PROVO — People living in the Independence Avenue community are preparing for a big increase in their homeowners association fees to fix a slew of defective decks.

Each homeowner in the Provo neighborhood has to pay up — even if their house isn’t part of the problem.

“I feel frustrated and upset,” said Megan Miller, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 11 years. “I don’t know how I’m going to pay it.”

The $2.8 million increase will be used to fix decks across the community, which is located near Independence Avenue and 820 North. According to the HOA, the problem lies with support beams, which weren’t built properly and let water inside, rotting the wood and putting the decks at risk of collapse.

Decks on townhomes in Provo’s Independence Avenue community are pictured on Tu

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