A homeowner who had paid off his entire mortgage awoke in the middle of the night to discover his home was being repossessed over an unpaid water bill that he says he didn't even know about.

Filmore Brown was informed his home in Brooklyn, New York, had been foreclosed without his knowledge due to an unpaid water bill for around $5,000, he told local news station ABC 7. He has been paying water bills regularly, but says the statements made no mention of an outstanding amount for an old bill.

Officials say notices were sent and that court documents were served to someone at the property in November 2020, but Brown says he didn't receive them. He lives on the top floor of the three-unit building and rents out the lower apartments to other families.

He now has a legal team in place as he

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