Homeowners from several communities
are wondering what’s next for them after their property manager was accused
of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeowner’s association
at another community where he worked.
NBC6 was first to
report on the arrest of Michael Curtis of BDM Property
Management earlier this month. The news sent shockwaves
through communities where Curtis and BDM are still employed.
“So, when we finally heard about it, everybody was honestly
happy,” said Shelisa Anderson, an owner at the Windmill
Lakes community in Pembroke Pines, “Finally he's getting
caught for the things that he's been doing.”
According to prosecutors, Curtis stole $439,000 from another
community he used to manage in 2020. That money was from an
insurance settlement that was supposed to pay for repairs at
the Fairways of Sunrise after damage caused by Hurricane
Irma. Instead, investigators say an unauthorized check was
made to Curtis’ company BDM.'
Curtis has since bonded out of jail. But owners like
Anderson wonder what the arrest means for Windmill Lakes and
other communities where several owners have been fighting in
court to remove him as property manager.
“Nothing has changed for any of the communities. All of us
are still in court cases,” Anderson said. “We're all still
doing recalls.” |
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Homeowners from several communities are wondering
what’s next for them, after their property manager was accused of
stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeowner’s
association at another community where he worked.
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