Homeowners in the Bayberry Lakes Subdivision in Daytona Beach say they've encountered not one, but several black bears in their neighborhood.

But homeowners don't want the bears hurt. They do want the bears to move out, or move on.

One video taken by a homeowner on her cell phone shows a bear bathing in a pond, walking out and going into the neighborhood. Homeowner's Association President Bill Kamer said that black bear is not alone.

"We think there's three and another three cubs, if not more than three," said Bill Kamer.

Right now, Carmen Rampolla's best defense against the black bears is an air horn. She and neighbor John Cardona had the shock of her lives when they came face-to-face with one of those bears.

"After I saw the bear that he was coming into my garage, I jumped up and started screaming," said Rampolla.

"They frequently walk through the sidewalks in the area like if they own the place, like they live here permanently," added Cardona.

Cardona said his daughter has seen the bear on her way to the bus stop. The bear was spotted in a neighborhood playground and at Champion Elementary School inside the subdivision.

The problem is likely their food source. None of the more than 300 trash cans in the subdivision are bear proof. Kamer said bear-proof trash cans would eliminate the food source, and likely get rid of the bears in the Bayberry Lakes subdivision.

"But the bear-proof trash cans will solve 95 percent of the solution. Or they will start looking for food another way and they'll move on," said Kamer.

Kamer said the problem is the company who provides garbage pickup will not sell the bear-proof trash cans to homeowners, only to companies.

The Bayberry Lakes HOA has scheduled a public meeting with Florida Fish and Wildlife and city administrators for Sept. 8.