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Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE15050129 complainant  
Case Date 05-26-2015 address  
Origination PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED Status C - CLOSED
Operator cshackel Officer ERIC
Fines Balance $0.00
Lien Balance $0.00
Total Balance $0.00
Property On Case
STRAP NBR C-10-36-29-010-00F0-0270 Owner WEST KEANE + CHRISTINE
Unit   Owner Address P O BOX 2386
Property Address 159 HILLSIDE DR City/State/Zip LAKE PLACID FL 33862-2386
City/State/Zip LAKE PLACID FL 33852 Phone  
Case Description
RECEIVED COMPLAINT FROM OWNER OF PROPERTY. HAD
WATER DAMAGE AND THEY HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO DO
REPAIR WORK, JOB IS NOT COMPLETE, BAD WORKMANSHIPE
ETC. PAID FOR BY INSURANCE COMPANY. G&N
DEVELOPERS HC01836 IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS
HIRED.
PLEASE CONTACT OWNER TO DISCUSS THIS, CHRISTINE
863-273-9185.
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
01-07-201608:18 AMCLOSE COMPLAINTCASE CLOSED BY HLOPEZ
09-10-201508:17 AMUPDATE/NOTESRETURNED PHONE CALL FROM MRS. WEST.
SHE
SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK BEFORE
THE BOARD AND THEREFORE DID NOT WANT
THE
WORK PERFORMED PER AGREEMENT. I THEN
CALLED G&N AND TOLD THEM TO UNSCEDULE
WORK FOR MONDAY. GREG SAID HE HAD
ALREADY ORDERED AND RECEIVED MATERIALS
BUT WOULD SEND THEM BACK. BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY
OWNERS.
09-09-201509:21 AMUPDATE/NOTESRECEIVED COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FROM
G&N. MADE COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND
REPORT FOR MRS. WEST. CALLED HER TO COME
INTO OFFICE AND REVIEW DOCUMENTS. SHE
CAME WHILE I WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE AND
WAS JUST LEAVING WHEN I ARRIVED.
SHE STOPPED ME IN THE PARKING LOT AND
HAD MR. WEST ON THE PHONE AND STATED
THAT SHE HAD LEFT ME A LETTER AND COPIES
OF EMAIL CORRESPONDANCE FROM INSURANCE
COMPANY ATTEMPTING TO DOCUMENT THAT THE
INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PAID FOR ALL WORK
ON THE ESTIMATE SHEET. DOCUMENTATION DID
NOT CONFIRM THIS WHEN I CAME IN TO
REVIEW. MR. WEST CALLED WHILE I WAS
REVIEWING THE LETTER AND EMAIL RESPONSE.
HE WAS QUESTIONING OUR INSPECTION AND
REFERENCED THE "WALL" OF INSULATION
UNDER HIS HOUSE THAT WE DID NOT OBSERVE
AND OTHER ISSUES THAT HE CLAIMS THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED AT OUR INSPECTION.
I INFORMED HIM THAT WE AS DELEGATES OF
THE CLEAB BOARD HAD DONE OUR INSPECTION
AND COMPILED THE LIST OF 6 ITEMS THAT WE
DETERMINED NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED AND
THAT I COULD NOT ADD TO NOR DELETE FROM
THIS REPORT. HE WAS HESITANT TO COMPLY
WITH SIGNING COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT WHEN
WORK WAS COMPLETED. I INSISTED THAT HE
AGREE THAT WHEN WORK WAS DONE I WOULD
INSPECT AND EXPECT HE OR HIS WIFE TO
SIGN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. HE WOULD
SAY, LETS GET IT DONE AND SEE HOW IT
GOES, OR, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ITEMS. I
TOLD HIM I WAS ONLY GOING TO ADDRESS THE
ITEMS ON THE LIST THAT WE COMPILED AND
IF THAT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY FOR HIM
THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO REJECT OFFER.
AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON PHONE HE
AGREED TO TERMS. I THEN CALLED G&N TO
ASK WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
PERFORM WORK AND GREG SAID HE WOULD HAVE
HIS CREW THERE AT 7:00 MONDAY MORNING.
I THEN CALLED MRS. WEST TO CONFIRM THAT
SHE COULD BE THERE MONDAY MORNING TO
OPEN UP FOR THE CREW. HAD LENGTHY
DISCUSSION WITH HER TO CONFIRM THAT UPON
COMPLETION I WOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE AND UPON FINAL
INSPECTION I WOULD EXPECT HER TO
SIGN-OFF ON COMPLETION. SHE BEGRUDGEDLY
AGREED AND SAID SHE WOULD BE THERE AT
7:00 MONDAY TO OPEN THE GATE AND THE
HOUSE. I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD MAKE
PERIODIC UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS THROUGH
THE DAY MONDAY TO CONFIRM WORK AND THAT
I WOULD PLAN ON MAKING FINAL INSPECTION
WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETE.
09-08-201509:20 AMUPDATE/NOTESCALLED ROBERT HORNE TO AFFIRM APPROVAL
OF THE REPORT OF WORK TO BE COMPLETED.
TOMMY JAMES APPROVED WHEN I TOOK HIM A
COPY. MET WITH G&N DEVELOPERS ABOUT
COMPLETION ITEMS. THEY AGREED TO DO THE
WORK CONTINGENT ON THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
INSPECTING THE WORK WHEN COMPLETED
CONFIRMING THAT ITEMS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED
AND THAT AT SUCH TIME THE WESTS' WOULD
SIGN A COMPLETION OF PROJECT FORM
PROVIDED BY G&N DEVELOPERS. THEY WILL
EMAIL ME A COPY OF THIS FORM TO PRESENT
TO THE WESTS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
09-04-201509:20 AMUPDATE/NOTESMRS. WEST CAME INTO THE OFFICE TO
ADDRESS FURTHER ITEMS SHE WISHED TO HAVE
ADDRESSED. SHE WAS REFERING TO ITEM ON
ORIGINAL ESTIMATE SHEET. I EXPLAINED
THAT THE BOARD HAD DETERMINED THAT THE
PROPOSAL WAS THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE
COVERED AND NOT THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
ALSO UPDATED HER THAT I WOULD BE TALKING
TO G&N DEVELOPERS ABOUT COMPLETION OF
ITEMS DETERMINED TO BE FINISHED AND THAT
I WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH HER REGARDING
G&N'S RESPONSE.
09-03-201509:20 AMUPDATE/NOTESRECEIVED CALL FROM MRS. WEST SAYING SHE
HAD FOUND SEVEN MORE FLOORING BOARDS
THAT SHE WANTED TO HAVE REFINISHED.
TOLD HER THAT REPORT HAD ALREADY BEEN
WRITTEN AND I COULD NOT CHANGE REPORT.
CALLED ROBERT HORNE AND LEFT A COPY OF
THE REPORT AT THE OFFICE FOR HIM TO
REVIEW AND APPROVE BEFORE TAKING TO G&N
DEVELOPERS. ALSO TOOK A COPY OF THE
REPORT TO TOMMY JAMES FOR HIS REVIEW.
09-02-201509:20 AMREINSPECTIONTHIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE CLEAB BOARD
AND BOARD INSTRUCTED THAT I MAKE A FINAL
INSPECTION OF WORK COMPLETED. BOARD
MEMBERS TOMMY JAMES AND ROBERT HORNE
INDICATED INTEREST IN JOINING ME FOR
THIS INSPECTION. MET TOMMY AND ROBERT AT
THE SITE ALONG WITH MRS. WEST. AFTER
INSPECTION TOMMY, ROBERT AND I REVIEWED
THE PROPOSAL AND THE SCOPE OF WORK AND
COMPILED A PUNCH LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMPLETED BY G&N
DEVELOPERS. WE DISCUSSED THIS LIST WITH
MRS. WEST AND SHE WAS ACCEPTING OF IT AS
RECORD OF COMPLETION OF WORK. SHE ALSO
INDICATED THAT SHE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE
TO ALLOWING G&N ACCESS TO COMPLETE PUNCH
LIST. THE PUNCH LIST CONSISTS OF,
1- INSTALLATION OF INSULATION AND BELLY
PAPER IN APPROXIMATELY 3'X6' SECTION OF
SUB-FLOOR DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CRAWL
SPACE OPENING.
2- SAND AND REVARNISH THREE OR FOUR
BOARDS OF THE FLOORING IN FRONT OF THE
A/C RETURN AND TOWARDS THE BATHROOM AND
HALLWAY AREA THAT THE VARNISH HAS NOT
SEALED PROPERLY.
3-RE INSTALL THE TRIM ON THE CORNERS AT
THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE CROWN MOLDING
TO MAKE THEM AESTHETIC.
4-REMOVE VANITY IN BATHROOM, REPLACE
SUB-FLOOR AND REINSTALL VANITY.
5-INSTALL BASE BOARD IN LAUNDRY CLOSET.
6-FILL GAP IN PLYWOOD SUB-FLOOR IN
BEDROOM WITH CAULK OR WOOD PUTTY.
I WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT TO G&N
DEVELOPERS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
05-27-201509:19 AMINITIAL INSPECTIONMET WITH OWNERS AT SITE. REVIEWED
CONCERNS WITH WORK BEING COMPLETED.
CONTRACTOR IS TAKING UP WATER DAMAGED
FLOORING AND SUB-FLOOR, REPAIRING FLOOR
JOISTS, INSTALLING INSULATION AND
REPLACING SUB-FLOOR AND WOOD FLOORING.
OWNER WAS CONCERNED THAT CONTRACTOR WAS
SCABBING NEW LUMBER TO EXISTING FLOOR
JOISTS RATHER THAN TAKING OUT OLD AND
REPLACING WITH NEW. ALSO, THEY HAD A
COMPLAINT THAT INSULATION WAS BLOWING
THROUGH A/C SYSTEM. I DID OBSERVE
INSULATION IN THE DUCT GRILLES.
APPARENTLY THE FILTER OF THE A/C RETURN
WAS REMOVED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND
INSULATION WAS PASSED THROUGH SYSTEM.
ADVISED OWNER THAT REMOVAL AND CLEANING
OF THE GRILLES SHOULD ALLEVIATE THIS
PROBLEM. AS FOR WORK PERFORMED TO THIS
POINT I FOUND FLOOR TO BE SOLID WITH NO
WEAK OR SOFT SPOTS. THE SUB-FLOOR IN THE
A/C RETURN AREA HAS A WEAKENED AREA THAT
ALLOWS EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT AIR
INTRUSION AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED ALONG
WITH THE FLOORING CONSTRUCTION. I ASKED
THE OWNERS TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR CALL
ME AND THAT I WOULD REQUIRE A PERMIT BE
PULLED FOR THIS JOB SO I COULD MAKE
INSPECTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR INTRESTS.
05-26-201509:12 AMCREATE COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT RECORDED BY CSHACKEL
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