A dedicated nudist has been allowed to garden in the buff by law enforcement officials despite outraging his neighbors.

The man, who lives in Stuart, Fla., was told by sheriff’s deputies he can do yard work in his birthday suit as long as he doesn’t touch himself.

Melissa Ny, who lives opposite the naturist, is among those who have complained.

Residents in Stuart, Fla., are angry at regularly being confronted by sights like this because they live next to a nudist (Picture: WPBF)

The man is allowed to do yard work in the buff as long as he doesn’t touch himself inappropriately (Picture: WPBF)

She told WPBF: ‘I came out Sunday night to put the trash out, and I look over and he is bent over, winding up his hose, and I’m like, “That is my view of the neighborhood”.


‘He works on his car, and he does it naked, and everyone has called the police.



‘He is just out there doing his yard work, whatever he needs to do outside – naked.’

Another angry neighbor, Charlie Estes, also appealed for the man to cover up, saying: ‘Have some respect for the neighborhood kids.

‘Kids catch the bus here. It’s wrong.

‘I have seen these people stand on their front step, buck naked, both of them, and talk to a police officer, sheriff department.

Local resident Melissa Ny is among those angered by the neighborhood nudist (Picture: WPBF)

‘The sheriff’s department told me to turn my head.’

The naked neighbor told WBPF that he did not want to speak on camera, because he and his family value their privacy.

That remark further infuriated Melissa Ny, who said: ‘If they are private, why are your privates on display.

‘That is not private at all, that is very public.’

But not everyone has a problem with the man’s activities, with Molly Merritt saying: ‘I am not one of those people who have concerns because it is their way of life, and it is on their property and I know it is legal.’

Those who are angry with the nudist say they now hope to engage in dialogue with him in a bid to reach a compromise.