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Magistrate halves city offer, sets $25,000 payment plan for long-running Thirteenth Street lien
Summary
Special Magistrate Kevin Wagner reduced the lien on 1400 Thirteenth Street and set a $25,000 payment plan due within one year, cutting the city’s original assessed lien significantly but rejecting the owner’s request for full waiver.
Special Magistrate Kevin Wagner reduced a multi-case lien tied to 1400 Thirteenth Street to $25,000 payable within one year, after hearing from the property's representative. The lien had accrued from violations dating to 2019 for inoperative vehicle storage, right-of-way obstruction and overgrowth; the city reported the original assessed total at about $201,600 and sought a 25% reduction to $50,400.
Mark Sims, who identified himself as the estate representative, asked for a larger reduction, saying he believed the violations predated his representation and disputing the factual basis. The magistrate said he could not relitigate the original citations and declined to grant a full waiver; instead he reduced the city’s requested amount and set a one-year payment window.
The magistrate noted factors he must weigh under city code — including the number of violations, duration out of compliance and the property’s compliance history — and that the city’s initial offer was already a concession. Wagner gave the property one year to pay $25,000; if unpaid the original assessed amount will be reinstated and standard enforcement would resume.
No additional abatements were ordered at the hearing; the owner was advised to work with code enforcement if there are ongoing compliance or title issues. The reduction applies only to the code-enforcement lien and does not cover other potential resolution liens or municipal charges.
