Ten years ago, Howard and Sheila Konetz bought themselves a Florida dream: an 1,820-square-foot condo in a leafy gated community north of Miami, complete with access to a country club, tennis courts and swimming pools. The $478,500 purchase would usher them into blissful semiretirement, they thought.
Proponents of the legislation say it's necessary to prevent another tragedy, since many of these buildings have avoided funding structural repairs for decades. But for the people living in them, the dream of living in Florida has curdled into a financial nightmare.
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