Promises falling apart at fire-damaged home in The Villages

Promises are apparently falling apart at a fire-damaged home in The Villages.

Brigette Brown Fleetwood died as a result of the house fire which broke out Dec. 23 at 2328 Due West Drive in the Village of Lynnhaven.

Fleetwood’s romantic partner and roommate Lloyd Rohlig, who was the beneficiary of more than $12,000 through a GoFundMe campaign in the wake of the fire, has done nothing to secure the home in the months since the fire. He has stated that the home is owned by his sister, along with another woman. Rohlig previously said the home was uninsured.

Many neighbors witnessed the events of that horrific day. While sympathetic in the beginning, they are frustrated that no progress has taken place over the past eight months.

Community Development District 5 supervisors had previously received promises from Rohlig that building plans were moving forward.

However, Community Standards reported in Friday’s CDD 5 board meeting that it had been able to track down Rohlig’s purported builder. The builder said all progress has “stalled.”…

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