Anybody here ever successfully fought enforcement of a "junk car" law? Some cities are writting laws designed to clean up old neighborhoods by getting rid of non-operational "junk" vehicles. Trouble is if they choose to go after you, anything other than a "finished" & registered car is screwed. Anybody been able to tell the city to fawk off?
all you ca ndo is play by the rules, if it has to be licensed go get a license for it, you could start a ******* match with the local bigshots by going over and taking pictures of the stash they have and dont get **** about, all depends how big a deal it is to follow the rules in your situation
PA is pretty strict about is for the most part. In my town, as long as you have a car cover over it they leave you alone.
I am fighting them now. I live outside the city limits. I have more than 40 cars in my back yard. 1 1/2 acres. All but 8 are hidden behind 3 clusters of wood fence. Some are inside, 9 are drivers. The county commissioner is on my side. He says what we are gonna do is ask for a one time code 'variance'. If I die or move, the variance is void.
the only time I had any trouble was when I lived in a different neighborhood, and one day someone from the county stopped by and said they had a complaint that I "had too many cars" or some such. I showed that all the cars had registration (even the 39 plymouth with no motor in it!) and he went away. Now I live in a neighborhood out in the country where the neighbors also have several junk cars sitting around, and life is peachy good. without knowing what condition the car(s) you have are in, it's hard to offer advice. If you can get the car registered, then that may help. Each state has it's own laws about what it takes to register a car, some are easy, others are a pain, requiring inspection and proof of insurance. I've generally worked on getting the paperwork squared away first, then built the car...this way I can get out of having them inspect my handiwork.
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