Jim Shaddix.

• Author: Oliver, Charles
• Position: Property owner must pay bill for weed cutting in spite of not getting notice - Brief Article

In Thousand Oaks, California, the fire protection district cut down the weeds on a vacant lot owned by Jim Shaddix and sent him a bill for $1,173.10. The district says that's only fair, since Shaddix ignored three notices that the weeds were a fire hazard. But Shaddix has an excuse: He never received the notices, because they were sent to the lot's former owner. The county...