Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
Respondent: LISA R. WILSON
Judges: SUSAN BELYEU KIRKLAND
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: Aug. 16, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
Latest Update: Nov. 17, 2024
FILED
Departnwnt of bieiness and Profedianil xeyuigtion
AGENCY CLERK
CLERK Bvatte L Proctor
Date 6/26/2010
STATE OF FLORIDA mee
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
ve Case No. 2009-041667
LISA R. WILSON,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation
(“Patitioner” or “Department”), files this Administrative
Complaint, against Lisa R. Wilson (“Respondent”), and says:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating
practice of community association management pursuant to Section
20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 468, Florida
Statutes, and the rules the promulgated thereto,
2. At all times material to this complaint Respondent was
licensed as a Community Association Manager in the State of
Florida, license number CAM 13168.
3. Respondent’s address of record is 1746 Hidden Creek
Blvd., Orlando, FL 32807,
4, On May 28, 2009, a complaint was filed by Sheila
Hayward against Respondent alleging multiple violations of rules
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and statutes regulating community association managers in the
State of Florida,
5. At all times material to this complaint, Respondent
worked as a Community Association Manager for HVS Corporation,
d/b/a Holiday Villas (Villas), an Illinois corporation.
6. At ali times material to this complaint, Villas was
the community association management (CAB) firm responsible for
the management of Lucaya Village. Respondent was the Community
Association Manager for the resort.
7, Lucaya Village is a Yesort community composed of
approximately seventy-two (72) individually owned units, most of
which are rented out for short terms of time.
a, Among Respondent’s duties as CAM for Lucaya Village
were to manage the rental system for each unit, collecting the
rental fees from guests and distributing these fees minus a
commission to the owners of the individual units.
9. During her performance of the rental management
mentioned in paragraph eight (8), Respondent failed to make
payments to owners from rental funds received for the rental of
Lucaya Village units,
10. Respondent sometimes made payment toe the unit owners,
but was late in doing so, and, on occasion, was at least fifty-
five (55) days late in the distribution of rental payments due
to individual owners.
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11. When owners have tried to contact Respondent about
problems with the payments due, Respondent has refused to
respond to their questions and has avoided communication.
12, Respondent has not complied with requests for
decuments by unit owners nor members of the Board of Directors
of the Lucaya Village Homeowner's Association (“Agssociation”.)
13. Respondent failed to account for the funds of the
Association.
14. Respondent failed to exercise the judgment expected of
a community association manager in incurring and paying expenses
and did not follow the prescribed budget, which led to the Board
of Association wrestling control of the bank accounts and funds
from Respondent.
15. As this is a gated community, Respondent has refused
to allow governmental agencies, unit owners and prospective
renters to access Association property. Only renters who have
paid and rented from Respondent have been permitted to enter the
premises of Association.
16, Respondent refused tc allow Dee O’Brien, Senior
Sanitation and Safety Specialist with the Department of Business
and Professional Regulation, to enter the property to perform
inspections on short-term rentals,
17. Respondent did not set aside any reserve funds in
violation of Lucaya Village by-laws and Florida law.
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18, Respondent failed and refused to cooperate in the
investigation of this complaint.
19. Petitioner reincorporates paragraphs one (1) through
eighteen (18) above as if fully set forth,
20. Section 468.436(2)(b)(5), Florida Statutes, provides
that a community association manager may he subject to
discipline by the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation for committing acts of gross misconduct or gross
negligence in connection with the profession.
21. Respondent committed acts of gross misconduct or gross
negligence in connection with the profession, in one or more of
the following ways:
a, By converting rental income due to unit
owners to his own use;
b, Failing to keep the books and records of the
Association, including records concerning rental
income, in an acceptable manner;
q. Being delinquent in his payments to owners,
in some cases being at least fifty-five (55) days
late;
d. By failing to exercise reasonable and due
care with the expenditure of Association funds;
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e. By failing and refusing to follow the
approved Association budget.
22, Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
468.436(2) (b) (5), Florida Statutes, by committing acts of gross
misconduct or gross negligence when he committed any of the acts
or omissions outlined in paragraph 20.
COUNT TWO
23. Petitioner reincorporates paragraphs one (1) through
eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) above as if fully set forth.
24. Subsection 455.227(1)(r), Florida Statutes, provides
that a community asso¢iation manager may be subject to
Giscipline by the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation for improperly interfering with an investigation or
inspection authorized but statute, or with any disciplinary
proceeding.
25. Based on the facts set forth shove, Respondent violated
Subsection 455,.227(1)(r), Florida Statutes, in one or more of
the following ways:
a. By refusing access to the property to Dee
O’Brien, Senior Sanitation and Safety Specialist with
the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, when she attempted to enter the property
to perform inspections on short-term rentals;
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b, Failing and refusing to provide access to records
of the Association to the Department, refusing to
respond to Department inquiries;
c. Failing to respond to inquires of the Department.
26, Based on the forgoing, Respondent violated Subsection
455.227(1) (x), Florida Statutes when she refused access to a
Department inspector while she was attempting to perform
inspections as required by law, failed and refused to provide
properly requested information and materials to the Department.
COUNT THREE
27, Petitioner reincorporates paragraphs one (1) through
eighteen (18) above ag if fully set forth.
28. Subsection 468,.436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, provides
that violation of any lawful order or rule rendered or adopted
by the department constitutes grounds for which disciplinary
actions may be taken.
29. Rule 61614-2.001(6) (a), Florida Administrative Code,
states “a licensee shall not withhold possession of any original
books, records, accounts, funds, or other property of a
community association when requested by the community
association to deliver the same to the association upon
reasonable notice,
30, Based on the facts set forth above, Respondent
violated subsection 468,436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, through a
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violation of Rule 61H14-2.001(6) (a), Florida Administrative
Code, in one or more of the following ways:
a. Refusing to provide documents to members of the
Board of Directors of lLucaya Village Homeowners
Association when properly requested;
b, Refusing to provide documents to individual unit
owners when requested to do so;
c. Refusing to provide information properly
requested by the successor community association
manager;
d. Failing and refusing to provide documents and
access to records when requested to do so by the
Department.
31. Based on the forgoing, Respondent violated subsection
468,436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, through a violation of Rule
O1E14-2.001(6) (a), Florida Administrative Code when she failed
to comply with document requests from the listed owners,
Association, community association manager, board members and
the Department,
COUNT FOUR
32, Petitioner reincorporates paragraphs one (1) through
eighteen (18) above as if fully set forth.
33. Subsection 468.436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, provides
that violation of any lawful order or rule rendered or adopted
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by the department constitutes grounds for which disciplinary
actions may be taken,
34, Rule 61814~2,001(4) (b), Plorida Administrative Code,
States “a licensee shall not knowingly fail te comply with the
requirements of the documents by which the association is
created or operated so long as such documents comply with the
requirements of law.”
35. Based on the facts set forth above, Respondent
violated subsection 468.436(4) (b), Florida Statutes, through a
Violation of Rule 61E14-2.001(6) (a), Florida Administrative
Code, in one or more of the following ways:
a. By failing to establish and fund reserve funds as
required by association by-laws and Florida law;
b. By comingling Respondent's funds, those of her
corporation and the funds of the Association.
36. Based on the forgoing, Respondent violated subsection
468.436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, through a violation of Rule
61E14-2,001(6) (a), Florida Administrative Code when she
knowingly violated by-laws of the association which she managed
and Florida law.
COUNT FIVE
37. Petitioner reincorporates paragraphs one (1) through
thirty five (35) above as if fully set forth,
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38. Rule 61E14-2.001(4) (a), Florida Administrative Code,
states, “A licensee shall exercise due professional care in the
performance of community association management services.
39, Based on the forgoing, Respondent violated subsection
468.436(2) (a), Florida Statutes, through a violation of Rule
61H14-2,001(4) (a), Florida Administrative Code when she
knowingly violated by-laws of the association which she managed
and Florida law; when she failed to maintain proper records,
failed to timely pay unit owners for rental fees received,
refused to allow inspection of units, refused to provide books
and records to unit owners, the Board of Directors, the
Department, the successor community association Manager and to
the Association, utilized Association property for her own
individual purposes, and failed to fund reserve accounts.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation enter an
order imposing one or more of the penalties: permanent
revocation or suspension of Respondent’s license, restriction of
practice, imposition of an administrative fine of five thousand
dollars (85,000.00) for each count of this complaint, issuance
of a reprimand, placement of Respondent on probation, corrective
action, or any other relief that the Department deems
appropriate.
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Signed this
By:
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Probable Cause Found: May 14,
By: Diane Marger Moore
day of May, 2010.
CHARLIE LIEM, Interim Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Diane Marger Moore
Diane Marger Moore
Assistant General Counsel
Florida Bar No. 268364
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1540 N. Monroe Street, Ste, 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 414-8123 Telephone
(850) 414-6749 Facsimile
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Respondent has the right to request a hearing to be
conducted in accerdance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes, to be represented by counsel or other
qualified representative, to present evidence and argument, to
call and cross-examine witnesses and to have subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum issued cn her behalf if a hearing is
requested, Rule 28-106,111, Florida Administrative Code,
provides in part that if Respondent fails to request a hearing
within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of an agency pleading,
Respondent waives the right to request a hearing on the facts
alleged.
NOTICE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF Costs
Respondent is placed on notice that Petitioner has incurred
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of this
Imatter. Pursuant to Section 455.227(3) (a), Florida Statutes,
the Board, or the Department when there is no Board, may assess
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of the case
excluding costs associated with an attorney's time, against the
Respondent in addition to any other discipline imposed.
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Docket for Case No: 10-007597PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 16, 2010 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 15, 2010 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Oct. 08, 2010 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 15, 2010; 9:00 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida).
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Sep. 22, 2010 |
Exhibits A and B for Petitioner's Motion for Continuance and Change in Venue filed.
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Sep. 20, 2010 |
Petitioner's Motion for Continuance and Change in Venue filed.
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Sep. 13, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Sep. 13, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for November 3, 2010; 9:00 a.m.; Orlando, FL).
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Aug. 24, 2010 |
Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 17, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 16, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 16, 2010 |
Amended Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 16, 2010 |
Agency referral filed.
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