact permit now to fix all of this.

Okay.

Have you applied for it?

Not yet.

Okay. What do you think, 60 days?

Sure.

Okay. Do we have a motion for 60 days and $100,000? So moved. Second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

What was the penalty? $150,000. This is a T3R, yeah.

Yeah. So you have 60 days, $150 a day after that if you don't get the violation. But there's a paper that you can ask for additional time. You take it. But when you come back, make sure you already applied for the permit so they see that you did something. Okay.

Yeah, they need to meet with the Environmental Resources Department and the Building Department. Don't make it part of any other master plan. If you do... Your permit will stay out and open until you complete whatever else you're doing, and you don't want to do that.

All right.

So you want to pull a standalone tree permit.

Got it. Understood.

Very important. Standalone tree permit.

Understood.

And you can come take my card if you need that.

If you want, do you want to speak with the inspector? Because maybe she can also give you her contact information. You're done. You're done. Thank you.

Page 100, code check. Property address, 8634 Northeast 10th Avenue. Case number 140412. Property address, 8634 Northeast 10th Avenue. Page 100, code check.

Hernan?

Yes.

Hello, Hernan. Please state your name.

Hernan Hurtado.

Are you the owner of 8634 Northeast 10th Avenue?

Yes.

Okay. Are you pleading guilty that the property was guilty at the time of the violation? No. Okay.

City, if you're ready to present your case.

Yes. Inspector, can you please state your name for the record? Inspector Bailey, North Team. Okay. Did you put together pages 1 through 41 in this case for the board this evening? I did. And you cited the aforementioned property for failure to obtain the required permit to trim or prune any tree shrub or plant or to remove any tree shrub or plant from the public right-of-way alley or highway. Is that correct? That's correct. As well as modifications on the public right-of-way without a permit. Correct.

as would be required when you are doing tree activity on the public right-of-way in the swale, correct?

Correct. Okay. And the notice of violation was sent to the owner of record, certified mail, and the property was posted, and we have copies of your affidavits and your proof of posting as well as photographs of the posting. and you sent the summons as well, and they're here today, and we have your affidavit that you sent the summons out, certified mail, proof of the certified mailing, photographs of the posting, and your affidavit of posted mailing. Is that correct? That's correct. All right. How did you come across this particular violation?

There was an email that came from our public works department, but the original email came from Miami-Dade County, about this hedge that is impeding the right-of-way off 10th Avenue. Okay. And this property is located within the city of Miami, is that correct?

That's correct. Folio starts with 01. All right. And what I'm going to show you is a series of photographs that you've attached. As we have, this is the hedging and there is the sign, the stop sign, is that correct? Correct. All right. Do we know who planted these hedges? I do not.

Okay.

And there's no permitting for these hedges, is that correct? No permit. And they've overgrown from, and they're within the swale area, is that correct? Correct.

Okay.

Who would like to add something? So, if you wait till I'm finished, then you can go ahead and let them know whatever you want them to know. What actions have been taken as you see, you can't see that, is that correct?

Correct. That's correct. It was trimmed back a little, but it's still impeding on that. Did they pull the permit to trim it?

I have seen no permit. There's no permit, correct? And there's no permit for planting in the public right-of-way as well or to allow something to grow through the public right-of-way. Is that correct? That's correct. Sorry, I'm just trying to get this. These are our proof of postings. And this is the house where it's also posted on the fence, is that correct? Correct.

All right.

This is the overview of the house, and then you can see the hedging, the hedges that were planted.

Correct.

And there we go. And then you can see more work done, but there wasn't any permitting pulled to do this, is that correct? Correct. All right. At this time, the city seeks to admit pages 1 through 41 into evidence.

Admitted.

All right. Have you had any contact with the property owner?

Made contact once. His argument was that my property sits in Miami-Dade County, so I said, that's fine. You can bring your information to the hearing and dispute your case there.

Okay. This property is located, what's the address of this property?

Address is 8634 Northeast 10th Avenue. Okay. Hold on a second.

And I'm just going to go back to the property appraiser.

Where's that?

We have the Hold on, I need to put it in with the... I need to put it in with the folio.

Okay.

So the folio for this is 032070060050. Is that correct from up there? Correct, okay. What are we looking for?

Yeah, pulling the folio right now, just to make sure the property either resides in the city or not.

Did you get it? Okay, which one's it on? Sorry, it's... That's what I need is to know. All right, hold on a second. Is it coming up under the address with that one? Okay.

I just need to switch to the GIS.

Hold on. There we go. All right, great, thank you. Sorry about that. All right, so this property starts at the folio of 01, which is the city of Miami, is that correct? That's correct. And a folio in Miami-Dade County, of which the city of Miami is in Miami-Dade County, starts with a 30, correct? Correct. All right, it's zoned T3R, which is city zoning, and its city commission district is in District 5 with Commissioner King, is that correct? That's correct, okay. This time we have nothing further.

Thank you, city. You heard the, did you hear the city's case?

No.

You didn't translate.

If you could sum up so I can translate properly. I've translated everything, it's just kind of complicated.

Is she the interpreter? The evidence.

Are you the interpreter here? I am the interpreter. Working here today? Are you the interpreter working here today? I am the interpreter. Okay. Was she sworn in?

Yes.

Okay. I didn't see her announce herself as the interpreter when she got up there.

She was here.

What is it you want? We already explained what the violation was. Does he have anything to say in response to that?

So he must know the violation because he said he wasn't guilty. So explain to us from his point of view why he's not guilty.

When I first received the letter I met with the inspector and she said I needed to go to Public Works to understand or get clarification because she had an order to remove the plant.

Perdón, 10 Avenida era Ciudad de Miami, Miami-Dade, y el Dixie Highway era Ciudad de Miami. Que si yo quería hacer un corte, Miami-Dade lo hacía por medio de una llamada.

Yo no tenía por qué cortar nada.

When I went to Public Works, they explained that the 10th Avenue was part of Miami City and Dixie Highway, Miami-Dade, and Dixie Highway was part of the city of Miami, and that if they needed to cut it, Miami-Dade would do it if I called, that I didn't need to cut anything.

La misma agente de Public Works me mostró unas imágenes de la computadora mostrándome que era Ciudad de Miami y Miami-Dade.

The same agent explained that the 10th Avenue was part of Miami-Dade and Dixie Highway was part of the city of Miami and that I needed to talk to the inspector and that's when I got the hearing letter.

Okay, so it's his argument that the city of Miami doesn't have jurisdiction over the ticket? Or is his argument that he's not responsible to take care of it? I don't know what he's saying.

First of all, the plant is not part of my property.

It was there.

It's been there for so many years.

And he also said, go ahead.

And he also said, go ahead.

When I talked to the representative of Public Works, she said that the city of Miami needed to process some permits, and I did not have any type of permit, so I could not cut it.

Okay, so if I would just ask from the inspector, you heard what his argument is, right? Can you just rebut that a little bit, or Madam Attorney, if you could rebut that, because I don't know if he's saying that it's not the city's jurisdiction or it's not his responsibility.

So the public right of way, the swale, is always the responsibility of the homeowner.

Okay, so I want you to, wait. Even if it's a public right of way, whether or not it's his property, it's still his responsibility. So explain that first.

The city, neither the city nor the county would plant hedges in a swale area, right? You see when they plant, they plant trees and take care of those trees. Correct, you can't, right. The hedge comes from all the way from the, on the fencing area all the way out into, in the swale area, it's almost out into the street. So it's within the city of Miami. You have a stop sign which is related to the county because the county puts all the stop signs up. The city doesn't do that, right? But that doesn't mean that the city doesn't enforce not blocking stop signs and not keeping the swales clear. And when you want to do work in your house, in the swale area, you get a permit and you can get an ongoing continual permit from the Public Works Department. So let's say you have a tree in the swale You can have a covenant that runs with your property. They'll give you that says that you can always cut back your tree. You don't have to go every time and get a permit. You just go ahead and you maintain it. In this case, they may say, we need you to pull that hedge out and they may put in some nice trees for you, but that's what needs to happen.

Okay. Okay. Unless he has any other documents or evidence to show us, we're going to take our vote.

I have a question. Yes, sir.

Did he say that he bought the property and they were already there? I'm so sorry. Did he say that he bought the property and they were already there?

Yes.

Okay. So he's just trimming them.

Can I say something?

Yes.

Yes.

The property was bought five years ago and that's something that I liked about it because it had those green areas.

Y a raíz de eso entendí, pero cuando fui a , me dijeron que yo no lo tenía que hacer porque la parte de Miami-Dade lo hacían ellos y Ciudad de Miami tenía que pedir un permiso. Entonces, ahí es donde me encuentro en la duda qué debo hacer para futuras ocasiones y no recibir más violaciones.

When I first received the violation letter that the signs needed to be visible, I took action immediately and I trimmed them a little bit. But when Public Works said I didn't need to do anything, that Miami-Dade would do it and that the city of Miami needed to process some permits, that's my confusion and that's the doubt that I have on what should I do next.

There's nothing personal against him. We're going to take a vote now. Is 60 days enough time for him to work on getting the permit?

We would request 120 days.

120 days.

120 days to start the process just to make sure in case they decide they're going to assist with removal and something new, just to make sure that he's got plenty of time to take care of whatever needs to be taken care of.

Honestly, we spent enough time. We've heard the arguments. We're going to take a vote now. Do we have a motion for 120 days, $150 a day thereafter? So moved. We have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. We'll talk to the inspector.

Page 129. Code check, property address 7736 Northwest 2nd Avenue, case number 132817, property address 7736 Northwest 2nd Avenue.

What page?

129. 129.

Okay, just for everybody so you understand, when we ask if you're pleading guilty or not guilty... We're not asking if you committed a violation. We're not asking if you intended to create the violation or the harm to the property. That's not at all. It's not that type of situation. The only thing that we're asking is at the time that the violation was issued, was there a violation in existence? It's not personal. It's not like pleading on a traffic ticket or a crime or anything else. There's nothing personal. If the property was guilty, it's guilty. Generally, the city has pretty good evidence, photos, things like that. And in reality, what you're coming here to seek is generally more time to get your case resolved. So when we ask just to speed things up, because we spent a considerable amount of time on that previous case, and it might have been because of the confusion as to playing guilty or not guilty. But if you understand, if the property is in violation, it's in violation, you know, and that would generally result in a guilty plea. And then we can discuss how much time you need to get it fixed. Okay. Okay.

Page 129.

Good evening, ma'am. Good evening. Please state your name.

Silvia Garcia.

And you are here on the property at 7736 Northwest 2nd Avenue.

Yes.

Is the property guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

You know about how much time you're going to need to work on this?

No. I went twice with the inspector because I, for I don't know why reason, I changed my email. And the system did not allow me to register. Okay.

Let's hear from the city. What does she need to do to get this done?

Magalie Jensen, Good Compliance Central. She needs to apply for a certificate of use. She owns a property of three units. And she needs to apply for, so basically she's looking for 120 days to bring the property in compliance.

Okay. And 120 days will be okay to get it started? Yes, sir. There's a paper there. You can get more time if you need it.

Okay, I appreciate it.

Do we have a motion for 120 days? So moved. 250 the day after? Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

Thank you.

Yes. Next case, page 87, case number 00138796, property address 7647, Northeast 3rd Avenue, code check agenda, page 87. Good evening.

Good evening. Good evening. Please state your name.

My name is Braygo Leiva.

Bailey.

I'm the...

Inspector Bailey.

You are... I'm the property manager. I have a Florida... Power of attorney? Yes.

Okay. And the property you're here on is 7647 Northeast 3rd Avenue? Correct. Okay. And you're... Was the property guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Okay. Inspector, what... We need to know.

Inspector Bailey, North Office. This is... The fence? Yes. Yes. No permit for the fence, sorry.

Do you have a process going?

The fence was already removed by the owner, and he wasn't here today. It was called in.

Yeah, but you get a permit.

No, it was not. So we do need extra time to go.

So you need to do the permit. Correct. Okay, so 120 days. Is this a single-family home? It's a T5.

Okay. So 250, yeah. Do we have a motion for 120 days, 250 a day? So moved. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. You're welcome.

Don't forget to take the piece of paper that tells you how to request an extension of time. Remember, most important thing. If you get time, you need to know how to request more time.

Page 122, code check. Property address 1748 Northwest 23rd Terrace, case number 00053618. Property address 1748 Northwest 23rd Terrace, page 122. Code check. What did she say, 120? Hi. Good evening.

My name is Maria Terreros, and I represent 1748 Northwest 23rd Terrace.

Okay. And was the property guilty or not guilty at the time? Guilty. Okay. Inspector, what's going on here?

Inspector Troutman from the North Office. This is a mechanic shop that does not have a current certificate of use and business tax receipt.

Yeah, it's one of our tenants. And right now we are working with the architecture and we take a company to try to resolve the whole thing and take the certificate of use and everything.

Okay.

I can show you the proof of the, I have.

How's it look director? They already applied?

No, we don't start with a permit because we're looking for first for all the pins.

The city recommends 60 days.

Okay. We have a motion for 60 days, 250 a day thereafter.

Please, I appreciate that you give me 120 days because this case of the certificates are very complicated. Yeah, okay.

The city would recommend 120 days.

Do we have a motion for 120 days? Do we have a second?

250 a day thereafter, sorry.

Yeah. All in favor?

Aye. Thank you.

Just so you know, when you come up and you haven't done anything on your property and you had a violation, that's where you generally get a shorter extension of time. If the city sees or the director or the city attorney represents to us that you've been doing or making forward progress, then we know that, you know, you're working on it. Next case.

Page 69, code check, property address 44 Northwest 46th Street, case number 149617. Property address 44 Northwest 46th Street, 44 Northwest 46th LLC. Who checked in? Page 69. 44 Northwest 46th LLC.

Okay. Next case. Hello. Are you here on 44 Northwest 46 LLC? What?

Ma'am, are you coming on 44?

There you go.

We almost missed you.

I do have a forward attorney. We are just requesting more time. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Speak into the microphone first.

Okay. Please state your name. My name is Sanja Diaz.

Okay. So we are just... First thing we're going to ask you is the property, was the property guilty of the violation?

Yes.

Okay. Let's just hear from the inspector real quick.

And she has the authority? She has the power? Okay. Okay.

Inspector Francois, North Office. I cited for a demolition without a permit. They do currently have a permit they put in to... They have an application in for a permit for a demolition.

Okay.

$120, $250 a day. So we have a motion for $120.

All in favor? Wait, this is a T3? Is this a $150? $150? It's an empty lot now.

Oh, yeah. $250 a day thereafter. All in favor? Aye.

Thank you.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

All right, let's roll. Page 14, code check. Property address 913 Northwest 46th Street. Case number 147799. Property address 913 Northwest 46th Street. What page is this? 14. Okay.

Oh. Got it. I thought she said 18.

I'm sorry. I thought she said... Good evening.

Please state your name. Nelson Lecona. Okay. Is the property guilty of the violation or not guilty?

Guilty.

Okay. Inspector, what's going on? So, with this property, I received a complaint about work being done without a permit. When I arrived, they were laying down concrete for a concrete driveway that extended... from the front to the rear. As of right now, they don't have any permits on file or any applications put in.

How much time do you think you need?

Hi. Hi. My name is Kenis. I'm working for Mr. Nelson.

Okay.

We're in the process to get the permit, so I need like 90 days to submit everything, and after that, Depends on how the city proceeds.

Director, what did you say? How much? They said 90. How much do you recommend?

The city recommends let's go with 120 because they are showing a face with the gentleman.

Okay. Do we have a motion for what type of property was this? 150 a day.

I believe there's a homestead.

So it's going to be 150. Do we have a motion for 120 days, 150 a day thereafter? So moved. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

Okay, I got another question. The same, my client also have another violation, but if that's not set for today, we can't hear it.

Oh, gotcha.

Okay, perfect. Thank you. Sorry. But if you want, talk to the inspector. Maybe it's the same inspector on the violation. Thank you.

Thank you.

Page 16, code check, property address 291 Northwest 52nd Street, Case number 144-968, page 16, code check.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Please state your name for the record.

George Rozo, guilty. Okay. Let me just hear from the inspector. Inspector. With this property, I initially... observed that the hedges were growing over the sidewalk, and as I inspected the property more, I noticed that there was some work done without a permit. That's the only violation still currently open. They did some work without a permit where they have new windows, a new roof, new door, and fence. So when I did speak with them, they said they will start working on it. They currently have an open permit for something else. They said they would try to add in the permits for the things that I did issue a violation for into it so they can come into compliance.

The city recommends 120 as they are in the active phase of the permit.

The city recommends 120 days. 150 a day. Okay. Do we have a motion for 120, 150 a day thereafter? So moved. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you.

Don't forget the piece of paper. Okay, good.

Page 77, property address 6414 Northwest 15th Avenue, case number 125866, page 77, code check.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Please state your name.

Vincent DeFlose.

All right, and you're here on 6414 Northwest 15th Avenue?

Correct.

Yes, sir. And was the property guilty at the time of violation? Yes. Okay. Inspector?

Inspector Anderson, Code Compliance North. I sat at the property for work completed without a permit. They installed windows without the proper permit. I believe they have a process number. I'm not sure what's going on, but it's been a while, and they're still trying to get the permit. They just need some time.

The city recommends 120, 150 the day thereafter. So moved. We have a second?

Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. The city's giving you 120 days. It would be $150 a day after if you don't get it done, but there's a paper that you can come back and get additional time. Just make sure you show progress on the property that you've been doing stuff on it.

Thank you.

Is there anybody you can contact as far as the permit?

I can't hear you. The inspector, the best contact for now is probably the inspector. Do you have his number? Her.

Right here.

Or her, sorry.

And you just put in a new, they just put in a new or applied for a new permit in February, but the application upload hasn't been completed. So somebody's doing that for you?

Yes.

They haven't finished uploading everything they're supposed to be doing. So make sure, call them about that. Okay. Tell them to get on it.

Yeah. Okay. Thank you very much. There you go.

Page 11, code check, property address 1641 Northwest 13th Court, case number 142960, property address 913 Northwest 46th Street. Wait, no, sorry, 1641 Northwest 13th Court, sorry.

There you go.

Good evening, sir.

Good evening.

Please state your name.

Michael Shia.

And Michael, what property are you here on?

1641, Northwest 13th Court.

Okay, and was the property guilty at the time of violation?

This stemmed from a...

I asked if the property was guilty at the time of violation.

Yes.

Okay, let me hear from the inspector real quick.

So with this property, we received a complaint about them resurfacing the ground of the property and it was creating a drainage problem with the neighbor. But when I arrived, they removed the grass and they laid down gravel They also have a parking business they're operating there. They didn't have a CU, a BTR, and the parking area is not with regulations with the parking area. They need to pave it and get the proper licensing.

Okay, have they been in contact with you? I'm sorry.

Yes, I've been in constant contact with them since I issued the violation. He does have a permit in for the paving. He did put in an application for a CU license, Currently, he's working on interim parking with zoning, so he is working towards compliance.

Go ahead, sir. Yes, this stemmed from the neighbor complaining about the surface of the lot. The surface of the lot was just replenished with lime rock. Nothing extensive was done. We just didn't want it to be soggy when somebody parks there. So we respected what she said, and we fully said, if there's anything that's wrong, we'll fix it. but there was nothing wrong. I respect what code is doing. We complied fully with what code's doing. So we submitted architectural plans and we're waiting to hear back.

Director, how much time? Director, how much time do you think? The city recommends 120.

Is that good for now? How much? 120 days? No, I can tell you because staff recommended we do.

Let me not, let me, I hate to interrupt you, but that's like pretty much the maximum.

Could I just tell you what I accomplished and what we need and why we need it? you're more than welcome to but if you're going to ask for more time the the right way to get more time is that after the exp right before the expiration of the 120 there's a paper there i will but i want to just put on the right i want to put on the record absolutely go ahead so based on staff's recommendation we fully complied with the interim parking application we submitted the architectural plans and all the requested items we paid all the fees for the interim parking We're waiting for zoning. Zoning said it's an extensive process. We have the building permit, which is an extensive process. And then we have to do the CU and the VTR. We need time. It's going to take a while. It's involved.

But it's kind of checks and balances that the city wants to make sure. And we don't waste time. Yeah, I can see that. I can see that. Do we have a motion for the $120, $250 a day thereof? So moved. Do we have a second?

Second.

All in favor? Aye. So you have 120 days. But just take that paper and... You know, as long as there's as much, you guys did a lot of work. We've done a ton. You'll keep getting more time. They'll be generous and liberal with the time.

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you for coming.

I believe that's all to be heard. We're moving on to mitigations. Add on one code check.

It was out on one.

Yes, code check. Property address 3082 Mary Street, Unit A. Case number 87427. Sir, over here.

This is a single family home with homestead exemption. The lien ran to $71,850. Hello, my name is Juan Pablo Lino. Just give them a minute to find the pages.

What page is it?

Oh, you don't have it in the booklet? All right, I'll pull it up.

Do we have it here somewhere?

Here we go. I'll bring it up right now for you. So the lien ran to $71,850. This is a single-family home. He does have homestead exemption. The minimum then would be $5,000, or by unanimous vote, you could take it as low as zero. It was for windows and doors.

You live there? Okay, I tried to help there. The problem with the owner is in the process of the...

But you're not the owner?

I have the power. She's the owner.

Okay, hi.

Yes, but for health problem... What's your name? Raquel.

Raquel. Oh, okay.

For health problem, she's there, and I try to help her. The situation with this case is in the process of she tried to legalize the window and one ceiling. Her husband died, and she have no idea to continue everything. And the process being too longer because the first architect don't put in the permit the window and the ceiling. She need to do everything again. The cost is like a double, like 20,000 engineers and drawings and everything. And she tried to get the money in the last year. She paid everything, all the permits, two times. And honestly, she tried to try zero. Because honestly, she's been one year to try to collect all the money to pay everything. And she finished weeks ago to pay and put the property on complaints.

I have a question. Well, I would like to put a motion to bring it down to zero and help her.

Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Do we need roll call?

No? All unanimous?

Okay.

Thank you so much. Have a good night.

Good night.

State, you'll get the order from the clerks over there. Just let them call things up without talking to them. Why don't you keep going?

Page 169, code check, property address 390 Northeast 71st Street, address 759, I mean, case number 75949. Property address 390 Northeast 71st Street.

This is a vacant lot. The lien ran up to $294,500. The minimum is $7,500.

Good evening, ma'am. Hi. How are you?

Good, how are you?

Please state your name.

Jovenina Capolongo.

Okay.

You're... Paratoni.

Okay, your fine is $294,500. Yes. The very lowest that the board can do is $7,500. Are you requesting that mitigation?

I am.

Do we have a motion for $7,500? So moved. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

Thank you. You have to wait for your order.

Yeah, I'm going to go here now.

Page 146, property address 4505 North Miami Avenue, case number 00054848, property address 4505 North Miami Avenue.

This has City View cases as well?

Okay, I wrote that down, so I just, we'll call it, let's put that in. Yeah, and the other one, City View case is page 27, case number CE 2019-018114, property address 4505 North Miami Avenue. The other property is 32, I mean, the other property is on page 32, City View, CE 2019-010554, property address 4505 North Miami Avenue. So it's two properties.

No, it's cases.

Three cases, one property. One property.

One property. It is a commercial property that also has a single family home on it, right? It's a doubled up kind of place. So the violation is actually on the commercial lot side. The page 146 of code check, it was $137,000. For the page 27, the lien ran to $174,250. And for page 32, it ran to $274,000. This is a commercial lot. The minimum for each is $15,000.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon. Good evening. Good evening, actually. Please state your name.

Eli Mimun. I have a power of attorney for the company. I wanted first to make sure that everyone understands these violations were done in 2019 before we even purchased the property. Most of the violations, because the property was vacant, even when we bought them, it was graffiti and unregistered as vacant. We didn't do any work or anything. Once we purchased it, we started working on it. to fix all these violations, which were numerous and numerous. It's in an area where every two weeks somebody goes and put another graffiti on, somebody breaks in, and I have to send people to fix it, so it's ongoing. You can see it from my record, so we are working on it. I am working with the city zoning and also the unsafe to actually fix the commercial store, bring it back to its past glory, as we speak. So I just need your consideration.

Just so you know, based on the matrix and the zoning of the property... The lowest we can go is $15,000 on each fine. Are you requesting that amount? We can't go any lower. So then, yes.

Okay.

So as to case number 00054848, do we have a motion for mitigation to $15,000? So moved. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

By the way, it wasn't just graffiti. It was also some other issues. Yeah, correct. Numerous. I just want to make sure because I know I heard graffiti only, but I know it's more than graffiti.

As to case number two, sorry, CE2019010554, do we have a motion for mitigation to 15,000? So moved. We have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. And then as to violation CE2019-018114, do we have a motion for mitigation to $15,000? So moved. We have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Sir, you just have to wait for your orders. That's a discount of $540,250.

Yeah, it's like half a million dollars.

I know.

More than graffiti.

My apologies, we had one more to be heard. Page 1111, code check, property address 1453 Northwest 56th Street, case number 149864, property address 1456 Northwest 56th Street, page 111.

Good evening, please state your name for the record.

Hello, Eugenia Davis.

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

Guilty.

Let me hear from the inspector real quick. Go ahead, Madam Inspector.

Inspector Anderson, Code Compliance North. I cited the property for work completed without a permit. They installed a new fence, and they installed windows and doors on the property without a permit.

How much time do you think you need?

90 days.

90 days. Director? No objection. Okay. Do we have a motion?

I make a motion for 120. Is this... T3? C3? I'm gonna motion for 120 days, per diem of 150.

Do we have a second? Second. All in favor?

Aye. Thank you so much. 120 days. Keep it consistent.

Page five, city view, property address 1427 Northwest 69th Terrace, case number CE2012021549, page five, city view.

What's the page number again? I'm sorry, that's my bad. Page five, city view.

Page five, city view, okay.

Hold on, let me get to that one. What's her name? This is a single family home.

Go ahead, Madam Attorney.

Single family home with homestead exemption. The lien ran to $142,500. It is eligible as a minimum of $5,000 or with a unanimous vote, zero. Down to zero.

Okay. What's your name?

Marcia Fernandez.

Okay. And do you live in the property?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay, and what happened? Why did it take so long to get it done? I think these are 2013, right? These violations?

Yeah, this is... I became aware right now that we're trying to sell the property that the house was sold.

What happened? I'm not following.

How long has she lived in the house? The girl came and she said that it was sold, that it was three...

This is from 2013. 2012. Yeah, but the violation I can see is from, yeah. That long ago, maybe she doesn't remember. Yeah.

You need to be able to stop her and then speak because there's no way you're going to be able to translate her word for word. And you're the record.

The girl that came, since we bought the property, had problems with it. It seems like it was from Mauricio before, and then the girl came and she said that it was ready. Nobody took pictures and said that it was finished, but it was finished.

How long has she lived in the property? 89. The case complied in 2017.

Do we have a motion?

That's all I can let you know. It was for illegal work.

Hold on. I have a question. Does she live in the property now?

It has a homestead exemption. Are you selling the property?

She has lived in the property since 1991. The violation was in 2012.

And now we wanted to sell the property and that's when it came up.

So she's selling the property.

We want to sell it, yes.

Is it under contract?

Most of the 5,000. It's ours.

We bought it years ago. Most of the 5,000.

Second. All in favor?

Aye. How can we pay for it?

Wait for the order.

Sorry, we had another to be heard on page 126, code check property address 1400 Northwest 54th Street, case number 127918, page 126. Good evening, ma'am.

Hi, good evening. My name is Roslyn Fernandez.

Yes, Ms. Fernandez. Was the property guilty at the time of the violation? Yes. Okay, let me just hear from the inspector. Go ahead, madam.

Magali Jensen called Compliance Central. This is 100 units without a certificate of use in BTR. They apply sometime in March and with a pending payment, so they need to make a payment to move forward with the CU.

You heard that they have to make the payment?

Yes, correct.

Director, how much time?

The city recommends 30 days so we can monitor the property and the progress.

It is 100 units.

Yes, we'll be ready by then.

Do we have a motion for 30 days, 250 a day thereafter? Do we have a second? Second. All in favor? Aye.

Thank you. Thank you.

Take the piece of paper if you need more time. Don't forget that if you need to request, just in case.

This next property have two cases on page 66 and 69. The first case number is CE 2020-0000689. Property address 2722 Northwest 23rd Avenue. And the second case number is CE 2020-0000689. 02008560, property address 2722 Northwest 23rd Avenue.

All right. Okay, Alicia, are these on City View? Yeah, it's City View.

This is a single-family home. It does not have homestead exemption.

Okay, and what page numbers, Alicia?

Page 66 and 69. Hold on. Yeah, 68.

On page 66, the case ending in number 689 ran to $51,750. Okay. On page 69, the case ending in 560, the lien ran to $67,000. The minimum on each is $10,000, but because even though it doesn't have exemption because it is a single-family home, it's located on a T5, but it is a single-family home. So it is eligible for as little as all the way down to zero from $10,000 for each.

Please state your name. My name is Omar Rodriguez. Okay. Who lives at the property right now? Oh, sorry. Speak close to them.

Who lives at the property right now? It's closed. Nobody lives there.

It's closed.

Okay.

And he's aware that he has two violations, right?

Where's the Spanish interpreter?

It's him. Wait a minute. Wait, wait. Can we stop one moment? Who's this interpreter for Spanish?

No, no, you're not an interpreter. She's the interpreter, the official interpreter.

I understand. I just want to mention that I got hired privately.

I respect your decision. You can interpret, but the official interpreter that was sworn in, you weren't sworn in here. So you're not under oath. Let me let this interpreter step up. No problem. And he was just kind of explaining the situation of the property. Nobody's living there right now. It's empty. What's going on with the property?

The property had double tax. I inherited it in 2024 when he passed.

So what's he going to do with the property?

Rent it out now?

She's not stating on the record in English what he is saying in Spanish. And even though many of us may understand what he's saying in Spanish, we have nothing on the record.

No offense, but even what he says, she doesn't translate.

You need to translate into the microphone, ma'am. And you're not doing that.

It's not what he's saying.

I'm sorry. I need some time to reply back to you and back to him and back to you.

I know, but when you're telling us, we know what he's saying. I will. He shouldn't be speaking into the microphone, all right? So interpretation... in a court setting, he doesn't speak into the microphone, he speaks to you and you translate as he is speaking to you.

I only want to know what is he planning on doing with the property.

Sell it. Because I have a demolition order from the city. I have a motion. Please. To comply with the demolition order, I need to sell it.

Okay.

What does the city recommend? What's the limits on this? It's $10,000 for each.

$10,000 for each.

Does he leave in the property?

No. No. No.

Compliance with the demolition order is not selling it. It's demolishing the structure. I'll do a motion.

For both, say $5,000 for both, each. A total of $10,000, $5,000 each.

Okay, do we have a second? We have a second. All in favor? Aye.

So on CE 2020-000689, the fine was $5,000.