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Getting Hosed: Water bills get in the way of blighted home sale

Name: Getting Hosed: Water bills get in the way of blighted home sale
Uploaded: 2023-06-16T18:05:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Description: When the owner of the house, Dora Smith, passed away, she owed $107 to the Water Department. But four years later, no one had turned off the water, the pipes burst, and more than $34,000 is owed the Water Department. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.

When the owner of the house, Dora Smith, passed away, she owed $107 to the Water Department. But four years later, no one had turned off the water, the pipes burst, and more than $34,000 is owed the Water Department. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.