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Exhibit L – Government Correspondence Timeline & Systemic Oversight Breakdown Overview

This exhibit presents a chronological timeline of formal complaints, correspondence, and outcomes involving the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the Florida Bar, state and city agencies, US DOJ, and elected officials. It is designed to illustrate the full extent of oversight failure, delayed response, and potential political shielding that has enabled continued misconduct at the Omega Villas Condominium Association.

This timeline reveals 17 years of institutional deflection, agency failure, and legal shielding in Omega Villas.

Major State Communications Timelines

  • 2007–2009:
    • Early complaints to the DBPR, Florida Attorney General, and Governor’s Office detailed widespread mismanagement, unlicensed contracting, and financial misconduct at Omega Villas. Despite citations from the City of Plantation and documentation of board obstruction, state agencies largely deflected responsibility—citing jurisdictional limits, outdated statutes, or referring matters to arbitration. This era marked the beginning of a long-standing pattern of state inaction and regulatory failure that continues today.
  • October 2023
    • After long fight over records which went to Arbitration, finally received office documents in September 2023 in Item #8 in Summary of DBPR Complaints below. Confronted the Board about these undisclosed City of Plantation Fine & Lien Notices.
  • October 2024
    • Florida Bar complaint against Attorney Rhonda Hollander dismissed without disciplinary action, despite evidence of hostile legal tactics and interference with emergency repairs.
  • February 17, 2025
    • Florida Senator Jason Pizzo confirms via email that the DBPR Secretary assigned investigators to the Omega Villas case.
  • March–April 2025
    • Multiple follow-ups sent to DBPR, DBPR General Counsel, and City Inspectors, State Attorneys, & State legislators. Response timelines lagged or included vague jurisdictional denials.
  • April 2025 – Psychological Pressure Point via DBPR Closure
    • Following the abrupt closure of DBPR Case #2024038286 (financial irregularities and hidden city fines), a chain of emails unfolded involving the State Attorney’s Office. The response from Assistant State Attorney Margaret Carpenter clarified that no investigative action would be taken unless law enforcement initiated a referral — effectively stonewalling any state prosecutorial involvement.
    • Given the timing, tone, and recipients involved, this closure and its follow-up were likely leveraged by Association counsel Rhonda Hollander as a calculated move to undermine whistleblower confidence in government recourse. Rather than offer transparency or due process, the response underscored the deep procedural gaps and political shielding that have enabled misconduct to persist unchecked.
  • Late April 2025 – Total Systemic Breakdown Confirmed
    • As mentioned above, in late April, I received a direct email from Assistant State Attorney Margaret Carpenter stating that no action would be taken by her office unless law enforcement or DBPR initiated a referral. This effectively removed the State Attorney’s Office from any meaningful enforcement role.
    • Around this same time to sometime in the past, my email address was blocked by the Plantation Police Department, following repeated, well-documented outreach about off-duty officer misconduct and intimidation tied to HOA matters. This action severed a critical communication channel with local law enforcement.
    • Evidence that Rudy Estavez, Chief Building Inspector, also blocked or filtered emails, ceasing communication after prior engagement
    • Inspector General (OIG) Blocked Email Log
      • A separate communication breakdown has now been confirmed involving the Florida Office of Inspector General, where multiple formal outreach attempts received no reply. These submissions were made to addresses publicly listed for complaint intake.
    • Together, these responses confirmed that prosecutorial, policing, and regulatory channels had all collapsed or were shielded — making recovery through traditional enforcement impossible.
    • These communications have been preserved and are now being reviewed by legal advisors and financial institutions.
  • May 2025
    • DBPR closes key complaint against Austro despite extensive documentation of unauthorized scope changes, missing insulation, and furring strip misuse.
    • City of Plantation Assistant Building Inspector, Carmen, initially acknowledged she would review the engineer’s permitting plans, then ceased all further response.
  • May 21, 2025 – DBPR Inspector General Declares No Jurisdiction
    • Rodney MacKinnon, Inspector General of DBPR, formally confirmed in writing that his office has no authority to investigate construction, permitting, or DBPR decisions in the Omega Villas case—underscoring a systemic lack of accountability in Florida’s HOA oversight framework.
  • July 1, 2025 – Responded to DBPR Inquiry on 2025 Annual Election Monitor Request
    • On June 30, 2025, Shawn Martin received a direct inquiry from DBPR Election Monitor Michelle Bendis regarding the March 25, 2025 Omega Villas Board election, for which nine candidates had been nominated for nine open seats, leading the Board to announce an administrative cancellation of the election monitor.
  • New Addition – June 2025:
    • The letter from Glantz Law is now included below. This formal opinion highlights concerns related to governance practices and enforcement vulnerabilities at Omega Villas. It is shared to support continued transparency and oversight review.
  • Ongoing (2024–2025)
    • 10+ State complaints and agency correspondence forwarded to over 60 oversight recipients, including the City Building & Police Departments as well as the Mayor’s Office, State Attorney General, State Attorneys, DOJ Civil Rights, and key State legislators. This includes updated new evidence for respective case #s via emails even to the Congressional Level for escalation purposes. Refer to the Summary of DBPR Complaints filed below for more details on the 10+ complaints.

Attachments:

This timeline forms the basis for our upcoming federal referral and policy reform petition.

Summary of DBPR Complaints Filed

  1. DBPR Case #2024019952 – Annual Board Election Complaint
    Allegations: Election interference, proxy manipulation, and suppression of dissenting candidates.
    Status: Closed by DBPR.
  2. DBPR Case #2024022587 – Unlicensed Activity and Fraud Allegations
    Allegations: Contracting and management activity by unlicensed individuals before new 7/1 Florida laws.
    Status: Closed by DBPR.
  3. DBPR Case #2024038286 – Financial Irregularities and Hidden City Fines
    Allegations: Failure to disclose fines to owners, irregular use of funds, potential embezzlement or misappropriation.
    Status: Closed by DBPR, despite extensive documentation.
  4. DBPR Case #2024039084 – Juda Eskew & Associates Accounting Complaint
    Allegations: Financial obfuscation, lack of transparency, refusal to release ledgers, inflated balances.
    Status:At General Counsel.
  5. DBPR Case #2024040176 – Austro Construction & S&D Engineering Complaint
    Allegations: Misrepresentation about City requirements for windows, pressure to purchase from preferred vendor, building schedule manipulation.
    Status: Closed by DBPR.
  6. DBPR Case #2024044370 – Sunrise Management Complaint (Dorin & Jay)
    Allegations: Harassment, interference with emergency repairs, coordinated intimidation with contractors.
    Status: Closed by DBPR. (Original filing: 8/29/24)
  7. DBPR Case #2024048977 – SLAPP Suit & Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint
    Allegations: Use of COA legal counsel and funds to attack whistleblower, repeated harassment of elected board member.
    Status: Closed as outside DBPR jurisdiction, recommended for legal escalation.
  8. DBPR Arbitration Case #2024-03-7824 – Records Request & Mismanagement
    Allegations: Denial of records access, interference in arbitration, retaliatory board practices. Note: This arbitration was officially filed after the new July 1, 2024 Condo Laws were implemented.
    Status: Voluntarily withdrawn due to lack of confidence in neutrality of the process.
  9. DBPR Case #2025-XXXXX – Improper Rule Adoption & Retaliatory Enforcement
    Allegations: Adoption of unlawful or unreasonable rules without proper procedure; enforcement of rules in a retaliatory or discriminatory manner in violation of F.S. §718.303(1) and (3).
    Status: Filed May 1, 2024 – Pending review.
    Attachments:

Summary of Florida Bar Complaint – Attorney Rhonda Hollander

Complaint Filed: 2024

Respondent: Attorney Rhonda Hollander
Allegations:

  • Abuse of legal authority as association counsel
  • Harassment through excessive and irrelevant record requests
  • Attempts to obstruct emergency roof repairs after water intrusion
  • Coordination with Board Members Dorin and Jay to intimidate contractors
  • Use of legal threats to suppress whistleblowing activity
  • Unprofessional conduct unbecoming of Florida Bar membership

Summary of Evidence Submitted:

  • Email threads showing interference with contractors
  • Records of unpermitted work ignored by counsel
  • Video and written documentation of coordinated harassment
  • Contractor statements alleging they were told to stop work under threat of legal action

Status:

  • Closed without disciplinary action
  • Florida Bar cited insufficient grounds for action but acknowledged the matter was reviewed.

Attachment:

Disclaimer:

This Florida Bar letter is shared as part of a larger timeline of state and legal oversight efforts concerning Omega Villas Condominium Association. This posting reflects the experience and perspective of the complainant. No independent findings of legal liability have been made by the Florida Bar.

Taken together, this record reflects not just failed oversight — but a deeply flawed enforcement model that may require federal intervention, legislative reform, and financial accountability measures now under review by national institutions.