Title
Appeal of Special Tax Assessment for 155 RUTH STREET NORTH for Project #: J1104E, Assessment #: 118020 in Ward 7
Property Address
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Legislative Hearing Officer Recommendation
Approve the assessment.
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Cost: $150.00
Service Charge: $20.00
Total Assessment: $170.00
Gold Card Returned by: Bouawan Xiong
Type of Order/Fee: Excessive consumption
Nuisance: Winows/siding
Date of Orders: 6.7.10
Compliance Date: 6.28.10 & 7.26.10
Re-Check Date: 10.6.10
Invoice #: 8650003
Returned Mail?: Returned Mail Vehicle Abatement 01-28-11 Boua Wan Xiong (Vadnais Heights)-Does not apply to this assessment.
Comments: Two previous assessments for same violation-levied.
One previous assessment for under same file for clean up.
One additional assessment pending for EC
One additional assessment pending for vehicle tow.
History of Orders on Property:
Extensive history under both this and previous owner(s)
Legislative Hearing Notes (if any)
Bouawan Xiong appeared.
Inspector Essling reported that the assessment for 155 North Ruth Street is an Excessive Consumption fee for exterior maintenance. Orders were issued June 7, 2010 regarding windows, siding, paint. The compliance dates for that Order were June 28 and July 26, 2010. It was re-inspected on October 6, 2010 and found to be non-compliant. At that time, $150 Excessive Consumption fee was assessed plus a service charge of $20 for a total of $170. There are two (2) previous Excessive Consumption fees for this same violation. There have also been assessments for an abatement clean-up, vehicle tow; and a citation was issued. The extensive history on this property goes back to when it came off the Vacant Building list in 2003-04.
Mr. Xiong explained that he just didn't have the money to fix the exterior right after he bought it in 2008. At that time, his dad had been helping him pay for things but he lo...
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