Castro says the city sent him a notice that he owed back taxes and he forwarded it to his mortgage company.
The mortgage company ended up paying $3,000 in back taxes, leaving the small balance.
The city's lawyer says by the time he learned about the payment it was too late, because the foreclosure had started.
Castro says he came to the U.S. from Haiti and saved for years to buy the home.
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