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and Video Courtesy of Channel 12
By
Lauren Hills
Published
May 27, 2015
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BOYNTON
BEACH -- The Crossings in Boynton Beach is home to hundreds of people
and like so many other places, the housing crisis hit hard.
City officials say in 2010, the
development had many homes in foreclosure and those
homeowners stopped paying their HOA dues.
"When you're in a community with
foreclosures, even if you don't have issues with financing
personally, other people do, and you have to pick up the
dollars if they're not paying," said David Merker, Boynton
Beach city commissioner.
Ultimately, the HOA racked up more than $125,000 in
delinquent utility bills owed to the city. |
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"Most times when someone goes through foreclosure,
they don't pay condo or HOA dues, this hurts all members of the
community because someone has to make up the deficit," said Matt
Halperin, President of the Realtors Association of The Palm Beaches.
He says it's often passed on to current residents as the HOA tries to
pay off the balance.
The Crossings now has two years to pay the money it owes in utilities.
City Commissioners believe they'll make it happen.
"They went through a bad time during recession, it's not like they're
running away," said Merker.
The city says the HOA already started paying off the bills.
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