Lakeland man faces over $95K in fines for housing homeless on his property

70-year-old Virgil Robinson has lived on his Lakeland land for over 20 years since the property was left to him after the previous owner died. According to the Polk County Property Appraiser, in February 2023, the land was put into his name, as was more than $95,000 in violation fines. "The county has seemed to go out of [its] way to make life hard for me," Robinson said.