Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines

In Florida, if a town doesn’t like what you do with your lawn, you could face bankruptcy. Sandy Martinez is stuck with $165,000 in fines for completely harmless code violations, most of it for occasionally parking a car a little bit over her driveway and onto the grass. Jim Ficken faced foreclosure of his home because his grass grew too long while he was out of town.  Today we are joined by IJ attorneys Andrew Ward and Mike Greenberg. We’re discussing Florida’s devastating daily-accruing fine system, how courts have refused to stop these abuses, and how IJ is fighting back.    LINKS:   Become a Monthly Donor: https://ij.org/support/give-now/?recu... Audio (RSS) Version of the Show: https://ij.org/podcast/beyond-the-brief/ Sandy’s Case: https://ij.org/case/lantana-fines/ Tall Grass Case:  https://ij.org/case/dunedin-foreclosure/ Report Abuse: https://ij.org/report-abuse/    About Beyond the Brief:   Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.