Good morning. My name is Jeff Fuller. I'm the Special Magistrate assigned to the Pinellas County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate agenda for today, April 13, 2026. Welcome to Pinellas County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hearings. The Special Magistrate is charged with conducting hearings to determine whether an alleged violation of the county code has occurred. In order to meet that obligation, all parties or their representatives will be allowed an opportunity to be heard on matters relevant to the alleged violations. All witnesses offering testimony or presenting evidence will be required to swear or affirm that the testimony they provide is the truth. The order of presentation will begin with the county presenting their evidence of the alleged violations, and then the respondent shall present his or her case. Both parties shall have an opportunity to cross-examine all witnesses. The Special Magistrate may question any witness. The clerk will announce the names of the cases from the agenda. When you hear your case called, please respond by coming to the podium with your representative and or any witnesses to be sworn in. We do not necessarily call the cases in the same order that's on the agenda, so listen up when she's calling the cases. When addressing the Special Magistrate, please speak clearly into the microphone. Any person who decides to appeal the decision of the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The record is not provided by Pinellas County. Nicole, would you please read item number four from the agenda? Good morning. My name is Nicole Riley, and I am the Deputy Clerk for Pinellas County Code Enforcement. Item number four, Department Code Enforcement. Matter. Minimum Housing Code Violation. Trash and Debris Code Violation. Case number CCM-26-00026. Officer D. DeVall. Owner Slack Sarah Ann. Notice address Slack Sarah Ann. 11186 Ridge Road, Largo, Florida 33778-3720. And D. DeVall, Special Magistrate Officer. Pinellas County Code Enforcement. 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address 11186 Ridge Road, Largo, Florida 33778-3720. And who do we have present? Excuse me, the county? Officer DeVall. And will you please state your name for the record? Sarah Ann Slack. It is my understanding that a joint stipulation has been entered in this case? That is correct. I have reviewed the stipulation and I will approve it. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 22-299. Order that the property be brought into compliance by June 12, 2026. Failing to do so will result in imposition of a fine of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 58-304. Require that the property be brought into compliance by June 12, 2026. Failing to do so will result in imposition of a fine of $100 per day. I will also assess cost the amount of $219.76. I'm going to sign the order approving the stipulation and pronouncements that I just made. Do you have copies for... I would have to make them. Go ahead and make a copy for her. Sure. Let her have her copy and then you can leave. Okay. Thank you, Magistrate. Thank you. We're going to get you a copy. Okay. And then also, he's going to generate an order of a more formal document that shows everything we need. Okay. So, if you wanted to... No. I will give you the copy here now. If you could just stand up for a minute. Are you going to do the order an hour later? It's already done. Oh, okay. So, I'm just giving her the copy. Okay. Just giving her the copy. A few seconds as it shoots out. And then you're also going to receive a copy in the mail. Okay? And I take the fines to... Yes. You can either mail it or you can... And I'll show you exactly when. I'm going to give you a paper clip. A little technical difficulties because I'm not a regular staple. So, here you have one. I'm going to give you here the address. Mm-hmm. 631 Chessence. Yeah. Oh, perfect. And then it's cashier's check or money order. All right. Certified check. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Certified check. Thank you very much. You're welcome. You have a great name. Oh, yeah. We have batteries. That's nice. Wonderful. I'm sorry? The big one. Don't worry about it. Give paper clips for a while. Nicole, will you please call item number six? Item number six, department code enforcement matter, minimum housing code violation, case number CCM-26-00031, officer D. DeVall, owner, Belhaven MHC LLC, notice address, Belhaven MHC LLC, 10221 River Road, unit 59831, Potomac, Maryland, 20850. 959-7527, and Corporation Service Company, registered agent for Belhaven MHC LLC, 1201 Hayes Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 33702, and Wiss Weiss-John, manager of Belhaven MHC LLC, 10221 River Road, number 59831, Potomac, Maryland, 20859, and Burke Austin, authorized representative and manager for Belhaven MHC LLC, 10221 River Road, number 59831, Potomac, Maryland, 20859, and Rita Marston, tenant, 27554, U.S. Highway 19 North, lot number 20, Clearwater, Florida, 33761, and D. DeVall, special magistrate officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756, D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov, violation address, 27554, U.S. Highway 19 North, lot number 20, Clearwater, Florida, 33761. Thank you. Who's appearing for the county? Officer DeVall. And sir, would you state your name? Yes. My name is Attorney Charles Lovings. L-O-V-I-N-G-S. My understanding is you have reached a joint stipulation? Yes, magistrate. I noticed that on the agenda there are two code violations issued, and the joint stipulation that I'm seeing only addresses one of them. 22-296 had been rectified. It was for the lack of heat, and that has been taken care of. So we are enforcing on 22-299 for the minimum standards of the structure itself. All right. I have reviewed the joint stipulation, and I will approve it. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 22-299, order that the property be brought into compliance by June 12, 2026. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100. In addition, I will assess costs, the amount of $309.80. I am signing an order reflecting this ruling. And Mr. Loving, if you want, you can wait for a minute, and she'll get you a copy. If not, she'll mail or email it to you. Mr. Lovings, if I can have your email address. Sure. That's going to be Charles at Vector Law Office. Vector is V-E-C-T-O-R. VectorLawOffice.com. Law Office, like one office? Correct. And I can wait on that copy here. I'll give you a copy. Thank you, Magistrate. Thank you, Magistrate. Thank you. Second as it comes out. Excuse me. A moment. I received an email copy as well. Nicole, would you please read item number nine? Item number nine, Department Code Enforcement. Matter, Minimum Housing Code Violation. Trash and Debris Code Violation. Zoning Code Violation. Case number, CCM-26-00028. Officer, D. DeVall, owner, Wolf Robert. Notice address, Wolf Robert, 105 Hedgehog Lane, West Simsbury, Connecticut, 06092-2107. And D. DeVall, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756. D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 1034, Winding Oaks Drive, Palm Harbor, Florida, 34684. 34683. 34683. Susan. 34683. 34683. Yeah. All right. Who's appearing for the county? Officer DeVall. And sir, would you state your name for the record? Yeah, Robert P. Wolf. It is my understanding that a joint stipulation for code violations has been reached in this case? Correct. Yes. I have reviewed the joint stipulation, and I will approve it. As to the alleged violation of 22-134, my understanding is according to the stipulation that that's been complied with. Correct. So I'll make no further order on that. As far as code section 22-299, I will find that there is a violation of that code section, order that the property be brought into compliance by June 12, 2026. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine of $100. As to the alleged violation of code section 58-304, I will find that there was a violation of code section 58-304, and I am making a finding of fact and will make no further order concerning that. As far as the alleged violation of code section 38-3220, I am going to find that there was a violation of code section 138-3220. That is a finding of fact, and I will make no further order concerning that. I will also order that cost be paid in the amount of $219.76. Mr. Wolf, if you'd like, if you wait about 10-15 minutes, I can issue the order. I have to just finish it up, or we can mail it to you. Either way, you're going to receive it. Okay, perfect. So you're all set. Okay, great. Thank you. We'll see you. Thank you. Bye-bye. Do you want to keep going and do the orders later? Yeah, we'll keep going until we're done with the joint stipulations. Are you done with the joint stipulation? No. Yeah, until we're finished with the joint stipulation, then we can recess a little bit. Sounds good. Thank you. Nicole, would you please read item number 8 from the agenda? Item number 8, Department Code Enforcement Matters Zoning Code Violation. Case number CCM-26-00029. Officer B. Hughes. Owner, Leo Arts and Cultural Foundation, Inc. Notice address, Leo Arts and Cultural Foundation, Inc. 4090-58th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714-1133, and B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater Foundation, Inc. E. Hughes, v. Hughes, at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 4090-58th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714. All right. Thank you. Who is appearing for the county? Officer Hughes. And, sir, would you please state your name? John Tov-Lorison. Do you have that name? Yes. We have all the names, yes. Gotcha. I understand there's a joint stipulation in this case? Yes, sir. I notice that the stipulation includes a couple of findings of fact. Am I to presume that it's currently in compliance? That's correct, sir. Gotcha. All right. I have reviewed the joint stipulation, and I will approve it. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-179, that the property has been brought into compliance, so I'm making a finding of fact and will make no further order concerning this. I'm going to find that there was a violation of Code Section 154-231, find that the property has been brought into compliance, so I'm making a finding of fact and will make no further order concerning that. I will order a cost assessed in the amount of $309.80 to be paid by May 13, 2026. If you'd like to wait 10, 15 minutes, and we can get the order, or we're going to mail it to you either way. And just for the record, they did pay their court costs today, so it's up to you. Okay? Yes. Thank you. So I'll give it to you. I'll call you up. Okay? Thank you. Seven. Do we have one more? Seven? Yes. Oh. You ready? I am. Okay. Would you please read item number seven from the agenda? Item number seven, department code enforcement. Matter, trash and debris code violation. Zoning code violation. Case number, CCM-26-00032. Officer D. Duvall. Owner, Letourneau, Ernest P. Notice address, Letourneau, Ernest P. 2971 Hickory Drive, Largo, Florida. 33770-4235. And D. Duvall. Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement. 631 Chestnut Street, Florida, Florida, 33756. D. Duvall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 2971 Hickory Drive, Largo, Florida. 33770-4235. Who's appearing for the county? Officer Duvall. Sir, would you state your name? Ernest Letourneau. Is my understanding there's a joint stipulation in this case? That is correct. Could you go over it for me? Because I'm not sure I understand it. Magistrate, there's two violations that exist at Mr. Letourneau's property. Trash and debris, 58304. And a zoning violation for outdoor storage, Code Section 138-3220. In lieu of fine, because the county already has a lien against this property for previous code violations, we are looking for a remediation if the property is not brought into compliance. I've explained this to Mr. Letourneau. We've talked at great depth. He has done a considerable amount of cleanup at his property. I'd like to give him 60 more days for that June 12th date to continue to bring the property into compliance so we can avoid having the county come in and remediate. All right. The joint stipulation doesn't have a compliance due date for the violation of Code Section 138-3220. If you would put that in there and have both of you initial that. No, I missed it. Thank you. All right. I have reviewed the stipulation and listened to the presentation here and will approve the joint stipulation for code violation. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 58-304, order that the property be brought into compliance by June 12th, 2026, and order that the property be remediated and remediated and make no further order on that violation. I will assess court costs in the amount of $219.76. Okay. Thank you, Magistrate. Thank you. Magistrate, just for clarification for the record, when the order's done, it says, is it remediated by the county? Is that what we're putting through the compliance? I just said remediate, and I wasn't sure what remediate by the county meant. Is that the county will initiate to come in and remove items if they are still in violation, trashing debris, outdoor storage, things that are still within plain view, things that need to be. And that's because of the lien that's already on the property. Correct. Gotcha. Correct. Is that something that we would schedule, like, a date for the hearing already, or just put remediate and that's it? Remediate by 6-12-26. Okay. In failure to do so, the county will remediate. No, no. Well, you still have some things to come in. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Are you good? Yes. All right. We're going to go into recess for 15 minutes. That concludes the cases on the agenda that have a joint stipulation. And that makes about 25 after 11. Communications, please stop recording. Nicole, would you please read item number one? Item number one, department code enforcement. Matter, trash and debris code violation. Zoning code violation. Case number, CCM-26-00020. Officer, B. Hughes. Owner, Wynn Kinney. Notice address, Wynn Kinney, 6708 49th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709-2914. And B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756. B. Hughes at Pinellas.gov, Violation Address, Vacant Lot, 49th Avenue North, Parcel, 06-31-16-00144-001-0140. All right. Who is here for that case? Officer Hughes with Pinellas County Code Enforcement. I don't see anybody in the hearing room that I can't identify, so is Kenny Nguyen here? Anyone here for case number CCM-26-00020? Has anyone signed in for that case? No, Magistrate. Have you received any emails or voicemails concerning the hearing? No, Magistrate. All right. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. The county may proceed. Thank you, sir. So the property where the alleged violation exists is 49th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709. It's a vacant parcel. The parcel ID number is 06-31-16-00144-001-0140, located in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Kenny Nguyen, is not present for today's hearing, and I've not had any contact with him. The violations have been in a current since our before, November 6th of 2025, and I would like to enter the notice of hearing, the affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence, which includes the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector and property appraiser documents, the deed, and the violation photos. All right. Do we have a copy of Exhibit A? Yes. Oh, I'm so sorry. All right. Thank you. Go ahead and go through Exhibit A. Okay, sir. So the entire exhibit or just? Please. Okay, sure. So the first documents are the notice of violation for the trash and debris sent to the owner of record. The second notice was renoticed in February for the trash and debris. And then the notice of violation sent to the owner of record for 13890 for the zoning violation for using the property as basically a storage lot without getting the approved zoning clearance. And then the renoticing of it as well. Then we have the Pinellas County tax collector showing the owner of record, Pinellas County property appraiser showing the owner of record. And just while I do have this up on the screen, I do want to note that this property used to be one address and has now been split into two. So the residential structure that was demolished and removed. And my understanding is that it was then split into two different parcels. So we're going to be addressing this parcel today as well as the neighboring parcel with the same violations. We have the quick claim deed and then the violation photos. So this is the trash and debris violation photos. There's some overgrowth. There's a lot of items that are just being stored on the property. And it's just a vacant residential lot. You've got basically the first time I went there, I actually suspect that there was a gentleman living in this structure right here. We've got the solar panels. There was a TV playing when I arrived and he was on the property and came out to speak with me. He is not the owner of the property. He supposedly has some in agreement with the owner. And again, I've never had any communication from the owner. He had multiple vehicles, multiple structures, pallets, and many different items, ladders, et cetera, throughout the property. So magistrate, the property was re-inspected on April 6th of 2026. And the violations do continue. Photos were taken on that date. And I would like to submit them as composite exhibit B. All right. First of all, exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. And hearing no objection, exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. Okay. So the trash and debris violation remains. Again, there's still overgrowth of grass, debris. This is a partial trailer that's mixed in with the overgrowth. Just a lot of different items being stored on the property. Again, ladders, pallets, all those kind of items. The next photo shows, again, that several structures are on the property, using it to store boats and trailers. And again, the solar panels, more boats, basically just using it as a storage lot. And again, it's just a vacant lot. So there's no zoning clearance, being able to use it as a storage lot. So magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have the property brought into compliance. All right. Since we started this hearing, which was scheduled for 9 a.m. and it's now nine minutes after noon, since the hearing started, I haven't noticed anyone come in. Have you heard anything further? No, magistrate. All right. Anything else from the county? Just, sir, that the county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply. And I've still found in violation to assign a daily fine amount of $100 per day per violation for code sections 58-304 and 138-90. And just the gentleman that has actually placed the items on the property said that he should be able to get everything removed by that date. Nicole, when is 30 days? Wednesday, May 13, 2026. All right. I'm going to find that there is a violation of code section 58-304, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026, at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100. I am going to find that there is a violation of code section 138-90, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026, at 5 p.m. And failing to do so will result in a fine of $100. Are there any costs associated with this? Yes, sir. Caroline, do you have the amount? The cost, yes. One second. The cost is $229.21. And I will assess costs in the amount of $229.21. Thank you, Magistrate. Do you want to do the order on this or just plow through these? Just plow through, yeah. Okay. Nicole, would you please read item number two? Item number two, department code enforcement. Matter, minimum housing code violation, trash and debris code violation, zoning code violation. Case number CCM-26-00019. Officer, B. Hughes, owner, Johnston Terry L. Notice address, Johnston Terry L. 4040, 52nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714-2231. And B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, and B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33714-2231. Who's here for that case? I'm sorry. Officer Hughes with Pinellas County Code Enforcement. Is Terry Johnston here? I don't see anybody in the hearing room who I can't identify. Has Mr. Johnston or anyone else signed in for this case? No, Magistrate. Have you heard anything such as voicemail or emails today concerning the case? No, Magistrate. All right. Hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. It's now 12, 12 p.m. The county may proceed. Thank you, sir. The property where the alleged violation exists is 4040 52nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714, located in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Terry Johnston, is not presented for today's hearing, and I have not had any contact from Mr. Johnston. The violations have been in occurrence since on or before, January 27th of 2025, so over a year ago. I would like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence, which includes the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector property appraiser, the deed, the condemnation letter, the citations, and the violation photos. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Please go through it, Officer Hughes. Yes, sir. So we have the notice of violation for the minimum housing standards that was sent to the owner of record. That was actually in April of 2025. We have the, they resent the minimum housing violations for the lack of power in June 16th of 2025. The initial violation was January 27th of 2025 for the trash and debris. There's a large amount of overgrowth and debris on the property. They also sent a notice for the fence and the wall that's in disrepair on April 22nd of 2025 to the owner of record. The next document is Pinellas County tax collector showing Terry Johnson is the owner and that the address that, where the violations occur was also his mailing address. Then we've got Pinellas County tax collector showing the owner of record. We've got the warranty deed showing Mr. Johnson is the owner. We've got the condemnation notice in June of 2025 for not being able to dwell on the property with no power. We have an image of the posting of the condemnation notice. Before it came to magistrate, they did try to gain compliance through writing citations. They were all adjudicated guilty, housing adjudicated guilty, trash and debris adjudicated guilty, the zoning violation adjudicated guilty, another trash and debris violation adjudicated guilty. All right. So the area officer did have contact with Mr. Johnston initially, and he did allow him to go inside. And as you can see, the ceiling was falling down, a lot of walls and disrepair, a lot of trash and debris on the inside. On February 12th, after it was referred to magistrate, I went to the property. You've got multiple accessory dwellings, two accessory dwellings that are in disrepair and falling apart. You've got the rotted wood. You have a wall that's so overgrown, I know it's hard to see. This is a wall that's part of the house, or not a wall, but part of the stucco that's falling apart. For the trash and debris violation, which includes the overgrowth, there's a lot of vegetative debris, and a lot of overgrowth on the property. You can't even hardly see the driveway anymore. You have discarded pallets. Just make two structures that are falling apart, and again, a large amount of overgrowth and debris on the inside gate. And then you also have a fence that's in disrepair. The top rail is broken. Some of the chain link is in disrepair. So, magistrate, the property was re-inspected on April 7th of 2026, and the violations continue. Photos were taken on that date, and I would like to submit them as composite Exhibit B. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. Okay. So, again, the minimum housing violations are still present. You have all the accessory dwellings and disrepair. You have the stucco portion and wall portion that are falling down on the property. You have mold and mildew around it. You've got this other wooden structure. I know it's kind of hard from the picture, but that is an accessory structure that's falling apart. This shows that the meter's still pulled and there's no power. This is a little bit of a better picture from the alley behind the property where the wooden structure's falling apart. You can still see just the mold and the door and the rotting portions of it. Again, there's still, you can see how overgrown it is. There's all the vegetation, the debris that's on the property, completely overgrowing the wall in the back. Again, just more overgrowth. Again, this makeshift structure is falling apart. More tree debris, more overgrowth. And again, when you walk up to the door, this is just a bunch of debris that's been right in front of the front door. And when you go to the wall behind the property that's in the alley, you can see all the debris behind the broken wall. You've got the, again, the fence violation showing that the top rail is broken, that this top rail is missing, and you have the wall in the back that's basically in disrepair and starting to fall apart. This is a better picture of the wall and the mold and mildew on it. So I know the area officer did have some contact with him initially back in January, February of, and all the way I think through April. He has since just been not, doesn't appear to be present. There is some trash that's left behind from people that appear, homeless that appear to be using the property occasionally. I attempted calling the phone numbers that were available from the case notes of when they did speak with him, but it just appears he's disappeared and we've had zero contact. So, Magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have the property brought into compliance. All right. I haven't seen anyone enter the hearing room since we started. Have you heard anything by voicemail or email? No, Magistrate. All right. Anything else from the county? Yes, sir. If the county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply and if still found in violation, assign a daily fine amount of $100 per day per violation for Code Sections 22-299, 58-304, and 138-3703. All right. When is 30 days? May 13, 2026. All right. I'm going to find a violation of Code Section 22-299 order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100. I'm going to find a violation of Code Section 58-304 order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-3703 order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100. Are there any costs associated with this? Yes, $248.11. And I will assess costs, the amount of $248.11. Thank you, Magistrate. Nicole, would you please read item number 3? Item number 3, Department Code Enforcement Matter, Zoning Code Violation. Case number CCM-26-00018, Officer B. Hughes, Owner, Pham Hong Tai. Notice address, Pham Hong Tai, 4855 10th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33713-6130. And B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756, bhughes at pinellas.gov. Violation address, 6851 49th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709. Who is here for that case? Officer Hughes with Pinellas County. Anyone here for case number CCM-26-0018, Hong Thai Pham? I don't see anybody in the hearing room who I don't know who they are. Did anyone sign in for this case? No, Magistrate. And have you received any voicemails or emails concerning this case? No, Magistrate. The hearing was scheduled to begin at 9 o'clock. It is now 1225 p.m., so the county may proceed. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. The county may proceed. Thank you, sir. The property where the alleged violation exists is 6851 49th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709, located in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Hong Thai Pham, is not present for today's hearing. The violations have been in occurrence since on or before January 8th of 2025, and I would like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence, which includes the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector and property appraiser documents, the deed, and the violation photos. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. You may proceed with Exhibit A. Thank you, sir. So this is the other half of that parcel I was describing, what's being used as a storage lot, and where the one gentleman I suspected had been living there with the solar panels. This is the other half of the property. The area officer sent the notice of violation. It is a different owner. My understanding is they're brothers. He did continue to go to the property. It's the same person that was putting the items on the property, but it's got, the next document shows the Pinellas County tax collector showing the owner of record. Again, property appraiser showing the owner of record. It's a quick claim deed. It shows the citation, adjudicated guilty, written in January of 2026, and a violation photo. This was Officer Lasser's photo from January of 2025, and it was pretty close to the same. The gentleman that's been using the other parcel was also storing items. He had boats, trailers, whatever this, I don't know if this is a couple of pallets stacked over a box, more pallets stacked. So, Magistrate, on April 6th of 2026, the violations are now complied. After speaking with the gentleman whose items were being stored there, he basically removed some of the items or moved them onto the other parcel so that only one parcel had the items. And because of that, I would like to go ahead and enter the Exhibit B into evidence for you and then explain that I will be requesting a finding of facts just because I'm concerned that he could easily move some of his items and boats back onto the property. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. So, basically, this vacant parcel is pretty much where this line is right here. So, you can still see the items being stored on the one we previously discussed. And here's an angle just showing this second half of the parcel that was split in two. He did remove everything, like I said, from that parcel. And some of the items from looking at the pictures, it does show that some have been removed. But a lot of the items, and he claims that they will be gone within the 30 days. However, again, I would like to request a finding of fact order simply because it would be easy to, you know, move them off, move them right back on. And they're basically using this property as a storage lot, both parcels. It is now currently, though, as of the date that I went, April 6th, in compliance. And I'll just be requesting the finding of fact order for Section 13890. All right. I haven't seen anyone enter into the hearing room since we started. Carolina, have you received any emails or voicemails concerning this? No, Magistrate. All right. I'm going to find that the property was in violation of Code Section 138-90. It is, as of today, based on the evidence, been placed into compliance. So I'll make a finding of fact that there was a violation of Code Section 138-90. And we'll make no further order. May I request costs? I apologize. I forgot to request court costs. Yes. What are the costs associated with this? It's $223.81. I will assess costs, the amount of $223? Yes. $223.81. $223.81. Thank you, Magistrate. Nicole, would you read item number five from the agenda? Item number five. Department Code Enforcement Matter Minimum Housing Code Violation. Inoperable Vehicle Code Violation. Case number, CCM-26-00024. Officer, D. DeVall. Owner, Frisco Real Estate Investment, LLC. Notice address, Frisco Real Estate Investment, LLC. 6552 Preston Road, Frisco, Texas, 75034. And D. DeVall, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756. D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 15349 Avalon Avenue, Clearwater, Florida, 33760. Who is here for that case? Officer DeVall, representing Pinellas County. Anyone here for Frisco Real Estate Investment, LLC? Case number, CCM-26-00024. I don't see anyone in the hearing room who I can't identify. Anyone sign in for this case? Magistrate, we had Ms. Connie Campbell, who was the tenant that signed in. Unfortunately, she didn't have any authorization or anything, or any written document, from Frisco Real Estate Investment, yeah, Investment, LLC, nor did I receive an email from them or any correspondence stating that she could speak on their behalf. So, she just wants a copy of the order. Other than the tenant, Ms. Campbell, have you heard from anyone else on this matter? No, magistrate. All right. This hearing was scheduled at 9 o'clock. It's now 1233. Mr. Duvall, please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. You may proceed. Magistrate, do you have a copy of this Exhibit A? I do. Okay. Magistrate, the property where the alleged violation exists is located at 15349 Avalon Avenue in Clearwater, Florida, which is in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner of the property, Frisco Real Estate Investment, LLC, is not represented for today's hearing. This violation has been in occurrence since on or before September 5th of 2025. I'd like to enter into evidence composite Exhibit A, which I will go through page by page. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Okay. We start with pages 1, 2, and 3 are the notice of hearing, which was sent to the property owner at the address of record in Frisco, Texas. The next three pages are the affidavit of violation and request for hearing, which was also sent to the property owner at the address of record. Page 3 of the affidavit, we have here specifically the two violations we'll be addressing today. First is Code Section 22299 for minimum housing, with the dwelling has defects in need of repair to include, but not limited to, a broken garage door and missing windowsill on the front window. The second Code Section is 58270 for an inoperable vehicle for the parking and storing of inoperable vehicles on the property to include, but not limited to, a black Pontiac G6 with no registration tag affixed and a flat tire and a black Chevy Cruze with no registration tag affixed. Next couple of pages are the notices of violations sent to the property owner. The first was for the inoperable vehicles, and the second is for the minimum housing. Then we have from Vanellis Tax Collector, confirming the owners of record as Frisco Real Estate Investment, Inc. Property Appraiser, again, confirming Frisco Real Estate Investment, LLC as the property owners. General Warranty D dated from 2013, when the property was assumed ownership by the Frisco Real Estate, LLC. And then a few pictures showing the violations. Upper left, just showing the front photo of the house. This is the vehicle in the driveway is one of the two that is in violation, has the flat tire and no tag affixed, and then the second vehicle also has no tag affixed to it. This is parked next to the driveway. Minimum housing, again, just a shot of the property from the street. And then as we walk up to the front door, you can see that the garage door is off of the rails inside. It is not a good representation in the picture, but it is sideways, so you know that one of the sides is derailed, and it is several inches up from the ground. It cannot be lowered. And the front window has a good portion of the window sill that is missing. So, Magistrate, the property was re-inspected on April 1st, and the violations continued. Photos were taken on that date, and I'd also like to submit them in as composite exhibit B. Hearing no objection, exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. So, I have here first the minimum housing violation. The garage door still was derailed and broken, sitting sideways and several inches off the ground. And then we had the broken windowsill. We did have a broken window screen at the time that I snapped a photo of. That was not on the original violation, but it is part of the minimum housing. And so, those are what currently existed on the 1st of April. The one vehicle had been removed from the driveway, but the black cruise still was sitting beside the driveway with no tag affixed. So, Magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have it brought into compliance. All right. I haven't noticed anyone coming in during the hearing. Everyone in the hearing, I know, and can identify. Has anyone come in that you noticed? No, Magistrate. Have you heard anything during the hearing, voicemail or email? I have not. Anything else from the county? Just in conclusion, the county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply and is still found in violation, assigned a fine in the amount of $100 per day per violation. And that would be for Code Sections 22-299, the minimum housing, and Code Section 58-270 for the inoperable vehicle. We're also asking for a hearing cost today in the total, totaling in the amount of $218.41. All right. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 22-299, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days. Nicole, when is 30 days? May 13, 2026. May 13, 2026 at 5 p.m., failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 58-270, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is May 13, 2026 at 5 p.m., failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I will also assess costs in the amount of $218.41. Thank you, Magistrate. That concludes the 9 o'clock agenda for the Pinellas County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Agenda for today, April 13, 2026. Are there any county attorney matters? Not hearing any. The hearing is closed and we are adjourned. Communications, please stop recording. Thank you.