Orlando HOA accused of cutting $232,000 check before public vote — homeowner calls it ‘smoking gun’

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