A newly filed Palm Beach County complaint alleges Polo West Estates Homeowners Association repaved a Wellington access road without notice and billed the property's former owner $60,795, a claim the association has not answered in the reviewed filing.
 

The lawsuit points to Paragraph 5 of that agreement, which it says gives the golf course property owner the duty to handle maintenance, repair and utility work within the access drive, including "paved surface maintenance," at its own cost.

The complaint states that on Aug. 7, 2025, the association sent a letter seeking $60,795 as reimbursement for roadway paving it had performed on the access drive, without prior notice. The letter, signed by association board president Ken Valdespino, is attached to the complaint along with a July 17, 2025 invoice from Ranger Construction Industries Inc.

That invoice lists a $60,795 subtotal for milling, asphalt overlay and re-striping between South Shore and the guardhouse. Separate subtotals cover paving the Polo West roadways and asphalt repair at the entrance, bringing the invoice total to $461,721.

The lawsuit alleges the easement agreement does not allow the association to perform paving work unilaterally, without notice, and then bill the property owner after the fact. It alleges the agreement instead gives Wellington Equestrian Estates both the right and the duty to handle paved surface maintenance itself.

The complaint further alleges the repaving was unnecessary when it was done, because the asphalt was intact and safe for vehicles and people on foot. On information and belief, the filing claims, the association paid roughly 300 percent above fair market value. A footnote states the company's principal has more than 30 years running firms that laid over two million tons of asphalt on highway and airport projects.

The money was eventually paid in a sale. On or about May 26, 2026, the complaint says, Wellington Equestrian Estates sold the property to BH Polo West, LLC. The lawsuit alleges the association would not issue a clean estoppel certificate for the closing unless the $60,795 was paid, a demand the complaint characterizes as "ransom money." The company says it paid so the sale could close and to limit its own losses. Estoppel certificates are routine in Florida association sales and state what an owner owes at closing.

The complaint brings a single count of breach of contract, arguing the association did not follow the 2004 agreement when it paved the road, billed for the work afterward and tied the sale paperwork to payment. It seeks damages exceeding $50,000, exclusive of interest, costs and attorney's fees, plus fees, costs, interest and other relief the court finds proper. The fee request cites Paragraph 11 of the agreement, which allows the prevailing party in an enforcement action to recover fees and costs. The complaint does not demand a jury trial.

The filing reviewed by Boca Post does not include a response from the association, and no defense attorney is listed in the reviewed record.

Boca Post reviewed the complaint, Wellington Equestrian Estates, LLC v. Polo West Estates Homeowners Association, Inc., Case No. 502026CA009022XXXAMB, filed Aug. 11, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County.

The case is newly filed and pending. The statements above are allegations contained in a civil complaint. They have not been proven in court.

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