Coral Gables man who refuses to give up property hit with code violations
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
- For years, Coral Gables homeowner Orlando Capote has resisted attempts to buy him out, even as a new mixed-use development took over the rest of the neighborhood.
he did not "end up in the middle of a development," he was there first
Yeah actually, he did "end up in".
"end up
phrasal verb
ended up; ending up; ends up
: to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected"
Words ain't hard, start using the dictionary.
He didn't reach or come to. Like the person said it came to him. Words ain't hard but critical thinking is.
You need to learn to read more carefully.
@@lordgarion514 this situation was also planned by the developers....maybe its your comprehension skills that are the issue here?
@@lordgarion514to reach for something takes intent. You don’t arrive by sitting still. Which sitting still he was. Dictionaries don’t help if you don’t understand the concept
Absolute absurdity. This is local officials using tactics to flex on this poor man. The developer, the commission, and the lobbyist abusing their power for monetary gain. Ever wonder why a commissioner on a $100,000 salary Lives in a 5 million dollar home, this is just one of their ways.
lol. you are missing what they are doing. There is more than one way to get rid of him and if it didnt happen in the first try they are now using fines and administration cost to overwhelm him with fines that if not paid, they will take his property, with a lien, sell it to the highest bidder which will be the development there since no one in their right mind will buy it, and thus rid themselves of him ...
it's not just local, he said county and state.
He's the Ahole. Foreigners move here by the millions and then refuse to allow the city or county to progress? What did he expect? And you know they offered to buy him out at a good price. He should PROVE IT if they low balled him because I don't believe that. He can't have it both ways. Invade our country but don't try to impede our progress. In fact, he should lose his citizenship and be deported for doing that. He can go be an Ahole PIA in some other country. See how far he gets. 😅😅
Well said and most commissioners partake in fraud,kickback money from developers mostly Cubans
Sounds like every person in Congress. 🤷♀️🤷♀️
He has the right NOT to sell. They're using the LAW to bully him. Not surpised! Hoping some organization steps in on his behalf.
Remember Marvin John Heemeyer?
FEDS needs to get involved, it seems like the commissioner and other poleticians are in with the project company in exchange for a few hundred thousands under the table, a housing authority agency in New York just got about a hundred of their employees arrest this past week for racketeering, they were giving contracts to service and construction companies to which ever company pay out the most in return for the favor of giving the contract to them, I won't doubt this is what's going on here, also they need to find out who donated election campaign money to this local officials, city mayor and so on.
Remember the fourth and fifth amendments...
Institute for Justice
The Amnesty Coalition.
Why would it be his responsibility to keep construction debree off his property? That should be the builders responsibility
It’s ASTOUNDING. Absolutely absurd. These freaks need to be exposed. WE NEED NAMES.
That's also should allow him to sue the construction company for the mess too.
It wouldn't be his responsibility but it'd probably be near impossible to 'prove' the builder was at fault.
As someone in construction it is the builder’s responsibility!
@@-MaryPoppins-remember, everyone in a position of power has a name, and an address associated with that name.
Proves you never will own your property . If the city wants your property they will play dirty to get it.
Too true 😩
*i been saying that all along. Even if your house is payed off, your property belongs to the city. thats why you need to buy land and build your own house on it so you own the land and the house.*
Tell that to the Maui fire residents.....
Absolutely correct. Communism is right around the corner. It’s coming.
@tewthpaste…..You still have to pay property taxes on vacant land….even if you don’t live on it. The government wants their blood money. There is no government in the world that is more greedy than the American government.
Someone should start a gofundme and a heavy hitting lawyer to help him fight back.
I was thinking the same thing. This guy needs pockets to fight for his rights, I would pitch in.
@@8180634me too. I don’t even live there but I know that we all need to start standing up to the big guys and the only way to do it is to stand together.
All he needs an attorney for is to sell.
Minimum 1million for the property, PLUS another property of similar land area and sq ft in somewhere of his choice in an area established for that type of residential use.
Because, if for some reason that house should become involved in a fire the damage to the nearby building(s) and property will WELL exceed 1m.
@@amzarnacht6710 Well that's one of the issues, apparently no one is offering him what feels to be fair compensation. With a lien on the property, he can't sell until the lien is released. So basically he's going to need a lawyer to sue the city and developer for biased enforcement of city code among other torts.
@@79visual Or... you know... grease fire in the kitchen...
While the house is packed to the rafters with pyrotechnics...
My dad used to tell me if you have something somebody rich wants, they’ll use the government to take it from you. Rules for the little guy are way different from the will of the rich and powerful. This is a classic example. There is no justice, they will take what you have…
So you're father was MAGA before that was a thing? Did he also tell you who was on the grassy knoll?
@@johnbellocchio66Do be quiet. That wasn’t a MAGA comment. It was an **entirely** truthful comment about the **reality** of the “America” we live in. I’m far to the left of our current leadership and if you don’t see it (what OP said), you’re probably more of a rabid right wing capitalism/billionaire worshiping, always-vote-against-the-best-interest-of-the-most-possible-people than you realize.
The 99% are expendable to the 1%, ironically enough without the 99% the 1% have nothing.
It's the Golden Rule. Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
No one is ever required to be "bought out" by a developer. And if your house meets the code in effect when the house was built or added on to, they can't add requirements later and make you upgrade. This is dirty government at its "finest".
He's violating existing codes, not new ones. Grass length is pretty common in most townships, and he can't argue that he couldn't mow the lawn when he remained in residence in the property the whole time they were building around him.
Fire Marshal can appear anytime he wants and make you exceed (code)....its at their discretion...lmao..but true
He needs a lawyer
@@radolfkalis4041Lawyers don't take losing cases unless they get paid up front.
Our ranch in bunker hill was taken by the city by eminent domain after we refused to sell our home. The developers Geoffrey Palmer illegally bulldozed our 1890 Victorian Home and built the Orsini Apartments in downtown Los Angeles in 2003-2004. Instead of $5 million, we were given $500 and 30 days to leave. We had to abandon our vehicles and belongings due to the dangerous construction going on around your house. Developer got a slap on the wrist and no jail time. Same guy who was caught paying a homeless guy to burn his developments to the ground so he can get a zone change
This is the reason you shouldn’t live in Coral Gables.
He should sue. It’s obvious they’re trying to force him out. That project should have never gone forward with it enveloping his home. It should be illegal for the city to change the zoning for a project before all of the required land is bought by the developer. Now, they’re just going to take his property. The government in Coral Gables is fascist.
Yep, a lot of 'should-be's' in this world, but it always comes down to the "Golden Rule" (he who has the gold . . . rules).
I’m sure city officials received their kickback. That’s what government is all about.
Lol. who is he going to sue and which court will oversee that case!!! So, your solution is for him to sue the city when he cant afford to pay his fines they are badgering him with. Thats a smart thing to do. I guess you dont realize that the judge works for the city . If a judge can screw the ex president of the US and he is all over news with a 83 million verdict and sude step the law to make that happen, this poor guy is screwed. Had he been jewish or black then he could use the race card but he is unfortunately white
Gables is a big gated community, with a tyrannical HOA
Or Florida for that matter
This is abuse and harassment at this point.
they're abusing the elderly.
And also very racist of the code enforcement office, they are just letting it all hang out. WOW!
I respect this man for standing his ground. These rich jerks, and the city, have no respect for him.😢
Thin man needs to call The Institute For Justice. They handle cases like this all the time.
YES
Of COURSE it was approved, everyone was PAID!
You assume this must have been done because people got paid illegally, instead of those people saying it would be best for the entire community to approve this development because it will generate a massive tax influx that the entire community will benefit from, not just a couple dozen single use homeowners. Not real hard to understand why the real world isn't run by comic villains.
@@TruthFictionBUT, they changed the Zoning. Seen that over and over back in the Early '90's back home when the Developers went after all the farm land. They skipped the local government. Went straight to the State.
@@SGTJDerekSo are you saying that zoning should never be changed and that what is farmland should never be allowed to be anything but farmland? Zoning changes because communities progress, expand and grow. Eventually all residential zones will become multi-family high density instead of single family dwellings. That's just the way the world is going to go as more and more people populate the planet. When you can't expand outward anymore, you have to expand upwards.
@@TruthFiction not at all but when Developers by pass local Government and line the pockets in the State Capitol to force a Zoning Change because they've been denied over and over. It was finally stopped and quietly swept under the rug when they F'd Around & Found Out by going after someone's unused Farm land. They thought he was just another out of work farmer when the reality was, he had more money than they did. He just didn't want to sell his family land that went back 7 generations.
@@TruthFiction "Eventually all residential zones will become multi-family high density instead of single family dwellings." this is insane and these population explosions are not sustainable.
Permit required for a temporary EZ UP tent? That's reaching, like requiring a permit to sit outside under an umbrella. And, why would it be his responsibility to keep that project's debris from falling?
Something similar happened in New York City, Macy's bought out property to build a mega store but one lady refused to sell. The Macys was build around her home and she lived there until her death when the property was sold by her heirs... The difference is that the city did not allowed Macys to become a bully. Of course, that was a different era because it seems like today money buys the electors who are supposed to be working for us.
this…..
So it's the typical case of 'BIG MONEY' using petty little code violations in order to force the homeowner out. The city/county is just as culpable in this legal, but morally and ethically wrong, violation of personal rights.
100% of the comments here are from people who don't live in Coral Gables, expressing themselves passionately about the morality of that community. You all don't live there, you don't have a say in how that community is run. Full stop
@@chegadesuade - I agree that probably a lot of the comments come from those that do not live in [even] Florida, but like most people I do not have to be living there to know when someone is getting shafted. It's not about a particular community, it's about what is ethically and morally right.
@@WarHawk- That's a fair point, and I'm sorry if I came off rude, I'm only trying to draw attention to the fact that people outside of a particular community shouldn't dictate how that community operates. The people in the Gables like the rules; it's a very wealthy, beautiful and tightly controlled area, you can't even park a truck in your own driveway in the Gables.
86% correct
@@chegadesuadeI live there dummy.
They are bulling him
bullying
@@IceLynneBullie
EVERYONE should be speaking out about this calling the proper authorities.
Too bad he doesn't have someone looking out for him like that lady that was being bullied off her land, she had big names sticking up for her, lots and lots of $$$$
Corruption at the highest level of local and State government. He has to make sure that any falling debris from a building site doesn't harm any of his visiting guests. "WHAT?"
You can't really think that canopy would prevent any debris except dust from going right through it.
Oh the corruption in Miami and the city is out of control
Really is and’s coming to light more everyday.
All florida same . Got 2 properties coyote amd proudboys want. Been jailed and worse by bullies. Bs walks mf bring cash
@@cafebacon8974it's is, all the county commissioners across the state are on the take for these big developers. It's been becoming a concrete jungle for decades. Soon enough Florida will be paved all along the west coast too
@@republicforever946 and whats the governor doing about it besides collecting checks
@@ShantalhaitianPrincess
this is going on in all states. And the main issue are the city councils that allow it. My city council in my democrat state are corrupt. And trying to steal land from an elderly couple.
Poor old man leave him alone 🙏✝️
They want him gone. They are trying to force him out
There's a movie about this situation
This is been going on for years, with all the stress he is going to get sick, and they will eventually take over the property, I know it is hard to let go after years but at this point they may take the home and action it and he will be left with no property… I know years ago they offered him money but he refused… just sad
Deepest condolences
WRONG!!!! This man and his family need an attorney. Sounds like he was there BEFORE the towering buildings were erected.
Yep, all because he refused to accept the payments that ever other holdout accepted. Instead of thinking with his head, he thought with his greed and wanted more than the developer was willing to pay for one plot, so they simply built around him and now he's finding out that trying for a greater payout and failing has consequences. At this point, his property is practically valueless since nobody would buy it except the developer and at this point, they have nothing to gain by doing so.
@@TruthFictionTHIS! THANK YOU! Bunch of whining losers. You always rationally act in your own best interests
@@TruthFictiongreed? He said him and his wife saved for years for that home. Maybe he enjoys that location, maybe he has great memories in the home, either way he doesn’t need to explain his reasons! Duh!
@@TruthFictiongreed would be taking the money and leaving. Honoring the memory of his hard work and family memories is what he is doing. We used to see being honorable and not being able to be bought or change your morals as a good thing.
@@tula1433Yeah, and now he still gets to enjoy his home. His neighbors get to enjoy the ones they bought in other neighborhoods even more. You think a development should stop because one guy refused to sell? If that was the case, this guy should have bought up the neighbors property to give himself the space he wanted. The developer simply worked around it and now he has regret added to the list of wonderful emotion he feels every time he opens his door.
This infuriated me more than it should have. Those developers need to be expelled from this country.
How much money did each of the city officials get in bribes from the developers and in my opinion is that they got cash and maybe even gift's to keep it off the books and away from the IRS investigator and this is a perfect example of eminent domain style bribe
I feel like eminent domain is always “style bribe” lol officials always get paid.
City and government are so crooked, if Trump does not win, it’s gonna get even worse
Is it really so hard to understand that city officials would approve a massive development which would generate exponentially more tax revenue than a couple dozen single occupancy homes? You have to insist that they took illegal funds instead of thinking "well, this would benefit the entire community, except this one guy who refused to sell his house. Oh well, the good of the many outweigh the greed of the one." He specifically pointed out in interviews that they did not offer him "enough" money, but clearly every other holdout disagreed and took the final offer.
And you know what buddy he has a right to want a million dollars more than you think it's worth it's his house not yours not the city to say we want to build some condos here so we can get more money and kick you to the curb cuz we want people to make money no way buddy screw you
List the names and numbers of the officials that voted for this project as well sign off on the fines.
I feel so sorry for Mr. Capote. He deserves to live in peace!
As a contractor who has had to deal with Coral Gables building department, I can vouch they are a bunch of crooks
Everyone in Miami is, it's a tough city to live in you have to be strong minded
I remember something like this happened in my town where they were going to build a new grocery store. One elderly man in a home he'd built himself refused to sell. The city made a deal with him and arranged to have the house moved to a different property, which they did. He ended up in a quieter part of the neighborhood and last I heard he was very happy he got to keep his house.
Exactly, the city should have worked with this guy when these monstrosities were being built and seen how they could have made it work for everyone. They are just bullying him out......
That's B.S. Sue the City Mr. Capote. Lawyer up!
That would do nothing but pit a private attorney against a corporate attorney . . . and the corporate attorney is going to have a lot more financial backing than this home owner can afford.
Prime real estate
And lose even more money.
@JH-wd6dp THANK YOU - common sense. Do it and get it over with. No drama needed.
Some lawyer needs to step up and protect this man and help him fight and then sue !!!!
THIS is the perfect GoFundMe project. I hope he can keep his home. 🤔
You assume "home". But no video from the front door. I'm guessing rental. Might even be vacant, due to the construction disruption.
@@julesjames593 Of course he owns because news is not investing in a renter & stated in the story buy out “his” property.
Those developers definitely have some amazing lobbyists. You know some politicians are getting fat pockets to get rid of this property.
Or, you know, the politicians are thinking the massive tax boost from the development would benefit the entire community, not the couple dozen single occupancy homeowners.
@@TruthFiction for most people the American dream is the security of owning your own home. Possibly something you can pass down. I don't think many people buy homes with the thought that one day they might be forced out by the government from it. I don't know enough about this deal though to know if that complex is paying more taxes that get spread into the community or getting tax cuts for the development. Also we could both be right at the same time, all depends on the people involved.
@@TruthFictionthe building is built already they gain NOTHING from this. They are simply bullies.
@@jaleeaj7819City is enforcing codes. It's a money maker for them. Developer isn't doing anything to this guy.
Corruption at the highest order
This is nothing but a bullying tactic to force him off his property
"Free country for me, not for thee". And the other side of the coin reads "laws for thee, not for me."
You built around his home and now they are putting code enforcement violations on him.
Are these codes enforced the same throughout the city? How many liens are there on other houses with the same violations?
Agree 100%. If the City is going after everyone with code violations like Capote, then OK. But if it is selective, then it's a problem.
city of coral gables is trying to intimidate and rob this person of his home.totally illegal he needs to sue and take it to the supreme court
He needs to make a gofund me so people can help. This is so f**k!
I called him and left him a voice mail giving him this very idea about 10mins ago
Hopefully he hears it and hopefully channel 7, 10 and Telemundo get on it so everyone can start donating. 😊❤
I'll contribute
He is a millionaire go fund for what enough $$$
Their trying to rob him from his home when he was there first. Many fines will still continue to happen even after he pays. This is just sad
What a sad world we live in 😢Leave that old man alone😢
Talk about code violations. How is it the city allpws those planter to be placed right on the public sidewalk in front of private property. How is those buildings were built so close to the property line to a residential property. The city Coral Gables Priates did absolutely nothing to protect this mans life safety or his private property and is now forcing him out of for some frivolous code violations so they can take the property away and sell it to the people who are giving them a KICKBACK.
Such an ugly building built by kick backs and greedy mongers taking away one his 14th amendment. That want a be so called managing director looks really shady.
This is pure corruption!
He's being railroaded by the city.
👂 The developers are bullying the home owner ✅
Bro, leave this guy alone. Sheesh. Dude, he's even rocking the old school cadi in the driveway. My dawg! The increase in building commercially in south florida is pushing US out. Keep trucking, & pushing Orlando!!! Your persistence is my dream come true. God bless you, hermano. ❤😊
It is obvious that the City has been paid off by the developers
If I won the lottery I would buy this man an army of lawyers.
This is not acceptable. You do not have the right to take his property away. Pay him is asking price. If it’s that important to the greedy developer who probably paid the corrupt officials to harass him. This is why Americans are losing trust in local state and fed government.
Exactly! They should have paid him double what it was worth when they were first looking to build there.
He should rent out his property to a toxic waste company!
This is so sad forcing him to move.
Call Pacific Legal Foundation or the Institute for Justice.
Oh yeah. Ever look at their win and loss columns?😂😂😂😂 You snowflakes think life's a movie.
Time to call The Institute for Justice, and they will help and for free.
How is this allowed the city allowed a hotel to be built up around him . He owned the land out right clearly this was a land grab that didn’t work
He should set up a GoFundMe for donations to pay this off. However, they will keep giving him fines until he gives up sadly. They just need to leave him alone and let him live in peace. He's not bothering anyone.
If they offered him true value - he would be gone. They are absolutely harassing him. Government overreach at its worst!!!
The Developers that built around Mr. Capote’s house knew he was not willing to sell and they still went on with their project, building around him. So they concluded his home was/is now a part of that new building blueprint and cosmetic foundation. The developers have to accept that Mr. Capote was there before, during and after their project and it will so help him God remain that way! Let him live peacefully! They all need to ask themselves how would they feel if that was done to their elder father or even to them one day?! Sad enough that they took away the light and beauty of the home and from Mr. Capote! 😔
Couldn't get him to sell. Now you are hitting him with fines. This is our government. This is how it treats its citizens. Rich paves the way. Our society is crumbling. So sorry Sir 😔
When gov blamed, it was remiss to note state and governor doing it... not federal.
@@sacrebleu1371 First of all I LOVE your name. Second you are correct and I am also. I never said it was Federal just said it was the government. It is at the state level but it's still the government. What they're doing to this Man is shameful and it should be illegal 😠🤬
He should sue. So sad. He has a lovely home and we don't need more high rises in Coral Gables! SUE SUE SUE!!!!!! TAKE THIS TO THE SUPREME COURT. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO FORCE HIM OUT AND HARASS HIM THIS WAY.
Hi there. The principles of eminent domain were sustained by SCOTUS about 185 years ago. Sorry you missed that. He should call jacoby and meyers though.
@@johnbellocchio66If they can ditch smart legislation like Roe v Wade…. they can also ditch fairly stupid legislation like eminent domain. But they won’t. Because most of the Supremes are also bought and paid for by evil.
His only crime is to own a property
Hope this guy gets a great lawyer and a go fund me!
Can a lawyer volunteer to help this man?
BULLIES! Leave him alone.
The fact that they were given permission to build a commercial property in a residential neighborhood says it all. He is entitled to sunlight and they took that away as well.
Coral Gables is getting paid off to kick this poor guy out! Ask the Mayor to step in!
He has the right to not sell.
Edith Macefield never gave up her house in Seattle either.
That is the difference between a Democratically controlled areas where peoples 'Rights' are inviolate and Republican controlled areas where the interest of 'big business' take priority over personal 'Rights'.
This sounds like that old story of the railroad baron Charles Crocker building a giant wall around the small property of the man who wouldn't sell to him
Omg it reminds me of the little old man's house on UP! Keep fighting!
Yes. I saw the house that UP was based on in Seattle. Next to a huge mall and movie theatre and highway. Owner long since deceased, family has the house but the city is leaving it alone.
My thought exactly.
This is. Inhumane 😢
How do we help him come up with the money 🤔
Pure corruption
approval should never have happened. how can we help this man?
The definition of corruption. We have to help him.
Big business loves big government.
Everybody should get together and help this man fight and make an example of this. Otherwise, they'll statt doing this to other homes. Miami is going to end up like this if we don't fight it now. Ppl forced out of their homes, houses and neighborhoods torn down to build condos and apartment buildings land is forced to be taken from us so we can pay these absurd rent prices that will only sky rocket and monopolize the market
I've been keeping up with this for some years now and it is amazing how hard they're trying to get this man out. If I was him I would not sell unless they offer me multiple millions of dollars but unfortunately he might expire before that happens.
The politicians need to go to jail
The problem is that the government should be scared of the people, not the people scared of the government. Theses public servants are off the rails. There’s much more going on here than the city of Coral Gables worries about grass..
WE THE PEOPLE
This guy has to be a legend. Kudos to him. Real gangster. Say hello to my little friend (the house).
this man represents the true american hero. he is actually standing up for democracy in the us and fighting corruption and government abuse of power. there is a long history of governments abusing private property owners, stealing their lands and homes or forcing them to leave or sell through the operations of eminent domain. usually the state and private corporations or companies get together and try to make things happen their way, violating the rights of private citizens and the dear Constitution, which text means nothing to them. the audacity of the developers in stating that he is in their way. God bless this man and his family.
No. He represents the American moron. There comes a tipping point in each negotiation. He missed it.
А как они умудрились построить огромное здание с трёх сторон буквально в шести футах от домика - и жильцы терпели адский шум и грохот? И домик не треснул?
The exact same thing is happening in sweetwater. With FIU wanting to buy out all the properties along the Tamiami canal and create a huge downtown area. Traffic is already bad in this area and there’s like 7 high rise buildings up already. This development is part of the bridge that felt off 8th st
We need that, long as they buy them out, it’s fair. The university needs to grow
Since when do you need a permit for a canopy???!!? This is absurd...
Google Satellite shows his sole house on the construction site of this hotel. They're obviously just pissed they had to accommodate him, and are trying to push him out.
They are going to take away his house over an umbrella?
No, they are going to take away his home because the development need that land and he didnt want to sell it to them so they are creating other ways to force him out
@@bjvu9460 The development is already built and looks very awkward. So is this retaliation for him not selling? Are they planning on taking his land and then redoing the development? I do know the mayor in Coral Gables is a real crook.
Code enforcement needs to be spanked.
Is there a GoFundMe set up for him? I'd give for sure. Anything to shut down those greedy developers and city planners.
Those bastards! You should ask to see the manager of Florida too!😂😂😂😂
Could you imagine living in that construction site for however many years it took them to build that thing??? Omg poor guy!
Government gone wild…this sucks.
land of the free ehh. Only third world countries are corrupt ehh
Pay him 50,000,000 for his property.
This man needs a hefty Go-Fund-Me. Get him a war chest, and a bank of top notch Lawyers. Keep them in court until they run out of money. As I write this, the video has 16,704 views. If we each gave $20 he could fight them off. I'm in. How about you???
The development is a monstrosity. It is over the top in the size, "oppulence", etc.
He needs to sue, like ASAP!! I feel so bad for Mr. Capote
They are going to harass him until he dies
They,the cities all over are not ( we the people) friendly.
Seems the older people who worked all their lives,did the right thing, are being abused by big builders making big money,at anyones expense.
New jersey 🕊🇺🇲💕
Thats TERRIBLE!!! They are FORCING him to sell. Thats Evil
This is why It's not worth buying in the United States, it's really never yours.
Disgusting!
Just imagine what he had to endure when those huge buildings were being built around him…
I'd be looking at the bank accounts of the government officials. This all seems way too malicious. Also, I would have the homeowner start carrying on huge protests and try and oust some of those officials. They obviously are not working for the citizens of their community.