. >> reporter: in 2006 amanda gonzalez bought what she thought was her share of the american dream. a two bedroom condominium near orlando. >> this was unreal. >> converted into rental apartments forcing gonzalez to sell her condo for far less than she'd paid for it. lawyers in miami the very same people who sold it to her. >> i paid them the money up front now they're buying it back for pennies on the dollar, i'd love a deal like that. >> a law designed for developers to buy up and rebuild condominiums and town houses. now being used by wealthy companies. snapping them up at fair market value no matter how much. 217 condo complexes have been terminated. affecting close to 20,000 condo units. >> the amendment to change the declaration of condominium. >> stephanie has hired a lawyer and is fieding her condo termination. she's trying to rally other condo owners to fight state law. >> there are no agencies in the state, literally coming in here doing whatever they feel they can do and getting away with it. >> we wanted to meet up with the miami lawyers that terminated the complex where

. >> reporter: in 2006 amanda gonzalez bought what she thought was her slice of the american dream. a two bedroom condominium near orlando. >> this just seems surreal. >> so gonzalez was shocked when she received word two years ago that the complex was being terminated. converted into rental apartments forcing her to sell her condo for far less than she bought it for, to the very same people who sold it to her. >> i paid the money up front and now they're buying it back for pennies on the dollar. i'd love a deal like this. >> the law that louse developers to buy back and rebuild condos in disrepair now the companies are able to snap up the units at the current fair market value no matter how much homeowners paid for them. since the law was passed state records show 217 condo complexes have been terminated, affecting close to 20,000 condo units. >> the amendment to change the declaration of condominium. >> is that a termination? >> near tampa stephanie has hired a lawyer and fighting her condo termination. she's trying to rally other condo owners to fight the law. >> there is no agen