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LIEN REDUCTION T -NSMITT,A L NDUM
Date: April 18, 2016
To: City Commission
From: Code Compliance Division
RE: Code Compliance Case #15-1985
In accordance with Ordinance number 001-07, the enclosed "Final Lien Modification
Order" is hereby forwarded to you for review. As required by Ordinance number 001-07,
the following procedures are to be followed:
o A City Commissioner has seven (7) days from the rendition of the Order to
request the City Manager's Office to place the case on a City Commission
Agenda for review. (Space provided below for transmittal purposes)
o Said review must occur within thirty (30) days of the request for review.
o Upon such review, the City Commission may take one of the following actions:
a. Uphold the Code Compliance Board's recommendation in full.
b. Over-rule the Board's decision in full.
c. Modify the Board's Final Order,
o The City Commission shall direct staff to take action consistent with their review
of the "Lien Modification Order".
, hereby request the City Manager's
Office to place the above referenced case an the next available City Commission
Agenda for review.
Signed on this date, the day of , 20_.
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Based on the testimony, Ms. Ellis reduced the lien to the administrative costs of
$634.12.
Case Eic.'15-8C9 TDA Enterprizes LLC
Property Address: 3220 E Atlantic Drive
Violation(s): CO CH13 SECT 13-16
Apply for and pass inspection for
Business Tax Receipt for rental
property.
Ms. Springer presented the case. Notice of violation was sent on April 15, 2015. The
Code hearing was on June 17, 2015, and no one appeared. Compliance date and fine
set was July 2, 2015, or $200 a day. Case came into compliance on March 8, 2016;
there were 249 days of non-compliance at $200 a day for a total lien of $49,800 plus
administrative fees of $534.12.
Ms. Springer said she was contacted on January 25, 2016, and the property was
inspected on February 3, 2016, for the Business Tax Receipt and lien reduction.
Repairs needed were: trim the Florida holly, repair the fence in the front and rear of the
property, repair screen on rear porch, remove rock piles from the rear yard, repair or
remove the light in the front, and pay water bills in excess of $600. When re-inspected
on February 19, 2016, they found a newly installed water heater that was not permitted,
house numbers that had to be placed on the house, and the water bill was unpaid.
Property came into compliance on March 8, 2016 for the Business Tax Receipt and the
lien reduction.
Josh Jeseph, property rnenaaer, said he applied for the Business Tax Receipt on July
31, 2015. He called for inspection, but was not able to settle on a date. A person
. unknown to him signed the paperwork pertaining to the lien. Their Suite number is
0110, and he said he was sure the letter was not delivered there. He heard of the
violation from the title company. He described the bad conditions that existed there on
December 31, 2015, following a robbery. He has a copy of the police report. As soon
as he found out about the lien, he fixed the violations. He took care of the water heater
and then found out about the house numbers.
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Based on the testimony, Ms. Ellis reduced the lien to $1,000 plus administrative costs of
$634.12.
Caae N9. 15-1165 rtHA 2 LLC
Property Address: 655 W Ocean Avenue
Violation(s): CO CH13 SECT 13-16
CO CH15 SECT 15-120 (D) INC
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Apply for and pass inspection for
Business Tax Receipt for rental
property. Sod bare areas of lawn,
Ms. Springer presented the case. Notice of violation was sent on May 7, 2015. The
Code hearing was on July 15, 2015, and Christina Colone, property manager,
appeared. Compliance date and fine set was July 25, 2015, or $200 a day. Case came
into compliance on February 25, 2016; there were 214 days of non-compliance at $200
a day for a total lien of $42,800 plus administrative fees of $634.12.
Ms. Springer said she was contacted in January of 2016 to confirm compliance and iien
reduction; inspection was done, and it was noted sod was needed in the front yard.
Property was not vacant, so the Business Tax Receipt was necessary, and they also
needed an interior inspection done. The inspection failed: there were missing screens
on the windows and the sliding door, and the electrical panel needed to be labeled.
The Business Tax Receipt was issued and it came for lien reduction on February 25,
2016.
Tracy Lautenschlager, attorney with Greenberg Trauri te representing thz proyerty
owner, said this property was involved in a fraud case resulting in convictions. She
presented a press release regarding the case. The owner had no control over the
properties for some time due to an Imposter company. The U.S. Attorney's office
instructed the owner to take no action against the fraudulent tenant for a period of time;
eventually he was evicted, and Ms. Lautenschlager presented the eviction papers. The
renovations were then completed; she believed they were done in January, and the
workers may have been mistaken for tenants. She presented current photos, evidence
of the value of the work performed, and a complete rental inspection including interior
pictures.
Decision
Based on the testimony and the evidence presented, Ms. Ellis reduced the Hen to
$1,000 plus administrative costs of $634.12.
Case Mo. 14-1984 IH2 Property Florida LP
Property Address: 3205 Chapel Hill Boulevard
Violation(s); CO CH13 SECT 13-16
Apply for and pass inspection for
Business Tax Receipt for rental
property.
Ms. Springer presented the case. Notice of violation was sent on August 20, 2014. The
Code hearing was on October 15, 2014, and no one appeared. Compliance date and
fine set was October 25, 2014, or $500 a day. Case came into compliance on March
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CITY OF BOYNTON 3:EAC1!, FLORIDA
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
Petitioner,
vs, CASE NO. 15-1185
RHA 2 LLC
Respondent(s). .
1 , LIEN MODIFICATION ORDER
THIS CAUSE came before the City of Boynton Beach Code Compliance M; tistrate on the Respondent's
application for lien reduction on Mareh_14,3016, pursuant to Chapter Two, Article Five of the City Code of Ordinances.
The Magistrate having considered the application, all the facts regarding the specific code or codes the appealing party was in
violation of, the date of the original Magistrate hearing, the date the affidavit of compliance was issued, the current lien
amount and all pertinent information relating to the specific case and being otherwise duly advised in the premises, it is
hereupon,
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. This Magistrate has subject matter jurisdiction of this cause and jurisdiction over the Respondent.
2. The Respondent has met all the lien reduction procedures established by the City Code of Ordinances.
3. The lien imposed by the M : :istrate on Jtgy 15, 201S on the Property located at 655 W. Ocean Ave., Boynton
Beach, Florida, with the legal description of:
THE EAST 10 FEET OF LOT 27 AND ALL OF LOT 28, BLOCK 5, LAKE BOYNTON ESTATES, PLAT 1, according to
the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 32, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida,
PCN: 08-43-45-29-01-005-0271 is REDUCEPITS111„634.12.
4. The City shall prepare a release and satisfaction consistent with this Order.
5. The release and satisfaction shall be recorded in the public records of Palm Beach County at the Respondent's
expense.
6. This Order is not final until the time period for appeal under the Code has elapsed and if appealed is properly
disposed by the City Commission.
7. In the event that the property owner does not comply with the Magistrate's order, as approved or modified by
the City Commission, within ninety (90) days of Commission's action, the Lien Reduction Order shall be of no further force
or effect, and the original lien shall remain on the property. No extensions of the ninety (90) day period shall be perrnitted,
and no further action by the Code Compliance Magistrate or the City Commission shall be permitted regarding lien
reduction.
DONE- AND ORDERED after hearing at City of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida this6A of
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