A short lived injunction has been granted to halt a golf cart restore and resale enterprise working out of a Village of Sanibel house.
Sumter County Legal professional Jennifer Rey advised commissioners Tuesday night time that Choose Kristie M. Healis granted the injunction earlier within the day involving Charles Abisalih in circuit court docket.
The injunction might mark the conclusion of an eight-year effort to shut the enterprise.
Commissioners approved Rey to hunt the momentary injunction in February. The county is also looking for a everlasting injunction to maintain the enterprise closed in addition to a $50 day by day high quality, damages and lawyer’s charges.
Abisalih, proprietor of a house at 834 Journey Lane, has operated the enterprise on and off since 2016.
Neighbors of Abisalih had been amongst these issued subpoenas to testify on the listening to. Subpoenas had been issued to Karen Walz, Charles Walz, Edward Hannan, Martha Sprung, Patricia Bigler, Thomas Cruise and Theresa Marks.
A summons additionally was issued for a partner and associates of Abisalih, however he mentioned he lives alone and is single.
Neighbors advised commissioners earlier this 12 months that generally a dozen or extra golf carts are parked in Abisalih’s driveway and on the road.
Rey’s criticism described quite a few makes an attempt by the county and The Villages to shut the enterprise over the previous eight years.
The enterprise causes “visitors, encroachment and blockages of secure passage within the streets and different nuisances within the residential neighborhood,” the criticism said, and that Abisalih has proven “flagrant disregard” for the Sumter County Code.
The county introduced enforcement actions in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. Every time, the enterprise stopped working quickly.
The Villages served notices six instances between 2016 and January that the golf cart enterprise violates deed restrictions.
