Word: lennar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Florida's largest home builder, Lennar would seem to be the perfect scapegoat for someone looking for a good story like Ms. Carrier. But as the prosecutors concluded, "while it would be convenient and perhaps publicly soothing to blame Lennar for the destruction wrought by Hurricane Andrew at the properties investigated, it would not be fair or accurate." Not even Homestead Air Force Base could withstand the record 120-mile-an-hour winds of the unprecedented hurricane, and Florida Power and Light's concrete utility poles, built to resist 165-mile-an-hour winds, snapped like toothpicks...
Admittedly, Ms. Carrier would have looked foolish had she included in her article the fact the Miami Herald recently made Lennar one of its five finalists for the prestigious "Florida Company of the Year" award, largely because of Lennar's remarkable success in winning back customers after the hurricane. Oh well, that little piece of information wouldn't be conducive to a negative article, so it had to be left...
...hurricane, Ms. Carrier feels confident enough to conclude that "southern Florida residents might advise Harvard's graduates not to make Miller an overseer for his construction expertise." What? How many "southern Florida residents" did Ms. Carrier talk to? Apparently not many, or else she would have learned that Lennar is currently selling more homes than ever--an alltime record for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30. (And she also would have learned that the correct terminology is "south" Florida residents--save the "southern" appellation for references to California...
...does Ms. Carrier explain the fact that all those "southern Florida" residents who want so badly to "advise" us Harvard graduates have made the conscious choice to purchase Lennar homes in droves? Perhaps they know something that Ms. Carrier doesn...
...whoever came up with the headline "Overseer Candidate's Homes Blow in Wind" not only make a baseless, childish accusation against one of Florida's most respected companies, but also mocks the ferocity of the hurricane which devastated south Florida. Was it a little "wind" that caused damage to Lennar's homes? Did any of Lennar's homes "blow" away as insinuated by your headline? While I am not a lawyer (yet), I can definitely see how such a blatant lie could open The Crimson up to a libel lawsuit...