Man Spends $20,000 To Clean Up Vacant Lot, City Says He’s A Trespasser

During the past few years, a Philadelphia developer and business owner says he's been fined for un-shoveled snow, trash and other violations for a vacant lot (pictured, left) adjoining one of his properties -- a vacant lot he doesn't even own. But after he decided to spend his own money and time having 40 tons of debris removed from that same lot, the city claims he's a trespasser.

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