The Hammocks: Inside South Florida’s biggest HOA fraud
Marglli Gallego was supposed to be a savior for South Florida’s largest homeowners association. She rode to power at the Hammocks, first elected to the board of directors as treasurer in 2015 and then rising to president in 2017. Some homeowners say at first, they saw her as their way out from prev
South Florida Dirt: Miami jury sends a $48M message with commission suit verdict
A Miami-Dade County jury found that the buyer of a modest Golden Beach home cheated his broker out of a commission. The amount at the center of the case? $84,000 for the $2.8 million sale of a waterfront home in Golden Beach just before the pandemic. That’s not what caught my eye. The jury ruled t
Seller tied to investor Randall Smith sells Palm Beach mansion for $93M
A company tied to Randall Smith of the multibillion-dollar “vulture” investment firm Alden Global Capital sold a new mansion in Palm Beach for $93.3 million. Property records show 757 Island Dr LLC sold the eight-bedroom house, which was approved by the town’s architectural commission in 2022, the
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