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Magistrate gives 90 days to repair Lake City house at 735 NW Campbell Terrace; derelict truck must be removed or tagged
Summary
The special magistrate ordered owner May Ziegler to obtain any required permit within 30 days and to complete repairs within 90 days; an inoperable truck on the property must be removed or properly plated within the same timeframe. The city was awarded $19.28 in postage costs and a $50-per-day lien will begin if work is not done.
Special Magistrate Stephanie Marchman on June 5 ordered the owner of 735 NW Campbell Terrace to obtain any required permit within 30 days of the magistrate’s written order and complete repairs within 90 days, and she ordered that an unlicensed vehicle on the property be removed or tagged within the same 90-day period.
City staff presented photographs and testimony describing missing front steps, a damaged porch removed by workers, flaking paint, areas of rot, and a tarp on the roof. The officer said certified notices were mailed and a notice of hearing was posted on the city website and at City Hall in accordance with Florida Statute 162.
An occupant, Gloria Muñoz, told the magistrate she is living at the house while repairs are being arranged and said a contractor had patched the roof and would finish repairs as funds and time allow. Muñoz said she believed the roof leak was resolved after a recent rain and that porch and step work remained to be done.
The city requested a 30-day permit deadline and 60 days to complete repairs; the magistrate extended the completion period to 90 days from the date of the order to allow time for the occupant and owner to secure labor and materials. The magistrate awarded the city $19.28 for postage. She warned that if the work and vehicle removal/tagging are not completed within 90 days, a $50-per-day fine would begin to accrue as a lien on the property.
City staff clarified that if a homeowner performs the work without a contractor, the homeowner must pull the permit. No grant or city-funded assistance was offered at the hearing.
