Cities Caught Extracting Millions From Residents Through Fines and Fees Traps

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In Episode 30 of Deep Dive, we talked about how fines for harmless property code violations could snowball into six-figure debt. All too often, municipalities set up these “taxation by citation” schemes to bolster city budgets—not protect public health and safety. Schemes like this are rife with due process problems, and in today’s episode, we… The post Cities Caught Extracting Millions From Residents Through Fines and Fees Traps appeared first on Institute for Justice.