Holt Avenue noise case

The property owner said she never got the 2025 notice, learned of the problem only in April, immediately removed the student tenants, apologized to neighbors, and plans to sell the house because Rollins College dorm construction makes renting hard.

The next-door neighbor described five years of concert-quality noise rattling his home, underage drinking, and crowds blocking streets at all hours, saying the neighborhood feels unsafe.

A nearby resident since long before, she said she's reported property problems since 2010, blamed the owner for renting to unruly students, and criticized a system where after-hours complaints depend on an officer's discretion to write a report.

Organizing a neighborhood advocacy group, she called the house 'the Blue Party House,' one of the two worst in the area, describing 3 a.m. police calls, chronic litter her husband cleans up, and times she feels unsafe.