When I fought off my only citation, and it was a big one a grading thing. I had to fight like crazy. They gave me a stop work notice on the house I was building ,but I ignored it. I followed up every conversation I had with an email no matter if they answered them or not, mostly they did. I wrote Dianne Jacobs and told her I needed help with Code enforcement “shake down”. A week later I got a letter dismissing everything. It took several months altogether.
A few points I made , first I said go they could get everybody else first.
I also said that I verified that it was exempt work but they said not when I had an open permit. I said it has nothing to do with my house. Kept saying get everyone else first. That seems to be powerful with the right amount of stubbornness. Put it in writing right away. Tell them to get everybody else first. All these code compliance people skip permits too , if they have any remodeling to do.
