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abe30303 OP t1_iwuanuk wrote

Reply to comment by Canopach in [ Removed by Reddit ] by abe30303

I am the homeowner in the story. Kinda wanted to keep my account relatively anon but here we are, so screw it.

Code Enforcement officials have literally told me for fifteen years that if I do not clean and mow that front yard that I DO NOT OWN, then I will go to jail. I do not own that property. My patience has run out, and I am now fighting this in court.

The land next to mine is owned by a house-flipping company that the county cannot serve process to, so they demand that I maintain it.

Cobb county is forcing other people in the county living next to these properties to maintain them or face jail + fines in code enforcement court. So it's not just me.

Two of my up-street neighbors were being harassed for years to keep up a whole house next to them or they would go to jail. Eventually they refused to the point it went to court and the house was torn down.

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NicNoletree t1_iwubqnc wrote

It would be a shame if that house happened to have a fire

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BirdsbirdsBURDS t1_iwug15w wrote

Property rights are property rights. It’s not your house so it’s not your obligation. I don’t know Cobb county but I know bullshit. You’re not the owner. If they (the city) continue to harass you about it, call the city council and the mayor and make a very blunt and obvious statement that you are going to take this to court with the state about it, because you’re not responsible for what isn’t yours.

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abe30303 OP t1_iwv1wv9 wrote

I've been telling them about the fact that I am not the owner of this strip of land for fifteen years now. Finally now it's come to a head over an abandoned truck that I could not get any tow company to remove... this whoooooole issue is going to be litigated.

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BabyLegsOShanahan t1_iwubmbr wrote

The county said they were sent I error. Why would you post something like this in the third person. Why can’t they serve a company? It’s a literal entity. You let them punk you. Again, I hope they ban you.

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