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Florida condos get new tool for collecting fees [South Florida] A new law offers a stark choice for South Florida condo renters living in units owned by people who are behind on their maintenance fees: Fork over the rent money to the association, or face eviction. The “Distressed Condominium Relief Act,” signed by Gov. Charlie …
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Who’s tops in Lee County property values? [Central Florida] Lee County may be on sale, but don’t expect to get its best properties cheap. It should come as no surprise that the rock mines, shopping centers and retirement communities are among the biggest and most valuable properties in Lee County. The News-Press analyzed the Lee …
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Adverse possession: Latest housing fraud to strike South Florida, police say Imagine going to a house or condo you own and finding a stranger living there who claims the property no longer belongs to you. It’s happening across Florida and other parts of the country through what authorities say is abuse of a centuries-old concept …
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Michael Tilson Thomas’s Miami Pad [South Florida] When he was an eight-year-old kid in Los Angeles, Michael Tilson Thomas and his best friend were sometimes watched by his friend’s much older brother-in-law, Frank Gehry. Mr. Gehry would ask Mr. Tilson Thomas about the music he was practicing on the piano. It was the beginning of …
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Cash buyers push out would-be homeowners [Northern California] When Marianna and Shannon Chaffin saw the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on two acres in the Madera County countryside, they fell in love and made their best offer — only to see someone else snap it up for $9,000 less. Why? The buyer paid cash. It’s a harsh …
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Unsealed drywall documents show how information was stifled Unsealed drywall documents show how information was stifled [Central Florida] Once it had replaced the tainted Chinese drywall causing a furor among builders and suppliers in South Florida during 2006, Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. offered the problematic material back to its main supplier with the caveat …
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