One Florida homeowners association (HOA) is being accused of cutting a check for a communitywide roofing project before a public vote.
According to a lawsuit filed by several homeowners in the Orlando-area townhome complex The Vistas at Phillips Commons, their HOA sent $232,000 to a roofing contractor more than a week before a scheduled open meeting on the matter.
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As WKMG News 6 reported, this issue began a few months prior when residents received a notice claiming they’d have to pay over $13,000 each in a special assessment for roof replacements. With 160 units, the project was expected to cost about $2.1 million.
Longtime homeowner Kenneth Yuret complained that getting a new roof wasn’t really necessary, telling News 6 that his roof was “in great condition.”…