CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman after she was accused of renting out someone else’s home.

Cori Carmichael was arrested last Thursday, and she is facing charges for grand theft.

Khiana Mace’s life was disrupted in 2024 when her childhood home in Punta Gorda was destroyed by multiple hurricanes, forcing her to move in with a friend. “We lost everything,” Mace said.

In August, she managed to get back on her feet by signing a lease for a duplex on Cristobal Avenue in Deep Creek. “It took us a while to get the help and assistance,” she said. “It’s been very hard.”

Nearly two months after moving in, the property manager discovered someone was living in the home during an inspection and called 911. Charlotte County deputies arrived at

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