A recall process of the Board of Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc was completed pursuant to section 720.303(10) of the Florida Statutes. On October 14, 2009, 2 p.m., the registered agent, Mr. Raul Aguilera, was served via certified returned receipt mail 287 recall agreement ballots. This was 60% out of 520 townhomes owners requesting the existing board be replaced with the new board.
However, Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc.'s board did not handle the recall agreement's certification process according to section 720.303(10) (2) (f) of the Florida Statutes.
The management company, SPM Group, Inc., replied in behalf of the Board. SPM Group, Inc. made the decision, as it serves its best interests, and also filed for arbitration through its own attorneys. This action is a violation of 520 homeowners rights according to
SPM Group, Inc. has been managing our entire community, including the board, since November 2003. We request that the DBPR begin an investigation of the SPM Group, Inc., the manner in which it was hired, and the manner in which the Home Owners Association, known as Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc. was actually formed.
There have been at least 80 homes with liens and foreclosure procedures requested by SPM Group, Inc. and their attorneys. Most homeowners have entered into a payment agreement with SPMs attorneys, an agreement that consists of maintenance fees plus grossly inflated attorneys fees (for example, one homeowner owed $600, but paid over $4,500 in attorney fees). The reason for these liens and foreclosures is that some homeowners have become fed up with the bellow standard maintenance services and others were simply not properly informed of the existence of the HOA. Literature sent out via SPM group has been repeatedly misleading. The majority of the homeowners felt helpless in the face of a lien and paid to avoid losing their homes. This form of debt collection, mafia style has left the community in fear, to the point that they do not even want to make mention of the HOA. Lack of knowledge has led them to believe that they are dealing with a maintenance company that they did not even contract to provide the alleged services. SPM Group, Inc., and Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc. have been misrepresenting themselves by calling themselves a maintenance company. According to a December 2003 Community News Letter attached to the only notice of elections dated February 4, 2005, received only by some homeowners, Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc. is not a condominium nor is it a homeowners association. They are an independent non-for Profit Corporation. Also, according to article III of the articles of incorporation, document number N03000010287, dated November 25, 2003, for Palm Springs Villas Maintenance Inc the purpose for which the Association is organized is to engage as a non-profit Developer organization to perform all of the duties and obligations of the Developer. All of us are significantly confused by that since the community was built in 1972 and we fail to see what the duties of any such developer would be at his time.
We believe that SPM Group is misusing our association dues. They complain that they do not have the necessary funding to provide the maintenance due to the unpaid maintenance fees. However, this is totally false. Their financial budget is a fraud. As explained before, most of the homeowners in question have entered in to a payment arrangement or paid their debts in full. The 2009 does not show a deficit, nor does not show what happened to the recovered maintenance fees. Furthermore, Palm Springs Villas Maintenance, Inc.s annual budget is in violation of FS 720.303(6)(c) of the Florida Statute, which states that the budget of the association must provide for reserve accounts the association is responsible for the repair and maintenance of capital improvements that may result in a special assessment if reserves are not provided, each financial report for the preceding fiscal year required by subsection (7) shall contain the following statement in conspicuous type: THE BUDGET OF THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR RESERVE ACCOUNTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT MAY RESULT IN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. OWNERS MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE FOR RESERVE ACCOUNTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 720.303(6),
The Palm Springs Villas Homeowners in
Please help us. We urgently need direction and relief.
anonymous
Hialeah,#2Author of original report
Thu, May 19, 2011
Lucifer is not a guy dressed in a red suite with with horns. His name means angel of light. SPM Group,
Inc. Reputable, Responsible & Resourceful is nothing more that a lie. ARTEAGA, CARLOS M CAM6843 view license status "License revoked"
Carlos arteaga
Doral,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, April 08, 2011
SPM Group, Inc.
SPM Group has been our property Management Company for more than 20 years is one of the best management companies we have ever known as managers at our community. Very responsive to your needs, they follow up and call you back in a timely manner. Among other duties, The manager will perform property inspections maintain the buildings and grounds, screen tenants, and be on call for emergency situations.
Their office staff is friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and very helpful. SPM Group Inc. operates their business with the highest degree on integrity, ethics and professionalism while providing outstanding property management services.
Thank you for your help and problem solving attitude during all these years of service!.
Best Regards
Lilly Vilorio