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Coral Springs Police are investigating allegations involving the Ramblewood East Condominium Association board following years of complaints from residents alleging mismanagement at the property, officials said.
Toward the end of Wednesday’s city commission meeting, Coral Springs City Attorney John Hearn said he was going to “address the homeowner’s association situation” at the sprawling, 1,120-unit condo community on University Drive after several angry residents voiced their concerns.
“There are certain allegations that Chief [Bradley] McKeone and the department are looking into,” Hearn said of the Coral Springs Police force. “To the extent they are something that would be improper, illegally, we are working with that. We’ve actually had contact with the State Attorney concerning some of the allegations.”
Hearn said city commission members were also briefed on the matter.
During the public comment portion of Wednesday’s meeting, several Ramblewood East residents complained about the condo association board. Residents have previously urged the city’s government, as well as local and state law enforcement agencies, to probe board members’ actions.
According to numerous residents, Ramblewood East has been plagued by a host of issues in recent years. Among them are leaking roofs, flooded walkways and parking lots, structural problems preventing residents from purchasing insurance policies, water supply issues, public safety concerns, and millions of dollars in code violations allegedly left unpaid by the condo association.
Some residents allege that the Association’s board has misused money collected from Ramblewood East homeowners.
Hearn indicated the city is doing all it can to help residents of the community.
“We understand their frustration, and we do everything we can to follow up on every allegation that we have authority [to investigate],” said Hearn. “When we have authority, we will take that and use it to protect our citizens.”
Separate from the police probe, Hearn said there were active code enforcement liens at Ramblewood East that could lead to the city’s taking legal action.
“They’ve gotten to a point [in] time that we are looking into taking civil action that would be under our authority.”
The Association board, which records show is led by President Nick Damasceno, did not return an email message and phone call seeking comment.
An attorney named as the Association’s registered agent in state business filings did not return an email seeking comment.
Hearn said the city is also working with the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation regarding issues at Ramblewood East.
“We are looking at this from a complete, holistic point of view,” Hearn said.
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