Okay, all right.

Good afternoon.

Let us call to order that the meeting for or the hearing for the Ebbsville Vanderburgh County Building Commission for June 25th, 2026.

My name is Ryan Schultz.

I've been appointed as your hearing officer by Mayor Stephanie Terry, and I my authority is derived from Indiana Code 36-7-9, the unsafe building laws and ordinances enacted by the City Council of Evansville.

I have authority to issue civil penalties up to five thousand dollars.

So the today the city is requesting that you repair, vacate, or raise buildings or other structures on your property.

I can affirm, modify or deny those requests.

If I rule against you, you may wish and you if you wish to appeal my decision, you may do so by filing an appeal with the Vaniver County Superior Court within 10 days of the decision.

If you do not, you may waive your rights to an appeal.

You may find the forms to assist you in filing an appeal in the Vandenberg County Clerk's Office Room S 250 of this building.

A magistrate judge in housing court would hear your appeal your appeal.

Now that I've advised you of your rights and my authority, anyone that expects to testify today, please stand and raise your right hand.

Do each of you solemnly swear and affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so I'll be God.

If so, please say I do.

Building commission may present the first case.

Our first case is on page 7 and page 8 for uh co director uh dolphin.

This is one that was continued as an evidentiary from the May 21st hearing.

CE number is 25 CE 41.

Uh property address is 4405 Fickest Road.

Linda Bell is the owner and is present.

This belt won't come up to that table.

Report by the department, the property is vacant and secure, the yards are acceptable.

The property has been inspected 11 times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there has been contact with the owner as of yesterday.

Um, and we're ready to proceed.

Ma'am, do you know why you're here?

Oh.

Do you know why you're here?

Yes.

Okay.

So the building commission is asking that you vacate a house and three sheds on your property.

They're also requesting that um the house be raised as well as a shed.

I talked to uh yesterday.

There's been a lot of problems.

My son was working on it, he ended up on charges.

He's got he won't get out of prison until uh February, and then he'll finish the house.

His name is on it, so too.

Uh he's been in jail for a year, so I've been trying to deal with that and deal with him.

Uh I talked to him yesterday.

He said the bathroom, he showed me what needed to be fixed there.

And I will try to get some of it done, but uh somebody went in and stole all the electric electric boxes, all my laugh fixtures that were in there.

So I'm kind of starting from the beginning again.

That was a new box to new fuses.

Okay.

Um, Mr.

Dolphin, how do you want to proceed?

Um, like to move forward with the question.

Okay.

All right, ma'am.

Well, I'm gonna have the the building commission is gonna present their evidence as to why the property should be vacated and raised, okay?

And um, you'll have an opportunity to I would like to keep my house, if possible.

Um, there's only one part that's uh bad.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna I'm gonna listen to the evidence.

Okay, and then you'll have an opportunity to question Mr.

Dolphin and the inspector, okay?

And then you'll have an opportunity to present any evidence that you want as to why the property should not be raised or should not be vacated.

Okay, okay, it would have been done except for all this should have happened.

So I I have a beyond I understand.

Okay.

So when will I know?

Well, as I just explained just now, the building commission is gonna present their evidence as to why the property should be raised and vacated.

Okay?

You'll have an opportunity to question the inspector.

Yeah, I talked to him yesterday.

You'll also have an opportunity to present evidence or any argument that you'd like as to why the property shouldn't be raised.

Well, it's my home, which I only want to have.

I'm homeless.

Yeah.

Because of it.

And I'm gonna give you an opportunity to make those arguments.

But right now we're gonna present the hearing, we're gonna start the hearing, and the building commission is going to start presenting their evidence.

Okay.

Please proceed.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Uh it's Andrew Boygan on uh behalf of the City of Evansville.

Uh Inspector Dauphin, are you familiar with the property commonly known as 4405 Ficus Road?

Yes.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes.

Would you please tell the hearing officer of those exhibits that you have in front of you right here?

Or forgive me.

Yeah, exhibit one's a list of violations for the property.

Is it two is 154 photos taken of the property?

Exhibit three is the order to vacate the house.

Exhibit four is the order to raise the house and shed.

Exhibit five is a title search for the property.

Exhibit six and seven is the affidavits of service.

Your Honor, uh, the City of Evansville moves to admit those exhibits into evidence.

Ma'am.

Please review those exhibits.

And when you're reviewing them, you may offer any objection that you may have as to why.

I just want to chance to save my house.

I just don't know.

And I'm gonna give you an opportunity to have those arguments, but right now the exhibit, ma'am.

There's an order to these things, okay?

There's this is a hearing.

I need you to review those and offer any legal.

I have squatters in there.

I they stripped everything.

I had to get them out.

And then my son, I so ma'am, what are your legal objections as to me reviewing those examples?

I would like a chance to get that until my son gets home and fixed the house.

That's not a legal objection to those.

I'll um I know it's in bad shape right now, but it's yeah, I cleaned up as much as I could.

I paid somebody to clean out after the splatters.

You can see what they've done to my elector.

I mean, it was a brand new box, brand new army.

Uh they took everything out of the after him.

You can see this.

Well, I mean, I actually can't look at them yet because I you have I haven't admitted them yet, but right now you know it's just I I was trying to work with these people to work on the house and I didn't know all this was going on.

I've been dealing with my son.

I also have an annual risk and that's about 7.9, and I can't uh I have to watch what I do.

I'm still taking care of the yard over there, and I'm over there daily because everybody keeps stealing.

I have a the story, sheds are paid off.

They're brand new sheds.

They're paid off.

Okay.

So do you have any objection into me reviewing the documents in front of you?

I know there's a lot of work to do.

I just want the chance to let he said I guess about a year, give me another year till my son can get out.

The house should be closed up till then.

Okay.

And I'll take the yard.

Ma'am, can I stop you for just a second?

I really I'm really uh when it comes to properties, I'm I'm very thoughtful and trying to make these decisions.

But it's super important in order for us to maintain the time frame that we have to hear these hearings, that you actually listen to the words that are coming out of my mouth.

I'm trying, and so I'm sorry, I'm not sure.

It's okay.

I understand, but right now, I just need you to say, do you have an objection for me reviewing the documents that are your holding in your hand?

Okay.

No, I don't.

Okay.

Sorry.

All right.

No, you're okay.

Oh, you know, hearing no objection will admit uh the exhibits.

What's that?

A long walk from the parking lot up to here.

I'm sorry.

Well, would you like would you like some time to no time?

Okay.

Okay.

Please continue.

Inspector Dauphin, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

Oh, please talk about what the results of those inspections were, and before you do that, when was the last time you were out at that property?

Uh yesterday.

What did you see when you visited that property yesterday?

Doing an inspection of the property.

We were able to do an interior and exterior inspection of the house.

House showed signs of interior damage to the surfaces.

The walls were not finished.

Some of the studs were up and exposed.

There was no drywall over them.

The electrical system, most of the outlets, the wiring had been removed.

The panel itself was gone.

The bathroom had been stripped of all fixtures.

My most concerning was the roof and roof structure.

A metal roof had been attempted to be placed on the property, but it's installed incorrectly.

The roof structure, some of the trusses that run across, are rotted on the ends with another board.

It's attempted to be sistered in, but the board that's been sistered in is only supported on one side.

So it's not installed correctly.

Which with being done that way, it's not there's no structural support for it.

And then with the roof being installed improperly, that wood's gonna continue to deteriorate.

But the jack stud which supports all the weight of the header was missing, so the headers only held in place by nails.

The there was a toilet installed in the kitchen area of the house.

I believe that's because they were in the process of moving where the kitchen where the bathroom used to be into the uh new area where the bathroom's gonna be.

Uh, the shed in the back that we're asking to be raised has a large hole in the roof.

Uh several holes in the walls, and the door itself is damaged.

No, you testified just then about the roof structure.

Uh, the trusses being rotted, no structural support.

Based on that inspection and those conditions you observed, is it your concern that the roof may collapse?

It's gonna definitely gonna continue to deteriorate, and then it will eventually get to the nine grand.

I don't know what's going on to go back and fix that.

Hey, ma'am.

I'm sorry, right.

Right now, hey lots.

And you can testify to that in a minute, but right now we don't we don't object.

We don't interrupt while they're speaking.

You'll have an opportunity to question him on those on these questions here shortly.

It will eventually get to the point where it's gonna collapse.

Uh it's gonna continue to deteriorate because it's not supported correctly.

Now you mentioned several uh other conditions, but just to summarize, based on that inspection yesterday as to the house.

Why is it that the city is taking the position that structure needs to be vacated?

Uh because of the structural issues we've seen, the uh lack of an HVAC system, water heater, uh an operational uh water lines running in the property, there's no active electrical system.

The house is definitely not fit for human habitation.

Just following up on there there was some uh testimony if you call it that about squatters on the property, people sealing things from it.

Did you find any evidence of that in your inspection?

Uh I was contacted by Miss Bell several months ago.

Um she was having issues with people there, also from the Evansville police department about uh people that were squatting in the property.

Our office had issued a vacate order, so no one was supposed to be living there.

Um our hands were kind of tied on legally on how we could enforce our vacate order.

Um I will say off of uh a previous interior inspection I did several months ago until what I seen yesterday.

Uh that before the bathroom had had fixtures in it, now it does not.

Uh the electrical panel was there before, now it is not, so it's kind of um the road we typically go down and we see when squatters are in a property and they leave.

They tend to strip anything of value out of it, and it kind of appears what happened in this in this situation also.

Now, as to the shed, you just testified about holes in the door and the roof, I believe.

Um could you just talk a little bit more about why the city is taking the position that that shed must be raised?

So this is a shed on the back side of the property.

She has uh two new sheds on the front.

I don't have any issues with those.

The two sheds on the back or the the shed on the back of the property behind it.

Like I said, it's got a hole in the roof, uh hole in the door, hole in the wall.

Um, they don't meet the the property the Evansville property maintenance code.

Um they're definitely not safe and should be raised.

Nothing further out this time, Your Honor.

Ma'am, now is your opportunity to ask the inspector questions.

Like I told the inspector yesterday, as soon as my son gets home, he will get the shed raised.

I'm going to erase the back part of the house and the side part because my grandpa built it on years ago, back in 1950.

And uh ma'am, I think what I asked you though.

If you listen to me, was do you have any questions?

Oh no, I just I don't know what you know.

My grandson is going to fix that roof.

He works two jobs, sure, and he's trying the best he can to get over there.

Okay.

Do you have any any other questions or any other witnesses?

Oh, your honor.

Okay.

Ma'am, now's your opportunity to do what you want, which is to tell me all the reasons why it shouldn't be torn down.

That's my home.

It's been my home for.

I just want to fix my home.

This is Carter's just now three thousand dollars.

That was a new electrical.

I just want the house back.

Are you currently living there, ma'am?

No, I live in an apartment.

I rented an apartment and vacated like they shed.

But I go over and take care of the yard.

And work on the house a little bit, doing things that I can do.

A tree fell a couple weeks ago, it's one of the sheds.

I just went went down the side.

If I don't, the neighbor two houses over just goes in and steals what he wants.

I pay him 300 to clean it all out.

I mean, it was trashed.

And uh he didn't haul off what he was supposed to, or nothing.

And I believe he might he's probably got the bathroom fixtures and the fuse box.

I'm not sure.

He's got a building over there that he brought on his property, and he's got people living in it.

I didn't know if he got permit or anything.

Courtney or Dolphin, um, you mentioned the roof.

Is there holes in the roof currently?

No, the roof appears to be covered all the way.

Uh it's mixed match pieces of uh metal on the roof.

Uh, so the the seams and joints where they where they match each other.

I'm not sure if there's leaks around those areas or not.

I would suspect it because uh the sheet metal didn't appear to have caulking or any type of sealant around it.

Uh but I I can't testify and say that it is leaking, Your Honor.

Okay.

I I can testify that he he put that roof on and took it off as many times.

I finally told him, quit.

I think he uh the metal was green.

The front of the fine.

Uh that my grandson's gonna have to go back and redo the whole back.

What's it?

But I wanted to tear off them other the bad parts before it gets bringing out.

What's this right here?

It says roof structure, south side.

It looks like there's a gaping hole in it.

Uh so there's an area in the back of the house.

The house is almost like an L shape, Your Honor.

That's the back of the house.

Go back over there so we can make sure you're getting recorded.

This is the back side of the house where the house is almost like an L shape in the back, um, between the back bedroom and where the bathroom is.

Uh there's no protective treatment for the fascia or the sulfate under there, and that's where I was speaking about.

The roof structure itself had mixed mass pieces of metal that are across the top there that meet, and most of it's covered, but there definitely could be areas where the metal's not covered in that small area right there.

This looks like a pretty large area.

It's definitely from the underneath, there's no protective treatment for the soffit of the fascia.

For the top, there is some sheet metal up there on top, though.

I have the rest of the roofing, it's laying out back.

And then the foundation, you mentioned that there's a hole in the foundation on the south side.

Is that a structural problem, or is it just a cosmetic issue that just I would say it's a cosmetic issue, Your Honor.

It is a small hole there, it's on that same page, and the uh bottom left-hand corner.

Yeah, um, my concern would be uh rodents coming in and out of the property.

Sure.

I would say with this property, yeah, that might be.

Are you having neighbors complain?

Yes, Your Honor.

Yeah, okay.

And you said there was the Ebsville police department out there.

How many times do you know how many times that the police department's been out there?

I don't I don't have that information, Your Honor.

But it is it more than once, is it multiple?

I know we had several complaints from them the last month uh in May about squatters on the property.

Okay, definitely more than one, Your Honor.

They were out of three times over the squaggers.

And then you it was your testimony also that there was a that the the structure, the roof structure itself wasn't um supported.

Correct.

In the back by the bathroom, the original roof structure is still at present.

Uh the ends of the trusses where they sit on top of the walls are rotted out.

Uh someone attempted to do a repair uh sister in some new boards there.

Uh but the new board has to be supported on both ends.

It's only supported on the end uh above the wall, above the exterior wall, where the board would should run to an interior wall and continue to have support, it doesn't only runs about halfway down.

You can see that on page.

Page five, Your Honor, the bottom uh left-hand photo there.

There's an old board there you can see, and then there's a new board that's sistered in on the outside of that, and how it only runs partially down.

Uh, with it not being supported.

If you imagine two boards together like this and you have nails holding it, that's the only thing that's holding the board in place is the nails that run through it.

Have you had specialized training on roofing and all that kind of stuff?

I am certified for um property maintenance and housing inspector through the International Code Commission, Your Honor.

Okay.

You're you're usually pretty um, I mean, you don't ask for a property to be raised unless it's pretty significant.

Uh yes, Your Honor.

So tell me tell me why this is this property's different.

So we've had this case for three years going now.

Um has been given to make repairs.

We have yet to see any significant progress made on the property.

Um I mean to be totally candid with Your Honor.

This typically, if I submit arrays, I'm I'm not worried about it.

We just move on.

Uh this one tugs at me a little bit.

Uh I think it meets the criteria for for needing a raise.

And I'm not sure if the owner has the means and capability to make the necessary repairs we need on this.

Uh we've given multiple opportunities to move forward with this and we haven't made any uh we're still having police runs out of the property we're still having neighbor complaints at the property um seems like a situation where the only remedy we're gonna have is to remove the property um so the neighbor died to move forward complaining so much um why didn't you say this tugs at you why um uh miss uh miss bell has stated to me that she plans on moving out of her apartment and moving back to the structure within the next month um I've told her that this is you know not suitable for human happiness there every day to keep them people from stealing I'm gonna give you an opportunity okay so she is definitely worried about you know having someplace to live I understand the value of it especially the the sentimental value of you know the family connection with the property but at some point we have to uh make a decision special the community and uh with our office I would say we meet all the criteria for a raise order which is why I'm requesting it all right ma'am now that you can that's not what he talked to me yesterday he said he wouldn't give me a year and let my son get out and fix it he can fix it right he got put in jail over a false charge which you you probably don't think it is but it was and he'd been in there for a year in Vader County they're getting ready and send him to prison for five months he took a guilty charge so if you get out I should be I need my son home anyhow to take me for surgery in Cleveland I have to have surgery I'm not going to tell my son because I could die and I'm trying I've been going through cancer lung cancer everything else and this whole process and my son had his bipolar he if he gets on the wrong medicine he gets crazy he's been that way since he was a kid but I've always stood by him and he already told me I'm on some good medicine now he said I will be home on and I will get your house fixed if the doctor didn't tell and quit giving and out to buy polar people that's been the problem for years.

I won't uh say what doctors but no your now he the miss the other inspector over there he worked with my son on chape with me I sold it.

Did you not do everything that you told him to do and he got it done that he kind of got on the wrong medicine after that I can't you know I can't force doctors to say you know he's almost 50 years old but he's still if you give him the wrong medicine he'll flip out on you and amphetamines is what's a hand out in this town to people that are ADHD he's off for bipolar on top of it though and they don't take that in consideration he is on Symbolta now okay well we don't need to go through your your son's medical well I I want my son that's my home it's the only one I have left that's all I have and that little man next door to me complained and complained.

He even rode my grandpa and grabbed all crazy.

And my uncle.

Always wrestled something next door.

He complained continuously.

I paid so many fines.

I could have had a new roof put on there for years ago if it hadn't been for him complaining.

He wouldn't leave me alone.

He hollered about my grandkids.

I was raising my grandkids.

About one of them standing next to a tree in my yard.

And the neighbor, the neighbor behind me has not been complaining.

I talk to her every day.

She's been keeping a house on, keep his eye on the house for me.

Okay.

She is not complaining.

Anything else, ma'am?

No, I just want to keep my home.

I want the chance to my son to come home and it's paid for.

No, I won't move back to the property, but I'm I have to be there every day.

Because like I said, that one neighbor, he's got such a disaster out in front of his yard.

Uh he he needs me.

Nobody's living in the house.

I but I emptied out a three bedroom house.

That's why the sheds are there.

They're full.

And now I've got to worry about this two-bedroom apartment.

If I I just I can't live with roaches.

It's full of broaches.

A whole building.

I mean, literally, like I have to move.

I have to get away from them.

I can't.

That's my granddaughter.

Ask her.

And I I told him, they need to see they ran out to six and eight people.

They're making a fortune off the government.

And it is so full of bugs that it you can't live there.

I've on it once a month.

I shouldn't even be around and just try to cut my lungs.

I just want to keep my house.

I want to get my son a chance to come home.

Okay.

Well, ma'am, as it relates to the vacate order, I'm gonna grant it.

As it's for the um for the shed with the big hole in it.

Um I'm gonna grant the raise order on that, finding that it that the structure is an impaired structure edition that makes it unsafe to persons a property.

As it comes to your house, I'm gonna take it under advisement.

I'm gonna give it some additional thought.

I'm gonna review the exhibits a little bit more, and I'll I'll make a decision on that within the next 10 days.

Alright, I just uh the bad part is going to be tomorrow off that my grandpa put on there years ago.

So and then it's down to a three-room house, and then the my grandson can take care of that roof, but I wanted to redo it after that that part was tore off.

If I can get the money together to have some of that tore off before my son comes home, I will try.

Yeah.

I'll give some additional thoughts to your house and make a decision in ten days on it.

I just want to keep my house.

I understand that, ma'am, but I mean there's a lot of considerations that come into this, and unfortunately, when it when it gets to the point that it is, now you've made now I'm in a situation where I have to make a tough decision.

Well, I I I thought the squatters, I hired him to do some work, and before I knew it, they were there all the time, and just literally tore up everything I put into it.

Like I said, that peas box was new, all the breakers were new.

My son just spent sixty dollars on one breaker.

Yeah, well, I mean, from what I'm hearing, ma'am, you're you're telling me that you know there have been a lot of squatters in there that have really destroyed the property.

Well, because he was in jail, I was trying to followed their timeline that they had set up with my son.

I was trying to follow the timeline, and you can't trust people out there nowadays.

Yeah, no, I don't disagree with that, but I mean, this is unfortunately something that's gone for three years.

I'm still trying to kind of stay on the timeline.

Yeah.

Okay.

But I'm having to take care of it.

I don't want to do so much.

And also mean her, you've been trying to clean the sheds.

Well, that's very that's very sweet of you to help her.

I got another standard.

Okay, yeah.

I'm giving the money to help me.

Yeah.

All right.

Well, best of luck to you.

I'll render decision in 10 days, okay, as it relates to the house.

All right.

Please let me keep a house.

Our next case is on page 21 for Inspector Allen.

It's a routine matter.

CE number 25 C231.

This is an affirmed repair order on retaining long stairs.

Located at 2911 West Franklin Street.

CJ Bunkey is the owner.

Report by the department, the house is vacant secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected 13 times.

There's been some progress, there are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner.

And I want to allen to give her a report and recommendation.

If you recall last month at the hearing, you had uh ordered that he present uh specs to the uh building commission for review within 10 days of the hearing.

I have yet to hear from him.

So in lieu of that, I would like to uh I would like to uh find my place on this paper, excuse me.

Thank you.

I would like to impose the $500 civil penalty for willing will non-compliance and order the owner again to submit specs to the building commission office within 10 days and return this matter on July 23rd, 2026.

Sir, what's your name?

CJ Funky.

Mr.

Funky, our last hearing I requested that you provide specs.

You failed to do that.

Why is that because the specs had to be reworked?

Um according to the findings of your office, my office.

I'm I'm I'm the hearing officer, sir.

That the building commission's over there.

I'm just the objective person that reviews all the evidence and tries to make the best decisions based on the evidence.

So from what I I did you communicate that with her, sir?

Did you tell her hey they have to be reworked or well I had uh Mr.

Roland Schief call down here and uh I believe he he talked to Roland Chief?

Roland Chief is my new engineer that I've hired to help me redo the specs because apparently the building commission's engineer had looked at the work and said it was unsatisfactory or it wouldn't be uh in compliance.

So I decided to go ahead and hire an engineering firm, and he wanted to back engineer the specs, and he contacted I believe it was Russell Martin, and to let them know what we were doing, so that we could have some specs that would be acceptable and in compliance for you for us to proceed for me to you know for us to finish the work on the wall.

Russ Martin, huh?

Yes, it's the card that I got last year.

Card you just pulled off from the table right there.

Yeah.

Okay.

Is Russ?

No, Your Honor.

Russ was uh uh stopped working for the city in March this year.

Yeah.

Uh our office does not have an engineer, uh, nor have we seen any specs uh to be reviewed, uh, we've accept them or not.

Okay.

That was that was the card that I was given the last time I was here.

Okay, so did you not call and talk to Russ Martin?

Clearly didn't talk to Russ Martin, he's been gone since March.

So if you have the number on, I mean, who did you speak with?

It wasn't Russ, who was.

I didn't, I didn't make the call Mr.

Sheaf told me he was gonna call down here and explain so that we could go ahead and get get to work again on new specs that are in compliance so that we can get proceed and get this done did your office get a call from anyone not to my knowledge not to your knowledge would somebody have called and talked about this case without having a discussion with you no your honor okay do you have specs now sir?

He's working on them.

Okay.

Rolling sheaf he's with Morley and associates and architects and I can I've got all their information right here.

Sir did you inform the building commission at any point in time that hey I'm gonna hire Morley to come back and do the specs.

No because I was working with uh an engineer a couple weeks into it and it was uh three eye engineering and it was uh recommended to me and they decided that they didn't want to do the job because they want to stick to commercial only so I had to find another engineer and it took another ten days to find uh to get with Mr.

Sheep and uh hire more Morley and associates to do it I just didn't want to give you know specs that obviously the the engine the building commissioner's engineer had looked at the property and my specs wouldn't change unless they were reworked by an engineer and that's what I wanted to do because I want something that's gonna be in compliance so I I can get the job done okay and that's great and the fact you hired an engineer good but I my order was to have the written specs provided to the building commission within 10 days did you comply with that I couldn't couldn't look I'm pretty lenient.

If you had called the building commission and said hey look you know I'm I'm working on these specs I you know and you explain what you just explained to me and then they came back and said they wanted to if issue a 500 civil penalty I would say no I'm not gonna grant that but in this case just seems like you just you don't care.

That's not true.

I care about getting this done as quick as I can because this isn't worth my time I would agree I would agree yeah it's not worth your time so why are you so why are you back here again that's what I'm saying I was ordered I was ordered to come back here and okay look I thought that you would be pleased I am that you heard yeah that's great it's just communication is important in any in any relationship where you're you're in the system now I ordered you to provide this within 10 days you've been working on it great but just tell them maybe that maybe you wouldn't have had to come today I guess is what I'm getting at here if they said hey you said hey I'm looking this oh I here's what I'm gonna do I had no idea I'm gonna take the 500 civil penalty I'm gonna take it under advisement I'm gonna give you until August I'm gonna be a little more lean even more than I was last time I'm gonna give you until August.

Get with Mr.

Sheaf provide though provide those specs to the building commission and then we can we hopefully get you you get the specs you get it done, get it done before August.

Get the spec get the specs to them tomorrow and then get it done before August, and you don't have to come in here again.

It's not worth your time.

I agree.

I wanted them to them yesterday.

But my reasoning was why give them specs that they're gonna decline.

They'd already looked at them.

My specs wouldn't change.

That's what I'm saying.

If Mr.

S you talked about Morley, if Morley came in and they're gonna, I'd be shocked if they deny specs from Morley and Associates, the one of the premier architect or um engineering firms in the city.

So get get get the specs over to them.

Let's get it approved.

You start you start fixing it and build it, and then hopefully you don't have to come back here.

I'll second the motion.

Yeah.

So anything else you want to add?

No.

Okay.

So look, can you can you?

Where's Mr.

Chef on the specs?

I mean, have you retained him already?

Yeah, he should he should be done with them.

I would think within a week or less.

Okay.

He told me he would have to basically back engineer it and do the load calculations and any adjustments to my to my figures, he would do and then would submit.

Great.

So if I give you until the next hearing to submit those specs, that's plenty of time.

It is plenty of time.

And there's really nothing that would keep you from providing those specs to us by the August 27th date.

Or I'm sorry, July 23rd date.

Correct.

Okay, great.

So here's what I'm gonna do.

They asked for a 500 hour civil penalty.

I'm gonna take it under advisement.

If you don't have those specs by July 23rd, I'm gonna I'm gonna take a thousand dollar civil penalty.

That's how serious I am.

You say you're gonna get it done, and I have full confidence in that.

But just in case you you're you're wondering, if it doesn't get done, then I'm gonna issue a higher civil penalty.

You understand that?

Okay, but it shouldn't be an issue because you're gonna have it in within a few days, right?

So anything else?

No, no, okay.

Is there a card for this lady that I could have?

Do you have a card on you?

I don't have one on me.

Can you give her can you can you give him your email address or which I whichever you give out?

I would get card cards.

Thank you.

All right.

Alright, Mr.

Funky, thank you.

Good luck to you.

See you in July.

But if you get the specs over to them, and you have a contractor lined up to do the work and you get it done before July, then don't come back.

Like get it inspected, and I don't have hope, I don't have to see you again.

In this and in this environment, maybe I'll see you out, and you know, I'll buy you a beer or something, right?

I'll hold you to it.

Please do.

All right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next for Inspector Allen on page one, an evidentiary matters, e number 26E 88.

This is the repair order on a house and garage located at 365 South Craig Avenue.

Gilman are Billy R.

Bloom and Deanna L.

I have a seat, ma'am.

Report by the department, the house is vacant secure.

The yards are not acceptable, due to trash and debris.

The property's gonna start it six times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owners, and we're ready to proceed.

Okay, ma'am, did you hear what the Miss Josie said?

I did.

Okay.

So you're Deanna Gordon.

I am the hands.

And is Billy Gordon here?

That's my husband there.

Billy, would you like to have a seat?

Yeah.

Um, looks like he had a medical procedure he's unable to see.

He's has cancer.

He has the tracheostomy.

Okay.

But I was gonna be the one who speaks.

Okay, well, you can speak and he can just be there to support you.

I think he has a load.

I see.

Um, so they're asking that you repair a house and garage according to the list of violations.

Is it is that right?

That's correct.

Okay.

And have you reviewed those list of violations, ma'am?

Yes, sir.

I've been in several times in the last year since it started.

Sorry, I'm forced to do it.

Um, so the house across the street.

Well, just real quick, so do you agree with those violations or not?

Um, the house does need repair, but it is repairable house, and my you know, that's and again, that's that's not what we're not here to talk about raising it.

We're just talking about okay.

Here, here's a list of violations.

I think I think you have it in front of you.

And do you agree with those violations or not?

The garage is in very good shape.

That's the only thing.

The garage is that it's new.

The house does need repair.

Yes, it does.

Okay.

Do you have that list of violations in front of you?

Uh, yes, your honor.

Okay.

Can you take and show it through a break?

Yeah.

Um, if I may.

Um, there's actually, I believe this is one where they signed it and send it, send it back to us.

Yeah, we have a sign.

Okay.

From May or the back.

Can you show it to them real quick?

I have it here.

Is that the sign one?

Yes.

Perfect.

And I probably did.

Maybe I just didn't.

You know, I was just making a note and add it back signed, and it's fine, but the garage is in good shape.

Okay.

So, but they have the garage, you have the garage listed on here.

Yeah.

Just a few minor repairs to the garage.

Like there's no, like the gutters are not.

There's I can go into it after I present the evidence.

But it's very minor things to the garage.

Okay.

Well, ma'am, I'm gonna let the building commission present their evidence.

As is the case with everybody in the in this, in the in it, their city and the audience.

They present their evidence.

The inspector will be will testify.

When she's done testifying, I will give you an opportunity to ask her questions on those questions that her attorney asked her.

After that, the building and the building commission will then have an opportunity to ask them additional questions.

Okay.

And then once they rest their case, then you can come in and tell me whatever you want about the property, and you know, we can engage, and then I'm gonna ask them questions.

Okay, you understand?

Sure.

Great.

Please proceed.

Inspector Ireland, are you familiar with the property located at 365 South Craig Avenue?

Yes.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes.

Would you please tell the commission what exhibits I'm handing you now?

Exhibit one is a list of the violations for the property.

Exhibit two is 173 pictures taken of the property.

Exhibit three is the order to repair the house or garage.

Exhibit four and five is a packet package of affidavits of service.

Exhibit six is service by publication.

Exhibit seven is assigned NOB from our from the owner dated 6525.

By NOV, I'd take that to me.

Yes.

The one that was just presented.

Yes, a moment.

Okay.

Your Honor, we move to admit these exhibits into evidence.

All right, ma'am.

So please review those exhibits and offer any legal objection that you might have for me to review them when rendering a decision in your case.

So I'm like, yes, yes, sir.

I don't know.

Okay, there's pictures.

We didn't.

Okay.

Um, so some of the pictures are from 25, and we did a lot of cleaning down there.

We are maintaining the yard.

I don't see any pictures of the garage.

Uh my daughter has things in there now it has a link or anything, and it locks up.

We have cleaned on the yard and attempted to maintain it.

The house probably is, I mean, we get boarded up and that type of thing, and the yards clean.

So those are kind of like how it looks, I think.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

So I'll admit the so no objection then?

No.

Okay.

Show the exhibit submitted without objection.

Please proceed.

Inspector Allen, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

When was the last time you inspected the property?

On June 17th.

When you went out to the property on June 17th, what did you observe?

Well, apparently the north wall of the house is sinking.

You can see I did um have one picture by itself on a page if you find that uh dated um April 21st.

That's uh gives a good picture of how you can see that the middle of the wall is starting to sink.

And uh on page three of my most recent pictures on the 17th, you'll see that I uh was able there was an opening in the foundation on the north side.

I took some pictures through that hole, and you can see there's a lot of wood rot that's going on, and I believe that is why it's sinking.

There are openings on the uh north and south sides of the house.

Um there are I have um seen that animals going in and out of there.

I believe those are also in the pictures.

Um the front room, the roof over the top of the front in the front of the house, that has an old tarp on it, so I'm assuming it has some damage to it.

Um, of course the gutters and downspouts are are not complete.

Um the downspouts don't have they just have the elbow, they don't go down to the ground.

Um I did take some pictures on my first um inspection back in uh February of 2025.

I took when the windows before the windows were boarded, um you could see that the uh there are holes in the floors and ceilings, uh, there was no plumbing fixtures, uh, and the uh and there was a lot of trash and debris scattered throughout the house at that time.

Um the garage now it it looks decent.

Um the only violations I found on the garage were that um there's a damaged gutter on the north side of the garage, uh, and then the uh downspouts are missing on both the north and south sides, but that's the only problem with the garage.

On your last uh inspection, did you observe any intrusion of rodents, pests, any vagrancy squatters, any indications of those things?

Uh I did see uh cats under the house, but no, I did not see any rats.

I assume where there are cats there, not rats, but um and no, no vagrants, uh or any kind of bus waters that I've seen.

So, could you talk a little bit about those neighbor complaints?

That one was the most recent one, uh ballpark estimate how many complaints have been forwarded to the city on this one.

Um the initial complaint that came in back last year, and then I when I was out there in June, um a neighbor came out and spoke to me about it then asking when someone was coming to fix it.

Are there any other issues with this property that you want the commission to know about?

No, nothing further at this time, your honor.

I think you meant the hearing officer, you want the hearing officer to know about, not the commission, right?

Um nothing further?

Nothing, right?

Um, yes, um so it looks like there's some it looks like there's some termite issues.

Would you would you?

I reviewed those pictures with our um our uh specialist um and she saw a little bit of chewing that could have been from rodents, but she did not she didn't think it looked like um termite or wood boring insects.

She said it was mostly just rot.

Um, and then is where on the north side where it's sagging, is it in the same location where you have the rod issue?

Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

So ma'am, you heard the testimony from the inspector.

Do you have any questions on those questions?

No.

Okay.

Anything else?

Nothing further.

Okay.

Ma'am, so we're here today because, you know, there's this request that the structure be repaired.

There, there's like a minor issue with your garage relative to the gutters.

But I mean, it you've already agreed, right, to the vast majority of these things now.

Is there anything on there that you have an issue with that she's testified to?

No.

I mean, not as far as what the house needs, but I do have some things whenever I can speak.

Now is your time.

Okay.

So I'll just tell you the story.

So I own the house directly across the street.

366 South Craig.

I've owned that since 1978.

It's a very nice house.

I own the house to my left.

It's a rental house that was falling in, and we purchased it in probably 1990, and I've rented that house for 40 years.

We bought the house across the street in the condition it was in.

The people who had owned it before let people they hold the electric.

They had trashed it.

I bought it because either to tear it down or to fix it.

I still I tried to sell my house.

I never wanted to be a landlady.

I hold an Indiana State real estate.

I'm not active anymore, realtors license.

We currently live in Oakland City.

But I have two children that don't have homes.

You know, people can't buy homes now.

They're so expensive, adult children.

So my intention now, I had confusion.

I came in and talked to which of them?

In that number of times, and I tried to stay current.

What happened is you know, the weather's hot, then it's cold or older.

So we would have started working on that in March, and my husband got a diagnosis of cancer.

So we've been five days a week in cancer treatment, plus the time it took.

So my opinion is there's only one person that has a house as nice as mine, and they live next to it.

I'm just saying they're the ones they want the lot, they've tried to buy it from me.

So I didn't understand maybe that I could beat it and I don't know why not.

I got a real estate license.

It makes sense.

You could sell your house whenever you want to.

Oh my god, so good.

Well, you can't they don't want me to because I own three houses.

Do you see what I'm saying?

They want me to hire a contractor.

I just literally straight scraped uh popcorn ceilings in two bedrooms in my house at Christmas.

And we do very good work.

You know what I'm saying?

Nothing shoddy or whatever.

So I want to give it to my kids, and they can fix the house and live in it.

Yeah.

Well, and that's that that's your that's your prerogative to do what you want with your property.

But the issue we have on this property is it looks like you just heard a number of the thing of the issues relative to it, looks like the the biggest issue is that area that's rotting and and causing sagging and then excuse me.

Why rotted?

They were stealing water and sewage off the city to the tune.

Like four or five thousand dollars.

That were people that ran it, we didn't own it.

Yeah.

So I mean, we know what the problem is.

We know where the problem is.

I just like you know, they could sell a commode that could sell anything.

They ripped everything out of the house, I could sell.

Yeah, and you know, uh, we I get that, um, you know, and I've been doing this hearing officer stuff, hearing a hearing authority for a long time, and if I had a nickel for every time everybody wanted to blame somebody else for their issues, I'd be a very wealthy man.

Um, I probably wouldn't still be doing this, but um, but in any event, I hear what you're saying, that's disappointing.

You obviously hate to hear that about other people.

We need we need people to take care of their property, board it up, keep people from from coming in and going from it.

That's why we that's why we're boarded.

How long have you owned the property?

That's probably eight years.

Oh, you've owned this property for eight years?

No, not yeah.

Uh huh.

I have but I mean it looked like that.

What, you know, what happened is the yard got grown up or whatever, but I can't think.

They were wells, there's four boys that lived in there.

The people that own that house, their relative's grandchildren still live in the house that it sits to the right as you pay.

I don't know what you could see who sent the complaints in.

I mean, I can't.

But anyway, we would raise the house, we'll keep it, we'll give it to our kids.

They can put a I don't know what they can put on it.

They can rebuild, they can put a modular home.

Yeah, the building commission isn't asking that you raise it.

They're just telling you that it needs to be fixed, and they've given you a list of things that you need to fix, and you've agreed to those.

You signed off saying you agreed to it.

So I'm gonna basically the evidence presented today in a testimony, including your own testimony.

Um, I am gonna find that the structure is an impaired structural condition, makes it um unsafe to person's a property, and that the structure is a public nuisance.

But um, I'm not it I don't think it's I don't think it's dangerous.

Um but I do think it's vacant or Blight did not maintain a mirror that will have for human habitation.

So um here's what I would tell you.

Um you know, get get to work on it when you can, get it get a contractor out there when you can.

Hopefully it's it's soon.

Um what's the deadline for when you want it to be repaired?

Um I just would like to have it returned August 27th for progress.

Okay.

We're gonna return it August 27th for progress, but usually in these instances they want to plan in time frame from to when you think you'll have it.

You give you give Miss Allen the planning time frame.

Hopefully, you can stick to that, and then hopefully, we'll see you in August, and then maybe not again.

Yeah, because you'll have it.

I promise you.

Uh it's a nice, very nice neighborhood.

It's a dead end street.

I I tried to say I never could sell my house if we try to sell it, but it's a nice area out there still.

I will tell you this though, we are in the hundred-year floodplain.

We are probably the only area that still gets horrible flooding after they built all that stuff.

The Carpenter Creek runs behind us.

It is not a legal drain, is my understanding.

And those houses are all in the 100 year floodplain.

Okay.

So, I'll tell you.

Our house was no worse shape than two on the opposite side of the street.

And those guys come in there and fix them up.

You know what kind of rent they did.

Oh, yeah.

$1,200 a month.

There you go.

Yeah, $1200.

Yeah, I mean, they're big construction companies.

Yeah, you got 20 24,000 reasons annually to have it fixed up.

Yeah.

Okay.

Alright, thank you for we thank you.

Appreciate you.

Okay.

Have a good day.

You too.

Next for Inspector Allen on page 17.

The routine matter, CE number 23, CE225.

This is an affirmed repair order on house and garage located at 1307 Cumberland Avenue.

The owner is over Vanessa Lopez.

We have elder with singles here.

And we also have a ASUS.

Oh, um, report by the department.

The house is vacant and secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected ten or nineteen times.

There's been no progress on the order, so no active permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Allen give her a report and recommendation.

Uh your Honor, again, there's been no progress.

Um permits were suspended because they were not the right permits.

Um, so my recommendation is to keep the $500 civil penalty under advisement and return the matter August 27th for progress.

Why were they not the right permits?

Um he took out a homeowner's permit and uh well, it it's the property's in his wife's name.

Uh they own three properties in Evansville, which in that case is where they're required to get a contractor license contractor do the work.

Um I I already have a contract that I that is gonna work with me on one day, so I'll uh all right.

We reaching out to Mrs.

Allen.

Um, then I'll take the five or an hours so we'll pilling intervision and return the matter on August 27th for compliance.

So, sir, get your contractor out there, pull your permits, get the work done.

Hopefully, I don't I don't see uh in this room on the circumstances again.

Okay.

Good luck, Rolden.

Thank you.

Next for Inspector Allen on page two.

This is an evidentiary matter.

CE number 26E 89.

This is the hair on a house and garage, located at 313 South Elm Avenue.

Sean Allen Rust.

Report by the department, the house is vacant secure.

Yards are not accessible.

We attraction debris, the properties are inspected any time.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Inspector Allen, are you familiar with the property located at 313 South Elm Avenue?

Yes.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes.

Handing you a stack of exhibits.

Would you please tell the hearing officer what exhibits I'm handing you now?

Exhibit one is the list of violations for the property, exhibit two, eighty-one pictures taken of the property.

Exhibit three, the order to repair the house and garage.

Exhibit four and five, a package vapid age as a service.

Exhibit six service by publication.

Your Honor, we move to admit these exhibits into evidence.

No.

When was the last inspection done?

Hearing no objection, I'll omit the exit exhibits.

Inspector Allen, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

When was the last time you were out at the property?

Uh on June 18th.

What did you see at that property at your June 18th inspection?

Uh, well, I see that some house rep was um put on the south wall.

Um other than that, uh not a lot had changed since the initial inspection I did back in June of last year.

Um, starting back at your uh June inspection, the first one in June 2025.

Could you tell the hearing officer what you observed on that inspection?

Sure.

Well, there's some foundation bricks missing uh or foundation bricks are shifting and missing mortar between them on the south side and in the front.

Um the roof is in pretty bad shape.

Um there's missing shingles and a lot of damage.

Um there's plastic covering holes where the chimneys have been removed.

Uh the roof on the back of the house seems to be sagging a bit.

Um there's no siding or protective treatment of any kind on the south side again, other than the newly added uh house wrap.

Um in previous pictures you can see uh the south exterior wall has some damage from weather exposure.

Um and then on the north side of the house, you can see there's a like a football size hole in the uh siding that goes uh you can actually see through to the uh to the other side of the house uh in that so the wall is uh the chunk of the wall is missing there, that's on page six.

Um there let's see.

Um and then so basically it just uh just needs uh a good overhaul and needs to.

I know he has intentions of fixing all this, but uh just need uh need a plan and time frame.

Um as far as the garage goes, there's some cracks in the mortar uh at the uh mortar joints, um, you know, peeling paint on the wood surfaces, and there's no betters on the garage.

Okay.

Um there any other issues with the property.

That you'd like the hearing officer to know about.

Well, um there is there seems to be some uh trash and debris, a little tire, uh a shopping cart, um things like that in the front yard.

Um but uh really that's uh other than what I've mentioned about the things that need to be fixed.

Uh I believe that is all.

Nothing further out this time, your honor.

Sir, do you have any questions for the inspector?

Um, no.

Uh I mean, Mr.

Brackett doesn't work here anymore.

Um, officer bracket.

He was the one who I communicated this with, and he knew my time plan and what was going on with the house.

Do you have a plan and time frame right now, sir?

I mean I I expect to be done within a year, but that house is a complete.

I bought it on site unseen from a buddy who owns um who runs River Group, um, they couldn't get rid of it.

So I figured I'd buy it.

I own a construction company as well, and I'm a general contractor.

Um, so I thought I'd buy the house since it was cheap enough, and when we didn't have work or we was slow, we would go over there and do work so I can keep my guys' paychecks coming in so they can provide for their families.

Um can you provide the the uh inspector a plan and time frame?

I mean, I'll be done by February.

Right, but like usually when they provide a planned time frame, sir.

There's a like they go through the list of the things that the building commission says need to be done.

Well, we can complete this by this date and complete this by this day, like this by this day.

Yeah, so I I got all the permits full for everything.

Um, but it's unfortunately it's a process, it's there's steps to it.

You can't just go in and put a new roof on something that has no structure.

No, I understand the process.

So we're doing the inside stuff now, which is in progress right now, there's somebody over there working.

Um once it's stable inside, then we'll go in and put a new roof on.

Which I'll pull the permit for it.

Okay.

Can you provide a uh a plan and time frame?

Um so you want me to go through each one.

No, you don't have to do it to me now.

No, I don't want it.

Um I'm asking for the building commission.

Provide them the plan and time frame that that you're playing to have it completed.

Yeah, like I said, already Brackett had that plan.

He knew everything that was going on over there.

He's been the inspector that's came and inspected the electrical.

Um Mr.

Brackett was just the uh uh HBAC inspector.

He was the one who came and did the inspections, though.

Okay.

He's been there five times.

He didn't make it make me known this.

Okay.

Well, I called the office every time I had an inspection, he's the one who came.

Okay.

Yeah.

Well, then just if you know, if you have a copy, provide a copy to Inspector Allen or have Mr.

Brackett provide the copy.

I don't really care.

Um, based on the evidence presented today in the testimony for the building commission with respect to the repair of the house and the garage, I'm gonna find that the structure is an impaired structure and just that makes it unsafe proportions of property.

The structure is vacant or blighted and not maintain a mirror that will allow for human habitation occupancy or use and requirements of statute or ordinance.

Um get it going and hopefully, you know, like I said, like it's everybody here that comes in here.

Please don't come back.

I mean, I want you guys to get everything done and then have the building commission come out and inspect it, and I hope I don't ever see you again in this environment.

So I'm gonna order the matter returned on August the 27th.

Bring you in just to check for progress.

If you have progress before you come in here, email that progress to the building commission.

Email to Inspector Allen.

Have her come out and look at it.

Okay.

And if they show that you know um that progress looks like it's happening, I don't know.

Maybe coordinator dolphin, maybe the building inspector himself.

Sitting right behind you.

Maybe they won't have you come back in if you have enough progress at that time.

They say, Well, you know what, we'll we'll continue this until you know October.

But show progress.

Let's get it done, hopefully, you know, you get it done, and we don't have to see you back here for a while, okay?

Alright.

Well, return the matter on August 27th.

Anything else?

Okay.

All right.

Thank you, sir.

Have a good day.

Okay.

Our next case for Inspector Allen is on page four.

Okay.

And as a dentary matter, CE number 26 E90.

This is a repair on the house slash duplex located at 2575, 2579 Stanley Court.

The owner is Frankie Rayhammer.

Report by the department.

The house is vacant and not secure.

There's open windows in the rear of the property.

The yards are not accessible or acceptable due to trash and debris in the driveway.

The property has been inspected seven times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there has been contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Thank you.

Ma'am, are you Frankie?

I'm him.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Um, so today the building commission is requesting that you uh repair your house and duplex.

Do you understand that?

Yes.

Okay.

And have you seen the list of violations?

Have I been notified?

I have trouble hearing from this sound is soft.

Um, you're not going to hear out of that, but you'll hear, I think there's no I know.

But they need to talk closer, you talk louder.

Okay.

Oh, so you want me to talk speak more into the gotcha.

Noted touche.

Okay.

How's that?

Wonderful.

All right.

Have you seen the list of violations?

Yes.

Okay.

Do you agree with them or do you have any issues with them?

Uh some of them.

I don't agree with the whole lot.

Um it still says there's clothing in the backyard, which hasn't been there since November.

And the window happened in the last week and a half or two weeks.

And I think that was it was vandalism from a neighbor who has taken a dislike.

She's not really a neighbor.

She's a loiter.

Gotcha.

Well, she knows people in the neighborhood and hangs out.

Gotcha.

Okay.

Well, then I'll just have to.

But anyway, um, I have covered the window from the inside.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna have the building commission present their evidence.

Okay.

And then hopefully they can do so in a quick fashion, and then I'll, you know, you'll have an opportunity to speak after they've up had an opportunity to present their evidence.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you.

Inspector Allen, are you familiar with the property located at 2575-2579 Stanley Court?

Yes.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes.

Handing you a stack of exhibits.

Would you please tell the hearing officer what exhibits I'm just handing to you?

Exhibit one is the list of the violations to the property, exhibit two or 97 pictures taken of the property.

Exhibit three the order to repair the house.

Exhibit four and five or package of affidavits of service.

Exhibit six is service by publication.

Your Honor, we move to admit these exhibits into evidence.

May I mean any legal reason why I shouldn't review or objection as to why I shouldn't review those exhibits when rendering a decision in your case today?

I don't think there's any reason you shouldn't.

Okay.

Show the exhibits admitted.

You want these back?

Okay.

Okay, I've got others.

I've got copies of some of them anyway.

Inspector Allen, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

And based on your inspections, why do you think this property needs to be repaired?

Uh well it's a it's a vacant uh duplex, it's not really maintained.

Um, the soffit on all sides of the house is has fallen down.

There are birds nesting in the eaves uh on the uh north, I think the right direction of the toward the back in the corner.

Um see that there's some damaged gutters, uh, the gutters are full of dirt and debris, there's you know, things growing out of that dirt.

Uh, downspouts are missing in the rear.

Um, foundation has an opening in the rear allowing road and entry.

Um, and just you know, general maintenance, like the uh there's a shutter that's kind of hanging on by one nail, the mailbox is falling off the house, um, trees and shrubs are way overgrown, so they have not been maintained.

She is mowing the grass, uh, she has been maintaining the the yard, but um there are uh tree branches that are in the driveway that have been there since I started the case.

Um, and um in the back, this may be a center point issue, but in the back on the weatherhead, there is a pretty large branch that's resting on the weatherhead, which is uh concerning a little bit.

Um, and then there is an open junction box over uh the back door on the uh north side.

Uh I don't believe there's active service right now, correct?

No, there's not electric, so that's not an immediate danger.

Or no, excuse me, there's not water.

There is a there is electric and gas.

Okay, so that is a concern.

So my recommendation is that we just that you uh affirm the repair order and we return on August 27th, 2026 for compliance, okay.

Anything else?

Okay, ma'am.

Okay, you have any questions for on for the inspector on those questions.

Well, some things like the mailbox, I have put it back up, and it doesn't stay, and it's I'll just take it off.

Nobody's gonna get any mail anyway, the same way with shutters.

Um, oh, that dead head, that lamb does not touch it.

From the angle the photographs are taken, it appears to be.

But when I went around on the southeast side and looked up at it, there's that much space between the limb and the dead head.

It's just the shadows and in the picture that makes it appear that it's touching the wires are the deadhead and it's not.

Um it's an easy mistake to make when you're doing this and trying to take a picture.

Uh the like I said, I don't know for sure who broke that window, but that is recent, and I have my own suspicions.

I'm trying to get someone out there.

I talked to a man yesterday about the trees.

Um the foundation, I'm gonna have to get new gizmos with the top on them to put on there and hope somebody to sudden come by and stomp on it and break it because that's plastic, the top cover is um you have the downspout not connected.

I have put it back, it doesn't stay, and if it was connected like the one on the southeast corner, the way I understand it today, you're not supposed to have your downspouts connected to run into the sewer, that they're supposed to run out on the ground.

I may be wrong, but that's my understanding of what the downspout situation is supposed to be.

And I have the boards to fix the top of the door until I get the door to replace that.

Attendants' kids locked themselves in there and he kicked the door in.

And a soft the soffits have been a problem as long as I've owned it.

But a man, a man, somebody went through and picked every so often, one of those sections, all the way around.

And then he called me up and offered to fix it for me.

Yeah, I swear it's true.

Um he must have really needed.

And where it says back door of 2575, that's also a storage unit.

It's not access to the house.

And as for the shrubs, people don't open the storm door if they can't get to it, or break into the windows.

One window's broken that it doesn't show.

It's the storm window, not the interior window.

And that's where that one overgrown tree, the sapling, as we call it, it grows right on the corner.

Is growing, it covers it.

So it's not a temptation for somebody else.

But I've I'm working, you gave me the list of all the contractors and licensed people, and I'm working on finding somebody to do the repairs.

Okay.

Um, all right.

Well, so based on the evidence presented today and the testimony from um both the building commission and the property owner.

I am gonna find that they're the structure is in pair structure conditions that makes sense safe to persons or property, and that the structures vacant or blood, not maintain a marriage.

If you have habitation occupation use and the requirements of a statute ordinance, so I'm gonna affirm the repair order, and um, can I bring the matter back in August for further compliance?

So, do you have a plan and time frame when you plan on making these repairs, ma'am?

Pardon?

Do you have a time?

Do you have a time frame for when you plan on making the repairs?

As soon as I can find somebody do the work that I can trust because I can't be there all the time, and other people and even myself, you have to be there to watch people nowadays.

You have a lot of people that um they say, Oh, she's old and stupid, and um friend of mine, people doing repairs for her ran out of materials, and she gave him her credit card to go to Home Depot, which was her first mistake.

When she got her credit card bill, they'd bought some tools and charged them to her, and they were gone.

Yeah, that's yeah.

So is there a list of contractors the building commission has for these things?

We gave her a list.

Okay, so it sounds like you have a list from the building commission of the approved contractors that they use.

Yes, all right.

Well, ma'am, we're gonna bring the matter back August 27th, 2026 for further compliance.

See you then at one o'clock.

August 27th.

27th.

Yeah, it's two o'clock, two o'clock.

Or one o'clock.

12 o'clock.

Awesome.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Our next case for Inspector Allen is on page 30.

It's a routine matter.

So firm repair order on a house and garage located 1108 West Maryland Street.

Chash Granger is the owner.

We have a Isabella.

What's your last name?

Uh, okay, and Megan Hewitt.

He let it.

Okay, that report by the department.

The house is occupied and secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected 23 times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There are no permits on the file.

There's been no contact with the owner, and I'll let Inspector Allen give her a report and recommendation.

Your Honor, since the uh last uh hearing uh in May, uh they have done some tuck pointing on one of the on the northwest corner of the house.

Um, still need the only thing is we still need um the remaining areas of the of a foundation where the mortars missing need to be tuck pointed, replacing the missing shingles on the roof, uh downspouts need to be adjusted to less than 12 inches from the ground and splash box added, and uh installed gutters and downspouts on the garage and a handrail on the south side steps.

So I'd just like to return the matter on July twenty-third for progress.

All right, um, folks, y'all are here for this particular.

Is there anything you'd like to say today?

I actually have a question.

You see the south side steps.

Do you mean the steps that lead to the front door or the steps that lead to the back door?

The back door.

Okay.

We put a railing up, but you probably just haven't seen it because the facts.

Okay.

Okay.

Anything else?

Uh, and there was like there was like some contact with you, uh, Ms.

Allen, about the roof permit.

Yes, I contacted Mr.

Frazier about it where there was a miscommunication, and I told him it was fine for him to get it now.

But uh, but yeah, there was miscommunication, but he hasn't attempted to get it again.

So, we're was he planning on getting the permit for the repairs?

Absolutely.

Okay, sounds good.

Okay.

Okay, so we'll return the matter um on July 23rd.

Yes.

Okay, July.

Show the matter return on July 23rd for progress.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Yeah, good too.

Okay, next for Inspector Allen on page 11.

This is one is one that was contained as an evidentiary.

It's a vacate and a raise order on a house located at 203 Reed Street.

The owners are 203 Reed Street Land Trust.

I believe we have dealable basic here on this one.

No.

Oh, okay.

Report by the department, the house is vacant and secure.

The yards are not acceptable due to traction debris.

The property's been inspected six times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Um I do want to note there was a Jasmine Geminez here.

Um she stated that she was buying the house on contract, but her contract she's not had she cannot get someone to sign it.

So she left.

I don't know.

I have a copy.

I don't really want to present it.

We're gonna be taking the way.

I have a copy of the contract as well.

Does it have a do you have it with you?

Um I haven't reviewed it myself, but you guys can make it out of it.

But stop it.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Sure.

Yeah, that's what I told her.

It was not.

It's not.

Oh, okay.

Yes.

Absolutely.

Thank you.

Um, on this one, we would like to do that continue this one till July to let the contract purchaser know that we now have a copy of the contract.

All right.

And then Mr.

Bolger Basic is also here on 3926 North Fourth Avenue.

It's on page 20.

The routine matter, CE number 25 to E10.

An affirmed repair order on a house located at 3926 North Fourth Avenue.

The owners are 3926 North Fourth Avenue Land Trust.

Report by the department, the house is vacant and secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected 16 times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There are permits on file, and there has been contact with the owner, and I'll let Inspector Allen give her a report and recommendation.

Uh, yes, I spoke with Mr.

Rito, uh, the contract buyer, and he has recorded uh his contract as well with the recorder's office.

Um he recently submitted a new repair uh plan at the time frame.

So I would just like to return the matter August 27th for progress.

I don't know if you guys still have it today.

I have one.

Oh uh 9-15.

Yeah.

The only thing is that someone's contested in court in regards to possession of the property.

So we haven't accorded the team to it.

I don't believe it.

Or maybe they have and it's been contested.

I thought it said number P 23.

I think it's the G, but it's the one that I saw.

Yeah.

On page 19.

Yes, it shows that it's under PD 23 MLC.

Okay.

And I'm told that this one was contested by the previous owner and it's currently in.

Okay.

I'm not sure about that.

Well, I can give the report.

We're just we're going to ask the return in August.

Um the report is uh report by the department.

The property is vacant, the yards are acceptable, the property's been inspected 14 times.

There's been no progress on the orders, there are no permits on file, and there have been no contact with the new owner.

Um so Rick was just gonna ask to bring it back in August for progress.

The it just showed the transfer of ownership on 618.

Okay.

So it's probably pretty close to being done then.

Or it has been done.

I just haven't heard about it.

Is that okay to return?

Yeah, show return.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Okay, we'll start with Anne.

Spector Skeet's first case is on page five, it's an evidentiary.

Uh 25 is C number 2694.

It's an emergency vacate on a house at 2005 South Pass Avenue.

The owner for COE and business LLC.

Um, the report by the department is the services have been restored, so we would like to release this one.

All right, next one's on page nine.

This is one that was continued as an evidentiary.

CE number 26 CE19.

This is a repair on a house and garage located at 1343 East Franklin Street.

The owners are PQ LLC.

Report by the department, the property is vacant, the yards are not acceptable.

You believe in trash, the property is inspected five times.

There's been no progress on the orders, there are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Yeah, my recommendation at this time would be to affirm uh a repair order and return the matter in August.

All right, so that's first of all.

Um, first time, sorry.

Are you familiar with the property located at 1343 East Franklin Street?

Yes, I am.

Is the property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes, it is.

Please tell the hearing officer what exhibits I just handed to you.

Exhibit one is the list of violations for the property.

Exhibit two is 150 pictures taken of the property, exhibit three is the order to repair the house and garage.

Exhibit four is the mortgage for the property, exhibits five through seven is a packet of affidavits of services, and exhibit eight is the service of publication.

Your Honor, we move to admit these exhibits into evidence.

Should the exhibits admitted?

Have you been out to this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

Could you tell the hearing officer about the times you've been out to that property, what you saw on those occasions, and uh why those observations have led you to request the repairs that the building commission is requesting today?

Uh yes, um, as I said, I've been out there, I've been out there once.

Um, I am standing in for Jamie who's out.

So I was out there on the 16th, and it's got with the front of the front of the house.

It's got gutters that are down with soffits missing as well.

Uh where the soffits are missing, you can see that the wood is rotted.

Uh continues along to the east side of the property, which there's damage to the gutter systems as well, where the overgrown trees and debris have actually made their way up between the gutters, pulling them from the house.

Uh there is a gutters that are missing.

The shingles on the roof are extremely damaged, both by weather and of course the overgrown trees that are there.

Uh there's gaps at the top of the windows along the east side as well.

They've have installed new windows, but they have not completed them.

So I have no clue as to when they're going to finish that, or if anything, because you have it to everybody.

No communication with the owner.

There are on the south side of the property decaying shingles.

The west side also has decaying shingles.

There are multiple windows that are boarded up alongside the property.

The garage itself in the back also has missing pieces of the foundation.

The tree on the south side of that has grown into the garage, causing damage.

I can keep going, but I think that's enough to issue a repair order.

Anything else?

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Have you had papers to play about the property?

To my knowledge, there has been neighbor complaints.

Yes, two that I'm aware of.

To your knowledge, pardon me.

So it's your to your knowledge or you are you know, like you've received the complaints.

I personally did not receive the complaint.

I just but there have been complaints about this property.

Correct.

To your office.

Yes.

Okay.

All right.

Basically, it was presented today in the testimony from the building commissioner.

The court's going to find that the structure is a public nuisance, and the structure is vacant or blighted and not maintained in a manner that would allow for human habitation occupancy or use under requirements of statute or ordinance.

So we will affirm the orders.

Thank you.

All right.

Our next case is on page 18 for Inspector's feet.

CE n this is a routine matter, CE number 25 CE 252.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house and garage located at 1309 North Elliott Street.

The owner is Greg Spears.

Report by the department, the property is occupied.

The yards are acceptable.

The property has been inspected nine times.

There's been progress made on the roof and the front porch.

There are no permits on file.

There's been no contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Skeet give her report and recommendation.

Okay.

I just wanted to make sure.

Yes, I would like to return this matter in August for compliance.

Alright, show the matter return on August 27th for compliance.

And we'd like to keep the civil penalty under advisement as well, Your Honor.

Okay.

I'll show the civil penalty under advisement.

Oh okay.

Alright, takes sense.

Our next case for Inspector Skeet is on page 23.

Routine matter.

CE number 25 CE247.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house and garage located at 1102 North Garden Street.

The owner's MA Valley Inc.

Report by the department.

The property is tenant occupied secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected nine times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Skeet give her report and recommendation.

I'd like to impose the $500 civil penalty previously under advisement and return the matter to August 27th, 2026 for progress.

Okay, so why you want to impose a 500 hour civil penalty?

Well, willful non-compliance.

What are they willfully not complying with?

The notice of violation, which indicates that there are multiple building violations.

Protective structures on the garage are still deteriorating.

The corners are still missing from the foundation wall in the garage.

Windows are boarded up, so by being vacant, I mean it's a public nuisance.

I get to determine whether it's a public nuisance.

You just give me the facts that would indicate that it is.

So I would say this property is definitely becoming a nuisance drawing rats to this area.

That's one reason I would ask for this fine.

Got it.

Well, let's do this.

I'll take it under advisement.

Return the matter in July, on July the 23rd, and then if at that time it's the same or worse, then I'll issue a five-hour civil penalty.

Is that sound reasonable?

Sure.

Our next case for Inspector Skeet is on page 25.

It's a routine matter.

CE number 26E 50.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house and garage located at 1710 East Illinois Street.

The owners are highlighter 7 LLC.

This is a new owner as of April 22nd.

Report by the department, the property is vacant.

The yard is not acceptable due to overgrowth weeds and trash present.

The property has been inspected eight times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There are active permits on file, but the roof was replaced without a permit.

And I'll let Inspector Skeet give her important recommendation.

On this one, we recommend to return the matter on August 26th for an update on progress.

Alright.

Show the matter return for August on August 27th for progress.

And then the next case is on page 28 for Inspector Skeet.

Is the routine matter?

CE number 25 CE 235.

It's an affirmed repair order on a house located at 1319 East Indiana Street.

The owner is a Rebecca A.

Minton.

Report by the department.

The property is vacant.

The yards are acceptable.

The property has been inspected nine times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There are permits on file.

And there's been some contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Skeet give her report and recommendation.

Show return August 27th.

That's all I show for you.

Is that correct?

Next for Code Director Dolphin on page six.

Did his did your title change again?

It is, Your Honor.

I am now the director.

That's what uh HR's got me to list it as instead of going by coordinator because Rhonda Zimmer is our extra year coordinator, and I was the code enforcement coordinator.

But we had no director, so I am the director and she's the coordinator.

Well, congratulations.

No change other than the name to simplify it from two coordinators.

All right.

On page six, this is an evidenceary matter.

CE number 26E91.

This is a repair on a fence only at 3412 Yale Drive.

The owners are Clarence E.

Witt, Clarence E.

I.

Wit, and Myra Witt.

Report by the department.

The property is occupied.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected four times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Director Dolphin, are you familiar with the property located at 3412 Yale Drive?

Yes, I am.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes, it is.

And in US stack of exhibits, would you please tell the hearing officer what those are?

Uh exhibit one is a list of violations for the property.

Exhibit two is photo four photos of the property.

Exhibit three is the order to repair the fence.

Exhibit four is the assignment of mortgage.

Exhibit five through seven is the affidavits of service, and exhibit eight is service by publication.

Your honor, we move to admit these exhibits into evidence.

Show the exhibits admitted.

Director Dauphin, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Yes, I have.

And you've looked at the fence.

I have, yes.

Based on your observations of the fence, why do you think it needs to be repaired?

Uh so we received a complaint from the neighbor property.

I think it's 3408 Yale Drive.

Uh they stated the neighbor's fence is leaning on his fence, and they would like to replace a new fence.

So I received this complaint in July of 2025.

I've sent out numerous notices.

I believe four.

Uh no reply, no contact with the owners at 3412 Yale Drive.

Uh each of my inspections where I've gone out there, you can clearly see the fence at 3412 leaning over on 3408, leaning on their fence, which uh the complaint states since the fence is leaning on theirs, it's preventing them from uh installing a new fence that they would like to do.

Any other issues that you would like the hearing officer to know about with respect to this fence?

No.

Nothing further, your honor.

Director Dolphin, I mean, is this a safety issue as well?

Um, it could be, yes, with the fence leaning on against their fence.

Uh if the complaint was to remove their fence, the fence that's leaning and falling could fall down across the property lines onto them.

Uh I would believe that the structure of the fence is weakened, so the property owners at 3412.

If the fence is falling one direction, then it with the right fall the other direction and fall on that.

Yeah.

So, based on the evidence presented today in the testimony from the building commission, I'm going to find that the structure is a paired.

Structure in this makes them safe to persons or property and the structure is a public nuisance.

So we will affirm the order of the uh from the order.

Thank you.

Rick, that's all I didn't re-read.

Okay.

Okay.

Next for Inspector Lukey.

Oh, Inspector Lukey.

Good to see you today.

Inspector Lukey's first case is on page 10.

This is one that was contained as an evidentiary 1907 Lincoln Avenue.

It looks like we're gonna have to continue this one again due to a conflict.

We're gonna ask to bring it back July 23rd.

What's the conflict?

It's a conflict with our law firm and property owner.

Gotcha.

Okay.

And then next on page 16 for Inspector Lukey.

This is a routine matter.

CE number 25 CE 98.

It's a repair on two apartment buildings at 1143 1163 Covert Avenue.

Owners are reproduct inc.

Report by the department.

The buildings are vacant and secure.

The yards are not acceptable due to trash present.

The property's been inspected nine times.

There's been progress on the orders.

There are permits on file and contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Lukey give us report and recommendation.

Yes, there's been enough progress that they are have completed everything, so I would like to release the matter.

So it released.

Next for Inspector Lukey on page 24, a routine matter.

CE number 25 CE200.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house and garage located at 1220 South Harlan Avenue.

The owners are Clark P and Gail S.

Braun.

Report by the department, the house is vacant and secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected eight times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There are permits on file, and there has been contact with the owner.

Yes, I would just like to return the matter July 23rd, 2026.

Alright.

Show the matter return July 23rd for progress.

And then next on page 29.

Also a routine matter.

CE number 25 CE 133.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house and garage located at 1612, 1614 South Lynnwood Avenue.

The owner is John Scales.

Report by the department, the house is vacant and secure.

The yards are not acceptable due to trash.

The property has been inspected 10 times.

There has been progress on the orders.

There is a permit on file, and there's been some contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Lukey give us report and recommendation.

Yes, the majority of the repairs on the outside have been uh performed uh with the exception of a hole in the garage roof and a few other things with the garage.

Uh I am trying to gain an interior inspection uh to make sure that those repairs have been done.

So I would just like to return it August 27, 2026 for time to schedule that interior inspection.

All right, um, so we'll return the matter on August 27, 2026 for progress, and then in the meantime, you want to you want to order an on-site inspection?

Yes, I would like to order an on-site inspection.

So, order a uh an interior inspection of the property within the next 30 days.

Thank you, and I thought I should say that.

That's disappointing.

Huh?

Inspector Lukey's done, huh?

Yeah, it's like that.

I was hoping he would have some other cases we could talk about.

And then Inspector Allen, we'll finish up yours.

Okay.

On page three, this is an evidentiary matter.

CE number 26E 87.

This is a repair on a garage-only.

Um, located for a property located at 529 Stanley Avenue.

The owner is John Jacob Fisher.

Report by the department, the house is occupied secure, the yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected nine times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner, and we're ready to proceed.

Inspector Allen, are you familiar with the property located at 529 Stanley Avenue?

Yes.

Is that property located in the city of Evansville?

Yes.

Handing you a stock of exhibits.

Would you please tell the hearing officer what's in that stack?

Exhibit one is a list of the violations.

Exhibit two or 25 pictures taken.

Exhibit three, the order to repair the garage.

Exhibit five is a five through nine or a package of affidavits of service.

Exhibit ten, service by publication.

Your honor, we move to admit these exhibits and evidence.

Thank you.

Inspector Allen, have you been out to inspect this property yourself?

Given those inspections, could you please tell the hearing officer what you saw and why those observations have led you to request uh an affirmation of the repair order that we're asking for today?

Well, we have received um two neighbor complaints.

One the initial one when I uh at the first inspection in April of 2025, and then one more recently, inquiring when when the repairs were going to be made.

Um really is the roof is what's in really bad shape.

It's you know deteriorating.

Um there are some missing shingles uh uh on one on the um west end, as you can see from the further the pictures taken a little further away.

Um there's a little siding missing on uh on the top of the uh south wall, and there's no gutters, but my biggest concern is the uh is the roof and and how uh it's just deteriorated pretty badly.

So we would like to uh affirm the repair order and return the matter August 27th for the.

So what's wrong with the roof?

You say it's deteriorated.

What about it has deteriorated?

Well, the shingles are are disintegrating.

I mean they're they're curling, they're they're half of them are gone.

I mean, it's just really rough looking.

If you could tell from the pictures, right?

But I mean, do we have a you say they're rough looking, but a shingle can look rough and still keep the water out.

That is true.

Uh there are some areas of missing shingles, so uh the the roof decking is exposed, does not have any protective treatment.

The um, so that's it, you know, it keeps it like it is and it's going to original eventually deteriorate further and even maybe fall through because there's no protection for it.

So, hope you guys don't do any inspections after Sunday.

You'll probably find a few other roofs where there's missing shingles and some of I'll be honest with you, Your Honor.

Um, I probably wouldn't have brought this to hearings if it weren't for the complaints, the neighbor complaints.

Okay.

Which of these statutory bases would you believe this would fall under?

Do you have that list in front of you?

I don't recall the memory, I apologize.

Well, I would say um lighted not maintained in a manner that would well no, that's not gonna, because it's not a garage is not meant for human habitation, so I can't really go with that one.

No, yeah.

Sorry, the way these are the structure is an impaired structural condition that makes it unsafe to person's property.

You don't even buy that.

I know.

This is embarrassing, Your Honor.

We'd also argue it's a public nuisance, and that itself is evidenced by the complaints from neighbors and the fact that roof shingles are deteriorating to the point where I actually testified they're crumbling.

And Your Honor mentioned that the recent weather event.

That's a structure that's not stable and it low, even in an ordinary weather event.

Roof shingles into other people's yards, and it's unsightly, does not put the character of the neighborhood within which this property is situated.

So we would argue it falls under that statutory basis as well.

Is there a hole in it?

No, Your Honor.

Just because people complain.

You get some honor neighbors, they're going to complain about everything.

I mean, there is a it looks like a piece of siding missing from the garage.

And yes, the roof probably does need to be replaced, but I'm just gonna have to.

Yes, Your Honor.

Okay.

Based on that evidence, we'll find that the structure is a public nuisance, and we'll affirm the repair order.

Inspector Allen's next case is on page 13 of 14.

Um property address is 1110, 1112, East Negley Avenue.

This one's been continued.

Sure, continued.

Thank you.

And then next on page 15, routine matters C number 25 CE 254.

Um, this is a firm repair order on a house in Gazebo for a property at 912 914, West Columbia Street.

The owners are sandlot properties, LLC.

Yeah, Samlott is a client of my law firm, so the building commission would ask that this matter be continued.

Uh calling a rock in a hard place.

I of course that'd be the one to fill in today, but that's called a mind.

All right, we'll show the matter continued until July.

All right, then our next case is on the on page 22.

Routine matters, CE number 25 CE232.

This is an affirm repair order on a house located at 3355 West Franklin Street.

The owner is Anthony Ray Burst, Jr.

Report by the department.

The house is vacant and secure.

The yards are acceptable.

The property's been inspected eight times.

There's been no progress since the last hearing.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Allen give her report.

Recommendation.

Uh, Your Honor, I spoke with the um the uh mortgage holder.

Um the property is scheduled for share of sale today.

So I'd just like to return the matter August 27th for an update.

We'll turn the matter, or we'll show the matter returned in August August 27th.

Thank you.

Page 26, uh routine matters CE number 26 CE 52.

This is an affirmed repair order on a house located at 2600 West Illinois Street.

The owners are Edgar A.

and Gloria Simmons.

Report by the department, the house is occupied and secure.

The yards are not acceptable due to uh high weeds.

The property's been inspected eight times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there's been no contact with the owners.

And I'll let Inspector Allen give her a report and recommendation.

Um there has been no progress, but I would just like to return the matter July 23rd, 2026 for compliance.

Are there neighbors complaining about this property?

Uh no recent complaints, no.

Okay, we'll show a return in July, July 23rd.

Thank you.

And Your Honor, I'm sorry, there was a repair order on the garage as well on page 27.

We also just want to return that with the house.

Yes.

Yeah, we'll show return on July twenty-third for compliance.

And then on page 31.

CE number 25 CE two forty six, affirmed repair order on a house located at 1926 South Red Bank Road.

The owner's Goldie Gurley report by the department.

The house is vacant and secure.

The yards are not acceptable due to overgrowth.

The property's been inspected nine times.

There's been no progress on the orders.

There are no permits on file, and there has been contact with the owner.

And I'll let Inspector Allen give her a report and recommendation.

Uh Your Honor, I I finally got um Miss Gorley was re released from the hospital, um, which I'm very happy about because she was uh very sick.

Um, she um she gave me her current mailing address, so we gave her a copy of all the orders and the NOV.

Um she would be here today, but she's still kind of recovering and still just not up to it.

So I told her that um I would just uh advise that we return the matter July 23rd, 2026, but to go ahead and keep the penal civil penalty under advisement if that's all right.

You're you're tough.

Poor lady's getting out of hospital.

You want to keep her civil penalty under advisement.

All right.

She didn't want to kill it.

We'll show the civilization.

I don't want to notice it.

So you wanted to grant the civil penalty.

No, Your Honor.

We'll show the civil penalty under advisor, return the matter on July twenty-third.

So I want to show your Honor.

I was waiting for.