Update on Man Who Faced $30,000 in Fines For Not Mowing His Lawn

01/04/2025 6 min
Update on Man Who Faced $30,000 in Fines For Not Mowing His Lawn

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The city of Dunedin, Florida fined one resident more than $30,000 because they said his grass was too long. I reported on that 6 years ago. What’s happened since? —————————To get our new weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe————————— Jim Ficken, with the help of the Institute for Justice, fought the excessive fines for six long years. Absurdly, they lost in court. But their lawsuit sparked enough outrage that Dunedin eventually changed the rules so residents could reduce their fines. Surprisingly, that’s not the end of the story. Our video above is an update of what's happened since....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ynpUFszdg

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