Sun City Center Homeowners Say Their HOA Approved Their Backyard Fences, Then A Different Government Body Ordered Them Torn Down, And One Woman Paid Nearly $8,000 On A Credit Card For Hers

For years, homeowners in one Hillsborough County, Florida, neighborhood have had fences around their backyards. Every one of those fences was approved by the homeowners’ association.

Now a different organization, one with government powers, says some of them are blocking drainage easements and have to come down at the owners’ expense.

Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) reported the dispute in an I-Team investigation, “HOA said yes, but the CDD says no”, from the Sun City Center community. Residents are caught between the permission they were given and the easement rights now being claimed.

“We’re Here To Take Your Fence Down,” A Stranger Told Him At The Door

Christopher Delgado says he learned last month that part of his rental home’s backyard fence has to go. He heard commotion outside, and then a knock…