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Minnesota Man Thrown in Jail for…Failing to Put Up Siding on His Home

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A Minnesota man was arrested and thrown in jail after failing to complete the siding on his home. (Image source: KSTP-TV)

Minnesota Man Mitch Faber Thrown in Jail for Failing to Put Up Siding on His Home

Mitch Faber spent two days in jail before a judge released him for electronic home monitoring. (Image source: KSTP-TV)

A Minnesota man was arrested and thrown in jail — all because city officials said he had not properly put up siding on his house.

Officials in Burnsville, Minn. cited Mitch Faber with “having an unfinished exterior” when, nearly four years after he started it, his home’s stucco project was not complete, Fox News reported.

Faber told Minneapolis ABC affiliate KSTP-TV he always intended to finish the project, but that he ran into financial trouble when the economy took a turn.

His first encounter with the city happened in 2007 when he got a letter saying the siding needed to be finished.

“We were in the process of finishing,” Faber told the station. “This wasn’t something that we were trying to avoid doing.”

There were two more letters in 2009 and another in 2010, which required Faber to appear in court. That’s when, he told KSTP, he was instructed in no uncertain terms: Finish the siding or go to jail.

In order to comply, Faber and his wife spent $12,000 to put a stucco facade over their house’s plywood exterior. It wasn’t enough: Last November, Faber was arrested after city inspectors concluded the work wasn’t up to code.

According to a statement on the city’s Facebook page — posted after the story made local headlines — a judge issued a bench warrant for Faber’s arrest after the inspectors determined the work was not complete. He was arrested during a routine traffic stop.

“I’m walking around in a green and white jump suit, I had to shower in front of a sheriff, I was shackled, my wrists were handcuffed to my waist — for siding,” Faber told KSTP.

After two days, a judge released Faber but still required him to submit to electronic home monitoring.

In a statement to KSTP, Burnsville communications coordinator Marty Doll said the city provided Faber “ample opportunity (nearly four years) to remedy the situation before issuing a citation…the city’s practice is to only issue citations for property maintenance issues (such as this one) as a last resort.”

Still, he defended the city’s actions, albeit admitting the situation is “unfortunate.”

“Code enforcement is an important part of making sure all neighbors can take pride in their neighborhoods,” he said in a statement to Fox News. “The city agrees it unfortunate that this situation was not able to be resolved in typical fashion.”

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:49pm

    Who the hell are these elected officials, who can be voted right out of office. We have a corrupt drug dealing Mayor.. got our small town into debt for 750,000… goes around threatening people, he put some restrictions on the way peoples yards look, but his is trashed. Its time to rid ourselves of these elected officials who forget that we are their boss.. not the other way around. Lord help us!

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    • Porsche911
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 9:43am

      My parents have lived by this person for 36 years and of that 36 years the past 20 his house has been this way. Its been an eyesore, watch the video and notice there is no grass anywhere, its been that way since I was in High School 20 years ago. So action by the city is long overdue! he has ample time to fix it. This story is very misleading saying back in 2007 it all started back in 1991. Even then he has had 4+ years to get it fixed since the first notice. I am glad action was taken by the city. This house is right on the main road entering the neighborhood so you had to drive by it all the time. The neighborhood is a typical middle class neighborhood. For this guy to blame the recession as the reason for not getting it done is ludacris he has had 20 years. Just wanted to share a little background for everyone

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    • 1947
      Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:18pm

      They are the NEW Obama COMMIES that moved in the town…… It’s starting and you now understand the COMMIE way of LIFE……

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    • JW325
      Posted on March 25, 2012 at 4:24pm

      Porsche911: Im going to have to pull out the BS flag on you……….. was Mitch a kid back in 91? There is no way that man is old enough to have owned that house for 20 years. And let us just say I give you an ounce of the benefit of the doubt, did you or your parents offer to help do repairs on this house……… i doubt it…….. but please explain to me how it is a crime to arrest someone for lack of siding or as in your words “eyesore”? This is an overstreatch of the code enforcements authroity…… what say that we arrest you for being too short or too tall, too fat or too skinny……..ludacris remark? sure it is but it is no different than what you are whinning about…… maybe he can finish his home improvement after he sues the city for unlawful arrest, kidnap and pain and suffering….. this is still America, and amazing as it may seem we do not have a Politburo….. get a grip dude

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    • Faithraven1
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 3:28pm

      Why don’t we just burn down every ugly place in America, Force every fat or ugly person to lose weight or face prison until they do. Oh yeah,… And stupid people should report immediately for shock therapy while Hoody wearing but crack showing nitwits get subjected to cavity searches for any illegal contraband. I would also like to know who the pathetic omnipotent council people are. $12,000 is a lot of money to spend on repairs and not get some credit. These inspectors were probably paid to do what they did.

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  • Mikev5
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:47pm

    In California I was purposefully letting the grass die on the front of the House because we had a contractor scheduled to rip it all out and new sprinklers and lawn installed and landscaping. Well the psycho yard police in our city fined us for letting our lawn die they didn’t even knock on the door and ask why it was dead.

    Morons we were doing it to get rid of the old lawn I cussed their azz out on the phone they said ok we didn’t know you must follow the rules as long as you fix it you are ok.

    Just getting the fix it ticked BURNS you up especially because the neighbor across the street lets his lawn get as tall as three feet and he never got any warnings and half the time it’s that tall it looks like an abandoned home.

    So why did we get a ticket and he never gets one?

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    • MrMagoo
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:59pm

      Where ever liberals/progressives/communists reside,especially while majority,expect nothing but regs/rules/laws.Stay in line,you get out of line,get to the back of the line and start over.COMPLY.Kapish?

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:17pm

      I guess he should have put siding on his home.

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:31pm

      They are COMMUNISTS! That explains every bit of it.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:56pm

      You have to know that you only ‘rent’ (no matter what your realtor or mortgage might say) any developed property, essentially.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:07pm

      The Founders thought… with multiple States… that if a State invoked outrageous Regulations and Laws… people would just MOVE to another State!

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    • David in OKC
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:03am

      Had a similar thing happen around election time 2008. The city was installing a fire hydrant at the end of my block. (I live at the end of a dead end street) The city inspector happened to be a black man.The guy accross the street from me and myself where the only ones on our block that had Mcain/Palin signs in our yard. We where also the only ones on our block that received tickets for trumped up code violations. (He had to jump my fence and go in my backyard to search for one on me.)

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    • TexasKnight
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:28am

      I once had an architect proffessor that had his HOA tell him he could not use the color brick he wanted. So he went out and purchased 100 plastic pink flamingos and put them all over his front lawn.
      If the house is safe, the Govt. should shut the heck up. If I want bright pink shutters, and a mural of Obama burning the constitution on the side of my house, that is my right. It is my house!

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:31am

      I’m beginning to think 95% of Americans are progressives in one way or another…America “ Land of the Free” my a$$

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:41am

      NOI!! Only 21% of Americans are liberal progressive liberals…75% are Patriots or Conservatives, Moderates but NOT LIBERALS. THEY just happen to have the MSM with them and they squeek louder. 3% of GERMANS backed Hitler; Usually less than 10% of the people back the Dictator, but they are active, vocal and they participate. THEREFORE 75% we must be active, Vocal and Participate.
      I agree that people have to follow HOA rules if they are in an HOA, but the rules must be meted out evenly. IF a person can’t afford to fix his house (thanks to the COMMIES in the WH and the BILDERBERGS ON WS) then some other solution… tall fence? Plants? and If they did STUCCO in lieu of siding, so what? WE have given way way way too much power to people who are supposed to be WORKING FOR US, with OUR MONEY.
      Another way to put it: Liberals are basically Atheists. THEY think THEY have to make Life tolerable. THEY have no Faith that our GOD will and when things don’t happen, THEY don’t understand it. THEY can’t take any Character-Building pain, they want to live in a cotton ball. THEY can only achieve their goals (and they never have/never will really) by ENSLAVING people. WE have until NOVEMBER 2012 to stop this RIDICULOUS, PATHETIC, INSANE way of thinking or we loose FREEDOM forever.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:00am

      Patty henry-
      Hate to break it to you, 75% of Americans are not patriots. Look at the voting record. The people of America are rejecting liberty. My bet would be that only 30% of Americans are truly patriots with another 30% self identifying as patriot, but they act and vote progressive. If, as a conservative, you support the government dictating what you put into your own body (salt, sugar, drugs) or think it is a good idea for the government to restrict another’s pursuit of happiness because their lifestyle is immoral (gay marriage) than you are for government control and not freedom. You would be part of the send 30% who think they are patriots, but are not.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:20am

      It’s called fascism. Demanding others do your bidding.

      Growing up in rural Kentucky, the poorest had tar-paper-sided houses. Tar paper was even available PRINTED to look like stone or brick. Of you had more money, you put a veneer of wood or brick on the front of the house – after all, that’s the part people see. If you had a bit more money, you veneered the front AND 2 sides, but the back was still tar paper. Even today, you see many homes with brick fronts and wood backs.

      Not everyone is wealthy enough to afford everything these fascist communists want us to buy – $50 light bulbs, $50,000.00 unicorn-dust-solar panels, $60,000.00 electric cars ($210,000 actual cost) which actually run on coal, etc.

      Not to mention, we’ve got one of them depressions going on.
      People are doing well to keep up with payments on their home. Payments toward their $300,000.00 mortgage on a house now worth $120,000.00.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:28am

      @hidden.
      I disagree. Americans ARE Patriots!
      But, false advertising is selling them a bill of goods.
      Now, we might be lazy or disinterested, and willing to be gullible and wanting to vote for someone who lies and says everything is okay, just vote for me. (Suspension of disbelief)
      But, I still believe we are patriotic.
      We just have to get the TRUTH out to them, and activate their dormant patriotism.
      We have to remind them there is no such thing as, “too busy to go vote” and remind them their vote DOES COUNT!

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    • Nursenevada
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 8:18am

      I grew up in MN and it used to be very conservative. 40 years later I‘m embarrassed to say I’m from that state with so many liberals. The professors at the colleges started teaching Marxism during the 60′s and these are the results. I remember my mother trying to talk sense to my brother while he was being indoctrinated into Marxism while at St Thomas college back then. She was furious at the propaganda he’d come home with. I think the cold has frozen their brains.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 11:20am

      Buy bullets………..our founders warned us about this !

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    • old white guy
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 11:58am

      this kind of crap will eventually get the stupid police out there killed and it will not be a tragedy.

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    • paperpushermj
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:29pm

      Please the answer is so obvious.
      .
      He/ She Complained about your Yard …..You didn‘t call or write the City about there’s.

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    • SeekingtheTruth_3
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:48pm

      I just called Burnsville MN, City Administration. The gal I spoke with said the guy was arrested on a prior traffic violation. The media had it wrong. …….BUT then she said it HAD been 7 years that he hadn’t done anything with his siding and stuff was flying off the house. AND it was bugging the neighbors. I suggested a fundraiser and work party to help them —-rather than jail time.

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    • darkwingdave
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 2:31pm

      You and the postman and the city know you got a ticket. EVERYONE knows this guy was arrested. Which would you rather have?

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    • Smokey_Bojangles
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 2:58pm

      If the Government can put you in Jail over your house’s siding and fine you over your yard,just Imagine what little it would take for them to justify KILLING you!

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    • 1Karen
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 5:52pm

      You don’t show up at the meetings to kiss @$$ or make a legal fuss…

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    • MNConservativeIndependent
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 10:40pm

      To SeekingTheTruth 3 – Thanks for getting the facts that the media missed!

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    • rdk
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 10:46pm

      You did not pay off the lawn inspector.

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    • RandyCayne
      Posted on March 23, 2012 at 12:24am

      Did you “drop a dime (quarter with inflation)“ to the ”Lawn Police” to file a complaint as well? See how all this crap begins!

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    • Gazoiks
      Posted on March 23, 2012 at 9:18am

      Click the Facebook page link in the article, then go to the wall to see their lame excuse for this action. Then go to the comments section, click through the previous comment til you get the first page, and about the fourth comment down you will get the wife giving the real story here. It is enlightening to say the least.

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    • jesusmuffin13
      Posted on March 23, 2012 at 2:30pm

      dude, chill! dont be so annoyed. you are supposed to love your neighbors, and respect athority.(that means no cussing at policemen)

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    • mike119
      Posted on March 23, 2012 at 10:11pm

      i would paint the house yellow with big purple poka dots.. or does he not own his own house?

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  • NotAsheeple
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:40pm

    With this incident, you will not see me ever touching a foot in Minn., even flying through an airport.

    I moved out of Wisc. in 1980, and only have been back 4 times. and never again also.

    Let the commies/marxist/Natzies have it…..HOPE they all move there and leave the rest of the country alone

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:50pm

      I’m not sure why people are shocked when acts of violence are committed against the government. This is the sort of thing that makes sane citizens crazy.

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    • DSTSS2010
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:28pm

      Perhaps we can gather all the commie together in their very own state, Wisconsistan.

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    • AugustKat
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 6:31pm

      MNConservativeIndependent: did you not read the article? The owner had financial problems (as did many others). He had every intention of finishing, but paying the mortgage and feeding his family took priority. Would you have rather he lost his house entirely?

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    • daniel1138
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 9:47pm

      It is true that the City Councils of Minnesota are extremely Liberal And the State as a whole has a history of Progressivism, Liberalism and Communism, Minnesota in the rural areas is very Conservative. Waverly Minnesota is not the land of Humphrey any more!

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  • MrMagoo
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:38pm

    Its a damn shame that Faber had to be treated like a criminal.But codes are codes.If people don’t show up at city council meetings and keep an eye on whats going on,with whats being >written into law<…
    At least he could have went through the 'proper channels' and asked for an extension date to get the place up to snuff, or even APPEARING before the city council and explaining his financial situation.
    Maybe he should try living in the ghetto and then he won't have this problem.Everybody's houses are the same.Looking old and run down.Then the city will finally bulldoze them,like Detroit and Flint,Michigan.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:51pm

      Codes is codes? Where in the hell does the power come from that gives anyone the right to throw a man in jail for doing anything to his own property? Codes my a@@. I would have been put inprison for shooting someone setting foot on my property probably.

      If we dont resist this and refuse to comply, we will never survive.
      HOAs need to be aware, there are some ho,eowners who will snap one day….You folks need to back the hell off and let me lve with my freedoms…

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:42pm

      @BAD

      Since you don’t pay taxes, SHUT UP!

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    • chuck_in_st_paul
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:54pm

      Apparently baddoggy doesn’t get it and probably never will.

      Codes are there for the protection of the residents (safety codes) and to guarantee soundness of the structures (engineering codes) and to prevent the loss of value due to properties that are left to deteriorate. This includes not finishing the exterior in a normally accepted style and according to the construction codes. I am glad for the codes as they protect me. I will admit that sometimes there are some codes that need adjustment, but this is not one of those times.

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    • MNConservativeIndependent
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:57pm

      I live in Burnsville and was surprised and pleased when I saw this on the news last night. Burnsville is a nice community and has a lot of high, medium and low income housing. The City Council does a fairly good job of making sure we don’t have areas that turn into slums. This couple had 4 years to get the job done. I’d say they were given ample warning and opportunity to fix it up. They needed a wake-up call. Remember how Rudy Guilliani changed New York by starting with cleaning up litter and other minor infractions? Crime came down and community pride went up. How would you like to live next to an area that the city lets get run down? Let a few more go and pretty soon you have a slum. The rules are published. You don‘t have to live here if you don’t want to. If you want to live in a slum, move to Minneapolis and ignore the gunshots and gang crime in the neighborhood.

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    • Maji
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:23am

      When he gets out find the judges (city officials) car hit it with a gallon jug of gasoline take and air
      pistol and shoot it with a match!
      *Continue process for a while till his insurance runs out!

      I‘m sure it’s not pretty but the man’s property is “his”property!
      Now if they want to condem it and pay him for it…different story!

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    • MrMagoo
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 4:24am

      MNConservativeIndependent.And that”s the TRUTH!

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    • Kevin The Elder
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:02am

      @ Mrmagoo. What are you talking about when you say that people need to ‘keep an eye on what’s going on’? Last year alone, the Federal government passed 80,000 pages of new laws, my State and Local government passed thousands more. What person with a life has time to review even a small portion of these things? That is the problem with Government. We vote people whom we expect to represent us, however, almost all only represent themselves. Heck, Ron Paul gets ostracized because his reputation is that he refuses to pass any new laws. I say we should all push to elect ONLY those that have the same mindset. Instead of passing new laws we need to undo most already on the books. Our founding fathers had most of what was needed in place already. Those that came after them slowly stripped away our freedoms.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:02am

      How does a city code = jail time and not a fine?
      codes are not criminal laws.
      The guy should have just collect soda cans and glued them to his wall.

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    • mattbowen
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:25am

      MNConservativeIndependent;

      You and people like you would do very well living in Moscow!!

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    • daniel1138
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 8:52am

      Chuck_You_StPaul and MNCONSERVATIVINDIFFERENT

      Burnsville is one of those Notsee City Councils who walk on the rights of citizens. They whitewash crime, and build cages for the Welfare class, then drive by and say “ooooh we are getting them out of the ghetto!!?” The fact is that you are just bringing the drugs closer to your high schools. This man did nothing worse than build an ugly house. It was the back of the house and I bet with the size of his yard and all those trees no one ever saw it. Burnsville is a major suburb like you would find anywhere. Nice on the far side but getting seedy on the urban side.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:22pm

      I am coming to the side of baddoggy.

      Codes are Codes ??

      There are two types of people in this world.
      Those who wish to be left alone.
      And then, those who will not leave people alone.
      You Magoo, Real Conservative, and Chuck in St Paul are of the latter.

      90% of the “codes” are NOT keeping the community safe.
      They are a way for the Corporation (get a freakin’ education about politics) to generate revenue.
      The kool-aid fed sheeple believe these progressive con artists when they claim it is for the safety and
      well-being of the Collective.
      Who’s life was affected by this man not tending to his house?
      Did this man violate anyone else’s rights or cause injury to another? NO.
      This lame arguement about neighbor’s “property value” is unfounded and lacks evidence.
      Once again if you clowns knew anything about Law, History and Politics you would understand that you are subject to these “codes” because the Corporation (state) owns the property and it’s contents, and you are merely a tenant.
      You are so gullible as to believe a property tax is not actually “rent” paid to the State Corporation.
      Read the fine print. Your Deed lists you as a Tenant.
      Before the Federal Reserve Private Bank took charge of our Country due to a bailout, loan, and then a bankruptcy, Americans owned their land outright. Allodial Title – Free and Clear.
      Also, before we were controlled by the central bank, there was no income tax and you could redeem money for gold at the banks.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 1:40pm

      This man can NOT afford to maintain his home because people like these tyrannical city officials are destroying our Country and economy.
      Give me a thriving economy over the regulation of roof tiles or surface rust on a fence.

      In my County if you drive a pick-up and have any tools, ladders, etc. you are considered a commercial vehicle and are required to have DOT Numbers listed on the side.
      Failure to comply results in a $500 fine.

      If I wanted to make a few bucks painting my neighbors fence or installing a mailbox, I could be arrested and face a year in jail for “contracting without a license”, and the neighbor could recieve a $5000 fine.

      I received a 62.50 ticket the other night for riding a bicycle on a sidewalk without a Light.

      I was told I could not pull a permit to PAINT on a building because I was not a registered ELECTRICIAN. All I would simply have to do to paint “TRANSMISSIONS” on the side of a building was to become an electrician by studying and taking a 30 hour test.

      My local code enforcement,Your Public “Safety Officers” fine people $100 a day for surface rust on a fence post or some chipping paint. I am so glad they are here to make me safe.

      I am not opposed to the 10% of logical and neccesary codes, but this revenue generating racket is out of hand.

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    • BigBadDog
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 3:15pm

      Since when is code law? Code is not law!!! Statutes are law, regluations are not! And code is definately not law! Learn common law and then you might be better able to address the subject, instead of posting nonsense drivel with no basis in reality!

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  • ihveit
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:34pm

    i wonder what the federal housing projects look like in that city or state>? i know locally they are deplorable… but then they are tax free homes to drug heads and whores… tax payers need to live up to the obmannation of the future

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    • MNConservativeIndependent
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:12am

      The low income housing in Burnsville is very attractive and we have a larger percent of low income housing than other surrounding communities. The landlords are held to standards and the housing is kept up fairly well.

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  • Mikev5
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:33pm

    First that is way over kill for what a city infraction prison and monitoring just getting locked up for such a simple thing is outrageous to me a fine is all you should get and maybe community service.

    BUT he did drag his feet for 4 years he had a ton of time to get something done even if it took asking the city for help I wonder if he tried that or just get on local TV and plead for help I bet he could have gotten some free siding by doing that.

    Shame on the city for not trying as hard as possible to not put this man in jail

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:41pm

      Go back and read again. $12,000 spent putting siding up. yes late. city (not hoa) not satisfied.

      bench warrant.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:31pm

    Mitch Faber AKA citizen 6094356774332214 the state has deemed your teeth rotten,years of not flossing has rotted your teeth and the states dentist will extract all your teeth,free of charge of course and taxpayers will pay 10,000.00 for one set of dentures that will last your natural life,the state will determine the length of your natural life.

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    • Voice_of_One
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:02pm

      Hey, Hey, I resemble that remark.

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    • USAMEDIC3008
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:17am

      They came ant took mine 2 years ago,havent sent my new ones yet
      They told me to eat baby food
      That was ok ,but last year the state came back
      and moved the abortion clinic to next town
      They said it had to do with zoneing or something
      NowiI cant get them fresh
      and the ones at the senior center are stuffed with
      some kind of pink slime
      I think it has something to do with the new Obocare,
      going to get rid of us old people somehow

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  • Netsurfer2
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:27pm

    Another government story of the lawyers using their power to create even more laws that make it impossible to live by! You know the drill America! They keep making these ridiculous laws and molding us to be like robots! This is getting so dumb! I say everyone should move out of town and let them find their own taxes when no one is left! There should be a way you can picket (freedom of speech) in your own yard while waving the American Flag! This has gone to far and folks it’s getting worse as time goes! People need to get together and say enough is enough! Create a petition and stop them in their tracks from making any more stupid laws! It’s time we take our neighborhoods back and throw the leftist lawyers out!

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:55pm

      @Simple…The laws that took away out freedoms are why I cannot live in a cave you moron! I would if I could! This Civilization you brought in that stripped us of our freedoms will fall one day soon. When we rebuild the Republic man will be free to live wherever he wants to without busy body awipes like you making laws to CONTROL him…

      If that man wanted to dig a hole and live in it, what difference does it make to you? Answer that CONTROL FREAK.

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:45pm

      @SIMPLE

      Never mind BAD, he’s part of the 50% that doesn’t pay taxes.

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    • krenshau
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:17pm

      I especially like the rule about not flying our country’s flag. That helps home prices a lot. What a ridiculous argument. The HOA didn’t cause an issue, it was the city. It wasn’t because his house had nothing covering it, it just wasn’t siding. He had finished the house, according to the article. Although, one corner of the house wasn’t exactly perfect, so they sent him to jail. If you read the FB page, you will see that the prosecutor follow due process. Maybe, he should go to jail, with the judge.

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    • Netsurfer2
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 12:13am

      Not like we need the government judging us and telling us how to live in the first place!

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  • THXll38
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:26pm

    First its the facade, then its the damn lawn. Before you know it cars on cinder blocks, and the living room furniture on the front porch. Eventually old appliances become lawn ornaments, and weeds are considered landscaping.

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    • Make My Day
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:37pm

      They better not come to Texas and try that.

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    • THXll38
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:53pm

      Who can afford a house in Texas? The property taxes are ridiculous, the taxes are high, and the pay sucks. They say everything is bigger in Texas, does that include your ego as well?

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  • spirited
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:26pm

    “Code enforcement is an important part of making sure all neighbors can take pride in their neighborhoods”
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jail? Really?

    > Because of what?

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  • Lemacs
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:25pm

    HOA and City’s are out of hand, I Live in a city but would never live in a HOA.
    You get what you pay for. Move to the country I could get rid of both.

    It is a shame that we can not improve our own property without permission anymore.

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    • Mikev5
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:00pm

      HOA’s are worthless in most places the city likes them it’s a way to get the home owner to pay for what the city should be doing like street sweeping and the mail man to have an easy job sticking everyone’s mail in a big ugly mail stand were you need to drive to get your mail every day.

      City’s love HOA’s for the saving they get from them and pushing the expenses onto the general public it’s a hidden TAX people GET it.

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:24pm

    I gotta ask! Whats been going on for 4 plus years. Looks like a few weekends, a smoker or two of ribs, a little barley pop and a couple guys that knew what they were doing. Situation resolved. With little or no building going on- tis guy couldn’t do a litle barter action- come on!

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    • dmforman
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:37pm

      They did put up stucco, but the community wasn’t satisfied with the way it was done. If you run into financial problems, finishing the outside of your home, isn‘t as important as keeping a roof over your family’s head and food on the table.

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  • txjb
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:22pm

    I bet , the city of Burnsville keeps their streets pot hole free , and everything else in order. Power and control .

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  • BrerRabbit
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:20pm

    If my home were next to his, I’d be applauding.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:57pm

      If my home were next to mine I would have got off my a@@ and helped the man.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:58pm

      Agree. 5yrs was enough time to finish his home. And if couldn’t afford to do it, then 5yrs was enough time to sell his home. If he paid 12k for that half-a$$ siding job he isn’t too bright.

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:36pm

      @ RepubliCorp
      Have you tried to sell in this market but he could have said screw it and let the bank have it as many others have done.

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  • OlefromMN
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:19pm

    Burnsville is becoming Berkeley North. MN is not far behind CA in many aspects. There are becoming fewer and fewer of us left to fight. Pray for us.

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  • mattmo79
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:18pm

    Welcome to Minn facism!!

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:15pm

    IN my county the govt wants a sixty buck permit fee if your driveway is blacktopped ( and this fee is for-connecting to the street), get a permit for any fence in your yard. These people are NUTS!

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  • KingDork
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:11pm

    this reminds me of my state (california) has what we all call yard nazis who drive around and put warnings of fines for the most petty things, over here we are not allowed to have anything visible in the side of the house and been giving warnings for people who forgot to bring the empty trash cans in.

    Apparently they can nit pick anything wrong with your yard or whatever they can see of their backyard and claim its a violation of some kind. Got a neighbor who dedicates his life in reporting us to them at every moment… so we built tall fences.

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  • Thats_right
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:07pm

    This guy is a serious criminal under the police state of obama!

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    • Amica
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:21pm

      Obama really has nothing to do with this.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:35pm

      Yeah, everything leads back to Obama in your mind doesn’t it. You can’t get much smaller government than this, local council?

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:07pm

    HOA are just getting out of hand. What’s next, Death penalty for not mowing your lawn?

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:12pm

      This is NOT a HOA, this is the local government.

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    • KyleD
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:31pm

      This is far from an HOA. HOAs clearly state what you can and can’t do in the agreement you sign when you move into an apartment complex, condo or gated community. City Ordinance, however, is something you don’t find out about until you have a fine come in the mail.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:44pm

      city govt. the biggest HOA

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  • drago
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:07pm

    Time to move away from that commie city asap,or have good citizens there force the commies running out……

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    • scuba13
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:01pm

      Obamas relatives in Africa don’t have siding either, and nobody says a word to them.

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  • John C in PA
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:06pm

    Is today April Fools Day??? How can any municipal government do something a stupid as this?

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:06pm

    GRrrrrr…….. Take some of that damn welfare money or any other money and put it to good use! LEND him the money at 0% you FASCISTS! THE ONLY reason you did this is you knew he was trying to comply.
    YOU GO AFTER A TAXPAYER!?

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    • qtom946
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:12pm

      4-1-2: COMPLETION TIME:

      Any residence for which a building permit has been issued for exterior work shall be completed and ready for occupancy according to the approved plans and specifications within one year following issuance of said permit, unless within that time an extension is granted by the council. (Ord. 1230, 2-22-2011)

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:06pm

    One more case of out of control government.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:45pm

      What government? It’s a local council, how much smaller government do you want? Or is it that you just really don’t want any laws at all? Maybe it‘s civilization that you don’t care for, let’s just all move back into caves and carry clubs.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:59pm

      The Government is here to protect us from invaders…Not to CONTROL us into oblivion. But you would not know freedom if it bit you on the a@@

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 11:21am

      If you don’t support building codes, I have some knob and tube wiring I pulled from a rental home. I won’t charge you too much.

      How much smaller government is there than the city government? I attend City Council meetings when there is a topic that I am interested in and/or will directly affect me. Participating in local government is the most basic form of citizenship. If you don’t participate, try it. It will be boring but it is the closest to the true town hall meeting that remains.

      I feel sorry for this guy because hard times hit and he apparently couldn’t afford siding. BUT, as a home owner I am concerned about the value of my property and the condition of other houses in my neighborhood affect that value.

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    • 1Karen
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 6:05pm

      The only people that want this kind of control, are the ones that have decided what they want should pass their neighbor’s property line. More control freaks trying to force others to their bidding, don’t let them bother you…

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  • Tree_Butcher
    Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:05pm

    We have to make sure we keep dangerous men like this out of our neighborhoods, don’t we? Think of our home values! And he had the audacity to think he actually owned his home!

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    • piiguissa
      Posted on March 22, 2012 at 3:42pm

      To Dismayed veteran :”I feel sorry for this guy because hard times hit and he apparently couldn’t afford siding. BUT, as a home owner I am concerned about the value of my property and the condition of other houses in my neighborhood affect that value.”

      You tell that to the people responsible for the housing crises that caused people to lose not only the value of their property across the country, but also jobs, the home itself, life savings etc…You know… they should be handcuffed and thrown in jail.

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