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, courtroom papers allege.
Littrell, 50, filed go well with in opposition to Carolyn Barrington Hill, 67, on Sept. 19 accusing her of repeatedly coming onto his Santa Rosa Seashore oceanfront property from April by means of 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, based on the Walton County Circuit Courtroom lawsuit.
Hill — who described herself in courtroom papers as “semi-retired” and “on Medicare” — is accused of “shouting and cursing at [the Littrell family] property supervisor and establishing varied chairs and different items of seashore furnishings,” all whereas refusing to maneuver when she was instructed she was on their property, the go well with claims.
Throughout one Could 4 confrontation, Hill was kicked off their seashore by a Walton County Sheriff’s Officer, the submitting says.
The boy band star and his household “had been pressured to rent safety to guard them,” from the pesky neighbor, the courtroom 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 depart and videotaping the household with out their consent or information.
The alleged harassment triggered Littrell, his spouse Leighanne Littrell — who can also be a plaintiff — and his household “emotional misery” and interfered with their “use and pleasure” of their seashore, the submitting claims.
The Littrells and their firm, BLB Seashore Hut, LLC are suing Hill for unspecified damages.
Littrell’s lawyer, Peter Ticktin, instructed The Submit in an announcement that when Littrell first purchased the home “he was in heaven” when “he noticed his dream coming true the place he and his household may purchase and personal a home on a stupendous personal seashore 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 cheap and well mannered requests to depart.”
The lawyer claimed that issues reached a fever pitch after the Littrells received a courtroom battle over the place property strains lay on beachfront properties.
“Once we received that case, Ms. Hill began to overtly accuse those that had properties alongside the strip of the seashore 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 shoppers appear to be they’re horrible individuals who stole the seashore for which they paid an terrible lot of cash,” Ticktin alleged. “They stole nothing.”
Hill final month filed a movement to dismiss the claims in opposition to her, arguing the lawsuit was legally poor.
Within the Sunshine State, sand under the excessive tide water mark is public, whereas dry sand above the excessive tide line will 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 Seashore Hut, LLC, purchased the 1,574-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bathroom residence in 2023 for $3.8 million.
The “I Need It That Approach,” 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 in opposition to 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 instructed them to name the cops.
The dispute over the Littrell’s seashore 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 instructed individuals to depart the hotly contested shoreline spot.
In a single video, a cop instructed the supervisor, “In case 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 might probably’t touch upon pending litigation.
