aemeijers wrote in
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Charlie wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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"Then his daughter drove him to jail. Grandpa had time to do. His
crime? He had disobeyed a court order that he sod the lawn..."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humanin...icle847365.ece
Total stupidity.

I lived in an HOAorida for 16 years. For most of them I was on the
board. Our ground rule first and foremost was : We are all neighbors.

If there was a problem like the one described, a couple of guys would
get together one week end and fix the sprinkler system.

A second issue is the judge. Judge Bray apparently likes his name so
much he even acts like an ass. In Florida juges are elected. Now
there is a campaign issue if I ever heard of one.

Charlie


How much per square foot does installed sod cost in that part of FL?
If the fellow's ARM just spiked, I can see why he can't afford it.
Can't get blood from a stone- does the association and the judge think
keeping him in jail is going to make getting the lawn done more or
less likely? (I know a good place they could harvest sod- from the
front yards of all the people that voted to file the suit.) It is
fricking FLORIDA, fer crissake. Lawns get brown in summer- deal with
it.

Having associations be de facto mini-governments, and having judges
enforce their petty edicts via open-ended contempt citations, is a
perversion of the process. The entire concept should be outlawed. I
will NEVER live in an HOA area- I'd rather live in an apartment than
put up with that crap.

Anybody started a legal defense fund for the guy, yet? I'd donate a
few bucks to that. He ought to contersue under RICO acts.

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aem sends...

Saw a bit on the news yesterday where in California the lawns are brown
and are up for sale. There's a guy who charges $300 to come in and spray
the lawn, dirt and all, with some harmless green stuff and makes it look
good. Uses a truck just like the Agent Orange guy at Lawn-Glo. Of course,
up close, you can tell it's sprayed but much better than burnt brown.
Guy's business is booming he says.