Brevard fighting to enforce it's ordinance.
This article from WFTV highlights a registered citizen who was approved by his PO to live in Merritt Island, but the neighbors got up in arms and are now trying to evict him, claiming the residence is too close to a private park.
The property, which wasn’t considered a park and even checked out with his PO, according to complainants was “overlooked”, so now they want the registrant to move!
The matter will be decided by a Court, but if the registrant is forced to move, this could impact the housing stability of any registered citizen. Imagine scrounging to find somewhere to live, move in, live peacefully and then at any point someone comes knocking on your door saying, “oh, we overlooked this bus stop” or “so sorry, but didn’t notice this private playground in a backyard down the street… pack your stuff and get out.”
It’s hard enough to worry about finding an employer to hire you, looking over your shoulder keeping an eye out for vigilantes and navigating the dozens of complex and confusing requirements imposed on you that can put you into prison for something otherwise innocent and legal… Now you need to worry about getting kicked out of your home at any moment?!?
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You know – I wish I could see a comment area on this article. The neighbor at the end of the article makes the statement that the RSO has rights but so do they (the neighbors) – I would so like to ask just exactly what she or they think each of those rights are?
I hate to say it, Karen, but that missing comment section would probably look exactly like the comment section at the bottom of the WESH2 follow-up story (see the “Victory in Merritt Island” article on this site). The comment sections on SO articles are amazingly similar across the board.