Article Courtesy of WESH 2 NEWS
By Michelle Meredith

Published May 16, 2016

ORANGE COUNTY -- A deal may be in the works between a local land developer and a family who owns a condo.

The condo is the only one standing on land that is being developed by a timeshare mogul.

The condo's owners are saying they feel bullied.

Now there's a new chapter in the curious case of the last condo standing.

After our exclusive story aired on Wednesday, Orange County slapped a stop-work order on the townhouse. The county said code enforcement is trying to decide whether the condo should be condemned.

It's a bizarre case that is generating a lot of attention.

According to Westgate Resorts, it started decades ago when a property on Turkey Lake Road went into foreclosure. Westgate Resorts said it was able to buy every townhouse except one.

The town house is owned by the Corredor family.

Westgate said it has been trying to make an offer for years, but that the family ignored calls and emails. Last month, Westgate decided to move on and literally build around the condo.

"It's the law," said Mark Waltrip, Westgate Resorts CEO. "If he wants to keep his house, it's his right I can't take his right away from him."

But members of the Corredor family said they feel "bullied" by David Siegel and Westgate Resorts.

Family members say they were caught off-guard by the project and are outraged that contractors tore down one wall to the vacation home that belongs to their 81-year-old mother.

"Actually, we feel bullied. They are powerful, they have a lot of money and they are going to do whatever they have to do to get you out," said Carlos Corredor, whose family owns the lone condo.

The family says that Westgate gave them two options: Westgate will pay well over $100,000 for the townhouse or it will fix the walls and build their luxury timeshares around the lone condo.

The family says they have placed the decision in their mother's hands at this point.