PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Property manager Michael Curtis is accused of stealing at least $600,000 from homeowners at the Windmill Lakes Condominium community in Pembroke Pines.
Police say it’s possible he ripped off over a million dollars between 2021 and 2025.
Curtis runs multiple homeowners’ associations in South Florida as the owner of BDM Property Management.
Local 10 News’ Byron Tollefson spoke to a man who said he’s been a resident there for 15 years.
“I can’t understand how he got so much control at all,” the man said, adding that the community isn’t maintained well.
“The fountains in the ponds have not worked,” he said. “The gate has never worked. Since COVID, the pool and clubhouse have been off-limits. The roads have been fixed just once in the 15 years I’m here.”
Investigators say Curtis stole the money by forging signatures on over 350 checks and HOA legal documents.
Among other problems, detectives say his insurance coverage had lapsed.
The resident said he pays over $500 bucks a month to the HOA.
“I guess eventually people figured out they’re paying a lot of money and they’re not getting what they’re paying for,” he said.
Curtis turned himself in earlier this month.
Court records show Curtis is facing at least three other felony grand theft cases in Broward County.
For this case, he’s out on bond on charges of first-degree grand theft and criminal use of personal identifiable information.
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