Officials: Wilbur resident pushes code laws too far
WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA -- When county officials were done with Robert Hodges' beachside property on Monday afternoon, it just looked like a multicolored house with lousy landscaping and a small mountain of white sand in front of it.
Hours before that though, the front yard of the residence at 101 Venetian Way, south of Daytona Beach Shores, was nothing short of outlandish.
It included a much larger sandpile adorned with everything from a plastic Santa Claus, to skis, hockey sticks, a barbecue lid, fencing and all manner of Christmas knickknacks and decorations.
But after the homeowner -- Michael Hodges of Virginia Beach, Va. -- and its lone resident -- Robert Hodges, aka "Prince Mongo" -- ignored a notice of violation that the county sent the pair in late May, code enforcement officials decided it was time to stifle Robert Hodges' creativity.
While a "before" picture of the sandpile shows somewhat of an organization in the decor atop the near roof-high hill, the notice sent to Michael Hodges -- Robert Hodges' nephew -- described the problem as "an accumulation of sand, waste and debris."
"We went in today and cleaned up the property," said county spokesman Dave Byron. "He (the homeowner) will be billed for the cleanup."
Byron didn't say how much that would cost, but a worker at the house said it would take three trips using heavy machinery to do the job.
A yellow, front-end loader sat atop the empty sandpile on Monday afternoon. Byron said the rest of the sand would be removed today.
Robert Hodges, however, is undeterred.
To some folks in Memphis, where Hodges is known as "Prince Mongo, " this behavior is no surprise. Hodges has had legal confrontations in that city, where he owns a home and has owned businesses. He runs a perpetual campaign for mayor there. Also, in Fort Lauderdale he reportedly had a similar code-enforcement issue in a $2 million home.
But ask him where he's from originally, and Robert Hodges -- again in a serious tone -- answers, "I'm from another planet. I'm from Zambodia."
Reached in Miami on Monday, he said he now has an idea for the inside of the residence.
"I'm going to donate my house to ex-convicts," said Robert Hodges, who claims he has advertisements out for ex-convicts.
"The requirement is that they have to have a heinous crime on their record -- I can't just put anyone in that house," he said, deadpan, without a hint of humor.
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