BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- A man lost his million-dollar home over an unpaid water bill that he didn't know about -- a bill worth less than 1% of the value of his Brooklyn home.

It's a story Eyewitness News first covered this summer that sparked outrage and a rally in the community.

Now, the homeowner's attorney is taking action and lawmakers are crafting legislation to try and prevent a similar situation from happening to other people.

"I can't sleep, as soon as I put my head down, I wake up," Filmore Brown said.

Brown is fighting to keep his home in Flatbush, Brooklyn, a home he worked seven days a week for decades to pay off.

He found out the home was sold out from under him, when strangers attempted to drill off the locks to his front door in the middle of the night. Turns out,

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