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萨城租客违规种大麻！不知情房主莫名被罚款50万美元！
（FOX40）Sacramento property owner fined $500,000 because tenant was growing marijuana without permit
萨克拉门托的一名业主被罚款50万美元，因为租户未经许可种植大麻
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) – A Sacramento property owner says he is facing a nearly $500,000 fine after his tenants began growing marijuana without his knowledge.
萨克拉门托，加州(KTXL)——萨克拉门托的一位业主说，由于他的房客在他不知情的情况下种植大麻，他将面临近50万美元的罚款。
Property owner Rodney Rose had rented a home to an older couple for more than a decade, collecting rent in person each month.
业主罗德尼·罗斯(Rodney Rose)把一套房子租给了一对老夫妇，租期超过10年，每月都亲自收租金。
He says it was a good business relationship until the couple allowed their nephew to move in, who began growing marijuana.
他说，这段夫妇和我本来是相处的很好的租赁关系，但他侄子搬进来后，他们的侄子开始种植大麻。
“I was not made aware of this, until I received a bill in the mail, from the city of Sacramento, which I thought was a joke,” Rose told FOX40 Wednesday.
罗斯在接受FOX40采访时说:“直到我收到一封来自萨克拉门托的邮件，我才知道这件事。我以为这是一个玩笑。”
Rose says electricity spikes tipped off SMUD to the marijuana grow and eventually, Sacramento police raided the house.
罗斯说，电力峰值向SMUD泄露了大麻种植的信息，最终，萨克拉门托警方突袭了这栋房子。
Rose says he was never made aware of any problem until that bill came with no explanation.
罗斯说，直到那张账单没有给出任何解释，他才意识到有任何问题。
In total, the city fined him close to $500,000. His tenants were given a citation for $500.
该市总共对他罚款近50万美元。他的房客们收到了一张500美元的传票。
When he called the city, he was told his window to appeal the fine had already passed.
当他打电话给市政府时，他被告知罚款上诉期已经过期了。
“It was the first time I’d even heard about it. I never knew about the whole issue,” Rose explained.
这是我第一次听说这件事。我从来不知道整个事情，”罗斯解释道。
Rose said he did get an extension and appealed the fine.
罗斯说，他确实获得了延期，并对罚款提出了上诉。
“Then COVID hit. Then everything was put on hold for a year,” Rose explained.
“疫情来临。然后一切都暂停了一年，”罗斯解释道。
Eventually, he was given a Zoom hearing. His tenants even told police that he had no knowledge of marijuana growing on his property.
最终，他在Zoom举行了听证会。他的房客甚至告诉警方，他对自己的土地上种植大麻毫不知情。
“Absolutely no consideration of anything, per his ruling, was given on our behalf,” Rose explained. “The ordinance that I was held under was whether I knew about this or not, you’re guilty. So, there’s literally no winning.”
“根据他的裁决，我们绝对没有考虑任何事情，”罗斯解释说。“我被关押的条例是不管我是否知道这件事，你都有罪。”
FOX40 contacted the city attorney’s office for comment but has not yet heard back.
FOX40联系了市检察官办公室寻求置评，但尚未得到回复。
Attorney Mark Reichel says the ordinance was originally drafted with high fines to go after large criminal trafficking organizations, which move drugs across state lines.
律师马克·赖切尔说，该法令最初起草时面临高额罚款，以打击在全州贩卖毒品的大型犯罪贩运组织。
“The city of Sacramento probably has the most aggressive, in the state of California, city administrative fines and penalties when they catch you growing marijuana without a permit,” Reichel explained. “The city council heard about this about two years ago and put something in the works for the innocent-owner defense. Some of the judges in Sacramento found this to be really abusive so they struck the law a few times. They changed it in December of 2019. Now, innocent owners can give proof that they were an innocent owner. They didn’t know anything about this.”
“萨克拉门托市可能是加州最严厉的城市，如果他们抓到你在没有许可的情况下种植大麻，就会对你进行行政罚款和处罚，”Reichel解释说。“市议会大约在两年前听说了这件事，并为无辜业主进行了辩护。萨克拉门托的一些法官发现这是一种虐待，所以他们几次推翻了法律。他们在2019年12月更改了它。现在，无辜的业主可以证明他们是无辜的业主。他们对此并不知情。”
Rose, who has worked in real estate as a branch manager and loan officer, is now appealing his case to the state courts.
罗斯曾在房地产行业担任分行经理和信贷员，目前正在向州法院上诉。
“I’d like to think I’m aware and I knew nothing of this ordinance that the city has. I’m just shocked that that’s how they wish to conduct business,” Rose said.
“我想我知道，我对这个城市的这项法令并不知情。竟然可以这样做。”
Reichel says there are many similar cases like Rose’s in Sacramento which he says has the highest revenue of this type in the entire state.
Reichel说，萨克拉门托有很多类似的案例，他说萨克拉门托是全州此类税收最高的地方。
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