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and Video Courtesy of Channel 9, WFTV
By Ryan Hughes
Published
November 17, 2015
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ORLANDO -- For more than seven years, the Hamptons at
Metrowest condo complex worked to deal with numerous code violations
that built up fines totaling more than $2.3 million.
Code enforcement issues included
leaky walls, rotten wood and mold, and while the
problems have been remedied, the fines remained.
The City of Orlando Code Enforcement Board voted
Wednesday to reduce the fine to $26,000 and gave the 743
owners in the complex 90 days to pay. If the fine isn’t
paid in time, it will revert to the full $2.3 million.
Complex resident Brenda Brown approved of the
reduction, calling it a “goodwill gesture,” while
resident J.P. Oliveria was less understanding. |
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“That’s not entirely fair, in my opinion,” he said. “If you messed up,
you should pay the consequences.”
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