News December 09 2025

Union Acres homeowners threaten legal action over hurricane losses

Updated 39 minutes ago 5 min read

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  • Damaged property in Union Acres, St James. Damaged property in Union Acres, St James.
  • Damaged property in Union Acres, St James. Damaged property in Union Acres, St James.
  • Damaged property in Union Acres, St James. Damaged property in Union Acres, St James.

Homeowners in Union Acres, St James, whose newly built properties were torn up by Hurricane Melissa in October, have served notice that they will use litigation in an effort to force the developer to pay for the catastrophic losses they sustained. The National Housing Trust (NHT) has confirmed that approximately 40 of the 144 two-bedroom houses sustained “varying degrees of damage”.

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