Gotha residents fed up with flooding, sue Orange County
Gotha residents fed up with flooding
A Central Florida community is fed up with flooding problems and has filed a lawsuit against Orange County.
GOTHA, Fla. - Gotha neighbors are suing Orange County over a flooding issue in the neighborhood.
Last rainy season, overflowing Lake Nally inundated the area. Some neighbors were even forced out of their homes after water got inside and caused black mold.
The lawsuits claim multiple entities have contributed to the flooding. Paul and Stacey Dehart filed just one of several lawsuits against Orange County, the Florida Department of Transportation, Central Florida Expressway Authority, and a nearby housing development.
Gotha homeowners plagued by flooding sue Orange County, FDOT, housing development
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Gotha flooding (Image: Clay LePard/WKMG) (WKMG 2020)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Several Gotha homeowners filed a lawsuit again Orange County this week following years of area flooding threatening and even forcing them to abandon their homes.
News 6 has previously detailed the record flooding in the Gotha area, specifically at Lake Fischer, Lake Nally, Lake Hugh, Mills Pond and Gotha Pond, as neighbors searched for answers as to what was causing the sustained flooding.
In September, engineers detailed the findings of a $200,000 study commissioned by Orange County into the cause of flooding concerns in Gotha.