[CLC-Discussion] Unsafe structure order, time past for compliance, and innocent buyer

[RPPTL CLC-Discussion]

I was wondering if any of you all have thoughts or ideas regarding the below issue. Thank you

FACTS:
Contractor/client bought property.
Title commitment showed Miami order that if permits not pulled by date certain property would be demolished.
Date to pull permits expired before client even bought property.
Title company says they warned client.
In fact, Client signed hold harmless to title company and underwriter regarding the City Order.
Fast forward many months later.
Client attempts to pull permit to bring property into compliance.
City refuses to process the permit as untimely, citing the Order.
It has been many many months since deadline to pull permits expired.
City still has not demolished the property.
Following conversation with City attorney, she refuses to allow any type of permit to be pulled to bring the property into compliance.

ISSUE:

  1.  A Taking.                            City has not done anything with property, won’t let client develop it, is there a federal case to be had as a Taking?
  2.  Economic Waste.             For the City to demolish the property, only to then let Client pull permits to rebuild the same property, and then bring property into compliance sounds like economic waste.
  3.  Injunctive Relief.              Both mandatory (requiring the city to demolish the structure/ or to issue the permits), or Prohibitive (to stop the City from demolishing the property)



Sincerely yours,
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                   Hollywood, FL 33020

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Bryce Gilbert, Esq.
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Senior Partner
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