HUGE LANDLORD FINES — ENFORCEMENT’S HOT DETERRENT
PHOTO BY PATRICK HENDRY ON UNSPLASH
Two years ago, Sacramento popularized the municipal approach of assessing a fine against landlords and other property owners, associated with illicit grows. Today, the City of Malibu and Stanislaus and Placer Counties are levying $1,000-per-plant penalties as a way of warring against the traditional market. More than a dozen cities and counties statewide are exploring similar strategies or have begun implementing them.
On the other hand . . .

