Guest post: California homeowner jailed for replacing fence

Francisco Linares, a Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., homeowner, is being jailed 1 day for each foot of illegal fencing he erected around his property. Since the fence is 180 feet long, that equals 6 months in prison. It's not even a new fence, but replaces an older fence that was on the property when he bought it. 

Two and a half years ago, officials filed misdemeanor charges against Linares, alleging that he had refused to tear down remove the offending fence, that he had erected a too-tall retaining wall and that his stone columns just don't fit in. 

They gave him time to get the proper permits or tear down the offending structures, neither of which he did, and now Linares faces six months behind bars, starting September 10th.

Building a Fence is His Big Offense / L.A.Times

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