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Article Courtesy of BocaNews
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By Staff Report
Published April 13, 2022
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BOCA RATON — The president of the Panache At Boca Pointe Condominium Owners
Association allegedly ordered the removal of the “Panache” entrance monument and
spent nearly $30,000 to replace it — all without a vote or Board approval.
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Now, Chandra Stewart —
the Panache at Boca Pointe COA Board President — is named in
a lawsuit against the COA filed by the Association’s Vice
President. The filing suggests the act violated both Florida
Law and the laws and bylaws of the Condominium Association.
The suit, just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court,
claims that Stewart unilaterally ordered the destruction of
the “monument” sign which is considered a “common element”
that requires Board approval. The suit claims that Stewart
initially stated that any replacement or alteration would be
subject to Board approval, but ultimately entered into a
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“At a board meeting held on November 17, 2020, the President, for the very
first time, made a motion ‘to approve the monument upgrade once final
proposals are received and reviewed.” The Board approved the motion. But on
her very own, according to the suit, Stewart entered into an agreement with
“Concept Builders.”
“On December 29th, 2020, Ms. Stewart unilaterally and without notice to the
community, a vote by the community members of a Board vote, awarded the
scope of work to Concept Builders, Inc.” The total cost: $35,000.
Filed by Panache at Boca Pointe Vice President Ian Chaikin — who is an
attorney in Florida, New York, and New Jersey — the suit asks for a judge to
determine if Stewart’s actions were illegal. If so, Chaikin wants a
replacement of the new monument with one similar to the original. Attorneys
for Panache at Boca Pointe have placed its insurance company on notice.
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