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MANAGING “AT-RISK PROPERTIES”

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MANAGING “AT-RISK PROPERTIES”

CHANGING THE ENFORCEMENT PARADIGM

FLORIDA STATUTE 162.02 – INTENT

EXPEDITIOUS

EFFECTIVE

INEXPENSIVE

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WHAT IS AN “AT RISK PROPERTY?”

MORE PRONE TO ENFORCEMENT AND/OR BLIGHT

INCREASED RISK TO COMMUNITY – BLIGHT & ECONOMIC DECLINE

OWNER/RESPONSIBLE PARTY ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES

MANAGING “AT-RISK PROPERTIES” Foreclosure

Rental

Vacant

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PROFESSIONAL PANELISTS

• BEST PRACTICE RENTAL STRATEGIESTHOMAS DARNELL

• THE COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY REGISTRATION PROGRAMSDAVID MULBERRY

• CLOSING THE ENFORCMENT LOOPC.J. JOHNSON

• STEVEN KOCH – VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON• SEAN GLEASON – CITY OF MASCOTTE

CODE ENFORCEMENT PANELISTS

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

The 3 keys to managing the Rental Challenge:

1. Implement a successful registration or licensing program

2. Enforce responsible property management standards

3. Incentivizing responsible landlord behavior

Working with Landlords and Property Investors

Protect the

Health,

Safety, and

Welfare of

your citizens.

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Rental registration and Licensing programs should be designed

and intended to;

Educate property owners of the community’s requirements

Protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents

Preserve the integrity & values of residential neighborhoods

Rental Registration Purpose

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Registration requirements should include Responsible Party:

Contact information the meets jurisdiction’s service of notice requirements

Acknowledgement of the jurisdiction’s Code requirements

Responsible Party Contact Information

Readily available

registration data

expedites

resolution of

violations and/or

emergencies

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Rental registration should include systematic inspection on a schedule

that best conforms to the needs of the jurisdiction.

3rd party inspection teams

Landlord affidavits

Program funded inspectors

Rental Inspections

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Rental Registration or Rental License and may be triggered by any of the following:

Completion of new construction or substantial rehabilitation

Conveyance or change of ownership

Tenant turnover

Change in use

Change of Ownership (Certificate of Use – C.U.) Inspection

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Incentives directed to penalize and/or reverse

bad behavior to include:

Maximum penalties for repeat violations

Incentives for compliant behavior

Findings and Targeting

Non-compliant

landlords are

responsible for

consuming a

large portion of

community

resources.

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Best Practice Rental Strategies

Short-term rentals reduce the affordable housing supply: A unit listed on a STR platform is a unit that has been removed from the

housing market.

STRs attract investors that would not otherwise NOT be interested in purchasing the property

Short Term (STR) Issues

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Best Practice Rental Strategies Identify the most significant problem landlords and problems associated with

them.

Create enforceable regulatory frameworks that simultaneously protects

citizens' property rights and the rights of the neighbors

Quick owner resolution of noise, parking and trash complaints related to

short-term renters

Improved finances resulting from higher Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) / Hotel

/ Bed Tax collections and permit fees

Short Term (STR) Benefits

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a proven recipe and all of the ingrediants

People

ProcessTechnology

Successful Property Registration Programs

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• Mortgage and Public Records Analyst

• Technology and Data Analytics Experts

• Customer Service Agents

• Enforcement Officers• Legal and Public Policy Experts• Program Management

Subject Matter Experts

Property Registration People

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• Robust Data Collection & Analytics

• Configurable Business Rules (Smart Systems)

• Flexible Integration Capabilities

• Consumer Friendly Registration Apps (Web and Mobile)

• Efficient Customer Service & Support tools

• Accessible Administrative Reporting

Platforms and Systems

Property Registration Technologies

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Collect Evidence Data Determine the Obligation to

Register Notify Responsible Parties

Respond to all Registration Inquiries Review De-registrations,

Exemptions and Disputes Enforce on Noncompliant

Registrations

Best PracticesProperty Registration Processes

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3.0 Demo

Responsible Parties Government Agents

• Simple Registration Process• Seamless Registration across programs• Community Branding

• Unified Program Management• Stakeholder Collaboration• Advanced Analytics

www.BreakPointLaw.org

ENFORCEMENT

• CJ Johnson, Founder• BA from Florida Southern College, majoring in

International Business Administration. • JD from Nova Southeastern University College

of Law School. • In his final year of law school, CJ attended

Florida State University College of Law and interned for Governor Rick Scott in the Transportation and Economic Development Unit of the Office of Policy and Budget.

ABOUT

FLORIDAUSA

LOCAT ION

• SIGN NO COST CONTRACT WITH MUNICIPALITY• IDENTIFY UNPAID OBLIGATIONS TO REGISTER• SEND CERTIFIED NOTICE OF VIOLATION• SET UP CH. 162 HEARINGS WITH MAGISTRATE

OR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD• SEND NOTICE OF HEARING• FILE CH. 162 LIEN ON UNPAID FEES• COLLECT AND REMIT

OUR PROCESS

We have collected over $1,650,000.00 in our first year. We have identified tens of millions of unpaid registration fees throughout the State of Florida. We work on contingency so we do not

get paid unless we successfully collect.

TOTAL COLLECTIONS>$1,650,000.00

95+%COMPL IANCE

DATA

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VILLAGE OF WELLINGTONEFFICIENCIES OF USING A BEST PRACTICE REGISTRY

INCREASED COMPLIANCE BY RESPONSIBLE

PARTIES

DECREASED CASE LOAD

FEWER NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS

DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH LENDERS,

SERVICERS & PROPERTY PRESERVATION

COMBINED WITH A

ROBUST NUISANCE

ABATEMENT TOOL

REDUCES COSTS

AND CONSERVES

FINANCIAL AND

HUMAN RESOURCES

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CITY OF MASCOTTERENTAL/VACANT/FORECLOSURE REGISTRATION

PROACTICE IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN RENTALS

REDUCED ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN

PROCESSING REGISTRATIONS

COLLECTIONS

RENEWAL NOTIFICATIONS

MITIGATING DISPUTES