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Homes reduced to rubble in an Osceola County retirement community, months after they were deemed unlivable after Hurricane Ian.
A lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges Good Samaritan Village discriminated against and took advantage of a resident after Hurricane Ian, coercing the woman — in fresh distress over the sight of her destroyed belongings — into hastily signing away her housing rights with paperwork not in her native language.
Maureen Kotch and Lucille Bishop have been living a rollercoaster of emotions ever since Hurricane Ian devastated Central Florida, having to start from scratch well into their 70s.
Two women have filed a lawsuit against Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village, and said when they moved in they were never warned of the flood risk and potential dangers of the property.
In the first full day since Osceola County leaders lifted evacuation orders for Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village, residents from the senior living community finally returned to their homes.
Osceola County on Monday lifted the evacuation order for a Kissimmee retirement community that has been flooded since Hurricane Ian.
Cheryl Borneman’s 98- year old aunt had been living at Good Samaritan Village for 38 years up until she was evacuated the day before Hurricane Ian struck.
Some residents in Good Samaritan Society in Kissimmee Village are being asked to find other housing arrangements indefinitely.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez and Attorney General Ashley Moody will be visiting Good Samaritan Village in Kissimmee to assess flood damage in the area caused by Hurricane Ian.
