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0 pointsharryh8y ago0 comments

Because the government exists to serve the people, not to rigidly enforce laws like a mindless automaton no matter the consequences.

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ryanackley8y ago

I agree but what are the extenuating circumstances in this case? Was the person responsible off serving in the Armed Forces so they didn't get the notice?

Nope, actually it sounds like someone forgot to change their address seventeen years ago. How hard is this to take care of? Or hey, even for someone in the HOA to notice they haven't been getting a tax bill for the last 17 years.

harryhOP8y ago

The extenuating circumstance is that it's obvious to anyone that this was a clerical mistake not an inability or unwillingness to pay the bill.

People shouldn't forfeit their property without warning because of clerical mistakes.

ryanackley8y ago

Sorry I don't agree. The situation was one of the HOA's own making. The tax collector didn't make the mistake, the HOA did. That's how life works for most people. There are consequences for making mistakes.

Also, with regard to there being "no warning". Why wouldn't there be an assumption by the HOA that they owed taxes even though they weren't receiving a bill?

harryhOP8y ago

You can obviously believe whatever you want, but if you think that the consequences of failing to properly file a change of address form and then forgetting about a $14 annual bill should be that dire, that's pretty extreme.

What do you think the penalty for littering should be? The death penalty?

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ryanackley8y ago

I agree but what are the extenuating circumstances in this case? Was the person responsible off serving in the Armed Forces so they didn't get the notice?

harryhOP8y ago

The extenuating circumstance is that it's obvious to anyone that this was a clerical mistake not an inability or unwillingness to pay the bill.

People shouldn't forfeit their property without warning because of clerical mistakes.

ryanackley8y ago

Also, with regard to there being "no warning". Why wouldn't there be an assumption by the HOA that they owed taxes even though they weren't receiving a bill?

harryhOP8y ago

What do you think the penalty for littering should be? The death penalty?

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