See what a mayor, state lawmaker and two experts have to say about Florida condo crisis

Condos are a painful topic these days in South Florida.

Unit owners are facing spiraling monthly fees, steep assessments and uncertain major repairs to their buildings.

In September, the Miami Herald led a panel discussion on the condo crisis called “Priced out of Paradise,” with political and real estate leaders mapping out the problem and offering solutions.

Tom Hudson of WLRN moderated the panel made up of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, state Rep. Vicki Lopez, and condo real estate experts Peter Zalewski and Ned Murray.

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If you weren’t at the event, we videotaped it from start to finish. Find the video at the top or bottom of this article.

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