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Scaffolding that wrapped around his building blocked canada goose the scenic view from his balcony, which overlooks the golf course in his gated canada goose outlet jackets luxury development.

Finally, his life is getting back to normal. He’s no longer living in a «tent.»

But for others at his development, Lake Barrington in Naples Lakes Country Club, the disorder is canada goose outlet store just beginning. Some will be forced to temporarily move out of their homes for the holidays.

Every resident is living through cheap canada goose the same headaches as the buildings in the East Naples community off Rattlesnake canada goose outlet uk sale Hammock Road are getting a major overhaul because of structural defects. Turns out they weren’t built to code. That has caused all sorts of problems including canada goose coats on sale flooding and water leaks.

The buildings are three stories over parking. They were completed in 2001, 2002 and canada goose outlet new york city 2003.

«It’s clear and evident mistakes were made,» said Joe Schmitt, administrator for Collier County’s Community Development and Environmental Services Division.

The county has stepped in to help residents, who have chosen to make a «full blown fix,» canada Canada Goose Jackets goose black friday sale rather than choosing a «Band Aid» solution,» he said.

Rebar is exposed. canada goose outlet online uk Concrete floors are sloped in the wrong direction, causing water to flow inside the condos when there are heavy rains.

The outside walls of the condos are canada goose black friday sale covered with plywood sheathing instead of drywall, in direct violation of the approved plans for the project and the state’s building and fire codes, said Gary Harrison, chief building inspector for the county’s Building Review and Permitting Department.

«This is the one that’s given us the fits,» he said. «You couldn’t use canada goose outlet reviews plywood back then, even if it was fire rated. Why they did canada goose outlet sale it I don’t know.»

«It’s not right,» Schmitt said.

Outside walls and windows uk canada goose were not properly fastened, making them canada goose uk shop unstable and canada goose outlet canada more vulnerable to storm damage.

«This is a unique situation. It’s nothing I’ve seen in any other development,» said Bill Silvester, fire marshal with the Golden Gate fire district.

He was surprised to see Canada Goose Outlet the extent of the problems with the wall construction. His inspectors are monitoring the repairs.

«The inspection process is going well,» Silvester said. «We have not run into any major concerns out there.»

More than 17 deficiencies and defects have been found at Lake Barrington, Cardascia said.

The defects prompted the homeowners association to sue the community’s developer, Toll Brothers Inc., a well known national builder, in Collier Circuit Court in 2007. Tani Hurley, a spokeswoman for the developer, declined to comment, saying it’s the company’s policy not to discuss pending litigation.

So far, legal action has https://www.fanclub-fulton-smith.de gotten homeowners nowhere, Cardascia said. The repairs are expected to cost more than $5 million.

Homeowners have paid about $2,800 in special assessments for each unit so far.

«We’re concerned we might have to pick up a big expense here,» Cardascia said.

On top of the cost of the repairs, legal fees are mounting. Legal fees and other costs for architectural and engineering services and property management oversight are expected to cost more than $600,000.

At the same time, cheap canada goose uk the condos aren’t worth what most buyers paid canada goose outlet toronto factory for them because property values have fallen so much with a housing slump in Southwest Florida.

Homeowners say they don’t know where else to turn besides court for help.

«If we don’t get 100 cents on the dollar, it’s canada goose outlet crazy,» said Cardascia, 70, who lives in his condo year round and bought into the community in 2003.

Toll Brothers is now suing its subcontractors involved in the construction of Lake Barrington. A mediation hearing to try to reach a settlement isn’t scheduled canada goose outlet uk until April.

Homeowners are asking how this could have happened in a community built by an award winning developer.