Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE20010304 *zones*  
Case Date 2020-01-17 priority 9171999991703952505974
Type SUPER Status C - C
Description SUPERVISOR Officer E1496
Operator jfrasca
Property On Case
Property ID 74434316020300050 Owner GRIFFITHS GUARTH &
Property Address 632 13TH ST Owner Address PO BOX 222002
City/State/Zip WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 City/State/Zip WEST PALM BEACH FL 33422 2002
Phone  
Case Description
**CHRONIC NUISANCE** REFER CE14050329
Violation Code(s)
1: 54-403-A -- DECLARATION - CHRONIC NUISANCE
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
2022-06-2213:52:19CLOSE CASECASE CLOSED BY JFRASCA
2022-06-2213:52:01CHRONIC NUISANCE CLOSED 
2022-03-2909:18:28ACTION PLAN REINSPECTIONTHE TECHNICAL PART OF THIS ACTION HAS
BEEN MET / CN CASE TO CLOSE
2022-03-2812:58:57ACTION PLAN REINSPECTIONIMPROVING CONDITION IS SLOW?
2022-03-2112:29:00ACTION PLAN REINSPECTIONGROUNDS JUST OKAY, SOME UNCONTAINED
MATERIALS IN THE SIDE SETBACK
2022-02-1812:58:17ACTION PLAN REINSPECTIONSECURED AND RELATIVELY CLEAN
2022-01-2011:22:09SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONI ACCEPTED AN ACTION PLAN FROM THE NEW
OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY. I COPIIED DH,
MJ, RH, BG. I STILL NEED A NT AFF.
FILED. COPY IN ATTACHMENTS
2022-01-1411:57:47COMMENTSRECEIVED EMAIL NEW OWNER? SUBMITTED AN
ACTION PLAN (NOT SUFFICIENT), RESPONDED
WITH DEFICENCIES, COPIED LAW DEPARTMENT
RE: FORECLOSURE. SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR
COPY OF EMAIL
2021-12-2911:07:59SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONFRONT DOOR OPEN / UNSCECURED / IT STILL
APPEARS OCCUPIED / TREES NEED TRIMMING /
REAR EASEMENT OVERGROWN. NON COMPLIANT
2021-11-3012:30:58SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONREAR EASEMENT OVER GROWN, LITTER AND
DEBRIS, PALM TREES NEED TRIMMING.
2021-10-2817:18:33SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CONTRACT SERVICES / THE HOUSE LOOKS
OCCUPIED THERE IS DEBRIS AND TRASH IN
BAGS, LOOKS LIKE HOUSEHOLD TRASH
2021-10-0708:55:14SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONPASSED BY THE DAY BEFORE, SOMEOME WAS
ENTERING THE HOUSE WITH A BAG OF
GROCERIES.
TODAY THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN. GROUNDS
FROM THE FRONT OKAY
2021-08-3114:12:24SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CHANGE IN CONDITIONS, FRONT DOOR
OPEN?
2021-08-0314:07:30SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CHANGES IN CONDITIONS
2021-07-0615:37:22SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONCONDITIONS THE SAME SINCE LAST
INSPECTION
2021-06-1709:13:29SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONYARD IS FILLING UP WITH GARBAGE, THERE
APPEARS TO BE SOMEONE OCCUPYING PREMISE.
OVERGROWTH IN SOME AREAS. TREES NEED TO
BE TRIMMED
2021-05-1911:52:28SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONHEDGES IN FRONT ARE STARTING TO GROW
INTO SIDEWALK, TREES NEED TRIMMING,
ALLEYWAY CUT AND CLEAN. THE BACKYARD IS
DEBRIS STREWN WITH DEBRIS
2021-04-1912:41:45SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CONTRACTOR SERVICES NEEDED AT THIS
TIME. THERE HAS BEEN ACTIVITY AT THIS
PROPERTY? SOMEONE IS HANGING OUT THERE?
2021-03-1809:06:44SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CONTRACT SERVICES NEEDED AT THIS
TIME, HOWEVER THE CONDTION OF THE
PROPERTY IS DECLINING. TREES NEED TO BE
TRIMMED, GROUNDS CAN BE CLEANED UP AND
TRIM HEDGES IN THE FRONT BEFOR THEY
BECOME REALLY OBSTRUCTIVE
2021-02-1914:10:27SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONPROPERTY IS MUCH CLEAN THAN IN PREVIOUS
INSPECTIONS. THERE STILL IS SOME DEBRIS
IN BACKYARD.
2021-01-1908:42:10SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONCHECK ON BUILDING / BUILD IS SECURE /
PROPERTY GROUNDS LOOKS GOOD. VERY CLEAN
2021-01-1410:51:11SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONGROUNDS OKAY, BUILDING IS UNSECURED OR
OCCUPPIED.
2020-12-1010:20:01COMMENTSRECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ATTORNEY.
DANIEL HERSHMAN, SPOKE WITH MR. HERSHMAN
VIA PHONE REGARDING ACTION PLAN AND
ACCEPTANCE AFTER THE FACT. THAT THE CITY
IS WILLING TO WORK WITH OWNER TO ACCEPT
THE ACTION PLAN BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THE MAGISTRATES ORDER GOES AWAY.
2020-11-2510:30:45SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO CONTRACT SERVICES NEED,
2020-10-2608:07:04SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONTHE GRASS WAS CUT BUT ALL THE DEBRIS WAS
LEFT. THE CITY ALREADY KNOWS THE CURRENT
CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. THERE ARE
STILL LAWFULLY INOPERABLE VEHICLES IN
THE REAR OF PROPERTY. THERE IS NO REAL
ATTEMPT AT BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO
COMPLIANCE.
2020-10-1413:41:54COMMENTSSPOKE WITH SGT PREUSZ. NO LUCK WITH
NARCOTICS. GAVE HIM PHONE #'S FOR
OWNERS. HE IS GOING TO CALL AND SEE IF
THEY CAN TRESSPASS THE GUY LIVING IN THE
VAN.
2020-10-0213:33:53SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONTHE OWNER HAS DONE NOTHING TO COMPLY
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS OF THIS PROPERTY.
HE HAS CHAINED AND LOCKED THE PROPERTY
THERE BY WHICH PERPETUATING THE
VIOLAITIONS.
2020-09-1715:30:52EMAILEMAILED WOODY AND BLAKE FOR ANY INFO
REGARDING OUR CONVERSATION LAST MONTH.
EMAIL IN ATTACHEMENTS.
2020-09-1708:48:27SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONTHE PROPERTY IS FILTHY.THERE IS STILL
SOMEONE LIVING ON PROPERTY. THERE WERE
TWO PEOPLE THERE WHEN I ARRIVED TO TAKE
PHOTOS.
2020-09-0410:55:05SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONNO ENTRY. PHOTOS OF LOCKED GATE
2020-08-2515:29:01COMMENTSSPOKE WITH SGT. PREUSZ AND OFFICER
MEGATHLIN REGARDING THE CONDITIONS AT
THE PROPERTY. SAID THEY WOULD SUBMIT TO
SEE IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. WE CANNOT
GET ON THIS PROERTY TO CLEAN IT UP.
2020-08-2014:55:35SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONCHECK HEARING RESULTS / INFORMED THAT
MAN IS NOT LIVING IN HOUSE BUT OUT OF
HIS VAN. PROPERTY HAS A THICK STEEL
CHAIN AND PADLOCK ON THE GATE. OWNER IS
NOT COMPLYING PROPERTY AND DELIBERATELY
TRYING TO KEEP CODE COMPLIANCE FROM
COMPLYING PROPERTY.
2020-08-1109:16:07CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED9171999991703952505974-RETURNED
2020-07-2710:20:44SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONTHE PROPERTY WILL NEED ADDITIONAL
CLEANING. CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY SMELLED
TERRIBLE. THE NEXT INSPECTION WILL BE
AFTER THE HEARING ON AUGUST 5TH. FOR NO
WATER. THE PROPERTY WILL HAVE TO BE
BOARDED AND SECURED. THE NEXT CUT AND
CLEAN WILL TAKE PLACE AROUNG THAT TIME
2020-07-1609:42:37CONTRACTORS INVOICE APPROVEDINV. #1491, DOS 7-02-20, 7-3-20 &
7-5-20, AMT $4883.92; COPY IN
ATTACHMENTS, EMAILED COPY TO VJM, TURNED
OVER TO LB FOR FILING
2020-07-0714:06:27SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONCHECK CONTRACT WORK / DOVE HAD TO STOP
WORK / THE AMOUNT OF ALLOWABLE WORK
EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM AMT TO SPEND ON
CLEAN UP.
2020-07-0114:03:58SERVICE ORDER RE-INSPECTIONLS 7,000; TURNED OVER WORK ORDER FOR
PROCESSING. VMD, LMB WILL MEET AT
LOCATION. THE WORK ORDER WILL HAND
DELIVIERED.
2020-06-2408:26:34CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONCNSO RECORDED 6/24/20 OR BK 31521 PG
0027
2020-06-1716:00:01SPECIAL MASTER ORDERCNSO
2020-06-1714:31:40NOTICE OF HEARINGSCHEDULED FOR HEARING
2020-06-1514:31:45CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONPRE-HEARING INS / PROPERTY IS STILL A
FILTHY UNSANITARY MESS. NO AP
2020-05-2712:30:14CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONHEARING? SET FOR HEARING
2020-05-2711:48:57POST PROPERTYCOPY OF AFFIDAVIT IN ATTACHMENTS +
PHOTOS TURNED ORIGINAL OVER FOR FILING.
2020-05-2708:51:45CERTIFIED MAIL SENT9171999991703952505974
2020-05-1914:13:25CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONNO CHANGE IN CONDITIONS
2020-05-0513:11:28CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONTHERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT BY OWNER TO
COMPLY. THE PROPERTY IS INCREASING IN
VIOLATION.
2020-04-1510:14:16NOTICE OF HEARINGSCHEDULED BY JF / POSTPONED DUE TO
CORNV
2020-04-1407:34:10CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONNO ACTION PLAN / NO COOPERATION FROM
OWNERS / NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF
PROPERTY.
2020-04-0908:58:03PHONE CALLREC'D CALL FROM CURRENT OWNERS. THEY ARE
STILL INSISTING THEY DID NOT OWN THE
PROPERTY WHEN THE VIOLATIONS OCCURED AND
THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. THE ORDER
FROM 6/18/14 SHOWS THAT ELLIOT AVIA
JONES, CURRENT OWNER, WAS PRESENT AT THE
HEARING. I EXPLAINED THAT THE VIOLATIONS
AND LIEN FOLLOW THE PROPERTY SO WHEN
THEY BOUGHT IT THEY BOUGHT THE LIEN AS
WELL. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE
PERMITS REQUIRED TO FIX THE INITIAL
VIOLATIONS AND THAT THE CURRENT
CONDITION OF THE PROPRTY IS
UNACCEPTABLE. THE LAWN NEEDS TO BE KEPT
CUT AND THE REAR YARD REQUIRES ALL JUNK
VEHICLES, TRASH AND DEBRIS, ETC TO BE
REMOVED. THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE REAR OF
THE STRUCTURE REQUIRES A PERMIT.
INFORMATION WAS EMAILED TO THEM
REGARDING ONLINE PERMIT APPLICATION,
ANOTHER COPY OF VIOLATIONS RELATING TO
CE14050329 AND CE20010304. ALSO ATTACHED
IS A COPY OF THE INITIAL SM ORDER AND
QUITCLAIM DEED.
2020-04-0310:14:41CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONTHERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN PROPERTY
CONDITION. NO ACTION PLAN SUBMITTED BY
OWNER.
2020-03-1316:12:18CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIVED9171999991703952501761-SIGNATURE
2020-03-1010:26:45COMMENTSASKED OFF. FRASCA TO GO TO PROPERTY AND
TAKE PHOTOS OF REAR OF STRUCTURE TO
VERIFY IF THERE IS CONSTRUCTION. ALSO TO
SEE IF WE CAN VERIFY OCCUPANCY.
2020-03-1010:24:09EMAILEMAIL RECEIVED FROM OFF. MEGATHLIN. 7
CALLS IN A YEAR 3 WITHIN THE LAST 6
MONTHS BUT THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR
CHRONIC. HE WILL BE SENDING THE ADDRESS
TO THE STREET TEAM TO MONITOR FOR DRUG
ACTIVITY AND PROSTITUTION.
2020-03-0910:22:04EMAILEMAILED KEN AND RICHARD TO HAVE BUILDING
TAG UNSAFE DUE TO NO WATER AND TO LOOK
AT ALLEGED UNPERMITTED CONSTRUCTION.

EMAILED CASSANDRA TO CITE FOR NO
RENTAL.

EMAILED OFFICER MEGATHLIN TO RUN POLICE
CALLS TO SEE IF QUALIFYS FOR CHRONIC.
2020-03-0910:20:29COMMENTSSPOKE WITH NEIGHBOR PAUL IN OFFICE. SAID
THERE IS SOMEONE LIVING IN THE HOUSE W/O
WATER OR ELECTRIC. ALSO PROSTITUTION AND
DRUG SALES. ALSO SAID OWNERS ARE ADDING
ON TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE WITHOUT
PERMITS.
2020-03-0612:11:33CERTIFIED MAIL SENT9171999991703952501761
2020-03-0514:39:48POST PROPERTYTURNED OVER AFFIDAVIT FOR FILING. COPY
OF AFFIDAVIT IN ATTACHMENTS ALONG WITH
PHOTOS
2020-03-0414:22:40CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONSET FOR HEARING / NO ACTION PLAN / NO
ACTION ON PROPERTY / NO FURTHER
INFORMATION FROM OWNER OF PROPERTY
2020-02-2107:40:27CHRONIC NUISANCE RE-INSPECTIONMOVED AP REQUIREMENT UP DUE TO 2/6
OFFICE VISIT. THERE HAS BEEN NO
RESUBMITTLE OF SUFFICIENT ACTION PLAN.
PROPERTY IS IN THE SAME CONDTION
2020-02-1409:06:54CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED9171999991703952496739
2020-02-1115:36:19PHONE CALLRETURNED CALL FROM 2/10. LEFT MESSAGE
WITH THE INFORMATION I UNCOVERED. LET
MR.GRIFFITHS KNOW THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT
OFFICER FRASCA OR MYSELF WITH ACTION
PLAN TO ADDRESS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
VIOALTIONS. NOTE: CURRENT OWNERS HAVE
OWNED THIS PROPERTY SINCE 2014.
2020-02-0611:37:31COMMENTSOWNERS CAME IN TO OFFICE. SAID THEY DID
NOT OWN THE HOUSE WHEN CE14050329 WAS
CITED. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE
HOUSE WAS CITED 3 MONTHS AFTER THEY
RECIEVED TITLE. THEY ALSOSAID THEY KNOEW
NOTHING ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS. I ALSO
FOUND THE SM ORDER SHOWING THAT THEY
BOTH WITH A MELVA HALL WHO IS A REATION
TO THE OLD OWNER WERE PRESENT AT THE
HEARING. THE DECLARATION WILL STAND AND
AN ACTION PLAN WILL BE REQUIRED TO
ADDRESS NOT ONLY THE INTERIOR ISSUES BUT
ALSO THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. I
WILL CALL OWNERS WITH THIS INFORMATION.
2020-01-3110:57:18COMMENTSRECEIVED A VOICEMAIL REQUESTING A CALL
REGARDING POSTING? CALLED BACK GOT
VOICEMAIL; LEFT NAME AND NUMBER
2020-01-1709:54:24CERTIFIED MAIL SENT9171999991703952496739
2020-01-1707:40:27INITIAL INSPECTION**CHRONIC NUISANCE** REFER CE14050329
2020-01-1707:40:27CREATE INITIAL CASE RECORDVIOLATION RECORDED JFRASCA
2020-01-1707:40:16POST PROPERTYTURNED OVER AFFIDAVIT FOR FILING SCANNED
INTO ATTACHMENTS


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