A judge has placed Florida’s largest Homeowners Association under receivership after past and current board members were arrested for allegedly stealing $2 million in association fees.
On Nov. 17, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko called for a receiver to handle the Hammocks operations until board elections are held. She further ordered the members of the Hammocks Home Owners Association (HHOA) to leave the association’s office and the property. Hammocks residents suspected for years that something was wrong as monthly HOA fees rose 400 percent. Following Butchko’s orders, residents cheered and celebrated with a party at the clubhouse.
“I need the hard drives today, seized … I need those computers … I am sending a lawyer there right now. I don’t want boxes to leave,” Butchko said, reported local10, adding, “I need vehicle registrations for every vehicle owned by The Hammocks … Get a locksmith out there.”…