ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg family, whose house was flooded twice last year when the sewer system in their Disston Heights neighborhood backed up and overflowed from their toilet, received a notice on Thursday from Pinellas County to vacate the Seminole RV they’ve been temporarily living in.

What You Need To Know • The Pennington's home was flooded twice in 2024 by raw sewage overflowing from their toilet • Public Works said the toilet is the lowest point in the system and acts as a relief valve when over pressurized • The city declined to purchase the Pennington's home in May and instead Public Works installed a backflow preventer on the lateral line • Pinellas County has given the Penningtons 20 days to vacate the RV the family of five has been temporarily living in

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