Magnifisyncopathological: Stay Out of North Port, Florida

November 20, 2003

Stay Out of North Port, Florida

The city where taxes officially trump death.

In 2001, a city inspector cited Robert Seckula for a broken television antenna leaning against the side of his Talbrook Road home.

He was sent a registered letter telling him to appear before the city's code enforcement board and, when he didn't show up, he was fined $25 a day until he fixed the problem. The fines -- totaling $17,941.50 over two years -- were never paid, and the city placed a lien on his property.

But city officials didn't know Seckula had a good reason for ignoring them.

He had been dead since 1997.

Now an old buddy wants to protect the dead man's sister from having to pay off the debt.

A cold stare indeed, Mr. Beck. Abso-fuckin-lutely insane.

Posted by Drizzten at November 20, 2003 12:57 AM

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