Could you lose your home for unpaid sewer bills? It happens to hundreds of Connecticut homeowners each year – sometimes over just a few hundred dollars.
This week, the Connecticut Senate voted to rein-in the controversial foreclosures. But critics warn that it could raise everyone else’s sewer bills – or even delay critical repairs.
BRIDGEPORT ISSUES
The legislation arose from complaints in Bridgeport. For the past 15 years, the city’s Water Pollution Control Authority has threatened to foreclose on more than 1,000 homeowners.
Johnny Ray Moore almost lost his house over $1,000 in unpaid sewer bills. Nearly a decade later, he’s still paying off thousands more in fees. “All these legal fees and all these other things just ballooned,” he said.
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