As the article already states

Posted on: July 19, 2019 at 23:20:59 CT

"The city argued that Allen should pay, even as it acknowledged that her mortgage lender had taken control of the house."

Here is from the lawsuit..

1. On February 24th 2010, Respondent’s mortgage lender filed a [is pendens
and mortgage foreclosure suit against her. The City of Dunedin was not made a party to
this proceeding and received no notice thereof.


. On February 18th 2019, Respondent filed a Motion t0 Strike Sham
Pleading and a Motion to Dismiss. These motions essentially argued that a cause of
action did not exist, that the bank’s foreclosure judgment erased the City’s ability to
obtain a money judgment based on the code lien, that the City did not perfect its lien
under the Uniform Commercial Code procedures, and that the City failed to provide
notice to Respondent in a manner Which would satisfy due process.
30. On April 2nd 2019, following a hearing on the motions, the court entered
an order denying same.


"To defend herself, Allen has spent thousands of dollars in legal expenses, each bill has grown bigger than her monthly mortgage."

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Edited by TigerMatt at 23:22:04 on 07/19/19