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Owner disputes inspectors’ photos and seeks to reinstate expired permits at 41940 Ninth Street; magistrate gives 120 days
Summary
At 41940 Ninth Street the property trustee disputed the city's evidence and said expired permits could be reinstated; inspectors countered that current work required new permits. The magistrate ordered 120 days for permits/inspections or fines of $100 per day.
The special magistrate ordered a 120‑day compliance window for the property at 41940 Ninth Street after inspectors said multiple interior and exterior renovations had been performed without proper permits. The property trustee disputed the photographs and argued that expired renovation permits on file could be reinstated to cover the work.
Chief plumbing inspector Ryan Brown testified that he observed a paver patio/driveway, kitchen and bathroom remodels, new flooring and garage partition work performed without permits; he reported that permit applications had been submitted but not issued (permit numbers 25031355 and 25030240 were noted as applied for but not issued). Brown said he had limited post‑tag contact with the owner and that a tenant had been noncooperative when the inspector first arrived.
Sherry Wilkinson, who identified herself as a trustee for the Haplo Eshon Trust, objected to the city’s photographs and said she had authorized the inspector to enter with permission and that some earlier permits from 2006 existed and, she asserted, could be reinstated with a $75 fee. Brown and the magistrate responded that the building is multifamily (three apartments with garages) and therefore not covered by the one‑ and two‑family exemptions the owner cited, and that earlier expired permits had not been reinstated and did not cover the current work. Brown recommended 120 days for the permits and a $100‑per‑day fine after that.
The magistrate found the property in violation of FPC 110.3 and FPC 105.1, ordered 120 days to obtain required permits and at least a passing inspection, and warned that fines of up to $100 per day could follow if the property did not come into compliance. The magistrate said the hearing did not resolve disputes over utility access (water) or whether an expired permit could be reinstated; those were matters between the owner and the city’s permitting and utility departments or, if pursued, civil court.
