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like the other correspondence, was returned to sender. But Inspector Jackson had posted
another notice of the code violations to the house in April 2017.3
In the Spring of 2017, Fox returned to the Norfolk area from his military
deployment. He began visiting the house about once a month to mow the lawn, pick up
trash and perform exterior maintenance. The record contains no express reference to
whether Fox observed the code violation notices posted to the house at the time.
About a year later, in April 2018, the Navy deployed Fox again. Shortly before that
deployment, someone drove a car into a portion of the house. The city photographed the
physical damage from the collision and documented piles of debris as well as falling and
missing interior ceilings and walls. Fox’s deployment ended after about 30 days. When he
returned to the property, Fox discovered the collision damage and did some work to repair
it.
During this time, Fox saw a faded notice posted to the house. Although much of the
notice’s text was illegible, he identified Inspector Jackson’s phone number and called her.
Inspector Jackson told Fox that he needed to repair the house. Fox emailed her a general
list of repairs that he planned to perform over the next three to four months. Inspector
Jackson responded, explaining that she could only “give [him] an extension” if Fox
provided a timeline of completion for repairs. J.A. 311. She also asked for paperwork
3
The record contains photographs of both posted notices. J.A. 313–315. While
difficult to read, they appear to contain content consistent with the notices mailed, and
returned, around the same time as these postings.
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