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Unfinished by the builder. most of these homes were built by small to medium sized builders. those builders walked away. there could be tens of thousands of these half-built homes across the country. florida, though we are told is one of the worst hit. as floridas construction lowdown continues realtors are showing the growing number of unfinished homes. >> the builder is unable to complete the project. >> in winter park, florida, properties walls but no windows. the longest wall, water drips th...

There too be tens of thousands of homes just like whats going on in florida nationwide, but florida, jon, is maybe the hardest hit. take a listen. >> i just love all the big windows. >> it would be nice if they were in. >> reporter: as floridas construction slowdown continues real force are showing a growing number of unfinished homes for one simple reason. >> the builder is unable to complete the project. >> reporter: in winter park, florida, properties have walls but no windows. here i can see...

Refund. talk about lawsuits being a problem. that could be a costly one. >> like oprah, new cars for everyone! yea! >> adam, im looking at that and thinking, youre looking at billions of litigation and now potentially billions of throwing new cars at people. >> yeah, i remember, i think it was nordstrom that has this urban myth that somebody brought in a tire once and said i want to return this and they took it back even though they dont sell tires. >> that was me. it was the funniest thing. go ...

Okay, need your help on this one. check out the pic, lower right. what do you think? does a little boy need to go into the light or has someone been playing with photo shop? it looks like the ghost of the little rascals. a builder in england was tearing down an old school and took some pics with his cell phone. he only saw the ghostly image after he put the pictures on his computer. the school had a reputation for being haunted, so is this proof? weve got a lot going on this morning and our cn...

At it, to do what? >> theyre out with a request, request for proposal, on the redevelopment of the worlds trade center tower, which has been started. i think its a smart move by the port authority and i think it will get built. >> when? this is like almost a decade after 911 and i go down there all the the time and it aint moving. >> its on the late side. this was not the wallman skating rink. this is taking a long time but theyre doing the right thing and on the right track. >> for those outsid...

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Asking is my building unsafe too? >> growing fears that the buildings around champagne towers may also be at risk. >> if i was in that sister building, i would want to be out of it until someone told me it was safe. >> reporter: the mayor saying residents can evacuate voluntarily until the building audit is complete. phillip and his wife have lived in the building for six years and theyre not leaving. >> your building was made by the same builder, do you feel safe living there? >> same builder, ...

This morning residents of champlain towers north can evacuate voluntarily, adding hes not aware of any current issues there philip and his wife have lived in the north tower for six years. and he says theyre not leaving. >> your building was made by the same builder do you feel safe living there? >> same builder. same architect more or less the same design a little bit different as far as the number of units. so yes, im concerned. >> the 2018 report from morabito consultants citing an abunding c...

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