Alan Davis, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., has racked up a staggering $5.5 million in fines for a “junkyard” home that has exasperated neighbor Liz Mardula, who says the house should be “burned to the ground.” The 69-year-old, who served nearly five years behind bars for what he claims is his stand against authority, shows no sign of backing down in his quest to keep finessing an epic eyesore in the midst of a quiet middle-class street. What was originally a nice 4-bedroom home with a pool and a manicured lawn is now a haphazard collection of wooden constructions that resemble a ramshackle tree house built without any notion of planning. Adorning the site are at least 18 abandoned cars, six of them brazenly displayed out front amid piles of discarded appliances, plastic boxes, random mechanical junk, and assorted festering debris. Even the cars are filled with trash. These are the reasons his neighbors have given Davis the title of “America’s Worst Neighbor.” Residents living near the house, just north of Orlando, remain outraged over the saga — now spanning an astonishing 25 years — with at least one neighbor estimating property values have decreased by 20%. Davis’s message to his neighbors: "This is what freedom looks like. Nobody — not neighbors, the authorities, or the government — can tell me what to do on my property.”
Liz Mardula and her daughter
