Condominium
by John D. MacDonald · first published 1977
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Amazing. John D. MacDonald wrote this book about shyster real estate developers as a tribute to the many friends he lost in a hurricane due to that very circumstance. The term "blockbuster" is used all too often, but this book truly is. John had enormous talent, he was angry, and he was highly eloquent. It may be the most impeccably crafted book I have ever read, and has a permanent place on my bookshelf.
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…fewer protections and subject to a litany of HOA payments, special assessments, fees, and fines that can result in the condo being foreclosed on even if you own it free and clear. There is a great novel "Condominium" by John D. MacDonald that lays bare the skeezy nature of condo developments. It's from 1977, and here we are 40-50 years later, still letting people get conned and maybe even die (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse)…
on “Their Retirement Plan Did Not Include Being Forced to Sell Their Condo” ↗Back in the 1970s, the author John MacDonald, best know for his Travis McGee mysteries, wrote the novel Condominium, about a badly-built condominium building on the Florida coast. It was made into a TV movie in the early 1980s. I didn't read the book, and only saw a trailer for the movie, but my recollection was that…
on “The Miami condo collapse is a reminder of America's artificial land problem” ↗