Dumpster diver in hot water over trashy appearance of home in The Villages

A Villager who has admitted to being a “dumpster diver” is in hot water over the trashy appearance of his home in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.

A code enforcement hearing was held Thursday morning before a special magistrate at Lady Lake Town Hall with regard to the property of Harold Crume at 709 Megan Circle on the Historic Side of The Villages.

A complaint about the property was lodged this past July, prompting a visit from a code enforcement officer. She found multiple chairs, inoperable golf carts and car batteries in the front yard of the home.

Crume claimed that some of the golf carts were “collectibles” and said he was attempting to restore them. A neighbor told the code enforcement officer that he believed Crume was running a golf cart rental business out of his home.

Crume also admitted he was a dumpster diver…

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