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From: bkshurman@outlook.com

A Mississippi couple whose home was partially gutted in a fire
are facing fines, court costs and possible jail time for
temporarily living in an RV while they dealt with insurance
issues.

Pam Navari says she and her husband lived in an RV in their
driveway as they fought their insurance company over the
settlement claim for a Christmas Eve fire.

The living arrangement was subsequently found to be in violation
of their Madison homeowners association code, WAPT-TV reported.

Navari says the city alderman and mayor signed off on the plan
and said they could get a permit if the plan was approved by the
Annandale Estates association.

She says the family soon received a letter from the association
saying the RV had broken its code; the letter said association
officials "felt sympathy for us and our situation, but we needed
to leave.”

A copy of the letter, posted on Navari’s Facebook page, urges
the family to “remove the temporary housing structure by Sept.
5, 2019, to avoid any penalties.”

In a Facebook post, Navari said the association’s president
previously told her the board had approved her family’s living
arrangement. After obtaining the RV she found out he had lied
and was no longer the president, she said.

“He is no longer the president; the board members were not even
aware that he was planning (and) had moved out of Mississippi,”
she wrote.

Navari did not immediately return Fox News’ request for comment.

Fox News attempted to reach the association; questions were
directed to Madison City Hall.

Miriam Ethridge, Madison’s code enforcement officer, told Fox
News that the story has been “blown out of proportion.”

She said Navari’s family was “cited for zoning issues. She had a
court date, which they did not come to, and the judge put out a
bench warrant for them.”

“They haven’t been levied any fines, they haven’t been
threatened in any way, they’re going to get to tell the judge
their story, and he’s going (to tell them) what they have to
do,” Ethridge said. “You’re only hearing one side, and it is an
exaggerated side. I can promise you, all this is going to come
out sooner or later.”

The Navaris are scheduled to appear in court next month, WAPT-TV
reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-couple-facing-jail-time- for-living-in-rv-after-fire-partially-burned-home

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