📢 Watchdog Updates – September 15, 2025

In addition to the arbitration order and inspection dispute, three detailed Watchdog Updates went out on Sept. 15, 2025. Together, they document the statewide condo crisis and Omega Villas’ role as a case study in systemic failure:

🔹 Part 1 – Florida’s Condo Collapse, Arbitration Failures & OIG Referral

• Condo prices down 32% in Deltona, foreclosures up 41%, 600,000+ insurance cancellations.
• Omega Villas arbitration filings challenged for lack of Board vote and retaliatory misuse.
• Chief Inspector General referral (CIG #2025-08-27-0012) sent back to DBPR IG, confirming the “circular oversight” loop.
• Reminder of Crist’s 2010 rollback of inspection/reserve laws that left DBPR toothless.
  • Refer to Exhibit L for more details.

🔹 Part 2 – Vendor Bids & Special Assessment Manipulation

• Vendor proposals ranged from $93K to $779K for nearly identical scope.
• A “Version 2” spreadsheet reclassified hundreds of thousands as “owner responsibility.”
• Profit stacking exposed — subcontractor padding added to owner bills.
• Assessments based on manipulated numbers, with no transparency.

🔹 Part 3 – Election Video, Retaliation & Information Control

• Elizabeth Palen elevated to VP, Kaelani Brown denied a role despite offering to help with communications.
• Palen spread a false “gun threat” narrative using a WhatsApp message out of context.
• Kaelani and other critics locked out of communications, while Eric Richards (no longer VP) still controls the portal/SMS under Patty’s direction.
• Loyalty, not transparency, dictates communication power.

📂 The full Sept. 15 package, including motions, vendor bid comparisons, and video documentation, is archived for review:

• Part 1 – Florida’s Condo Collapse, Arbitration Failures & OIG Referral
  • 📑 Chief Inspector General Referral (CIG #2025-08-27-0012 → DBPR IG).
  • 📑 DBPR complaint closures showing lack of jurisdiction.
  • 📑 Arbitration filings reflecting retaliatory misuse of DBPR process.

• Part 2 – Vendor Bids & Special Assessment Manipulation
  • 📑 Vendor proposals (range: $93K – $779K).
    • 👉 Vendor Bids Package: Link
  • 📑 “Version 2” cost-shifting spreadsheet.
  • 📑 Owner communications on bid transparency.
• Part 3 – Election Video, Retaliation & Information Control
  • 🎥 Video clip: Kaelani Brown offering to manage communications, denied.
    • Kaelani Brown Denied Role (Communications Control, 2025 Election)
      👉https://www.tiktok.com/@flcoawhistleblower/video/7493926633993178398
  • 🎥 Video clip: Palen advancing false “gun threat” narrative.
    • Elizabeth Palen False “Gun Threat” Narrative (March 25, 2025 Board Meeting)
      👉 https://youtu.be/kQyZb5xiFHU?si=7kQEGvdnXMgOJoQJ
  • 📑 WhatsApp excerpt used against Shawn Martin.
  • 📑 Emails showing Eric Richards still controlling comms portal/SMS. (refer to Supporting Documents)
• Supporting Documents:
  • Parts 1, 2, 3 Emails: Link
    • 👉 Vendor Bids Package: Link

📧 Sept. 15, 2025 – Board “Email Voting” Raises Statute Concerns

On Sept. 15, 2025, the Board circulated emails discussing vendor selection. Patty asked whether to invite Live Electric, and Board members replied:

• Maude: “I vote yes”
• KCC: “I agree”

This exchange gives the appearance of Board business being advanced by email, inconsistent with Florida Statute § 718.112(2)(c), which allows directors to communicate by email but requires all votes to occur at properly noticed meetings open to owners.

Although later downplayed by Maritza as “not a vote,” the language and context reflect a broader problem: owners are denied transparency when decisions are framed as consensus outside open sessions.

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🏦 Oversight Escalation – Chase Confirms They Are Watching

In response, I logged the exchange and copied state, federal, and lender oversight contacts. My follow-up email reminded the Board:

Chase has confirmed that it is monitoring Omega Villas’ governance events.

This means even if state agencies remain silent, lenders and federal reviewers are documenting governance failures alongside financial irregularities.

I also tied this incident to a historic pattern dating back to 2007, where similar “off-the-books” governance was captured on video.

📂 Supporting Documents – Sept. 15, 2025

The following documents are archived to support the Sept. 15, 2025 Watchdog Updates:

• Chase’s Escalation to State & Federal Authorities: Link

Part 4 – Board “Email Voting” Raises Statute Concerns

• 📧 Email chain (Patty → Board, Maude “I vote yes,” KCC “I agree”).
• 📧 Maritza clarification email (“no one voted”).
• 📑 Statute excerpt – F.S. 718.112(2)(c).
• 📧 Chase oversight confirmation notice.

Shawn Martin, MBA
Owner, Board Member & Protected Whistleblower – Omega Villas
https://hoajusticenow.com