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NorthBeachPerso

NorthBeachPerso

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When you guys say "dilapidated" do you mean houses that don't have shiny vinyl fencing, tasteful plantings, beige vinyl siding, at least one European car in the driveway and have a horseshoe pit in the back yard like here in the Beach or something else?

I've had to learn new definitions for a lot of things in the last decade or so.
 
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RoseRed

RoseRed

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NorthBeachPerso said:
When you guys say "dilapidated" do you mean houses that don't have shiny vinyl fencing, tasteful plantings, beige vinyl siding, at least one European car in the driveway and have a horseshoe pit in the back yard like here in the Beach or something else?

I've had to learn new definitions for a lot of things in the last decade or so.
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If you were familiar with this house, it is indeed dilapidated. It was empty when I moved here in 1990. There are large holes in the roof.
 
SamSpade

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NorthBeachPerso said:
When you guys say "dilapidated" do you mean houses that don't have shiny vinyl fencing, tasteful plantings, beige vinyl siding, at least one European car in the driveway and have a horseshoe pit in the back yard like here in the Beach or something else?

I've had to learn new definitions for a lot of things in the last decade or so.
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During one of the hurricanes some years back, a tree fell onto the roof and left a huge hole.
It's become much worse, since.
 
NorthBeachPerso

NorthBeachPerso

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RoseRed said:
If you were familiar with this house, it is indeed dilapidated. It was empty when I moved here in 1990. There are large holes in the roof.
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SamSpade said:
During one of the hurricanes some years back, a tree fell onto the roof and left a huge hole.
It's become much worse, since.
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That's a Code Enforcement issue. I mean c'mon, the Health Department went after the Amish for recipes a few years ago so where is St. Mary's Code Enforcement in all this? Especially since the area sounds as though it's being redeveloped.
 
RoseRed

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NorthBeachPerso said:
That's a Code Enforcement issue. I mean c'mon, the Health Department went after the Amish for recipes a few years ago so where is St. Mary's Code Enforcement in all this? Especially since the area sounds as though it's being redeveloped.
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No idea why it's still standing. It's on a corner on 235NB near route 4. One of the busiest areas of the county.
 
Ken King

Ken King

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RoseRed said:
No idea why it's still standing. It's on a corner on 235NB near route 4. One of the busiest areas of the county.
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Probably because it was rezoned to commercial and they won't do anything until they get a deal to build something. Hard to believe that someone paid $1,650,000 for it.
 
NorthBeachPerso

NorthBeachPerso

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Ken King said:
Probably because it was rezoned to commercial and they won't do anything until they get a deal to build something. Hard to believe that someone paid $1,650,000 for it.
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If it a hazard and in violation of various building maintenance codes (like the holes in the roof) it doesn't matter how much the lot sold for. Unless site plans have been approved, permits pulled and a timeline established for demo Code Enforcement can go in there and start writing paper.

Now, there are ways around not having to do a demo/repair right away but the clock starts to at least tick.
 
RoseRed

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NorthBeachPerso said:
If it a hazard and in violation of various building maintenance codes (like the holes in the roof) it doesn't matter how much the lot sold for. Unless site plans have been approved, permits pulled and a timeline established for demo Code Enforcement can go in there and start writing paper.

Now, there are ways around not having to do a demo/repair right away but the clock starts to at least tick.
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Kyle said:
Oh yeah. That ones in way worse shape.
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I'm surprised it hasn't gone up in smoke yet.
 
RoseRed

RoseRed

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Kyle said:
Oh yeah. That ones in way worse shape.
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There's another one not too far north of that one. After you pass the Mervell Dean/Airport intersection, it's up on the hill on the right. Broken window and the copper pipes have been stripped.
 
SamSpade

SamSpade

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RoseRed said:
There's another one not too far north of that one. After you pass the Mervell Dean/Airport intersection, it's up on the hill on the right. Broken window and the copper pipes have been stripped.
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Heck, there's ones back in the woods JUST past the intersection, NB on the right.
 
Ken King

Ken King

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NorthBeachPerso said:
If it a hazard and in violation of various building maintenance codes (like the holes in the roof) it doesn't matter how much the lot sold for. Unless site plans have been approved, permits pulled and a timeline established for demo Code Enforcement can go in there and start writing paper.

Now, there are ways around not having to do a demo/repair right away but the clock starts to at least tick.
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Looking at the latest I could find for "Property Maintenance Ordinance" it seems to carry a $1000 fine, after proper notice. Then the county can remedy the issue and place a lien against the property for that cost. Which might be of benefit to the owner by not having to deal with the permits and costs required to demolish it.
 
NorthBeachPerso

NorthBeachPerso

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Ken King said:
Looking at the latest I could find for "Property Maintenance Ordinance" it seems to carry a $1000 fine, after proper notice. Then the county can remedy the issue and place a lien against the property for that cost. Which might be of benefit to the owner by not having to deal with the permits and costs required to demolish it.
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Those fines can accumulate, though. At some point it transitions to a per day fine of "up to $XXX per day". That takes a Judge to do, or at least affirm it.
Sooner or later the owner would have to pay the demo costs. As you said, if the County does it the cost goes onto the property tax bill as a lien (maybe St. Mary's is different). We were able to put it on the property tax bill where it would get paid sometime during the cycle or go to tax sale).
 
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