Residents In 76-Unit, Foreclosure-Plagued Condo Complex Temporarily Dodge The Boot Over Unpaid Water Bill; Get 30 Days To Cough Up $4,500

In Margate, Florida, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports:

• Dozens of residents at the Atlantic Palms condominium complex are getting a reprieve — even though it may be for just one month — from being evicted over an unpaid city utility bill. With a 3-2 vote, Margate city commissioners Wednesday night agreed not to turn off the complex's water service for 30 more days, expecting residents to eventually pay the water bill.

• More than 60 of the 76 units at Atlantic Palms, at 400 NW 65th Ave., are in different stages of foreclosure, and the homeowners association can't afford to pay, city officials said. If commissioners hadn't stepped in, Atlantic Palms residents would have been forced to leave their homes next week because of health concerns from lack of water. Atlantic Palms has paid about $3,000 so far and is expected to pay about $4,500 by July 2, said City Manager Frank Porcella.

For the story, see Margate condo residents get reprieve from eviction over unpaid water bill.