Posted on 05/03/2021 3:54:01 PM PDT by simpson96
I lived in a small city (Chamaign, IL) and if your grass got over 12” they’d send out a city crew and charge a minimum of $50, and more if the lot was greater than 1 acre. If you didn’t pay the 50 bucks, they’d attach a lien to your property, similar to a tax lien. They eventually get paid, and send out a second request, outlining all the additional fees if they have to lien your property, before they did, and wanted you to call and make arrangements to pay, if nothing else, before they liened your property. Once liened, I think it was the original $50 plus about $250 in fees, and the $300 accrued interest, so, it was a fair system and the grass stayed cut, because it was cheaper to hire someone than have the city show up and cut your grass.
As do I.
so many of our courts (including the Supremes with their ignoring the Stolen Election)
have failed us. utterly failed in the justice department
we need new judges, or....??, somehow or other.
What was the devaluation of the surrounding properties amounting too?
I think the average of that plus a small flat amount for the trouble should have been the fine.
Excellent. Perhaps this will keep people out of Florida, and stop the cut and run to southern states.
That’s a much more reasonable way to handle things.
Sounds like a stubborn, trashy, property value killing ass
My mother-in-law was the head of the HOA in the development she lived in in Dunedin. [sarc] Very pleasant woman [/sarc]
Serial killer Dennis Rader (BTK) is one of the few people who took a break from killing people for a period of time.
He found that being a Code Enforcement Officer quelled the urge to kill.
The grass Nazis strike again.
You should start a go fund me account for the guy. A lot of bleeding hearts out there for ya.
We have given up the RIGHT to take care of ourselves!!!
My neighborhood you would be in deep trouble. One reason why people. flock to Florida is the beautiful neighborhoods. If you want 10 inch grass stay in your hood. Your welcomed there apparently.
How funny because this started a hell of a lot longer then the election. Uh oh. Your crap post is nonsense.
I’d say if the guy took care of himself this would not be an issue.
...and it all started with a courtesy notice to abate, then went to a $100.00 fine, then $300.00, then $1,200 then $2,800...
If your yard is a mess, fix the problem. Your neighbors don’t want to look at your messy, unkept yard.
Uh, no, he wasn’t notified. That was one of the issues in suit. The judge decided that notification was unnecessary.
My question was at what point was the grass too long for it to be in violation and start being fined $500 a day? 1 inch OK but 1 ⅛” not? Or does it require it to be measured in millimeters? How about if it’s a natural wild area as it would be if it were allowed to grow as NATURE intended it to grow?
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