Post Hurricane Michael Clean-Up + Corruption From A Condo Owner's Perspective

I am looking for a writer to pull this story (possibly book) together to educate other condo owners of the abuses by condo boards and the construction companies that make "Assignment of Benefits" contracts with condo boards after natural disasters. The story could also highlight how government agencies like local building departments and the FLorida DBPR do not do enough to help owners and regulate rogue players in post-Hurricane (s) cleanup. We have been seeking justice post-Hurricane Michael at our Panama City Beach [login to view URL] me at 770-318-4672. On October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael damaged the five, low-rise buildings that make up the Largo Mar complex in Panama City Beach, Florida. Then the HOA horror stories (condo association, in this case), construction headaches and heartaches began for condo owners George Haralabidis and his wife, Cynthia Rozzo. “We were trying to hold our board members accountable for following Florida laws and the proper and prompt repair of the Largo Mar complex,” owner Cynthia Rozzo asserted, “For the past 2 1/2 years, my husband and I have been subjected to selective and unfair treatment in retaliation for exposing board members’ unlawfulness, making legal requests for Association documents, and questioning the substandard repairs and overcharges by the construction company, Southern CAT, hired to restore the complex to “pre-loss” condition." Most owners are elderly and are afraid to speak up. According to the complaint, the Largo Mar Condo Association Board acted in bad faith, was negligent, breached the implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing, breached their fiduciary duty, and was guilty of selective enforcement. "We have had to educate ourselves on Florida statutes, local building codes, permitting, and community association laws to help us decipher what our board and Southern CAT could and could not do. The past 2 2 1/2 years have caused us so much stress, but we felt strongly that we needed to stand up to the board bullies. Like so many condo owners living out-of-state, our ultimate goal is to assure proper board governance, and transparency. . . with a board that knows and properly executes the condo association bylaws in normal times and in emergency situations,” says Mr. Haralabidis. The couple also hopes to get a full accounting, unit by unit, of how the construction company, Southern CAT, spent the $8 million+ of insurance money. The Association's claim went from 3.5 million dollars to $8+ million dollars. The condo association is now being investigated by ICAT, the insurance underwriter, for the excessive claims Largo Mar and Southern CAT made to upgrade the aging [login to view URL] units remain [login to view URL] one of the ICAT investigators said, "It's like putting lipstick on a pig".