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M Office Of Consent Agenda 11/08/2022 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Susan J. Prado, Assistant county Attorney MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Scott Mc Adam, Building Official FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney DATE: October 31, 2022 SUBJECT: Release of Lien and Certificate of Building Official on Lot 3, Block 5 Spruce Park Subdivision Viola Haynes Sloane owned Lot 3 Block 5 of the Spruce Park Subdivision. In 1985, she sold the north 12 feet of Lot 3 to Elijah Griff aka Elijah McGriff, the owner of Lot 2, Block 5, Spruce Park Subdivision. Mr. McGriff failed to pay the taxes on Lot 2 and the 12' slice of Lot 3, so a Tax Certificate was issued for the property in 1995. The property went on the List of Lands available for back taxes in 1998. After spending seven years on the List of Lands Available, the property escheated to the County in 2005. In 1997 a Certificate of Building Official was recorded against Lot 3, Block 5 of the Spruce Park Subdivision and a 1998 Lien for Demolition of a dilapidated structure in the amount of $3,859.29 was then recorded against Lot 3. These two documents were erroneously recorded against Lot 3 when they should have been recorded against Lot 2 that was owned by Mr. McGriff. Staff researched the Building Department records which confirmed the structure that was demolished by the County was on Lot 2. In summary, the correct dilapidated structure was removed but the lien was placed on the wrong lot. The County Attorney's Office was recently contacted by a title insurance company about these two recorded documents. The title company advised there was a sale pending on Lot 3. The physical address to the property is 4256 25th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL. An aerial photo of Lots 2 and 3 is included on the following page of this memorandum. .e