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enid602

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53. Squatting

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:21 PM

12 hrs ago

But it might be a good squatter opportunity. I think I can rent out my paid for home in PHX for about $3200 per month, per Zillow. With Social Security, I could live nicely squatting in a waterfront condo in FL.

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Florida Condo owners stuck with homes no one will buy as they wake up to grim repercussions of new laws [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago OP

If minimally adequate safety regulations are ruinous to a property/business situation RockRaven 15 hrs ago #1

I agree w/ you! SWBTATTReg 15 hrs ago #6

"Soaring HOA fees - which averaged $135 per month in 2025." Tell me that's a typo... PeaceWave 15 hrs ago #2

The linked article lists fees of $3,000 a month, $2,000 a month, etc. IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #8

Yes it must be wrong. That is a very cheap HOA fee. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #9

You are correct. The article mentions HOA fees are going up drastically because of the need to fund structural repairs. John1956PA 13 hrs ago #28

Wow can you imagine taking such a big loss? Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #30

I corresponded with a nice lady who bought (for a very reasonable price) a home in Palm Coast during the "trough." John1956PA 13 hrs ago #36

It was a big gamble though, right? Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #40

That lady was a risk taker. I could tell you more about her adventures. John1956PA 12 hrs ago #45

If she lived in Florida I am sure she had a lot of adventures. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #51

The great recession saw a lot of that nation-wide IronLionZion 13 hrs ago #38

Vultures always love a nice tragedy. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #41

Squatting enid602 12 hrs ago #53

It will be lovely until you get thrown out on your ass. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #56

Guthrie enid602 10 hrs ago #60

Yes I see that online. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #61

HOAs are an extortion racket... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #24

Right! It's much better to stuff the pockets of a landlord marybourg 13 hrs ago #27

Thank you! BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #33

I can only relate a coworker's experience... GiqueCee 12 hrs ago #42

Board members, just like congress members, stand for election marybourg 11 hrs ago #54

So you have no idea what you are talking about Hassin Bin Sober 11 hrs ago #57

Hoa board members are NOT paid. Fees go to shared expenses like water bill and insurance premium BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #32

Not to mention pool upkeep, the building roof/sidings/painting etc EX500rider 12 hrs ago #46

yes. power bill for outdoor lighting, repaving of roads, an endless list BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #58

I'm in one jmowreader 12 hrs ago #48

No surprise. Aristus 15 hrs ago #3

Central Florida was a paradise PCB66 15 hrs ago #7

Anyone who has ever tubed down the Ichetucknee or bird watched at Myakka or waded the green waters of Longboat Key lostnfound 14 hrs ago #23

You left out "Walkin' Lawton". Lawton Chiles. Lochloosa 11 hrs ago #55

Thank you! You are right. Nt lostnfound 9 hrs ago #64

Flat. Hot. Bugs. Invasive creepy crawlies everywhere. Brimming with "Florida men" and "Florida women" paleotn 14 hrs ago #14

Yes, a "hellhole", please do not move here, it's terrible! EX500rider 12 hrs ago #47

What kind of fish are in the first picture? jmowreader 12 hrs ago #49

The mammalian kind not fooled 12 hrs ago #52

West Indian Manatee EX500rider 7 hrs ago #65

Sunshine? Ugh! The worst! Aristus 11 hrs ago #59

Sad... EX500rider 7 hrs ago #66

This is exactly what makes me nervous JBTaurus83 15 hrs ago #4

The laws in Florida that allowed this are pretty unusual. In most states there are pretty strict Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #39

What really gets me here is that no one is sharing any of the responsibilities for this whole mess to begin w/, SWBTATTReg 15 hrs ago #5

Hi-rise condos are a fundamentally flawed concept Random Boomer 9 hrs ago #63

Is the problem that they just put off or avoided repairs JI7 15 hrs ago #10

Absolutely. Same thinking in 'Murica since raygun not fooled 12 hrs ago #50

Does this mean they can't afford to buy a second home in WNC? Hope, hope. Wonder Why 15 hrs ago #11

Or in SC. raccoon 14 hrs ago #18

You mean North Florida? No big. Wonder Why 14 hrs ago #20

The rush to build pfitz59 14 hrs ago #12

As a third generation Floridian who moved out Hey Joe 14 hrs ago #13

You were lucky to have experienced it as a child. slightlv 14 hrs ago #16

I was a kid there in the late 50s and the 60s The Blue Flower 14 hrs ago #22

It's going to make for a very interesting REO/foreclosure market at some point. flvegan 14 hrs ago #15

Not all Fla condo's have this problem. I live in a well run association in west central Fla. When one goes up for sale mitch96 14 hrs ago #17

Agreed..this situation applies to a certain type of condo in a certain area BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #37

A couple from our NY synagogue lost their 2 sons at Surfside Danmel 14 hrs ago #19

That is terrible Alice Kramden 13 hrs ago #26

How very sad.. unimagineable.. mountain grammy 13 hrs ago #29

Omg..how sad BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #34

It'll all be underwater soon anyways JoseBalow 14 hrs ago #21

Well, it was... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #25

Sadly yes, probably much sooner than most think mountain grammy 13 hrs ago #31

Straight out of a John D. MacDonald novel. nt Susan Calvin 13 hrs ago #35

In the next decade the cost of living in FL is going to drive out middle class residents. flashman13 12 hrs ago #43

Disney has lots of parks worldwide Amethyst Ring 1 hr ago #67

The difficulty financing is nothing new madville 12 hrs ago #44

How The Reagan Revolution Collapsed America & the Florida Condo Norrrm 10 hrs ago #62