Working Mother of 3 Faces 100, 000 Parking Violation

Most people accept that the government can fine you a small amount for parking illegally. But can the government cripple you financially for how you park your car on your very own driveway In Lantana, Florida, that is exactly what happened to local homeowner Sandy Martinez. The city fined her more than 100, 000at a rate of 250 per dayfor violating an ordinance regulating how one can park their car on their own driveway. When stacked on top of the astronomical fines the city imposed for two other trivial code violations47, 375 for a stormdamaged fence and 16, 125 for cracks in her driveway, each of which she fixed as soon as she could afford toLantana has fined Sandy over 165, 000. That outrageous amount is nearly four times her annual income and more than half the value of her home.