$900 a month in fees: West Boca condo owner feels squeeze of rising HOA costs

Stephanie Donner saw my report this week on local leaders discussing HOA fees and assessments in Florida and immediately contacted me."It is a problem in the state, to the point where they will put a sign on the highway coming from the north (that says) 'Turnaround,'" she told me outside her West Boca condo on Wednesday.WATCH BELOW: West Boca condo owner says rising HOA fees could force her to move West Boca condo owner says rising HOA fees could force her to moveWhere she lives, she says her total fees are around $900 a month."We're going to have an assessment and, to be honest, a lot of people have already moved," Donner said."This is really tough," state Sen. Mack Bernard said Tuesday at the HOA Fee forum in West Palm Beach. "But we dont want another Surfside, but at the same time what we want to do is create new affordable housing."The discussion comes as Florida communities rank among those with the nation's highest HOA burdens.A Realtor.com analysis previously reported by WPTV fo