"Florida Man Defies Pressure to Sell Property Amid Rising Development"

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"Florida Man Defies Pressure to Sell Property Amid Rising Development"
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Orlando Capote has been fighting developers and the city of Coral Gables for over two decades to protect his parents' home, which is now surrounded by a million-square-foot complex. Despite facing code violations and fines, Capote refuses to sell his Mediterranean-style house, the last one left in the neighborhood, to developers. The struggle highlights the clash between property rights and real estate development in the area.

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