Free Talk Live - property rights

Alabama Man Fights to Keep Wife Buried in Front Yard

jothemofo — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:47:39 +0000

Husband tries to keep deceased wife's wishes by being buried in the front yard. The city is trying to move the grave site.

American athletes owe the IRS for each medal they earn.

alisium — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:15:09 +0000

American athletes must pay the IRS on their winnings overseas from the Olympics.

Visionary fined $200,000 for home 'improvements'

snowdog2012 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:28:03 +0000

LAGUNITAS, Calif. - Four decades ago, Hoffman started some home improvements on his house in the wooded hills of the Marin County town of Lagunitas. He harbored ideas and theories of how people could live more sustainably. He started building. “I guess you could say I had a vision,” said Hoffman. “I had a dream.”

But Hoffman’s vision had one very fatal flaw. He never got permits for any of his projects. His fines have run up to over $200,000, and he’s been ordered to tear down all 30 of his illegal structures by Aug. 1.

Man Arrested/High Bail for Improperly Sided House

snowdog2012 — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:50:37 +0000

Officials in Burnsville, Minn., have brought the full force of the law to bear upon Mitch Faber, who was arrested, forced to pay a high bail and released under electronic monitoring and only on condition of drug testing. Faber has been charged with the crime of not putting proper siding on his house.

End Property Taxes

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:56:06 +0000

Pennsylvania: http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/05/03/perkasie_news_herald/o... Pennsylvania: http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/break11/05-02-2012-property-tax Colorado: http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_20349434/colorado-ballot-propos... Texas: http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2012/05/former-texas-gubernatoria...

U.N. drug bust fails to trigger asset forfeiture

jeffersonish — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00:15 +0000

1/26/12 16k(35 LBS!) cocaine was found @ U.N. in NWC. The drugs were confiscated -- no arrests, no seizure. By contrast...

(from http://www.erowid.org/freedom/law/forfeiture/forfeiture_info1.shtml paraphrased)

La. Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Wearing Pajamas in Public

pmfalcon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:11:46 +0000

Caddo Parish District 3 Commissioner Michael Williams said after seeing a group of young men at a local Walmart wearing pajama pants that revealed one young man's private parts, he decided to push for an ordinance that would prohibit wearing pajama pants in public. "Pajamas are designed to be worn in the bedroom at night," Williams said. "If you can't (wear pajamas) at the Boardwalk or courthouse, why are you going to do it in a restaurant or in public? Today it's pajamas," Williams said. "Tomorrow it's underwear. Where does it stop?"

New Zealand Rejects Names it Doesn't Like for Newborns

pmfalcon — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:34:19 +0000

The New Zealand department which registers births, recently released a list of disallowed names from the past decade. While no names are banned outright, they can't be more than 100 characters long, use an unearned title or be offensive to the general public. They also have to be actual words, not numbers or symbols. Some of the rejected names: Justice, Princess, King, Bishop, Lucifer, Messiah, Christ, Mafia No Fear, Anal, V8, and the symbol *. Somehow, Violence, Chardonnay and Number 16 Bus Shelter did get by the registry.

Council's $1.1m fine threat over 1.5m kids' cubby

Ben — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:01:28 +0000

IT didn't cost much to build but that could change dramatically if a New South Wales family refuses to tear down a child's cubby house erected in their backyard without council permission.

Penalties of up to $1.1 million - plus a further daily fine of $110,000 - await the family if they don't agree to demolish the structure.