Key Largo RV park residents given eviction extension

With a court-ordered deadline to vacate Key Largo Ocean Resort rapidly approaching, residents of the beleaguered RV community have won a brief delay in their eviction notice. Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia ordered on December 10, 2009 that the park was to be vacated by midnight Friday, Jan. 15, citing code violations and safety hazards.

Now, Garcia has apparently had a change of heart. On Tuesday, Jan 12, he extended the deadline to February 28 for approximately 50 permanent residents to leave the property, under some conditions. Each unit must have at least one fire extinguisher and two smoke alarms. Non-resident shareholders are still bound by the January 15 deadline. Read more at KeysNet.com.