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Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number	CE25120079	complainant
Case Date	12-29-2025	address
Origination	-	Status	C - CLOSED
Operator	hlopez	Officer
Fines Balance	$0.00
Lien Balance	$0.00
Total Balance	$0.00
Property On Case
STRAP NBR	C-22-37-30-200-2460-0010	Owner	GONZALEZ CARLOS
Unit		Owner Address	1776 POLK ST 1107
Property Address	742 S SUN N LAKE BLVD	City/State/Zip	HOLLYWOOD FL 33020
City/State/Zip	LAKE PLACID FL 33852	Phone

Case Description

COMPLAINT (CUT & PASTE FROM EMAIL):REFERENCE: 742

S. SUN AND LAKES BLVD., LAKE PLACID, FL

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL TODAY AND

WELCOME YOU TO HIGHLANDS COUNTY FLORIDA. I AM GLAD

TO SEE A NEW FACE TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND

HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH SOME CONCERNS THAT HAVE

BEEN RAISED IN THE PAST.

PER PHONE CONVERSATION, THE ABOVE PROPERTY DID NOT

HAVE ITS SHEATHING INSPECTION DONE PROPERLY.

SHEATHING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED MONTHS AFTER

SHINGLES WERE INSTALLED. I’M PUZZLED ON HOW THAT

CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. CONFIRMED BY THE PRIOR

BUILDING OFFICIAL AND I HAVE PICTURES TAKEN. IN

ADDITION, STRONG WINDS WEEKS, (PRIOR TO SHINGLE

INSTALLING ) BLEW THE SHEATHING THAT WAS INSTALLED

OFF THE ROOF. ROOF SHINGLES WERE INSTALLED BY A

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER THAT ( AT THAT TIME ) WAS

WORKMAN’S COMPENSATION EXEMPT. IT IS MY BELIEF,

BUILDER USED UNLICENSED UNSUPERVISED

SUBCONTRACTORS TO COMPLETE LICENSED ROOFING/

GENERAL CONTRACTOR/BUILDER WORK. WORSE YET, THE

COUNTY WHEN QUESTIONS WERE RAISED,LOOKED THE OTHER

WAY AND PASSED IT.

THREE INDIVIDUALS INSTALLED THE ROOF, NOT

INCLUDING THE BUILDER. THAT WOULD MAKE A MINIMUM

OF FOUR EMPLOYEES AND VOID THE EXEMPTION ALONE. A

PICTURE OF THE WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION, STATING HE

WAS NOT DOING BUSINESS AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR,

BUT AS A PROJECT MANAGER, SUPERINTENDENT,

CONSTRUCTION, EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER,. ALL

OF WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE ACTUAL BUILDING. IF YOU

LOOK YEARS PRIOR IN THE SAME PHOTO, YOU’LL NOTICE

THE MOVE FROM GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCTION

MANAGER. HE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE HE HAD A

GENERAL CONTRACTORS LICENSE PRIOR. THIS WAS PURELY

DONE TO AVOID PAYING THE PROPER INSURANCES. IT’S

ILLEGAL AND UNFAIR TO THE CONTRACTORS WHO DO

THINGS PROPERLY.

I MADE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT USING MY NAME,

ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER WITH HIGHLANDS COUNTY

BUILDING DEPARTMENT ONLY TO BE CALLED BY THE PAST

BUILDING OFFICIAL DIRECTLY AND NOTHING DONE . NO

REPORT FILED, NO INVESTIGATION, NO OUTCOME.

DID MY COMPLAINT OF OCTOBER 21, 2024 GET RECORDED.

I WAS REQUIRED TO GIVE ALL MY PERTINENT

INFORMATION. WHAT IS THE RESULT?

NEXT PROBLEM , THE BUILDING WAS BUILT WITHOUT

APPROVAL IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY. THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY

HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID NOT APPROVE PLANS FOR A SIX

BEDROOM RESIDENCE PRIOR TO BREAKING GROUND AND

BUILDING. THE BUILDING WAS STILL BUILT AS A SIX

BEDROOM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TOLD BY THE HEALTH

DEPARTMENT, IT COULD NOT BE BUILT AT THAT

LOCATION. AFTER RAISING CONCERNS WITH THE HEALTH

DEPARTMENT, THE HEALTH DEPT. STATED ONLY FOUR

BEDROOMS COULD BE BUILT DUE TO LIMITED PROPERTY

SIZE WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE SEPTIC TANK SIZE.

EITHER WAY THE BUILDING WAS NOT APPROVED PRIOR TO

BEING BUILT.

WHAT IS WORSE?

THE CONTRACTOR REMOVED TWO SECTIONS OF WALL LEFT

ALL PLUMBING CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE SO THEY CAN BE

HOOKED UP AT A LATER DATE. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR

EXCESS SEWAGE IN A SYSTEM THAT IS NOT DESIGNED TO

HANDLE THE VOLUME. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

AGREES.

1413 FT.² THREE TOILETS, THREE SHOWERS ,SEVEN

SINKS A WASHER AND DRYER, NO GARAGE, NO CLOSETS, A

WALL HUNG SINK IN EVERY BEDROOM. SHARED COMMUNAL,

TOILET AND SHOWER.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE, THE ROOF ON THE BUILDING TO BE

REPLACED BY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR.

SECTIONS OF SHEATHING WERE RE-NAILED AFTER BEING

BLOWN OFF IN A STORM AND NEVER INSPECTED.

I WOULD LIKE ALL PLUMBING TO BE REMOVED OR

RENDERED UNUSABLE FROM THE WALLS THAT ARE NOT TO

BE UTILIZED AT TIME OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

THIS WILL STOP FUTURE EXPANSION INTO A SIX BEDROOM

AND AN OVER CAPACITY OF SEPTIC.

IF THE COUNTY HAS A BETTER WAY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER

OF BEDROOMS AND SINKS, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.

THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT WITH OUT GAINING PRIOR

APPROVAL FROM ALL THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS

FIRST . THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEVER APPROVED IT

PRIOR TO BEING BUILT. OR. THE CONTRACTOR BELIEVES

HE’S ABOVE THE LAW, AND MAYBE HE IS.

LET’S TAKE CARE OF THIS INSIDE THE COUNTY WITHOUT

PUBLICITY. DOES HIGHLANDS COUNTY WANT A NEWS CREW

DOING FOI REQUEST, AND RESEARCHING ALL THE ROOFS

THAT THIS CONTRACTOR INSTALLED, POSSIBLY ILLEGALLY

VOIDING THE ROOF WARRANTY? OR A MASSIVE BUILDERS

INSURANCE CLAIM THAT THE COUNTY IS CO-LIABLE IN?

THERE WERE SOME OTHER POSSIBLE ISSUES, SUCH AS

PERMITS BEING ISSUED ON THE JOB TO SUBCONTRACTORS

WITH EXPIRED INSURANCE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.

I THINK THAT’S A GRAVE ERROR THAT HAS OCCURRED IN

THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

LASTLY, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WILL BE THE ONE TO

PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. I CAN ASSURE

YOU IT’S A LIABILITY TO YOU WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE.

DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

I HAVE MANY MORE PICTURES AND MOVIES THAT I CAN

SHARE, BUT IT IS QUITE LARGE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF MY OFFICIAL

COMPLAINT FOR THE ROOF DATED OCTOBER 21, 2024. I

AWAIT THE COUNTY RESPONSE.

DONALD WEIGAND

100 AUTUMN AVE.

LAKE PLACID, FL 33852

863-260-2900

Inspections/Events Detail

DATE	TIME	INSPECTION / EVENT TYPE	INSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
01-07-2026	11:23 AM	UPDATE/NOTES	LEAH IS HANDLING COMPLAINT
01-06-2026	11:24 AM	CLOSE COMPLAINT	CASE CLOSED BY HLOPEZ
12-30-2025	04:30 PM	INITIAL INSPECTION
12-29-2025	04:30 PM	CREATE COMPLAINT	COMPLAINT RECORDED BY HLOPEZ