Boat Ramp Common Area
This is another example of the Board of Directors failure to perform their fiduciary duties to the members as per Florida Statutes. This started when a tree on the association’s property needed to be removed since it was causing problems to the property next to it that is owned by Bruno and Patricia Devolz.
The tree was entangled with the HOA’s chain link fence and the owners decided to have it cut down without even discussing it with the HOA. Then they decided to take down the whole chain-link fence that ran all the way along the HOA’s property to the canal, not just a short section by the tree. Yes, the county records showed that fence as owned by the HOA and were assessed for it on the property taxes. Who would allow a neighbor to remove your fence and cut down your tree without even talking to you first? President Troy Weaver and his merry band of directors did.
View/download a copy of a letter from President Troy Weaver to Bruno in May of 2025. You would think that would have been the end if it, especially after Patricia Devolz’s statement in an email on June 2, 2025: As I said, Bruno and I are willing to pay for and replace that fence that was installed and paid for by the Association, but the issue still went back and forth for months. Then on December 24, 2025 President Troy Weaver sent a letter to Patricia and Bruno that you can view/download here.
Patricia and Bruno’s reply was very long and detailed, here are three quotes:
- Weaver approached Bruno Devolz and our neighbor personally "SCREAMING and CURSING" AT BOTH OF THEM AND TOLD THEM BOTH TO "GO F- - K" THEMSELVES. Is this the way these issues should be addressed by a President of GLSA? HOW DARE HE SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF GLSA LIKE THIS!!
- We insist that the personal harassment of Bruno Devolz by Troy Weaver and his threatening personal letters stop immediately.
- We feel that these issues, including our inability to be able to communicate in an objection way with GLSA because of Troy Weaver, will have to be decided in a civil court by a Judge and any costs associated with that litigation will be sought vigorously by us. It is our position that we are in compliance with the Release of Liability Agreement and at this point I would appreciate GLSA's attorney contacting Patricia Devolz at (352) 317-6398 to decide whether these issues can be resolved or will have to be litigated.
The Board of Directors then backed down and let them do whatever they wanted when they were obviously not in compliance with the agreement. View/download the Agreement and see what the directors gave them. Why did they fold when threatened with legal action? Who is responsible for maintaining that wood fence? They don’t have to be members in good standing and can invite anyone they want to use the common area. Look toward the end and it’s all transferable to anyone who owns the property in the future. You would have thought President Weaver would have worked with the HOA’s attorney on any agreement the association is party to. Instead, he worked with the HOA’s insurance agent who, of course, has the members best interest in mind and knows HOA law inside and out.
One of the directors’ fiduciary duties is to maintain the value of the properties in this HOA. What’s the value of that HOA property now? What is a property worth when the neighbor and their invitees have use of it 24/7? Be aware that there was a directors meeting held on this subject that was never announced to the members as required and no minutes were taken. The agreement still hasn’t been posted to the HOA’s website as required by law. The directors want to put a sandy beach for swimming on that property when they sell the beach property!