I froze yes were you all able to hear or did she freeze for you all too yes you froze okay all right then I'm gonna have all right should I start let me start
over because I don't know how much um right yes okay no problem all right good morning this is a callede compliance hearing for the city of North Miami today 5th 2025 my name is beatric kezo special
magistrate for the city of North Miami of this hearing is to determine if a code violation exists at your property as observed and cited by a code enforcement officer of the city if the city is not able to prove its case then
I will dismiss the case and you are free to leave these proceedings therefore speaking should so one at a time to ensure that all testimonies clearly audible on the recording device if English is not your
primary language then please inform me when I call your case we have a translator who will assist you during the proceedings when I call your case the property owner agent for the property owner can come
forward um you can hit the rate and to let Madame clerk know that you are present and you would like to give testimony on the case and um if you are not the property owner or an
attorney representing the property owner then you need a attorney affid your testimony to be taken on behalf of the property owner for new cases you will be asked for the record if you are aware of and understand the
violation that is and do you understand what is required to resolve the violation please answer accordingly the city will present its case first and then the Violator or property owner will be given an
opportunity to testify on their own behalf to bring forward witnesses to testify to present photographs and evidence and to cross-examine the C's Witnesses following the case presentation I will issue a finding a fact if I find that a violation of city
codes exists or existed at your property then depending on the case type I will set an abatement date for the violation to be resolved or for repeat violations I will impose a daily fine amount and renew not I'm
sorry did I freeze again no you didn't you can continue okay for new non repeat cases my order will include an abatement date by which you must resolve the violation in a
daily fine amount that at a future hearing date should the violation not be resolved by the abatement date if I find sufficient cause to postponing enforcement action at this time I will table with this case under hearing date
in if you agree with my finding a ruling then the property owner May appeal the administrative order on the case to their circuit court and appeal must be F days of the date of the execution of the
administrative order to be appealed in accordance of fla statutes if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the special magistrate with respect to any matter considered then the person will need a Verbatim record of the proceeding This
Record includes the testimony and evidence upon the appeal is to be based the cost of obtaining the verbatim record shall be the sole responsibility of the appellant and it is recommended that person who plan to appeal your case
should provide the order at the if the city of veils in a case before the special magistrate the city shall be entitled to recover all cost incurred and Prosecuting the case current cost
assessment amount is 100 for case Madame clerk it's still $100 correct yes ma'am all right once the City Records in order that imposes a fine and authorizes a lean against the property then the city will charge additional
administrating to record in Madame clerk okay magistrate thank you for the information um at this time we will start with uh the Pledge of Allegiance so we'll have officer Carter at administer The Pledge all officers if
you can please enable your audio and video interpreters as well please good morning officer Carter good morning just review this are we ready or yes ma'am we're ready okay if everyone can place their hand over their
heart I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of [Music] America okay um we'll also at this time have um officer administer the oath to the code
inspectors Raise Your Right hands please 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 aloud I do do thank you thank you
now officer Cardell go ahead and administer the oath to the translators as well wner and Jordan if you can they're ready officer Carter can you raise your right hands do you solemnly swear or affirm
that the translations which you are about to give in these proceedings will be accurate and correct to the best of your knowledge skill and ability say I do yes I do thank you okay so we'll go ahead and start good morning and thank you for participating in today's special
magistrate hearing I will review The process by which today's hearing will be conducted make sure your device is muted on all at all times unless you are given testimony on a case if you are using two devices to participate in today's
hearing be sure your audio is only enabled in one device when your case is called if you are signed into Zoom you will receive notification giving you access to audio and video so that you may give your test testimony if you are
physically here at the city hall and wish to give your testimony you must sign in with the code Clerk and await a text message indicating your case is ready to be heard upon receiving that message you should immediately come to the code compliance office to be provided access to a
computer if you would like to speak on behalf of it on behalf of a case once the case is called you should click on the hand raise button to be acknowledged before giving your testimony on your case please state your name property address relationship to the property if
you wish to have any interpreter assist during your case please indicate that when your when your case is called uh magistrate um that concludes the instructions I will go ahead and give you the abatement
dates your 30-day abatement is April 18th your 16 day abatement is May 16th and your 90-day abatement is June
16th um we also have one Amendment which is item number one case number fybr RR 20117 000014 um based on the inspector shaie
pressy this case has complied okay and that's the only one there number one the only one I do believe so um at this moment we'll go ahead and start with item number 17 and
item number 18 on the agenda we have a Ben Fernandez and a Michael morero um I'll allow Ben access let me see Michael Michael Michael Michael
okay Michael registered but it's not on my list Ben if you can please accept the invitation if you can hear me it may be under Mickey morero um actually it says Ben but that's I'm Michael morero you're
Michael okay um Mr Michael um if you can change that name so we're not calling you Ben okay I'm just not sure how to do it but give me a second where he is my partner so maybe we got the links confused I apologize that's
fine give me one second give me one second and you said it's Mike you're Michael yes okay all right Mr Michael if you can are you an attorney yes okay Michael can
you um um enable your video for us please it's a little camera icon like a video camera you have to click on it no I'm familiar but it's not popping up on my screen um I I see the audio but I don't see the camera icon
there how my magistrate how would you like to proceed we can't see his face do you want us to come back um yeah can you um maybe you need to log out and um lock back
in okay I will try to do I I'll try under I'll find the other link but again there's no camera icon here um but I I'll log out and I'll come back in all right all right thank you Michael all right so we'll go on to the next case which is item number
seven let me when me say item number two item number seven we have a Andrew Atkins and a Barry and a Barry let me allow them Here Andrew if you can please accept the invitation hi can you hear me yes we can
hear you Andrew can you enable your your video for us I can and Barry Chin's joining us as well he's he's uh did you send him the Barry's not on my attendee list right now um yeah he's he
registered yes but he needs to sign in and log in sir okay yeah he's he's about to do that he was just on air he had a jump off for one second now he's coming back on we're we're in the same office okay so I'll go ahead and read the the case
into into file item number seven item number 7 is biny Properties LLC case number CF OB b223 3481 the officer on this case is shanon Sanders all right do we need to swear
anyone in Mr Atkins are you an attorney I am an attorney I'm also one of the owners of the property but I will not be testifying Mr shevin will be testifying as he's the one who's handling the matter is Mr shelvin an attorney as well he's he's also an attorney yes thank you
and he's a principal owner as well and he's how do I get on did you log in all right Barry um I will promote you to panelist please accept all right Mr shelvin if you can
please enable your video and audio thank you I'm I'm I'm available yes we see you yes we hear you and see you all right good morning morning good
morning I'm shanana Sanders neighborhood service inspector this case is for property address 133 45-45 Northwest 7th Avenue this case was originally opened May 8th of 2023 um whereas I was asked to go out to
the property to do an inspection um for a business that was operating without having a business tax receipt I was already aware of the business because I had already opened up a violation from
2022 for not having the certificate of use um I had a conversation with the business owner as well as the one of the property owners regarding the business at having a business tax receipt um
we've been back and forth for the past two or three years years as of my reinspection the business I stronger located again at 13343 Northwest 7th Avenue still does not have a business tax receipt I'll let um one of the
property owners explain what's going on at the property um as to why the business is still operating and that there's no and what type what type of business is it it's a restaurant okay all right counselor
hi you are you there Bar's his speaker is not he you can probably hear now my speaker is not working on we can hear you so it's working no I came in I came Andrew's office
okay okay um you yeah do you need me to make a statement yes why are you operating without the proper T um business ta receipt we had we had a business tax receipt issued by the county um and it
expired on um September 30th 2023 we applied for another one and I I submit I'd been out sick for over two weeks so I never got any of the notices because I'm the one handling this and I just got back into the office on the 27th I'm
still not 100% but I'm here um I you know called shandis Sanders and I asked for an extension I just need like a 30-day continuance on this um because I wasn't able you know I submitted over 150 pages of documents showing what I've done over the since since uh the
business tax receed expired we were forced to put in a grease trap at a cost of over $20,000 for a restaurant that's a vegan restaurant that does not use grease um this has been pending for a while and uh this City we we we put the grease trap
in in July of 2023 and the city didn't come out to inspect until September 16th of 2023 when we got finaled now you know when I went to the county to get my certificate of use because we already had a certificate of use it just expired
because um it was it was too late so um it expired after a year so we had to go with another a new mu number from the county which we got they changed the MU numbers and we had to start all over we had to go through Wasa again we had to go through durm again durm just approved
the uh application for the new certificate of use yesterday and it's pending before Wasa I if I could get 60-day extension I could get all this done we've we've been working so diligently it's unbelievable and I submitted over 150 pages and a timeline
showing everything um to the city but you know it should I wasn't here to submitted on the 17th or whenever that the notice said cuz I just saw the notice yesterday when I called chain of Sanders and and we're ready to comply we just have to get the uh final from Wasa
and I've been dealing with Mr Cino over at Wasa and he tells me that he needs another landlord letter which we've already provided on the 27th of February and as soon as he approves the landlord letter as to the use was is going to approve the co CU and will get a
certificate of use from the county which we already had we had one up until 2023 September 30th and city was well aware of that and then we couldn't get another one because the city was making us change out the grandfathered in grease trap this has been a vegan restaurant
for 25 years in the city and um they you know when they um new guy came in to help Sam henrique is longtime City resident and business owner with the facility um the department closed out his um
permit and we had to go start from scratch again he came to me and I started this on September you I'm sorry June June of 2023 and we had the um certificate of use and BTR current through September 30th
2023 and we've been trying ever since then we installed a brand new grease trap the grease trap was installed and you know everything was done we paid all the money the city came out to reinspect September 16 2024 when I
installed this in July it took them three months in my um mu um per my mu number for the county that that would have got me my CU my certificate of use expired at the end of July soal magistrate um if we can I'm
going to ask if we can get an adjudication I did speak to Mr Barry on the um yesterday we've spoken in the past um you know over different about different properties you know just to to give you a little history when he's saying that that they had a business tax
receipt before it was another business there um under another name canadoes was the business that it was originally cited for in 2022 when I was the inspector for that area um within the year um through failing it and going to
the magistrate there was improper mailing there was different things going on so we had to close that violation and open up a new one at that time as I did a little digging um the name changed from canadoes to now I stronger at that
time um again I've had multiple conversations with the business owner as well as Barry the business has been running now for three years um because again this was originally cited February of 2022 but again we had to close it and reopen it due to you know different
reasons the business is still open and operating um he's had more than enough time to do you know whatever he needs to do you know we've had convers about the grease trap we had conversation about it being a vegan restaurant he felt they felt they didn't need to submit anything
to durm you know here we are three years later still an operating business within the city and still no business tax receipt or certificate of use this this is the building final which we submitted here's a picture of it um we can't we're not going to be
able to see anything because you have your background blurred well okay well I submitted it yesterday the local business tax receipt is made out Twi ice stronger not the Canadas the one we submitted from Canadas the city said wait a second you know we're we're done
with that one because the name was changed well screenshot that's what I was stating I said yeah it was Canada when we first originally opened it in 2022 but in 2023 we closed it and now we opened it under I stronga yeah and I stronger has a local business tax receipt which I showed the county and
showed the city can we screen share with you Mr M magistrate I have a I have a local business tax receipt from to AA through September 30th 2023 it's it's not my imagination we have the local business tax receipt from Miami dat
County and I showed that to the to the city but it's not what the county because you have an operating business within the city of North Miami you also need to obtain a certificate of use and business tax receipt you know where your business is O actually operating from
and we've been trying to get one now for a year and a half and and the city you know took their time inspecting and then the mu um number that we were trying to get the certificate of use with expired wasn't my fault that it expired you know and then when I applied for a new mu
number which is yeah which was all included in the package of 155 documents can we screen share with you and show some of these documents magistrate their time to their time to submit that evidence um was March no it was February
17 it doesn't mean we can't show it now that's fine if he wants to share something um let me allow him access to share so that they can show me what's being um what it is that they have submitted and is that from the county
while you're looking and trying to pull it up is that from the county or is that from the city of North Miami what is that you're trying to show Barry it's from the county special registrate right there right there okay it shows it expired September 30th 2023 and when we came to do
it um that's when the city said wait a second you need to reapply and I apologize I didn't hear the last part the city said we needed to reapply when I came in in September of 2023 asking for the new
BTR okay we're trying to screen share it now and again that as I stated magistrate and um Mr Barry that's for the county you also need one for the city of North Miami because that's where the business is actually operating you know from I'm aware there it is on the
screen and um we we went into the county when this was about to expire in September of 2023 to the city and the city said wait a second you need to come in with the grease trap and we said we need you to inspect the grease trap and
they came out and they didn't you know they said you need a new grease trap because the old one was grandfathered in by the county and grandfathered in by the city but the city told us because of the fact that you know even this one is
expired it did it expired 2023 that's why we came into the city to get a new one and we were refused we had to start this whole process all over again because we had a grandfathered in grease trap it's been there for 25 years there's no grease used at this facility
and the city said that's unacceptable we need you to put a whole new grease trap in I I which we did I hired a plumber I spent over 10 grand with a plumber I hired an engineer he drew all the plans he submitted the plans to the city the city was well aware of everything that
was going on they gave us three different revisions on the grease trap plans for the new grease trap I wanted to put it on the inside they made me put it on the outside before they would approve the plans then I had to go down Wasa which I did several times cuz they said the flow of the grease trap wasn't
sufficient this is a 600t restaurant that doesn't use grease but this according to the city of North Miami the flow wasn't sufficient so I had to go down to Wasa and had to go get a letter from Wasa saying that the flow was sufficient and get them to approve it
which took me two months to get them to review and approve the plans which they did and they gave me a letter saying the flow was sufficient and I took that back to the city because the city wouldn't issue me a permit to install my grease trap and he was driving my plumbers crazy so I went down to the building
department myself I went through them several times and we decided that the flow wasn't fact sufficient I went down to Wasa again way down in South Miami picked up actually a letter from them and handed it to the building official the Chief Building official who said okay I agree with you the flow of this
greas trap is sufficient so then once we did that I know the plumber I hired in June of June of 2024 within 2 weeks he had the grease trap installed we called for inspections to city of North Miami they came out once and they came out the
second time and finally in September 16 2024 they gave me a final is this from the city this is from the sh let's pull that up magistrate if I may um we do have um the zoning department also on the zoom if you'd like they can shed
some light you know you just let let us know so they can do so and you you know he's done all of those inspections and and I believe as he stated you know he did again we did have a conversation he was trying to provide this information to me as I told him you know yesterday
and again this morning you know I apologize but you know this isn't the time to entertain that conversation the deadline was the it said the 17th but we push it to the 18th because of it was a holiday you know it's been I believe from what he stated all of this has been approved you know it was a lot of back
and forth between you know germ and Wasa and things of that nature but again if I'm recalling and Barry maybe you can chime in I think he said all of this is approved as of August or either September of last year so now here we are still six months later it's time to
you know get moving with obtaining the at least the certificate of use um I don't even see like any applications even submitted to the city for the certificate of use a business sex receipt there was again problems with the grease trap and things of that nature you know when they went out there
to do the inspections they required him to do some things but right now you know from what again I recall through our conversation and looking in the computer that part of it has been done so six months later we need some application submitted to um I'm I'm sorry I don't
recall their all these names have changed in the City Zoning um in the business tax receipt office you know we need them application submitted and get the ball rolling with obtaining something because again it is an operating business within the city and has been for at least three years that I
know that I've been over there in that area special magistrate we submitted two different applications to the city the first one we paid $250 for and the second one we paid $125 for it's all part of my when were they submitted they
were they were submitted to the city um to Francois marcelin over at BTR and sorry to we submitted it to frar marcelin at BTR and he gave me a whole package and right when was that I can
get you the actual application we can pull it up hold on we have the building um I'm not the building we have the um neighborhood service inspector um Jonathan who's um now doing the business tax receipts you know and maybe he can
chime in he's you know just you know came over to me and whispered in my ear that you know he doesn't even see anything on foul um you know so yeah please can you please come forward somebody needs to give me an update as to why if this if you're telling me that
you had an approval from the county back um September 2024 why is it that we are now in March and we're still talking about your business operating without the proper that's extremely easy judge extremely easy um basically the MU
number with the County expired so they had my client Patrick Walker submit a request in writing um to ask them to extend the MU number the original mu number 7169 and the county refused to extend
the original mu number and as a result of that we were forced to um get a new mu number from the county this is a fat oil and Greece application but no that's not the one I'm looking at the application for the city was I have a copy this is a
certific of use application we went down I've been down twice and they've asked they asked me for all different things they needed the Patrick's ID they needed the certificate of fire inspection I filed that go back down I saw something that said payment I mean because again I'm looking in the computer right now
and I don't I I don't see any of this that's what did you did you pick it up the application or did you submit it to the did you actually submit it to the city we that's again all of that same county that Ain dat County that's that's Steve yeah we submitted it to the city I
met with Pat Francois Marshall and I paid $25 the second time 250 the first time both of those are in my um package that I submitted and uh the thing that they said was we can't process the final
application until you go down to durm and get derms approval so I had to go to durm and I had to go go to Wasa so when I went down to durm and Wasa after the grease trap was installed I found out that they cancelled the original mu
number and came up with a new mu number that I had to follow you I had to pay $255 to get a new mu number they changed the MU number from mu 23000 7169 to the new mu number which is
9025 and now we get we're get we're trying to get compliance with the 9025 mu number and we got durm to sign off it's M24 9925 that's the new one and I'm dealing I'm dealing with um durm durm approved
it yesterday and uh I'm waiting for Wasa to approve it so I've been running around downtown all the way around you know we did everything we had to do to get this into compliance and we're almost there it's not like a normal case
where this is a huge violation or something this is a grease trap that's already been installed and approved and all we're trying to do is come into compliance and getting into compliance I'm jumping to every hoop possible um to get you know get this done and it's it's
getting extremely extremely frustrating for everybody and I know shanana Sanders has done a wonderful job in working with me on this because I we've spoken several times over the past year and a half over this and that's why I went down to the city I have her number I call her up I must have talk to her
three times in the past couple days and she's been very helpful it's just that she she has so many other cases she really can't just tell me Barry do this Barry do that I even called her today to figure out how to get on to the zoom because I was having trouble getting onto the zoom and I apolog Mr Atkins we
do have our Deputy attorney here who um Miss um magistrate would like a word as well okay all right I'm not sure who's um sharing the documents but I keep
seeing it's like scanning very quickly whoever's operating it I I do see when you're scanning very quickly I see that there was an application for CTR I saw that somewhere in there and then I saw thank you for your payment I see um some
kind of confirmation or acknowledgement from the city and I and I think that really goes to the heart of the issue of what inspector Sanders and the magistrate needs to know is you know whether there was in fact a submission to the city so that we can check on our
end what the status is is there any way I I know it's a large packet of documents yeah but if you could just focus in on those two thing those two documents because it's scanning so quickly that I can't see it but I I I think I did see it do me favor okay let
me hold on hold on I'm getting Andrew back in the picture and I was going so quickly I couldn't even see the page number to tell you to stop at the page number slowly espe okay give me give Madam uh give me one second we're going to go to my time timeline and I'll tell you exactly
April 5th 2023 is when we filed the initial we went to the city and filed the initial application for the renewed do you have a document that shows a confirmation that it was submitted to the city I have a I have a check
in addition to that also um Deputy Senor attorney I believe our um coordinator stated that we have zoning here zoning can you look to see you know he's given a date now saying April of last year that he submitted something and you all received payment do you all show that that you know maybe that we're not
seeing on our end we have we have copies of the checks submitted in the package just a big package having difficulty going through it is zoning there you take the you sit down okay gra graig I would have to this is Debbie
love I'm the development services director um the inspector can see whether or not an application was filed uh so if they're not seeing an application in the system we're not going to see an application in the
system I'd be happy to step away and uh verify with um on our end but again the inspector has access to our system to be able to determine whether there's a a permit or not and and that that's why I'm guessing I'm looking and you know as
m l saying I don't see anything I I know from what and again I'm going by some of the conversation me and Mr Barry had I'm not sure if some of this transpired during the time of of covid um and or when we had a um the computer breach you know that maybe something was taken by
hand or something you know that's the only reason why I'm kind of asking because again he did mention Co and then he did mention something about submitting something manually um that you know might not be in the system that's that's why I'm asking yeah that's
why I was asking because I did see in the when when you were sharing that packet of documents some acknowledgement from the city from our zoning clerk in regards to the application um but I I'm unless we're able to
confirm um we we just don't have a way on our end to know whether it was in fact submitted Mr way you show us I'm gonna show you we found let me show you where the application is okay from April sh is
Raising her hand now too um maybe she has some insight go ahead shaie you you have some insight on this okay so usually when the zoning department usually take in when they come in to submit um to require about submitting a package for the local business tax they
do have to come in they get the package from marelin or the clerk up there we will at the bottom of this clerk did you see what Slow Down slow down right there right here we have to give them a process number for them to submit to Mi day County that doesn't mean we issuing
you the local business Tech or the CU um right then and there they just giving you a process number for you to take it to M day County from there you have the proc go through the process through M day County once you have completed that process they would then issue you a
certificate of use from Miami day County to bring back to the city with the required documents along with the same application that you see on screen there you'll bring that back to the zoning department where they then uh take your payment and get ready to issue you your
local business tax and your certificate of use he do right there would tell you it's $250 but that's just a part of the application process see this part is blank that needs to be submitted to Mii day County as I just stated once you complete that process they would then
issue you a certificate of use you bring that back to the city and then the city would then through their process which is the zoning department of issuing the local business tax and the certificate of use and then you'll be able to get your certificate of use from the city of
North Miami well do we have that well do we have that process number from what I see now you don't he do get a processed number he doesn't have that that's what I'm trying to say what he have that is thec that he needs to submit to the to the Mi
day County once he complete that they'll give you a certificate of you certificate you're bring that along with your document text and you need to bring in your grease your fire your full um licenses you bring all that all that in
back to the city of North Miami and you'll bring that back and then they'll process that from what I see on the screen I don't see the whole thing I do see where he did have a A2 50 when he come in there say fans they'll tell you $250 but they won't take it right then
and there because he don't have the whole package completed from Mii day County they cannot take everything in unless they he has all the information the whole completed package and I don't see it there all right thank you Miss Presley this is exactly the process that I know
how it works and as a business owner I know that's how it works for most um municipalities and so that is my question for you Mr Atkins because we do need to wrap things up we spend enough time on this case what do you have do
you have I have one question for you yes do you of use for you said you were approved back in September what do you have from the county that you have been in fact
approved if you were approved and you did get something from the certificate of use from the county did youe proceed with submitting that information to the city so that you can get it from the city because you just have the county
you got to have the county and you also have this need to have the one from the city where the business is located where are we on that okay let me let me briefly address it on April 5th 2023 the I'm sorry April 5th
2023 the city I went in on April 5th and I filed the the application I gave them $250 and I gave them everything that they needed including my client's driver's license and everything else they told me at that time I had to go down to durm and get the durm approval
they gave me the actual stamp the city and they stamped it on the bottom of the thing when they took the money and took the application of and so they stamped it then on the 14th of April 2023 I submitted the application to the city of
North Miami me for the BTR stamped signed notorized and everything else that was submitted it's it's you know it's on the Scroll once it was submitted then they sent me down to um the durm and I went down to durm and I applied
through durm to get my certificate of use and occupancy when I did that durm required that they show fi a final installation of the new free and we what we did was we hired a plumber we got the plans submitted to the city
you know three different revisions we finally got the plans approved the plumber we bought the grease trap in in March we installed the grease trap in June and the inspection was until September the final inspection of September of 2024 once we got the final
inspection of the grease trap that's when I could go back to durm and that's when I went back to the city because we had to get a new application because the prior mu had expired so had to start from scratch again in September of 2023 after I got a final so when I you know
they rejected our extension of the request for the MU so I had to get a new mu 9925 and had to start from scratch I started from scratch I submitted another application to the county at that time the county then went ahead and reviewed
everything that we had submitted including the submissions to the city the Articles of Incorporation the business owner's ID the signed lease agreement the letter from the landlord and everything else we were required to submit we submitted to the city the only thing missing under the certificate of
use application was the approval from durm and when we went to get the approval they had changed the MU number because it had expired because we didn't get the inspections in time so I had to get a whole new brand new mu number and now we went through all the inspections from durm we got we finally got
yesterday a verbal approval from durm that they got all the documents and now I'm dealing with Daniel ctin over at Wasa and I have to get his approval and then we're going to get their certificate of use it should take no more than 30 to 60 days I anticipate within 30 days all right I'm ready to
rule Mr Atkins um as you know as as um also an attorney um you really should not be um um conducting business in any municipalities or County without the proper um certificate of use or business tax tax receipts you have been without
one since 2023 we are now in 2025 so I do find that you are in violation um I will enter an adjudication I find in favor of the city um I will give you 60 days but if within that 60 days you do not have
the um documentation there will be a daily fine amount of $250 sir so um good luck to you thanks thank you all right bye thank you magistrate we'll go back to to item
number 17 and 18 on the agenda with Michael morero and Ben Fernandez give me a second I'll allow them in Michael please accept the invitation good morning morning I don't see Ben
Fernandez it's okay we're he's my partner I don't think he was I didn't think he was gonna attend okay sure right Mr morero you an attorney yes yes your honor okay all right all right let me read the case into file item number 17 NM real estate holding LLC case
number is CE XC 2022 000029 this case was previously found guil Guilty by magistrate Smith with an abatement date of May 22nd 2024 the fine was set at $300 plus 00 cost assessment
and then item number 18 is NM real estate holding LLC case number is CFA w222 0084 this was also previously found guilty by magistrate Kazo with an abatement date of November 16 of 2023 F
set at $500 plus 00 cost assess the officer on both cases are shanana Sanders all right inspector Sanders Shana Sanders um city of North Miami neighborhood service inspector um as already stated these cases have already
been adjudicated and presented before special magistrate Smith for property address 12640 Northeast 6th Avenue One cases for the exterior walls of the property that um are damaged and need to be repaired as well as the cement wall
for the second violation that's surrounding the property in the rear more so that's damage that needs to be um repaired um they have submitted applications um for the repairs um I believe for the the the wall I know they
have a they have some extensive work going on exensive repairs I'm I'm not exactly sure where they are because again this is a very old case um the city has been diligently working with them but you know again we have a case that's been open for um several years
and um we need some movement um it's it's a very very very busy area um of North Miami you know this is the red white and blue um thrift store um located know literally at the very
Central you know um section of the city 125th and 6th Avenue um so I'll let um Michael explain what's going on um what's going on with the permit what's going on with the repairs um when are we going to get this violation um closed
out so I do have give me one second give me one second typically um when was this um heard live this was heard last um let me look real quick you know off hand in the summer there was a hearing with
special magistrate Smith um and then2 if you may I can update on the timing they were found guilty February 20 February 12th of 2024 um we came back for the magistrate
um the reason why because I'm looking at the the the the building I'm looking at the walls I'm looking at the cracks and typically back then with the building official I would normally require that they bring the building officials
something from their on engineer to um tell us whether or not um that building is safe and so this is why I'm I'm asking and I believe go ahead I'm sorry because I believe they did request some
of that information and and and I'm sure that's some of the um testimony that Michael will probably give because I at that time it was you know myself as the officer of that area that's when we had um chriso as our um manager of not director we all met at the property did of a walk the bus official have been out
there you know again this is something we all have been out there working back and forth and again I I myself as the the holder of the violation have not been out there um you know checking on things other than looking in the computer to see what's going on and then doing reinspection just to see you know
if movement have been made but I do believe that there is contact with the building official in the building department about you know whatever needs to be done and stuff but go ahead Michael I see you raising your hand very anxious to give you guys an update good morning again your honor and and miss
who I Miss Sanders has been very very diligent here and very her communication has been great um I can tell you it's been a challenge uh but we have a permit and the work is about to begin which is you know I haven't been able to say that in the prior hearings permit was was approved on February 19th and the notice
of commencement was already filed uh they had been using east of Collins who is one of the most respected permit expeditors so they you know they really had a strong team working it was because partially because of the Challen ches with the site and the traffic on the site uh as Miss Sanders said it's a very
very busy uh area and a very busy store and it really serves this community well and you know we and by the way the city's been great Mark Jean the prior building official Derek cook met with us we all came up with a plan and frankly we thought we may have been a little bit
pre premature we thought the perm was imminently going to be issued around August September the city had that cyberware disaster which you know paused the permitting for some time uh once that got resolved our team got remobilized we still had more comments
still more discussions with the city but but again it is now issued we have a permit um I spoke to the contractor yesterday and you know the permit was issued they're finishing another job but they expect to mobilize and start on this work in two weeks and he's told me that to complete the work which will
resolve both violations the it's expected to take no more than 60 days uh so we now have a permit it's it's happening I'm thrilled to finally report that I was really anxious coming to this hearing without a permit but we do have one um and I believe your honor I I know that the adjudication was made you know
there's no question there was an issue here um the city and your honor and and and special magistrate Smith were kind us kind enough not to you know the fines were theoretically running but they weren't formally imposed they gave us a little more time um all I would ask at this point is a final 90 days that gets
my contractor mobilized uh Within two weeks and he said the work will take no more than 60 days and then this will finally finally be over and I am confirming I am seeing that they issued the permit Magistrate on um February 19th for both the rear
wall and for the um it says um vehicular guard wh wall in the rear yes I can tell you I was getting weekly updates from the permit expediters and the contractors that was you know really pushing them I it was for lack of trying
comments were you know back and forth multiple meetings with building department but we're there we got the permit and we're ready to go we should we come days to see where I wouldn't want to push
it and um hold on one second telling me my internet is having issues um inspector Sanders come back in 60 where
we are I'm comfortable with giving the 60 days yes especially with him saying that the permit has been issued um yes that's fine you H we're fine with that um and I'm happy to come back in 60 I was just going to say if we do 90 I think it'll
be done and then maybe it's over but 60 will probably based on what tell me at least well underway either way I'm fine yeah I would hate for us to come come back in 90 days and then you know we're still having an issue so let's come days
to see where we are um hopefully you know by then you well you know much further along and if we need additional time then okay your additional time M you said table for 90 or 60 60 days
60 okay so we'll be back in I guess in May right yes all right your honor thank you so much Miss Sanders thank you thank you for the progress all right and that's for both cases right correct let them both run together yes okay all right have a good day everyone thank you
so much you too thank you all right the next item we're going to call is item number 21 I have a writer riter ulissa and a
Martha me allow them Martha if you can please accept the invitation and enable your audio and video Martha if you can please enable your audio and video good morning good
morning good morning Martha do you have another device on yes right could you please mute that thank you okay all right sing please yes Martha and who else is
there a member of the okay can you please raise your right hand both if you are testifying do you solemnly swear and affirm that the testimony you're about to give in these proceeding shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God please say I
do I do do you need translator no no okay all right I'll read the case into file go ahead this is item number 21 suton house Condominium Association case number is
cesn 2023 00004 Z the officer on this case is Shannon Sanders all right Miss Martha and can you please State your full name for the record Martha yes please okay I'm sorry what was it Martha patri
deal all right thank you inspector thank you shanana Sanders neighborhood service inspector with the studio North Miami um this case is for property address 11840 Northeast 19th Drive for um Sutton House Apartments
locate um for window screens I initially did this inspection on July 20th 2023 whereas I was out doing an annual housing inspection on the um property um taking note of you know just different violations sever
violations that were at the property I noticed while doing the inspection that um several not almost all of the windows in this um apartment building did not have the window screens um per our city ordinance
um all minimum housing um properties um that have Windows and Doors must have window screens in or coverings over them um on that same day I opened up a violation and mailed the notice of violation to the property owner as well
as the annual housing inspection um I have not heard or had any contact with the property owner regarding this matter um of replacing the rendle screens until the notice to appear was posted at the property
um in April of um last month they did at that time ask for a um extension for which I explained to them this violation has been opened for um almost two years now so I was uncomfortable with giving any extensions but again as of my
reinspection for the window screens windows screens um have not been replaced um so I'll let um Miss Martha explain what's going on at the property and why um it has taken this long to meet
compliance thank you Mrs Sanders as I told you previously to by emails the situation had been that I never will receive that violation because you know that is around five buildings and when
you tou the violation over there in the windows people take or something because I never I got it and we know about this we know about this in February 18 this year with Mrs Sanders she sent me email
to let me know exactly what was the three bation that we have and one of them he was founded for the the the member of the board that is with me and and that's the sit
question another thing yeah I received the I'm sorry I received the notice because we went to a meeting a board meeting and it was posted at the door but that was the notice to appear today
it wasn't the the violation per se so we just working on this we notify all the owners about this um last week the board took a decision to do it by the
Association and charge them because there are multiple owner on the building there is a an association building so we have to wait a little bit for them but we just notify them because this violation we we was notified technically
on February 18 2025 we didn't know about this violation that stayed there since two years ago and either either way the president she's talking about this violation only okay so let's do it this first
okay all right oh sorry sorry we already we have fixed two units that it was fixed for the owners but the rest we we gave a frame of time but it do pass already and we are in the in the way to
find estimat to do the rest for our association directly okay all right um inspector for future reference um how did you submit notice I um um I mailed out um certified
mail the notice um notice violation and the notice to appear were sent out to the um um um I was going so I I sent it to the property address as well as I believe it was some of the listing agents of the property I pulled it up I
think on sun beas and I sent it to um the listing agents as well yeah there go sorry lawyer and they sent to the yeah the the building was not notified because this is the the address
that you have is the property address our office here is different addresses 1855 you know Shana what it is 1855 no is 19 right it's very difficult when when it's posted or email to another
address it's very difficult for us to you know been been aware of that by city we have you're you have you have the address and your agent listed so your testimony today is that your agent did not notify you that they received a um
that's correct H okay then that's something you guys need to take up with your that's your age okay um so all right what is the city require um I'm requesting an adjudication um
seeing that this violation has been open over well almost two years we're 3 months short of two years um so an adjudication please a short one if possible okay um I'm going to give them 60 days because they're indicated that
the the board have just um ruled okay they're going to do the work and I guess pass on the cost to the to the owners so I will give you 60 days but I will enter an adjudication need to I need you guys to see the urgency and um you know to get
the work started um I will give you six and if it's not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of $350 so um continue to stay in contact
with the inspector if you guys need additional time you can work it out or come back here but I will see you back here in 60 days hopefully you've made much progress on this okay thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you very much thanks sure thank you Mrs
Sanders you're welcome thank you bye all right the next case we're going to call is item number 19 on the agenda case number um sorry item number 19
Perry lway case number is cbpr 20 2445 the officer on this case is Shannon Sanders and Perry would you please accept the uh invitation enable your audio and video and if we can um I while we're
pulling it up um building in zoning is going to chime in on this violation as well too so can we have um yes Mr per if you can please raise your right hand do you solemnly swear and affirm the testimony you're about to give in these proceedings shall be the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God please say I do I do thank you Janna Sanders city of North Miami neighborhood service inspector this case was originally opened
on March 21st of 2024 whereas I received a email and an additional phone call about um some work that was being done or had been done at the property in the rear this um violation again is for 1970 northeast 124 Street it was brought to
my attention that the resident if not property owner had installed some pavers um in the rear of the property that was somewhat close to what the complain it felt was the property line so um I couldn't get to the rear of the property so I initially opened up violation um if
not probably I think I a courtesy notice posted it on the property did mailings um I've had you know conversations with the property owner over the past year regarding this matter he has um submitted applications to the city for
which has been denied back and forth for different reasons as of my reinspection on February 18th the permit application has been submitted for for the work that was installed for the papers that were
installed in the rear however the permit has not been obtained that permit has been denied um from my conversations with the property owner as well as several several emails between myself and the building department I you know the property owner thought that you know
everything was okay um and that the permit was you know I guess issued or ready to be issued and ready for him to just pick up but again um it was brought to his attention most recently that no it was denied I I believe they requested him to apply for a variance because of
the closeness or things of that nature I'll let the property owner you know TR um explain what's going on as well as the building department as to what's to hold up but from the neighborhood service formerly co- compliance stance um as of my reinspection on the 18th of
February as well as today no permit for the pavers have been obtained and the violation remains let me see the picture of the work and I don't believe I have any because I um I I think my my my
testimony um and I I initially come um stated um it was a complaint that was brought in and because I could not see the violation I you know I I again I I apologize I don't know if it was a courtesy or just a violation that I opened with the hopes that the property
owner would give me a call um which indeed he did and you know we conversed about it um cuz I believe he had papers already in the back and he just extended it so I think he felt at that time he didn't need permits um but there's no pictures because it was in the rear of the property from when the complaint
came in but he did verbally state that um you know work was done do you by any chance Perry have any photos of what the property looks like in in your back um not sure
Mr Perry if you can start with um stating your full name for the record please yeah Perry Lenay I'm the owner of 1970 northeast 124 Street U okay North Miami all right do you know why your permit keeps being
denied well uh Shan is right we when we put the permit in um we didn't think it needed a variance because we had a permit done for a shed we had a permit done for some
pool Paving and we had a permit done for the dock and in between all that there was a gap and so which was um it needed to be needed to be covered and so we paved between that um you know that
location so you're talking about I don't know something like 30 square feet or something like that the problem is is that um the one the edge of the paving is along the uh eastern boundary less
than 5 ft away from the uh fence line and so um this was in May last year and we were trying to figure out okay what do we need to do we were then advised oh we needed to um go and get a variant so
there was an email sent to me on May last year and then um you know all the problems that have happened on the Cyber side with the city and so we it never came up again until July uh until November last year or December or
whenever it was um and so I went back to the building department to try and find out hey where we at with this one because I just thought you know um the permit was going to be approved and needed an inspection and then that went back and
forth for the last last um I don't know maybe you know sort of four or five weeks and we finally got to um getting well I got the variance the administ like the small variants from both boundary uh owners signed I
sent that into zoning last week and then I received an email from Miss uh Debbie Love uh yesterday basically saying no you've got to go through a whole administrative variance process with the
board um and she requested uh 90 days for me to go and do that process and so I guess now I've got to go through that process I actually forwarded you the email Shana um that I got from uh Debbie
Love yesterday all right so what you asking for well I think I'm going to need 90 days to try and work through this administrative variance process and I think it has to go to the board like we
did last time with the shed and um uh get that approved and then once that's approved I'm assuming that the building permit will be approved and then we can get it inspected and then get it done all right
um because it's gonna it's a process so it's going to take a while what I'm gonna give you the 90 days but I will enter an adjudication um I will enter an adjudication I will give you 90 days obviously you stay in contact with
inspector Sanders um and when you come back in 90 days where we are and how much progress have been made um but if there's no um um abatement but um by the abatement date and then there will be a
daily fine amount of um $450 okay um hopefully you've made um enough progress within the next um 90 days and if you need an additional extension then we can we can discuss it
at the time all right yep have a good day okay thanks joh all right magistrate um I have three attendees on my Cube but unfortunately they're not responding to the chat so I'll start
with Brandon Smith Brandon if you can please accept the invitation and advise us what property you're here for by giving us the property and violations owner's name Brandon hello all right hi Brandon um
can you please tell us the own the owner of the property in which you're here for no problem Lindy and Lily Bell one moment please MH Lindy and Lily Bill yep l i n d y uh b l
l all right so magistrate that is item number 12 Lindy F and Lily M Bell case number is C ejn k223 0056 the officer on this case is shanon
Sanders and miss Braden Smith if you can please raise your right hand for us Brandon Smith if you can please raise your right hand um do you solemnly swear and affirm the testimony you're about to give in these proceedings shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God please say I
do I do what is your relationship to this property well Lindy is my mom who passed and uh Lily is my grandmother and uh I have I have power uh I didn't know how
any of this process worked uh as a matter of fact if anybody pulls up the property or anything you'll see that it's distressed and uh my mom did pass in the fire that was the reason the property is distressed okay my
condolences to you and your family um so is this being probated or you the um so it has since gone through probate yes I am now the person and my grandma owns the other uh have interest in the
property she's 999 years old so of course she's not going to be here with us today um I guess my issue is similar to uh I think their name was Martha de
qura where they weren't being uh notified because as you can see the the home is not inhabitable at least I hope no one's there so any notices that get posted this is a place of trauma for me
and my grandma so we don't go there often unless there's some development which there's been like these start and stop type processes that have happened uh with the property so anytime there's
any violations or anything like that often times we're missing them and um January 31st I went to building and zoning because uh I am trying to treat the the
sickness here the sickness is that I wanted to rebuild the property there was a lot of St and stop it's South Florida is not I guess the most reliable or trustworthy for people in the building space so I've had some hardship there so
I am just at the point where it's frustrating and I would like to move on from the property at that time I had a contract with someone to buy the place and I was like oh yeah I have some open permits and stuff I would like to have those closed so I went to building and
they sent out an inspector to make sure that no work was done without a permit all of the such I guess since then there's been uh a couple violations but I guess I'm kind of surprised that they would notify in this way versus just
having an inspector uh call me cuz that's that's how the inspector got access to the property he contacted me on the phone and things like that so I was surprised and I guess lucky that I just happened to go to the property and
see this to be here in the first place um I guess the violations are for some pile of debris in the front of the home which I can let's allow the inspector to testify
and she can let me know what you know what's going on and as far as notice she can explain to you how that works as well okay that they they go by what they have the county um County um property appraisal that's the address where they
usually would send notice insor to to um testify about that inspector yes Shannon Sanders the neighborhood service inspector um giving testimony for property address 60
Northwest 120 is terrorist this viol was originally cited um November 28th of 2023 whereas I received the phone call um initially not even about the pal but it was in reference to the pool that was
in the rear of the property um I couldn't at that time really get to the um pool um but upon um approaching the property I saw a large poile in front of the property I am very familiar with um the um the passing of your mother and
again my condolence is I I'm very familiar with the fire that took place I was the officer for that area at that time um again have had other violations um long story short since the fire which was you know a few years back um D
dubris has been sitting in the front of the yard there is a pile of um what appears to be dismantled um wood um I believe it was some black bags some you know what appears to be and I apologize
if I offend anyone you know what appears to be junk and trash um you know as you see in the photos um some tree dubris again it's wood things of that nature um as asked and as the magra stated we go by was um mailing was sent out to what
day County property records show in the um system um so as long as it shows the property address we don't have anything else to pull from to to mail anything else if you would like to provide that to the county and to us especially since you don't visit the property that often
I would recommend you do that you know you can put it on the side chat and or you know contact me at your convenience I'll also give my number um but we mail to what day County property records um state in the computer um I am aware of
you visiting the city you know to possibly do some repairs but that's not what generated this this is a violation that's been open you know for over a year um it's just now you know we're catching up with some of our old VI ations and this failed for the magistrate um you know again the power
has been there for well over a year maybe two years now um and it needs to be removed um so you know I I ask and you know very you know since you are it seems like ready to make some movement with it do you have any um idea as to
when that's going to be removed or what's going on with it why is it so long so I can have the pile removed um that's no problem uh probably 30 60 days to get the whole pile um just out of there uh my biggest issue would be the
pool thing the place is distressed and doesn't have electricity or Plumbing or anything of the such so it's not as simple as just turning a pool a pool pump on and having the thing do its magic to restore the water um so I would
be looking for some type of compromise or other type of solution for that well if we can Brandon we you know I'll make sure to include my number and I could even give an hour if you want to take down a pan it's City number 786 298 2334 and I'm only wait wait wait
wa you at toast 7869 298 23343 um is my number you can give me a call that case isn't on the docket for the pool so we can um you know talk about that you know off the Record um you know off outside of these hearings
and as well as just overall condition like you say it it is distress and you know we would like some movement going on there yeah yeah absolutely so you know you can acknowledge these are symptoms of the sickness having a pile having you know a distressed pool as
well but the overall sickness is that the home is distressed and it would be nice to have someone rebuild it I've I've experienced frustration and disappointment in the process thus far so um yeah I would like to treat the sickness not so much the symptom yes I
can remove that pile absolutely like I mentioned but um when the notices and different stuff pile up I I guess I had a um uh a title search done that reflected like a lean and stuff like that that once again I was uh unaware of
so those things create like roadblocks in treating the the overall sickness which is the home is distressed and hasn't been rebuilt and there's been challenges to to materialize that all right here's what
we're going to do the um pool is not before me today so I can't not rule on it um but in the meantime you can take the time to reach out to inspector Sanders and see what needs to be done um the pile the debris that's currently
on the front lawn um that's what's pressing right now um and it seems like this has been ongoing since 2023 would that be about correct correct um yes that's correct yes okay um Mr Smith so
that that's that's the issue that I'm having no problem and in 30 30 to 60 days I I could make that uh disappear all right what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna give you 30 days okay give you 30 days which means that I I'm not
ination on your case just yet giving you an opportunity um since you said that you um since your mom's passing you're trying to get on the property doesn't appear that you live in the states is that correct you don't live in the state
Florida no no I live in the state of Florida now so uh you know trying to trying to make everything work okay so you have 30 days make it work get the pile removed back for me you understand and
I'm going to ENT an adjudication and um the clock is start ticking from that point okay before we before we get him off um the magistrate I want to make sure you know that I put out make sure that you also call the county and get a
a an update uh an address update um entered in the system so that we can especially because you don't visit the property often when we do mailings because I'm looking here on the computer there is several things that you have going on there and we want to properly be giving you notification and having
you you know press as to what's going on there so update that in um day County as well as after the hearing I stress after the hearing even if just to send me a quick text give me your updated address um so that we can get you those mailings um about what's you know the other
violations okay Absolutely I'll be in contact with you and um yeah hopefully we can avoid anything evolving into a bigger situation all right sir good luck to you all right thank you have a good day you too
thank you all right the next person in the queue is David chariss David if you can please accept the invitation and advise us uh what
property you're here for the owner of the property he's for 12767 Northeast the number of the agenda it's number [Music] 13 start David turn on
reaction all right I'm G read the case into five first um item number 13 Marlene chariss um L David CL um
cariss case number is cbpr 2024 0087 the officer on this case is shanana Sanders Mr DAV David if you can please raise your right hand do you solemnly swear and affirm the testimony you are about to give in these proceedings shall be the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God please say I do I do sir if you can please State your full name and relationship to the property David Carlile I am the owner of the corporation that owns the property which
was inherited by my mother who is deceased thank you sir and my condolences to you thank you sh s I'm sorry ready for me I'm sorry yes okay Shannon Sanders
neighborhood service inspector um giving um testimony for property address 12750 12767 Northeast 10th Avenue I initially opened up this violation March 29 2024
where I was out doing an inspection um over over all annual housing inspection we were doing a sweep in the area and this was the assigned Address given to me upon um doing the inspection um you know we checked to see you know the overall conditions of the property as
well as any pending violations any pending issues that going on at the property um there were several um a couple I believe um violations that were noted inited and brought to the attention of the um property owner
notice of violations were mailed out well as a copy of the annual housing inspection I brought to the their attention that they had a couple of expired permits I believe one was for the window something was for something else but I want to present the window
one that's here now it was um brought to their attention they had an expired window permit that needed to be renewed um they obtained it but I think they never had the final inspections done so um our city code um States um anything
over 60 days without any movement becomes a violation um as of my rest reinspection of the property on February 18th um the permit the expired window permit or door permit still remained
Open final inspections still need to be done and compliance has not been met I don't believe I've ever had any contact with the property owner about this one I don't know he looks familiar and that name sounds familiar um but I don't
believe we had any um conversation about this violation so I'll let him you know confirm in or deny if that's the case and or you know what's going on with this open um building permit if not window permit Mr
carine yes just for clarity um this permit was for the installation of doors on the back of the building and it was opened all the way back in 2011 I believe at that time the doors
were uh there was an application for a permit that was applied for and that was granted and the doors were installed they've been installed since 2011 however the permit just never got inspected when the work was complete and
the permit never got closed and this was at the period of time in which my mother owned the property that was quite a long time ago my mother did pass away with dementia and Alzheimer's so that's probably the reason why things got left and not
completed as far as closing the permit but the permit was obtained the work was completed it just never got closed and she has since um passed and then there were some con um some
difficulty with the proper retitling of the property um I I found out about this actually not that long ago when I walked into the uh building and zoning department to
talk to somebody in there uh I have since hired a company to go ahead and pull a new permit which was applied for I believe yesterday that should be there on your records a new permit then we just need to send an inspector there to
inspect the work again that was completed quite a long time ago and closed the permit is all that's needed however what I was also told is that we need to submit the architecture or engineering plans to hang new doors on
the back of the building and we can have that done I do have copies of the old original one I was told that those will no longer uh be be applicable even though they were the
original uh architectural drawings to install the doors I so I guess I have a question as to that whether or not I they need to be redrawn up by a new architector engineer or can I resubmit
the ones that were originally submitted when the permit was approved to hang the doors to begin with and I I'm I'm uncomfortable with with answering that so I'll let the building department and or the building official maybe shaie the building and housing inspector can can answer that do
you know shaie do I no I'm actually say um Miss Presley maybe someone from the building department I I deal with the violation and compliance part of it but when it comes to detailed information regarding you know building issues zoning issues I
I refer to them so um are you all I'm looking in the computer I don't see the application so um on file that was submitted yesterday day shie do you all have that Miss Presley do shie or Miss Maser if one of you can um respond
please they see they're logged on but I'm the computer to see the maybe like I was to see the file or number I'm so sorry they was calling me hello I'm so sorry you needed me sh um um the Mr
David Mr car he was asking a question if you don't mind repeating it what was your question again um to the building department so there there was a permit pulled to hang doors and the architectural drawings were submitted and approved to hang doors the doors of
already been hung a long time ago the the permit was just never closed my question is I understand and I have to pull now a new more recent current permit to replace the old one can I submit the same plans that were previously approved or do I need to go
hire an architect or engineer to redraw new plans okay so for Windows and Doors you can you have to submit a whole package all over again but since the you have final life since you already done installed the doors you would they will require a
engineer letter but your no a for the the product approval for that door when you come back and submit your um permit applications and your package your two set of plans that um n that NOA have an expiration date on it that's what you want to check to see if your um NOA is
expired if it expire you have to get an updated um NOA for the hang doors what you're talking about I'm sorry what is an NOA a product approval yeah it's a yeah a prodct appr for that door notice of acceptance It's a pack that comes with the information especially since
you say you already have the information for the door from the old expired permit is it's it's probably in there it's a notice of acceptance yes that is part of what was originally submitted so on there it have an expiration date towards the bottom of
that packet with that NOA number okay so you need to check and see if that number that um have have it is inspired if it is inspired you need to go back in the go back where you got it from and get a updated one and bring that back with your two sets of plans okay very good so
I just need to submit the the plans and call for inspection because again this was this was all done a long time ago when my mother owned the property now since it wasn't no inspections done when it's time for an inspection since there wasn't no inspections done they will
require a engineer letter okay an engineer letter yes because no one expected the doors and it's already installed so it's nothing to expect unless you're going to take it off no they're they're they're staying
there they're they're so what I'm saying is I understand what you're saying so since our inspector when he goes out to inspect the property at that time he never we never did an inspection on the property so what is he inspector he don't know is the nail is put in right you know it's certain things that they
need to look at so since they haven't looked at it you can hire you can get an engineer and he'll go out and here'll you letter stating that the door is installed correctly you will have to get an engineer letter so I need to submit that letter together with the with the
to close the permit to get inspected Again by the city correct okay okay um all right what is the city requesting um you know I I'm gonna ask
before I I answer that I'm ask Mr um David you know um what is it that you would like to see happen now I mean seeing that now the city is is notifying you and and and Advising you on the additional information that you may need um regarding Engineers report think of
that nature because I I I just want to make sure that I'm clear are you submitting a a new application are you trying to reopen the old one um what do you what what are you trying to do you know what what did they tell you again when I went to building and Zoning they told told me that I had to resubmit and
open a new permit to replace the old permit because it's old and submit and and submit new plans and that's why I asked the question can I submit the same plans or get all new plans but you're saying I need a new engineer to engage here so I have I have clarity now on
what needs to be done I guess I just need the time to do it what time are you do you need to do this um I don't know what time I need to get an engineer involved to take care of this I I you probably have more experience
than that than I you know I mean I I will comfortably me because I you know and I'm I'm laughing but these are old cases you know and and I I always try to give 30 days when this you know I'm trying to get some of this old stuff off of my plate you know however when
residents them do show up that means a lot to me because I mean I have multiple who don't even respond so you showing know I'm I'm willing to work with you you know the 60 days work for you I yeah I appreciate that I also just lost my father last month that oh sorry to hear
that so now I'm willing to give even 90 you know hey you know you're you're chugging at me now but no 60 is good for is good at least you know and if you need more time you know the city is willing to work with you I see Miss presy is Raising her hand I believe but you know I um right now magistrate I
will comfortably say you know 60 days and again if you need more time just you know give me a call and and we'll work it out outside of this hearing okay I appreciate that thank you very much and just as a as as a note you had chatted asking me what was the case number I'm
here for and for a reason I don't know on your end or my end I had no ability to respond to that chat and that's why I raised my hand oh no problem at all I I believe our our coordinator is the one who you know responds to those emails when I'm at a hearing I'm usually
focused and especially as you if you logged on you see I have been going since we started every case has been mine I have 27 cases on the docket so um you know I I not familiar with whatever you were saying on the side but no problem at all you're here now so that's
um you know we we'll move you along long as you're heard today that's what's important all right thank you very much you're welcome wa wait we have to wait you magistrate go ahead Miss pry did you want to add something else oh no 60 days will be fine okay was
going to say about 60 days is this a reset or an adjudication um we could do a reset you know let's let's do a reset that way he doesn't accumulate more things seeing that now he has to start all over um extension would be is okay all right sir
we're going to reset your case so to allow you the 60 days to get the ball rolling um you know hopefully you can use the next 60 days wisely so that when this case comes back we can see there's been major part progress made okay good luck to you and
again my condolences on the loss of your dad thank you all right bye all right magistrate the last person we have in this queue is JF or Joseph if you can please enable
your audio and video for us hello hello Mr josph um if you're driving please pull over and I'll read while I read the uh I'm not driving I'm I'm pulled over okay could you please let us know what the property address is or the property
owner you're here for uh yeah it's um give me one second 215 Northeast 121 Terrace LLC thank you and I believe the address is 215
noreast 121 tus yes are you the property owner or give me a second Shana please are we going to read um item number four and item number five on the agenda item number four is 215 noreast
121 Terrace LLC case number is c2023 0083 and item number five is 215 noreast 121 on terce LLC case number is c s 20247 both cases the officer is shanon
Sanders Mr Josef if you can please raise your right hand so I can administer you the oath uh sure I have I'm also an attorney so I'm here okay if you're an attorney then he doesn't have to be sworn in yeah
he doesn't have to be all right can you please State your full name for the rec to the property um I'm sorry U magistrate really really quick um you don't need any translator correct Mr Joseph NOP all right translators you may
be dismissed thank you thank you guys okay you ready for me yes sir we're ready for you okay so my name is Joseph Tim liman for the record um I am the attorney of property um recently found out about the
violations so I have not had an ability yet to speak to the inspector nor uh really catch what's going on but obviously we're here because we want to of course be in compliance and
understand what's going on um the property does have a lease so it's an absentee owner he wasn't even in the country when all of this uh was happening um so you know obviously I would like to have an opportunity to speak to the
inspector and I understand that there was something with uh Airbnb which we ensured that whatever advertisement was going on in the internet was
removed um but more than that I really haven't had an opportunity to do anything with this shanana Sanders city of North Miami um neighborhood service inspector um this is a new case for um both the short-term
rental in the short-term advertisement for property address 215 Northeast 124th 121st teris um I initially opened up this violation January 14th of 2023 after
receiving several calls from the neighboring properties you know two in particular about short-term rentals that were taking place at the property they even you know went so far as to send me the advertisements that were pulled up at the um that were online I believe it
was Airbnb or VRBO but they showed me the the the advertisements as well as different pictures um different phone calls different you know just things stating that it was a lot of activity going on at the property regarding short-term rentals I spoke with the
property owner at that time um as well as the tenants who were occupying and explained to them that the city does not allow short-term rentals with the prop um in North Miami at that time he um you know advised that the advertisements
were removed um he would you know advise his tenants not to do any more short-term rentals um I you know had you know several conversations with him over the past year long story short
um you know he continues to say that he's not doing anything but um a few months will go by and then I'll get a police report stating um that a party was going on and I'm sure it's say something attached to the file to show police report of a party and when the
police had a conversation with the um an or the party givers they stated you know I'm just here for the weekend I'm doing a short-term rental and things of that nature um so I not comfortable with just going by Word of Mouth saying that
it's um no short-term rental sake in place especially when there's police reports stating that there is activity going there and that that's what the the party givers are are stating um I I know you're stating that you have no
knowledge or haven't really had a conversation time to the time to really speak with the property owner regarding what's going on at the property or why there's still short-term rental activity going
on he did say again that the advertisement was removed however I asked him could he provide you know documentation for me maybe some kind of Correspondence or email a letter from you know Airbnb you know stating you know okay we've removed did but again as
of to as of my reinspection and per police reports there's short-term rental activity and parties taking place at this property you know at least every few months is that the conversation that you're you're
um well the the property owner has a tenant there the tenant is transient he comes goes I was not aware that there were police reports made so that's that's news to me I again I would have appreciated a conversation with you this is the first time we're speaking about
this so um but my understanding was that you know he was advised the tenant was advised to immediately remove uh whatever he had for listings in Airbnb I'm not sure uh if I can get a letter
for that but what I would ask the um for in light of the information is an opportunity to um speak with the inspector on the situation uh understand the police report so I can have a conversation with the tenant about it
and see if we may have to evict the tenant or or take some corrective action with whoever has the least to remove them uh if this has been a recurrence and I would ask the court for possibly a 60-day uh time frame uh for me to deal with that speak with like you know speak
to the inspector get knowledge on the police reports bring that to the tenant's attention and then kind of make the decision with um removing the tenant completely and if we can magistrate I'm kind of looking back here I just want to make sure that I'm I'm giving out the right information I don't mind giving
time so much as for we can have a conversation about the short-term advertisement but in reference to the shortterm rentals I I I would if I can ask and you know I'll be bold enough to ask you know I'm I would like to have a you know a one-time fee um an
adjudication and given a one-time fee with this because I'm looking and I see we've already went to the magistrate about this um in the past it wasn't myself but I see we have another running fine um for from
um July 23rd of 2020 for a short-term rental I see another adjudication that was given with a running fine for March 2nd 2022 I see the violation that I opened you know in in late 2022 so there's already three running fines and
leans for short-term rental advertisements and again I I spoke with the property owner there was there was a transfer first of all this wasn't set for an adjudication of hearing so you know I would take issue with that procedurally and say that that would be
a due process violation because we weren't here uh that was a noticed as an adjudicative hearing to you know give us a final fine for something especially as it relates to issues that had occurred you're talking now you know three years ago and I would also say that we haven't
had an opportunity to actually you know you've proferred a lot of evidence today but I haven't received any of this and I haven't been able to see it you know and also in the last few years there's been a change of ownership in the property so I think that before we start seeking to
put penalties or fines on the property we should at least have an opportunity to see the discovery that you're offering and have a discussion with you and understand what's going on you know at the end of the day the property owner is not the one that's in charge of
what's going on with a tenant's action that's a third party so I think that it would be a little bit Hasty to immediately go into violations especially if we're trying to relate things back that occurred three years
ago or four years ago that could have been completely different parties so I would again ask that you know give me an opportunity to speak with you off out of a hearing setting understand the things that are being uh proferred and be you
know given an opportunity to kind of review the things that you're now stating uh you know to the magistrate because it kind of takes me by surprise like a lot of this is hearing it for the first time and I'll let the magistrate make that decision you might be hearing
it for the first time but I've had this conversation with the property owner um over the past few you know couple of years and stuff even when he stated that you know ownership has changed at least the last violation from 2022 he was the property owner you know when he said
that he bought it about a year ago but again when I looked at day County records he he purchased the property I believe January um I would have to look again but I I know when he called cuz he wanted me to table this case um because he was out of the country but I explain
to him this is zoom you can log on and stuff we we know this is you know we don't want to you know keep belaboring cases from 2022 and 23 um you know but he's fully aware even though you might not be he's fully aware but I'll let the magistrate you know decide wait a second
hold on with all due respect the cases in 22 were closed cases in 23 were closed you're you're referencing a violation that you said yourself happened in January well there's a running you said this is a new you said this was
a new case I'm not aware of any running fine the case in 22 was closed there was a hearing simply stating that it's a reoccurring thing that's what she's basically saying that it's it's a constant reoccurring situation with the the prop the short-term rentals but we
are talking about just this case I understand but you're you're trying to use something that happened three years ago as the basis of penalty I I don't think I think that's if first of all if that's the case should have been noticed of that to prepare to speak on that I don't know if that's either
constitutional or or proper under Florida law you know just to go and put a penalty on a property because something occurred three years ago or four years ago and tag it along to something that is now occurring that may or may not be actually what is occurring
I mean with all due respect officer you're we have an established I I still you know you're telling me things for the first time today so I don't know who was responsible who the person you spoke to who the person on the police report is and I'm asking for an opportunity to
understand that so I can understand who did this wrongful action and if I can show okay let me timee in and then I'll give the City attorney an opportunity to testify if the officer if the inspect and saying this is with this
proper this owner you you new to the case um somehow you're pre prud that the same property with the same owner who is your client um continues to thing over getting um receiving
citations and we close it and it happened again and he cited and it's closed and it's happening again you're saying that for some reason that you're you're not get to be able to argue this this well
no what I'm what I'm saying is there I I'm aware that there was a citation in 2022 that citation was dealt with there was a hearing there was evidence the case was closed I'm not aware of I'm not aware of a violation in 23 or 24 I'm
aware of now a violation that occurred January 20125 there have been other tenants and leases in place during this period I mean I'm I'm a landlord also you can lease something to somebody they don't tell you if they're going to Airbnb it you don't know the intention
of a tenant when they come into the home you rent to somebody and what they do with it you don't know so you can't tag back that to one thing to the next there's been multiple tenants that have taken possession of that home over the past you know four five six years that
house is a it takes it's a it takes a yearly lease it's a rental home so it's it's whoever whoever is violating and doing that action is why I said you know he can come in and and take corrective action and evict that tenant from from his lease but we whoever was the
Violator in 2022 if anything it shows that in 23 and 24 he he wasn't violating so it's not a it's it's not systematic but if the home is being rented and a third party now
goes and does something like this that's not fair to the landlord you know he he can't he can't control the bad behavior of a third party you know if the third party shoots some body in the house he can't be responsible for the murder because somebody else shot somebody in
the house you follow he can only come to the city and say look we want to be in compliance we want to take care of the issue if we need to evict a tenant that's what we're going to do and magistrate for the record as well as the attorney the the one for 2022 and for
2023 um the ownership was made um on February of 2022 so the violation from March of 2022 and again from June of 2023 it was the existing same property owner as we have right now and again we
had a conversation and I do understand Mr Joseph you might not be aware of it but I myself has had a conversation several conversations with the property owner he's fully aware of what's going on and about the prior in this violation
um I see the City attorney raising her hand um yes if we can allow her to speak thank you your honor um just wanted um the magistrate to take note of sections 21-19 and
21-20 of the city code um which references that when a CO where a co- compliance officer alleges a repeat violation the city can present evidence at the hearing to support the fact that this allegation that it is a repeat violation and the reason that's
important is that under section 21-20 of the city code it specifies that if the magistrate makes a finding of a violation or a repeat violation a hearing shall not be
necessary for the issuance of an order imposing the fine um so the city takes issue with the the the um the argument that there is no legal basis or authority or that there's a due process issue for the officer alleging a
repeat violation or that there's an additional hearing or additional evidence um that is necessary there is nothing within the sir your opportunity to speak I'm not hold on I'm not trying to be disrespectful but you're
mischaracterizing where my issue with the due process is I'm looking at the notice for today nowhere in the notice is any of this in the notice so I'm not noticing you want added to for
today well the notice says the notice speaks of one violation that occurred in January there was no discussion of it being a repeat violation or of it being a a hearing where there would be an adjudication sir did you not just
testify earlier that you represented the same client in this in these proceedings at a prior hearing what is but I'm asking about the notice of what the hearing is for it's about not being able to be adequately prepared to discuss these things nobody
nobody said anything about there's nothing in here that would indicate to me that the things that are now being discussed would have been discussed at this hearing so I'm nobody sitting here and saying what happened did or didn't happen I'm saying you guys sent a notice
for a violation that the way I understood the notice was saying it needs to be cured or a violation will be issued and steps were taken to ensure that there was no advertisement there was no discussion about we're going to prosecute and
adjudicate a repeat violation situation because something occurred two or three years ago I mean respectfully to you I don't have the ability to shoot out statutes and and and discuss procedural things here because this wasn't on topic for today so unless you're saying that
there's no notice requirement and that you're just you know that based on that rule you're just allowed to do that then okay then maybe you know we can we'll have to disagree on that I I I think that I should have been at least noticed about this to to be able to discuss
these things had an opportunity you know if I knew this would have been the discussion I would have certainly wanted to speak to um the inspector prior to understand specifically what the evidence that she's profer is I mean it's it's it's kind of like a trial by
ambush in a little bit of a way well M magistrate and City attorney I'm not presenting this case as a in in for the attorney you know I I I'm very comfortable with stating I'm not presenting this case right now as a repeat violator we can present this case
right now as a new case per the police report document documenting and stating what transpired what happened and and and give a one-time um you know Finding and a onetime adjudication and fee for
the incident happened for this violation continue my argument your honor I was cut off and never had an opportunity to finish I got through one section of the code and I never got an opportunity to get through the section of the code that so as um officer
Sanders is referencing the these um signs that are being challenged are within the discretion of the magistrate your honor you have the ability to treat this as a repeat violation and issue a
fine today you also have the ability to treat this and make a finding that the violation is one which is irreparable and irreversible in nature meaning that it would be irrelevant to give time or
an opportunity to cure because the rental of the property has already occurred the damage has already occurred the violation has already occurred there's nothing left to cure so there's nothing to Abate and that is why officer Sanders is asking for the onetime
abatement nothing under the city code nor CH Florida statute 162 um chapter 162 requires notice of what the special magistrate Authority is to issue those
fines it's completely within your Authority to take any of those options and of course you you have the option to treat this as a new case and provide an abatement date that's always within your Authority um but I I don't feel that the city is required to give the property
owner notice of what what findings you may make at this hearing and what finds you may consider these are all within your discretion and these are all things that um are well stated within one chapter
162 of the the Florida Statutes as well as the city codes chapter 21 as remedies and um and legal relief that is um a a possible result coming out of this hearing today um the city also takes
issue with the the property the argument that the property owner has no um liability for the actions of the tenant um what goes on in your lease agreement or however your business Arrangement is
with your tenant doesn't alleviate your liability as the property owner for any violations that occur within the property so the city rejects that argument if I may respond the one time f is up to how much
again can I can I respond honor I'm sorry $15,000 that's what I recall okay yes Mr J we you can but we're gonna have to wrap this up because I need to take a
break go ahead that's fine I I you know I offered what I offered because it seems like there's a little bit of a punitive um measure here and it seems like my client in a way is is
being you know I I the sentiment reading between the lines is is is that there's a little bit of a punitive measure here and my client you know he leases the place out and he really has no intention one way or the other to create a
situation that violates the city it's a nice house spent a lot of money renovating it he maintains the house well and these aren't actions of him personally he looks for a tenant he finds a tenant and he tries to rent it out and I think that somewhere along the
way there seems to be this um you know energy or something that that he's purposefully doing something or he's trying to purposefully violate or something like that or steing around the rules and I don't believe that that's
been demonstrated he's always been responsive where he can be and he tries to take the measures as quickly as he can uh when it's brought to his attention you know he's paid me to be here today so clearly he takes it uh seriously and he's not uh
trying to create a situation where he's not in compliance with the city and he's gone as far as telling me if he needs to evict the tenant then that's steps that he would need to take so I I I think that there's been a little bit of a back and forth but I hope I can remind you
all that this is not an individual that's looking to be on the opposite side of the table he's a landlord he owns the property clearly he has an interest in the neighborhood and the property maintaining its value and and doing uh good business and if there's a
issue with a tenant it's not that he believes he doesn't have liability it's he you know he shouldn't he obviously he has to correct it and take corrective measure but he shouldn't be given the intent of who the bad actor is and
that's that's where I'm trying to say in terms of the liability like okay obviously he owns the home he has to be responsible and fix things as and deal with the issues as they come but at the same token he's not the one throwing these parties and he's not the one
bringing that element into the home he's just looking for tenants to put into the house and where there's a problem he addresses it and as we can see there's been at least a 20mon or two-year period where things seem to be okay and now
okay he got himself another bad tenant and I'll have to deal with that so I hope in your decision process um you know I I don't want to lose that because again it starts to feel a little punitive and I don't think that's what it should
be all right thank you for that um so basically based on the testimony of um the inspect um inspector Sanders and and um taking into account your argument
as well as the city attorney's argument um my issue is this a um um the responsibility rests with the property owner and um if he didn't learn the first time he certainly didn't learn the
second time and hopefully he's learned his lesson the third time um if this Con keeps happening to him and on his property um then he needs to take accountability and he needs to review his leasing agreement um and know
exactly who he is leasing his property to um I will take into account and I do find that um this is a repeat violation um I do find that it is irreparable um and I will enter a
one-time fee of $5,000 against the property um something has to give here and um it needs to stop good luck to you magistrate is that
for both cases because he has two wait let me let me make sure I'm giving that I know for the short-term rental let me make sure one was for the short-term rental advertisement and then the um and the other one was for [Music] um uh sh unlawful ownersh single family
doing unit rent lease delling another person for a period of three months or LR in coordinator the the the repeat violator is for the short-term rental the short that's the one that I addressed yes thank you yes okay
okay for the advertisement um do we want to give an extension or are we going to give an adjudication so that he can give um for the advertisement I will do an adjudication 30 days if it's not res the the advertisement is down already I know
I know for a fact that the there's no adver there's no current advertisement at all that's it's okay then it should not affect it I will do an adjudication I'm giving him 30 days the ctor will continue to double check to make sure that it is complied if it is complied then she can dismiss it if not it will
be back within 30 days if it's still not in compliance there will be a daily fine amount of $350 all right does that conclude this matter because I do need to take a 10-minute recess yes magistrate we don't have anyone else in the attendee as
attendees so we can do a recess and then we can go through the rest of the agenda give Mr opport yes sir am I excused I can leave yes sir you are yes sir yes thank you thank you very much for your consideration today all right okay let's
do let's take a 10-minute recess everyone e e e e e e e e
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it's 10 minutes yet but magy me I'm sorry hi Hi how are you good I just wanted to introduce myself hi I am the executive assistant to LA and um he
said that unfortunately he was trying to log in into the meeting but he's traveling today and currently has no um internet as we speak so he wanted to apologize for not being today's meeting no problem we pleasure meeting
you thanks for being here to meet you m pleasure where's Madam clerk are we ready to proceed I am here we have one more person who is away from their desk um and they're coming now but magistrate I
did want to put into record um um that was this information kind of just came to me um item number eight okay um we're it is closed out so that item you know I just want to make
sure you put it records yes that that case is closed okay great okay you'll let me know when you're ready yes we're ready okay so we're back on the record okay Madam clerk you want to announce um for the record item
number eight yes um to announce on the record item number eight closel um SS and W Patricia um c t r a223
000021 this case is actually closed all right wonderful okay so what is the next case all right we'll start from the beginning the beginning item number two is
1475 noreast 140 Street LLC case number is C zp2 024 00115 um the officer on this case is Joseph Des sanes all right is it still morning good
morning five more minutes yes hello majestry my name is inspector Joseph the sangers um we're speaking about the property uh 1475 Northeast 140th Street so basically a courtesy notice was
opened up in um June 6 2024 upon uh reinspection June I mean July 12 2024 the red ambulance was still on the property failed the reinspection then uh we sent out a notice to
appear on the 2nd 2025 on the 19th I did a final reinspection and the red ambulance was still there which is a considered a commercial vehicle on the uh residential property Madam clerk do we have um a
picture of that yes let me share that screen I've been there several times uh never got any correspondence nobody ever reached out to me it's just the red ambulance is parked there and it's been parked there for over a year okay um let me see the notice as
well it was posted in M do all right based on the unrebutted testimony of the code enforcement officer um the inspector and the evidence presented I find that the violation does exist also find good notice given proper notice owners have
failed to appear hereby find in favor of the city intern adjudication property owners have 30 days by which to resolve the violation if violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of $150 thank you
m all right next item is item number three 149 0 north1 123rd LLC case number is pdfa 2023 0050 the officer on this case is shanana
Sanders danana Sanders Neighborhood Services inspector um for property address 1465 Northeast 121st Street this is a violation for not having your um Burglar Alarm registered
properly with the city um our code states that if you have alarm it is supposed to be registered with the city um and you have a and it needs to be renewed annually I originally cited this violation on October 23rd when um Cry
Wolf our third party um company that addresses and or conducts our um alarm Services contacted um our department and gave us a list of um people or individuals who didn't who
were you know had an outstanding balance and and had not renewed their false alarms with them I contacted the property owner as well as the Condor Association brought it to their attention um every time I've spoke to them they say they're going to speak to
the occupant and get this situation rectified um I've mailed a couple of letters again I originally opened this October 23rd I see I did an additional mailing Jan I'm sorry I initially opened it octob um December 20th of 2023 I did
an additional mailing January um when the tenant um called or the occupant of the unit called having questions I made contact with crywolf and them to you educate them on this system I did another mailing June of
2024 again as of my last reinspection on February 18th the alarm Still Remains um in need of renewing and they still have an outstanding outstanding balance with crywolf I am showing um service was
given proper service was given I hand delivered the notice to the condo um Association as well as the front clerk um and I apologize if I'm identifying her title wrong but the lady who is up
in the front joing um who works in the front office of the um of the building hand delivered it and posted it on the front door of the unit as well as certified mail um the notice to appear to them as well
okay um all right based on the underbody testimony of the Court enforcement officer I find that the violation does exist also find good notice given proper notice or as are fa to appear hereby find in favor of the city entering
adjudication owners have 30 days by which to resolve the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of $150 all right the next item we're going to call is item number c six sorry BCBG L
LC case number is CF lr20 23446 the officer on this case is Jonathan Lester good afternoon magistrate um neighborhood service inspector Jonathan Lester
and this case is being heard for the first time um this is in regard to property address 14135 Northwest 7th Avenue the business Mar Variety shop LLC they have failed to renew the business tax receipt for the city of North Miami
on August 31st 2023 I opened a notice of violation in regard to Mar Variety shop LLC not renewing their business tax receipt um as proper notice was issued I posted the notice of violation at the property sent a certified letter um via property
appraiser as of the final reinspection date the business has failed to renew the business tax receipt um they have not renewed since September 30th 2022 and what's funny is that they have a and if you could see from there um they have a valid certificate of use so
they renewed their certificate of use um for September 30th 2025 but again business tax received they have not renewed it for the past three years and they're still in violation okay um so what why are they still in
business why are they operating without a a business tax receipt that is a good question uh special magistrate um again they renew their certificate of use but for whatever reason they have not renewed their business tax receipt I don't have
that answer all right where's the City attorney she left no she's here and we should still have the zoning department available to provide um a response for that as well so what happens when um you know I
I I make a ruling if there's a a business that continues to operate within the city limits without the proper um either the U business tax receipts or certificate of use what what happens from that
point um your honor the as stated by the officer they currently have a CU so the next step legally would be that we would revoke the CU and move to shut down the business um if that was the will of the the
department okay all right so let me make my ruling stay within My Lan um based on the presented I find the violation does exist also find good
notice give a proper notice the uh orders have fail to appear hereby find in favor of the city enter adjudication owners have 30 days by which to resolve the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of
$150 that's all I can do you guys do the rest okay thank you thank you thank you magistrate uh we're going to move on to item number nine Francis LLC CF o b223
0473 the officer on this case is shanana Sanders oh I'm sorry and it also has item number 10 as well for the same property um Francis LLC CCU 2023 0797 officer in this case as well as shanon
Sanders Shana Sanders neighborhood service inspector these um are two new cases um for 595 Northeast 129 Street one for failure to um obtain their certificate of use and one for failure to obtain
their business tax receipt this case was [Music] um this case was a originally opened by um I don't know what it says me but I don't believe I opened up this case it
was it was originally it was opened on I don't want to say I opened it this case was opened on April 14th of 2023 whereas someone noted that there was a notice of um sent out that that the building does not have
a business tax receipt um I looked in the system once this was you know placed upon my desk I don't see a business text receipt obtained by the city um Let me let me see the pictures again I I see it's boarded up is it you
know and I spoke building it is I mean and you know yeah you could tell when nor hesitant to present cases and stuff or whatever and I you know I I don't mind putting on record um and I hate to do this but yeah it's an abanded building it was opened by a previous officer and now as the the the officer
of this area it has been placed to me to present I did have a conversation with our director um you know about this when I when it was given to me and I was like you know if I remember correctly through my years of being here I said I think there was a fire or something this building is abanded you know how are
they going to obtain their certificate AB use I mean you know we've been getting complaints like every other few months we have to go bordered up this is and that there's no activity there um you know our conversation and you know was that we would just you know move it ahead um and we would let the City
attorney kind of you know chime in and and look and see and determine if indeed uh CU needs to be obtained and things of that nature but you know yeah from where I stand and I just want that's why kind I wanted to make sure to say this wasn't opened by me but I am
presenting it as the officer um the current officer of this area but it is an abandoned old apartment building with no activity taking place there and you may have some other co co compliance issues but I'm not seeing how
a certificate of use and and um and tax receipt would be an issue here but I'll hear from the city attorney yeah because even in the past I don't even think they would even issue it because there are several other violations already you know existing there wood running fines
um you know and I know you know again you know things change throughout the city but you know previous records have showed and times showed they don't even issue it to um issue a to see you with with with pending violations you got to start taking care of some of that stuff first um you know so um but again we
spoke about it and we said we'll present it before the magistrate and let you and the City attorney you know give your you know legal thoughts on you know how this may need to move forward um your honor I'm in agreement with uh what you said um if the the
building is not currently operating a business I.E there are no tenants on location um I'm not sure that a see or BTR is is um relevant at this point um however it does appear visually to have
other violations that perhaps should be um inspected and perhaps opened um as far as this repair of the building okay all right so what are you guys gonna do you're G um so you know if if
this is what we're stating I would think we would be closing out these violations and um you know know closing out at least the violations for the business tax receipt and certificate of use there that we you know we're already addressing the other ones and again some of them already have running fines but
um close close these out all right closed okay next case all right the next case is item number 11 um je Jeffrey
slette terrorist I mean case number is cjn k224 00006 the officer on this case is shanon Sanders shanon Sanders neighborhood service inspector this is a new case for
property address 1895 Northeast 117th Road um for junkan debris um in the rear of the property in inside the pool um while outdoing my um while I was the
officer of that area I originally opened up this violation June 17th of 2024 while out doing my waterway inspections with um Marine patrol officer Jean Sosa we came across a property that you know he had already received a couple of
calls about regarding you know just the overall conditions from the rear um waterways um as we drove as we you know drove up to the property on the boat um we saw a pool that was um dirty we saw a
pool that was brought to my attention was recently covered by the city but you know through years of damage has now fallen apart the wood and everything is halfway in the pool um it's tree debris in the back of the property it's a a
total mess um I excided the property melt out the notice is to appear um I mean notice is a violation as well as notice to appear I have not had any contact with the property owner um regarding the overall house the house is
vacant um you could clearly see through the house from the back in the front um you know again I haven't had any contact with anyone from the property the neighbors are very upset as to you know the conditions I understand there's you
know rats and rodents and things of that nature running around at night and climbing the fence you know but in reference to the junan debris um they as well as the city feels you know we have to get this cleaned up and give adjudication get something some kind of
movement going on with this I am showing proper service was given I posted the property with the notice to appear on February 5th 2025 as well as certified mailing was mailed out on the 7th oh I'm
sorry said I thought it said 7th or February 7th um yeah 7th of 202 25 um and again have not heard anything from them I did my reinspection of the property on February 19th um and the
conditions were just about the same tree debris wood everything in the back of the house based on the unrebutted testimony of the code enforcement officer in the evidence presented I find that the violation does exist also find good
notice the proper the owners have failed to appear hereby find in favor of the city enter in adjudication owners have 30 days by which to resolve the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of
$500 all right the next case the next case is item number 14 um it's Marlene last name d a r d o m p r case number is cbpr
2023 000884 the officer on this case is Shannon Sanders I'm Shannon Sanders neighborhood service inspector I'm formerly co- compliance um this is a property address 205 Northwest 131st Street they were
cited for Building without permits in or having an expired permit um I originally cited this violation on August 1st 2023 whereas I received the phone call about um they some they
originally called about well it really doesn't really matter but in short I received a phone call I looked in the system um while I'm out I tried to cover everything while I'm there I noticed that they had um other pending violations um going on in the computer
um more so a pending um some old expired um permits I opened up a notice and mail the notice of violation to the property owner the same day being August 1st 2023
I I don't know why I thought I spoke with them but I don't have notation of that um but as of my last reinspection um on February 18 2025 um I see the violation Still
Remains the expired permit is for an expired air conditioning unit that was installed it was um installed but they never called in any of the inspections and you know and got it passed in or completed and per city ordinance
anything after 60 days without any activity becomes a building without permit um I am showing proper service was given I posted the property with the notice to app to appear February 4
2025 certified mailing was also mailed out on February 7th 2025 by the administrative staff and again on my reinspection February 18th the expired permit Still Remains in need of renewing
and passing of the final inspections okay all right based on the unre testimony of the Court enforcement officer I find that the violation does exist also find good notice given proper notice owners have failed to appear I
hearby find in favor of the city intern adjudication Hors have 30 days by which to result the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of $200 next item on this agenda is item number 15 and item number
16 case information is NN W1 051 Inc case number is cfob b223 0494 this case was previously found guilty by magistrate Smith with an abatement date of august 19 of 2024 find
set at $350 Plus $0000 cost assessment and for item number six and n n w151 Inc CCU 2023 00823 this case was previously found guilty by magistrate Smith with an
abatement date of August 19th of 2024 fine set at $350 plus the $100 cost assessment for both cases the officer is shanana Sanders apologize shanon Sanders s of North Miami c um neighborhood service
inspector these are both um um old cases that were already presented before the magistrate um for 1049 Northwest 1 19th Street um for failure to obtain the business tax receipt and failure to obtain the
certificate of use the business at hand is um eloheim Missionary Baptist Church um I originally cited them and 14 2023 the city has been more than
um um Cooperative with working with them to obtain their business um tax receipt and certificate of use um you know as of my reinspection we don't have to hear the cases all over again um still um my
reinspection on February 18th 2025 they still are operating as a church they still don't have the certificate use of business or business taxt receipt you know I verbally spoke with the pastor um while I was posting
the notice to appear um and while doing the reinspection um someone a handyman was at the property who then contacted the pastor he's saying the applications are on file and he's working on them but
yet again as of um my reinspection still operating and no business text receiv or certificate of uses on file I am showing proper service was given I posted the property me make sure cuz I think I hand I posted the property
with the notice to appear on okay yes I posted a notice to appear on February 4th 2025 um mailing was mailed out by administrative tab on to February 7th 2025 like I say the prop the tenant as
well as the property owner is very much aware of what's going on and again I want to stress he made sure to ask me to the play on record he has submitted the applications but as I explained to him submitting the application doesn't stop
on or start there we need to obtain the business tax receipt and that has not been done yet do you see it on your end that it was submitted um I can look really quick I don't even believe it was submitted um but let me look really
quick I don't even show anything was um I'm trying to make sure I look both ways by the property addressed the unit and I'm looking at the plaza I want to make sure yeah this CU it doesn't show even an application this last business that applied was Silver Street hair but
nothing for the church Okay g give him the benefit of Doubt um based on the unrebutted testimony of enforcement officer I find that the violation still exist I also find good notice given proper notice
owners have failed to repair um The Daily fine amount of 350 um for each case um The Daily F amount is hereby ratified retro active
to August 19th 2024 okay all right the next item is item number 20 sansi Bay LLC case number is C
ms223 00 686 the officer on this case is Jamie George afternoon um I'm inspector Jorge for the city north Miami I was I inherited this case from from a previous officer this VI
violation was opened March 3rd 2023 I posted a notice to appear February 6 2025 the notice to appear was mailed out the final reinspection was February 17th and as of the reinspection date the
violation Still Remains was posted one February 9th okay the notice to was posted on the 6th of February okay and it was mailed out on that
it yes it was mailed out all right based on the um testimony um of the inspector as well as the evidence presented I find that the violation does exist also find good
notice given proper notice the owners have fail to appear hereby find in favor of the city enter adjudication owners have 30 days by which to result the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount of
um $350 all right the next item is item number 22 Tanya Harold case number is cbpr 2023 895 the officer on this case is shanon
Sanders I can't hear you Shannon Shannon Sanders my apologies I was trying to see if they had applied for the permit um shanon Sanders neighborhood service inspector this is for property address 13105 Northwest 12th Avenue they were originally cited
for building without permit I originally opened up this violation August 16th of 2023 whereas I received the phone call um about work that was being done without permits I inspected the property
I spoke with a handyman at that time who stated he was um he didn't know he needed a permit for um closing up and it closing up with Windows after speaking with the um handyman who then called the
property owner um she did um disclose and and and stated that yes she was enclosing her um carport um and she did know she needed a permit I you know push her toward building department and told her yes she did I'm trying to make sure to see and I don't believe but I want to
make sure I am giving the right information I don't believe they submitted an application um she said she was coming to the city um but I don't believe she did let me just check really quick I apologize this is my last
one you did have the entire calendar at least 99 magistrate I I you know I mean I I had not been here for you know a couple of months so I I came back to a fully loaded
calendar sure did yes know mcor will give test theill admit we even bumped heads when I saw my list I was like uh uh uh uh uh but I'm pushing forward yeah I don't even see um um an application but they they enclosed oh yes they do
they do have a one I'm sorry um for a carport enclosure application was submitted to the city August 23rd um but it's been denied and as I explained to her you know you submitted it but again as I my last testimony you know it doesn't stop in her start with submitting the application now you need
to you know obtain it visit the building department see what's going on make those revisions and get it done as of my last reinspection on um August I'm sorry February 18th the enclosure as you see in the photos are clearly the the whole
structure has been completed I asked them to stop doing work um in the area but they already didn't you know finish it up and stuff finished closing it and everything um but no permit has been obtained I do stress again they have applied for it yet it's been denied and
they need to make some revisions in order to get the applic moving forward I am showing that proper service was given the notice to appear was um posted at the property February 4th um certified mailing was mailed out to the property
on February 7th um I know me you know we were talking you know at one time and she seemed like she was you know trying to get it done but again my reinspection on the 18th compliance has not been met
okay and you said the the they were denied back in August August 2024 let me see when denial is sorry I was rushing and did something um Miss Presley If you can can
I give you a um a permit number and you tell me what's the status and why is was denied is shaie there I see her there but she's there but she's muted I think she's responding but she's muted you're muted
shinie hello yes can I give you a permit number you tell me what's the status and why it was denied sure okay give me one second hold up because I a couple of things my screen go ahead b a d 00 2020
3 0055 my tabs okay so this perm was never issued the application has expired let me see if they attorney cor report let me see if they came back from Mi day County because I don't see anything this application has expired yeah we haven't
did anything they haven't did nothing with that they once we get them a process number they go to Mi day County um to do the and they haven't came back yet I have nothing in my system yet do you hear that magistrate yeah
submitted it but nothing has happened okay based on the unrebutted testimony of the Cote enforcement officer and the evidence presented I find I find that the violation does exist I find in favor of the city enter an adjudication honors have 30 days by
which to resolve the violation if the violation is not resolved by the abatement date there will be a daily fine amount $450 okay does that yes magistrate that does conclude our agenda for today thank you all so very much thank you everyone
thank you m all right bye bye bye have a good one bye bye you guys have a good one as well you too