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Date: 10/23/2016
From: Roderick Waller, CEO
Sunrise City Community Housing Development Corporation
3550 Okeechobee Rd
Fort Pierce, FL, 34947
Re: Request to Cancel Permit 1609-0461
Dear St. Lucie County Building Official"
The owner of 170 NE Floresta Drive,Port St.Lucie Florida have decide that the no login wish to
replace the garage side door. I am requesting that permit 1609-0461 be canceled. No work has
done on the door.
Sincerely
Roderick J.Waller
Sunrise City CHDO
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From: Natacha F. &Romano A. Lopez,homeowners
Property Address: 170 NE Floresta Drive, Port St Lucie, Fl. 34983-1249
Contact phone numbers: 786-512-7089 (Natacha's), 305-970-3309 (Roman's)
E-mail: nfl33024 cr gmail.com (Natacha's), Romalop2l(c�gmail.com(Romano's)
To: City of Port St Lucie, Permit Department
Attn: Ms. Debra Zampetti;supervisor
E-mail: Zampettid@stlucieco.org
Issue: Complaint for an Un-authorized Opening of a Window/Door Permit, and subsequent
Refusal to withdraw it, or close it by the Contractor
Contractor's Name: Mr. Michael Levine, Construction Manager
Company's Name: Sunrise City CHDP, Inc
Contact phone numbers: 772-579-5012 (Cell), 772-201-2850 (Office)
Addresses provided by the Contractor:
• Sunrise City CHDO, Inc 3550 Okeechobee Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34947
• Sunrise City CHDO, Inc 1513 N. 23rd Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
• Sunrise City CHDO,Inc P.O BOX 3582, Fort Pierce, FL 34948
Dear Ms. Zampetti:
We have now spent almost an entire month trying unsuccessfully to have Contractor
Michael Levine to close a Window/Door Permit he was never authorized to open in the first
place. We hired him (and have documentation to the effect) solely to, re-roof the property. We.
purchased the house on 09/24/2016 and, we did sign a contract for the re-roofing of the property
on the same day. However, we also did ask him whether he could repair a side door at the
property on the same day we signed the contract for the roof.
A few days later he replied he could not repair the door, but replace it. The estimated
cost would be $1,200.00. We said "NO" because we felt he was overcharging us for this work.
No contract was ever signed, and no business was agreed on any work at the door (We have E-
mails proving we asked him not to proceed with the door).
Yet, the very next day we found out by going into the City's website that he had —in
effect- opened two Permits with the City: One for the roof, and yet a 2nd one for the door over
our objections. The recorded date for the Permits is 10/04/2016.
We asked him why he had not complied with our wishes. Instead, he tried to give us a
lower price. We still did not agree, and asked him yet again to withdraw the Permit for the
Window/Door. He never did.
Almost four weeks later, and after the roof has been completed we still have this
lingering issue. We called the City and we were explained that in order to close that Permit two
Notarized Signatures would be required: The Contractor's, and the Client's. We faxed the City's
form to Mr. Levine on Friday,Nov 21 st with agreement that he would sign, and notarize the form
(for which he charged us $23.00 extra, and we agreed to pay for it). And we would complete the
2nd and final remaining payment on the roof. All business obligations on both side should be
concluded that same day. He summoned us to go to his office at 3550 Okeechobee Rd. Fort
Pierce, FL 34947. We were supposed to meet there at 2:00 pm on Sat, Nov 22, 2016. We waited
for 45 minutes inside the office. He never showed up.
A person at his office called him repeatedly, he never picked up the phone. This person
left him messages. He never returned the calls. We called him at his phone numbers, he did not
respond. We E-mailed him, he never responded. To this day, he has not yet contacted us via
phone, E-mail, text, or regular mail. We still have in our possession a check for the remaining of
the final payment on the roof. He still has not returned the signed, Notarized form. And he still
keeps the key to our home in his possession.
We contacted our attorney yesterday, and he suggested writing this Complaint and
addressing it to the City of P.S.L. Our attorney says that—in some cases-the City can arrange for
an inspector to go to the property, and verify no work has been done. Then, the Permit could be
either cancelled, or called off, or withdrawn. Mr. Levine appears to have decided not to
cooperate in any way with this issue. We do not know what the City can do about this
Complaint. Please, advise. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Natacha F. &Romano A. Lopez,homeowners.
From:Natacha F. & Romano A. Lopez, homeowners
Property Address: 170 NE Floresta Drive, Port St Lucie, Fl. 34983-1249
Contact phone numbers: 786-512-7089 (Natacha's), 305-970-3309 (Romano's)
E-mail: nfl33024gamail.com(Natacha's), Romalop2l a gmail.com(Romano's)
To: City of Port St Lucie, Permit Department
Attn: Ms. Debra Zampetti, supervisor
E-mail: Zampettid kstlucieco.ora
Issue: Complaint for an Un-authorized Opening of a Window/Door Permit, and subsequent
Refusal to withdraw it, or close it by the Contractor
Contractor's Name: Mr. Michael Levine, Construction Manager
Company's Name: Sunrise City CHDP, Inc
Contact phone numbers: 772-579-5012 (Cell),772-201-2850 (Office)
Addresses provided by the Contractor:
• Sunrise City CHDO, Inc 3550 Okeechobee Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34947
• Sunrise City CHDO, Inc 1513 N. 23rd Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
• Sunrise City CHDO, Inc P.O BOX 3582, Fort Pierce, FL 34948
Dear Ms. Zampetti:
We have now spent almost an entire month trying unsuccessfully to have Contractor
Michael Levine to close a Window/Door Permit he was never authorized to open in the first
place. We hired him (and have documentation to the effect) solely to re-roof the property. We
purchased the house on 09/24/2016 and, we did sign a contract for the re-roofing of the property
on the same day. However, we also did ask him whether he could repair a side door at the
property on the same day we signed the contract for the roof.
A few days later he replied he could not repair the door, but replace it. The estimated
cost would be $1,200.00. We said "NO" because we felt he was overcharging us for this work.
No contract was ever signed, and no business was agreed on any work at the door (We have E-
mails proving we asked him not to proceed with the door).
Yet, the very next day we found out by going into the City's website that he had —in
effect- opened two Permits with the City: One for the roof, and yet a 2nd one for the door over
our objections. The recorded date for the Permits is 10/04/2016.
We asked him why he had.not complied with our wishes. Instead, he tried to give us a
lower price. We still did not agree, and asked him yet again to withdraw the Permit for the
Window/Door. He never did.
Almost four weeks later, and after the roof has been completed we still have this
lingering issue. We called the City and we were explained that in order to close that Permit two
Notarized Signatures would be required: The Contractor's, and the Client's. We faxed the City's
form to Mr. Levine on Friday,Nov 21'with agreement that he would sign, and notarize the form
(for which he charged us $23.00 extra, and we agreed to pay for it). And we would complete the
2nd and final remaining payment on the roof. All business obligations on both side should be
concluded that same day. He summoned us to go to his office at 3550 Okeechobee Rd. Fort
Pierce, FL 34947. We were supposed to meet there at 2:00 pm on Sat, Nov 22, 2016. We waited
for 45 minutes inside the office. He never showed up.
A person at his office called him repeatedly, he never picked up the phone. This person
left him messages. He never returned the calls. We called him at his phone numbers, he did not
respond. We E-mailed him, he never responded. To this day, he has not yet contacted us via
phone, E-mail, text, or regular mail. We still have in our possession a check for the remaining of
the final payment on the roof. He still has not returned the signed, Notarized form. And he still
keeps the key to our home in his possession.
We contacted our attorney yesterday, and he suggested writing this Complaint and
addressing it to the City of P.S.L. Our attorney says that—in some cases- the City can arrange for
an inspector to go to the property, and verify no work has been done. Then, the Permit could be
either cancelled, or called off, or withdrawn. Mr. Levine appears to have decided not to
cooperate in any way with this issue. We do not know what the City cando about this
Complaint. Please, advise. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Natacha F. &Romano A. Lopez, homeowners.