Bay County magistrate authorizes demolition authority for Sherman Avenue mobile home; fines and liens assessed in three other cases

A Bay County special magistrate on March 19, 2025 found a mobile home at 2300 Sherman Avenue, Lot 51, to be unfit and unsafe and ordered that the owner have 30 days to bring the structure into compliance or allow the county to enter the property and abate violations, including demolition if necessary.

The magistrate, identified in the hearing transcript as "K.", said, "I'm gonna find you in non compliance at the present time," and set the 30‑day period for remedial work. The magistrate directed that if the condition persists the county is authorized to perform pre‑bid inspections (including asbestos surveys), permit contractors to enter to bid and, if required, demolish the structure; all costs of abatement would become a lien against any real or personal property owned by the respondent in Bay County.

The respondent at 2300 Sherman Avenue, identified in the record as Daniel Marlowe Jr., told the hearing he has been…