A group of Florida homeowners is suing its homeowners association and property management company after a communitywide roof project left residents facing bills of more than $13,000 per home, with records allegedly showing the contractor had already been paid a $232,000 deposit before a public vote.
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The fight centers on Vistas at Phillips Commons, a 160-unit development in the Dr. Phillips area, where several residents told WKMG ClickOrlando they don’t believe the board handled the project transparently.
Resident Kenneth Yuret and several other homeowners filed suit against their HOA and its property management company over the special assessment linked to the roof work. The assessment totaled $2,105,237.34, or $13,157.73 per unit.
The board later held a June 22 meeting described as a public discussion and vote on the roofing project and contractor. The lawsuit, however, calls that meeting a “sham,” alleging HOA records show a $232,000 deposit check was sent to the contractor on June 10, or 12 days earlier…