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He said the incident made him embarrassed to say he lived in the upscale subdivision in north Harris County. Brooks said Blevins filed a lawsuit against the association, and it may cost a great deal of money to satisfy the company that bought the home.
"If we're going to do anything as an association, as a neighborhood, the question is how much money will it cost?" Brooks said.
Susan Arkell, a Champions resident, said she hoped the community could buy back the house for $7,000 under a state statute that allows people to recover foreclosed property. The courts, however, will have to decide the case, said Marian S. Rosen, Blevins' attorney.
"We just need some answers," said Arkell. "A lot of people want to do everything, as a neighborhood, to correct the mistake that has been made."
The association assesses dues of a little more than $400 a year for garbage collection and other services, Rosen said.
In August, Blevins took a check for more than $800 to the association's offices in the 14500 block of Wunderlich and dropped it in the mail slot to pay two years' worth of dues, Rosen said. She said the association never cashed the check because it had already begun proceedings against Blevins.
Correspondence about the property was mailed to "Mr. W.L. Blevins," and was mistaken for junk mail, Rosen said. A process server looking for a man repeatedly visited Blevins' home between 7 and 9:15 p.m. when Blevins does not answer her door, she said.
"She is an 82-year-old widow," said Rosen. "She has no children, no family. She and her cat live in this lovely $150,000 house, fully paid for.
"They took her home for a bill of $814.50. They filed suit and took a default judgment against her. With penalties and interest, it was close to $5,000, and that's what the home was sold for at auction," Rosen said.
The house was purchased by Danny Hilal, of First Capital Interests. Neither the association nor First Capital could be reached for comment Tuesday.
Rosen was granted a restraining order preventing the association, Hilal and First Capital, and Marc Seymour, whose Security Storage business took all of Blevins' possessions, from disposing of any of Blevins' property pending a hearing in a state district court scheduled for Friday.
The association's attorney told Rosen the association wanted to resolve the problem fairly.
"There is hope," Blevins said Tuesday. "The response of my neighbors and everybody has just been overwhelming."