Developer Disaster Leaves 10 Families Living In S. Florida Ghost Town; Letter Carriers Refuse To Deliver Mail; Cops Can't Find Complex On Their System

In Florida City, Florida, WFOR-TV Channel 4 reports:

• Ten families bought a piece of the American dream, only to end up with a nightmare. A bank took over a South Florida development before it was complete. Now, the people who bought in are stuck living in a ghost town.

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• The community looks great from the outside. But on the inside, it's a pre-construction nightmare. The developer built very little outside of the nightmare these homeowners are stuck living in.

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• [The project] is a modern-day ghost town. Rows of empty townhouses sit on blocks of paved roads being devoured by weeds. [...] The developer is now long gone. Of the 614 promised units, only 70 were ever built. And only ten units were ever sold.

• Those ten owners have a massive problem on their hands. Looking past the fact that nobody would buy or rent those homes, the fact of the matter is that to many, they don't exist at all. The U.S. Postal Service won't deliver mail that far. There are no street lights, and thieves have been ransacking houses for appliances. "We called the Florida City Police; they couldn't find us in the system," [said one homeowner].

For the story, see Developer's Disaster Causes Modern Ghost Town (Florida Keys Townhomes Only Has 10 Sold Homes).

For the WFOR-TV video, see The American Dream Bought By The Bank.