People living in several South Florida condo communities say they have been fighting for years to take back control of where they live. All telling NBC6 their property manager, hired by their boards, has been abusing his power and their money.
“The biggest issue is that the owners have no rights in there,” said Julian Londono, who owns a condo at the Cypress Gardens community in Hollywood.
Owners from three different communities in both Miami-Dade and Broward say they all share the same property management company, BDM Property Management, and the same property manager, a man named Michael Curtis.
It’s an issue that the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office says is “under review” and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) recently took action against the manager for his conduct at another community.
But some owners worry that’s not enough. They say despite paying monthly maintenance fees, bills are …