The aftermath of hurricanes Ian and Nicole are still being felt in parts of Central Florida — like Good Samaritan Village in Kissimmee, which saw severe flooding that forced many out of their homes after Ian.

Hundreds were displaced and now hundreds will be gone for good because village owners have decided to tear down their units and not rebuild.

The process is expected to be finished within a year and current residents say they are unsure what their future holds, because the entire property has been listed for sale.

In December of 2021, Dan Antonetti moved in to the Good Samaritan Village community. The recently retired truck driver decided to make Central Florida his home after working and living in New York.

“I’m in summer camp right now,” Antonetti says with a smile. “I play golf three days a week, I play tennis, I play pickle ball, there’s a gym here.”

Going through his first hurricane season wasn’t as fun as his current summer camp-like schedule, though.

“We were one of the last ones to leave — we were pulling our cars out to try and get to higher ground,” Antonetti said. “Then the army or whomever came by and said, 'I’m not telling you you have to leave, but if you don’t leave now, no one is coming back.'”

Antonetti and his wife left, and Hurricane Ian left its mark.

Severe flooding could be seen for days, and now, on the cusp of this year’s storm season, Good Samaritan made the announcement about the demolition of damaged units.

Good Samaritan Society VP of Operations Aimee Middleton sent Spectrum News a statement that says, in part:

“Due to the significant damage caused by flooding from Hurricane Ian, 523 of the independent living residential units were rendered unsafe for occupancy. Following the assessment of each unit by a leading disaster and recovery contractor, we made the difficult decision to not repair units on campus with significant flooding damage.”

Attorney Jeffrey Hussey is representing Good Samaritan Village residents impacted by the flooding, and now the demolition of their homes.

“A lot of them probably still have possessions that are inside some of those units and they weren’t able to get out,” Hussey said. “To see it getting crushed by a bulldozer, it will be very emotional for them, and thats a lot of senior affordable housing units that are no longer available in our community.”

Antonetti said he plans to stay in the community and has been seeing the demolition of his neighbors first hand. 

“I don’t do what my wife says, but I go where my wife says,” Antonetti says. “If my wife says she wants to move to Arizona, I’ll move to Arizona. I Don’t care as long as I have a place to rest my head and ride my bike.”

Currently the Good Samaritan Village property is listed for sale.