POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery.
The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize after playing the $1 Million Gold Rush Multiplier Scratch-Off game. She chose to receive her earnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $638,100.
Ortega purchased the ticket from a RaceTrac at 2227 U.S. Highway 92. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket.
Florida Lotto also said 58-year-old Kham Seger of Lakeland claimed a $1 million prize after playing the $1 Million A Year for Life Scratch-Off game. She chose to receive her earnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Seger purchased her ticket from the Publix at 4747 S. Florida Avenue. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket.
“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.
