I remember that story when it broke. But I thought there was a good reason why they didn't build houses. I can't remember, but it was something like the people

I remember that story when it broke. But I thought there was a good reason why they didn't build houses. I can't remember, but it was something like the people didn't own the land they lived on, so building would have been giving the land owner a free house, not a hurricane victim. Or else armed thugs would steal any structure built.