FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A South Florida assisted dwelling facility has been ordered to halt renovations following a sequence of Native 10 Information investigations.
Town of Fort Lauderdale issued a stop-work order at Oasis Dwelling Quarters, accusing the ability of illegally changing the constructing into luxurious flats after evicting aged residents — with none written discover.
Throughout a latest go to, Local 10’s Andrew Perez witnessed workers concealing torn-out drywall and remodeling units — all whereas residents had been nonetheless within the means of transferring out.
Metropolis officers despatched an inspector from the constructing and development enforcement staff A code case citing the next violations is now open on the next, in response to metropolis officers:
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New A/C items had been put in in a number of rooms.
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Kitchenettes had been demolished.
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Hallway/hall partitions had been eliminated / demolished.
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The leasing agent on website was knowledgeable that allows are required for the work talked about above. Moreover, a allow shall be needed for the change of use from an Assisted Dwelling Facility (ALF) to an house constructing.
Oasis Dwelling Quarters additionally faces citations from the Florida Company for Healthcare Administration.
A jarring 30-page report revealed what occurred when an inspector arrived on the heels of a number of complaints towards the ability concerning its seniors.
Oasis is accused of abruptly evicting senior residents with out correct discover whereas secretly changing its complicated into luxurious flats.
The transfer is just like a nationwide pattern attorneys have been monitoring coming from the Northeast.
The newly launched unannounced state inspection report reveals the unusual interactions between the inspector and the administrator for Oasis Dwelling Quarters, recognized on state data at Steven Gottlieb.
Gottlieb denied there have been any evictions and blamed deaths and impolite nurses for why the resident inhabitants dropped considerably since an inspector’s final go to.
The administrator is quoted and repeatedly adjustments his solutions.
The inspector additionally interviewed numerous residents nonetheless at Oasis, who all stated they had been huddled for a compulsory assembly on March 5 and informed to depart for renovations.
“ You’ll have 30 days to maneuver out,” one resident testified in court docket for that short-term injunction. “If you transfer again, there shall be no extra assisted dwelling, no extra reminiscence care, no extra meals service and no extra busses.”
The inspector later catches the administrator admitting that residents could be leaving.
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https://www.local10.com/information/native/2025/03/18/families-disgusted-after-seniors-told-to-leave-fort-lauderdale-facility/
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