He was forced to shut down his hair salon business after filing for bankruptcy protection. Creditors are still chasing after him for unpaid bills. Now the bank that holds the mortgage to the New Tampa house where he lives is foreclosing on the property. ...more

October 30, 2009

Letters to the editor from the Oct. 21 West Pasco editions of The Suncoast News. ...more

October 21, 2009

The number of foreclosures in Hernando County during the first three months of 2009 is already 11 percent higher than the same time last year. ...more

April 1, 2009

More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

You would think that poor people, those who can't afford to make a down payment, would be the first to lose their homes in a housing crisis. ...more

March 9, 2009

On one side of Sebring Drive are three or four bedroom houses watching Lake Sebring, each marvelously neat, each with well-trimmed lawns and shiny cars. ...more

March 8, 2009

Since 2008, at least 744 foreclosure cases have been initiated in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 5, 2009

Millions of homeowners across the nation have been sued by lenders who seek foreclosure. ...more

January 24, 2009

Code Enforcement officials have more cash to tackle the overgrown lawns of vacant homes, but they have a request for frustrated neighbors: Be patient. ...more

August 22, 2008

Richie Dellasso has had it up to here with the property across the street from his house. ...more

August 22, 2008