Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals has just made a landmark ruling that the Institute for Justice is calling “a major blow to property rights.”
Tom Carroll and Hermine Ricketts, 17-year homeowners, have been fighting the Village of Miami Shores for the last 6 years. The battle ended in a verdict after 3 years but they fought on. It all started back in 2014 when the couple refused to take the “advice” handed down to them by the town officials keen on implementing a new zoning plan.
The homeowners refused to relinquish their constitutionally protected rights. That is when town officials resorted to plan b.
The couple subsequently sued based on a constitutional infringement upon their right to use their own private property as well as a violation of the equal protection clause.
Head on over to the next page to learn about the decision just handed down by Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals in regards to property rights.
WTF, must be more moron libturds!
Screw the court no common sense
It does not say it is an HOA that is doing this to them. It does say it is the city. If they did not sign and HOA agreement then this is totally out of bounds.It sounds like it is an HOA by the name but it is actually a village as in a very small town complete with their own town councel, police etc. So this is a government entity trying to strip their God given rights. In my family the front yard was too small for a garden of any size like that. It would have taken the whole front yard. So we put ours in the back. Even so still there attacks on any kind of food growing going on around the nation.
Tricia Beattie
My guess it’s a neighborhood that has an aesthetic look and a homeowner association with all that involves and the neighbors don’t want to look at a messy fictional garden as opposed to a picture perfect yard
Get ride of these stupid judges!
like I say they need to stay the hell out of our lives. were in the hell do they get off now telling people they cannot grow there own food on there property let me know il wait
Talk about being dictators this is taking away our constitutional rights do what we want with our property you have some sick m************ in the courtroom
The height of stupidity. Unless “they” want all control over us. And our food control where we get food. Maybe someone wants to feed you something….?
Insane..