The Henry Family needs your help to stop Ormond Beach from unlawfully destroying their home & property! For details on the laws OB is violating, reasons the Henrys cannot even lawfully apply for the “permits,” special exceptions being made for several government officials, and the clear violation of the Henrys’ right to Equal Protection of the law, see the PDF they filed with the city (https://ift.tt/zKRITCE) & watch the video of the special magistrate hearing at (https://youtu.be/GgV2NGP_4qI). Donations for the Appeal & Lawsuit may be made at https://restorefreedomkh.com/savehenryhome
2026 Updated Case Description:
The Henrys bought their Ormond Beach home in 2021 – their forever home. It was built in 1949 and needed a lot of work to become compliant with the OB Land Development Code (LDC) and Code of Ordinances (COO), and to preserve the land and structure from further erosion due to the harsh salt water environment, sand covered lot without irrigation, and propensity for wind damage.
The OB LDC specifically allows properties to reduce their noncompliance with the LDC, which Henrys set out to do. The LDC and COO require Henrys’ property to have a privacy fence, garage (which Henrys’ conexes were determined in court to be), and pavers for lawful parking of their vehicles. So, the Henrys installed those items – in compliance with the terms of the LDC.
Given the wording of the LDC, and the Henrys’ express conversations with OB officials, it was clear they did not need a permit to bring their property into compliance in this regard. Ironically, OB officials later admitted in testimony that they would never issue a permit to the Henrys for these items anyway – all based on reasons unfounded in the law.
OB clearly violated Henrys’ right to Equal Protection by singling them out despite 99% of other properties having the same “violations” WITHOUT being targeted for “enforcement.” OB also violated several other laws, and other rights of the Henrys.
The Magistrate issued orders violating multiple laws & constitutional provisions. Among other things, the Magistrate ordered Henrys to take actions that would force their property into noncompliance with the LDC and COO. The orders imposed fines when there is no alleged harm caused by Henrys actions. And, the fines imposed are literally never-ending daily fines grossly disproportionate to the malum prohibitum one-time act (installing the required items without a permit) that the Magistrate determined Henrys did.
Henrys properly appealed at every stage of the case – all the way up to the US Supreme Court. However, no court ever addressed the main legal arguments Henrys made.
