Unpaid Bill Results In Water Shutoff For One South Florida Townhome Community; 60+% Of Homeowners Delinquent On Monthly Maintenance Fees

In Broward County, Florida, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports:

• When Peter Lynch went to make coffee in his Blue Lake townhouse Wednesday morning, the tap was dry. "I looked outside and saw the people from the county turning the water off," said Lynch, who is president of the townhome condo association. A Broward County official said after 2 1/2 months of unpaid bills and with $8,100 owed, the shut-off after 24 hours' notice was proper. [...] More than 60 percent of the homeowners are delinquent on [monthly maintenance] fees, Lynch and J.D. Keating of Phoenix Property Management both said.

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• Each month, homeowners pay $328 maintenance that includes water use charged on master meters, not to individual units.

For more, see Broward County cuts off water to townhouse community ($8,100 owed to Broward; 60 percent of owners delinquent on fees).