Ryan Howard’s long under-construction mansion in Belleair Shore, Florida was finished just about two years ago. But ever since that construction ended, the chain link fence around the house has stayed up. Why? Huge weirdos:

Belleair Shore Mayor Bob Schmidt said the town has been trying to convince Ryan, 37, and his wife, Krystle, 27, to remove the construction fence for nearly two years.

At the Jan. 17 Town Commission meeting, Ryan and Krystal Howard offered their solution to the problem and explained why they’ve kept the construction fence up for years.

“What people are doing in front of our house, they’re actually stationing out and they’re trying to interact with us,” Krystle said. “If we have our daughter out in the pool, they’ll just come up, stop and stare and not even say anything. So, that’s why we’ve really left our construction fence up. We’ve had no intention to keep it permanently there.”

Commissioners urged the Howards to contact Pinellas Sheriff’s deputy Scott Vaughn, who patrols their stretch of beach, when encountering trespassers. Dep. Vaughn said he was aware of the problem.

“Well, they’re celebrities. So, people will climb over their fence,” he said. “We’ve arrested them, numerous times. They go up on their second floor balcony and take pictures of themselves, selfies, and then post it.”

Bay News 9 filed a public records request with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office that showed one trespassing incident on the property. Two young men and a minor girl were caught on the second story balcony taking pictures at 6:12 p.m. on June 21, 2015, while Krystle was in New York, according to a police report.

Belleair Shore neighbors, being the kind of people who spend $5 million plus on a house, did not like that fence being up at all. But I’m betting Howard cared a little less about his neighbors’ feelings and a little more about people Spider-Man scaling his house to take selfies and creepshots. Well that, and Ruben keeps wanting to swing by when he’s in Florida and you can only screen yours calls so much before he just starts popping by.