Man Ticketed for Putting Trash Out 30 Minutes Early
A New York City man is very upset after trying to put his trash out for collection and ending up with a ticket. He, and others, are getting snared in an enforcement of a law that few people even know exists.
The scrooge award goes to the New York City Sanitation Department for the $100 tickets.
Raymond Janson says he received the $100 fine for putting his garbage cans at the curb 30 minutes early.
“I can’t say how incensed I am over this,” Janson says. “Not only at the excessive amount, but the nature of the summons.”
The Failure to Store Receptacle summons from the agent stated: “I did observe three 30 gallon plastic can(s) placed out on the public sidewalk on a non-collection day.”
Janson says, “We’ve lived here 30 years and always put the garbage out Monday and Thursday for Tuesday and Friday pickup.”
It is legal to put out the trash cans the day before pick-up but the time of the day matters. City sanitation rules say the cans can be put out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. from October 1st to April 1st.
Janson’s ticket was written at 3:27 p.m.
“What, do they sit down the block waiting so they can go catch all of those criminals?” Janson asked.
He wasn’t aware of the city ordinance and was upset that he didn’t get a warning. He plans to fight his ticket.
“I know the city is looking for money but this is ridiculous,” Jansen says. “With all of the things wrong with this city, this is what we crack down on! Hard working, law abiding, tax paying citizens putting out their garbage 39 minutes early!”
Fox 5 News has learned that a number of other Queens residents have also received $100 tickets for putting out the trash too early. A state senator is investigating the actions of the Sanitation Department.
A department spokesman told Fox 5 News that the law is intended to keep trash cans from blocking the sidewalks.
Last week, an elderly Brooklyn woman was ticketed for not having a lid on her trash cans. The woman says she doesn’t even own trash cans and her son takes her trash from her home. She is fighting the $300 ticket.
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This is what happens with mindless bureaucrats. No common sense. And combine that with a directive from above to use tickets and secondary “tax” revenue stream….and that’s what you end up with.
Imagine how bad it will be and how many people will suffer, and chas v’shalom die, when these morons take over health care.
Just imagine the DMV in your doctor’s office…..
We’re all doomed with these boneheads as our representatives.
Sara
I got a ticket for putting a recylcable plastic container into a recycling bag. I was told, “Yes, it’s recyclable, but we’re not collecting THAT type of plastic Yet!!!” The city is HUNGRY for money- OURS!!!!…….Good luck trying to fight it. They will stoop to ANYTHING to get more money!……I even watched a sanitation ‘policeman’ kick my garbages all over feeling for non-garbage items!!!! Gevalt!!!
Pini
We have to make sure the the “BLOOM”berg of the city should run for the WH so we can get him out of our life 1 year earleir.
Mr. Bloomberg created this whole MONEY HUNGARY gesheft from day one he was elected.
He kept increasing the budget and raised taxes on all fronts.
When buying a CONDO in the city we have to pay close to $30.000 more for it coz of all penalties and fees Bloomberg put on builders.
and in the next 30years you pay another $75.000 more for the CONDO.
libberal shoiteh
America! Free Contry!
Stalin runs this country.
THEY TELL US WHEN TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH.
WHEN WE SHOULD FLUSH.
WHERE WE CAN WALK (or u get a fine for blocking pedestrian traffic)
WHEN WE CAN PARK (not on monday and thursday 11 to 1 and tueday and friday you must get up before 7:59 am to move your car)
COMMUNISM
God bless america!!!!!!!! (long live Stalin)
Richie
rule broken, ticket given
thats the whole story
enjoy