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Article Courtesy of FOX 35
Orlando
By Marie Edinger
Published April 9, 2026
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The Brief
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The Stonebridge Place HOA was
removed amidst allegations of improper management and concerns
of financial impropriety.
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Homeowners had been raising
alarms for quite some time, but action was only taken after FOX
35 began reaching out about those concerns.
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Since our original report, the
HOA has filed a lawsuit against the former HOA board, and the
board has filed a lawsuit against the MetroWest Management
Association.
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ORLANDO -- Since then, several lawsuits
have been filed. Homeowners say they’re the ones paying the
price.
The lawsuits:
Stonebridge filed a lawsuit against its former president,
Tara Howie, saying she moved $750,000 in Stonebridge reserve
funds to a bank account only she has access to, and has
refused to turn control of it over to the new board so they
can pay the neighborhood’s bills.
The lawsuit says Howie is also withholding passwords to
Stonebridge’s computer and cameras – cameras neighbors say
may help catch whoever’s responsible for a rash of tire
slashings. - A dispute involving the Stonebridge Place
homeowners association has escalated into multiple lawsuits
after the board was removed amid allegations of financial
mismanagement.
Residents said they had raised concerns for months with the
MetroWest Master Association, citing police investigations,
fraud allegations and financial issues, but no action was
taken until media inquiries prompted the board’s removal.
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A dispute involving the Stonebridge Place homeowners
association has escalated into multiple lawsuits after the board was
removed amid allegations of financial mismanagement.
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The backstory:
FOX 35 News reported on Stonebridge Place residents who had been raising
concerns about their HOA to the MetroWest Management Association(MWMA) for the
better part of a year.
The MWMA removed the entire HOA board after FOX 35 News reached out to ask about
these concerns.
Howie and the rest of the former board are now suing MetroWest, saying the MWMA
didn’t have the authority to remove them without a vote.
That lawsuit was filed, "On behalf of Stonebridge Place" – meaning the residents
have to pay for it.
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