Camping on my lot against zoning law
Greetings I’m new to the forum and enjoying it alot, however I can’t find an answer anywhere. What will happen to me when cops say I can’t live here. It’s on my lot in a small town of 10k. There’s No ...
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fj12ryder wrote:JRscooby wrote:
... What sign do we have that he is not paying the required "rent" to the city/state/county?
I think the fact that he's worried he'll be run off "his" property is kind of a clue.
The fact is that just because you own a pay your taxes on property in a city does not mean you can do what you want. If the structure is not a residence, you can't live there.
Not paying for water may be another.
If I am willing to let my neighbor use water that has come thru my meter, nothing illegal. OTOH, staying in a camper on the FHU in the yard, would be a code violation. And the city could make me move.
Not knowing exactly what the "drain" is he's using for his black water might be yet another.
This for sure could be a issue. And if it is a storm drain, the punishment should be severe. If he has a opening into the sanitary sewer, he is good. Dropping into a manhole? Not so good, but not a disaster.
To call him, a property owner, "free loader" without direction of same to a full timer spending the night at Cracker barrel...
