Arrests Made in Miami-Dade Illegal Recovery House Operation Where Two people made $4,250 per day From The Illegal Recovery house

 

In a suburban cul-de-sac, a single-story, four-bedroom house was found to be housing 21 women. 17 of them were allegedly paying a minimum of $250 per night each as clients of an illegal surgery recovery residence, according to Miami-Dade police.

Arrest records indicate that the other four women informed the police that they were employees working for the women who were supposedly operating the residence. 

The individuals arrested were identified as Yenisley Diaz-Peraza, also known as Yenisley Peraza, aged 35, and Yenisel Diaz, aged 38, both from South Miami-Dade. They were taken into custody at the house located in West Miami-Dade, at 3122 SW 139th Ct.

Diaz-Peraza is facing 14 charges related to running an unlicensed assisted living facility, hazardous waste violations, felony littering, misdemeanor nuisance to public health, and a biological waste misdemeanor. She was released on $81,000 bond on Friday.

Diaz is charged with running an unlicensed assisted living facility, hazardous waste violations, felony littering, misdemeanor nuisance to public health, and a biological waste misdemeanor. She was released on $16,000 bond on Friday. 

Both are scheduled to enter their pleas at their arraignment on November 3.

Despite signs of activity within the house and a woman peeking out of a partially raised garage door when a reporter from the Herald approached, no one answered the door on Friday afternoon.

Typically, post-operative care is not available for individuals who undergo cosmetic or plastic surgery in office surgery centers, whether the surgery occurred in a shabby strip mall location or a modern hospital-like building. 

Individuals from out of town who undergo procedures such as breast augmentations, Brazilian butt lifts, liposuction, and other surgeries often need to arrange for someone to care for them until they are mobile and their surgical wounds have sufficiently healed for travel.

Recovery houses have emerged to fill this care gap. While Florida does not have specific licenses for recovery houses, there are guidelines and licenses in place for assisted living facilities, which is why Diaz and Diaz-Peraza face charges related to operating an assisted living facility without a license.

Additionally, the presence of multiple individuals in surgery recovery generates significant quantities of biomedical waste, including blood, urine, and fecal matter, which must be handled differently from regular garbage.

Police were alerted to the situation by a tip that a house operating as "Yeni's House" was located at 3122 SW 139th Ct.

 Diaz-Peraza registered Yeni's House LLC with the state on January 28, 2022, listing herself and Diaz as the only "authorized persons," with a mailing address that corresponds to Diaz-Peraza's Cutler Bay residence, according to Miami-Dade property records.

Although the Cutler Bay address was listed as the principal address for Yeni's House, property records indicate that the alleged recovery house on Southwest 139th Court is a rental property and was last sold in 1988.

Upon executing a search warrant at the house on Thursday, the police reported discovering 17 customers, including three who were pre-operative. Each customer had paid a $250 deposit over the phone and provided a credit card for charges ranging from $250 to $300 per night to Diaz or Diaz-Peraza. 

At a rate of $250 per night, 17 clients would generate $4,250 in revenue per day.

According to the arrest report, the clients informed the police that Diaz and Diaz-Peraza assisted them with bathing, dressing, eating, personal hygiene, taking medication, and using the toilet. Providing assistance with these basic activities qualifies a place as an assisted living facility.

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