Residents of Town Park Village in Overtown said they are being evicted from homes they believed they owned, raising questions about property rights, shareholding agreements and accountability in the cooperative housing community.
Eviction fight over ownership claims
Town Park Village is a cooperative that provides housing to a mix of renters and people who bought shares in the property. Some residents now claim village association leaders are unfairly stripping them of rights they believed they secured decades ago.
“It’s not even 1000 square feet, but (this unit) is mine,” said Twarla Hill, whose home of 34 years is in jeopardy.
Hill shared property records and a certificate of shares from the village that names her as the owner of her unit. However, the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser’s website lists Town Park Village as the owner…