Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE07010475 *zones* 02
Case Date 2007-01-17 priority  
Type DISC Status C - C
Description DISCOVERED BY INSPECTOR Officer E1628
Operator bcarman
Property On Case
Property ID 74434404060000671 Owner BENAVIDES SAMUEL
Property Address 4500 GARDEN AVE Owner Address 6141 SW 156CT
City/State/Zip WEST PALM BEACH FL 33405 City/State/Zip MIAMI FL 33193
Phone  
Case Description
INSPECTION FAILED DUE TO ENCLOSE DUMPSTER, RENTAL
LICENSE REQUIRED, TRASH/DEBRIS/GARBAGE,
GRASS/WEEDS, BASIC KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, SCREENS,
EXTERIOR, INTERIOR, WEATHERTIGHT EXTERNAL DOOR(S)
AND WINDOWS, CERTIFICATE OF USE, ADDRESS
CHARACTERS, OUTSIDE STORAGE, PLUMBING, FLOOR
IMPERVIOUS TO WATER, LANDSCAPED AREAS, MAINTAIN
LANDSCAPING.
Violation Code(s)
1: 18-102-3 -- PROVIDE WINDOW SCREENS
2: 18-103-B -- REPAIR ROOF/WALLS & FOUNDATION
3: 18-103-C -- REPAIR INTERIOR WALLS/FLOORS,
4: 18-103-E -- EXTERNAL DOORS/WINDOWS
5: 18-103-G -- PLUMBING FIXTURE
6: 18-103-H -- BATHROOM/KITCHEN FLOORS
7: 18-162-A -- ***DO NOT USE***
8: 18-97-1 -- KITCHEN SINK
9: 22-32-A -- CERTIFICATE OF USE REQUIRED
10: 74-2 -- PUBLIC NUISANCE
11: 74-2-C-2 -- OVERGROWN LOT
12: 78-6 -- NUMBERING STANDARDS
13: 94-442-B-1 -- LANDSCAPE PLANS
14: 94-444-B -- DO NOT USE
15: 94-446-2 -- LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
16: 94-71-C -- OUTDOOR STORAGE - RESIDENTIAL
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
2008-07-0211:23:46CLOSE CASECASE CLOSED BY CMALDONA
2008-05-2714:19:52REINSPECTIONCASE OLD.WILL RECITE.
2007-10-1211:36:40FORWARD TO SPECIAL MASTER 
2007-10-1211:35:39REINSPECTIONNOT COMPLIED.
2007-06-0511:09:19REINSPECTIONNOT IN COMPLIANCE.
2007-05-2211:03:09REINSPECTIONSEE PHOTOS. PROPERTY NOT IN COMPLIANCE.
A CHECK ON PERMITS REVEALED THAT THERE
ARE NO PERMTIS TO BEGIN RENOVATION OF
STRUCTURES.

-PERMIT # 06120632 FOR COM-REMOD STATUS
IS PRINTED-OPEN AND IS FOR PREINSPECT
INTERIOR DEMO.ISSUED 12/28/06.LAST NOTE
ON 12/28/06 WAS FOR PICKUP.APPARENTLY IT
HAS'NT BEEN PICKED UP.*THIS PERMIT WILL
EXPIRE ON 6/28/07.THERE HAVE BEEN NO
INSP. FOR PERMIT TO DATE.
-PERMIT #06110242 FOR ROOFING ON
BLDG.4504 PASSED A FINAL INSP.AND
CLOSED.
-PERMITS #05021446 IS CLOSED FOR ROOFING
DUE TO EXPIRED/NEW PERMIT IS 06110078.
-PERMIT #06110078 IS OPEN/ISSUED 11/2/06
FOR ROOFING AND PER CONST.NOTED ONLY
NEEDS FINAL INSP. ON EXPIRED PERMIT
#05021446.

ON 5/23 8:38 I MADE CONTACT WITH JERRY
KELLY/ECD WHO STATED THAT MR.BENAVIDES'
ATTORNEY IS REVIEWING THE LOAN AGREEMENT
BY THE CITY AND THAT THERE IS PERMTIS
FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE.I ADVISED HIM
THAT THERE DOES'NT SEEM TO BE
PERMITS.THE ONE PERMIT FOR COM-REMOD HAS
BEEN AT A STAND STILL SINCE 12/28/07 AND
ABOUT TO EXPIRE.
MR.KELLY SAID HE WILL CONTAT OWNER TO
FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND WILL CALL
ME BACK WITH INFO.
MR. KELLY ALSO ASVISED THAT LOAN SHOULD
BE FINAL IN 1-2 WEEKS.
-CURRENTLY 3 UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY
TENANTS AND OWNER HAS NO RENTAL LIC/COU
AND WOULD NOT PASS A MINIMUM HOUSING
INSPECTION REQUIRED TO OBTAIN SUCH
LICENSE/COU.
-GRASS/WEEDS NEEDS MAINTENANCE
-DUMPSTER IS PLACED ON SIDEWALK
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
-CONDITIONS OF STRUCTURES INCLUDING
STAIRS ARE NOT IN A WORKMANLIKE STATE OF
REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE
-PLUMBING IS IN DISREPAIR
I DO ONE MORE REI AND IF NO LOAN AND
PERMITS TO SHOW REHAB I WILL SCHEDULE
FOR SM.
2007-05-0414:41:54REINSPECTIONI CHECKED PERMITS ON 5/22/07;I DON'T SEE
ANY PERMITS FOR REHAB WORK TO BE DONE.
AT 11AM I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR JERRY
KELLY/COMM.DEV TO CALL ME BACK WITH
STATUS OF LOAN CASE.
2007-04-1215:35:55REINSPECTIONPROPERTY IS CLEANED UP.TENANTS GIVEN
NOTICE TO VACATE.PROPERTY WILL BE
RENOVATED AFTER LOAN GRANTED BY
CITY.VERIFIED BY JERRY KELLY OF ECO.AND
COMM.DEV.
2007-04-1110:45:37COMMENTSI SPOKE WITH JERRY KELLY OF CITYS
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THIS
MORNING REGARDING LOAN OWNER IS IN
PROCESS OF OBTAINING FROM THE CITY.MR.
KELLY CONFIRMED THAT LOAN IS BEING
PROCESSED AND SHOULD VERY SOON GRANT A
RENTAL REHAB LOAN.SAID OWNER HAS
CONTRACTOR TO DO REPAIRS AND THEY HAVE
MET OWNER AT PROPERTY SEVERAL TIMES.SAID
OWNER NEED LOAN DOCS.
I WILL GIVE OWNER TIME TO BRING PROPERTY
INTO COMPLIANCE AND REHAB PROPERTY.HE
MUST KEEP PROPERTY MAINTAINED
SAFE,SECURE AND CLEAN IN THE MEANTIME
AND CANNOT HAVE DWELLINGS OCCUPIED AS HE
DOES NOT HAVE A RENTAL LICENSE/COU.
2007-04-1010:37:28COMMENTSOWNER FAXED A COPY OF A LETTER
REQUESTING THAT THE TENANTS VACATE
DWELLINGS DATED 4/29/07.I MET OWNER AT
PROPERTY TODAY AND EXPLAINED THAT I
WILL
GIVE HIM TIL END OF MONTH TO HAVE
DWELLINGS VACATED AS HE DOES NOT
CURRENTLY HAVE RENTAL LIC/COU.
OWNER HAS PUT OUT ALL
GARBAGE/DEBRIS/TRASH OUT FOR SPECIAL
PICK UP BY CITY.I ALSO TOLD OWNER HE
NEEDS TO SECURE ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
TO
EACH UNIT.I TOLD HIM HE NEEDS TO
MAINTAIN PROPERTY ON REGULAR BASIS.
2007-04-0315:42:31COMMENTSBERNIE MOTOLA OF CARLOS DELAMO P.A.
CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT VIOLATIONS AT
PROPERTY FOR OWNER.I GAVE HIM SOME INFO
AT LUNCH TIME BUT TOLD HIM I WILL CALL
HIM WHEN I GET TO OFFICE THIS
AFTERNOON.HE REQUESTED 3PM.I CALLED,MR.
MOTOLA WAS OUT.I LEFT MSG.
I VISITED PROERTY AND FOUND THAT TENANT
LIVES IN NE BLDG.VALDEMAR PAYS
$200.MT.THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE IN THIS
UNIT PER TENANAT.EACH PAYS $200. HAS
BEEN HERE FOR 8 MTS.
FEMALE TENANT WITH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
MOVED FROM DOWNSTAIRS UNIT IN SE BLDG.
ALSO SF UNIT IS OCCUPIED.
2007-04-0310:25:41COMMENTSI RECEIVED A LETTER FROM OWNER SAMUEL
BUENAVIDES REQUESTING A LETTER FROM ME
TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY STATING THAT
THE DWELLINGS ARE NOT HABITABLE.
A HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY AND ITS
CURRENT EXISTING HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS
SHOULD SATISFY AS PROOF THAT THE
PROPERTY IS NOT IN A CONDITION TO BE
RENTED OUT FOR HABITATION.
NONE OF THE DWELLINGS ON THIS PROPERTY
WOULD PASS A RENTAL INSPECTION AS IT
STANDS TODAY AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
OBTAIN A RENTAL LICENSE/COU FROM THE
CITY.
ALL VIOLATIONS NEED TO BE COMPLIED AND
PROPERTY BROUGHT UP TO CODE FIRST.
2007-03-1215:35:59COMMENTSTHERE IS TRASH/DEBRIS/GARBAGE AND BROKEN
GLASS IN REAR OF PROPERTY.DUMPSTER AREA
IS NOT KEPT CLEAN.OWNER HAS NOT
CONTACTED ME.IT APPEARS THAT SOME
DEMOLISHING WORK IS BEING DONE TO
UNSTAIRS UNIT IN S.E. BLDG.
2007-02-1211:05:30REINSPECTIONI WENT TO INQUIRE AT COUNTY IF EVICTION
OF TENANTS HAD BEEN INITIATED AS MR
BENAVIDES ADVISED HE WOULD DO.PER CLERK
NO EVICTION HAD BEEN STARTED.
PROPERTY IS IN DISREPAIR.OWNER CONTINUES
TO RENT TO TENANTS.
2007-01-2915:35:17REINSPECTION-NO RENTAL LICENSE/COU TO DATE.TENANT
SEEN AT 4504 FRONT DOWNSTAIRS APT.
UNIT.(WOMAN WITH CHILD).SF HOUSE
APPEARS
TO BE OCCUPIED.OWNER SAID ON 1/9/07 HE
WOULD HAVE TO GO THRU EVICTION PROCESS
AS TENATS DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE.
-TRASH/DEBRIS/GARBAGE STILL EXIST ON
PROPERTY.
-OUTSIDE STORAGE STILL EXIST(DINING
TABLE FORNT OF 4504 FRONT DOWNSTAIRS
UNIT,MIRROR AT 4500 BLDG.)
-BROKEN WINDOWS EXIST AT 4504
BLDG.UNSTAIRS N. UNIT.
-THERE ARE MISSING SCREENS.
-VACANT UNITS ARE IN DISREPAIR INCLUDING
CEILING,WALLS,PLUMBING,ELECTRICAL.HAS
PERMIT #06120632 FOR COM REMOD ISSUED
12/28/06.INSPECTORS WERE AT PROPERTY
THE
DAY I CITED AND SPOKE WITH
OWNER,DAUGHTER AND CONTRACTOR.
-BLDG. 4504 VACANT UNITS WERE UNSECURED
(DOORS NOT LOCKED OR OPEN)MAYBE WORKER
WAS THERE MAKING REPAIRS BUT NO ONE
ANSWERED TO MY CALLS AROUND 3:45PM
TODAY.
-DUMPSTER NOT ENCLOSED YET AND IS NOT
KEPT SANITARY.NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR AS
OF 2/1/07.

**GRASS WAS CUT
*-PHOTOS
2007-01-1715:35:17INITIAL INSPECTIONINSPECTION FAILED DUE TO ENDORSE
DUMPSTER, RENTAL LICENSE REQUIRED,
TRASH/DEBRIS/GARBAGE, GRASS/WEEDS, BASIC
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, SCREENS, EXTERIOR,
INTERIOR, WEATHERTIGHT EXTERNAL DOOR(S)
AND WINDOWS, CERTIFICATE OF USE, ADDRESS
CHARACTERS, OUTSIDE STORAGE, PLUMBING,
FLOOR IMPERVIOUS TO WATER, LANDSCAPED
AREAS, MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING
2007-01-1715:35:16CREATE INITIAL CASE RECORDVIOLATION RECORDED BCARMAN


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