Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell is embroiled in a bitter authorized battle with a neighbor he claims has “got down to antagonize, bully, and harass” his household by trespassing on his $3.8 million Florida panhandle beachfront property and secretly recording movies, court docket papers allege.
Littrell, 50, filed go well with towards Carolyn Barrington Hill, 67, on Sept. 19 accusing her of repeatedly coming onto his Santa Rosa Seaside oceanfront property from April via September, regardless of the actual fact he’s “put up a number of ‘No Trespassing’ indicators, together with chairs, umbrellas, and small tables delineating” his property line, in keeping with the Walton County Circuit Courtroom lawsuit.
Hill — who described herself in court docket papers as “semi-retired” and “on Medicare” — is accused of “shouting and cursing at [the Littrell family] property supervisor and organising numerous chairs and different items of seaside furnishings,” all whereas refusing to maneuver when she was advised she was on their property, the go well with claims.
Throughout one Could 4 confrontation, Hill was kicked off their seaside by a Walton County Sheriff’s Officer, the submitting says.
The boy band star and his household “had been compelled to rent safety to guard them,” from the pesky neighbor, the court docket papers say.
The go well with accused Hill of trespassing on April 26, Could 4, Could 25, June 11, Aug. 5, Aug. 17, and on Sept. 6., refusing to go away and videotaping the household with out their consent or data.
The alleged harassment prompted Littrell, his spouse Leighanne Littrell — who can also be a plaintiff — and his household “emotional misery” and interfered with their “use and delight” of their seaside, the submitting claims.
The Littrells and their firm, BLB Seaside Hut, LLC are suing Hill for unspecified damages.
Littrell’s lawyer, Peter Ticktin, advised The Put up in a press release that when Littrell first purchased the home “he was in heaven” when “he noticed his dream coming true the place he and his household might purchase and personal a home on a stupendous non-public seaside as his yard.”
However issues took a flip when Hill and different neighbors began to “squat on the seashores and trespass in open defiance of affordable and well mannered requests to go away.”
The lawyer claimed that issues reached a fever pitch after the Littrells gained a court docket battle over the place property traces lay on beachfront properties.
“Once we gained that case, Ms. Hill began to brazenly accuse those that had properties alongside the strip of the seaside which had been privately owned, of stealing their properties,” the lawyer claimed.
“She has taken it upon herself to make a public marketing campaign, making my purchasers appear like they’re horrible individuals who stole the seaside for which they paid an terrible lot of cash,” Ticktin alleged. “They stole nothing.”
Hill final month filed a movement to dismiss the claims towards her, arguing the lawsuit was legally poor.
Within the Sunshine State, sand beneath the excessive tide water mark is public, whereas dry sand above the excessive tide line could be privately owned, although some cities have handed guidelines permitting the general public to make use of even privately owned seashores.
The Littrell firm, BLB Seaside Hut, LLC, purchased the 1,574-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bathroom residence in 2023 for $3.8 million.
The “I Need It That Means,” singer sued the Walton County Sheriff’s Workplace in July claiming the legislation enforcement company wasn’t doing sufficient to guard his Gulf property from trespassers.
It wasn’t instantly clear what the standing was of the go well with towards Sheriff’s workplace.
A listening to for Hill’s movement to dismiss Littrell’s case is scheduled for Dec. 11.
A video launched in 2023 confirmed Leighanne insisting {that a} beachgoer, who arrange a sunbathing spot on her property, wanted to maneuver to the “water’s edge.”
The Backstreet Boy stood silently holding up a “No Trespassing” signal whereas his spouse and the person argued. The person stated at one level he’s “not f–king shifting” and advised them to name the cops.
The dispute over the Littrell’s seaside land has additionally been featured on the Instagram web page Shoreline defender, with locals accusing the Littrell property supervisor of threatening them with a drill whereas he advised individuals to go away the hotly contested shoreline spot.
In a single video, a cop advised the supervisor, “Should you go close to another person with that f–king drill in your hand once more, I’m going to take you to jail. You get me? Do you perceive me?”
Attorneys for Hill didn’t instantly return a request for remark Friday. The Walton County Sheriff’s workplace stated in July it could possibly’t touch upon pending litigation.
