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Case: T04DV00108

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Address:

Entered Date:

02/04/2004

Applicant:

CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC

Description:

COMPLAINT:MIN HOUSING- UNFIT LIVING CONDITIONS. HUMAN WASTE AND TRASHED FILLED INSIDE APT.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T04DV00108
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
02/05/2004 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT JCRAIG Correction Required AT STIE I MET MANAGER AT FRONT DESK, SHE WALKED ME AND MAINT. TO SECOND FLOOR UNIT WHERE MARIO LIVES. AFTER 20 MIN. OF KNOCKING THE TENANT WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE MANAGER DID OPEN UNIT WITH HER MASTER KEY. WHEN THE MANAGER PUSHED THE DOOR IT WOULD ONLY OPEN 2". THE MANAGER DID YELL FOR TENANT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. MORE UNTIL TENANT CAME TO DOOR, IT TOOK TENANT 3-6 MIN. TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS BLOCKING DOOR TO OPEN IT. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPEN, IT WOULD ONLY OPEN TO A MAX OF 12" OR LESS. TENANT DID ALOW MYSELF AND MANAGER INTO UNIT. AS I ENTERED UNIT I WAS TRIPPED BY STORAGE. THE UNIT HAS BEEN FOUND FILLED WITH PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THE UNIT HAS STORAGE ITEMS BEING ABOUT 6-8 FEET HIGH AND COVERING ALL FLOORS. TEH BATHROOM, BEDROOM, KITCHEN AND LIVINGROOM IS COVERED (SEE PHOTOS). TENANT IS USING MANY ELECT. DROP CORDS DUE TO HIS TV, RADIO, REPAIR BUS. INSIDE UNIT. THE BATHROOM FLOOR IS COVERED WITH STORAGE INCLUDING TUB FILLED. TENANT IS EX-MILITARY VERY ROUGH AND NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH COT ON CLEARING ITEMS FOR EGRESS AND FIRE ESCAPE, ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE BLOCKED. THERE IS ZERO EGRESS INSIDE UNIT. MANAGEMENT AT THIS TIME DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPTY UNITS AND JUDY WITH COT HAS NO ROOMS, UNIT WIL REQUIRE SHUT DOWN DUE TO AMOUNT OF STORAGE AND USE OF HAZARDOUS ELECT. CORDS OF 20 PLUS. I DID CALL INSPECTOR C-2 TO SITE. IT IS AGREED THAT UNIT WILL BE DEEMED UNSAFE. C-2 DID PHONE PROJECT MANAGER FOR PALCEMENT HELP FOR TENANT. NOTICE WAS GIVEN AT SITE. AT THIS TIME DNR INSPECTORS ARE REVIEWING CASE AND PLACEMNT OF TENANT. THE PROPERTY MANGER HAS MADE CALLS TO CORP OFFICE FOR PLACEMENT OF TENANT UNTIL UNIT IS CLEARED. TENANT AT THIS TIME IS VERY UPSET DUE TO CLOSING DOWN OF UNIT. HE STATES APT. BUILDING IS AFTER HIM. I AM UNSURE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. THE TENANT FEELS IF HE STARTS A FIRE IN HIS UNIT. THAT IT'S NOT HIS PROBLEM ABOUT OTHER TENANTS AND FIRE SAFTEY. THIS TENANT IS AWARE OF HIS ISSUES AND FIRE HAZARD OF HIS UNIT. TENANT DOES NOT CARE IF HE STARTS A FIRE OR IF IT HURTS OTHERS. THE VERY HAZARDOUS USE OF ELECT. DROP CORDS IN TO MANY TV'S AND OTHER ELECT. ITEMS. THE UNIT IS KEPT VERY WARM INSIDE. THE UNIT DOES NOT HAVE WASTE ITEMS. OLD FOOR, HUMAN WASTE, (JUST PERSONAL STORAGE, LOTS OF IT) THE TENANT. THE TENANT AT THIS TIME IS GOING TO THE DOCTOR APPT. AT THIS TIME I'M WAITING FOR JUDY TO CALL ME BACK. SHE IS WAITING FOR THE CORP OFFICE TO CALL HER AROUND 1:15PM. THEY ARE OUT TO LUNCH. I DID GET CONTACT NUMBER FROM TENANTS FILE AT APT. I DID TRY AND CALL HIS SON, NO ANSWER ON PHONE. AT 5:30 PM. I DID SPEAK TO SON AND THE SON HAS AGREED TO ALLOW HIS FATHER TO STAY WITH HIM UNTIL UNIT IS CLEARED. AT THIS TIME THE TENANT IS OUT-6:00PM. THE TENANT STILL HAS NOT COME BACK TO SITE. MAINT. HAS CHANGED HIS DOOR LOCKS TO STOP TENANT AND IS REQUIRED TO CALL SON WHEN FATHER GETS HERE SO MARIO CAN SLEEP AT HIS SON'S HOME. MAINT. AND MANAGEMENT WANTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM APT. AND WANTED DNR INSPECTOR TO ALLOW -THIS IS NOT ALLOWED AND MAINT. IS AWARE THAT THE COT IS NOT ORDERING MAINT. TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS. JUDY KIDNEY WAS AT SITE AND DIST. MANAGER TRYING TO FIX PROBLEM OF PLACEMENT. THAT'S WHEN SON CALLED ME BACK. INSIDE OFFICE AT APT. NOTICE WAS GIVEN AT SITE TO MANAGER AND TENANT IS AWARE. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT SITE OF ALL ISSUES ON NOV.

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T04DV00108
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Completed Inspections - 1
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
03/02/2004 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE JCRAIG Approved AT SITE INSPECTION TENANT HAS MADE A MINIMUM CLEARANCE FOR EGRESS. MANAGEMENT IS ALLOWING FOR PERSONAL STORAGE IN APT UNIT. OKAY TO CLOSE.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Case Number - T04DV00108
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 2
Date Name
02/06/2004 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
02/06/2004 COURT ORDERED ABATEMENT