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The house across the street was bought as a winter home by people from up north. They have constructed a parking garage, a pool house, a large garage, then later added additions to make it a very large 3-car garage, did electrical work, altered the topography, and made a partial parking lot in their backyard. THEN hooked up a fifth wheel to power and water and started renting it out!

There was one permit. Yes, I said one.

I reported it to the County, and they replied, “no violations found.” However, all of a sudden, the fifth wheel disappeared.

Then I got angry. Between that and the flooding, I’d had enough. So I included this complaint with my flooding complaint to Dempsey, along with the evidence and the email saying no violations.

All of a sudden, there was a violation found. No permit for the additions to the garage. BUT hey, all the other buildings and electrical work don’t need permits.

Shake my head because, yep, you guessed it—they’re not doing anything about all that either.

I’m looking for advice from people familiar with Volusia County and its permitting/code enforcement process.

A new home was built behind my property, and since the construction, I’ve had significant stormwater runoff, flooding, and erosion on my property. The drainage/swale was not constructed in a way that properly handles the water, and the runoff is being directed onto my property.

I have contacted Volusia County about the situation and have gone through multiple County offices trying to get someone to address it. I’ve been told, among other things, that the road/easement is privately maintained and that the problem is something I would have to address myself.

What is frustrating is that the County approved the plans and permits for the new home, yet I have not been able to get anyone at the County to take responsibility for determining whether the drainage was constructed according to the approved plans and requirements.

I have documentation, including photographs/video and County records, and I’m trying to figure out what my next step should be.

Has anyone in the DeLand/Volusia County area dealt with a similar situation involving stormwater runoff from a newly constructed home, County permitting, or code enforcement? If so, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you or who you were able to get involved.