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Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE23050014 complainant  
Case Date 06-15-2023 address  
Origination PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED Status C - CLOSED
Operator jdammann Officer WEST
Fines Balance $83,400.00
Lien Balance $0.00
Total Balance $83,400.00
Property On Case
STRAP NBR C-01-35-28-030-0250-0150 Owner LENHART JAMES G + HOPE V
Unit   Owner Address 5510 LAKE HAVEN BLVD
Property Address 5510 LAKE HAVEN BLVD City/State/Zip SEBRING FL 33875
City/State/Zip SEBRING FL 33875 Phone  
Case Description
HOME OCCUPATION, WRONG ADDRESS CALLED IN THE FIRST
TIME.
Violation Code(s)
1: 12.10.217 -- COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING
2: 12.10.218 -- RV PARKING
3: 5.6-3 -- NUISANCE PROHIBITED
4: 5-17 -- TRASH, JUNK, DEBRIS, ETC.
5: ADMIN -- SM ADMINISTRATION FEES
6: CIV -- CIVIL CITATION
7: INT -- INTEREST ON LIEN
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
10-16-202303:38 PMUPDATE/NOTES10/16/23 MAILED SOL BK 3003/PG 1837 TO
5510 LAKE HAVEN BLVD. SEBRING, FL 33875
SE
10-04-202311:01 AMSPEC MAG REVIEW10/4/23 FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF
LAW, AND ORDER
THIS CAUSE CAME ON TO BE REVIEWED BY THE
HIGHLANDS COUNTY SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON
OCTOBER 4TH, 2023, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH
THE FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF
LAW, AND ORDER PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IN
THIS ACTION ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023.
HAVING REVIEWED THE FILE OF THE COUNTY
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR THIS
ACTION AND BEING OTHERWISE FULLY ADVISED
IN THE PREMISES, THE UNDERSIGNED SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE ENTERS THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS
OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER:
FINDINGS OF FACT
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,
AND ORDER IN THIS ACTION WAS EXECUTED ON
SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023, AND RECORDED ON
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2023, IN O.R. BOOK 2998,
PAGE(S) 159-160 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE
RESPONDENT ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLY
WITH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HIGHLANDS
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PROCEEDING
IS:
LOT 15, IN BLOCK 25, OF LAKE HAVEN
ESTATES SECTION TWO, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
7, AT PAGE 61, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FILED AN
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE, WITH
PHOTOGRAPHS, ESTABLISHING THAT THE
VIOLATION(S) WAS/WERE CORRECTED PRIOR TO
THE DATE REQUIRED FOR COMPLIANCE BY THE
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,
AND ORDER.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY HAS NOT INCURRED ANY
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES



CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

5. THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER AN
ORDER ACKNOWLEDGING COMPLIANCE PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2-362(F) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

10-03-202310:58 AMCLOSE COMPLAINTCASE CLOSED BY JDAMMANN
10-03-202310:58 AMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCECOMPLIED, PAID, CLOSE, TRIED TO CALL
HOPE, NO ANSWER, CLOSING JD 45 MIN
09-19-202302:57 PMUPDATE/NOTESIN COMPLIANCE INT
COMPLIANCE DATE WAS : 09/15/23 BALANCE
IS NOW AT ZERO, BSS
09-19-202308:28 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE SETTLED 5-17
SETTLE DT: 09/15/23 SETTLE AMT:
09-19-202308:28 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE SETTLED 5.6-3
SETTLE DT: 09/15/23 SETTLE AMT:
09-19-202308:27 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE SETTLED 12.10.218
SETTLE DT: 09/15/23 SETTLE AMT:
09-19-202308:27 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE SETTLED 12.10.217
SETTLE DT: 09/15/23 SETTLE AMT:
09-19-202308:23 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE SETTLED INT
SETTLE DT: 09/15/23 SETTLE AMT:
09-19-202308:15 AMFINE/LIEN PAYMENTLIEN PAYMENT
PAYMENT DATE: 09/19/2023
PAYMENT AMOUNT: $434.14
09-19-202308:03 AMUPDATE/NOTESIN COMPLIANCE INT
COMPLIANCE DATE WAS : 09/15/23
09-18-202310:07 AMUPDATE/NOTESFROM: DAMMANN, JENNIFER

SENT: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 9:44 AM
TO: WISEMAN, MAYA L.

SUBJECT: RE: 5510 LAKE HAVEN

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE HE IS STORING/MOVED
THE LARGE MIXER OFF SITE?

IF IT’S THE SMALLER MIXER, I AM GOOD
WITH HIM STORING IT UNDER THE CARPORT
AND COVERED.

CALLED JAMES AND LET HIM KNOW CEO'S
RESPONSE TO THE STORING OF HIS MIXER.
-MLW
09-18-202309:28 AMUPDATE/NOTES9/18/23 - JAMES CAME IN TO THE OFFICE
ASKING ABOUT HIS CONCRETE MIXER IN THE
YARD. HE HAD 2 MIXERS AND SAYS THE
LARGER ONE IS BEING STORED WHERE HE
PARKS HIS COMMERCIAL TRUCKS. SAYS THE
SMALLER MIXER, WHEN NOT IS USE, IS UNDER
A CARPORT THAT HAS A BLACKOUT SCREEN,
AND IS COVERED. HE WANTS TO KNOW IF THIS
IS SUFFICIENT STORAGE FOR THE MIXER
WHILE HE IS WORKING ON HIS PROPERTY?
TOLD HIM I WOULD EMAIL THE OFFICER AND
LET HIM KNOW WHAT HER RESPONSE IS TO
THIS. – MLW
09-12-202310:42 AMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON CIV
START DATE: 10/04/23 FINE AMT: 300.00
09-12-202310:40 AMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON INT
START DATE: 09/06/23 FINE AMT: 0.21
09-12-202310:40 AMUPDATE/NOTESLIEN RECORDED 09/06/23 FOR 434.14
BOOK 2998 PAGE 159-160
09-12-202310:30 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE CHANGED 5-17
START DATE: FINE AMT:
09-12-202310:29 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE CHANGED 5.6-3
START DATE: FINE AMT:
09-12-202310:29 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE CHANGED 12.10.218
START DATE: FINE AMT:
09-12-202310:29 AMUPDATE/NOTESFINE CHANGED 12.10.217
START DATE: FINE AMT:
09-08-202302:06 PMUPDATE/NOTESRETURNED CALL TO HOPE, WE WENT OVER SOME
OF THE PHOTOS AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE
TO COMPLY. ALSO WAS SPECIFIC, WITH
EXPLANATION OF THE CODES, AND INFORMED
HOPE THAT WITHOUT AN OPEN PERMIT, THEN
THE COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT WOULD HAVE TO
BE REMOVED. EXPLAINED TO HER ALL OF WHAT
FELL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF THE CODE,
IN CASE I WAS NOT SPECIFIC, AND MISSED
TELLING HER SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY.
JD/DR 30 MIN
09-08-202309:04 AMUPDATE/NOTES9/8/23 HOPE LENHART (740)808-0370 CALLED
AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE A CALL BACK AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE FROM CEO TO DISCUSS WHAT IS
NEEDED FOR COMPLIANCE. SE
09-06-202302:39 PMUPDATE/NOTES9/6/23 - HOPE AND HER HUSBAND CAME OVER
AFTER THE MAGISTRATE AND WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT SPECIFICALLY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP
FOR THEM TO NOT INCUR THE $300/ DAY FINE
AFTER OCT 3RD AT 1PM. SHE STATES
ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY,
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE BEING STORED
ELSEWHERE (UNLESS THEY ARE WORKING AT
THE PROPERTY) BUT ARE STORED AT A
FACILITY OVERNIGHT. GOOSENECK HAS BEEN
SOLD AND IS GONE. THE METAL IS FOR A
SHED THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING
AND WAITING ON ENGINEERING DOCS FOR THE
BUILDING DEPT. VEHICLES AND ENCLOSED
TRAILER (WHICH IS USED FOR HIS
MOTORCYCLES, NOTHING COMMERCIAL) ARE
WITHIN THE SETBACKS. MIXER EQUIPMENT IS
THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACTIVE DRIVEWAY
PERMIT. THE METAL STRUCTURE THAT HAS
BICYCLES IN IT TYPICALLY HAS CANVAS OVER
IT BUT THEY TOOK IT DOWN FOR THE STORM
LAST WEEK. THEY WILL GET THAT PUT BACK
ON. HOPE WOULD LIKE A CALL FROM CEO SO
SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE. 740-808-0370 MLW
09-06-202309:00 AMCOURT APPEARANCE9/6/23 RESPONDENT IS HEREBY ORDERED TO
BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH
THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTY CODE(S) NO
LATER THAN 1PM, ON THE 3RD DAY OF
OCTOBER,2023. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE
DATE SPECIFIED HEREIN WILL RESULT IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $300.00, FOR EACH AND EVERY
DAY THEREAFTER THAT THE VIOLATION
REMAINS. □ THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY
IMPOSES A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100.00,
TO INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT TO HIGHLANDS
COUNTY FOR ASSOCIATED COSTS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $334.14, AND THE COST OF
ABATING THE VIOLATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$0.00, FOR A TOTAL OF $434.14.
5.6-3 (NUISANCE PROHIBITED -
ACCUMULATION OF TRASH)
5-17 (UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING OR
ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED)
5-20 (UNLICENSED, NON-OPERATING VEHICLE,
OR VESSEL)
12.10.217 (PARKING OF COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS)
12.10.218 (STORAGE AND PARKING OF
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAVEL TRAILERS
AND CAMPING TRAILERS)



09-05-202301:33 PMCHECK FOR COMPLIANCE9-5-2023 PROPERTY IS NOT IN FULL
COMPLIANCE AT THIS TIME. MOVING FORWARD
FOR FINE AMOUNT, AND ASSOCIATED COSTS.
JD/DR 45 MIN
07-03-202307:29 AMUPDATE/NOTESCOMPLAINT WAS GIVEN TO CODE ENFRORCEMENT
FROM COMM. ELWELL, SEE ORIGINATION.
COMPLAINT OPENED PER THIS DIRECTION BY
CE JD.
06-19-202302:53 PMFINE/LIEN PAYMENTFINE PAYMENT: ADMIN
PAYMENT DATE: 06/19/2023
PAYMENT AMOUNT: $50.00
06-19-202302:50 PMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON ADMIN
START DATE: FINE AMT: 50.00
06-16-202308:43 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-16-23 HOPE LENHART CALLED,
740-808-0370, WANTS TO CONTEST CITATION,
CE ADMIN SENDING CONTESTING FORM BY
EMAIL, SHE WILL MAKE PAYMENT FOR FEE
ONLINE. BSS
06-15-202304:25 PMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON 5-17
START DATE: FINE AMT: 150.00
06-15-202304:25 PMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON 5.6-3
START DATE: FINE AMT: 100.00
06-15-202304:25 PMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON 12.10.218
START DATE: FINE AMT: 100.00
06-15-202304:25 PMUPDATE/NOTESADDED FINE ON 12.10.217
START DATE: FINE AMT: 100.00
06-15-202304:24 PMMAKE VIOLATIONMAKEVIO RECORDED JDAMMANN
06-15-202302:24 PMREINSPECTION6-15-2023 POSTED CITATION 23050014B TO
THE SAME OWNERS, FOR 12.10.3217, 5-17,
12.10.218, 5.6-3 GAVE UNTIL 7-15 TO COMP
AND PAY 450.00 FOR MOWING ALL HIGH
GRASS/WEEDS, REMOVE ALL TREE DEBRIS, AND
ACCUMULAITON, PAKRING COMM. VEHICLES ON
RESIDENTIAL AND TRAILERS THAT DO NOT
MEET SET-BACKS, 6-16 MAIL CER REG MAIL,
6-22 POST TO CE BOARD. JD/DR 2 HOUR
06-15-202301:51 PMUPDATE/NOTES6/15/23 MR. LENHART 863-414-4171 WOULD
LIKE CE TO RETURN HIS CALL. SE
05-05-202310:30 AMINITIAL INSPECTION5-5-2023 MR. LENHART SIGED WC23050014A
TO JAMES G AND HOPE V LENHART FOR
12.10.217, 5-20, 5-17, 12.10.218, 5.6-3
GAVE UNTIL 5-19-2023 TO COMPLY. NO NEED
TO MAIL AS HE SIGED, HOWEVER, MAILING A
COPY TO MTG. HOLDER, NO NEED TO POST TO
CE BOARD. JD/DR 2 HOUR
05-02-202311:37 AMCREATE COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT RECORDED BY JDAMMANN
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