remove, dismantle, tear down, etc., whatever EFFICIENCY, studio, in-law-quarters, etc. in their home (especially here in South Florida), by "supposed" city ordinances_which in reality there were none to begin with, and besides taxes were charged on these illegal additions up until someone 'tipped" authorities, and owners were made to tear them down.
Now that these same homeowners_in some cities in the thousands, literally_have lost or will be losing their homes in foreclosure, shouldn't there be some type of legal recourse against, city, county, and even state in the form of a HUGE civil suit?
City and Counties both were charging taxes (extremely high, which is one cause for foreclosure in S. Florida at present)> Wasn't it their duty, obligation, etc., to check over these properties once they were matched to the original records, tax cards, etc., and upon finding them w/ illegal additions, inform individual homeowner.
In other words they were ABETTING in supposed illegalities!
2007-12-26 07:40:19 · 4 answers · asked by mybusiness2 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
File an action of prohibition in court against city and counties in order to stop their illegal activities.
2007-12-26 07:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are personally experiencing this? Being asked to dismantle part of your house? The question is, did you build it or was it like that to start with? If you're the one that built it, can you claim that it was already like that? Can you say that it's being used as storage and not living quarters? What criteria are they using to judge whether these are illegal residences? Those are the questions that come to mind. If you didn't build it, you should be protected by the title insurance that came with your closing documents. Read through it and see if it falls into the category of things that are covered. With all due respect, it seems like you are maybe overreacting. When these types of 'crack-downs' occur regarding violations of city ordinances, you typically have to be in blatant violation of code. If you have a way of explaining things away, such as the above, you can usually go to a hearing and have an exception made for you. Most cities don't truly want to create hardships for people who had honest intentions. They simply want to crack down on the hard core abusers - those who are skirting the rules to make a profit. Good luck to you!
2007-12-26 15:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by bertha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really.
That's like saying the IRS requiring taxes on income generated by illegal drug sales is abetting the sale of illegal drugs.
Taxes are taxed on their objects. If the object ofthe tax is illegal, then the owner should get rid of it (b/c paying a tax oni something illegal is stupid and wasteful).
2007-12-26 15:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by stay_fan2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is too intelligent for yahoo answers. We like simple ones. :)
2007-12-26 15:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋