Month: July 2025

  • 🛑 NOTICE OF NON-CONSENT

    Omega Villas Condominium Association

    Pending Investigations into Construction Practices & Financial Mismanagement


    📅 Effective as of: July 11, 2025


    🔍 Summary

    As a unit owner, Board Member, and protected whistleblower at Omega Villas Condominium Association, I hereby place all parties on formal notice that I do not consent to any further construction, alterations, or intrusive activities on my property (or that of others under my representation or stewardship) until such time as ongoing investigations by financial institutions and federal agencies are completed.

    This notice is based on extensive documented concerns, including:

    • ⚠️ Suspected construction fraud involving furring strips, missing insulation, and forced window replacements
    • ⚠️ Over $1.1 million in City of Plantation fines tied to prior improper contracting practices
    • ⚠️ Active inquiries opened by major banks (Chase, LoanDepot and others) that have escalated to fraud and compliance teams
    • ⚠️ Evidence submitted to multiple divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice, DBPR, and various state oversight bodies

    📝 Owner Statement of Non-Consent

    I hereby expressly refuse any further construction, retrofits, or property alterations on my unit until investigations by the Banks, Federal oversight entities, and other regulatory bodies have been completed, and any legal or compliance determinations have been finalized.

    This position is taken to safeguard my property value, financial interests, and personal liability, and to protect the community from potential future assessments or enforcement actions that could result from proceeding while these issues are under investigation.


    🗂️ Supporting Escalations & Evidence

    • ✅ Confirmations from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (case #CIBCS1471843) and LoanDepot Compliance teams acknowledging receipt of complaints and escalating matters internally.
    • ✅ Dozens of direct communications to state and federal agencies, including the DOJ Public Integrity Section, Civil Rights Division, Office of Inspector General, DBPR General Counsel, and Florida legislators.
    • ✅ Extensive video documentation (2008–2025) of Board meetings, contractor statements, community impacts, and attorney involvement.
    • ✅ Legal filings and citations related to prior unlicensed or improperly managed construction.

    📌 Refer to attached or linked email chains and document repositories on this page for additional details.

    • Notice of intent to Board, Legal Counsel, Banks, State & Federal Officials: Link
    • Notice to Board of possible invalid Board due to Florida 2nd Notice of Annual Election Process not followed:
      • Notice via Watchdog Email of Objection to Possible Invalid Board Election: Link
      • Omega Villas legal counsel’s official stance on the validity of the 2025 Board of Directors Election: Link
      • DBPR inquiry regarding the 2nd Notice of the Annual Election — triggering scrutiny: Link
      • Bank Escalations of Possible Invalid Board Election Emails: Link Link
    • Notice of stop-work on my unit:
      • I’m not paying for a knowingly defective installation that compromised my unit’s original structure and compliance.
      • While I initially permitted window installation based on the representations made by the Board and contractors, once credible evidence emerged of missing insulation, unauthorized furring strips, and concealed structural changes, I formally withdrew all consent to further construction on my unit. This position has been maintained consistently and publicly disclosed, protecting my ownership rights under F.S. 718 and minimizing liability exposure. Link
      • Notice via Certified Mail that was never acknowledged or responded to a long with delivery receipts: Link

    🔔 Notice to Board, Attorneys, Vendors & Future Buyers

    🛑 Proceeding with additional construction activities or financial encumbrances on my property without resolving these investigations may expose all involved parties — including contractors, association officers, property managers, and legal counsel — to future liability for willful disregard of material facts and for violating statutory fiduciary obligations.


    👁️ Transparency & Protection

    This public record serves as a formal log to:

    • ⚖️ Ensure my non-consent is irrevocably documented outside the control of any local parties.
    • 🏦 Provide clear notice to lenders, title companies, and insurers.
    • 📰 Supply media, watchdog groups, and fellow owners with transparent updates on the state of investigations and my protective measures.

    ⚠️ Official Notice Given to the HOA Board & Counsel


    This page will be updated as regulatory, financial, or legal developments occur.

  • 🚨 Watchdog #7 Supplemental – Unauthorized Scope, $2M Fines, DBPR Election Failures & Live Meeting Videos Posted: July 2025

    Posted: July 2025

    Author: Shawn Martin, MBA
    Board Member | Compliance Professional | Protected Whistleblower


    💰 Massive Fines Still Climbing – Detailed Breakdown

    As of June 30, 2025, fines tied to improper construction, unlicensed contractors, and ongoing code violations at Omega Villas have surged to:

    Phase2025 Balance2026 Projection2027 ProjectionAnnualized Cost
    Phase 2$873,200$1,377,200$1,881,200~504,000+
    Phases 1, 3, 4 Combined~$266,700~$375,825~$457,575~$84,000

    📌 Phase 2 shoulders more than 75% of the entire community’s fines, despite documented violations across all phases since 2007.

    Records from Sunbiz.org and HOA meeting minutes confirm this pattern ties back to Patty & Blaire (principal Board officers from 2006 to today) and Norma & Ken Akers (through 2016) — the same leadership blocks that guided decisions resulting in long-standing exposures.


    🔍 Documented Unauthorized Scope – Provided to Legal Counsel
    As submitted to Glantz Law and documented in Exhibits T & T2:

    • Furring strips were installed against solid masonry/concrete walls, pushing windows out and triggering entirely new electrical, plumbing, and HVAC conflicts — despite no membership vote, no original contract language, and no engineering necessity.
    • Original roof insulation was stripped without replacement, violating Florida Building Code and impacting long-term thermal & insurance compliance.
    This led to massive project cost shifts that owners were never formally informed of or asked to approve.


    ⚖️ Hollander’s June 25 Legal Letter – Attempt to Justify Scope

    On June 25, 2025, Association attorney Rhonda Hollander issued a letter framing the furring strips, plywood additions, and lack of owner votes as inherent to the original NOA system. Based on the broader record, this appears intended to reassure lenders, insurers, and federal housing oversight already reviewing this project — a narrative clearly designed to preempt deeper scrutiny by:
    ✅ Lenders (Chase, LoanDepot, Banco Popular)
    ✅ Insurers underwriting the collateral
    ✅ Federal housing oversight bodies already copied on formal submissions.


    🏛️ DBPR Oversight Failure & Election Legitimacy Issues

    On June 30, 2025, the DBPR formally confirmed there is no record of any cancellation notice for the March 2025 election — despite the Board claiming it was administratively canceled.
    This directly undermines the legal standing of this Board to approve major contracts, initiate foreclosure threats, or sign off on project scope changes.


    🚨 Expanded Oversight Involvement Noted in Case CIBCS1464865

    As of July 2, 2025, this matter is also under formal internal review by J.P. Morgan Chase, documented by Case CIBCS1464865. Notably, Chase has circulated this investigation across a wide array of oversight and regulatory bodies, signaling both the scale and seriousness of the issues documented at Omega Villas.


    📂 Entities Now Formally Notified or Included in Case Circulation:

    • Florida DBPR General Counsel & Licensing Divisions
    • DBPR Inspector General
    • Florida Attorney General’s Civil Rights & Public Integrity Divisions
    • Office of the Inspector General, Executive Office of the Governor (Florida)
    • Florida State Attorney’s Office, 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward)
    • Florida House & Senate Members including Marie Woodson, Tina Polsky, Barbara Sharief, and Jason Pizzo
    • DOJ Civil Rights Division & Public Integrity Section
    • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida
    • Florida Bar ACAP (Attorney oversight)
    • Florida AG Press Office & City of Plantation Officials

    This direct circulation means that not only is the validity of Board governance and election processes under review, but also potential regulatory shielding by state and local agencies is now within the documented chain of oversight.
    This matter is now actively documented across multiple financial institutions (Chase, Loan Depot), state regulatory and oversight agencies, legislative offices, and federal DOJ divisions — establishing an extensive multi-tier record of governance failures, election irregularities, and potential financial exposure.

    📌 Copies of lender responses available for regulatory or legal oversight review upon request.


    🏠 Foreclosure Governance Gaps Under FS 718

    Even as this unfolds, the Board continues to pursue foreclosure processes without documented formal votes as required under Florida Statute 718.116 & 718.112, leaving these actions open to serious legal challenges.


    🎥 June 26 Construction Meeting Video Highlights

    Multiple new clips from the June 26, 2025 meeting now show:
    ✅ Board & contractors reviewing photos of the unauthorized furring strips, acknowledging their impact on forced window replacements.
    ✅ Engineers outlining how every unit’s electrical outlets, plumbing lines, cable boxes, A/C units, and meter panels must be disconnected, rerouted, or modified by additional trades before façades can be finished — an enormous scope shift never properly documented.
    ✅ Disputes over unfinished patio ceilings, showing the base project itself is still incomplete.
    ✅ Discussions of unauthorized backyard access, reinforcing why many owners have refused entry.
    ✅ The CAM (Diana) on video acknowledging the Chase case — but only after Shawn Martin raised it on record. (Separately, Diana did respond directly to DBPR’s 2025 election inquiry, not to Chase.)
    ✅ Patty leveraging the Plantation Police Department (COP PD) to suppress owner dissent, raising broader public safety concerns and highlighting misuse of municipal authority to protect Board interests.

    🎥 All video evidence is now publicly archived at www.hoajusticenow.com for independent lender, insurance, state, federal, and media review.


    🏦 Where Institutional Oversight Stands Now

    • Chase: Active under Case #CIBCS1428745
    • LoanDepot: Confirmed investigation underway
    • Banco Popular: Offered an opportunity to pilot owner protections, independent engineering audits, and procurement controls to stabilize what is increasingly a collapsed HOA governance structure.


    🚨 Owner Advisory

    Given these factors — from multi-million dollar fines, to documented unauthorized scope, to formal oversight failures and live video of intimidation:
    Owners are strongly urged not to pay for additional windows, doors, drywall, or interior work until all bank, insurer, and federal reviews conclude.


    📎 Supporting Materials

    Hollander Letter & NOA Attachment (PDF)
    Glantz Law Letter & your documented legal submission (PDF)
    • Exhibits T & T2 (scope deviations & contract gaps)
    Contractor emails through July 1 refusing further work approvals
    DBPR oversight correspondence on the March 2025 election
    Exhibit V – Citation History
    Exhibit AA3 – Foreclosure Pattern
    Exhibit L – DBPR & State Failures


    🔥 Bottom Line

    This is no longer a neighborhood power struggle — it’s a documented case file now distributed to Chase, LoanDepot, Banco Popular, DOJ risk divisions, state agencies, insurers, and the investigative press. This further solidifies the systemic dimension of these concerns, placing accountability at the highest levels of state and federal governance — as well as financial institutions tasked with protecting collateral and investor interests tied to Omega Villas.

    It’s also permanently archived for future claims, forced loan modifications, or insurance clawbacks if this Board’s mismanagement is ultimately formalized through lender or regulatory action. While this new compliance case chain does not yet formally include press recipients, prior Watchdog Emails and website publications have provided direct notice to national media including CNN, NBC, The Guardian, and local investigative reporters, securing an additional layer of public accountability.

    Copies of Chase and LoanDepot case communications are held on file and available for independent oversight agencies or press verification upon request.

  • 🚨 Watchdog Email #7 – Omega Villas: Chase Oversight, Unauthorized Scope Fallout & $2M Fines

    Posted: July 2025

    Author: Shawn Martin, MBA
    Board Member | Compliance Professional | Protected Whistleblower


    🚨 Overview

    This latest watchdog update documents how Omega Villas’ systemic construction and financial failures have now reached critical mass — with:

    $1.1M+ in fines already accrued, disproportionately placed on Phase 2 owners (projected to exceed $2.3M by 2027).

    Longstanding Board leadership (Patty, Blaire since 2006; Akers through 2016) at the core of governance decisions that created this exposure.

    June 25 letter from HOA counsel Rhonda Hollander, attempting to justify unauthorized furring strips, plywood expansions, and the lack of owner votes — framing it as inherent to the original NOA to shield the Board and vendors.

    DBPR confirmation on June 30 that there is no record of a formal cancellation notice for the March 2025 election, undermining this Board’s legal standing.

    No documented FS 718 foreclosure votes, despite continued lien and foreclosure threats.


    🎥 Video Evidence – June 26 Construction Meeting

    Clips from the latest Board construction meeting show:

    • Board & contractors reviewing photos of the unauthorized furring strips, directly tying them to forced window replacements.
    • Engineers pushing for costly new windows, A/C adjustments, and confirming every electrical, plumbing, cable, and meter line must be rerouted — all while I cited the active Chase Bank oversight case (CIBCS1428745).
    • Disputes over unfinished patio ceilings, unauthorized backyard access, and the CAM openly discussing the Chase letter.
    • Patty leveraging the Plantation Police Department to silence dissent, turning financial mismanagement into a local intimidation issue.

    📹 All videos are now archived at www.hoajusticenow.com for independent bank, regulator, and media review.


    🏦 Institutional Oversight Now Fully Engaged

    • Chase: Active case under CIBCS1428745
    • LoanDepot: Confirmed review
    • Banco Popular: Offered opportunity to step in as a pilot recovery partner to lead engineering corrections, owner protections, and independent financial controls.

    📌 Owners Strongly Advised

    Given these facts, owners are strongly urged not to pay for additional windows, doors, or drywall repairs until bank, insurance, and federal reviews are complete.


    📎 Full exhibits & supporting documents available on: