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into compliance with the Sarasota County Building Code, including regulations regard- ing construction in a flood zone, county records showed. In November 2012, when Julie Miller Jones of Arden Hills, MN, and members of her family walked into the house, which they had rented, Jones was alarmed by what she considered to be serious safety violations, according to county documents. In a formal statement prepared for Sarasota County Fire Safety Inspector Katelyn Qualey, Jones wrote, "None of the six rooms in the basement, billed as bedrooms, had windows, egress or sprin- kler systems. For the entire space, there was only one door for egress and a plate glass window in the 'kitchen' which would need to be broken in the event of a fire blocking the other door." When Jones invited Qualey into the house on Nov. 7, 2012, Qualey noted in a report that she saw "several areas of concern related to safety — improper exits, TVs hung on walls with wire …" The County Commission next week will hear an update on the July 2013 lawsuit the Office of the County Attorney filed against Siesta Resorts LLC — of which Siegel has been represented as the trustee — to force it to comply with the county building regulations, county spokesman Curt Preisser told the News Leader on Feb. 5. As of late December, no formal resolution had been announced regarding tens of thousands of dollars in An aerial photo shows the Sabal Drive house on the southern part of Siesta Key. Image from Google Maps Sarasota News Leader February 7, 2014 Page 9