Earlier this year our land trust, the 818-239-2215 Land Trust bought a
parcel of Land in Pasco County Florida. It is in the town of Holiday.
The Parcel is 580' by 21'.

Here is a link to an aerial view of the property for clarity;

http://maps.pascogov.com/maps/redir.asp?dest=map&parcel=1526250010026000000

The 8 or so people who live on Bigelow Drive have been using this
parcel as part of their yards for some time.

We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I am not sure exactly what the police are telling these people who
come to move the shed, but the shed never gets moved.

We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

LandTrust...@yahoo.com writes:
We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

You need a real estate attorney, one who knows the local rules, and
people there.

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Earlier this year our land trust, the 818-239-2215 Land Trust bought a
parcel of Land in Pasco County Florida. It is in the town of Holiday.
The Parcel is 580' by 21'.

[snip]
There have been several local news stories on this situation. Lots
more info including Statutes, Case Law, and news articles can be found
atwww.818LandTrust.org

LandTrust...@yahoo.com writes:
We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

Earlier this year our land trust, the 818-239-2215 Land Trust bought a
parcel of Land in Pasco County Florida. It is in the town of Holiday.
The Parcel is 580' by 21'.

Here is a link to an aerial view of the property for clarity;

http://maps.pascogov.com/maps/redir.asp?dest=map&parcel=1526250010026000000

The 8 or so people who live on Bigelow Drive have been using this
parcel as part of their yards for some time.

Since we have bought it we have asked these people who live near our
property to remove their sheds, pool equipment, and other belongings.
We have sent numerous certified letters requesting this. We have made
phone calls to make this request.

We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I am not sure exactly what the police are telling these people who
come to move the shed, but the shed never gets moved.

The property is not zoned for a shed. The shed is in violation
of the Pasco County Code or Ordinances.

Zoning Department experience deleted)

There have been several local news stories on this situation.
Lots more info including Statutes, Case Law, and news articles
can be found at www.818LandTrust.org

David Lesher wrote:
I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

Spaghetti factory.

On Aug 4, 5:23=A0am, David Lesher <wb8...@panix.com> wrote:
LandTrust...@yahoo.com writes:
We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

Numerous local newspaper reports allege that the land trust has bought
mutliple properties like this one. The trust attempts to sell the
properties back to the disseisors at an inflated price.

According to the articles, the county commissioners, attorney's
office, tax collector, et al. feel the land trust is abusive and has
even accused the trust of extortion. Supposedly, if the Bigelow Drive
residents don't buy the property back, the trust has threatened to
setup a homeless encampment or similar annoyance. Perhaps our OP is
getting no help from "the authorities" because they vehemently oppose
the trust's actions.

I am thinking that eventually these people will want to sell their
houses and the fact that they do not own the whole backyard will be a
disclosure item.

On Aug 4, 5:23=3DA0am, David Lesher <wb8...@panix.com> wrote:

LandTrust...@yahoo.com writes:
We have contracted with people to remove the shed near 2643 Bigelow
Drive, Holiday, FL 34691. At least 10 people, maybe as many as 20 have
been there to remove this shed. The police always end up on the scene
and the shed never gets moved.

I'm not sure what you plan to do with a 21' wide plot, but....

Numerous local newspaper reports allege that the land trust has bought
mutliple properties like this one. The trust attempts to sell the
properties back to the disseisors at an inflated price.

According to the articles, the county commissioners, attorney's
office, tax collector, et al. feel the land trust is abusive and has
even accused the trust of extortion. Supposedly, if the Bigelow Drive
residents don't buy the property back, the trust has threatened to
setup a homeless encampment or similar annoyance. Perhaps our OP is
getting no help from "the authorities" because they vehemently oppose
the trust's actions.

On Aug 3, 7:53=3DA0am, LandTrust...@yahoo.com wrote:

Earlier this year our land trust, the 818-239-2215 Land Trust bought a
parcel of Land in Pasco County Florida. It is in the town of Holiday.
The Parcel is 580' by 21'.

[snip]
There have been several local news stories on this situation. Lots
more info including Statutes, Case Law, and news articles can be found
atwww.818LandTrust.org

Googling the name of the trust turns up a number of news stories, such
as:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/5/6/346051.html

It sounds like you simply priced the land too high, since one of the
abutters actually offered you $500 for the portion behind his house.
(There are 11 houses which abut your sliver.) =A0I reccomend marking it
down to the market-clearing price--- which seems to be about $5000---
take the cash, and get out of the neighborhood.

It sounds like you simply priced the land too high, since one of the
abutters actually offered you $500 for the portion behind his house.
(There are 11 houses which abut your sliver.) =A0

Given that this is a development, it sure seems odd that a piece of
property got sectioned off like that. But I presume if there is an
HOA, even this property would be under its covenants and restrictions.

OTOH, maybe it was the developer or HOA itself that defaulted on
taxes and let this property go up for auction.

I am thinking that eventually these people will
want to sell their houses and the fact that they
do not own the whole backyard will be a disclosure
item. Our Land Trust and the Board of Directors
is based in California.

We may send another wave of people out there to
clear the land, take the shed. This time the
people will have a certified letter from our
Trustee authorizing them to do what they came to
do. We will also have a 'questionaire' for any
police that show up with direct questions like
'What law or statute would this contractor be
violating if they take the shed? and 'Will you
make any arrest if the shed is taken?'

We also want to have MULTIPLE video cameras
recording the whole incident including the
actions of the cops and the people removing the
shed. We hope to sue the cops for LOTS of cash
if they just want to be Pasco Cowboys and enforce
their whims rather than the laws.

... I don't see why the police would intervene when Dennewitz
is clearly in possession of the land and seems to have a good
adverse possession claim against whatever previously owned the
property.

Since these common areas of the neighborhood are not supposed to be
taxed in any case (their value is already taken into account in the
assessed values of the adjoining properties), the county had no right
to seize them or sell them.