Sanford Housing Agency Gets 30 Days to Cover $30,000 Rubber Check

SANFORD, FL-The five-member Sanford Housing Agency, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has a 30-day deadline to pay a two-year-old, $30,000 local bill for legal services or face damages and penalties totaling $450,000 in a state court lawsuit.

Southern Legal Counsel Inc. is suing the shelter group in Seminole County Circuit Court, alleging the agency’s $30,000 check in 1999 for legal services was returned for insufficient funds. Sanford (Pop. 40,000) is 30 miles north of Downtown Orlando.

GlobeSt.com couldn’t reach the plaintiff and defendant. But Sanford city staffers familiar with the dispute tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity the till at Sanford Housing Agency is empty and that HUD is considering dissolving the shelter group entirely later this year. HUD officials couldn’t be reached at GlobeSt.com’s publication deadline to comment on that speculation.