Michael McBride moved to Lucerne Lakeside 55+ mobile home community because he was enticed by the beautiful property.
“It was nice. It was cleaned up. It seems like it was being taken care of well. Yards were mowed immaculately, weed eating everything,” McBride said.
He said that all changed when a new owner took over, and now the property is not being kept.
“Septic line broke that was running, it filled up in the tank and was running out into the canal. The garbage cans are overfilled because they’re not big enough for it. Not enough garbage cans to accommodate 140 people,” McBride said.
Residents reached out to ABC Action News because they say several ongoing issues may force them out, including receiving fines for parking on lawns and not keeping the grass cut. Although it was once a service provided by park maintenance.
“I can’t mow my grass because I’m disabled. I’m not able to go out there and mow grass and a lot of older people can’t do that, and they can’t afford to pay people because they can hardly afford to pay the lot rent,” Lydia Lewis said.