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Special Magistrate Grants Lien Reduction for 89‑Year‑Old Owner; $1,000 Plus $525 Administrative Costs Ordered
Summary
A lien of roughly $363,000 was reduced to $1,000 plus $525 in administrative costs for property owner Sava Radosavak after the owner’s power of attorney documented cleanup and the city raised no objection.
Erica Augello, special magistrate, granted a lien‑reduction request filed on behalf of property owner Sava Radosavak, reducing accumulated fine obligations to $1,000 plus $525 in administrative costs, payable within 30 days.
Pete Doerr, code enforcement manager, told the magistrate the outstanding fines had grown to about $363,000 and that the city did not object to the requested reduction. Slavita Radasovic, who said she is the owner’s power of attorney, told the magistrate she took over management in January and had the property cleaned and vehicles without registration removed.
Why it matters: Lien‑reduction hearings balance code‑compliance incentives against the owner's ability to pay and the city’s interest in recovering administrative costs. In this case the city supported a reduction because staff said corrective actions had been taken and the owner is elderly and represented by a POA.
Order: The magistrate granted the reduction to $1,000 plus $525 for administrative costs and directed the owner to pay within 30 days of the order; if payment is not made the lien will revert to the previously scheduled amount.
Ending: The magistrate said she will issue a written order and the clerk will work with the city to process payment arrangements.
