Oswego Townhouse Nightmare

In Oswego, IL, a far southern Chicago suburb, a townhouse project called "Seasons at Southbury" has been abandoned by the developer, who just disappeared. Of the 38 buildings planned, only 8 buildings have been started. They are still a mix of finished and unfinished units. Now, owners there are stuck with dirt yards, boarded-up houses next door, and dumped mounds of trash. They have to worry about animals and they do not know if they will have any association services. They still pay their monthly dues but, because most of the land still belongs to the developer, the developer is the homeowner's association.