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Florida - Complete neighborhood built without roads and may never get them
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:46 am
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:46 am
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CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Recent downpours have made life even more difficult for residents in a Citrus County neighborhood, where sandy, unpaved roads have turned even more treacherous.
For homeowners like Ruben Crespo, who has lived in the Inverness Village 4 subdivision for more than two years, the situation has become unbearable.
“We’re American people,” he said. “We should not be living like this.”
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-citrus-hernando/were-stuck-recent-downpours-worsen-citrus-county-neighborhoods-ugly-problem
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Crespo and his wife, Josie Rivera, recently attempted to sell their home but were unsuccessful.
“I think about it every day,” Rivera said. “I mean, we’re stuck here.”
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Neighbors claim they were misled when they bought the property, assuming the roads would be paved and proper drainage installed. Instead, they say they’ve been caught in a stalemate as Citrus County officials, a homebuilder, and a land seller blame one another for the neighborhood’s plight.
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On Wednesday alone, both a work truck and a UPS truck got stuck in a particular sandy stretch of Crestwood Ave.
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Inverness Village 4 was built without a drainage system, which left homeowners with eroded, nearly impassable streets and mounting safety concerns.
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In July, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) filed a lawsuit against Citrus County Government, Van Der Valk Construction, and other entities tied to the neighborhood’s development. The agency stated that homes were constructed without the legally required environmental permits, which are designed to prevent flooding, erosion, and other environmental impacts.
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:47 am to Shexter
Who would buy a house in a neighborhood like this?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:47 am to Shexter
Developer needs to go to prison
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:48 am to Shexter
How does this get approved without having drainage in place?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:48 am to Shexter
Dune Buggy salesmen are rubbing their hands together
This post was edited on 9/18/25 at 11:49 am
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:53 am to Shexter
You always start a development with streets right?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:56 am to TexasTiger89
Planning and zoning should never have issued building permits until the roads, drainage, and sewers were installed. Even private developments have to meet minimum requirements.
Posted on 9/18/25 at 11:57 am to Shexter
Inverness Village 4 for those who want to live on a beach without having an ocean view
This post was edited on 9/18/25 at 11:58 am
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:00 pm to Cosmo
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Who would buy a house in a neighborhood like this?
Roads? Where we're going you don't need roads.
Bur really...how can you even build a neighborhood without streets much less buy a house there?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:01 pm to TexasTiger89
quote:Florida Man installs the roof first, then pour the foundation and frames it!!!
You always start a development with streets right?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:01 pm to TexasTiger89
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You always start a development with streets right?
No. You start with the stuff that goes UNDER the streets...
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:06 pm to Lonnie Utah
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No. You start with the stuff that goes UNDER the streets...
Well, really, you start with the stuff that goes UNDER the stuff that goes under the streets
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:07 pm to Shexter
Luke 14:28 seems applicable.
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For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:09 pm to Shexter
Who TF buys a house with no street going to it? The developers should absolutely face prison time, but shite man the buyers gotta have some common sense here.
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:11 pm to 3deadtrolls
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Although the neighborhood’s roads were dedicated to the public, Citrus County has refused to perform maintenance on the right-of-ways, claiming that no roads were ever constructed.
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:14 pm to Shexter
It sounds like the construction company is SHADY AS frick. This came up when I was looking for permit info in that county. They filed for bankruptcy in May 2025:
It sounds like the developer just straight up starting building without any of the appropriate permits. That's pretty wild.
Citrus County Chronicle
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Sherrill, 64, said Van Der Valk started his home on Vespero Street in Citrus Springs in March 2023 and work had completely stopped by the summer of 2024.
“The cabinets and lighting are in,” Sherrill said. “But there are no (interior) doors, no trimwork, no plumbing.”
Sherrill paid Van Der Valk $200,000 in cash and still owes the remaining 10 percent of the contract. He is now talking to another contractor to come in and finish the home. The home is dried in with a roof and windows and it has been painted.
Sherrill had moved to Crystal River during construction but the home he was renting was destroyed by Helene and he had to move back to Illinois. He has recently returned and is renting another home in Crystal River.
“This was supposed to be my retirement home,” Sherrill said. “But now it has become my retirement nightmare.”
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In late 2023, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection filed for an injunction against Van Der Valk Construction, alleging unauthorized construction activities on nearly 100 lots in Inverness Villages Unit 4 without proper stormwater permits. These activities reportedly led to polluted stormwater discharges into adjacent wetlands, with potential fines of $15,000 per day for each violation.
Van Der Valk construction was a target of Citrus County commissioners for compounding the road issues in Inverness Villages IV.
In January 2024, county commissioners voted to write a letter to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, spelling out the history of the infrastructure problems, which have been going on for years. The letter asked Moody to investigate alleged fraud and violations by Van Der Valk Construction.
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According to the bankruptcy filing, Van Der Valk’s assets are under $100,000 and while the amount of total liability was not noted, the form said it was between $1 million and $10 million. The total amount of liability for the top 20 creditors is $973,000.
It sounds like the developer just straight up starting building without any of the appropriate permits. That's pretty wild.
Citrus County Chronicle
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:14 pm to Shexter
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:17 pm to 3deadtrolls
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Who TF buys a house with no street going to it? The developers should absolutely face prison time, but shite man the buyers gotta have some common sense here.
It sounds like they were all purchased as new builds, so my guess is they were sold plans but most lay people aren't going to expect a construction company to build without the permits that require them to have the necessary stuff in place. And to not have roads at all.
Also solid chance a lot of those folks are retirees so they may not even be there locally while the build is happening.
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:17 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Van Der Valk’s assets are under $100,000
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:18 pm to Shexter
Caveat Emptor
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