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Parked Cars Could Land Homeowner In Jail

Posted: 3:23 pm EDT March 13, 2007Updated: 5:55 pm EDT March 13, 2007

A Roswell man is battling city hall over the number of cars he has at his home. A Roswell ordinance limits the number of vehicles that can be seen from the street to four, but Ahzar Zaidi often has more when his children visit from college.

Zaidi is a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan. A Roswell city judge has found Zaidi guilty of violating a local ordinance that says you can’t have more than 4 cars that can be seen from the street.

“If the laws are not made properly, that means that the people who made these laws are not thinking properly,” said Zaidi.

One of the vehicles he has parked in his driveway is a limousine. Zaidi used to be in the limo business but no more, so he has the vehicle for sale.

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“I hope somebody comes and helps me fight this,” said Zaidi.

Zaidi can expect no help from his next door neighbor who bills himself as a prophet.

“He oughta get him a parking club, you know, a big place where he can have a parking lot. Park all these vehicles,” said Cape Jones.

On the other hand, another neighbor, former Forsyth County Assistant D.A. Jeffrey Frazier, is representing Zaidi without charge because, he said, “I have seen first hand the excesses of law enforcement and prosecutors and I want to do whatever I can to put a stop to that.”

There were only 4 vehicles on Zaidi’s property during our visit, but there are 6 when his 2 college children visit from UGA.

Zaidi says, “If a pizza delivery person comes to visit, I’m in violation.”

Zaidi’s attorney has filed for the case to be heard by the Fulton County Superior Court. If the city conviction stands, Zaidi could be facing up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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