Florida Man Could Lose His House For Not Cutting His Grass
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A Florida man is at risk of losing his home now that the dispute over the cutting of his grass has escalated with the government.
Ficken had allegedly arranged to have someone cut and take care of the lawn, but that individual unexpectedly passed away and the grass was left uncut.
Once the city noticed the grass, they started issuing fines, reportedly $500 every day.
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The tall grass might not look nice to some and is something that can easily and quickly be taken care of, and might have sooner been dealt with if the city adequately notified Ficken of the problem. But at the end of the day, this is a victimless action, and Ficken having to pay these fines will significantly impact his financial well-being and life.
Ficken is retired and on a fixed income, he admits that this amount in fines that he is facing is several years of living expenses for him, it's a devastating situation that he faces, all because he failed to cut his grass.
The city code enforcement has reportedly decided to now move forward with actions to foreclose on Ficken's home, but Ficken has decided to sue the city in response to the ordeal, that lawsuit was recently launched. However, the city says they still haven't had time yet to review that pending litigation that has been filed. The lawyers who are representing Ficken free of charge say that they'll take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if they need to; if that is what it's going to take to pursue justice in this matter.
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Begin with an immoral seed, and it's no surprise that all manner of immoral fruit appears.
Imagine what you could do good with all the taxe money spent on this hilarious case...
prob fix a few potholes 😂
This is insane, I believe is going to win.
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grab some popcorn
that is just ridiculous!
what you said