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Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE14040112 complainant  
Case Date 06-04-2014 address  
Origination PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED Status L - LIEN CREATED
Operator tseachor Officer SOUTH
Fines Balance $1,163.69
Lien Balance $584.95
Total Balance $1,748.64
Property On Case
STRAP NBR C-29-39-29-010-0040-0070 Owner WILLIAMS RICHARD R
Unit   Owner Address 524 MOSS RD
Property Address 524 MOSS RD City/State/Zip VENUS FL 33960
City/State/Zip VENUS FL 33960 Phone  
Case Description
HIGH GRASS/WEEDS AND FOUL ODOR COMING FRONT THE
YARD.
Violation Code(s)
1: INT -- INTEREST ON LIEN
2: SM FINE/LIEN -- SPEC MAGISTRATE DAILY FINE
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
12-10-201811:36 AMUPDATE/NOTES12-10-18 PAULA WITH SHEAHAN ATTORNEY AT
LAW OFFICE CALLED, 863-465-1551, TO
CHECK FOR OPEN CASES AND LIENS ON THIS
PROPERTY. FOUND TWO LIENS AND OPEN CASE,
RETURN INFORMATION(ALSO IN FILES) TO
PAULA BY EMAIL: PAULA@SCJURIS.COM ON
12-11-18. BSS
06-25-201510:47 AMUPDATE/NOTES6/25/15--MAILED COURTESY LETTER TO
GENEVA SMITH REGARDING OUTSTANDING LIEN
ON PROPERTY. TED
06-16-201509:20 AMUPDATE/NOTES6/16--RECORDED RELEASE NOTICE OF
NUISANCE, FILED ON 6/16/15, BOOK 2481,
PAGE 1746. TED
06-12-201510:47 AMUPDATE/NOTES6/12/15--I NOTICED THAT A RELEASE NOTICE
OF NUISANCE WAS NEVER DONE ON THIS CASE
SO I PREPARED ONE TO BE RECORDED. TED
01-23-201502:26 PMUPDATE/NOTESNOTE ENTERED IN ERROR. TED
12-15-201409:35 AMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON INT
START DATE: 12/12/14 FINE AMT: 0.29
12-15-201409:34 AMUPDATE/NOTES12/15--FOF RECORDED ON 12/12/14, BOOK
2456, PAGE 133-134. COPY OF FOF MAILED
TO RESPONDENT IN CERTIFIED MAIL ON 12/15
AND FIRST-CLASS MAIL ON 12/18. TED
12-15-201409:33 AMUPDATE/NOTESLIEN RECORDED 12/11/14 FOR 584.95
BOOK 2456 PAGE 133-134
12-11-201409:20 AMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.C. PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
12-11-201409:20 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCEPROPERTY NOW IN COMPLIANCE STILL
PRESENTING CASE TO THE SM FOR COSTS/HO
30
12-11-201408:31 AMCOURT APPEARANCETHIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE ON A VIOLATION OF SECTIONS
5.6-3 (NUISANCE PROHIBITED), 5.6-2(1)
(HIGH GRASS/WEEDS), AND 5-17
(UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING OR ACCUMULATION
RESTRICTED) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. RICHARD R.
WILLIAMS III, THE SON OF THE RESPONDENT,
WAS IN ATTENDANCE. THE PETITIONER,
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, WAS REPRESENTED BY
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND.
TESTIMONY WAS HEARD FROM RICHARD R.
WILLIAMS III ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER WHO
WAS THE RESPONDENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND. CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND STATED THAT THE
RESPONDENT HAD BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO
COMPLIANCE. RICHARD R. WILLIAMS III
REQUESTED THAT THE FINE BE WAIVED. THE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE FINE
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FEE BE
WAIVED DUE TO THE RESPONDENT BRINGING
THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ADMITTED ALL EXHIBITS
INTO EVIDENCE.
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE
RESPONDENT PAY TO THE PETITIONER THE
INVESTIGATION COST OF $45.71, THE
PROSECUTION COST OF $490.74, AND THE
RECORDING COSTS OF $48.50. THE TOTAL
LIEN AMOUNT OWED BY THE RESPONDENT TO BE
PAID TO THE PETITIONER IS $584.95.
12-09-201411:08 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCELOTS OF WORK DONE ALMOST ALL DEBRIS GONE
NEEDS A SMALL PATCH OF GRASS MOWED HO 60
11-17-201408:20 AMUPDATE/NOTES11/17--MAILED COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING
AND ORDINANCE OF CONTINUANCE FORMS TO
RICHARD WILLIAMS IN CERTIFIED MAIL ON
11/17 AND FIRST-CLASS MAIL ON 11/20.
TED
11-13-201410:16 AMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.NC PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
11-13-201408:37 AMCOURT APPEARANCETHIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE ON A VIOLATION OF SECTIONS
5.6-3 (NUISANCE PROHIBITED) AND 5-17
(UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING OR ACCUMULATION
RESTRICTED) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. RICHARD R.
WILLIAMS III, SON OF THE RESPONDENT, WAS
IN ATTENDANCE. THE PETITIONER,
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, WAS REPRESENTED BY
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND.
TESTIMONY WAS HEARD FROM RICHARD R.
WILLIAMS III AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND. CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND STATED THE
RESPONDENT WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE
PUBLIC HEARING DUE TO A MEDICAL
CONDITION, AND THAT HIS SON WAS IN
ATTENDANCE WHO WOULD BE REPRESENTING THE
FATHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASKING FOR A
CONTINUANCE ON HIS FATHER?S BEHALF.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HOWARD OSTLUND
STATED THAT HIGHLANDS COUNTY WOULD NOT
OBJECT TO THE CONTINUANCE IF THE
RESPONDENT BRINGS THE PROPERTY INTO
COMPLIANCE BUT WILL BE SEEKING THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COUNTY?S COST AT
THE DECEMBER 11, 2014, PUBLIC HEARING IF
THE CONTINUANCE IS GRANTED. THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE GRANTED THE RESPONDENT?S
REQUEST FOR A CONTINUANCE, AND THE CASE
WILL BE HEARD AT THE DECEMBER 11, 2014,
PUBLIC HEARING.
10-30-201401:24 PMUPDATE/NOTESMR POLLARD RETURNED MY CALL AND WILL
KEEP THE QUOTE AS WRITTEN FOR THE
CLEANUP HO
10-30-201410:27 AMUPDATE/NOTESCALLED PAM LEMAY AT PURCHASING TO SEE IF
WE NEEDED TO REBID THE CLEANUP SHE
STATED NOOT IF THE BID QUOTE WILL STILL
BE HONORED BY THE CONTRACTOR I CALLED
MR POLLARD AND LEFT A MESSAGE TO SEE IF
THE QUOTE WILL STILL BE HONORED HO
10-29-201408:18 AMUPDATE/NOTESMR WILLIAMS CALLED AND PROVIDED A
TELEPHONE NUMBER 863 243 1913. STATED
THAT HE WILL ATTEND THE SM HEARING AND
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS IN VIOLATION.
ALSO INDOICATED THAT HE HOPES TO HAVE
THE PROPERTY BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE
PRIOR TO THE SM HEARING OR MAY ASK THE
SM FOR MORE TIME TO COMPLY DUE TO
HEALTH. VERY COOPERATIVE HE QUESTIONED
PROCEDURES AND STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE
AN ATTY ON STANDBY I ADVISED HIM OF THE
10 DAY ATTY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
/HO 30
10-28-201410:46 AMUPDATE/NOTES10-2814 TAX CERTIFICATE HOLDER IS THE
COUNTY /AH
10-28-201410:45 AMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.NC PRINTED BY AHARTSEI
10-28-201410:42 AMREINSPECTION10-28-14 THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN
COMPLIANCE/ MUST CHECK FILE TO ENSURE
WE
HAVE TITLE SEARCH AND REQUISITION AND
BIDS FOR CLEAN UP /SPOKE TO THE SON AND
GIRLFRIEND ON THE PROPERTY AND
EXPLAINED
WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE THAT WAS NOT
COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME GIVEN /
HE IS ACTUALLY LIVING ON THE PROPERTY
AND STATED THAT HIS FATHER HAS NO
INTENTIONS OF EVER COMING BACK TO THE
PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN A VISIT
/AFFIDAVIT OF NON COMPLIANCE FILED
/ENCOURAGED THE SON TO APPEAR AT THE
HEARING AND TO SHOW PROOF OF COMPLIANCE
ON THIS PROPERTY/60 MINS /AH & HO
10-27-201404:09 PMUPDATE/NOTESE MAILED MR WILLIAMS TODAY THERE WAS NO
ONE REGISTERED AT THE HOSPITAL BY HIS
NAME ASKED HIM TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY
REGARDING HIS CASES HO
10-07-201412:29 PMUPDATE/NOTESMR WILLIAMS CALLED FROM THE HOSIPTAL IN
MIAMI (305 651 1100) DID NOT PROVIDE
ANOTHER NUMBER) STATED THAT DUE TO
HEALTH ISSUES HE PLEADED FOR MORE TIME
AND STATED THAT HE HAS NO ONE TO HELP
HIM CLEAN THE PROPERTY ALSO STATED THAT
SON WAS
TRYING TO HELP HIM. I ADVISED THAT I
WOULD TALK W STAFF BUT THAT MORE TIME
TO CLEAR WAS NOT A REAL OPTION HE
ADVISED
THAT HE HAD NO ONE TO REALLY HELP AND
HE WAS UNABLE TO COME TO HIGHLANDS
COUNTY
I ASKED HIM TO HAVE HIS SON CALL ME AND
I
WOULD SCHEDULE A VISIT TO WALK THE
PROPERTY WITH HIM HE STATED THAT IF IT
WENT TO A HEARING, PLEASE STATE HIS
REASONS FOR NON COMPLIANCE AS HE IS
VERY ILL/HO 20
09-15-201403:10 PMUPDATE/NOTESMR WILLIAMS CALLED AFTER HE WAS ADVISED
OF THE POSTINGS. HE DID GIVE ME A TAG
NUMBER FOR THE NISSON (170PNT) ALSO
SPOKE AT LENGTH OVER THE UNNAMED
COMPLAINANT AND OUR PROCESSES FOR
ALLOWING ANNOMYMOUS CALLS TO BE ENTERED,
HE BELIEVES THERE ARE SOME LIFE STYLE
ISSUES IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THE AMOUNT
OF COMPLAINTS AND THAT POSSIBLY SOME
INDIVIDUALS ARE INTERESTED IN BUYONG
BLOCKS OF LAND/HO 30
09-12-201410:06 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCE09-12-14 OSTED NOTICE OF HEARING WITH A
NOTE THAT HE HAS UNTIL OCTBER 17, 2014
TO COMPLY /AH FOR HO/ 45 MINS /AH & HO
09-12-201410:04 AMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-AOP-NOH PRINTED BY AHARTSEI
09-08-201410:17 AMUPDATE/NOTES09-08-14 NEIGHBOR CALLED AND VERY UPSET
/ HE IS REALLY UPSET THAT HE WAS TOLD
THAT THE OFFICER WOULD BE OUT WITHIN A
MATTER OF DAYS AND HE NEVER CAME / THIS
GENTLEMAN IS TRULY UPSET BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOT BEEN THERE AND IS NEGATIVE ON
CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THIS OFFICER
/PLEASE RESPOND BEFORE FRIDAY OR I WILL
GO N FRIDAY OR MONDAY ./THE COMPLAINTANT
WILL CALL BACK ON TEUSDAY AND WANT AN
UPDATE/15 MINS /AH
08-20-201408:30 AMUPDATE/NOTES8/20--CALLER STATED THAT THE HOMES ARE
SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, VACANT, AND A
POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND WAS CONCERNED.
TED
08-14-201411:07 AMCOURT APPEARANCE8/14--SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SIGNED AN ORDER
OF CONTINUANCE TO THE NOVEMBER 13, 2014,
PUBLIC HEARING. TED
08-13-201411:17 AMUPDATE/NOTESMR WILLIAMS CALLED TO STATE THAT HE
NEVER RECEIVED HIS E MAIL AND ASKED THAT
I RESEND IT TO QUADOG2013@GMAIL.COM
ALSO REITERRED HIS HEALTH ISSUES AND
FAMILY HEALTH ISSUES AND INDICATED THAT
SOMEONE HAD TORN DOWN HIS MAILBOX AGAIN
ADVISED THAT HIS MAIL WAS RETURNED TOUS
HE THANKED YOU FOR ALL CONSIDERATIONS/HO
15
08-07-201403:05 PMUPDATE/NOTES08-07-14 CREATED CONTINUATION FOR M FOR
MR WILLIAMS AND MAILED AND E-MAILED TO
HIM AT QUADOG@GMAIL.COM /15 MINS /AH
08-06-201401:27 PMUPDATE/NOTES08-06-14 CALLED MR WILLIAMS ON HIS CELL
AND HIS PROGNOSIS IS GETTIG BETTER / HE
THINKS HE WILL BE HOME ON OR BEFORE SPET
3, 2013/ WE HAVE AGREED TO SEND HIM A
CONTINUANCE TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY AND TO
REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR THE 150.00
DOLLAR TITLE SEARCH FEE/20 MINS /AH & HO
07-23-201404:16 PMOFFICIAL FORMTITLESEARCH PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
07-23-201410:43 AMUPDATE/NOTES7/23--RECORDED NOTICE OF NUISANCE, FILED
7/23, BOOK 2437, PAGE 1200. TED
07-21-201403:18 PMUPDATE/NOTESI CALLED AND COMFIRMED VIA STATEMENT
THAT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS STILL
IN MIAMI DUE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTH
ISSUES AND PER HIS DOCTOR CANNOT LEAVE
THE AREA, STATED THAT HIS FAMILY
MEMBERS ARE DISABLED AND OR HAVE NO
MONEY TO ASSIST HIM IN THE CLEANUP AND
THAT THY ARE REALLY OUT OF THE PICTURE
AND THAT THEY HAVE MORE EXCUSES OF WHY
THEY CAN NOT HELP THAN THE BOOK. I
ADVISED THAT IF HE WILL PROVIDE A FAX
NUMBER , ADDRESS IN MIAMI, OR A E MAIL I
WILL AGREE FOR A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE
OTHERWISE, I HAVE NO EXCUSE THAN TO
PREPARE FOR THE SM HEARING IF I DO NOT
HAVE THE CONTACT NUMBER BY WEDNESDAY
JULY 23, 2014. I WILL ORDER A TITLE
SEARCH/HO 30
07-21-201402:54 PMUPDATE/NOTESTED PLS PREPARE A NON FOR THIS CASE
THANK YOU
07-21-201402:54 PMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.NC PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
07-17-201410:13 AMUPDATE/NOTESTED PLS PREPARE A NON AND SEND INT
PARTY LETTERS TO ALL CONCERNED/HO
07-17-201410:13 AMOFFICIAL FORMTITLESEARCH PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
07-17-201410:13 AMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.NC PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
07-17-201410:12 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCEAPPEARS TO BE LITTLE CHANGE GRASS NOT
CUT AND DEBRIS AND DERELICT WRECKED VEH
STILL IN YARD. A TRL IN REAR YARD WAS
CLEANED OF DEBRIS IN IT, BUT STILL GOING
TO COURT ALSO WILL ASK SM TO HAVE
DERELICT VEH REMOVED HO 60
06-09-201411:10 AMUPDATE/NOTESMR WILLIAMS, JR, PH 863 243-1913 OWNER
OF THE PROPERTY IS STUCK IN MIAMI DUE TO
THE THEFT OF HIS VEHICLE INDICATED THAT
HIS SONS ARE DISABLED AND THERE IS NO
ONE TO HELP HIM WITH THE DEBRIS AND
GRASS. HE IS VERY OPINIONED ABOUT HIS
NEIGHBORS AND WANTS MORE TIME TO COMPLY
I ADVISED THAT IF THE PROPERTY SHOWS
SUBSTANTIAL SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT WHERE
THE GRASS IS CUTY OR DEWBRIS IS REMOVED
FROM THE YARD. I MAY BE ABLE TO GRANT AN
EXTENSION, OTHERWISE, I WILL PREOCEED
WITH THE COURT HEARING AS SCHEDULED HO
15
06-04-201412:09 PMOFFICIAL FORMTED-A.O.P. PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
06-04-201412:09 PMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-AOP-NOH PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
06-04-201412:08 PMOFFICIAL FORMHOWARD-A.O.P. PRINTED BY HOSTLUND
06-04-201412:06 PMMAKE VIOLATIONMAKEVIO RECORDED HOSTLUND
06-04-201412:05 PMINITIAL INSPECTIONPOSTED NOV 2759 FOR 5.6-3 AND 5.6-2 (1)
AND 5.17 AND NOH FOR AUGUST 14, 2014.
COMPLY BY JULY 5, 2014 MAIL REG AND CERT
MAIL 6/5/14. PROPERTY IS GATED AND
ACCUMULATION THROUGHOUT PROPERTY AND
HIGH GRASS AND WEEDS HAD A REDEEMED TAX
CERTIIFICATE PRIOR TO AUCTION AND HOME
APPEARS NOT OCCUPPIED/HO 90
04-22-201411:22 AMCREATE COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT RECORDED BY TSEACHOR
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