Generally speaking, the time frames are built in that you're you're probably going to hit one of those milestones in a given a given year. Um, you know, ideally um it's it's in conjunction with ours,
but uh you know there there would be if if it didn't fall with any of those time frames, there would be a a separate election. Now, I think Mr. Attorney, correct? jump in wrong. I know that some communities for those types of situations
call for mailin ballots only which could you know and and I think can't we do that on a casebycase basis depending upon the timing let's say in in an even year we found ourselves or in early in
the early portion of an oddnumbered year we found ourselves having to have a truly standalone election election for that seat. Good afternoon. If you haven't signed in in the front, please put in your name
and case number. I hereby call July 0 July 3rd, 2025 code compliance special master hearing to order. Roll call special master Karen Jenkins here.
City attorney Alex Uribe here. Court manager Hinardo Morio here. Special master, please approve the minutes of the hearing that took place on June 5th, 2025. Approved.
We kindly request that everyone in attendance please put their cell phones on silence. Telefonos and Sencio. Anyone giving testimony today, please stand to be sworn in by Homestead Police Officer Nicholson.
Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in these proceedings will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If so, say I do. Officer Nichols, can you please swear in
the translators? Please raise your right hand. Do you swear and affirm the testimony you are about to give in these proceedings will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If so, say I do. The I do with the interpreting
what will say a court certified interpreter in all courts of the state of Florida. Please remain standing for 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. When we call out your name and case number, please walk up to the stadium, state your name and address. For the record, the following amendments
have been made to the hearing agenda. Item number three, CE2505195 from civil citation has been complied. Item number six, CE25022 from previously heard has been complied.
Item 11 CE254 0350 from new business has been tabled. Item 12 CE254 0352 from new business has been complied.
Item 13 CE254 0387 from new business has been complied. Item 17 CE2504 0435 from new business has been complied.
Special master, if I may take the cases out of order from the agenda for those who are present today. Approved. Item number eight under new business code officer Morataya case number C2504
0115 Bola K. Adams. This property was cited on April 9th, 20125 for code section violation 6-36 is for an an attached terrace without a permit. Uh notice of violation and summons to appear were mailed via
certified mail on April 9th, 2025. Service of the notice of violation and summons to appear were received April 12th, 2025. Property was posted on April 9th, 2025. Currently, the property is still in violation. The photographs were taken
April 8th, 2025. As of today, there's a permit on file that is still under review. Permit number 2550535. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special Master, please accept these photos submitted as evidence. Approved.
Hello. Please state your full name and address. Pa, 184 Northeast 36, Homestead, Florida 333. You have a testimony you would like to share?
Yes, I have. Well, somebody made a terrorist for me, but I don't know I would need a permit. He asked me they get a permit from the association and that's what I did five years ago. And now one day I come from
work and I find this in the house and I real when I go and I realize they s me for the for the perola. So I already start the permit but I just need a little more time so
all the paperwork can be processed so they can send the inspector and approve the permit. I'm sorry. Thank you for your honesty. Um, officer Mononttoya, you want to go ahead and give me some You went by the and you saw
that the I did see that the permits have started. That is correct. Yes, she's already she already started the process with it. It's still under review with the development services. So, all she has to do is just pretty much wait on it. That's all. And I guess uh all she needs is probably time to finalize the
the whole process and hopefully be approved. Thank you. All right. Well, I'm going to go ahead and roll on this case. Um, I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C2504115. And I'm going to go ahead and give you another 30 days to come into compliance.
And today just be an $8 administration fee. That's it. Okay. And what do I have to do now? You're going to wait. You're going to You've already filed for the permit. So, we're in the process of waiting. So, we're going to go ahead and give you another additional 30 days so you can
come into compliance and then you know that should be done. Thank you. Next case item 18 under new business court officer Chapelli case number C2504
0463 Ingred Gricela Batoro The property was cited on May 1st, 2025 for code sections violation 6-36, non-permitted work for the front door, driveway extension, and 6-36 for failing
to obtain permit for shed. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 1st, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and certified on May 1st with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on
April 30th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, permit number 2550268 for shed is in apply status as of May
15, 2025. Permit number 2550270 for the driveway is in apply status as of May 15, 2025. And permit number 2550271 for the front door is in apply status as
of May 15, 2025. Franc you need an interpreter. Okay. Interpreter. My name is Fran. Yeah. My name is Francisco. Could you please have her state her full
name and her address? Homestead. Does she have a test? Northwest Court Homestead, Florida 33030. Your honor, special master, if I may ask, I heard her name Francisca Viji.
Francisco. Uh, I need to know what her relationship is to the property owner or at least the person listed here, Ingred Gryo. my daughter. They're both owners. If if she's shown as an owner of the property in the property appraiser
record, then that's not a problem. Is that correct? Okay. Clerk's telling me that that it is They're both owners on the tax appraisal. Okay, perfect. Thank you. You're welcome. Okay. Does she have a testimony she
wants to share? There's supposed to be some work done. [Music] Four. C. I know about the fine because of a shed that was put in that we didn't apply for. And also the door was broken and we
had issues with the driveway. And I'm in the process of getting this done because I need the permit. They haven't given me the permit yet. Thank you for that honesty. Um, and she's gone ahead and applied for all the permits, correct?
Yes, the three permits. I've already done that. I've already got those in. Three permits that are needed. Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and rule on this case. I do find violations. Okay. For case number C250463, I'm going to go ahead and give her
another 30 days to come into compliance. with her permits and then $80 administration fee for today. [Music] That's all. Yeah, that's it. Thank you.
Next case, item number six, under civil citations, code officer Johnson, case number C250370, Lelair Elite Properties LLC. Citation was issued to Francis Seros,
property address 921 Northeast 5th Avenue. Citation was issued May 28, 2025 for code section 23.5-5, improper garbage disposal. Location of violation was found at 904 Northeast 5th
Avenue. I took the photographs May 27th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submit as evidence. Approved. Special special master. I made contact
with her. Well, she called me and she stated that she has a testimony to give. Do you need an interpreter? No. Okay. Thank you. Please state your full name and address. Uh Francis 921 Northeast 5th Avenue, Homestead,
Florida 330. Thank you. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Uh yeah, it was a box. I I I break them down when I receive stuff and I throw them in my garbage and uh recycle, but it was full. So, uh it was like really two boxes, but uh I don't
know what the under one ended, but I went and I picked it up. My box. I picked it up cuz it end up there. I went and picked it up and I took pictures of it. I don't know how it ended up there. Everybody throw all the garbage there, but I didn't throw my garbage there. I
always put it like next to my garbage can, but my garbage can was full. The recycle one. So, with boxes already. So, your garbage was full. And what did you do with this box? I brought Oh, when I when he when I called them and I I went to pick it up. When I received
this, I picked it up from there and I and I had to look through all that garbage and pick up my box and break it down and put it in my garbage can like whenever the garbage passes by and he took it. But I did leave it there. I went and I picked it off.
Officer Johnson, when did you go by and take this picture? I took the picture May 27th and May 28th. It was 2025. when I inspected the property and um she gave me a phone call and she did state
that um the trash that it was there and she told me that she picked it up and she could comply with the violation. She said she has picture and everything. It's just the citation was not paid. Okay. Well, and this other ones right
there, that's not mine. Mine was only one box. The huggies, I don't even have kids. Is that all you want to say? Okay. Well, I'm going to go ahead and roll in this case. I do find a violation of City of Homestead uh for case number C250370.
And um our people went out already. Correct. And clean. She complied with it. She picked up the trash and disposed it herself. Okay. So, I'm going to go ahead and just for today an $80 administration and I'll go ahead and and um wave this $500.
Okay. So, you just take $80 administration fee today, huh? Today, just an $80 administration fee. Well, I live on my social security. Can I do it in payments? I mean, I don't know if you can do
payments on No, you cannot. Well, we need some time to pay. All right. So, we'll go what we'll do is let me read this case again. The number for C250370 will give you 30 days to go ahead and pay the $80 administration fee. Okay.
And where do I pay? You can go to her and she'll give you the information. Next case, under civil citation item number two, go to Officer Chapelli. Case number C2504183.
Zetti Bjuks Inorc Elo. Citation was issued to Enor Eloe. Property address is 517 Southwest 3 Terrace. Citation was issued on May 14, 2025 for code section violations 23.5-5.
Improper garbage disposal. Location of violation 536 Southwest 3 Terrace. The mail was claimed on May 19, 2025. The citation has not been paid. Currently, the property is not in violation. I took the photographs on May 14, 2025. The
photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Please state your full name and address. My name is Lord. address. Do you have a testimony you want to
share? Well, I can rec empty box If I have two trash cans, if I have my own personal trash, that wasn't done by me.
Did you remove the box? Did you go once you got that fine? What did you do? I had about it. When you received that, what did you do? You had 30 days. I didn't see this until like couple days ago. You saw that a couple days ago? Um, Mr.
Chapelli, did our people go out there and clean up? Yes, that's a CRA lot. Um, Solid Waste did clean it up, but his box was found there and he lives a couple of houses down. Okay. Thank you. All right. So, I'm going to go ahead and
rule in this case. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C250183 to go ahead and continue to pay the $500 with a $80 administration fee. Could I have Could I have some time? Right now
I have a job because I work for Barbecue. So we burn down right now. I can go ahead and honor 30 days to pay the $500. 30 days. Okay. So, let me read that again. C250183 to continue to pay the fine of $500 with
an $80 administration fee with 30 days time to come into compliance. Thank you. You're welcome. Next case under new business item 30 code officer Flores case number C2506 0341
E EA Emanuel LLC See, the property was cited on June 20th, 2025 for code section violation 13-21, 13-32, littered condition, 19-51, 23.5-5,
23.5-36, uh, accumulation of garbage, trash, and junk. This is in reference to the excessive trash and yard waste in the front and rear of the property, including the swale, and it came out to
the street. 29-11 failing to maintain landscape in a neat and orderly manner. A notice of violation was mailed certified and posted on June 20th, 25. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for today's hearing.
Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on June the 20, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, I haven't had contact with the
owner. Um, I did get an email this morning from Solid Waste stating that one Solid Waste pickup, a special pickup was already done, but that the owner called in to request for another one
because it's very excessive, but the property is still in violation. Thank you. Please state your full name and address. Florida 980 Northwest 13th Street. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Yeah, I'm cleaning out the
property. I Sorry. I'm cleaning out the property. This is the original property. This right here. And the neighbors are always complaining that a lot of uh crackheads and all kinds of people go in there to do drugs. So, I decided to
clean it out. Now, I have not acquired any trash. This was asis. Since I bought it, you couldn't see anything out there. In fact, I had the U superintendent go person with me yesterday cuz I explained the issue. He he even himself told me, "I don't understand why you're being ticketed
because you couldn't see from the outside and the inside, but because of all the the nasty stuff going on because of people just going there doing drugs, breaking in, destroying, defecating inside the property, you know, I decided to clean it out." And when it comes to the fence, that has
been like that since I purchased that property. you know, it was it was a mistake purchasing it, you know, uh you know, I was thinking maybe uh you know, knocking it down, do some uh duplexes like the side, but it didn't happen because of money and because of a lot of
stuff that needed to happen. So, I told the superintendent yesterday and he told me, "Listen, just put it on top, you know, align it because I I because this it's a dead end. So I I figure I couldn't just pull everything out
and you know blow the whole street. So he came last time he took two two load truckloads and uh it's a very expensive thing. You know I was quoted for 35,000 just to clean that thing. It's a landfill in the back. You know I didn't know it was like
that. You couldn't go in. I got the pictures here. You know so it's ironic to me that I you know now that I'm trying to clean all this stuff. You know I get ticketed for trying to clean it out. You know, I I didn't realize something about this thing. I've been calling the officer because she led the
number. I left messages. Nobody responds. And I did um voice this out to the uh waste management. And I said I told him, "Listen, you know, I already set it up with you guys, you know. So, I'm you know, I'm cutting it little by little because it's very expensive. You know, I hired a um an excavator guy
charge $90 an hour. So you can imagine, you know, and that's not even So next time I'm thinking I'm gonna have to hire I'm gonna have to go and rent one from Home Depot and try to do everything I can, you know, when it comes down to the fences. The fences, you know, they're just I mean I I don't know. Apparently the guy was a hoarder that had it there before. I don't I don't know. But it's
it you know, people just dump trash in and these new pictures here, that's not my trash. You know, you you can blame me for the trimmings for that. You know, people just dump there all the time. That's all that's that's what they do. You know, I've been trying to take care of it. I going to take care of it. You know, I just didn't dump stuff out there
because I felt like, you know, I'm trying to, you know, and u I I just need money and time, a little bit of time. I'm doing it little by little, you know, I'm going to I'm going to, you know, get everything out. I appreciate you trying to go ahead and um take care of it by cleaning it up and stuff. And you did call the city already to come out again.
Yeah. And but you know, how much time would you say you need? I don't know. Maybe another month. I'm I'm doing myself, you know, rent. It's it's very expensive and you know, it's It's it resembles a landfill in the back. I got the pictures, you know. I mean, I guess people went and look, there were there
were people living in the back with tents, you know. I've been threatened. You know, they wrote graffiti talking about they going to kill me just cuz I told them I didn't want him back there, you know, and uh so, you know, it's a I'm trying to fix it. You know, I just didn't dump stuff out there because I felt like it. Okay. Well, I appreciate
everything. Um I'm going to go ahead and roll on this now. Okay. Um, I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number CE25060341. I'm going to go ahead and give you another 30 days like you said and just today an $80 administration fee and 30
days to come into compliance. No, I'll What about the fencing? I didn't even know they had a fence because, you know, it's was on the floor on the ground. You know, everything's destroyed. They got all kinds of Actually, I'm sorry. This is um the this is part of the the association. This has has an
association. No, no, not that I know. Special master, special master, I'm sorry if I may. This is just a notice of violation, but he I also have another case which is a citation for the excessive amount. This one will be just for the notice of violation and I guess
he's requesting time to come into compliance with all the debris that was left in the front on the swale on the street and also cleaning everything everything in the backyard. Okay. And so there's also there's also a big tree at the end of the at the end of the street that you know covers a lot of
stuff going on and people should sit there and start doing drugs, drinking and everything. And maybe the city can go out there because I don't want to touch it, you know. I don't want to be uh in fault of anything. You know, cutting a tree doesn't belong to me and then being told that I didn't have the permission to do so, you know, and and on the side of the tracks of the train
too, a lot of people come through there and just just sit there and do and do all kinds of stuff, you know. Give me a second here. Let me just review this these notes real quick. This case is an NOB for
this NOB is for again I'm sorry because you said this a citation. No, this case is the notice of violation for the debris. is for the landscape in need of maintenance, junk trash,
uh garbage, fence in need of repair and litter. All right. So, this notice of violation was given to you already. What date, Miss Flores? So just this was issued and posted June
20th, 2025. June 20th. Okay. And when you received this notice of violation, what did you do? Well, I contacted the waste department telling him that uh how could you know
they communicated with each other because um when I called him up, you know, they they have a scheduled pickup. They come they need to come on a certain whatever time they they decide to come out and um and yesterday the superintendent told me that just to pile it all up uh in front of the house and
they were going to come every two weeks, you know, in the meantime that I was trying to get everything. I have I have done taken truckloads out before, but it's just a lot. So, yeah, I'm I'm I'm trying to clean it out. How long would you say that you've this has been? If I if I've been on it,
I would say 30. No, no. How long has it already been? I'm I'm looking at my records and um looking at what this has been going on for quite some time. Well, but like that you couldn't see anything, right? When you I understand, but still you when you bought it, you saw it that
way. So, I'm asking you, how long has it been like that right now? Not what you're going to do. What has it been like? How long? You mean the trash outside right now? Uh, two weeks maybe. Okay. Well, I don't know. I I think it was u I requested on
on May 10th and then uh they told me, "Well, do the That's why we're a month. We're Today's the third." No. Well, they said do the trimmings, right? So they say once you have a big pile and you take a picture and you send it to us and we're going to evaluate and then when we're going to tell you when we come out
there. So I think they came out on June I don't remember June something. Okay. So for this not for this specific case number and for this violation that the notice was given to you. I'm going
to go ahead and u rule on this. I'm ready for it. So, I do find a violation of City of Homestead. The case number CE25060341 [Music] for the notice. It's going to you're going to have a week to come into compliance because the notice has
already been out 30 days. We're going to go ahead and hear the another case that Miss Flores has and we'll talk about that case. But for this, you have a week to come up regarding this case and this violation. Okay. But wait for all the trash. This is for the notice. This is for the notice. Correct, Miss Flores?
Yes, this is to take care of all the debris in front yard, backyard. So for this for the Okay, but it's it's it's unreasonable. The backyards, it's even if I did it on a daily basis, you know what I mean? It's it's just it's it's a
it's the guy before had like it's a landfill pretty much, you know, all that stuff. Listen, what you see here right now, all those are the trims of the trees that I took off, you know, bamboo trees over 20 feet tall. call me in the back also. And that's why I requested 30
days because, you know, it's it's it's you know, I'd be lying to tell you if I could take care of it in a week, it's not going to happen. I would have to get a crew, you know, of of you know. Well, this is just for the the first violation. What is this? Could
Could you read out the the second one? What is the second one going to be for? Well, the second one is a citation for the excessive amount. that was left out in the street. Would you like me to read off that case? Right. Because I want to I think he
needs clarity. You know that it's been quite some time and or Yes. One case is for the excessive amount and the other one is to come into compliance to clean all of that up because it's not just what was left outside. There's, you
know, the backyard. It's It's full of trash. Well, that's not there anymore. I got two small piles. Yes. It's gone down, but it's There's still debris out in the street. Well, the superintendent said that, you know, on Monday, he's going to come by and take all that stuff
out. Now, he told me, "Look, I can't go into your property and get stuff out, so you got to bring it outside." That's exactly what he told me. Now, on the the very back of the yard, you know, I have to I have to go out there with, I don't know, bulldozer or excavator and start getting things out.
Okay. So we we are dealing with two. You have one that is that you never came in compliance for what was originally and then now excessive. So this is this is and the second one has been when was he notified on that? This one on May 22nd.
Okay. Yeah. So you've already had over a month. No. No. Because May 20th is when you got the other one. This one June 20th. This this was on on the city having their own
time. They weren't picking it up. But it's not just this is your property. It has to be it can be within the city but as well yourself. This is your you your responsibility. Well, I understand. But when I request the city, then the city tells me I'm going to show up a certain day. I don't have control over that. I mean, you know, other you can find other
means to help get that property. If if you're being violated, there's other ways that you can find if the city's not there. This is it's your responsibility. I'm trying to do that. I you know, right? So, like I said, based on this case, I'm already ruling on it. It's C25060341.
Again, I'm going to give you a week to come into compliance and an $80 administration. That's it. We're going on to the next, your next um for everything else, which is the front for the one that I'm talking about has the excessive trim. No, that's not the
excessive. This one is one the the garbage, the trash, the the junk, the debris. she can go ahead and um clarify it for you, but I'm giving you a week to come in compliance for that. That would be for the front of the property and the rear of the property. Did you hear that? Yeah. Okay. So, we're going to go ahead and finish this one. We're done. Now,
we're going to go the second one. Uh citation was issued to EA Emanuel LLC, property address 292000, Southwest 178 A. Citation was issued on May 22nd, 2025 for code section 23.5-8.
Ex excessive accumulation of trash in improper manner. This is in reference to the amount of yard waste in the front of the property that extended to the street. Location of the violation 980 Northwest 13th Street. I took the photograph on May 22, 2025. The photos
fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Special master, yes. The case number will be C2505 0279
item number V item number five under civil citation. Okay. Thank you. Um special master as I stated before the same thing applies to this case. I received an email from Solid Waste Department this morning advising that they did one special
pickup that was completed on June the 10th, 2025 and that the resident requested another pickup for uh remaining debris. At the moment, there is still an accumulation of debris um in the front of the property and the citation remains unpaid.
Okay. Thank you. Do you want to go ahead and have testimony about that? About regarding case number C250279. What's that about the trash again? Yeah. This is now the violation that was given to you. Violation. I don't understand.
All this has to do with the trash, right? Correct. Correct. Okay. Well, you know, again, that trash was there when I bought the property. I decided to clean it out. It's it's it's it's a huge amount. It's you know and you say well
you know I think maybe the pro part of the problem is that I've been waiting for the city to do all this stuff I wanted you know so they can pick it up. Maybe that's been part of the problem you know but this is not a cheap thing to do. That's what I've been trying to say you know and again I don't you know I look nobody said anything what all
that stuff was. You couldn't even see that house from the outside nowhere. You couldn't see nobody said anything. As soon as I you know I get I try to clean it all out. I'm getting ticketed. I'm here in front of you as if I'm just dumping stuff around. I didn't dump none of that stuff in there. I was prior owner and I understand the
responsibility now falls upon me. But I would, you know, I would request that I get some more time because it's it's not just excessive trainings, you know. There's all kinds of stuff in there. All kinds. It's beyond my understanding. How can anybody, you know, allow something like
that to happen, you know? So again, you know, I'm trying to fix the problem. I'm trying to fix the issue. I'm just not throwing things out there or saying I'm not going to do anything. No, I'm trying to, you know, I'm just a oneman show, you know. Okay. So, for the citation
that you received um for the citation that you received back in June 1st, that's still outstanding, correct, Miss Forest? I'm sorry. Can you repeat that? The violation has not been paid as of today.
Correct. It hasn't it has not been paid. All right. So, I'm going to go ahead and roll this on this. Well, I do find in violation of City of Homestead for case number C250 2 I'm sorry, 2550279. Um, I'm going to go ahead and help you
out with this violation. Bring it down to 350. Okay. And with an AD administration fee. Well, on Monday, on Monday, the the superintendent's going to show up, pick up everything that's left in front of the yard that does what she's playing is still there. Right. And our people are going out there to go clean it up. So,
I'm helping you out doing a fine from 500 to 350 and an $8 administration fee. So, we're done with that. So, now you have both cases and now you know what you have to do to come into compliance. Okay. Do you have any questions?
One week, right? can't get more than that for the whole thing. One week and you know, let's see what the code enforcer, you know, they go out there. It's It's a lot of trash. A lot.
I mean, you would have to see it in person to understand what I'm trying to convey to you, you know. And uh sir, when did you buy the property? I'm sorry. I bought it a year and a half ago. And it's looked in that condition for a year. Yeah. And nothing has been done. Well, I
cleaned some, but but again, you know, it was a jungle. You couldn't see you couldn't even see the house in there. Now that I'm cleaning it out, you know, it really takes a lot of money to do that. I said $35,000 to clean that house
in the back. It's a lot of money I don't have to do. I'm going to have to rent a do myself, rent a an excavator, a Bobcat from Home Depot. That's what I'm going to do. Well, that's um give you a little nugget is that you can call and see how many times the city's willing to come out
there to call the city how many times you can come out there, right? It's every two weeks. No, but in the in the in between that time I'm I'm going, you know, I'm getting stuff out. But again, it's not sir. I'm sorry. So just to let you know
now we're speaking about the citation. The reason you are citing that you are cited is for the excessive amount. Solid waste cannot pick up that much trash every two weeks in front of your property. You being the homeowner, you are responsible to dispose of your trash,
not just leave it out there for the city to pick it up. Okay. But I spoke to them and they told me that it can do 10 yards. And it didn't matter how big the pile. This is what the said to me yesterday, they can come in and chip off a little bit whatever they can fit in the truck every 10, you know,
every two weeks, 10 yards because part of the issue was that they couldn't know, I left some of their in in the property right next to it and he told me you can't I can't we can't go we don't have permission to go in there, you know, so you have to put it and I didn't put all the stuff out in the shoes. I figure if I bug the street, they're
going to sound bugging the street. Sir, if I may. Yes. I think the the disconnect here is that even if the city will come and take piece by piece out, you are still not allowed to have that much trash out in front. Just cuz the city said we will come out and get it
bit by bit doesn't mean you're not violating the code by having that much out in front of your house. That's the problem. Well, I understand that, but I'm taking care of it. Yes, but it the fact of the matter is that it was out there in front and it was excessive and that's why you got the ticket. The fine
is not because you're It has nothing to do with whether you're taking care of it or not. It has to do with whether or not it happened. I understand. That's That's the issue of this case right here, right now, that the citation and the magistrate already uh reduced the fine for you. I understand. And I'm being
proactive about it. And at the end of the at the end of the street, I mean, you have a bunch of trash that I take it all myself. I didn't dump in there. It's it belongs to the city and the city doesn't pick it up. That's not before us here today. The only the what's being discussed here today is the trash in
front of your house on that case. So yes, ma'am. We're done. Oh, that's it. Yeah, I've ruled on the case, right? And then you have I've gone ahead and reduced your fine from 500 to the 350 with an $8 administration. She can
give you the information where to pay. Next case, item number five under new business. Code officer Flores, case number C2503 0192, Michael Buck.
The property was cited on March 19, 2025 for code section violation 23.5-3. Garbage cans hours of placement. This is now in compliance. Failing to comply with off- streetet parking for boat storage. This is in reference to two
boats and an RV in on the property. S 6-36 non-permitted work. This is in reference to a side door added on the west side of the property. And 6-36 expired permit. This is in reference to
permit number 171 00345 for chain link fence with gate. A notice of violation was mailed certified mail and posted on March 19, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for today's hearing. Currently, the property
is in violation. Summons to appear was mailed reg was mailed certified mail and posted on June 20th, 2025. I took the photographs on March 18, 2025 and June 20, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent
was observed. Special master, please accept the photos submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, uh there is still um no per the permit for the fence and the
gate is still expired and there is no permit on side uh on file for the door that was added to the side of the home. The boats and the RV are still on the property. Thank you. Can you please state your
full name and address? Good afternoon. Um, man, my name is Michael Bush. Uh, 421 Northwest 12 Street 330. Thank you. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Uh, yes, ma'am. As as of
right now, let's start with that door. I purchased the home in u 2012 May. I have a picture here of how the house was originally when I bought it. May I show it to you? This is how I purchased the home
originally and I am not aware of anything that was added to the home. Since I purchased it, I have not done anything but defense. Um, that's that's that door. when it comes
to the fence. Okay. When it comes to the fence, back in 200, I would say 18, 17, 18, um, I changed the the chain and fence to the black one. And I'm aware of how the permanent works because I work for the
IBW 349. And the fence was done with a permit. And that permit says here that is still open. Um, it's not the responsibility of the homeowner to do anything with the permit once the contractor opens up the permit when the job is completed. It's his
responsibility to close out the permit. If he's doing it with the permit, it's ultimately his responsibility. I mean, at least on the electrical part, that's how it's done. So, I was not aware of what I had to do this. I've been confused this whole time when it comes
to certain things. The boat, I purchased that boat and It is now I have a picture today. I took a picture because that boat I put it outside and I was aware that Wait, before we go into
the boat um fence, I'm looking at the fence here. Um there's it's expired. There's no new permit for that fence. No, I I don't understand what is expired means because the job was completed. The permit was closed. I don't understand what it's expired means. The permit's
not closed if it's expired. It only expires if it's left open and inspections aren't done. Correct. Within the time that the Florida building code gives you to close the permit. Correct. But if it was done by a contractor and I was out of time when this was going on, the contractor is supposed to meet, the
inspector meets with the contractor, closes out the permit. I think you should have a conversation with your contractor that you hired to do this job and let him know that he left an expired permit here. But unfortunately, the city and the permit is tied to your
address. Okay? And it and it that's why it goes to your property because the contractor may never show up here again. Right. Right. The the responsibility ultimately is on the homeowner. The is something that you need to go ahead and talk to your contractor. The contractor is not going to be able to pull another
permit here in Homestead because he's got an open and expired permit, right? But ultimately, where are these fines going to go? and and and where are these code enforcements? They are directed at the homeowner to go and if you need to get another contractor to come in and
close that permit and get all the inspections done, unfortunately that is on you, the homeowner. Okay. Um if it's still open, expired, and it's under his license and he needs to close it, how am I responsible for?
You can change contractor. Yeah, but that means I have to get another one now to expect to do whatever they need. Whatever is missing to to Absolutely. You need to That's a That's a problem between you and your contractor, your old contractor who may I'm not going to
give you advice cuz I'm not your attorney. All right. But you need to go and explore what you're going to do with that old contractor because clear clearly he's left you high and dry. So it's not his responsibility ultimately it to close out the permit. I'm not going to tell you whether it's his
it may be and and and it you know he's the only one who can come in and and make sure that if that permit gets closed and coordinate with the inspectors but you need to but unfortunately the effect of not having the permit closed properly it attaches to your property attaches to the
property at which the permit is at which is your house. you have many you have another way to go ahead and close the permit if if that contractor is not being uh cooperative or or whatever it is. But and and yes, it it they the new contractor will probably charge you, but
that's unfortunately that's your responsibility to go get this permit and and get a contractor to close this permit. Okay. I would like some time if I can to see what I'm what, you know, ask questions here and there and find
out what I need to do. Um, okay. Thank you for that. Um, I'm going to go ahead and rule on this case. I do find in violation of City of Homestead for case number CE 2550 30192. I'm going to go ahead and give you 30
days to go ahead get all this done and just an $8 administration fee today. Okay. All right. Thank you. I appreciate that. All right. Also, I'm sorry, one more thing. The boat is actually now in the property. You can't see it from the street. Actually, when you drive in front of it, you can see it, but it
needs to be not seen from both sides from the neighbors. I have pictures if you want to see them because I I just put it out there when I bought the boat, but I actually put it inside the fence area. Um I mean, you can show that to Miss Forest and Excuse me, sir. So, um
as the code states, you can either only have one boat on the property or one RV if it's adequately fenced in. Um, you can't have, so it's either one or the other. You can't have two boats and one RV. It's either one
boat or one RV. Um, that you can have on your property in the rear of the home. So, I could only have one even if it's not seen. I mean, once again, yes, but from you you have a chain link fence, so
adequately fenced. I mean, it would be, and correct me if I'm wrong with my manager, it would be like with a Dura fence, a wooden fence. With a chain link fence, you can't see it. Would you like to
Okay, you what was the code section again for that? That one will be 30-443 subsection G. What was the subset? G Yes. In this case, the shin link fence
wouldn't apply um to the boat and the RV. Well, that right now is not how it is. I went ahead and I put the RV to the real house. If you can see the original lot, I have plenty of space in the back. I put the RV in the back and I put the boat inside the fence. So, it's fully
screened from public view. It's 10 ft from the back. It's actually further back and you can't see it from it says adjacent from the from each neighbor. I mean, so once you ride in front of it uh past
the street and you look to your left, you're going to see it. But I understand the boat in the front. Okay. How many boats do you remain in the property right now? two. You can't have two boat and one RV. It's either one boat and one RV. Okay. Okay. So, there's one boat
that needs to be remove if you give me a little bit of time. If you give me a I would say 30 days, no more than that. I've already ruled on that and I did give you that. Okay. Thank you very much. Um, after it's completed, do I need
Victor? Is there a Victor here? Victor. Is there a Victor here? Are you Victor? Next case under civil citations item number four code officer Chapelli case
number C 25005 0272 Henry Hernandez. Citation was issued to Henry A. Hernandez. Property address is 306 Southwest 3rd Avenue. Citation was
issued on May 21st, 2025 for co-section violation 23.5-5 and proper garbage disposal. Location of violation was at the 300 block southwestern avenue in a dump pile. The mail was claimed on June 6, 2025. The
citation has not been paid. Currently, the property is not in violation. I took the photographs on May 21st, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. approved. Special master, I did speak to
the owner of the Homestead Towing and Recovery and I just advised them to bring proof that the violator, Henry A. Hernandez, no longer works for the company because they stated that he hasn't been working for them for the past year.
Thank you. Okay. What is your first and last name? Christopher Guzman, 306 Southwest 3rd Avenue. Okay. So, you're speaking on behalf of Henry
Hernandez. Well, he's no longer with the company. He used to be the owner, but now has new owners of the company. So, he hasn't been there for like a year. Did you provide that proof that Miss Chipelli needed?
I did not provide the proof. Um shows it has new owners. Okay. Defer to the director. How do you want to handle this? So Henry is using the address for the
Homestead Towing and Recovery. Um, when I did ask them since he was using the address, that's why they got cited. So I did ask the owner to bring proof that he no longer works there, but they don't have any proof. So, and
the mail was from the home homestead to recovery. 306 Southwest 3rd Avenue if that's your business. Yes. You can take that. Thank you for your patience. All right. So,
I'm going to go ahead and rule on this and let you know what it has to be done. Okay. So I do find in the violation of city homestead but for this case um C250272
what we want you to do is make sure that okay the address 306 west 3rd Avenue since you're the new owner if you can go ahead and and I'm going to go ahead and well first of all let me tell you about the point I'm going to go ahead and wave the fines for
today, but if anything comes up with this 306 Southwest Third Avenue for the same garbage disposal and all this and that, the fines won't be that lenient because you're coming here. I understand you're the new owner. So now what was um
fine here for, which is the garbage or disposal, all of that, if it comes back within that property address, you're going to be responsible for it. Okay? So, for today, being that you're the new owner and Henry Hernandez is not the owner anymore, that's what we're going
to do is we'll wave this fine. Nothing today. But like I said, that address you provided, if that comes back at all with anything, it's you understand. Thank you. Okay. Next case.
Under civil citation, code officer item number seven, code officer Chapelli, case number C2506 2099, Homestead 15 SRO LLC. Correction, this is for Marilyn Rogers.
Citation was issued to Marilyn Rogers. Property address is 537 Southwest 6th Avenue, Room 1, Homestead, Florida. Citation was issued on June 5th, 2025 for co-section violation 23.5-5,
improper garbage disposal. Location of violation 546 Southwest 6th Street. The mail was claimed on June 11th, 2025. The citation has not been paid. Currently, the property is not in violation. I took the photographs on June 5th, 2025. The
photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Hello. Please state your full name and address. 537. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Yes.
They said I was dump um boxes on the street or something and I don't call it because I can't walk. So my neighbors basically ching at the door outside. I live in a moon house. If they
see the trash out there, they'll pick the trash up and throw it away from me. But I didn't know this illegal. I'm sorry. I couldn't hear you that well. You said you could not you weren't aware of your trash. I wasn't aware they
was dumping it anywhere. I thought they was taking it to the dumpster, ripping the box up. I only get one box a month. She's saying that she lives on a rooming home. Rooming house and um that garbage
was uh dumped there. Yeah. And neighbors see my sitting outside the door and take it and put it neighbors from outside the door since she living house it supposed to. Exactly.
And yeah, something that her her legs and her and the condition that she's in that you know she's not able to go walk. Okay. Okay. Okay. So, somebody do you have
somebody that is going to help you take out the trash or what do you do when you with your trash so that this doesn't happen again? Okay. If if they see the trash outside, they take the trash to the dumpster. That's what they supposed
to be doing, but they taking it putting it elsewhere on. Is there some is there somebody that you know that where maybe you break down the boxes or trash? I just I don't want this to happen over and over. So, is there somebody that can help you with your
trash? It's um I'm going have to stop cutting it up myself. That's not mine. There's no way that's mine. That is mine for my name on it. Okay. Well, and I get one pop a month.
Okay. Well, you do you understand now what happens this I mean to prevent you succumbing every single time or all these fines coming there. You cannot have your trash if you don't know what's going to happen. You personally have to take care of your trash. Maybe you don't put it
out front. You got to figure out some other No, I don't put it out front. I put it in the back with trash. where they put all the dump at. But my neighbors did take the trash out for me. That's what I'm saying. You may want to
have figure something else because it's it's not working where they're putting the trash where it's supposed to. So, just I'm going to help you today, but I don't want this to continue to see in your or these fines because this the fines can get over and over. So, you're going to have to figure out something else to
take care of your trash cuz what you're doing now is not working. Okay. Um, so I'm going to go ahead and roll in this case. Um, I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C250 6009.
I'm going to go ahead and wave this 500 fine and $80, but that this is it. So if it happens again, it's not going to be that leaning anymore. So you understand about your trash? Yes, ma'am. Okay.
Thank you. [Music] Next case under new business item number 20 code officer Johnson case number C2505 005 Mala LLC.
The property was cited May 7, 2025 for code section 22-65 elicit discharge in connections. A notice of violation was was mailed certified mail along with posting
sorry along with a summon to appear made May 7, 2025. Service of violation in summon to appear was received May 12th, 2025. compliance was
was was met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Currently, the property is not in violation. I took the photographs May 2nd and May 7, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo as
evidence approved. Special master, the violation was complied. It's just if today if we could just have adjudication on if it happens again and everything. Okay. Thank you. Well, please state your full name and the address. Oh, hi. My
name is Tai Pan. Address 801 East 8 Street, Homestead, Florida. And do you have a testimony you want to share? Yes. I'm sorry. It's just one of the employees. I don't know. We're taking a shortcut or whatever, but we're better um training and to make sure this
doesn't happen again in the future. So we're sorry about you know what's going on what happened. Mystery um I I think we should treat it as a treat as a a reparable and um irreversible in nature and as my
recommendation a one time fine for the elicit discharge that they did in the storm drainage. All right, thank you for your patience. Um, we're going to go ahead. I'm ready to rule on this case and I do find a
violation of City of Homestead uh for case number CE 2550. So, I know that it came to compliance. you you took care of it, but there has been some irreversible damage that has been
done. So, just for today, because of that, you'll have a $1,000 fine. And if this is if you come back um and see any of us um regarding the the same situation, you're going to be considered a repeat offender, which is
not going to be lenient. Okay. So, that's what's going to happen today. $1,000 and an $80 administration fee and that's it. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. That's not our intention, but you know. Thank you though. Thank you.
next case under new business code officer Chapelle item 14 case number C2504 0388 Ladies Carvalhal Gonzalez and Roger Oro
The property was cited on April 28th, 2025 for co-section violation 6-36 non-permitted work for the added doors on the side of the property, enclosed door on the side of the property, meaning terrace on the side of the property and structure on the rear of the property. 6-206 and 6-207 for the
fence and 30-433 for commercial vehicle store in a residential zone. Notice of violation was mount regular and certified on April 28th, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was male regular and
certified on April 28th, 2025 with posting on April 29th, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on April 27, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the the photo submitted as evidence.
Um, approved. Could you just read off the case number again? Is C2504388. Thank you. Um, special master permit number 255066 for the fence is complied and for the commercial vehicle stored in a residential zone. and that's complied as
well. We're just missing the rest of the violations. Thank you. Please state your full name and address. Uh my name is uh Roger Orosco and the address is uh 822 Southwest uh 63 Homestead FIA 330.
Okay. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Yeah. Uh we already take out everything that wasn't violation. Uh we're waiting for the inspections and the door on the sides. Uh we didn't have a idea that was some violation until
today the person that is taking care of everything for us they just advises. So she's doing us as well. Okay. Thank you for your honesty there. So how much time would you say you need? Uh I don't know how long it's going to
take them for the permit but I said I don't know. Okay. As soon as they done as they're done, we already take care like pay them and do everything. So, we're just waiting for for them. Okay. Thank you for getting all that started. Um, I'll
go ahead and rule in this case. I do find them violation of City of Homestead for case number C250 40388. I'll go ahead and give you an 30 days to come into compliance with just an $80 administration fee today. Okay. Thank
you. Thank you. Next case under new business item 16 code officer Palmer case number CE2504 0410 RAPO LLC.
The property was cited on May 27th, 2025 for co-section violations 13-21, 13-32, failing to keep property free of litter at all times, 19-51, 23.5-5, and 23.5-36, allowing and maintaining an accumulation
of garbage, trash, junk, and or debris on a property, and failing to dispose as such. A notice of violation was mailed, regular, and certified on May 27th, 2025. Service of the notice of violation was received and the property was posted. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the
property was set for tonight's hearing. Summit to appear was mailed regular and certified on June 17, 2025 with the posting date of June 17, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on July 3rd,
2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photos submitted as evidence. approved. Please state your full name and address. Okay. Interpreter.
Yes. Didn't hear. Could you please have a [Music] working to try to get this matter resolved, your honor. Yeah, we're going to be starting to get
this thing rectified, your honor. Name and address, please. Gracian. Gracian Raa Graciani, your honor. Southwest 7,
Southwest 7th Avenue. So, you started the process of cleaning up? Yes. Okay. Yes, that's correct. That's what we're doing. Okay, I'm going to go ahead and roll on this case. I do find
I do find a in violation of the city of Homestead for case number C250410. [Music] I'm gonna give I'm going to go ahead and give her 30 days to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee today.
That's all. Thank you, Mr. Sto. Uh, special message, there is another case for the same owner. I believe same property. Well, it's a different property. There's two folios on that lot.
Okay. It should be case C25049. Um is it it's for the same same situation? Okay. So for the both of them It's one big lot but two folio numbers. Correct. Correct. Okay. So, I'll go
ahead and roll in that one as well. Special master, if you if you may just make sure she has an opportunity to address before Okay. You want to go um want to for your second case
um repeat the address? two together. Uhhuh. And do you have a testimony you would like to share regarding this folio number? [Music] No, it's the same thing, your honor. We're in the process of getting this all
cleaned up as well. Okay. So, I'm going to go ahead and rule on this case as well. This case number I do find in violation of city of Homestead for case numbers CE25049 for being that they're two folios but same
land for together it'll be 30 days for her to come into compliance with So okay, thank you. Um, please show it to uh Mr. Palmer. Let's move on with the next case.
Next case under new business item 23 code officer chapel case number C2505 0179 CBD 2 Properties Inc. Item 23
under new business. Good afternoon. The the property was cited on May 15, 2025 for code sections violation 6-36 non-p permitted work for the hurricane shutters. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 15, 2025.
Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summoned to appear was male regular and certified on June 10th, 2025 with posting on June 10th, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on May 14, 2025. The photos
fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Please state your full name and address. Uh Jane Torres, 1700 Northwest 97 Avenue. Do you have a testimony you like to
share? Uh yeah. The owner when they bought the property, they didn't know that they bought it with the shutters. Uh they were filed because of that. We they did the shutters without the permit. So we're working we were
retained by ownership. And uh Are you the owner? No, you're not the owner of this property. I got a power of attorney. Oh, yeah. Power of attorney. Okay. Okay, thank you. So, you can go ahead and share the testimony. Okay, so
right now we were hired by owner chief to prepare documents to legalize those shutters. Uh, right now that's what we're that's what we need. We need some more time to expedite that process. Sure. Okay. Thank you for your
honesty there. All right. So, I'll go ahead and rule on this case. Um, I do find in violation of City of Homestead for case number C250179. I'll go ahead and since you started the process and um, correct? Well, we did
not start the process. We already got documents. We can submit documents by next week. Okay, that's fine. Okay. Okay. So, I'll go ahead and and give you 30 days to come into compliance. Quick question. Do you think uh the city of Hans will be able to process that permit within 30
days? I don't I mean I I can't but I believe 30 days is fine. And if you communicate with your um code enforcer, then we can see what we can do. But for now, 30 days is should be pretty good. And today it
would just be an $80 administration fee. Understood. Okay. Right. Thank you. Next case under new business code officer Valencia item number six code off code officer
Valencia case number C2503 0215 Florida Power and Right. Good afternoon. The property was cited on 321 of 2025
for code section 19-95 and 19-92 maintaining a vacant property in overgrown condition. 29-11 fell into maintain landscape and eat and healthy and ordinate manner free of refuse and debris. A notice of violation was posted
and certified on 321 of 2025. Complaint was not made before the property was sent for tonight's hearing. So Mr. Appe was posted and certified mail on 63 of 2025. Currently property is in violation. I
took the photographs on 321 of 2025. The photos finger represent what was observed. Special master please accept the photos submitted as a evidence approved. So, special master um I've been talking with um some of the people from the FPNL
and now there are we have a representative from from them that he's going to speak on their be on their behalf and I believe he has a power attorney So this uh property is next to uh one of the communities, the fairways.
Um and that is on the entrance on the west side of the fairways. They are going to cut some of that grass in there. However, not everything, but he's here to speak on their behalf.
Okay. Thank you. Please state your name. My name is Pasqual Perez Jr. And the address or the company that you're representing? I'm representing for the Department of Light and the address is going to be 1636
Southeast 24th Street, Miami Land. And thank you. And do you have a testimony you want to share? Yes, ma'am. You want to put this a little bit close? Sorry about that. Yeah, my voice is messed up. You can lift it up. There you go. Sorry about that. So, we were
notified. We reached out to Dinosaur, which is our landscaping company. We came up with a plan. Um, this area is an area that was not in my purview, meaning I oversee all substations from 595 all the way down to Turkey Point. So, now
that we're aware of this area, we got the funding, we got the plan, and all we need is 30 days to get it done, but we're going to get it mitigated. Appreciate you taking action. Okay. So, I'll go ahead and roll on this case. A to find a violation of City of Homestead
for case number C25030215. Go ahead and give you that 30 days to come into compliance with just an $80 administration fee today. Understood. Thank you. Thank you. That is all the cases for those present. Moving to a mitigation
a reduction for 268 Southwest 6th Avenue, Folio 10 7813 060 0150 Alonso Serrano Hello. Could you please state your full name
and the address? Alonso address. It is uh 268 Southwest 6 Avenue. Thank you. Do you have a testimony you want to share? Yes. For the last few years, we tried to resolve this problem
specific four years. We submit all the permits, everything. We was working four years to resolve it. Never. We never fix nothing. Why? We sent emails.
We got all the paperwork. We sent everything to the city so they can help us to fix everything. We hire a contractor so he can do everything. He do everything. For the last four years, we doing back and forth, back and forth. We never resolve nothing. The only thing
that I want to tell you guys that right now Court enforcement. You guys have the best code enforcement people that you guys have. I don't know for how many years. The new administration and court enforcement, they fix my problem like in three months.
In three months. It is incredible that I was waiting four years to resolve this problem that the new administration fixed it in three months is the only thing that I'm going to say. And about this about this case, I was
one of the body shops that I was doing everything for uh for the city for the flip department and I lose my account. So I lose a lot of money. I lose a lot of money losing that account about this problem and we are
supposed to fix it runway because I got all the emails that we send. We got everything and I never received nothing. We try so hard, but I mean with the new administration, we fix
it right away with no problems and we never got problems with the people. When somebody when they come to my place and they tell me something right now, I fix it right away and I'm pretty sure that I have people right here in front of me that they know.
So everything in this property has been fixed. Everything is done. Everything is done. The only thing that I that I that I think that I'm I'm not supposed to pay all this money because it was no asphalt. We tried to
do everything to fix it. It is impossible that with the new administration, they fix it right away. We never got a problem. They told me what to do right away and we fix it
in three months. Okay. Two weeks ago, I'm sorry. Two weeks ago, they told me about my wall behind my building the building. And what did I do? I fixed it right away. I mean, I don't want problems. I'm a
businessman. I just want to be comfortable in my business. Appreciate your honesty. Yeah, I've been seeing um everything that you've done in the last couple, the back and forth and everything. Um, give me a second.
So, what you currently owe right now is 63,480. Yes, ma'am. Uh, thousand. Um, I'm ready to go ahead and rule on this. I um willing to go ahead and and help you. Um, being that everything is fixed now.
know you've been going back and forth and all that. Um, so I still do find a violation of City of Homestead and for case number a second here.
There's two cases here for cases C181 1 046 as well as C20 07. Best I can do here is do a reduction to 47 680.
Okay. I'm sorry. I mean I don't go ahead and take no the original you have originally was 63,480 correct that is that is exactly yes that's the maximum under code that can
be reduced but I don't go I'm not going to take it I'm not going to take it because it is impossible it's not my fault it was my fault I'm accepted I'm accepted I lose money work I was working for you guys I was a contractor for the
flea department. I lose so much money because they cancelled my contract about this and I tried. It's not my fault. I tried so many years to fix it. I do the right things to do it and when we was
sending emails, emails call the the people they never answer us all the time. Was something else was something else and we never finished. It is impossible with the new administration that we finish in three and three months. So just put this if everybody
was cooperate to fix this problem, we can fix it in 3 months. So how much wasn't 3 months my fines? I mean I'm not I'm not a rich guy. I'm a hardworking guy. I appreciate that. Um
that is the final number that we can do. But what I was advised that also you can do is you if the 47 680 which was a reduction. You have to take this. If you need more, you have to take it up to the city council. I'm going to take it. I'm going to take whatever I want to take
it. I'm going to take it. I don't want to bring nothing. It's not It's not my responsibility. It was my fault. I do it. I happy to do it. But you know how many thousands of money that I that I lose not working for
the fifth department? It is affecting me. Because service. So, well, being that you have all that in record, that's something that you could present to the city council. But as of today, what you're here for, what you
were summoned, paid for, 47,680 is what the reduction is. I'm not a so and take it whatever we have to take it because I don't think it's it's fair. All right. So, I'm going to go ahead and
rule because what you're here for and then you can go ahead and appeal it to the council. But today what we're here for regarding the two case numbers, I'm going to read them out and then give the reduction and then you can take it to the city. Okay, I want to take it.
Okay. So, um like I had said already, um I do find a violation of city of Homestead um for case numbers C18110046 as well as C21207 for the reduction from 63,200 to 47,680.
That is it. I can tell you I'm not going to take and I won't do an $80 administration. I don't want to take it. I don't want to take it because it was not my fault. Just imagine you going to buy you're buying a house and the reality told you,
"Yeah, I'm going to give you the house. I'm going to give you the house tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow." And then tomorrow never comes. What does that means? They sell the house to somebody else. No. I mean, I don't think it's fair. uh all the time that I come over here, you know how many times in four
years, I just want that you read the paperwork that you guys have in front of you. How much money that appear to you guys to you guys. And I'm doing a service for you guys for the city homestead.
And I was paying so many fines. So many fines every every month. I was paying fines and They just told me something today, tomorrow was something else. I mean, and
this is it is super it is impossible that the new administration come. I got a meeting with them like this. They don't tell me no. And the last administration, they never
picked the phone. They never send you a email batch. What does that means? so much people working in the CA. Come on. If you send me any email to me, she's going to answer you. We got a
business because we care about us business. I mean, I'm losing so much money and and on top of this I'm going to pay this month. I don't think it's fair. I don't think it's fair. And then your administration, they come in three months, they fix everything. What does
that means? You you just put yourself in muscle. Do you think that is fair? I don't think it's fair. I don't think it's fair. I mean, in three months, sir, she has done everything she can under
the under the code, under the authority that she has under the code. I think you need to prepare and if you would like to appeal this, you may appeal this to the town to the city council and they're the ones who are going to be able to hear this and hear your arguments from here on out. There's nothing further that the
special master can do. Thank you. Now returning to the agenda order for the remaining cases. The next case it's under new business. Item number one, code officer Lopez. Case number C2501
0090 Brian Roberto Almo. The property was cited on June 10th, 2020 2025 for code uh section 6-36 work without permit for the roof, windows, and front patio. Notice of
violations was mailed certified on June 10th, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was mailed, certified, and posted on June 10th, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation
for the window permits. The other permits were already taken care of. I took the photographs on June 10, 2025. Uh, the photos are fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept these photos
submitted as evidence. approved. There's no Brian here. Brian. Okay. So, I'll go ahead and rule in this case. I do find in violation of city of Homestead for case number C2501090 [Music]
to come one week to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee. Next case under civil citation item number one court officer Flores case number C2504
0276 Amarilis Castillo citation was issued to Amarili Cathed property address 1342 San Piper Boulevard. Citation was issued on April 18, 2025 for code section 6-36 non-permitted work. This was in
reference to installation of impact door and window. Location of the violation 1342 San Piper Boulevard. I took the photograph on April 18, 2025. The photos fairly inaccurately represent what was observed. Special master,
please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, as of today, the citation has not been paid and I've had no contact with the owner. Permit number 2550572 for the impact window and door was
applied for in May 7th, 2025 and denied by the building department on June 11, 2025. Thank you, Amarillis. No Amarillis. Okay.
Well, I'm going to go ahead and roll on this. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C2504276 [Music] for the violation to be a,000
with an $80 administration fee. Next case under previously heard item number one code officer of Valencia case number C2309 0085
Payet Investments Group LLC. This is a affidavit and non-compliance. The case was heard on 215 of 2024. They were given until 3:29 of 2020. I'm sorry.
Corrections, special master, give me one second. And they were given on to 329 of 2024 to comply. The only violation pending in there is 6-36 failing to obtain any permit required by
code for work done on the premises. And what they did is they have like 304 of those carport without a permit. A affidavit on non compliance was posted and also certified on 604 of 2025.
I took the photographs on 927 of 2023. The photos fair represent what was observed. Special master please accept the photo submitted as a evidence approved. Okay. So, Miss Valencia, no one's no one's here for pay investments
um the permits that are that have gone through or what what are we going looking for for outstanding and what date does it go back to? So, we're looking for the permits for the carports in there that they have in there. um they came for the when we did
the first hearing and they were given until March 29 of 2024 to comply and they have not they have not comply and it's affidavit on compliance. Okay. So I'm going to go ahead and roll on this case. I do find a violation of
City of Homestead case number C2309085 to have a daily fine beginning March 29 24 at a daily fine of $250 per day with an $80 administration fee. Next case
under previously heard item number two two code officer Chapelli case number C25 01 011 Lvani Ernnandez
and Anise Anise Lee Cruz. This is an affidavit of non-compliance. Property owner is Liz Bonnie Hernandez Anis Lake Cruz. Property address is 562 Northeast 20 Avenue. The case was heard on March 27, 2025 and were given until
April 27, 2025 to comply for code section 6-36 nonpermitted work for the front door. Affidavit of non-compliance was sent certified and regular on May 5th, 2025 and received proper service on May 8th, 2025.
Property was also posted with an affidavit of non-compliance on May 5th, 2025. I took the photographs on January 22nd, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special masterpiece, I said the photo submitted as evidence proved. Special
master, um, they do have a permit, which is 2530145 for the front door, but it's been in an applied status as of March 7, 2025 and denied on March 18, 2025.
It's still in violation, correct? Yes. Okay, Lasani. All right. Okay. I'll go ahead and rule in this case. I do find in violation of City of Homestead for case number C25010111 [Music]
to have a daily fine going back to April 2725 of $250 daily with an $80 administration fee. Next case under previously heard item number three
court officer Chapelli case number C2501 0116 Michelle Kaiser Rattle This is an affidavit of non-compliance. Property owner is Michelle Kaiser Rattle. Property address is 544
Northeast 20th Terrace. The case was heard on March 27, 2025 and were given until April 27, 2025 to comply for code section 6-36 nonpermitted work for the mini split AC unit. affidavit of
non-compliance was sent certified and regular on May 4th, 2025 and received proper service on May 8th, 2025. The property was also posted with an affidavit of non-compliance on May 5th, 2025. I took the photographs on January
22nd, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, they do have a demo permit which is 255040387 for the mini split AC unit. It's been in
an applied status as of April 15, 2025 and denied um April 28th, 2025. Thank you, Michelle Kaiser. Okay, so I'm going to go and roll on
this. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C25010116 to have daily fines of $250 going back to April 2725 with an $80 administration fee. I'm sorry. What was the date? The back
date? April going back April 2725. Um, April 25 or April 27? April 27. Thank you. Year 25. Next case, item number four under
previously heard code officer Valencia. Case number C2501 0124 SMF Investments Group LLC. This case is affidavit non-compliance.
It was heard on April 10th of 2025 and they were given until May 11 of 2025 to comply for code section 6-206 and 6-207ing and maintaining offense without a permit. Affidavit non-compliance was
posted and mailed on 604 of 2024. I took the photographs on 121 of 2025. The photos fur represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photos submitted as a evidence. Approved SMF investment. Anyone here for that?
Okay. Uh, Miss Valencia, that date that they were supposed to comply, I want to make sure I have the right date. You said May 20th. No, it's May 11th of 2025. Okay. May 11th. Thank you for that. All right. I'm going to go ahead and roll on this.
that do find a violation of city of Homestead for case number C25010124 to have a daily fine going back as May 11th, 2025, a daily fine of $250 and an $80 administration fee.
Next case under previously heard item number five code officer Valencia case number C2502 0142 SNF
Global Capital Corp. This is a affidavit of non-compliance. The case was heard on 410 of 2025 and they were given on to 52525 to comply for code section 6-206 and
6-207 erecting and maintaining offense without a permit. Affidavit non-complian was posted and mailed out on 603 of 2025. I took the photographs on 218 of 2025. The photos for inaccurate represent was
observed. Special master please accept the photo submitted as a evidence approved. Anyone here with SF Global Capital? Okay. So, I'll go ahead and roll on this. and do find them violation of city of Homestead for case number CE25020142
[Music] to have a daily fine of $250 going back as of May 25th year 2025 with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item number
two code officer Valencia case number C2502 0040 patrol patrolling gas service at Mary Gas PR. The property was cited on 207 of 2025
for code section 6-531 AJ12 and this is for the 40-year uh reertification. A notice of violation was made regular and certified on 207 of 2025. Comply was amended for the property was
set for tonight's hearing as Thomas was posted and certified on 603 of 2025 as well. Currently the property is in violation special there is no there are no pictures because it's a reertification
permit. Thank you. Is petroleum gas anyone here for that? Okay. So I rule on this. I do find in violation of city of Homestead for case number C250200040 to have one one week to come into
compliance with an $80 administration fee $8. Next case under new business code officer Chapelli item number three case number C2502 0234 Iet Rodriguez Fernandez.
This case is complied. Next case under new business item number four court officer Chapelli case number C2503 0004
Junior Lago Gomez. This case has been table Next case under new business item number seven code officer Morataya case number C2504
011 Cesar Fernandez. The prop the property was cited on April 9th, 2025 for code section violation 6-206 and 6-207
erecting offense without a permit. Also 6-36 and a terrace without a permit. A notice of violation and summons to appear were mailed via certified mail on April 9th, 2025. Service of the notice of violation and summons to appear were received April
12th, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for today's hearing. Property was posted on April 9th, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation for the terrace only. I took the photographs on April 8th, 2025. As of
today, there is a permit on file that is still under review. That is for the terrace. Uh permit number is 2560294. And for the fence, permit number 2550615. That permit has recently been approved
as of July 2nd, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept these photos submitted as evidence. Approved Caesar Fernandez. Anyone here? Okay. So, I'll go ahead and roll on it.
I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number CE2504111. They have one week to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item number nine court officer Valencia case number
C2504 0320 Clifford Lincoln TRS. The property was cited on 422 of 2025 for code section 19-95 and 19-92 vacant property and of grown condition. A
notice of violation was posted and certified on 424 of 2025. A semester appear was posted and also certified on 606 of 2025. Currently the property is in violation. I took the photographs on for 422 of 2025. The
photos for that current represent post observed. Special master please accept the photos submitted as evidence approved. Anyone here for Clifford Lincoln? All right. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C2504320.
[Music] One week to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item number 10 court officer Chapelli case number C2504330s Romeo.
This case is complied. Next case under new business item 19 court officer Chapelli case number C2504 0475 Rioberto Aras.
The property was cited on May 1st 2025 for co-section violation 6-36 non-permitted work for the terrace and 6-36 for failing to obtain permit for shed. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 1st, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the
property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was more regular and certified on May 1st with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on April 30th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo
submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master permit number 2550522 for sheds. Um it's been issued and complied. We're just missing the permit for the terrorists
which has been applied and I don't see anything on the system as of today. Okay. Thank you. I'll go ahead and rule um this case Rogo Berto or Aras. No one's here for that.
All right. Um, do you find violation of City of Homestead for case number CE250475, one week to come into compliance with an $8 administration fee. Next case under new business item 21
court officer Chapelli case number C25 05 0166 Church of Christ written in heaven. Amen. The property was started on May 13, 2025
for co-section violation 19-1-9-6 for maintaining a public nuisance and 6-197 for fence in need of repair and damage. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 13, 2025. Compliance
was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was more regular and certified on June 10th with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on May 11th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master,
please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Anyone here for C Church of Christ written in heaven? All right. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C250166
to come into compliance from in one week with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item 22 code officer Chapelli case number C250167 Thomas Earl Wall Leila C seed
the property was cited on May 13, 2025 for code sections violation 13- -21-13-32 for litter on the property. 19-1-9-6 for maintaining a public nonsense. 19-92
and 19-95 for overgrown conditions and 6-36 failing to obtain a permit for shed. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 13, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was more regular and
certified on June 10th with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on May 11th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence approved. Thomas Earl Wall.
All right. So, I'll go ahead and roll on this. I do find in violation of city of Homestead for case number C250167. [Music] One week to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item 24
code officer Chaveelli case number C250185. Guo S E era. The property was cited on May 15, 2025 for code sections violation 13-21-13-32 for litter on property 19-95 and 19-92
for overgrown conditions and 6-197 for fence in need of repair. Notice of violation was m regular and certified on May 15, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and certified on June 10th,
2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on May 14, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved hero.
No one's here. I'll go ahead and rule in this case. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C250185. [Music] Come into compliance in one week with an $80 administration fee. Next case under new business item 25
code officer Chapelli case number C250190 Cabboard Coastliner RR Co. The property was cited on May 15, 2025 for co-section violations 19-95 and
19-92 for overgrown conditions and 30-43 for the use of the properties inconsistent with the zoning of the property. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on May 15, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was more regular and
certified on June 8th, 2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on May 15 and June 8th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence
approved. Anyone here for seabboard coastline? All right. So, I do find in violation of City of Homestead for case number CE250190, [Music] they have one week to come into compliance with an $80 administration fee.
Next case under new business item 26 code officer Johnson case number C25 05 0380 TCC TCC Chrome LLC
special master this supposed to be a repeat case. This case was pre was heard um October 3rd 2024. The property was cited May 29th, 2025 for code section 19-95 and code section
N19-92 maintaining vacant property in an overgrown condition. A notice of violation in summer pier was mailed was mailed May 29th, 2025. Service of violation
and sster appear was received June 20th, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property is set for tonight's hearing. I also posted the property May 29th, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs May 29th, 2025. Special master, please
accept the photos submitted as evidence. Approved. Special master, the I never got in contact with the property owner. However, they partially cut the property, so it's not fully in compliance. So, they cut, but it's not it's still in
violation. Okay. Okay. Is this I see there's uh two of them. So is this 380? This is the one that's been uh reheard before. Correct. So there's three different folios with the same owner.
So this this folio they they have been cited um they have been to special master um October 3rd, 2024. Okay. Okay. So, just for this one, we're going to handle this one. Okay. I'll go ahead.
No one's here for TCC Chrome. All right. So, I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number C250380 [Music] to have a 500 fine
and an $80 administration fee. Special master in a time for compliance one week. Sorry. Next case under new business item 28 code officer Johnson case number
C2505 0403 TC TCC Chrome LLC. The property was cited May 29th, 2025 for code section 19-95 and 19-92
maintaining a vacant property in overgrown condition and for code section 30-403 the use of the property in a inconsistent zoning of the property that violation is complied. A notice of violation in summons to
appear was mailed May 29th, 2025. service of violation and summers to appear was received June 20th of 2025. Compliance was not met therefore set for tonight's hearing. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs May 29th, 2025. Special
master, please accept the photo submit as evidence. Approved. Isn't this a repeat offender? Right. The overgrown violation, that violation is a repeat, right? Just for the the one ending in 380 was a repeat. No. Uh for
that case is also a repeat. But for this case ending in 403 the only violation that is a repeat is maintaining a vacant lot in the overgrown condition. Okay. But we're we you what was read off was for 403. So we're working on that
one right now. Right. Correct. We have not gone to the 381. Correct. No, I'm saying for the 403 for the code section that is in violation 19-95 and 19-92. That's the only violation that's a
repeat in this code in this co uh code case. Okay. Which one is the one that is uh repeat? I don't have that. So, is that for the um dispose of materials as is required?
Item 26 for new business. This one. And then this one. Okay. 403. Correct. 403 doesn't doesn't show at least on the
on the agenda that it's a overgrown condition case or for for a case ending in 403. What the agenda mentions is accumulation of garbage, trash, junk, failing to dispose of such materials as
required. That's all it that's all I see. But maybe I maybe I don't have the whole thing. Yeah, that's all I'm seeing as well. That's why I wanted that clarification. No, for I cited for code section 19-95 and 19-92 for maintaining a vacant property in an
overgrown condition. That violation is a repeat on that folio. Correct. Okay. And I also cited for 30-403 the use of the property and the inconsistent zoning of the property that violation is compliant and that's not a repeat. Okay. So So
then as long as there's good service on that and there's good posting on that, that's fine. Then then it is here for a repeat offense of the overgrown condition and you can rule on that. That is for the last 403. Correct. That is for 403. Correct. Correct. All right.
All right. So, we'll go ahead and rule on that. I do find a violation of City of Homestead for case number 2550 43 to have a 500 fine, $80 administration, and have one
week to come to compliance. Next case, I skipped item 27 under new business. Code officer Johnson CE250381 TC C Chrome LLC.
Special master, there's two two violation that is a repeat in this case. The property was cited May 29th, 2025 for code section 13-21 and 13-32 failing to keep the property free of litter at
all time. This violation is a repeat accumulation accumulation of trash, junk, and debris for 19-51 in code section 23.5-5 23.5-536
allowing and maintaining accumulation of trash, junk, and debris. And for code section 19-95 and 19-92, maintain a vacant property in an overgrown condition. This violation is also a repeat. A notice of violation in summon to appear was mailed May 29th,
2025. Service of violation was received June June 20th, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property is in violation and set for tonight's hearing. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs May 29th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately
represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submit as evidence. Approved. Anyone here for TCC Chrome? All right. Regarding I do find a violation of city of
Homestead for C250381 [Music] 500 fine then $80 administration fee and one week to come into compliance. Next case under new business item 29 code officer Chapelli case number
CE2560272 Fanny Star Turner State Homeowners. The property was cited on June 17, 2025 for code sections violations 13-21-13-32 for litter on property, 19-1-9-6 for public nonsense, 19-92, and 19-95
for overgrown conditions, and 29-11 for failing to maintain last giving in a need, healthy, and orderly manner. Notice of violation was more regular and certified on June 17, 2025. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summons to appear was more regular and certified on
June 17 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on June 16 and June 17, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. Approved. Special
master, the city is asking for this case to be adjudicated due to the presence of a double fence causing a potential hazard creating overgrown conditions, accumulation of trash and debris. Also, a child could become trapped between
both fences. So, the city is asking for the removal due to safety concerns. Thank you. Is anyone here for Fanny Star? All right. So, I'll go ahead and rule in this case. I do find a violation of City
of Homestead for case number C250 6272. Have one week to come into compliance with an $8 administration fee. Special master. How many days? One week. This is our last case
meeting. Ajourn at 4:30 p.m. codes release impart the moratorum continue the moratorum. Now our our legal limitation is six months beyond the initial one year.
Uh beyond that we do not have the legal authority to extend the moratorum. So,