A home in foreclosure in The Villages that was frequently visited by police was scheduled to be sold at an auction this week.
The home at 1722 Myrtle Beach Drive on the Historic Side of The Villages was also the subject of a deed compliance hearing on Monday at the District Office at Brownwood.
The home is owned by the estate of George Cantone Jr. A complaint was received by Community Standards with regard to overgrown bushes.
The home was scheduled to go up for auction this week. As of Monday’s public hearing, the deed compliance violation had not been corrected.
Cantone passed away Jan. 15, 2021. After the Massachusetts native retired, he moved to The Villages where he met and married Vivian Grace (Finley) Cantone.
In 2019, the Department of Children and Families stepped into investigate her claims of abuse and poisoning. However, an investigator found that George Cantone “would not have the physical strength” for the kinds of attacks his wife described. At the time, Vivian Cantone said she was saving money and hoping to relocate to Kentucky. She was listed as a survivor in his obituary.
Police had been called to the home numerous time, dating back to a 2007 arrest.