Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 04-09-13--regular — reading text

F- 1-6- 1 2. 5. Upon inspection of the property as of March 28, 2013 it was identified that potential violations exist on the property still. 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 3. 1. The existing fines and fees on the property located at 653 Country Club Avenue NE are as follows: Case No. Administrative Fee Assessed Fines 07 -852 650. 00 1$ 15, 700. 00 11 - 20 650. 00 26,250. 00 13 - 319 325. 00 41, 500. 00 4. 4. 1. Following a complete review of the information provided by the property owner' s council on March 26, 2013, Staff finds that all requirements of F. S. Chapter 162 have been meet and therefore Staff respectfully recommends City Council authorization for the Mayor to execute a Release of Liens) for the property at 653 Country Club Avenue NE within three ( 3) days of the property owner paying the recommended mitigated amount of $ 29,207. 50 plus administrative fees of $ 1, 625. 00 as outlined in Section 1. 05. 08 of the Code of Ordinances. ATTACHMENTS: Request for Code Enforcement Fine Waiver- 653 Country Club Avenue ( CEB 07 -852 & 11- 20) ( PDF) 653 Country Club Avenue Liens and Fees Summary ( PDF) 653 County Club Avenue Photos 2007 ( DOCX) CEB 07 852 Case File 1 ( PDF) CEB 07 -852 Case File 2 ( PDT) CEB 07 -852 Case Report ( PDF) CEB 11 - 20 Case File ( PDF) CEB 11 - 20 Case Report ( PDF) PDT) 653 Country Club Avenue Photos- as of 3 - 19 -2013 ( CEB 13 - 319 Case History( PDF) CUB 13 - 319 Case Documents ( PDT) CEB 11 - 525 Case History( PDF) CEB 10.259 Case I listory( PDF) CEB 09 -1619 Case History ( PDT) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Tim Bolduc Completed 03/ 19/ 2013 5: 35 PM City Attorney Completed 03/ 20/ 2013 8: 50 AM City Manager Completed 03/ 20/ 201310:28 PM City Council Completed 04/ 01/ 2013 9: 16 AM Page 3 of 3  15. 1. a LOUNLACKER a AW i IRM Nd_ March 18, 2013 v Code Enforcement Board P.O. Box 4009 City of Fort Walton Beach, 32549 RE: KATHI THOMAS s Real Estate 653 COUNTRY CLUB AVE. NE w FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547 6 ax Title Services City of FWB v. Thomas - CASE NO: 07- 00000852 tow City of FWD v. CASE NO: 11- 00000020 d t znd use dr Development Dear Council: a The following is a request for lien removal on the above referenced property. U abate 6 Estate Planning In 2005, as a successful. Realtor; Kathi Thomas was doing very well and in December of that year she was able to purchase her dream home and move herself Corporate Law and her three daughters into the home. a In June 2006, a severe storm inundated the home with water. It was not long Contracts afterward that black mold developed throughout the home. As a result, Ms. Thomas and her family were forced to move out of the hone and it eventually had to be 3 a demolished. However, there was a long and expensive battle with her insurance u Administrative Law company before that happened. During this period, Ms. Thomas was paying both her mortgage and rent. Because of the virulence of this mold, everything that she owned was taken to the dump, including her furniture, wardrobe, family photos and a Entertainment Law memorabilia. She had to purchase new clothes, furniture, beds, kitchen items: everything required to start over from scratch. a To add to her dilemma, Ms. Thomas lost her life savings in the stock market due to an unethical stock broker. Losing her money left her unable to pay her income taxes, resulting in an IRS tax lien in the amount of $87, 429. a Ms. Thomas has had two neck surgeries and is in need of more surgery for multiple e a bulging discs in her back. She also continues to suffer complications from having I broken her jaw from falling while working as an intern at the hospital. Because of her condition, she can only sit at a desk for short times. Her physical disabilities 1 probably would qualify for disability income. However, she refuses to view herself as being disabled. One reason she is a realtor is that the job allows her to not be in 314314 NorthNorth SpringSpring StreetStreet • • PensacolaPensacol , a, FloridaFlorida 3250132501 FSekFSek 89.89. 850.850. 912.912. 88228822 ( ( Office)Office) • • 850.850. 912.912. 88248824 ( ( Fax)Fax) • • infoinfo @pensacolapropertylaw.@pensacolapropertylaw. comcom • • ww. . pensacolappensacolap  F-1 5. 1. a an office sitting all day. Nevertheless, as a realtor, Ms. Thomas has been very adversely v affected by the real market crash. 0 w Trying to make herself more marketable, in 2010, Ms. Thomas went through vocational rehabilitation. At the same time, while trying to make a living as a realtor, Ms. Thomas also m began caring for her sick father. She eventually moved into her parent' s home. After she watched