[Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
oldhousehistory at aol.com
oldhousehistory at aol.com
Fri May 8 14:29:59 EDT 2009
All that I've received thus far from City Officials on the abandoned house at 300 E Lorraine...sad, really. Mr. Baker claims that the owner (Carla Y. Neal) is responsible, despite her fraud at claiming this is her primary residence, and I should sue her directly. I guess being in contempt of Court is now acceptable as being a responsible citizen.
I'm going to have to get creative, it seems! Paul W.
-----Original Message-----
From: Baker, Daniel <Daniel.Baker at baltimorecity.gov>
To: oldhousehistory at aol.com
Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 2:26 pm
Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
Mr.
Williams-
The
City has a responsible person under an order. If they don't comply then we
will take further action with the court. If you are claiming that the owner has
caused you property damage then you should contact an attorney to represent you
in a civil case against the owner.
Daniel
Baker
-----Original Message-----
From: oldhousehistory at aol.com
[mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:04
PM
To: Baker, Daniel; Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)
Cc:
Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director Code Enforcement Legal"; Clarke, Mary Pat
(Baltimore City); ugagrad93 at yahoo.com; Mayor Sheila Dixon (BALTIMORE
CITY)
Subject: Re: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house
status
Why is she allowed to claim the house as her residence an
d pay the
reduced rate?
Why was
the court order not enforced against the estate? Did they die before, during, or after the
court order?
Funds from the estate should have paid for
repairs, following the contempt of
court case. I thought legal actions took precedence with estate settlements?
This response
from the owner of not being able to obtain funds is just that; a stall
tactic. The collapsed rear
brick wall will not support even a temporary roof repair.
I want
to know the outcome of the court action, and why this was not followed
up. Your not getting off the hook so easily. Shall we meet at the
property on Friday to see what kind of property she is claims to actually live
in?
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Baker, Daniel
<Daniel.Baker at baltimorecity.gov>
To: oldhousehistory at aol.com
Cc:
Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director Code Enforcement Legal"
<Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov>; Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)
<MaryPat.Clarke at baltimorecity.gov>
Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 9:55
am
Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine S treet abandoned house status
The
owner of this house is deceased. The City filed an action against her grand
daughter who is the personal representative of the estate. I spoke with the
grand daughter by phone this week whose attorney now has the de
ed of the
property recorded in her name. The grand daughter could not obtain funds for
rehab previously because the deed was not in her name. She has applied for
funding and is getting estimates from licensed contractors to repair the roof.
Daniel Baker
-----Original Message-----
From: oldhousehistory at aol.com [mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:47 PM
To: Hessler, Jason, "Acting
Director Code Enforcement Legal"; Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City);
Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner"; Young, Bernard (Baltimore City);
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com; Mayor Sheila
Dixon (BALTIMORE CITY); Baker, Daniel
Subject: Re: 300 E. Lorraine
Street abandoned house status
Thanks for your email,
although its not rewarding to know that I need to email the Mayor to get a
reply, any reply.
If the owner is deceased, how
did she pay her tax bill in February of this year, and how did she claim
this house as her primary residence, and why was she taxed at that rate!?
She was held in
contempt in November 2008, and she is pulling the wool over your eyes.
She (or the estate was fined $500 per day as a result. How may other
cases are like this in the city? There would be no budget shortfall if
examples like this were remedie
d.
Let's all meet at the house on
Friday and see what was accepted as a primary residence, shall we?
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Hessler, Jason, "Acting
Director Code Enforcement Legal" <Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov>
To:
oldhousehistory at aol.com;
Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City) <MaryPat.Clarke at bal
timorecity.gov>; Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner" <Michael.Braverman at baltimorecity.gov>;
Young, Bernard (Baltimore City) <Bernard.Young at baltimorecity.gov>;
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com; Mayor Sheila
Dixon (BALTIMORE CITY) <mayor at baltimorecity.gov>;
Baker, Daniel <Daniel.Baker at baltimorecity.gov>
Sent:
Wed, 6 May 2009 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned
house status
Mr. Williams:
A contempt case was brought against
this property owner and they are under order to rehab. A referral was
sent to SDAT regarding the tax status. I do not have all the details
on this case off the top of my head but I do recall that the owner was
deceased and there were problems with the heirs gaining
title. Attorney Daniel Baker will be in touch to follow up
on this property as he is now handling this district.
Jason
Hessler
Jason Hessler--------------------------
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-----Original Message-----
From:
oldhousehistory at aol.com <oldhousehistory at aol.com>
To:
20 Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director Code Enforcement Legal" <Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov>;
Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City) <MaryPat.Clarke at baltimorecity.gov>;
Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner" <Michael.Braverman at baltimorecity.gov>;
Young, Bernard (Baltimore City) <Bernard.Young at baltimorecity.gov>;
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com <ugagrad93 at yahoo.com>; Donna.Fairweather at baltimorecity.gov
<Donna.Fairweather at balt
imorecity.gov>; Mayor Sheila Dixon (BALTIMORE CITY) <mayor at baltimorecity.gov>
Sent:
Wed May 06 19:51:45 2009
Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house
status
Mayor Shelia Dixon:
I have been pressing, complaining,
and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly
deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no
avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, that this blighted property is
being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the
house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run
away).
I notified the people I've been working with
for two years now20with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on
Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in
progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have
been previously reported over two years ago now.
So I ask you 0A as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5
years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not
been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down
in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in
February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or
demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner
occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner n eeds to be retroactively
fined and taxed as an abandoned property.
In
my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to
the press20to expose this gross inaction.
Paul
-----Original
Message-----
From: paul Williams <oldhousehistory at aol.com>
To:
'Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director, Code Enforcement Legal"' <Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov>;
'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' <MaryPat.Clarke at baltimorecity.gov>;
'Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner"' <Michael.Braverman at baltimorecity.gov>
Cc:
'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' <Bernard.Young at baltimorecity.gov>;
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com; 'Fairweather,
Donna' <Donna.Fairweather at baltimorecity.gov>
Sent:
Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm
Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine
Street
Ladies=2 0& Gentlemen!
I8
0ve been patiently
waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant
house (now full of mold) which I’ve been complaining about for years (see
below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the
normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt
case. Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement
from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one
can’t see inside.
When I went to look the house up today (300
E. Lorraine – Square 3837, lot 66) on the real property tax database,
imagine my anger at finding that the owner not only paid her taxes in
February (on a condemned house where she is in contempt of court), but that
she LISTED THE HOUSE AS HER PRICIPAL RESIDENCE.&nbs p; And, she got the
residential tax rate (about $1400 per year), which I’m sure she has
obviously been getting for several years, even with condemnation proceedings
now over two years old. Nobody can, or has, lived in the house since
2004.
We moved into an adjoining house facing the shared alley
in 2003. Even the illegal vagrants moved out in 2004 because of the
deteriorated condition. How can the city allow someone to claim
this condemned property as her principal resi
dence? She was found in
contempt of court, and was subject to a $500 per day fine beginning in
November of 2008.
I was assured action by my
elected officials for several years now, and thought our communication last
November ensured that this house be torn down. Now I need to expose
this illegal and embarrassing theft from our city coffers, and I intend on
doing so by any public means possible, beginning with the media on Tuesday
morning, unless I hear from you with its curren t status, the house is
scheduled to be torn down, her $500 per day fine is being p aid, and she
will be taxed retro-actively at the vacant rate; or otherwise assured that
my city officials are doing their job.
Paul
Paul
K. Williams
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD
21218
BaltimoreMarylandHistory.com <http://www.baltimoremarylandhistory.com/>
From:
Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director, Code Enforcement Legal" [mailto:Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov
<mailto:Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov?>
]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:35 PM
To: oldhousehistory at aol.com; Clarke,
Mary Pat (Baltimore City); Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner"
Cc:
Young, Bernard (Baltimore City); ugagrad93 at yahoo.com; Fairweather,
Donna
Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street
Mr. Williams:
The
file was requested from the field and a contempt case was=2
0filed against Ms.
Neal to enforce the court order that required her to raze, rehabilitate or
transfer 300 E. Lorraine. I have not seen the returns from the
District Court but we expect the initial hearing to be on November 25th, 501
E. Fayette Street between 8:30 a.m. -12p.m. Generally in a contempt
case=2 0the court would provide the owner with a deadline to comply with the
original order. ; A daily fine automatically applies (usually $500 per
day) if the owner fails to meet the deadline. We will contact you when
we have confirmed the court date.
Jason Hessler, Esquire
Acting
Director
Baltimore Housing
Code Enforcement=2 0Legal Section
417 E.
Fayette Street, #202
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-396-4140
Fax
410-385-8689
www.baltimorehousing.org
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-----Original
Message-----
From: oldhousehistory at aol.com [mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com
<mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com?> =0
A ]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15,
2008 12:21 PM
To: Clarke, Mary
Pat (Baltimore City); Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner"; Hessler,
Jason, "Acting Director, Code Enforcement
Legal"
Cc: Young, Bernard
(Baltimore City); ugagrad93 at yahoo.com
; Subject: Re: 300 E. Lorraine
Street
Gentlemen; Its
been mo re than two weeks since our inquiry, and Mary Pat nor I have heard
even one email from you regarding this
property.
I'm rapidly going from a concerned citizen to an angry citizen. The
property was ordered by the court to be torn down nearly a year ago.
Taxpayers are losing money as it is listed as owner occupied in the tax
rolls for the past 5 years, when in fact, its abandoned and
uninhabitable. It sho uld prove to make for an interesting story to
the
media.
Paul
Williams
-----Original Message-----
=2
0From: Clarke, Mary Pat <MaryPat.Clarke at baltimorecity.gov>
To: Braverman, Michael "Deputy Commissioner" (City of Baltimore) <Michael.Braverman at baltimorecity.gov>;
Hessler, Jason, "Acting Director, Code Enforcement Legal" (City of
Baltimore) <Jason.Hessler at baltimorecity.gov>
Cc: Young, Bernard <Bernard.Young at ba ltimorecity.
gov>; oldhousehistory at aol.com
Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 9:26 am
Subject: FW: 300 E. Lorraine
Street
Dear Mr. Braverman and
Mr. Hessler,
Could you please
let us know the status of this property? When will it be either fixed or
demolished? Thanks, Mary Pat (In Councilman Young’s
district.)
________________________________
From: oldhousehistory at aol.com
<mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com>
[mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com
<mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com?>
]
Sent: Saturday, September
27, 2008 12:48 PM
To: Clarke,
Mary Pat; ugagrad93 at yahoo.com
<mailto:ugagrad93 at yahoo.com>
Subject: 300 E. Lorraine
Street
0
Mary
Pat!
I've been reporting and following the case of 300 E. Lorraine Ave, a house
that is abandoned and sits right behinds ours. It is still listed a nd
taxed as being owner occupied, despite its roof now having caved in, with
all the roof water headed to the basement. It has slowly gone through
the legal process and was supposed to be fixed up or torn down by December
2007!
Alas, its still extant, and emails to the legal department go
unanswered. It now if full of mold due to the water infiltration, and
the rear walls20are collapsing. Can something be done about this
property?
Paul Williams
2629 Guilford
Ave
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