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Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number	CE08040192	complainant
Case Date	04-24-2008	address
Origination	PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED	Status	C - CLOSED
Operator	bsingley	Officer	WEST
Fines Balance	$0.00
Lien Balance	$0.00
Total Balance	$0.00
Property On Case
STRAP NBR	C-03-35-28-A00-0020-0000	Owner	CRAVEN NORMA L
Unit		Owner Address	4034 BIANCA
Property Address	8020 CR 635	City/State/Zip	SEBRING FL 33872
City/State/Zip	SEBRING FL 33875-	Phone	385-0374

Case Description

JUNK, HIGH GRASS AND THE HOUSE LOOKS BAD, CHECK

OUT HOUSE AND PROPERTY

Complaint Code(s)

1: TRASH

Inspections/Events Detail

DATE	TIME	INSPECTION / EVENT TYPE	INSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
01-03-2013	07:51 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	1/3/13--FILE SENT TO RETENTION AND ADDED TO RETENTION SPREADSHEET. TED
04-24-2009	02:06 PM	CLOSE COMPLAINT	CASE CLOSED BY BSINGLEY
04-23-2009	02:06 PM	REINSPECTION	4-23-09 CALLED NORMA AND TOLD HER THANK YOU FOR THE CLEAN UP IT WAS LONG AWAITING PROCESS. THEY DID A GOOD JOB AND JUST NEED TO FINISH WITH THE ITEMS SHE IS SAVING. SHE INTENDS TO PLACE SOME FARM ANIMALS OUT THERE TO HELP WITH THE GRASS AND WEEDS. BEV
04-23-2009	02:05 PM	REINSPECTION	4-23-09 COMPLIED, THE MH AND ACCESSORIES ATTACHED TO THE HOME ARE GONE, THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THERE BUT THE OWNER IS GOING TO REMOVE THOSE AND SAVE THE ITEMS. THE OWNER HAS COMPLIED AND NO HEARING IS NEEDED. WILL CONTACT THE OWNER, BEV
04-22-2009	08:51 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	04-22-09 MRS CRAVEN CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND IS REQUESTING AN INSPECTION TO CONFIRM THAT SHE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT WE HAVE ASKED HER TO DO ON THE VIOLATION NOTICE / SHE CAN BE REACHED AT 863-414-5070 /AH
03-30-2009	09:42 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	03-30-09 MRS CRAVEN CAME IN TO THE OFFICE AND REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE /THE CONTINUANCE GIVEN UNTIL APRIL 27, 2009 TO COMPLY AND TO APPEAR AT JUNE 11, 2009 SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING /AH
03-05-2009	08:08 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	3-5-09 MAILED OUT SHC REPORT AND NOV. #297 TO OWNER, REGULAR AND CERTIFIED. BEV 30 MINS.
03-04-2009	07:21 AM	REINSPECTION	3-4-09 POSTED NOV. #297 FOR 5.6-3. THE MH, ADDITIONS AND OUT BUILDINGS ARE STILL ON THE PROPERTY. BUILDING OFFICIAL HAS DEEMED UNSAFE AND CONDEMNED. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN MOWED IN MOST PARTS. SOME WEEDING AND MOWING TO BE DONE, BUT CAN'T IN SOME AREAS, DUE TO TRASH AND DEBRIS. THERE IS A TRUCK WITH NO TAG, LARGE RV OUT FRONT HAS GOOD TAG. NOT SURE ABOUT POP UP CAMPER IN REAR ABOUT TAG. NOV. STATED THAT ALL STRUCTURES ARE TO BE REMOVED AND ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, MOW AND WEED THE PROPERTY BY OR BEFORE 3-30-09. SM HEARING SET FOR MAY 14, 2009. BEV 45 MINS.
01-21-2009	01:19 PM	REINSPECTION	1-21-09 MOST OF THE GRASS IS MOWED, GATE IS LOCKED, CAN'T ACCESS PROPERTY BUT TOOK PHOTOS ACROSS THE FENCE. MOTOR HOME, POP UP CAMPER IN REAR, UTILITY TRAILER, MOBILE HOME STILL THERE. NEED TO CONTACT OWNER AND RESEARCH FILE AGAIN FOR SHC REPORT. BEV
12-02-2008	03:30 PM	UPDATE/NOTES	12-2-08 SPOKE TO NORMA AND BOB WHILE IN ZONING DEPT. NORMA IS FEELING BETTER BUT NOT COMPLETELY DONE WITH SOME SURGERIES. SHE SAID AT THIS TIME RONNIE IS NOT LIVING ON THE PROPERTY HE IS LIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE. RONNIE HAS TO GET A FEW MORE THINGS OUT OF THE HOUSE. WHEN NORMA CAN SHE WILL START REMOVING THE MOBILE HOME AND CLEAN UP AND THEN SHE IS GOING TO THINK IF SHE WANTS TO REPLACE A MH OR NOT. ASKED HER TO TRY AND DO SOME IMPROVEMENT EACH MONTH AND TO CALL ME WITH CURRENT UPDATES. THAT IT IS LOOKING BAD RIGHT NOW. SHE SAID ALL THE DOGS AND ANIMALS OF RONNIES ARE GONE ALSO. SHE IS TO CALL ME. BEV
10-15-2008	03:29 PM	UPDATE/NOTES	10-15-08 SPOKE TO BOB WHILE IN BUILDING DEPT. HE SAID HE IS TAKING CARE OF NORMA RIGHT NOW WITH MEDICAL ISSUE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH RONNY AT A LATER DATE. HE ASKED IF WE CAN GIVE HIM MORE TIME TO FIND A USED MOBLE HOME OR MOVE HIM OUT. BEV
08-05-2008	03:26 PM	UPDATE/NOTES	8-5-08 SPOKE TO BOB, NORMA'S HUSBAND, HE WAS IN THE BUILDING DEPT. NORMA JUST HAD SURGERY ON 7-31-08 AND IS IN THE HOSPITAL. BOB SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NOW WHILE DEALING WITH WORK AND NORMA IN THE HOSPITAL. TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO RONNIE AND HAD ASKED HIM TO CLEAN UP. TOLD BOB TO CALL WHEN POSSIBLE. BEV
06-13-2008	08:56 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	6-13-08 RONNIE CALLED AND SAID HE HAS DONE SOME MOWING, SOME CLEANING OUT AND THAT HE IS NOT DONE, WANTED TO KNOW WHEN I WAS COMING FOR INSPECTION. TOLD HIM TO DO MORE CLEAN UP ON THE BACK SIDE, GET RID OF ANY CAMPERS OR RV'S THAT DON'T BELONG TO HIM AND DON'T HAVE TAGS AND GET RID OF TRASH BEHIND THE FENCE LINE. HE IS MOVING SOME OF HIS FURNITURE INTO A STORAGE UNIT. HIS MOM IS PURCHASING A MH FROM A COMPANY AND THAT IS IN THE WORKS. HE SAID THAT THE HOUSING DEPT. PUT HIM ON A LIST FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING SO THAT HE CAN LIVE THERE WHILE THEY PLACE THE MH. AND DEMO THE OLD. HE SAID HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE APT. SUGGESTED TO HIM TO STAY WITH A FRIEND FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF THE MOVE, HE SAID HE WOULD WORK ON THAT. TOLD HIM TO CALL ME ON 6-20-08 FOR NEXT INSPECTION. BEV
05-30-2008	01:49 PM	UPDATE/NOTES	5-30-08 RONNIE CRAVEN CAME INTO THE OFFICE TO SPEAK TO ME REGARDING THE PROPERTY. HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW LONG HE HAS TO GET OUT OF THE HOME AND CAN I HELP HIM FIND PLACE FOR HIM TO LIVE. EXPLAINED HE NEEDS TO GO TO HOUSING TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANTS TO GET SOME RENT MONIES. AND HOMELESS COALITION TO GET DEPOSIT MONEY. ASKED HIM IF SOMEONE STILL LIVING IN RV, HE SAID NO BUT THE RV IS STILL THERE. HE HASN'T REMOVED THE TRASH AND DEBRIS. ASKED HIM TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO START GETTING RID OF THE JUNK AND THAT I WOULD BE DOING A REINSPECTION ON THE PROPERY IN TWO WEEKS. TOLD HIM THAT I COULD HAVE WRITTEN CITATIONS ALREADY. HE ALSO KNOWS THAT HIS MOTHER IS WORKING ON TRYING TO GET A REPLACEMENT MOBILE HOME ON THE PROPERTY. BEV
05-21-2008	11:13 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	5-21-08 BARBARA HAIR FROM S.O. CONTACTED ME REGARDING THE FAMILY LIVING AT THIS PROPERTY. SHE ASKED THAT THE SHC REPORT BE FAXED TO HER, THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY REMOVE THE GIRLS FROM THE RESIDENT SINCE THERE IS NO BATHROOM FACILITIES IN THE RV OUT BACK. EXPLAINED TO HER THAT I TOLD RONNIE, THE TENANT THAT NO ONE CAN EVEN BE LIVING IN THE RV. SHE WILL CONTACT ME IF NEEDED FOR ANYTHING FURTHER. BEV
05-16-2008	09:51 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	5-16-08 CALLED GUY AND HE IS GOING TO POST AND PHOTO, BEV
05-15-2008	09:44 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	5-15-08 BOB AND NORMA CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND HAD MANY QUESTIONS THAT MYSELF AND GUY ALLEN ANSWERED FOR THEM. HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO LINDA REGARDING MAYBE A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FOR THE STORAGE/POD CONTAINER. THEY ARE L0OKING AT PURCHASING A USED MOBILE HOME FROM A DEALER IN SEBRING. I GAVE A VERBAL OF 30 DAYS TO TAKE SOME KIND OF ACTION, WHETHER DEMO PERMIT AND/OR A PERMIT TO MOVE REPLACEMENT THERE. HAND GAVE THEM A COPY OF THE SHC REPORT FROM GUY, BUILDING DEPT. NEED TO POST THE STRUCTURE, NEED TO GET WITH GUY ALLEN FOR THIS. BEV
05-12-2008	10:49 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	5-12-08 CALLED AND SPOKE TO NORMA AND BOB, 385-0374. SHE IS TERRIBLY ILL AND NEEDS SURGERY AND THIS DIDN'T HELP OUT WITH HER HEALTH ISSUES. EXPLAINED THAT THE HOME HAS BEEN CONDEMNED AND CAN'T BE REPAIRED. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE AND DOESN'T WANT THE EXPENSES BUT HE HAS TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. EXPLAINED THE HOUSING DEPT. HELP WITH FIRST MONTHS RENT AND DEPOSIT FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING. THEN EXPLAINED THE BUILDING DEPT. WITH PREMOVE INSPECTIONS TO REPLACE. BOB WANTS TO COME TALK TO S.Y. MOSELY TO SEE IF THE REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. ASKED BOB TO CALL ME BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THAT I WASN'T GOING TO MAIL OUT THE INSPECTION JUST YET. BEV
05-01-2008	01:20 PM	STANDARD HOUSING CODE	5-1-08 SEE NOTES FROM GUY ON NOTES AREA, BEV
05-01-2008	12:42 PM	UPDATE/NOTES	THE UNIT IS A SINGLE WIDE MH IN VERY POOR CONDITION. THE EAST SIDE EXTERIOR BERING WALLS ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED AND NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THERE ARE SEVERAL BROKEN WINDOWS THAT ALLOW MOISTURE AND RAIN INTO THE HOME. THERE IS AN ATTACHED WOOD FRAME ADDITION ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOME THAT HAS A FLAT CONVENTIONAL ROOF-OVER THAT IS SAGGIN AND ROTTED. THE HOME HAS MINIMAL BLOCKING AND TIE DOWNS. THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME IS FILLED WITH CLOTHING, FURNITURE AND TRASH. THERE IS ROTTEN FOOD AND GARBAGE THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN WHICH POSSES A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS. THE FLOORS ARE ROTTED THROUGHOUT THE HOME. THERE ARE EXPOSED WIRES ON SEVERAL RECEPTICALS. THE OUTSIDE SERVICE PANEL IS OPEN WITH EXPOSED WIRES, THIS POSSES AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD. I ADVISED THE OWNER/TENANT MR RONNIE CRAVEN, THAT THE HOME IS NOT SAFE TO OCCUPY AND THE HOME CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. I ALSO ADVISED MR. CRAVEN THAT HE NEEDED TO SECURE AND LOCK THE ELECTRICAL SERRVICE PANEL WITHIN 24 HRS OR THE ECTRIC TO HOME WOULD BE DISCONNECTED. THIS HOME POSSES A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE REMOVED OR DEMOLISHED. *NOTE, RECHECKED ELECTRICAL PANEL BOX AND IT HAS BEEN SECURED AND LOCKED.
05-01-2008	09:06 AM	REINSPECTION	5-1-08 GUY AND MYSELF MET RONNIE ON SITE, HE WALKED THE PROEPRTY WITH MYSELF AND GUY. SHOWED HIM TO ALL THE VIOLATIONS TO TAKE CARE OF: WHICH ARE: MOWING THE MAIN PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THERE ARE ANY STRUCTURES. ALL THE JUNK, FURNITURE, TIRES, OLD BUILDING MATERIAL AND SUCH IN YARD HAS TO BE CLEANED UP. HE ALSO HAS SOMEONE LIVING IN THE RV. RONNIE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HRS HAS COME TO THE PROPERTY AND DONE A HOUSE INSPECTIONS IN ORDER FOR HIS GIRLFRIENDS CHILDREN TO COME LIVE WITH HER IN THE HOME. RONNIE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW THEM TO LIVE THERE, HE KNEW THE HOUSE WAS IN BAD SHAPE BUT HAS NO MONEY TO DO REPAIRS OR TO PURCHASE A NEW HOME. TOLD HIM THAT HRS NEEDS TO BE CONTACTED AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SAID SHE WOULD GET ME THE NAME OF THE LADY, THAT SHE WAS A LONG BLONDE HAIR LADY. THEY WERE WANTING ME TO CONTACT BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN GET MORE HELP IN THE MATTER? TOLD HIM I COULD ACTUALLY WRITE HIM CITATIONS FOR MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE WARNINGS ALREADY GIVEN IN LAST YEAR I THOUGHT, WILL HAVE TO CHECK THAT. GUY DID A STANDARD HOUSING CODE INSPECTION AND WILL GET THE REPORT TO ME WHEN FINISHED. THE HOUSE WAS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE, BEV
04-30-2008	09:50 AM	INITIAL INSPECTION	4-30-08 SPOKE TO RONNIE CRAVEN THE OWNERS SON. HE LIKES TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO THE PROPERTY, PLUS YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF PIT BULL DOGS. THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR SHC BUILDING INSPECTOR GUY ALLEN AND MYSELF TO COME BACK TO THE PROPERTY ON 5-1-08 AT 10:00AM TO DO SHC INSPECTION AND WRITE NOTICE FOR OUTSIDE CODE VIOLATIONS. MADE AWARE OF PROBLEMS IN YARD I COULD ALREADY SEE. BEV
04-24-2008	09:50 AM	CREATE COMPLAINT	COMPLAINT RECORDED BY BSINGLEY