Controversy Dunedin has been accused of draconian fining of its residents. In one case, it sued a former resident to collect over a hundred thousand dollars for yard and swimming pool maintenance. There are cases where the city has charged tens of thousands of dollars over uncut grass or aesthetic city code violations. The city has a $250 to $500 per day accruing violation policy per city code § 22-79(d). "In 5½ years, the city has collected nearly $3.6 million in fines, sometimes tens of thousands at a time, for violating laws that prohibit grasses taller than 10 inches, recreational vehicles parked on streets at certain hours or sidings and bricks that don't match." The case was dropped about a month after it was initiated (in 2019) due to intense national scrutiny over the matter.
controversy dunedin has been accused of draconian fining of its residents in one case it sued a former resident to collect over a hundred thousand dollars for yard and swimming pool maintenance there are cases where the city has charged tens of thousands of dollars over uncut grass or aesthetic city code violations the city has a $250 to $500 per day accruing violation policy per city code § 22-79(d) "in 5½ years the city has collected nearly $36 million in fines sometimes tens of thousands at a time for violating laws that prohibit grasses taller than 10 inches recreational vehicles parked on streets at certain hours or sidings and bricks that don't match" the case was dropped about a month after it was initiated (in 2019) due to intense national scrutiny over the matter