Sweetwater mobile home park residents face vacate deadline
Dozens of residents at Sweetwater's Li'l Abner Mobile Home Park face a vacate deadline Monday as demolition continues.
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Dozens of residents at Sweetwater's Li'l Abner Mobile Home Park face a vacate deadline Monday as demolition continues.
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Demolition started again at a Sweetwater mobile home park, where dozens of residents have been fighting a vacate order.
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Residents were told the property would be redeveloped into affordable and workforce housing.
Determined to take control of their living conditions, residents have united to challenge their HOA.
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Senate Regulated Industries Chairwoman Jennifer Bradley has signaled she's willing to make changes to the safety laws.
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Rising repair costs spurred by new Florida condominium laws are driving some South Florida homeowners to sell.
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For families at Li'l Abner Mobile Home Park, the new year began not with celebrations, but with the daunting task of packing their belongings.
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