HomeMy WebLinkAboutInv# 24715D(1) - RYAN & RYAN, LLC - 02/18/2022LAW OFFICES
RYAN & RYAN, LLC
THIRD FLOOR
700 EAST DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD
DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA 33004-3090
ARCHIE J. RYAN III TELEPHONE 954.920.2921
TIMOTHY M. RYAN FACSIMILE 954.921.1247
CHRISTOPHER J. RYAN www.ryanlawfl.com
February 18, 2022
VIA EMAIL TO: eboutsis@daniabeachfl.gov
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney
City of Dania Beach
100 West Dania Beach Boulevard
Dania Beach, Florida 33004
Re:City of Dania Beach Legal Services
March 2020
Purchase Order Number: 2020-00000014
Our File Number: 24715D
STATEMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES
Time
Date Nature of Service Performed Hours
03/02/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding March
Special Magistrate Hearing agenda .2
03/02/20 Revise correspondence, Claim for Tax Deed Surplus, and Affidavit
of Representation for Belinda Poplin property (15-0555; Tax Deed
43296)1.6
03/02/20 Telephone conference with Clancy Nanan regarding request for
lien settlement on vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).3
03/02/20 Review title, tax, and name search for Belinda Poplin property (15-
0555).4
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Two
03/03/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding settlement of code
enforcement lien for 195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552; 17-1552)
and review reply .2
03/03/20 Telephone conference with Attorney Marc Marra regarding lien
settlement for 195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552; 17-1552).3
03/03/20 Review code enforcement files regarding litigation report to HCT
Certified Public Accountants and Consultants for City Annual
Audit 1.8
03/03/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ansbro email regarding FAU beach
parking area .1
03/04/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding code
compliance at 195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552; 17-1552).2
03/04/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding Claim for
Tax Deed Surplus on Belinda Poplin property (15-0555; Tax Deed
43296).2
03/04/20 Office conference with Erin McClendon and Eric Walton regarding
Claim for Tax Deed Surplus and Affidavit of Representation for
Belinda Poplin property (15-0555; Tax Deed 43296).5
03/04/20 Meeting and submittal of correspondence, Claim for Tax Deed
Surplus Proceeds, and Affidavit of Representation to Broward
County Records, Taxes, and Treasury Division for Belinda Poplin
Property (15-0555; Tax Deed 43296)1.2
03/04/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ilian Rashtanov email regarding lien
settlement proposal for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
03/04/20 Telephone conference with Attorney Marc Marra regarding lien
settlement proposal for 195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552; 17-
1552).4
03/04/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ilian Rashtanov email regarding
Release and Satisfaction of Lien settlement proposal with pending
Tax Deed Surplus Claim for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555)1.5
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Three
03/05/20 Review emails and report regarding Mastec water theft claim and
research case law on theft from public utility; prepare
memorandum to file 1.3
03/05/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding amending
Special Magistrate Final Order for Botorog (18-1333).3
03/05/20 Email to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis regarding Mastec water theft
claim and review reply .3
03/05/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding
Mastec water theft claim .1
03/05/20 Email to Clancy Nanan regarding lien settlement proposal for
vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768) and review reply .3
03/05/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding amending
Special Magistrate Order for Botorog (18-1333).2
03/05/20 Telephone conference with Clancy Nanan regarding lien settlement
proposal for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).4
03/05/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve Boutsis email regarding deed
restrictions for Dania Memorial Park property .2
03/05/20 Telephone conference with Attorney Eve Boutsis regarding deed
restrictions on Dania Memorial Park property .2
03/05/20 Review and reply to Attorney Marc Marra regarding code lien on
195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552 and 17-1552).3
03/05/20 Attend Special Magistrate Hearings 3.5
03/06/20 Email Attorney Ilian Rashtanov regarding lien settlement proposal
for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555) and review reply .4
03/09/20 Research case law regarding due process litigation claims on
Special Magistrate orders and hearings; prepare memorandum to
file 1.3
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Four
03/09/20 Prepare lien settlement proposal letter for vacant lot at NW 14 Way
(17-0768).7
03/10/20 Review title search documents for Dania Memorial Park property 1.6
03/10/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis and Eric Walton emails regarding Lions
Club storage container .2
03/10/20 Revise draft title search letter for property at 221 SW 2 Terrace
(18-1721).5
03/10/20 Telephone conference with Attorneys’ Title Fund Services
regarding title search on Dania Memorial Park property .4
03/11/20 Review Broward County Clerk case dockets regarding City Annual
Audit .6
03/11/20 Review office code enforcement lien files regarding Notices of Tax
Deed Auction and City’s claims for Tax Deed Surplus funds;
prepare memorandum to file (Property IDs 5042 32 16 0620; 5042
32 34 3000; 5142 03 CJ 0320; 5042 33 01 0070; 5042 20 03 0030;
5142 03 36 0280)2.5
03/11/20 Review and reply to Lori Adams emails regarding contract legal
services .2
03/12/20 Review Erika Clayton email regarding Lions Club storage container .1
03/12/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding Special
Magistrate Order Imposing Fine for 529 NE 2 Place property(18-
1029).2
03/12/20 Draft correspondence to HCT Certified Public Accountants and
Consultants regarding litigation report for City Annual Audit .8
03/12/20 Telephone conference with Frank DiPaolo regarding City Annual
Audit and contact information for HCT Certified Public
Accountants and Consultants .2
03/12/20 Review Attorney Marc Marra email regarding foreclosure action
on 195 NW 14 Way property (16-1552 and 17-1552).2
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Five
03/12/20 Telephone conference with James Patton at HCT Certified Public
Accountants and Consultants regarding City Annual Audit .3
03/12/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding Special Magistrate Order
Imposing Fine for 529 NE 2 Place (18-1029) and review reply .4
03/13/20 Telephone conference with Clancy Nanan regarding lien settlement
proposal for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).4
03/13/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding notary jurat
for Special Magistrate Order Imposing Fine on 529 NE 2 Place
property (18-1029).2
03/13/20 Office conference with Clancy Nannan regarding settlement
payment and Release of Lien for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-
0768) .3
03/13/20 Office conference with Erin McClendon regarding settlement
payment for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).4
03/13/20 Telephone conference with Attorney Ken Stevens regarding lien
settlement for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).3
03/13/20 Email to Erin McClendon with revised Special Magistrate Order
Imposing Fine for 529 NE 2 Place property (18-1029) and review
reply .2
03/13/20 Revise and finalize correspondence to HCT Certified Public
Accountants and Consultants regarding litigation report for City
Annual Audit .5
03/13/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding
subordination of lien for property at 195 NW 14 Way (16-1552).2
03/13/20 Email James Patton at HCT Certified Public Accountants and
Consultants regarding City Annual Audit and review reply .2
03/16/20 Revise settlement offer correspondence on vacant lot at NW 14
Way (17-0768).4
03/16/20 Review and reply to Attorney Marc Marra email regarding property
at 195 NW 14 Way (16-1552 and 17-1552).3
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Six
03/16/20 Review and reply to Lori Adams email regarding notice of Tax
Deed Auction for property at 1002 NW 2 Street .4
03/16/20 Review Broward County Clerk of Court Notice of Claim filed in
Cedar Globe LLC v. Broward County Clerk of Courts, et al.,
Case No. CACE19-023879 .3
03/17/20 Update title search and revise draft title search letter for 230 SW 15
Street property (19-0380).6
03/18/20 Email Eric Walton regarding receipt of Tax Deed Surplus funds for
vacant lot at NW 6 Avenue (Property ID 5042 3401 2390, Tax ID
43147) and review reply .3
03/18/20 Review and reply to Jean Seibold email regarding Release and
Satisfaction of Lien for 1975 Stirling Road property (98-0053).3
03/18/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding
Release and Satisfaction of Lien for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-
0768).2
03/19/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding status of
Release and Satisfaction of Lien for 1975 Stirling Road property
(98-0053).2
03/19/20 Telephone conference with Jean Seibold regarding Release and
Satisfaction of Lien for 1975 Stirling Road property (98-0053).2
03/19/20 Review Notice of Tax Deed Auction for property at 1002 NW 2
Street (Property ID 504233 10 0100).7
03/19/20 Telephone conference with Clancy Nanan regarding Release and
Satisfaction of Code Lien for vacant lot at NW 14 Way (17-0768).2
03/23/20 Revise draft title search letter for property at 249 NW 8 Avenue
property (19-1110).4
03/24/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ilian Rashtanov email regarding lien
settlement for property at 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
03/25/20 Revise draft title search letter for property at 49 SW 14 Street (19-
0632).8
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Seven
03/25/20 Review title, tax, and name search on vacant lot at East Dania
Beach Boulevard (Property ID 50423 02 0198)1.0
03/26/20 Telephone conference with Jean Seibold regarding Release and
Satisfaction of Code Lien for property at 1975 Stirling Road (98-
0053).2
03/26/20 Review title, tax, and name search on vacant lot at East Dania
Beach Boulevard (Property ID 504235 02 0810)1.4
03/30/20 Revise draft title search correspondence for property at 2661 SW
54 Place (19-1056).5
03/31/20 Review title, tax and, name search on vacant lot at East Dania
Beach Boulevard (Property ID 504235 02 0750) 1.3
Total hours 39.4
39.4 hours @ $140 per hour $5,516.00
DISBURSEMENTS
Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc./Ryan & Ryan, LLC - title
search - 230 SW 15 Street (19-0380)
1 title search at $95 per title search: $95.00
Ryan & Ryan, LLC (administrative costs): $165.48
Total Disbursements:$260.48
SUMMARY
Attorney’s Fees:$5,516.00
Disbursements: $260.48
BALANCE DUE: $5,776.48