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Foreclosed homes putting others at risk - ( Mold Related Story )FORT MYERS, Fla

--A new foreclosure crisis: damage left behind putting other homes at risk of

foreclosure, too. ( Source Wink News Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 )

Jan Swanson thought she'd live in her home the rest of her life. But a few weeks

ago, she discovered something unsettling: a bad smell. When her neighbor walked

away from his condo unit, somehow, water leaked out saturating everything and

leaving behind evasive mold. " So this is what's right next door to me, " Jan told

Call for Action as she pointed out the mold growing in the home next to her.

That same wall where the mold is growing is shared by her unit. Jan told WINK

NEWS she worries, " It will eat up this townhouse since I have the greatest

connection with the townhouse behind me that flooded, mine is going to be the

first one to go. " Once the mold enters her home, Jan says she'll have no choice,

but to walk. " It's kind of an overwhelming loss, " said Jan, " With the economy

I'm really not working. I haven't had a full time job since July and now I'm

looking at losing my property and it's depressing. " It's hard for code

enforcement to hold anyone responsible. Legally, the person who walked away

still owns the property. Often banks wait to take ownership until just before

they go to sell to avoid being responsible for years worth of homeowners

association dues. That's because Florida law only holds banks responsible for

paying homeowners association dues for up to six months before the bank takes

ownership. " It feels kind of unfair for code enforcement to step in and try to

write somebody who's lost their job, and who's losing their home, a ticket, "

said Fort Myers Code Enforcement Manager Titmuss, " Banks need to be held

accountable to a certain thresh hold. "  

 

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