Van Horne loses the Halsema Building.

[jbm32206]

Yes, JEA could and I agree that they should...but that still doesn't mean the tenants were at fault in this situation.

[thelakelander]

You can't fault the tenants or JEA in this case.  If that's the deal the parties originally agreed on and the landlord fails to uphold his end of the agreement, then its all on him.  I feel for the tenants who have had their lives turned upside down with this situation.

[downtownparks]

Agreed. The landlord didnt keep his end of the deal.

[alta]

If he has any assets left hopefully JEA is able to get their money back.  I am by no means defending Van Horn.  I would be very skeptical if I was told I was paying a rent payment that included all my utilities.  It doesn't make business sense for the owner since utility cost are variable.  If I was a renter I also don't want to be paying for someone next door that is running their water and electricity all day and night.  The ownership of this building is changing so hopefully JEA can come up with a common sense approach to getting the utilities back on so these people aren't uprooted.