ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Several homeowners are suing their homeowners association (HOA) and its property management company over a communitywide roofing project they say was approved improperly — and paid for before a public vote.
The Vistas at Phillips Commons is a 160-unit townhome community in the Dr. Phillips area. Several months ago, homeowners were told they each had to pay a more than $13,000 special assessment to fund the roofing project.
Resident Kenneth Yuret, who has lived in his townhome for nearly 20 years, said he does not believe his unit needs a new roof and expected any replacement would be years away.
“Mine is in great condition,” he told News 6.
According to a meeting notice Yuret provided, if approved by the board, the total amount of the special assessment to be levied is approximately $2,105,237.34, resulting in an assessment of $13,157.73 per unit.
The HOA board held what was described as a public meeting June 22 to discuss and vote on the special assessment, the roofing project and the contractor.
“It was a large group of residents,” said Yuret. “It was 100 people there or more.”
That night, the board voted on a contractor to do the work, but according to Yuret, HOA records he requested tell a different story.
“I found this huge discrepancy in our financials,” he told News 6.
In a lawsuit filed in Orange County, Yuret and other homeowners allege the June 22 meeting was a “sham” — claiming those HOA records show a $232,000 deposit check was issued to the contractor on June 10, 12 days before the public meeting took place.
“This is the smoking gun,” Yuret said in reference to the check. “It was shocking.”
The lawsuit alleges the HOA and Beacon Community Management Inc. violated Florida law by executing a roofing contract and disbursing association funds without a properly noticed, open board meeting and lawful vote.
Florida Statute 720.303 generally requires HOA board meetings to be open to members and extends those requirements to committees or similar bodies when they make the final decision regarding the expenditure of association funds. The law also establishes notice requirements for meetings at which special assessments will be considered.
Yuret said in his situation, rules for HOAs need to be enforced.
“I like HOAs, that’s why I moved here,” he said. “It’s a sense of security when everything is in order, but when it falls in the wrong hands, that is when we can have a problem and we do.”
Homeowners also allege in the lawsuit that the HOA board and Beacon Community Management Inc. are under criminal investigation in a separate case for financial irregularities and fraud.
Orlando police confirmed there is an active criminal investigation but declined to provide details.
When contacted, the HOA board president referred questions to the association’s attorney, who had not responded to our multiple requests for comment. Beacon Community Management Inc. also did not respond to our call and email for comment.
Yuret said he plans to keep fighting both the assessment and the project.
“I’m going to fight til the end,” he said. “I’m not going to let a company bully me out of my own home.”
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