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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING FOR JULY 15TH, 2025 AT 10 A.M. IF YOU'LL RISE, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. PLEASE BE SEATED. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CASES OUT OF ORDER THIS MORNING JUST SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAD A SPECIALLY SET CASE AND I GUESS SHE IS ONE. OKAY, GOOD.
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ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO I'M GOING TO CALL CASE NUMBER TWO. FIVE. WHERE IS IT TWO FOUR.24050. IT'S FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 756 SOUTHWEST 1/69 DRIVE HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE ON OUR ZOOM CALL ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. MISS LYNN YULISSA LOPEZ. THAT'S CORRECT. AND MISS LOPEZ, ARE YOU ONLINE? I AM LISTENING, SHE MAY NEED A TRANSLATOR. THANK YOU. MELISSA LOPEZ SE ENCUENTRA EN LA LINEA.
HOLA. BUENOS DIAS, SENORA. MUCHAS GRACIAS POR PARTICIPAR HOY EN NUESTRA AUDIENCIA. LUCIA MENDOZA. ESTAS AQUI? ACTUALMENTE VAMOS A EMPEZAR. EL CASO VEINTICUATRO CINCUENTA. MUCHAS USTED YO. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, MISS LOPEZ, DO YOU HAVE A CAMERA? IS THIS ON ZOOM? SENORA LOPEZ? DISPONIBLE? SI.
USTED PUEDE. ENCENDER LA. MICROPHONE. DEL MICROFONO. NO. BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A VIDEO.
NO, ESTA POR LA IZQUIERDA ABAJO. DONDE ESTA EL MICROFONO COMO UN? PUESTO? SELECCIONAR ESTA LA CAMARA DE SU LADO. MANO IZQUIERDA POR DEBAJO. WHILE YOU ALL SORT THROUGH THE LOGISTICS OF THIS, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO RUN OUT TO THE CAR AND GRAB MY GLASSES SO I CAN SEE THAT VIDEO WITHOUT HAVING TO LOOK BACK BEHIND ME. SO I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. SO DO YOU HAVE THE SPACE AND. THE OPTION? LA MANO. THAT'S TO ME WITH YOUR HAND. MORE. THE. DOES SHE HAVE THE
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OPTION TO TURN OFF HER CAMERA? SO SHE CAN SEE THE MICROPHONE AND TO RAISE HER HAND ONLY? SO SHE'S ON A IF THEY IF THEY. SEE. YES. SHE'S USING A CELL PHONE. CAN SHE SEE US. USTED PUEDE VER NUESTRO VIDEO PERSONA. SI, SI. OKAY. AND DOES SHE NOT HAVE THE CAMERA? SHE DOES NOT SEE A CAMERA OPTION. SHE SEES A MICROPHONE OPTION AND AN OPTION TO RAISE HER HAND. OKAY. WELL, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SWEAR HER IN WITHOUT CONFIRMING THAT SHE IS THE PERSON THAT'S IN HER PHOTO ID. YES. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. I CAN DO THAT. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE. TELL HER THAT. BUT TO KEEP TRYING TO. OKAY? FIGURE OUT THE. AND VAMOS A HACER ES CASO PARA SEGUIR NUESTRA AUDIENCIA NUESTRA AGENDA ESE TIEMPO. VAMOS A USTED Y TAMBIÉN LA SENORA SE ENCUENTRA AQUI AYUDANDO CON LAS COMPUTADORAS. LA FORMA DE USTED PUEDE ESTAR EN VIDEO. USTED ESTA PRESENTE VIDEO. PARA ASEGURAR Y ASEGURARSE DE USTEDES. LA MISMA PERSONA DE LA IDENTIFICATION TENEMOS AQUI. USTEDES LA PERSONA. MELISSA LOPEZ OKAY, SO VAMOS A SEGUIR CON NUESTRO PROXIMO CASO. SI ALGUNA FORMA USTED PUEDE MICROFONO PARA ESCUCHAR EL DEL FONDO Y ASI.CUANDO NOSOTROS ESTAMOS PREPARADOS DE. PASAR SU CASA. HABLAR DE NUEVO SU NOMBRE. OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE WHICH IS 25 089. AND IT'S FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 753 SOUTHWEST 1/69 AVENUE. AND THE RESPONDENT IS. FELICITO MOLINA. AND SOMEBODY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. THAT'S FINE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEED AT SOME TIME SWEAR YOU BOTH IN. SO. WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THE VILLAGE'S CASE AND, AND I'M GOING TO SWEAR THE OFFICERS IN, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THEIR CASE FIRST. IF THEY MAKE WHAT THE LAW CALLS A PRIMA FACIE CASE, MEANING EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS CORRECT, THEN THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THE BURDEN THEN FLIPS TO YOU TO EXPLAIN IT TO WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU NEED MORE TIME TO CORRECT IT. WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS ON YOUR SIDE OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE OFFICERS ACTUALLY BOTH OFFICERS. I CAN I CAN SWEAR YOU BOTH IN AT THE SAME TIME. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD? YES, YES. ALRIGHT, FINE. AND SO AS TO CASE 25 089, IT'S OFFICER ALONSO. YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY. GO AHEAD AND TELL US WHAT IS THE SITUATION. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEPHEN ALONSO. RAMIREZ AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M A CO COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED PROACTIVELY FOLLOWING MY INSPECTION ON MAY 28TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT IN THIS CASE IS FELICIDAD MOLINA WHO IS PRESENT TODAY. THE CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14753 SOUTHWEST 169TH AVE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. JUST A SECOND. THE SCREEN ISN'T SHOWING THE EVIDENCE. HAVE YOU SEEN A COPY OF THE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THE VILLAGE'S STUFF. OKAY. 25. YEAH.
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I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER I NEED TO GIVE YOU A COPY OR NOT. AND TO LOOK AT. SO CONTINUE. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT UP OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. OKAY. YOU GUYS. YEAH YEAH. IT'S 25 089. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14753 SOUTHWEST 169TH AVE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF MARIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY FELICIDAD MOLINA. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORDS CONFIRMING OWNERSHIP IS SUBMITTED AS EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE ON MAY 28TH, 2025. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND OBSERVED THE VIOLATIONS UNDER SECTION 67.201 NUISANCE DECLARED. SECTION 52.8 DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES. SECTION 35.5 OUTDOOR STORAGE. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT I OBSERVED, AND THESE ARE SUBMITTED AS EXHIBITS TWO THROUGH 11. BASED ON MY INVESTIGATION, I ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE RESPONDENT ON JUNE 2ND, 2025 FOR A HEARING SCHEDULED ON JULY 15TH, 2025. THIS NOTICE IS SUBMITTED AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 12. THE NOTICE CITED THE CODE VIOLATIONS MENTIONED IN MY TESTIMONY AND FORMED THE RESPONDENT THAT THE VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY JULY 2ND, 2025. IT'S ALSO ADVISED THAT THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT THE VILLAGE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. UPON DOING SO, THE NOTICE WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. AND IT WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND POSTED AT VILLAGE HALL. AND THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 13 USPS TRACKING AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 14. THE RETURN LETTER AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 15. POSTING OF THE PROPERTY AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 16, AS WELL AS MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 17.AT THE TIME, I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS, EMAILS, OR LETTERS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER REGARDING THIS MATTER. ON JULY 1ST, 2025, I CONDUCTED A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED THE VIOLATIONS STILL EXISTED ON THE PROPERTY AND THOSE WERE MARKED AS EXHIBITS 18 THROUGH 24TH. AS OF THIS MORNING, JULY 15TH, 2025, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND SAW CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AND THEY HAD CLEANED UP AND THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN CUT. OF ALL THE OVERGROWTH AND TREES HAVE BEEN TRIMMED AND THOSE ARE LISTED AS 25 THROUGH 30. I DO REQUEST THAT THE VILLAGE RECEIVE EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH 30 BE RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE, AND BASED ON MY TESTIMONY AND THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I REQUESTED THE RESPONDENT BE ORDERED TO NOT REPEAT THE VIOLATIONS, WOULD DECIDED PROVISIONS, AND IF THE PROPERTY COMES OUT OF COMPLIANCE. I REQUEST THAT A FINE OF $100 PER VIOLATION A DAY. THE VIOLATION CONTINUES THEREAFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VILLAGE HAS INCURRED A REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND $150 RELATED TO THIS INVESTIGATION. I DO REQUEST THE VILLAGE BE REIMBURSED AND SMILE AT THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S HEARING. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY, SO IN IN THE SHORT STROKES, YOU'RE NOW SAYING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE. SO THE ONLY THING THAT IS MISSING IN COMPLIANCE IS JUST THE ADDRESS NUMBERS. OKAY. EVERYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE CLEANED UP, THEY'VE CUT THE TREES. JUST THE ADDRESS NUMBERS ARE STILL NEED TO BE POSTED. IT LOOKED LIKE THOUGH THE ADDRESS NUMBERS. I'M LOOKING AT WHAT WAS OR IS MARKED AS I'LL FIND IT.
EIGHT. IT LOOKED LIKE THE NUMBER WAS JUST ASKEW. IS IT? LOOK AT NUMBER EIGHT. NUMBER EIGHT. I MEAN IT LOOKS LIKE THE NUMBERS ARE THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST AREN'T. IT'S. OH, IT'S A FIVE DIGIT. YES. SO IT'S MISSING ONE. IT'S MISSING. ONE IS MISSING. YEAH. THE THREE IS MISSING. AND THEN THE ONE WAS JUST KIND OF HANGING OFF. ALL RIGHT. SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YES I MEAN THERE THERE IS STILL SOME SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE. SO I DID FINALLY GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM THIS MORNING BECAUSE THEY CAME IN. YEAH. SO THEY CAME IN TO SAY
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THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. SO THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO REINSPECT THIS MORNING.I DID ADVISE THEM OF TODAY'S HEARING. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE OKAY. AT THE MOMENT. GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET ME SWEAR YOU BOTH IN. AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES.
ALRIGHT. AND, MA'AM, COME ON UP TO THE TO THE MICROPHONE. YOUR NAME IS FELICITA MOLINA MOLINA.
AND YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? YES. OKAY. AND THIS IS YOUR SON? MY SON. OKAY. AND SON, IF YOU'LL JUST COME UP AND GIVE US YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. MOLINA. FELIX. FELIX. OKAY. MR. MOLINA, DO YOU LIVE ON THE PROPERTY OR DO YOU. OKAY, SO I'M HERE BASICALLY TO SUPPORT YOUR MOM. DID YOU DO THE CLEANUP OR DID. YES. OKAY. SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT THE VILLAGE IS SAYING IS THAT YOU STILL HAVE THOSE STREET NUMBERS? YEAH, I HAD IT UP TODAY. OKAY, SO WHEN I LEAVE HERE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WHAT VILLAGE IS SAYING IS THAT THAT BASICALLY YOU'RE NOW IN COMPLIANCE. AND SO AS A RESULT, THERE WON'T BE A FINE. BUT THE COST OF THE HEARING IS $150. AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ISSUE A ORDER THAT YOU'LL GET THAT SAYS, DO NOT REPEAT THIS VIOLATION OR THESE VIOLATIONS. BECAUSE IF YOU DO, THEN INSTEAD OF UP TO $250 A DAY, THE FINE COULD BE AS MUCH AS 100 OR $500 A DAY. SO. SO DON'T DO IT. SO YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PROPERTY CLEAN. YOU GOT TO KEEP IT MOWED. YOU GOT TO TAKE THE TRASH OUT. DO DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF ANY PROPERTY OWNER. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I AM GOING TO I AM GOING TO AWARD COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 500, $150 TO THE TO THE VILLAGE. I AM GOING TO ACCEPT INTO EVIDENCE THE VILLAGE'S EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH 30. IN THIS CASE, THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO. BUT THERE WILL NOT BE A FINE AND. AND UNLESS IT'S REPEATED CORRECT. IN WHICH CASE THEN IT CAN BE PRETTY STIFF. OKAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY, GETTING IT BACK INTO RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE. SO. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL ME? NO, NO. YOU'RE OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO GET THE NUMBERS UP. AND I'M SURE THAT OFFICER ALONZO WILL BE OUT TAKING A LOOK. SO MAKE SURE YOU DO DO IT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. OKAY.
AND WE'LL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER. I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY I'M LOOKING AT THAT, SO I. I DO WANT TO ADD I DID JUST GET HER NUMBER THIS MORNING. YEAH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE UPDATED ADDRESS.
SO THAT WAY I CAN SEND THE ORDER INSTEAD OF SENDING IT TO THIS ADDRESS ON FILE WHERE YOU GUYS DO NOT RESIDE. IF I COULD, IF I COULD JUST GET THE. OH, YOU'RE NOT THERE EITHER. YOU DON'T LIVE THERE. NO. OKAY. SO WHAT, A RENTAL PROPERTY OR. NO, NO, IT JUST SITS THERE. YEAH. OKAY.
YEAH. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY IF IT'S A RENTAL PROPERTY, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR TENANT TAKES CARE OF IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO IF YOU'LL GIVE THEM A GOOD ADDRESS AND MAYBE EVEN AN EMAIL FOR ONE OR BOTH OF YOU, BECAUSE THAT WAY THEN THEN THESE ORDERS COME OUT IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM. OKAY. SO BUT BUT A GOOD A PHYSICAL ADDRESS AS WELL. MAILING ADDRESS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. SEE IF SEE. I. WELL YEAH. AND I'M GOING TO NEED IT TOO BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO AN ORDER. SO MAKE SURE I GET IT BEFORE I GO. OKAY. HOW ARE WE DOING WITH OUR LADY IN MIAMI? SO I MIGHT HAVE TO MISS JERRY. I THINK I WAS THE ONE WHO. SENORA MELISSA LOPEZ ENCUENTRA LA LINEA. PUEDEN.
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AND THERE SHE GOES. SEE? GRACIAS. BUENOS DIAS, BUENOS DIAS. OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO.LET'S SEE. ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS ONE. OH YEAH. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CASE NUMBER 24050 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14756 SOUTHWEST 1/69 DRIVE INDIAN TOWN. AND ONE OF THE OWNERS IS MISS LYNN YULISSA LOPEZ. CORRECT. AND AT THE MOMENT. CINCUENTA. CATORCE SOUTHWEST DRIVE. LOCALIZADO INDIAN TOWN. TRES CUATRO CINCO SEIS. EL DUENO DE LA CASA. ES USTED MELISSA LOPEZ. CORRECTO. SI. ALL RIGHT. AND. MISS LOPEZ, LET'S HAVE HER PHOTO BACK. HER HOME. HER LIVE PICTURE BACK. OKAY, GOOD. AND, MISS LOPEZ, WILL YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SENORA LOPEZ? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. SOLAMENTE LA VERDAD. SI. OKAY.
AND YOUR FULL NAME? JULISSA LOPEZ. AND YOUR ADDRESS. MIAMI, FLORIDA. 3313. CINCO. OKAY. CAN WE ADDRESS FROM IN MIAMI? AND OFFICER NARANJO HAS THAT ADDRESS FOR US. AND IS THAT THE ADDRESS THAT'S ON YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE? YES. SIR. NO. EL CAMBIO. NO. RENEWED HER ADDRESS AND SHE'S WAITING FOR THE CHANGE. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, BUT I CAN SEE THAT THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON ON YOUR ADDRESS, SO. OR ON YOUR LICENSE. SO YOU ARE SWORN IN AND WE'RE GOING TO I GUESS THIS IS A REQUEST FOR FINE REDUCTION. IF I'M NOT IF I'M REMEMBERING THIS CORRECTLY. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS. WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER A FINE REDUCTION IN THIS CASE? WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE VILLAGE FIRST AND THEN MISS LOPEZ. THEN YOU CAN SPEAK. TENEMOS IDENTIFICADO AQUI AN UN IDENTIFICATION APARTE DE. AHORA ES EL OFICIAL JONATHAN NARANJO CON SU TESTIMONIO DESPUÉS DE ESCUCHAMOS EL TESTIMONIAL. ESCUCHAR EL CASO COMO INICIO EL PROCESO PARA DESPUÉS DE PORQUE NOSOTROS DEBEMOS CUENTA DE REDUCIR LAS ACTUALMENTE. LA PROPIEDAD. OKAY. AND OFFICER NARANJO HAS BEEN SWORN IN. I SWORE HIM IN EARLIER. MAYBE YOU WERE ON THE, ON THE CALL AT THE TIME SO. TAMBIÉN TOMO JURAMENTO DE PARTE DE COMO LO HIZO CON USTED CON EL OFICIAL NARANJO. NO SABE NINA PARA VER ESO, PERO ES EL SEE. OKAY. TESTIFY CON TODA LA VERDAD OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT
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OFFICER. EVERY TWO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JONATHAN NARANJO AND I'M THE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. TODAY I'M HERE TO PRESENT CASE 2450, ORIGINALLY INITIATED BY ROB PEREZ ON JUNE JUNE 18TH, 2020 FOR A FINAL ORDER WAS ISSUED FOR THIS CASE, STIPULATING THAT THE PROPERTY AT 14756 SOUTHWEST 1/69 DRIVE DID NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE. BY JULY 19TH, 2024, FINES OF $100 PER DAY PER VIOLATION WOULD BE IMPOSED, ALONG WITH $150 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT ONE. A. FORTUNATELY, THE PROPERTY DID NOT MEET COMPLIANCE BY BY THE SPECIFIED DATE, AND AS A RESULT, FINES BEGAN OCCURRING ON JULY 19TH, 2024. HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVIDENCE TAKEN BY ROB PEREZ, STEPHEN ALONSO AND MYSELF MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS TWO, THREE AND FOUR. OKAY, AND THE DATE OF THAT? LET'S SEE. IT VARIES. IT'S MAY 29TH, 2024. JANUARY 14TH, 2025 AND JUNE 26TH, 2025. CORRECT. OKAY, I'LL BE TRANSLATING FOR MISS LOPEZ AT THIS TIME. BUENOS DIAS. OFICIAL NARANJO ES UN OFICIAL DE CODIGO DE CUMPLIMIENTO. UNIONTOWN. EL CASO DE CUATRO CINCUENTA ORIGINALMENTE INICIADO POR EL OFICIAL ROBERTO PEREZ. EL VEINTICUATRO. EN ESTE CASO, SI LA PROPIEDAD NO CUMPLIR, NO CUMPLIR CON EL ORDEN. A PARTIR DEL NUEVE DE JULIO. CUATRO. ORDENADO A PARTE DE ESTO.ADMINISTRATIVO EL OFFICIAL NARANJO EXPLICO I EVIDENCIAS EVIDENCIA UNO ORIGINAL DESAFORTUNADAMENTE LA PROPIEDAD NO, NO CUMPLIR CON LA ORDEN. A PARTIR DE RESULTADO. EN NUEVE DE JULIO VEINTICUATRO EL OFFICIAL NARANJO ENTREGA EVIDENCIAS FOTOGRAFIAS DE ROBERTO PEREZ STEPHEN ALONSO Y TAMBIÉN EL OFFICIAL NARANJO MARCADO EVIDENCIAS DOS, TRES CUATRO OVERDOSE EVIDENCES AGAIN, PLEASE TWO, THREE AND FOUR. USTED PUEDE EN LA PANTALLA SENORA. SI OKAY.
SO. EVIDENCIA DOS DE MAYO DE LOS CUATRO. TRES. CUATRO. PERO TAMBIÉN DE LA MISMA PROPIEDAD.
OKAY, OKAY. ON JUNE 26TH, 2025, I LOCATED AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, MISS JULISSA MISLAN LOPEZ, ONLINE. I REACHED OUT TO MISS LOPEZ VIA EMAIL MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT FIVE, AND WE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE PROPERTY AND THE PRIOR NOTICES SENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE. MISS LOPEZ STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY OF OUR PREVIOUS NOTICES AND AS PER MY INVESTIGATION, I DID FIND A PREVIOUS MAILOUT RECEIPT AND COPY OF SIGNATURE MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT SIX AND SEVEN. HOWEVER, UPON BEING INFORMED OF THE SITUATION, SHE EXPRESSED HER WILLINGNESS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. I NOTIFIED MISS LOPEZ I WOULD NEED HER CURRENT ADDRESS FOR ME TO MAIL OUT, AND ALSO EMAIL THE NOTICE OF HEARING, PREVIOUS NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AND FINAL ORDER MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS EIGHT AND NINE. ALONG WITH THE POSTING OF THE PROPERTY AND VIA EMAIL MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS TEN AND 11. IN MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE INCLUDED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 12. LASTLY, THIS IS MY
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MAIL OUT TRACKING AND SIGNATURE FOR MISS LOPEZ CURRENT ADDRESS AND FOR HER ADDRESS LISTED ON PROPERTY APPRAISER'S MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 1314. 15 AND 16. OKAY. EL CORREO ELECTRONICO DE UNO DE LOS DUENOS DE LA PROPIEDAD DE SENORA JULISSA LOPEZ. EL OFICIAL NARANJO.CORREO ELECTRONICO COMO EVIDENCIA NUMERO CINCO DESPUÉS DE ESO. TELÉFONO CON EL DUENO DE LA PROPIEDAD SOBRE EL NOTIFICATIONS FUERON ENVIADOS SOBRE ESTE ES LAS VIOLACIONES ESTABAN ACUMULANDO LA SENORA LOPEZ. NOTIFICATIONS ANTERIORES EL OFICIAL NARANJO. INVESTIGANDO EL CASO EL PUEDE VER. ENVIADOS POR EL PAIS. DESPUÉS DE. FORMADA DE LOS. ON SOBRE LA PROPIEDAD, USTED ESTABA DESPUÉS DE CUMPLIR CON LAS ORDENES USTED NOTIFICAR EL OFFICIAL NARANJO SOBRE SU NUEVO DIRECTION ELECTRONICO PARA ESTE AUDIENCIA DE HOY. TODAS LAS NOTIFICATIONS ANTERIORMENTE INCLUSO LA ORDEN FINAL EVIDENCIAS OCHO NUEVE FUERON PUESTOS ENCIMA DE LA PROPIEDAD IN PERSONA APARTE DE ENVIADOS POR CORREO ELECTRONICO PARA LA PUEDE VER Y TAMBIÉN FUERON POR CORREO. EL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL NARANJO ENVIO TODOS ESTOS NUEVOS DOCUMENTOS. TAMBIÉN AL ESTADO EN LA LINEA DEL MARTIN COUNTY. EL PROPIO PROPIEDAD MARTIN COUNTY. DE TODOS ESOS DOCUMENTOS PARA USTED POR CORREO. OKAY, OKAY. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT BY JULY 7TH 2025, MISS LOPEZ SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO FULL COMPLIANCE. I HALTED THE ACCRUAL THE ACCRUAL OF THE FINES ON THAT DATE. I ALSO CONDUCTED A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION TO COMPLIANCE PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 17. AND 18. OKAY. AS OF JULY 7TH, 2025, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, STANDS AT $35,450. IN LIGHT OF MISS LOPEZ PROMPT RESPONSE RESPONSE AND HER EFFORTS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OUR COMMUNICATION, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A REDUCTION OF THE FINES IMPOSED, HER COOPERATION AND SWIFT ACTION DEMONSTRATE GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. THE VILLAGE HAS INCURRED REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND AMOUNT OF $300 TOTALS. THAT'S $250 FOR THE PREVIOUS CASE, $150 FOR THIS CASE. CONDUCTING BOTH OF THE INVESTIGATIONS AND I REQUEST THAT THE VILLAGE BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT AT THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S HEARINGS. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. DESPUÉS DE USTED COMMUNICATION SOBRE LA. SENORA LOPEZ. LA PROPIEDAD TODO CUMPLIR CON TODA LA PROPIEDAD. OFICIAL NARANJO ES PARA TODAS LAS. ACUMULANDO A ESTA PROPIEDAD. EL TAMBIÉN ASPECTO LA PROPIEDAD DE NUEVO PARA ASEGURARSE. DE JULIO VEINTICINCO EL TOTAL DE LAS ACUMULADO Y TODOS LOS COSTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS ERAN UN MIL CUATROCIENTOS CINCUENTA DOLARES.
EL NARANJO ESTA DICIENDO DECLARANDO DE GRACIAS A USTED. SI SE PROPOSAL DE LA PROPIEDAD A
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LA ORDEN EL QUISIERA. ENTRE LA SEMANA ESTUVIERON ESA COMMUNICATION, POR FAVOR CON RESPETO PUEDEN SER USTED ACUMULADO EN ESTA PROPIEDAD DE USTEDES DE BUENA FE. ESTA ESTE ESTE ASUNTO TESTIMONIO DEL SENOR NARANJO. CAN I JUST ASK FOR A CLARIFICATION ON THE TOTAL FINES? YOU SAID IT WAS 250 AND 150. IS THAT 400? TOTAL 300. TOTAL 150 FOR THE INITIAL CASE FOR ROB PEREZ AND THEN 150 FOR THIS CASE. OKAY, 300 TOTAL. ALL RIGHT. EL SENOR NARANJO FINALMENTE HUBIERA UN UN PAGO ADMINISTRATIVO DE CINCUENTA DEL CASO INITIAL Y OTROS CINCUENTA PARA EL CASO. TOTAL DOLARES. OKAY. AND YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AS TO THE FINE.YEAH. MY DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. HI. I'M OKAY. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO A FULL NAME AND POSITION. DENA FREEMAN, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, INCLUDING CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION. YEAH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CASE. I'VE WORKED WITH JONATHAN AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HISTORIC CASE WITH THE PREVIOUS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER HAVING NO LONGER WORKING WITH THE VILLAGE, THERE WAS SOME ROLLING FINES, THERE WAS SOME COMMUNICATION ON FILE, BUT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE LADY IN QUESTION NEVER RECEIVED THE ACTUAL ANY OF THE CORRESPONDENCE. AND AS SOON AS YOU WORK WITH JONATHAN, WHO HAPPENED TO FIND AN EMAIL, SHE IMMEDIATELY RECTIFIED THE SITUATION WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. SO GIVEN THAT THE OFFICE IS NOT HERE, GIVEN THAT WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH MAILING AND PROOF OF MAIL OUTS IN THE PAST, AND WE ALSO HAD SOME PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY OUR OTHER CASE OFFICER PREVIOUS TO THIS, BUT THERE WAS NO THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION IN BETWEEN TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRING ANYTHING BUT THE ADMINISTRATION COSTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR RECOMMENDATION. ALTHOUGH I WOULD TELL YOU THAT PART OF THE REASON THAT WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD ADDRESS IS NOT JUST THAT MISS LOPEZ HAS MOVED, BUT SHE HASN'T REPORTED A NEW ADDRESS, EITHER TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OR TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE FOLKS. SO I'M GOING TO THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME FINE. IT'LL BE A SMALL FINE COMPONENT. BUT BUT I THINK THERE HAS TO BE. AND IN THIS CASE I UNDERSTAND EVEN IF IT'S LIKE 50 BUCKS, I UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL. IT'S JUST OUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT THEN, MISS LOPEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OH, GO AHEAD AND TELL HER WHAT I JUST SAID. OKAY, LOOK, I SUCEDIDO NUESTRO DEPARTAMENTO DE LA SENORA DE LA DE ELLA TRABAJADO JUNTO CON EL OFICIAL NARANJO EN ESTE CASO EXPLICANDO UN POCO DE LA HISTORIA DEL CASO, COMO DE PARTE, DE OTRO EMPLEADO YA NO ESTA TRABAJANDO EN EL VILLAGE INDIANTOWN APARTE DE TUVIMOS USTED PASADO DESDE EL CASO DE ESTO FUE APENAS ESTE MES DESPUÉS DE NOSOTROS NOS CONECTAMOS COMUNICACION CON USTED, USTED RATIFICA TODOS LOS RELACIONES CON LA PROPIEDAD. DE TODO ESTA EN CUENTA DE IN TOTAL PUDIÉRAMOS ELIMINAR CUATROCIENTOS CINCUENTA DOLARES EL ACUMULADO HASTA AHORA, DESAFORTUNADAMENTE EL JUEZ. ENTIENDE LAS RAZONES NO TUVIERON NO TUVIMOS COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR. PERO AUN ASI ES LA RESPONSABILIDAD USTED DE LA DIRECCION. ES POR ESTAS EN LA PROPIEDAD ACTIVAS. ENTONCES SOBRE ESTE CASO. OKAY. AND THEN, MISS LOPEZ DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO TELL ME. USTED AHORA ES PARA USTED. NOSOTROS QUEREMOS SU PARTE USTED QUISIERA PARA TOMAR EN CUENTA CON LA DECISION. OKAY.
NO CON LA LEY SOBRE LA PROPIEDAD Y PUES SI POR MI CULPA POR NO HABER SABIDO TENIA QUÉ HACER EN
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ESE MOMENTOS COMO HACER EL CAMBIO A HABLAR CON LA LA PERSONA Q ME HIZO EL LA VENTA DE LA PROPIEDAD Y ELLA ME HICE EL CAMBIO DE LA DIRECCION. PERO ME PUSO LA DIRECCION DE NORTH CAROLINA Y YA CUANDO EMPEZARON ENVIAR ME CARTAS A YA YA YO ESTABA EN MIAMI DE NUEVO. POR ESO NO RECIBI NINGUNA CARTA. PERO YO VOY A ESTAR PENDIENTE YA YO ALGUIEN LIMPIANDO LA PROPIEDAD. TODOS LOS MESES Y VA A SER ASI. OKAY. MISS LOPEZ HAS SHARED THAT SHE DOES APOLOGIZE ABOUT ALL OF THE FINES THAT WERE IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY. SHE AGREES THAT IT IS HER RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE HER ADDRESS. SHE DOES UNDERSTAND THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE EXPLAINED SHE DID NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO CHANGE THAT. SHE CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT SOLD HER THE PROPERTY AND WAS ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE ON CHANGING THE ADDRESS.UNFORTUNATELY, THEY LISTED THE INCORRECT ADDRESS FOR HER, AN ADDRESS THAT WAS LOCATED IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND SHE IS NOT LOCATED IN NORTH CAROLINA. SHE'S ACTUALLY LOCATED IN MIAMI, SO THE NOTICE IS BEING SENT TO THE INCORRECT ADDRESS. EITHER WAY, EVEN WITH HER EFFORTS OF CHANGING. SO AS OF NOW, SHE'S HIRED SOMEONE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY EVERY MONTH. SO THIS WOULDN'T BE A REOCCURRING ISSUE. GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO BASED UPON YOUR TESTIMONY, MISS LOPEZ, AND THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT INTO EVIDENCE THE VILLAGES EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH 18 IN THIS CASE. AND I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REDUCE THE FINE, BUT I AM STILL GOING TO CHARGE $50 IN FINES. AND THEN THE COST WHICH HAD BEEN INCURRED FOR THE TWO HEARINGS OF $300. SO IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $350 RATHER THAN 35,000 PLUS DOLLARS.
SO IT'S BASICALLY DOWN TO 1%. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? PRESENTADOS DE UN OCHO.
DOLARES. PAGA? ADMINISTRATIVAS DE DOLARES EN TOTAL CINCUENTA DOLARES PUDIERA ELIMINAR EL COSTO TOTAL DE CINCO CUATROCIENTOS CINCUENTA ESTA DE ACUERDO CON ESO. SI. MUCHAS GRACIAS. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE A RELIABLE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU. NOSOTROS TENEMOS CORREO ELECTRONICO CON USTED. SI. YES. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO WRITE THE ORDER. AND THE STAFF WILL EMAIL IT TO YOU. AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET A PAYMENT TO THE VILLAGE. POR CORREO ELECTRONICO. CON EL NARANJO CON NOSOTROS DE LA OFICINA PARA CUMPLIR CON EL PAGO LA ORDENADO. AND I'LL GIVE YOU A DATE CERTAIN TO COMPLY, WHICH WILL BE. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO, BUT IT'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE IN THE ORDER.ND IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE PAYMENT BY THAT TIME, THEN OF COURSE THE FINE WILL REVERT TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. AND. A PARTIR DE ESTA FECHA SI NO PAGA A PARTIR DE LA PUDIERA SER ENTRE UN MES. ENTONCES LA. PUEDE REGRESAR DE NUEVO. ESO ES MUY IMPORTANTE CUANDO. POR CORREO ELECTRONICO. USTED LO MAS PRONTO POSIBLE PORQUE SI NO VUELVE DE NUEVO ESTA MULTA TOTAL. OKAY. YOU UNDERSTAND. OKAY. AND. YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ORDERED TO KEEP THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT THEN THE FINE TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE $250 PER DAY. BUT BUT AS A RESULT IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO $500 A DAY IF, IF YOU DON'T COMPLY. SO YOU REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY. SI POR DIA.
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CINCUENTA DOLARES POR CADA DIA POR MALTA, PERO EN EL FUTURO SI LA PROPIEDAD DE NUEVO MANTENIDO LIMPIO PUEDE ACUMULAR DE NUEVO LAS PUEDEN INICIAR QUINIENTOS DOLARES POR CADA DIA. OKAY, OKAY. UNDERSTAND? OKAY. GOOD. GRACIAS. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING BY ZOOM. MUCHAS GRACIAS. POR.CON NOSOTROS HOY. IT WAS OUR FIRST ZOOM HEARING. LA PRIMERA VEZ UTILIZANDO ZOOM PARA. PARA FUERA DE FUERA DE INDIANTOWN. MUCHAS GRACIAS. GRACIAS, SENORA. EN CONTACTO. OKAY. OKAY. LET'S SEE. OUR NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 24163 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 15156 SOUTHWEST INDIAN MOUND DRIVE. AND. LET'S SEE WHO WE GOT HERE. ROMEO MAZARIEGOS DIAZ. CORRECT. OKAY WITH IT? OKAY, SIR, IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. OKAY.
VERY GOOD. AND YOUR FULL NAME? ROMEO DIAZ. ROMEO MAZARIEGOS DIAZ. OKAY. AND THIS IS A ALSO A FINE REDUCTION CASE. AND OFFICER ALONSO, YOU HAVE THIS ONE. YES. OKAY. YOU'VE BEEN SWORN. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEVEN ALONSO RAMIREZ AND I'M A CO COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THIS CASE WAS LAST PRESENTED BEFORE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON APRIL 22ND, 2025 FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A LIEN FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15156 SOUTHWEST INDIAN MOUND DRIVE. THE. THE CORRESPONDING ORDER IS SUBMITTED INTO THE RECORD AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER 21. FOLLOWING THAT HEARING, WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. ROMERO MAZARIEGOS DIAZ, CAME INTO THE OFFICE AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF HEARING FROM HIS TENANT. UPON DISCUSSING THE VIOLATIONS IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. MAZARIEGO DIAZ EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONGOING CASE. HE STATED. HE STATED HE DOES NOT RESIDE AT THE PROPERTY AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PREVIOUS NOTICES DUE TO THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE TENANT. AFTER THE MEETING, I ASKED MR. MARGARITO, MR. MAZARIEGOS DIAZ TO LEAVE ME WITH HIS CONTACT INFORMATION, EMAIL ADDRESS AND ACTUAL HOME ADDRESS FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDING NOTICES. MR. MARGARITO MAZARIEGOS HAS SINCE COMPLIED WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS AND I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY ON JUNE 18TH, 2025 AND CONFIRMED COMPLIANCE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THAT INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER 22. AFTER MY REINSPECTION, I ISSUED A NEW NOTICE OF HEARING FOR TODAY'S MAGISTRATE ON JULY 15TH, 2025 AND HAND-DELIVERED IT TO THE RESPONDENT ON JUNE 26TH, 2025. AND THAT AND THAT NOTICE IS MARKED BEFORE YOU AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER 23, ALONG WITH THE POSTING OF THE PROPERTY AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER 24 WITH MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER 25. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE EMAIL USED TO SEND THE IMPOSITION OF LIEN ORDER AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 26. AT THIS TIME, THE VILLAGE IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE LANE BE DISMISSED AND ARE SEEKING TO RECOVER ONLY THE ADMINISTRATIVE. THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CASE AND THE AMOUNT OF $300. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR. ACTUALLY, THERE WOULD BE A FINE. THAT WOULD HAVE BEGUN. BACK IN 2024. OKAY. AND THEN WE SET THE FINE I GOT IT. WE SET THE FINE IN APRIL AT 15,850 BASED UPON NONCOMPLIANCE. AND WE DID NOT KNOW THAT WE HAD NO GOOD ADDRESS FOR YOU. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. AND. THE ADDRESS THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S REPORT, WAS THAT NOT A GOOD ADDRESS? IT WAS NOT. SO THE
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MAILING ADDRESS ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS IS TO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY ADDRESS. OKAY. AND HE CURRENTLY HAS TENANTS LIVING THERE AND HE LIVES IN STUART. SO HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ONGOING CASE UNTIL HE CAME TO CHECK ON THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THE TENANTS HAD GAVE HIM A NOTICE THAT I HAD RECENTLY POSTED FOR APRIL 22ND. MAGISTRATE, THE NOTICE OF HEARING THAT THEY JUST HANDED TO HIM. AND THEN AS SOON AS HE CAUGHT WIND OF THE CASE, HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE TO TRY AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION. BUT THEN THE LIEN HAD ALREADY BEEN IMPOSED BECAUSE HE CAME IN AFTER THE 22ND OF APRIL. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WHAT OFFICER ALONSO SAID? YES. AND DO YOU AGREE WITH EVERYTHING? YES. IS IT YOUR TESTIMONY THAT ONE YOU HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AND THAT TWO, YOU DIDN'T CHANGE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER ADDRESS TO YOUR ACTUAL ADDRESS? EXACTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I NOT UNLIKE NOT UNLIKE THE LADY BEFORE YOU. I MEAN, THERE IS SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON YOUR PART TO CHANGE THAT ADDRESS TO THE CORRECT ADDRESS IF YOU'RE GOING TO. DID YOU EVER LIVE THERE AT THE AT THE ADDRESS? THE 15156 CINEMA DRIVE? YES. NO. NEVER DID. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT GOT REPORTED TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. THEY NEVER HAD YOUR ADDRESS. RIGHT. I DIDN'T REPORT THEM. YEAH OKAY. OKAY. AND DO YOU NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. YES. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN I MEAN THERE THERE IS SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE. I THINK I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO FIND YOU A $50, BUT I'M GOING TO CHARGE YOU THE COSTS TO DO ALL OF THIS, WHICH IS 300. SO IT'S GOING TO BE 300 PLUS $50. FINE. BUT AGAIN, LIKE I TOLD THE LADY BEFORE YOU, IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVERYBODY'S GOT THE CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT PHYSICALLY ON THAT PROPERTY, THE ONLY RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE VILLAGE HAS IS TO GO TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S REPORT AND FIND OUT WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS. NOW. YOU PAY THE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY? YES. IS THAT SOMEHOW THE TAX COLLECTORS GOT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS FOR YOU OR. NO. THE THING IS, MY TAX PAYMENT THAT'S INCLUDED WITH MY MORTGAGE. MORTGAGE PAYMENT. OKAY. SURE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.WELL. CERTAINLY WE APPRECIATE THAT THAT YOU TOOK CARE OF THE SITUATION RIGHT AWAY. YES. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. YES. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU UNDERSTAND BASED UPON I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY ENTER INTO EVIDENCE THOSE EXHIBITS 21 THROUGH 26. AND ACTUALLY THAT'S A VERY GOOD WAY TO CONTINUE THIS CASE. SO THAT SO THAT YOU'VE GOT CONTINUITY FROM 1 TO 26 IN THE IN THE FILE. THAT'S, THAT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AND HELPFUL. THANK YOU. SO I'M NOT GOING TO DISMISS THE CASE BUT I AM I AM GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO A TOTAL OF $350, PLUS THE COST OF 300, THE FINE OF $50. UNDERSTAND THAT. YES I DO, AND I'M GOING TO ALSO, LIKE I TOLD THE LADY BEFORE, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TIME, 30 DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO MAKE THE PAYMENT, BUT THERE'LL BE A DATE CERTAIN IN THE ORDER. AND IF YOU FAIL TO DO IT, THEN THE FINE JUST REVERTS BACK TO WHERE IT WAS THE 15,008 50, WHICH OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT. SO YOU GOT TO MAKE THE PAYMENT AND YOU GOT TO KEEP THE PROPERTY CLEAN AND. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT. ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE BY BETWEEN THE MAIN ROAD, MAIN STREET AND THE SIDEWALK IS I UNDERSTAND THEY DID SOME WORK OVER THERE. YES. OKAY. AND LOOKS LIKE THEY DIDN'T FINISH THE JOB OR WHATEVER. THEY PILED THE DIRT OVER THERE AND THEY WENT TO PICK UP THE DIRT AND. AND THEY LEFT LIKE A HOLE ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT RAINS, THE WATER STAYS THERE.
IS IT IN THE SWALE BETWEEN THE BETWEEN THE, THE STREET AND THE SIDEWALK? OKAY. AND I WANT TO
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KNOW, I MEAN, IF THEY WANT TO FIX IT. SO MAYBE THE VILLAGE CAN SEND SOMEBODY OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. YES OR NO? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT PROBABLY FOR, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE BETWEEN 3 OR 4 MONTHS. OKAY. AND MAYBE JUST SHOW THAT TO THE STAFF. OKAY. WELL THAT'S THAT'S FINE. I WILL REPORT THAT AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR YOU. PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD.GOOD LUCK. AND I APOLOGIZE ABOUT ALL THIS. NO. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SO CAN I MAKE THE PAYMENT TODAY? YOU CAN? YEAH. IT'S JUST TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, $350. THE ORDER WILL CATCH UP LATER. WHERE DO I HAVE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT? I HAVE NO IDEA. OKAY, BUT THESE LADIES WILL TELL YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. I GUESS WE CAN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE BATTING ORDER. OKAY. SO 20 CASE NUMBER 25 078 FOR THE PROPERTY OF 14 934 SOUTHWEST LEE AVENUE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SECOND CONTINUANCE. YES. SO FOR THIS PROPERTY, I'M REQUESTING A SECOND CONTINUANCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE. THE TENANT THAT'S LIVING THERE IS ACTUALLY THE MOTHER OF THE OWNER, OKAY. AND THE OWNER ACTUALLY WORKS OUT OF STATE. SO SHE DID COME IN CONTACT WITH ME LAST WEEK ON THE EIGHTH, AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WILL BE IN TOWN AND IS GOING TO HIRE A CREW OF PEOPLE TO COME JUST CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY BECAUSE SHE'S NOT THERE AND THE MOTHER CAN'T DO THE WORK HERSELF. OKAY, SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR A SECOND CONTINUANCE FOR TO GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO RECTIFY THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE NOT ADJUDICATED. IS THAT CORRECT? NO. SO THIS WASN'T HEARD, NOR WAS IT PRESENTED. IT WAS JUST ASKED FOR A CONTINUANCE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MOTHER OF THE OWNER, AND SHE WAS GOING TO TRY AND GET IT INTO COMPLIANCE, BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SO AND SHE'S BEEN SICK WITH THE FLU. OKAY, SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT 30 DAYS? I'M ASKING FOR JUST 30 DAYS, WHICH IS WHAT I ASKED THE OWNER, AND SHE SAID THAT 30 DAYS WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH. OKAY, SO WE'LL TAKE IT TO. AUGUST 15TH OR WHATEVER THE WEEKDAY IS. LET ME JUST SEE. YEAH. AUGUST 15TH, SIR. FRIDAY.
OKAY. OKAY. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S NOT THIS IS A CONTINUANCE. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT HEARING BASICALLY, WHICH IS THE SO I BELIEVE THE 19TH IS. YEAH. I'M SORRY, I WAS THINKING OF IT IN TERMS OF EXTENDING A DATE FOR COMPLIANCE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL JUST MOVE THIS TO THE AUGUST. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. SECOND CASE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 25090 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14763 SOUTHWEST 1/69 AVENUE. AND RESPONDENT IS HENRY JASON HERBERT JUNIOR. AND WHAT HAVE WE GOT THERE. THAT'S THIS ONE. THIS IS YOUR CASE AS WELL, OFFICER ALONZO. YES. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEVEN ALONZO RAMIREZ AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M A CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED PROACTIVELY FOLLOWING MY INSPECTION ON MAY 28TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT IN THIS CASE IS
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HERBERT HENRY JASON JUNIOR, WHO IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. THIS CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14763 SOUTHWEST 169TH AVE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF MARIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY HERBERT HENRY JASON JUNIOR. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORDS CONFIRMING OWNERSHIP IS SUBMITTED AS EXHIBITS NUMBER ON.ON MAY 28TH, 2025, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND OBSERVED A VIOLATION UNDER SECTION 67.201, NUISANCE DECLARED. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT I OBSERVED, AND THESE ARE SUBMITTED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS TWO THROUGH EIGHT. BASED ON MY INVESTIGATION, I ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND A NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE RESPONDENT ON JUNE 2ND, 2025 FOR A HEARING SCHEDULED ON JULY 15TH, 2025.
THIS NOTICE IS ALSO SUBMITTED AS EXHIBITS NUMBER NINE. THE NOTICE CITED THE CODE VIOLATIONS MENTIONED IN MY TESTIMONY AND INFORMED THE RESPONDENT OF THE VIOLATION THAT MUST BE CORRECTED BY JULY 2ND, 2025. IT ALSO ADVISED THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT THE VILLAGE CODE ENFORCEMENT. UPON DOING SO, THE NOTICE WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND POSTED AT VILLAGE HALL AND THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT AS EXHIBITS NUMBER TEN USPS TRACKING AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 11. DELIVERY SIGNATURE AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 12. PROPERTY POSTING AS EXHIBIT NUMBER 13. AN AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. EXHIBIT NUMBER 14 I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS OR EMAILS OR LETTERS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER REGARDING THIS MATTER. ON JUNE 6TH, 2025, I CONDUCTED A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY AND CONFIRMED THE PROPERTY WAS PARTIALLY CUT AND THAT PHOTO IS MARKED AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 15. ON JULY 1ST, 2025, I CONDUCTED A SECOND FOLLOW UP INSPECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIOLATION STILL EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY, AND THOSE PHOTOS ARE MARKED BEFORE YOU AS EXHIBITS NUMBER 16 THROUGH 19. AS OF THIS MORNING, JULY 15TH, 2025, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND SAW THAT NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. I REQUEST THAT VILLAGE EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH 19 BE RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE. BASED ON MY TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED. I REQUESTED RESPONDENT BE ORDERED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITED PROVISIONS AND IF THE PROPERTY COMES OUT OF COMPLIANCE, I REQUEST THAT A FINE OF $100 PER VIOLATION PER DAY. THE VIOLATION CONTINUES THEREAFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VILLAGE HAS INCURRED A REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND THE AMOUNT OF $150 RELATED TO THIS INVESTIGATION. I REQUEST THAT THE VILLAGE BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT AT THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S HEARING. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY, AND I'M SORRY. I WAS LOOKING AT ONE OF THE EXHIBITS. I MISSED THE DATE YOU'RE ASKING FOR COMPLIANCE. I'M ASKING FOR IT TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY AUGUST 19TH, 2025.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD ADDRESS FOR THE OWNER. I'M LOOKING AT.
WHAT'S MARKED AS EXHIBIT 12. AND IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN READ JASON HERBERT. IS THAT. SO UP IN EUSTIS. OKAY. AND IS THE STRUCTURE THAT'S ON THIS PROPERTY THAT'S SHOWN IN ONE OF THOSE EARLY EXHIBITS? EXHIBIT SEVEN. IS THAT OCCUPIED? NO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM THE ROAD, IT IS NOT OCCUPIED. ALL RIGHT. AND THE WAY THE LAYOUT OF THIS PROPERTY IS, IT'S A LITTLE IT'S WHAT WE REFER TO AS A FLAGSHIP PROPERTY. SO IT GOES IN AND THEN CURVES TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE BACK. AND THAT'S WHERE THAT BLUE STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY ON IT, TOWARDS THE BACK LEFT OF THE PROPERTY. ANY THOUGHT OF HAVING THE VILLAGE ABATE? THE NUISANCE. AND OF COURSE IT IS. IN MY VIEW A NUISANCE AND IT'S ACTUALLY CHARGED UNDER THE NUISANCE STATUTE, THE NUISANCE CODE. ANY THOUGHT THERE OF HAVING THE VILLAGE ABATE THE NUISANCE AND THEN LEAN THE PROPERTY? I WOULD I WOULD WANT TO TALK IT OVER WITH MY DIRECTOR DINA. OKAY. IN REFERENCE TO THIS, YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. YEAH. DINA FREEMAN, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTIES IN INDIAN TOWN WITH THIS KIND OF SITUATION WHERE THERE'S BUILDINGS THAT ARE EMPTY,
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VACANT, SOME ARE IN DISREPAIR THAN THIS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY EXPLORE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH THE OWNER BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK REQUEST WHAT THE INTENTION IS OF THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD CALL GRANDFATHERED IN INTO THE VILLAGE. YEAH. BUT IT'S YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION THAT AND I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE THE BUILDING INSPECTOR GO OUT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. DETERMINE WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE CONDEMNED OR OR NOT. BUT I THINK THAT'S THE BEST ADVICE THAT YOU CAN GIVE. AND THE FOLLOW UP THAT WE CAN DO, BECAUSE I'M NOT A LICENSED BUILDING OFFICIAL, SO I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO DETERMINE IF IT'S THE REST OF THE PROPERTY, EVEN IF THE BUILDING WERE TO REMAIN, THE REST OF THE PROPERTY COULD BE THE NUISANCE ABATED BECAUSE NO ONE LIVES THERE AND LEANED MAYBE SUCCESSFULLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT A HOMESTEAD. OKAY, SO I KNOW A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS WILL SET ASIDE SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET FOR THESE KIND OF CASES. AND YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THEM, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THAT PRE-DATE EVEN MINE COUNTY CODE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT TO MAKE TIDY UP AND MAKE INDIAN TOWN, YOU KNOW, A NICER PLACE. BUT WE DO NEED THE BUILDING INSPECTORS OPINION ON THAT. WE'VE HAD OTHERS WHERE THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE CONDEMNED CONDEMNABLE BY STAFF. AND THEN THE INSPECTOR'S GONE OUT AND SAID, NO, IT'S NOT. SO WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL. YEAH. AND I WASN'T I WASN'T NECESSARILY THINKING THAT THE BUILDING NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED, JUST THAT THE PROPERTY COULD BE CLEANED UP. YES. YOU'VE GOT REMNANTS OF TREES AND OTHER THINGS THERE THAT COULD BE REMOVED. AND ALONG WITH THE TALL WEEDS AND THINGS, BUT DEFINITELY TIED AND NEGLECTED. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. REALLY. IT NEED TO COMPLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE AND I'M LOOKING OUT, THERE'S NO ONE HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. HERBERT, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT INTO EVIDENCE THE VILLAGE'S EXHIBITS, ONE THROUGH 19. IN THIS CASE, BASED UPON THAT EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICER AND THE DIRECTOR, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ORDER COMPLIANCE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 19TH, 2025, FAILING, WHICH WOULD FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY WOULD ACCRUE. AND I'LL FURTHER AWARD COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150 TO BE PAID TO THE VILLAGE ON OR BEFORE THE DATE SET FOR COMPLIANCE IN THIS CASE. OKAY. LET'S. NEXT CASE IS 25191 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 943 SOUTHWEST 1/71 DRIVE ON DORIS BURTON IS THE OWNER AND OFFICER ALONZO, YOU HAVE THAT ONE TOO. SO WITH THIS CASE, I'M ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED DUE TO WORK BEING DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT, BUT SHE HAS COME IN AND STARTED THE PROCESS WITH OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE JUST CURRENTLY AWAITING FOR PRODUCT APPROVAL.AND ONCE SHE TURNS THAT IN, SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY GET IT APPROVED. SO I'M ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE OF 30 DAYS TILL NEXT HEARING OF AUGUST 19TH, 2025. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT IS THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? THE ROOF THERE WAS ROOF WORK DONE OKAY ON THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO. SO WE WILL SET THAT ONE FOR THE AUGUST 19TH, 2025 HEARING. OKAY. AND. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT. CORRECT. YES. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.
LET'S SEE. OUR NEXT HEARING IS AUGUST 19TH AND WE WILL SEE YOU ALL. THEN
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.