Case: T98VL01225
Case Details
Entered Date:
11/12/1998
Applicant:
BANKS HAROLD
Description:
COMPLAINT:BROKEN TOILET.LAV LEAKS,SMALL SPACE HTR.
Outstanding Inspections
Case Number: T98VL01225
Case Status: CLOSED
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INITIAL CODE VIOLATION | None | Not Inspected |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: CLOSED
Case Number: T98VL01225
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/1999 | FOLLOW UP CODE VIOLATION | LHANLY | Approved | VIOLATION |
| 11/22/1999 | FOLLOW UP CODE VIOLATION | LHANLY | Approved | ADDTL COMMS - ELECTRIC IS BEING UPGRADED, BUT IS NOT YET DONE. |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Case Number - T98VL01225
Case Status: CLOSED
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 7
| Date | Name |
| 03/04/1999 | 11/16/98 CONTACTED IN PERSON: OWNER HAROLD BANKS @ SITE. MR. BANKS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT ALL VACANT UNITS AT THIS SITE (8 TOTAL 6 VACANT) NEED TO BE SECURED AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED FOR MINIMUM HOUSING VIOLATIONS BEFORE RENTING THEM TO ANYBODY. HE HAS AGREED TO THIS, AND HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2 OCCUPIED UNITS. LRH. NO NOTICE & ORDER ISSUED DUE TO HIS COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. |
| 10/06/1999 | 10/04/99 SITE VISIT/INSPECTION MADE. SEE INSPECTION RESULTS AND NOTATIONS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. UP TILL NOW MOST OF THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN VACANT AND IT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE PAST WITH THE OWNER AND HIS SON THAT ANY UNIT THEY WANTED TO RENT OUT WOULD HAVE TO BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO DOING SO. THERE ARE MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE UNITS; PRIMARILY WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND SEWAGE. ON TODAYS VISIT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OWNERS SON HAD RENTED OUT 3 OF THE UNITS, ONLY ONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO MEET MINIMUM HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS DISREGARD FOR PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS & THE MANY HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE CURRENTLY RENTED UNITS THE REMAINING VACANT UNITS (1, 2,3,4 & 5) HAVE BEEN POSTED "UNSAFE TO OCCUPY". 10/20/99 FOUND SEVERE DAMAGE TO ELECTRIC SUPPLY TO SUB-PANELS. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR KEN BOLLE WAS ASKED TO COME TO SITE AND EVALUATE. PER HIS REQUEST THE METER WAS PULLED AND THE PANEL BLANKED AND LOCKED FOR UNITS 2-5 & 7 (THEY ARE ALL FED OFF ONE METER). T.E.P. WAS ALSO ASKED TO DISCONNECT POWER TO UNIT 1 BECAUSE OF MISSING COVERS AND DEAD FRONTS ON MAIN ELECTRIC PANEL. THE OWNERS AGENTS WERE ON SITE (HIS SONS) AND INFORMED OF WHAT IS NECESSARY BEFORE ANY ELECTRICITY WILL BE RESTORED. ONE OF THE SONS IS AN ELECTRICIAN BUT SEEMED UNAWARE OF NEED FOR PERMITS, THIS NEED HAS BEEN |
| 10/06/1999 | POINTED OUT TO HIM, AND INSP. BOLLE DID A WALK THRU WITH HIM TO DISCUSS SUBSTANDARD ITEMS. 11/03/99 MET OWNERS SON AT SITE, HE GAVE FANS & ELECTRIC AS THE CONTRACTOR WHO WOULD BE DOING ELEC REPAIR WORK. CONTACT WITH TIM PALMER (FANS & ELEC) @ 888-8565 CONFIRMED THAT REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. FOLLOW UP IN 2 WEEKS. |
| 10/07/1999 | 10/05/99 CONTACTED BY PHONE: OWNER HAROLD BANKS CALLED. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT HIS SON HAD RENTED OUT SOME OF THE UNITS. HE HAS AGREED TO HAVE A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN GO THROUGH EACH UNIT BEGINNING WITH THE OCCUPIED UNIT #7. FOLLOW UP WITH OWNER HAS BEEN AGREED ON FOR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW (10-19-99). NO OFFICIAL HNO HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS BECAUSE OWNER HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN HIS SON THAT HAS BEEN INTERFERING WITH PAST AGREEMENTS AND OWNER HAS PROMISED TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE. 03/13/00 MICK CLUCK CALLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. HE SAID THAT ILLEGAL TENNANCY, FIRES IN UNITS AT NIGHT, STRIPPED CARS, SYRINGES, CRACK-PIPES AND THE PILE UP OF GARBAGE HAS BEEN INCREASING AT THIS SITE. HE WAS TOLD THAT AN RE-INSPECTION WOULD BE DONE TOMORROW AND THAT DSC DID HAVE A COURT DATE SET WITH THE OWNER. MR. CLUCK WAS ALSO GIVEN COUNCILMAN RONSTADTS # TO FURTHER HIS COMPLAINT. LRH. |
| 01/26/2000 | 01/26/00 CITATION 5806897 ISSUED BY INSPECTOR LR HANLY. SENT CERTIFIED Z551943333 AND REGULAR MAIL. WAITING FOR INFO FROM COURT. 04/10/00 LRH:CITY COURT MON 04/10/00 @ 9:00 AM, 4TH FL, RM 401, SEE ATTACHED. 04/10/00 LRH:CITY COURT MON 04/10/00 @ 9:00 AM, 4TH FL, RM 401, SEE ATTACHED. INSPECTOR LR HANLY ATTENDED COURT HEARING. WAITING FOR INFO FROM COURT. 04/10/00 OWNER HAROLD BANKS FOUND RESPONSIBLE AND FINED $200 FOR RENTING OUT A UNIT THAT WAS POSTED "UNSAFE TO OCCUPY" AND FOR MAINTAINING A STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND STAIRWAY. LRH. 04/10/00 CASE CLOSED PENDING TOTAL PAYMENT OF $200 FINE. |
| 04/11/2000 | 04/10/00 NOTICE AND ORDER REQUESTING SECUREMENT OF VACANT STRUCTURES AND CLEAN UP OF PROPERTY HAND DELIVERED TO HAROLD BANKS. FOLLOW UP SCHEDULED FOR 4/23/00. LRH. |
| 04/25/2000 | 04/24/00 VIOLATION CLOSED. VACANT UNITS SECURED, AND ON- SITE TENANT WORKING WITH OWNER TO KEEP TRANSIENTS AWAY. CLOSE CASE PER DIRECTIVE OF CECI CRUZ. LEERAY |