November 15, 2012

Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo if the house was sold as a two or three family house when he bought the property in 2010; Mr. Longo said he did not know because it was never discussed. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo if a realtor was involved in the sale of the house; Mr. Longo said that he bought it from the owner and a realtor was not involved. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo if the owner was living in the house when he purchased it; Mr. Longo said he was not sure but he thinks the owner was living there part time. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo if he made the deal himself; Mr. Longo replied yes. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo how many families were living in the house when he purchased it; Mr. Longo said there were only people living on the first floor. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Longo if he knew whether it was a legal two or three family house when he purchased it; Mr. Long said that it was never discussed if it was a two or three family house. Mr. Quentzel asked Mr. Longo if he had a HUD settlement when he purchased the house or if any rents were adjusted; Mr. Longo said no because there was no one living on the second or third floor. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Longo how quickly after he purchased the house he leased out all three floors; Mr. Longo said he leased them out approximately two or three months after the purchase. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Longo if he was taxed as a two or three family house; Mr. Longo said he did not know because his wife takes care of that. Mr. Longo stated that after he purchased the house and made repairs to it, he made an economic decision to rent all three floors. Mr. Quentzel asked Mr. Longo what type of repairs he made to make the third floor livable. Mr. Longo said that he did electrical work, made repairs to the bathroom, replaced tiles and painted. He said that he did a total renovation. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Longo if he obtained permits when he did this work; Mr. Longo replied yes. Ms. Gabry asked Mr. Longo if he was represented by an attorney when he bought the house; Mr. Longo replied yes. Ms. Gabry asked Mr. Longo if he owned other rental properties; Mr. Longo replied yes. Ms. Gabry asked Mr. Longo if he inquired about the Township’s requirements to rent out the house; Mr. Longo said that Tom Tracy, the Townships Construction Official, told him that he could rent out the second and third floor as one apartment. Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Longo

s to rent out the house; Mr. Longo said that Tom Tracy, the Townships Construction Official, told him that he could rent out the second and third floor as one apartment. Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Longo if he paid cash for the house or did he finance the house; Mr. Longo said that he does not know. Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Longo if an appraisal was done on the house; Mr. Longo said no. Mr. Steinhart said that if he did finance the house then he would have had to have had an appraisal done. Mr. Bullock stated that the house was purchased in 2010 and in 2011 be received a violation from the Township because the house was being rented improperly. Mr. Bullock told Mr. Longo that he is still in violation. Chairman Neuer told Mr. Campanile that he is having a difficult time accepting testimony from his client because Mr. Longo stated that he does not know if he has a mortgage on his property or [11]