Part II of the Collinsville Attempt at Crime Free — But You Don’t Need to Know

As cor­po­rate coun­sel, Steve Gia­co­letto told me, (para­phras­ing), “They pass bad law all the time, but it is still law until some­one chal­lenges it.” There you go. Straight from the horses mouth. Read on…

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The real slumlords — Government leading by example

The City of Collinsville, Illi­nois recently aban­doned an ordi­nance which would have forced land­lords to open their ten­ants doors and pri­vate lives to gov­ern­ment inter­ven­tion and inspec­tion; requir­ing ten­ants to apply for and receive a occu­pancy per­mit to inhabit an apart­ment. It would also have forced pri­vate home own­ers toit gets bet­ter. Read on…

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The Aim to Repeal Home Rule for Collinsville

The peo­ple of Collinsville just recently avoided a dra­con­ian Occu­pancy Per­mit Ordi­nance and Crime Free Ordi­nance thanks to the com­bined efforts of local activists and con­cerned cit­i­zens. This issue is not over by any stretchy of the imag­i­na­tion. The pro­po­nents of this ordi­nance are regroup­ing and craft­ing a new ordi­nance as I type. They are tak­ing all of the input from the dis­senters and mas­sag­ing the legalese to work on fears and prej­u­dices of the masses. Read on…

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The People of Collinsville avoid the Occupancy Permit Ordiance, but Landlords Still in the Crosshairs — Next Step.….

Mr. Hel­lige is quite the lit­tle fas­cist. He serves on the board and has been try­ing to get this ordi­nance passed for some 15 years or so. He accused the land­lords of “…try­ing to make a dime off the res­i­dents.…” It sounds like Mr. Hel­lige is describ­ing the method­ol­ogy of gov­ern­ment with its taxes and fees; try­ing to make a dime off the res­i­dents. Read on…

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Collinsville Health & Safety/Crime Free Ordinance — An Analysis of Theft by Fear

Pos­sess­ing the Per­mit gives them addi­tional author­ity to vio­late many aspects of the 4th Amend­ment because you have essen­tially given them per­mis­sion when you applied for and received the per­mit. The best advice is, if you cher­ish your pri­vacy and 4th Amend­ment pro­tec­tion, is to not apply for the per­mit and stand your ground in court. Read on…

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An analysis of the proposed Occupancy Code for Collinsville, Illinois

Per­son means any nat­ural per­son; firm; joint ven­ture, includ­ing all par­tic­i­pants; part­ner­ship, includ­ing all part­ners; asso­ci­a­tion, social club, or fra­ter­nal orga­ni­za­tion, includ­ing all offi­cers and direc­tors; cor­po­ra­tion, includ­ing all offi­cers, direc­tors and sig­nif­i­cant stock­hold­ers; estate; trust; busi­ness trust; receiver; or any other group or com­bi­na­tion act­ing as a unit.” Read on…

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