Frivolous
The Jefferson County Plan Commission filed this “frivolous complaint” against Sherry J Chapo and Jessie A Chapo on 6/14/2007. [gview file=”https://indianahomestead.com/wp-content/gallery/070614-FrivolousLawsuit.pdf”] At issue is the personal home they legally built in 2003-2004 without a building permit. A private home built by and with their own hands almost 4 years prior and according to Indiana Code 36-7-8-3d (commonly referred as the “Log Cabin […]
Cause Dismissed
Plain and simple; the Jefferson County Plan Commission filed this cause in bad faith. For almost 18 months, the County failed to move forward one iota in prosecuting their case; absolutely no discovery, no depositions and no communication other than to answer the Chapos request for production of documents. In answering this request, the County attempted […]
Log Cabin Rule
Here, we visit the elusive “Log Cabin Rule” which applies without limitation to all private homes – not just log cabins, and how it relates to local building/zoning ordinances. In 2003 our family legally built our personal home with our own hands without ever obtaining the alleged prerequisite building permit. Although our home site conformed […]