Florida homeowner finds neighbor has claimed half his driveway in land dispute

June 2024 ยท 3 minute read

A Florida man returned home making the shocking discovery that his neighbor had placed a line of cinder blocks cemented down the middle of his driveway.

Oliver Lynch, 79, said the unidentified new neighbor, who is building a home on the vacant lot next door, is responsible for sectioning off his driveway claiming half of it was on his property.

'I have little fight left in me, and I hate to see somebody bulldoze over me,' Lynch told WFTV.

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A man who has been living in the same Osceola County, Florida home for 25 years said he returned home to discover a line of cinder blocks cemented into his now-divided driveway without warning

A man who has been living in the same Osceola County, Florida home for 25 years said he returned home to discover a line of cinder blocks cemented into his now-divided driveway without warning

Oliver Lynch (above), 79, said the unidentified new neighbor, who is building a home on the vacant lot next door, claimed half of the driveway was on his property

Oliver Lynch (above), 79, said the unidentified new neighbor, who is building a home on the vacant lot next door, claimed half of the driveway was on his property

The homeowner is shocked he will have to resort to seeking legal action to rectify the situation

The homeowner is shocked he will have to resort to seeking legal action to rectify the situation

Mr Lynch, who has been living in the same Osceola County home for 25 years, said he found the cinder blocks lining his driveway without warning one day. 

He is also shocked he will now have resort to seeking legal action to rectify the situation, according to WFTV.

An Osceola County spokesman agreed with records showing that two 12-foot driveways are allowed side-by-side on the property, but advised Mr Lynch and his neighbor to have a surveyor come in or settle the dispute in court.

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Share An Osceola County spokesman agreed with records showing that two 12-foot driveways are allowed side-by-side on the property, but advised Mr Lynch and his neighbor to have a surveyor come in or settle the dispute in court (above the vacant lot where the neighbor is building a new home)

An Osceola County spokesman agreed with records showing that two 12-foot driveways are allowed side-by-side on the property, but advised Mr Lynch and his neighbor to have a surveyor come in or settle the dispute in court (above the vacant lot where the neighbor is building a new home)

Mr Lynch said he plans to reach out to Osceola County officials again to see if they can help bring forward a solution

Mr Lynch said he plans to reach out to Osceola County officials again to see if they can help bring forward a solution

The homeowner said he previously spoke to the neighbor, but that he is not backing down on the issue.

'He said he was a minister or something like that. (A) God-fearing man. But I don't think that's very Christian-like,' Lynch said.

As he is unsure of what his neighbor plans to do with the few extra yards of concrete, he plans to reach out to county officials again to help bring forward a solution. 

'I just hate to be bullied,' he said.

Osceola County officials did not have a record or telephone number for the neighbor who constructed the cinder block wall, according to CBS Tampa Bay, and he could not be reached for comment.

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