Friday, July 24, 2009

Vacationing Campers Threatened With Utilities Shutoffs, Face The Boot As New Hampshire Campsite Falls Into Foreclosure

In Webster, New Hampshire, The Associated Press reports:
  • Renters at a Webster, N.H., campground told by the owner that electrical power would be shut off have gotten a temporary court order to keep electricity flowing to their homes. A notice posted last week by Cold Brook Campground owner Tina Shindlewig said electricity would be cut off Tuesday and that residents wouldn’t be able to stay because there would be no water or sewage service. It also said there would be a foreclosure sale on Aug. 18. Campers already had paid between $2,300 and $3,000 each for their campsites for the season. Some campers went to court Monday and won a request for a temporary order to keep utilities going and maintain access to their campsites. A hearing on the order has been scheduled for Aug. 18.

Source: NH campground residents fight eviction notice.

See also, Concord Monitor: Camp owner: plenty of notice (She went to every campsite, she says).