SNOW HILL – Fulltime residents of White Horse Park are suing Worcester County over its plan to enforce decades-old occupancy restrictions.
Attorney Hugh Cropper, representing a group of about 55 permanent residents of White Horse Park, has launched a multi-pronged response to the county’s plan to fine residents who fail to leave the community during the winter months. Cropper filed a complaint for declaratory judgement Nov. 21 and an administrative appeal on Nov. 19 in Worcester County Circuit Court.
“I feel like I need to cover all my bases to preserve the appellate rights of my clients,” Cropper said. “It’s just a very unusual situation.”
White Horse Park, a quiet community at the end of Beauchamp Road near Ocean Pines, was created in the early 1980s as one of two campground subdivisions in Worcester County. Though it was initially a place for vacationers to park their RVs, in the decades since it’s gradually filled up with park model and modular homes. Roughly 55 of the community’s 465 units are occupied by year-round residents. Many of them are senior citizens who have lived in White Horse Park for years. While that’s technically not permitted under the campground subdivision regulations—which say that between Sept. 30 and April 1 units shall not be occupied for more than 30 consecutive days or an aggregate of 60 days—those regulations weren’t enforced.
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16 comments:
Word to the wise LEAVE MD NOW BEFORE ITS TO LATE..THEY NEED TAX DOLLARS ..WHO DO YOU THINK IS GONNA PAY THEM...it sure aint the illegals sucking the system dry
5:10PM, Oh, so true!!
This is so wrong. Leave the seniors alone, they have no where else to go. I would bet also, they are not causing any problems at all, they just wanna live their days out comfortably where they are so please leave them alone.
The owners want the residents out because he has a deal to use the property for new condo construction. Check it out fully.
5:55 hit the nail on the head. Why else did they now try to enforce the ruling?
Sounds like elder abuse and harassment. What commissioner started this? A real jerk on a power trip.
They knew when they moved in you were not allowed to stay year round. They have merely pushed their luck that no one would bother them in this "out of the way" little campground. So to cry "poor me" now, I for one don't buy it.
From the article, Why are the residents paying property tax if they don't own the land? It was commented that the owners of the park want to use the property for new condos. Sorry, just confused. Horrible situation for the long time residents.
Wrong! Each lot is owned by the individuals. All 400 lots would have to sell and agree to that. Check it out more fully.
Md is not retirement friendly ...move now or youll be next..but if your illegal in MD you get free babies housing, medical, education, welfare, and get out of free jail card and illegal criminals protected by the STATE. So who do you think they care about? It is not us thats for sure..
This is true...
Hey 5:10: You can leave all you wish, but taxes follow you, you stupid obtuse moronic clown... That is the whole point of standing up and fighting back... Once it reaches every town and city, then where is your dumb ass going to move to???? When you get older and on a fixed income how many times do you think you will be moving??? Yeah exactly, easy to be a keyboard worrier isn't??? I bet you are one of the dumb asses who voted for more taxes to begin with, or I bet you didn't vote bc you didn't care enough, becasue you think you are Einstein and will never be affected by taxes right???
They knew the rules when they rented their spaces, and they knowingly broke the rules for years. Time to pay the piper and get the hell out when they are supposed to. Actually, they should be fined for breaking the rules. They are CAMPERS, not residents. Worcester County should not back down.
Go in after the season and give the campers eviction notices. Give them $100.00 a day fines until they leave. They'll leave. They can't afford the attorney AND the fines.
Anonymous said...
This is so wrong. Leave the seniors alone, they have no where else to go. I would bet also, they are not causing any problems at all, they just wanna live their days out comfortably where they are so please leave them alone.
November 25, 2019 at 5:41 PM:
Oh, those "poor" seniors. They are the wealthiest demographic in America. They certainly have somewhere else to go. The holdouts in the campground have enough money to hire an attorney to help them break the rules. They just like living cheap in a resort area (by breaking the rules). No sympathy here. It's a campground. Season's over. Get the hell out like the other summer residents that follow the rules. DO NOT leave them alone. It's not fair to all the ones that adhere to the rules.
December 2, 2019 at 12:59 PM
BAAAAAAA!
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