A Man's Home is his ... truck?

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Seattle judge rules against city that towed homeless man's vehicle after it sat for 72 hours.

King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer ruled that the city’s impoundment of Long’s truck violated the state’s homestead act — a frontier-era law that protects properties from forced sale — because he was using it as a home. Long’s vehicle was slated to be sold had he not entered into a monthly payment plan with the city.
Shaffer also ruled the fees the city required Long, 58, to pay to retrieve the truck were too high, violating constitutional protections against excessive fines.

Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home
 

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