Judge halts Overtown co-op eviction as residents allege fraud, fight for homes
Town Park Village residents say they're being wrongfully evicted from homes they partially own.
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Town Park Village residents say they're being wrongfully evicted from homes they partially own.
"I feel like an injustice has been done against me and my family and this isn't right," one resident said.
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The village opened in the 1970s as a tool to help families in historic Overtown own property.
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