EXCLUSIVE America's worst neighbor revealed in nauseating photos that will strike fear into the heart of suburbia
But defiant Alan Davis, who served nearly five years behind bars for what he claims is his stand against authority, shows no sign of backing down in his quest to keep finessing an epic eyesore in the midst of a quiet middle class Florida street.
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