TAMPA, Fla — There were many frustrated community members in Forest Hills Neighborhood on Wednesday night.
Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera and other local leaders met with people who live there after many homeowners saw historic flooding.
The neighborhood is in Zone-X on the flood map, meaning it's an area with a "moderate to low risk for flooding."
The City of Tampa's director of mobility, Vik Bhide, told residents that the backup generator for one pump station at Curiosity Creek did not work when the power went out during the storm.
A second pump station also had the same issue and failed.
Tonight, Councilman Viera said There needs to be an investigation into how this happened.
He wants to propose a committee to look into this issue.
Hillsborough County says water has now receded in the area.
“You know, it might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary.
Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole.”
South Florida lawmaker Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes. He said this week that he is considering filing legislation in the next session that would abolish HOAs statewide.
