(L-R)David Podein, and Jonathan Goldstein, partners at Haber Law. Courtesy photos (L-R) David Podein, and Jonathan Goldstein, partners at Haber Law. Courtesy photos

A troubling trend is on the horizon for condominium ownership in Florida—the potential rise of "zombie condos." A zombie condo consists of an association operating in a quasi-functional, ultimately wasteful limbo, struggling to maintain a barely habitable condominium in an unaffordable manner. A zombie condo is on its last legs, threatened by buzzards seeking to exploit its vulnerability (be they unscrupulous actors or opportunistic investors). Within its walls, strife and conflict reign, as members turn against each other in desperation, turning homes into battlegrounds.

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