The HOA Hustle

***Here's the Change.org petition we mentioned*** https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-great-outdoors-initiative-save-florida-s-state-parks-from-harmful-developments?source_location=tag_ Rising costs associated with so-called special assessments and maintenance have always been a sore spot for Miami homeowners, but add in the recent spate of ill-considered post-Surfside collapse regulations and challenging market trends, and you don't need a named Hurricane to foment a perfect storm. Fines, evictions, foreclosures, fewer and fewer places for normal people to live. Who will win out in the end? Hedge funds and private equity vultures, feasting on the remains. ***ALERT: Great Outdoors Initiative: At the end of this episode, we talked about this deeply unpopular cash-grab privatization. Seems we weren't the only ones outraged, and with all the negative backlash, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has postponed their scheduled public opinion sessions around the state. We'll let you know when they reschedule.