Deadly HOA Fight Sparks New Calls to Eliminate Homeowner Associations

A deadly shooting in a Port St. Lucie neighborhood is now at the center of a much bigger question in Florida: is it time to get rid of homeowner associations altogether?

WPTV reporter Kate Hussey says Port St. Lucie police believe 62-year-old Paul Maraio shot and killed two neighbors in what investigators describe as a long-running, “bitter HOA feud,” then barricaded himself inside a nearby home as officers closed in.

According to Hussey’s report, the HOA was already in the process of trying to evict Maraio from the community when the violence exploded…

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