Whatever happened to "a man's home is his castle"?
Last I heard, "diminished property values in the neighborhood" didn't fall into the category of "public nuisance" or health hazard. Show me the health hazard that this homeowner is posing, and I'll consider it. In the meantime--well, if it's one of those foreclosure problems, then pitch in and buy the place. (I can't imagine that anyone is LIVING in a house and not mowing the lawn. More likely the house is boarded up and abandoned.)
Dont feel like mowing the lawn? You might end up in JAIL!
BrianD3
2012/06/13 10:57:23
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Most neighborhoods have at least one house that stands out, a home that has grass higher than the neighbors or a broken window. In Massapequa Park, New York, those homeowners may now be spending time in jail. The village board passed a law on Monday declaring that those who cannot maintain their lawns deserve fines of up to $10,000 and up to 15 days in prison.
According to 880-AM out of New York City, this law was passed to keep property values in the area from sinking in an area that has been hit hard by foreclosures. The vote was unanimous. If your lawns aren't mowed, dumpsters are full, gutters are broken, or windows are boarded homeowners face steep fines.
The first offense is punishable by a fine, $250 to $1,000. The second offense will cost the homeowner $2,500 and up to 10 days in jail. The third offense will mean up to 15 days in jail and fines of up to $10,000.
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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/06/13 11:48:45
Hey isn't this where Bill and Hilary love? Maybe he's on city council. LMAO!
" All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." (Thomas Jefferson)
This house -
Will drop the value of this house by approx. $10K
I work and I go to school and quite honestly, I dont think that, that kind of perfection is worth all the effort. They leave notes in my mailbox and voice their displeasure and I have heard the property value argument. It isnt MY job to prop up their property values.
Also if we can bail out banks, give billions too Israel every year, perhaps we can help mow someones grass for them if they can't afford it or if perhaps there physically unable to do it themselves. Have we all become so heartless as to put a lawn before anything else???
We walk a cracked and broken path, if we make it, we can all sit back and laugh, but I fear tomorrow we'll be crying.
I'm guessing this just isn't about high grass that may occur when the family is on vacation. At least, I certainly hope not.
I would never live where there is a HOA, I live in a beautiful area and no grass nazi's
Last I heard, "diminished property values in the neighborhood" didn't fall into the category of "public nuisance" or health hazard. Show me the health hazard that this homeowner is posing, and I'll consider it. In the meantime--well, if it's one of those foreclosure problems, then pitch in and buy the place. (I can't imagine that anyone is LIVING in a house and not mowing the lawn. More likely the house is boarded up and abandoned.)
What happens if you get rid of your lawn?