The special magistrate found on July 21, 2025, that Central Court Apartments (Building 3) had electrical, plumbing and HVAC work done without required building permits and entered adjudication, giving the owner 30 days to obtain after‑the‑fact permits. The magistrate said owners must resolve the violations or face a $500 daily fine.

The finding followed testimony from Jan a Sanders, neighborhood service inspector, who told the magistrate she had inspected the property and was not provided documentation showing permits for electrical changes, plumbing repairs or replaced AC units. Janice Sanders said she had given the manager two weeks to submit applications and that “no permits have been obtained for the electrical work plumbing and AC units that were all installed in Building 3.”

Christopher Olsen of the Building Department told the hearing that after‑the‑fact permits and an engineering letter would be required for the work. Olsen said permits would be required to legalize the installations.

Magistrate Smith said, “Based on the unrebutted testimony of the inspectors, I find that the violations do exist,” and entered adjudication with a 30‑day abatement date and a daily fine of $500 if the violations are not corrected.

The manager and the building maintenance representative spoke with inspectors during the hearing but the owner did not appear. The magistrate noted claims that City staff had previously told management the repairs did not require permits were not supported by documentation and reiterated the Building Department’s position that permits are required.

Owners or agents were given 30 days to obtain the required permits, and the magistrate warned that failure to comply would convert the adjudication into repeat‑violation enforcement with daily fines.