A Seminole County man known as "The Junk Man" pleaded no contest to charges connected to his property, which is littered with junk vehicles, trash and debris.
He was given 60 days to clean up the property and with only a few days remaining, Alan Davis still has a lot of work to do.
Alan Davis and his neighbors have been battling for years over the piles of junk that have accumulated on Davis’ Altamonte Springs property.
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Davis was arrested in December on charges related to his messy property. He’s been arrested multiple times on similar littering charges and for code enforcement issues.
The no contest plea resulted in Davis receiving five years of probation, but if he misses the clean-up deadline, his probation officer could report a violation to the court.
As part of his plea, Davis will have to pay $10,000 in fines from when the country hauled away 35 tons of trash from his home in September 2015.
He told the judge he will clean up his home and get it up to code. Davis also promised to work with code enforcement.
Along with the vehicles and trash, Davis was also required to tear down a shed and rooftop platform.
At the time of his plea, Davis' neighbors said they hopedDavis follows through but were doubtful.
“Past history tells me no. I mean, we have been here a couple of years and it’s only gotten worse,” said Lynn Cochran.
Since his plea, Davis has filed an appeal, claiming the judge in his case violated state law and forced him into an unconstitutional contract with Seminole County against his will.
WFTV legal analyst Belvin Perry saw the move as a stall tactic and expected the appeal to be quickly dismissed.
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