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Florida woman in tornado shares her experience after video goes viral

Woman stuck in tornado talks about her experience after video goes viral
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LARGO, Fla. — The woman who tried to call her husband while she was stuck in a tornado on Wednesday night spoke to ABC Action News with her husband.

Kirsten Stephany and her husband, John, sat down with ABC Action News anchor Wendy Ryan and told her the story behind the viral video. Kirsten thought she was FaceTiming John, but she was actually recording the video instead.

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Woman stuck in tornado talks about her experience after video goes viral

Wendy also spoke to John, who was having an experience of his own at the same time during the storm in Seminole.

“You know, it might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary.
Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole.”

South Florida lawmaker Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes. He said this week that he is considering filing legislation in the next session that would abolish HOAs statewide.

Lawmaker looks to ban HOAs