Man in Texas was arrested after temporarily parking his pick-up truck on his own front lawn

A man living in Baytown, Texas, US, was arrested after parking his pick-up truck on his own front lawn.

Rather than getting a fine, warning, and a slap on the wrist as a Homeowners Association (HOA) violation – he found himself in much more trouble.

In fact, he was arrested and put in jail – as parking on his own property is actually against the law.

When he got out, he wanted to sue the city for his ordeal.

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While a HOA violation is more understandable – the municipality of Baytown, Texas had a much stiffer penalty in store.

Five years ago, the homeowner temporarily parked his truck on his front lawn for what he claims was half an hour to wash it.

However, one curtain-twitching neighbor took a photo and sent it along with a complaint to the police department.

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Why he was arrested

The city alleges that it mailed a citation, however according to Joseph Fallon – it didn’t show up

After missing a court date Fallon says he didn’t know about, he was arrested a year after the car-washing incident and put in jail.

Since his release and bringing legal action against the city for his ordeal, Fallon settled with the city out of court.

However, his experince might be beneficial to other residents of Baytown.

The Texas city’s council is voting on whether the law should be repealed entirely for being too harsh.

The argument for upholding it is that enforcing the divisive law drives down property values and could cause other problems.

In other US parking news, Tesla is storing so many unsold Teslas in America’s parking lots you can allegedly see them from space.

In fact, one Missouri woman stumbled upon an abandoned mall’s eerie parking lot full of hundreds of Teslas.