Florida homeowners "living nightmare" as construction company goes bankrupt

Florida homeowners "living nightmare" as construction company goes bankrupt

Van Der Valk Construction's bankruptcy has left people in limbo, with many struggling to gather the funds to finish their properties.

Florida Homeowners 'Living Nightmare' As Construction Company Goes Bankrupt

Dozens of Florida homebuyers have been left in limbo after builder Van Der Valk Construction filed for bankruptcy in late April, before it had finished many of the properties on which it was working.Many of these unfinished homes were to be their owners' retirement havens, a dream they had spent all their life savings to realize. Now, many of these properties are uninhabitable shells that owners have no funds to fix and complete."It's a living n…