‘It’s just gut-wrenching’: Florida homeowner says dream home ordeal cost him an extra $150K — but he’s not celebrating the builder’s arrest after he did the same to at least 19 others

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Retired veteran David Alvarado thought he’d found the perfect place to build a new family home in Port St. Lucie, Florida. In 2023, he hired a builder to do just that.

But all he got from Mark Montalto of Port St. Lucie Properties was an empty lot and a $19,000 lien from a landscaping company that said Montalto never paid them…

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