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Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE19030002 complainant  
Case Date 08-12-2019 address  
Origination PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED Status L - LIEN CREATED
Operator bsingley Officer NORTH
Fines Balance $1,845.48
Lien Balance $2,057.31
Total Balance $3,902.79
Property On Case
STRAP NBR C-21-33-28-010-0160-0014 Owner SUTHERLAND CARL M ET AL +
Unit   Owner Address 156 SHERRY DR
Property Address 1304 KERSEY ST City/State/Zip KINGSLAND GA 31548
City/State/Zip AVON PARK FL 33825 Phone  
Case Description
SQUATTERS LIVING IN RV AND HIGH GRASS
Complaint Code(s)
1: RV PARKING
Violation Code(s)
1: SM/INT -- INTEREST ON SM INTEREST
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
06-20-202405:35 PMUPDATE/NOTES6-20-24 AN OWNER CARL SUTHERLAND CALLED,
865-322-2785 ASKING IF CE LIENS AGAINST
PROPERTY. HE DIDN'T CHANGE MAILING
ADDRESS ON TAX ROLL SO DIDN'T REALIZE HE
STILL OWNED THE LOT. GAVE LIEN AMTS, HE
WANTS TO SELL. EMAILED SOL POLICY, APP.
AND FEES TO PAY. EMAILED TO:
BROTHERMIKESUTHERLAND@GMAIL.COM. BSS
12-12-201904:08 PMREINSPECTION12-12-19 INVOICE WAS SENT TO PURCHASING
FOR PAYMENT, NO FURTHER ACTION, BSS
12-10-201910:52 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCE12-10-19 COMPLIED BY CONTRACTOR, ROBERT
STRENTH. TO PAY INVOICE ONCE RECEIVED,
BSS/45 MINS.
12-04-201912:17 PMREINSPECTION12-4-19 WORK NOT COMPLETED YET, HOWEVER
THERE IS A LARGE TREE TRUNK NOW BLOCKING
THE ENTRANCE TO THIS PROPERTY. OWNER TO
WEST HAS BEEN TRYING TO BLOCK PEOPLE
FROM DUMPING BACK HERE. CONTACTED ROBERT
STRENTH TO MAKE HIM AWARE AND HE CAN
MOVE IT WITH THIS SKIDSTEER. HE IS GOING
TO GET THERE SUNDAY TO START THE JOB,
BSS
10-29-201909:21 AMUPDATE/NOTES10-29-19 SENT EMAIL TO ROBERT STRENTH
WITH PO THAT HE CAN PROCESS WITH
CLEANUP, BSS
10-11-201909:14 AMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON SM/INT
START DATE: 10/10/19 FINE AMT: 1.01
10-11-201909:09 AMUPDATE/NOTESLIEN RECORDED 10/10/19 FOR 2,057.31
BOOK 2717 PAGE 823-824
10-10-201904:28 PMCOURT APPEARANCETHIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE ON A VIOLATION OF SECTION
5-17 (ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, HIGHLANDS COUNTY,
FLORIDA. THE RESPONDENTS WERE NOT IN
ATTENDANCE. THE PETITIONER, HIGHLANDS
COUNTY, WAS REPRESENTED BY CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BEVERLY SINGLEY. THE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT PROPER
NOTICE OF THE VIOLATIONS HAD BEEN
PROVIDED TO THE RESPONDENTS, THAT THE
RESPONDENTS HAD BEEN GIVEN A REASONABLE
TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, THAT THE
VIOLATIONS CONTINUED BEYOND THE TIME
SPECIFIED FOR CORRECTION, AND THAT
PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS
PROVIDED TO THE RESPONDENTS. THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT BY FAILING TO
APPEAR AT THE HEARING, THE RESPONDENTS
HAVE ADMITTED THE VIOLATIONS AND WAIVED
THEIR RIGHTS TO A HEARING. THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE ADMITTED ALL EXHIBITS INTO
EVIDENCE. FOLLOWING PETITIONER’S
REQUEST, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ORDERED
THE PETITIONER TO HAVE THE VIOLATIONS
CORRECTED BY STRENTH LAWN CARE, INC AND
THE RESPONDENTS TO REIMBURSE THE
PETITIONER FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE
VIOLATIONS AT THE BID PRICE OF
$1,200.00. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
ORDERED THE RESPONDENTS PAY TO THE
PETITIONER A FINE OF $300.00 ($100.00
PER DAY FOR THREE DAYS), $150.00 FOR
TITLE SEARCH EXPENSE, THE INVESTIGATION
COST OF $89.68, THE PROSECUTION COST OF
$164.13, THE RECORDING COSTS OF $28.50,
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FEE OF
$125.00. THE TOTAL LIEN AMOUNT OWED BY
THE RESPONDENTS TO BE PAID TO THE
PETITIONER IS $2,057.31.
10-08-201902:47 PMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCE10-8-19 NO COMPLIANCE, RV IS GONE BUT
LOADS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. DID CONTACT
SONNY'S TO SEE IF HE WANTED TO RE-BID
WITH RV BEING GONE, BUT HE SAID NO.
BSS/45 MINS.
09-19-201905:19 PMUPDATE/NOTES9-19-19 ORDERED TITLE SEARCH BY EMAIL.
BSS
09-19-201905:17 PMUPDATE/NOTES9-19-19 JOANN HANCOCK CALLED AGAIN TODAY
STATING THAT THE FRIENDS TRUCK BROKE
DOWN, BUT THE RV WILL BE GONE TODAY. CE
ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TELLING US
THE SAME INFO FOR MONTHS, HOWEVER BUT
HOPES SHE DOES BUT GOING TO HEARING
SINCE ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS IS STILL
LEFT THERE, WHICH IS A MESS. BSS
09-16-201910:16 AMUPDATE/NOTES9-16-19 IN AFTERNOON, JOANN HANCOCK
CALLED AGAIN, 873-3059, SHE SAID SHE
WILL HAVE THE RV MOVED TODAY. BSS/YC
09-16-201910:08 AMUPDATE/NOTES9-16-19 CALLED TO STATE THAT SHE HAS
BEEN SICK AND HAS SOMEONE TO MOVE THE RV
BUT WANTED TO KNOW IF ITS OKAY WHERE SHE
IS MOVING IT, BUT DIDN'T HAVE AN
ADDRESS? BSS
09-13-201903:41 PMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCE9-13-19 NO COMPLIANCE, ALL TRASH AND
DEBRIS THERE, AND THE RV IS THERE,
BSS/45 MINS.
09-09-201908:12 AMUPDATE/NOTES9-9-19 JOAN HANCOCK CALLED,
863-873-3059, SHE HAS BEEN SICK AND HAS
SOMEONE TO MOVE THE RV OUT TODAY, BUT
NEEDS TIME TO GET BELONGINGS CLEANED UP.
ADVISED THAT CEO HAS BEEN OUT SICK TOO,
BUT PLANS TO GET TO THE PROPERTY BY END
OF WEEK THAT SHE AND ROBERT HAD MONTHS
PRIOR TO CE WRITING THE NOTICE. SHE SAID
HER AND ROBERT HAS PARTED BUT SHE WILL
TRY TO GET IT DONE. GAVE HER COMPLIANCE
DATE, TODAY AND HEARING DATE 10-10-19,
BSS
08-13-201905:04 PMUPDATE/NOTES8-13-19 CALLED ROBERT MARTIN
863-873-3059, TO LET HIM KNOW THAT CE IS
VERY DISAPPOINTED OF WHAT TRASH, LOGS,
PALM FRONDS OF JOBS HE HAS DONE AND
BROUGHT BACK TO THIS PROPERTY, OLD
FURNITURE THAT HAS BEEN IN WEATHER ALL
LEFT THERE WHEN CE THOUGHT HE WAS
GETTING THEIR BELONGINGS AND RV OFF THE
PROPERTY. CE ADVISED ROBERT AND JOANNE
TO CLEAN ALL THAT OFF THE PROPERTY AND
THE CASE IS GOING TO HEARING IN OCTOBER.
BSS/15 MINS.
08-12-201904:29 PMMAKE VIOLATIONMAKEVIO RECORDED BSINGLEY
08-12-201904:28 PMREINSPECTION08-12-2019 POSTED NOV#3912 & NOH FOR
10-10-2019 PUBLIC HEARING, TO CARL M
SUTHERLAND, ALVIN GERALD SUTHERLAND,
SHERON DIANNE WRIGHT, DOUGLAS WHITFIELD,
CHARLES LARRY BEDGOOD FOR 5-17
ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED. TAGGED WHITE RV
WITH 10 DAY TWO STICKER. GAVE UNTIL
09-09-2019 TO COMPLY. 08-15-2019 POSTED
TO CE BOARD. 08-13-2019 MAILED CERT/REG
MAIL. BSS/JA 1.5 HR
07-31-201912:32 PMUPDATE/NOTES7-31-19 ROBERT MARTIN CALLED
863-873-3059. HE HAS A COUSIN WHO IS
MOVING THE TRAILER, AND HE IS STILL
ASKING FOR MORE TIME TO REMOVE THEIR
PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CE AGAIN ASKED
ROBERT TO REMOVE HIS STUFF FROM THERE AS
SOON AS HE CAN, CE IS IN NEED TO GET
PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, BSS
07-24-201908:41 AMUPDATE/NOTES7-24-19 RETURNED ROBERTS CALL AND GOT
VOICEMAIL, LEFT MESSAGE TO LEAVE THE
MESSAGE WITH YARIMA OUT CLERK SINCE WE
HAVE MISSED EACH OTHERS CALLS. CE HOPING
HE HAS REMOVED ALL BELONGINGS AND RV OFF
THIS PROPERTY. BSS
07-22-201909:56 AMUPDATE/NOTES7/22/2019- PLEASE CALL ROBERT MARTIN
863-873-3059. YC
06-10-201910:34 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-10-19 RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM
ROBERT MARTIN THAT THE OWNER WHERE THEY
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING NOW HAS TO FIX
A WATER LEAK AND THEY HOPE TO BE MOVED
BY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. BSS
06-07-201911:45 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-7-19 AT 10:36AM, CE RECEIVED VOICEMAIL
FROM ROBERT MARTIN-TENANT ON VACANT
PROPERTY THAT HE WILL BE MOVING INTO A
PLACE SOMETIME TODAY AND WILL NEED TIME
TO REMOVE ALL ACCUMULATION OFF THE
PROPERTY HERE. PH#863-368-1268. BSS
06-06-201911:49 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-6-19 LADY CALLED AND ASKED FOR UPDATE,
WHY ARE PEOPLE LIVING IN RV AND SAID
THEY ARE PUTTING CONCRETE DOWN FOR
SOMETHING? BSS
06-03-201911:16 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-3-19 ROBERT MARTIN CALLED, HE HAS A
PLACE TO LIVE, ONWER DOESN'T HAVE IT
READY YET FOR THEM TO INTO BUT NEEDS TWO
WEEKS. CE GAVE HIM TWO WEEKS VERBAL, BSS
05-17-201909:14 AMUPDATE/NOTES5-17-19 ROBERT MARTIN CALLED, BORROWED A
PHONE. HE HAS A PLACE TO LIVE BUT NEEDS
ANOTHER WEEK TO GET MOVED THERE, ONCE
MOVED HE IS GOING TO DISMANTLE THE RV
AND CLEANUP THE PROPERTY. GAVE HIM UNTIL
6-1-19 TO CORRECT OR CE WILL NEED TO
WRITE NOTICE. HE DID GIVE A NUMBER FOR
JOANNE HIS GIRL FRIEND, 863-873-3059
WHEN ITS WORKING. BSS/15 MINS.
04-24-201902:55 PMREINSPECTION4-24-19 FOUND ROBERT AND LADY THERE
STILL WITH RV AND ACCUMULATION. HE HAS
SEVERAL EXCUSES OF WHY THEY HAVEN'T
MOVED YET. ADVISED HE NEEDS TO MOVE ALL
AND HIMSELF OFF THE PROPERTY. CE WOULD
BE BACK WITHIN TWO WEEKS. BSS/JA 45
MINS.
03-15-201903:36 PMREINSPECTION3-15-19 FOUND RV ON VACANT M1S ZONED
PROPERTY, SPOKE TO ROBERT MARTIN,
863-873-3059. ROBERT SAYS HE HAS
PERMISSION FROM OWNER TO BE THERE,
HOWEVER NOT PERMITTED. GAVE UNTIL
3-27-19 TO REMOVE THE RV AND ALL THE
ACCUMULATION OFF THE PROPERTY. ROBERT IS
AWARE OF FTHE CODES, CE JUST WENT
THROUGH THIS SIMULAR PROBLEM ON
HORSESHOE DRIVE AND HE RECALLED IT.
BSS/45 MINS.
03-11-201911:23 AMINITIAL INSPECTION3-11-19 FOUND SOME OF PROPERTY CLEARED,
ACCUMULATION ON PROPERTY, LOOKS LIKE
SOMEONE MAY BE LIVING HERE, NO ONE HERE
TODAY. LATE IN DAY, WILL RETURN TO
WRITE, BSS
03-01-201909:56 AMCREATE COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT RECORDED BY BSINGLEY
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