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Under discussion, Commissioner Wodtke stated that based on the results, he even would be willing to have the County pursue with the individual homeowners whatever legal action is necessary against the developer of Village Green to see that the corrections are made at the developer's cost. Chairman Scurlock asked Attorney Vitunac if we have the ability to make the repairs and put a lien on the mobile home park, but Attorney Vitunac did not believe we could at this time. Staff has discussed this at great length, as well as with the homeowners, and find that this is not a common problem to every lot. Some people made their improvements after they had moved in and no inspections were ever made. In addition, they have separate contracts.with the developer and it would be a very complicated suit. The County's interest is to -see that no one gets killed out there by an electrical malfunction and that is the reason for staff's recommendation that a certified letter be sent to every homeowner offering them an inspection. Attorney Vitunac advised that he had suggested to the home owners that they could file a class action suit with attorneys who would take their fees on a contingency basis. Mark Allison, resident of Village Green, advised that the residents were interested in pursuing this legally, but the drawback was the legal fees involved. He wondered about the liability in the case of a contracted electrician was inj-ured crawling under the mobile unit. Commissioner Lyons felt that since we have been told there are life-threatening electrical hazards in many of the units in Village Green, the County Commission has the responsibility to find out whether this is true or not. He felt that this is the first step we must taken. Commissioner Bird agreed that once the units are inspected, it would give us a handle on the magnitude of the problem. 45 MAYBOOK 64 f":�E 445 14 1986