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Voting is February 9 Monday through 24, goes with HOA board member voting, you got an HOA email and you got a paper ballot in the mail earlier this week. If you don’t vote yes, Taylor Morrison gets to keep our money forever!

Below is a smart and concise statement about the HOA lawsuit we have filed and will be voted on. 

I also attached a much more detailed PDF that you can look over.

The most core thing you need to know is that the vote goes the wrong way we are screwed. If somebody said to you that if you pitch in anywhere from $20 to $100 and maybe a little more you would have the chance to benefit in the millions.

• Recover 20 million for poorly engineered roadways you use every day
• Another 4.6M recovered for fees and overcharges that TM has already taken from us
• Places further pressure on TM to transfer ownership on Solivita amenities for a low price or free.
• Return unspent millions in club operating expenses and reserve assessments

And if you don’t spend that little bit of money you would 100% lose the right to any of that!!!

• If the roadways fail, then we would have to pay out of our pockets. That assessment alone will cost each of us thousands of dollars
• The 4.6M that is ours will be lost forever
• TM keeps the amenities forever. They can sell them, make them into a future profit center and do things that will in no way benefit us and that includes millions that they have taken from us to supposedly run the club

Even if your $100 gets us ? of this your small investment will save all of us Millions! 

As Brenda said filing the lawsuits puts TM on notice that we are not quitting. They do not want to spend a ton of time and lots of lawyer dollars to continue to defend this. In several cases the law is on our side and they will come to the table to negotiate.

It’s like the old FRAM oil filter commercial “pay me now or pay me later” and we will pay a lot more later. Click here for summary of Proposed Litigation

Statement below by Brenda T.
– lawyer, past board president and one of the filers of the original TM lawsuit

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My thoughts shared to all Solivita homeowners about the HOA lawsuit against AV/Taylor Morrison. Please feel free to share this post with your Solivita friends and neighbors. As one of your Class Representatives in the Class Action, as one of the Defendants in the Solivita Bond Validation lawsuit representing all Solivita homeowners, and as a former Solivita HOA Board member, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of the leverage created by the HOA filing the lawsuit. This fight began back in 2015 – 2016, when Avatar Properties tried to sell the Club amenities to the CDDs for $73 M (more like $100 all said and done). Bill Mann and I were the Defendants in that lawsuit representing all homeowners. As a result of that lawsuit, the illegality of the Club Membership Fee came to light. Norm Gundel, Bill Mann, and I picked up the standard for Solivita and continued as 3 lonely homeowners fighting Goliath. The 3 of us got TM to the mediation table but nothing was resolved. We did, however, land a blow by having the Club Membership Fee declared illegal. Yet, it has been a struggle on the turnover of the amenities. The 3 of us now need to pass the standard to the HOA which has the power of almost 10,000 Solivita homeowners. The HOA has far superior standing for the the transition complaints against AV/TM, which should make TM pause to reconsider its legal position should the HOA lawsuit go forward. The HOA Board of Directors needs us, the homeowners, to vote YES in support of the litigation to send a clear and convincing message to TM that we will not be intimidated and we will not back down! Remember, TM did counter sue Norm, Bill and I in the class action, but they cannot intimidate the HOA – all 5000+ homes — if we all stand together. The threat of the HOA’s litigation is, most likely, the only thing that will bring AV/TM to the negotiation table in good faith, which, I believe, is what every Solivita homeowner would prefer. Join the fight, pick up the standard, and help put pressure on AV/Taylor Morrison by voting YES in support of the HOA lawsuit when you receive your ballot. Let’s force AV/TM to the negotiation table and hope that a mutually agreeable resolution will settle all matters without litigation. Thank you for reading and considering this post. Don’t forget to vote!!

Announcing our new Officers and Directors for 2026
These folks have been elected to two-year terms:

• President & Vice President: We’re excited to announce that our current VP, Mary Martine-Scheiner, is now President! Past President, Brian Fillette, will serve as Vice President to help ensure continuity and to keep our Club moving ahead with strength and unity.
• Mary >   < Brian
• Directors: We’re also excited to share that our dedicated incumbents, Diane Jorio and Patty Whittle, are continuing in their current roles. Their leadership and commitment bring both stability and enthusiasm to our Club.
• Rochelle > < Patty

Membership Renewal 

If your last dues payment was before October 1, 2025, it’s time to renew for 2026 ($15):

1. By Mail: Go to solivitademocrats.org/club-membership, print the form, and mail with your check payable to “Solivita Democratic Club”. (Address to mail to is on the form.)
2. Online: Submit payment by clicking the Donate button on the membership webpage.
3. In-Person: Visit us at the Solivita Market (Mondays, 9:30 AM – Noon) or at the Monthly Meeting

Or, contribute to the Lima Center at Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/551cab5f3

Celebrating the life of Martha Hart Cusimano

B. January 27, 1943 – D. November 30, 2025
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS
Please make a donation to ST. ROSE OF LIMA
(Write on check: FOR LIMA CENTER BUILDING)
Mail to: St. Rose of Lima
Attn: Jack Weisheyer
3860 Pleasant Hill Road, Kissimmee, FL 34746

SOLIVITA DEMOCRATIC CLUB NOTE

FAMILY NOTE

We’re excited to continue building off of the momentum of our November Municipal Elections throughout the state. This week, we have two key Nights of Action where Florida Democrats will come together to drive turnout in critical special and runoff elections.

We have launched a new slate of Take Back Local candidates for the December 2025 runoff elections. Floridians are tired of the chaos and ready for leaders who show up, listen, and deliver. That’s exactly what our Take Back Local candidates will do. 

The Take Back Local slate for the December 2025 runoff elections includes:

• Matthew Crowley, Winter Haven, District 4 – Runoff 12/2
• Monica Matteo-Salinas, Miami Beach, Group I – Runoff 12/9
• Eileen Higgins, City of Miami Mayor – Runoff 12/9
• Chris Dzadovsky, Fort Pierce City Commission, District 2 – Runoff 1/13

On Wednesday, November 19, we’re kicking off with a Special Election Night of Action Phonebank focused on SD-11 in Central Florida and HD-90 in Palm Beach County:

• HD-90 is a must-protect after the recent passing of our longtime Democratic representative
• SD-11 gives us a rare chance to flip a Republican-held Senate seat after the incumbent was pulled into the DeSantis administration

Strong performance in these races will send a clear signal: Florida Democrats are ready to compete everywhere.

Nikki Fried
FDP Chair

http://hernandez51.com/kickoff

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Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus Condemns Trump’s Illegal Actions, Calls for Impeachment and Refusal to Fund His Administration

Winter Haven, FL — The Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus today issued a strong condemnation of President Donald Trump’s reckless and unlawful actions, citing his authorization of a failed 2019 Navy SEAL mission in North Korea that killed civilians, a recent U.S. military strike that destroyed a civilian boat off the coast of Venezuela without evidence of wrongdoing, and his blatant violation of the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying federal troops into Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., while threatening to do the same in Chicago.

“These are not isolated incidents. They represent a pattern of lawlessness, executive overreach, and disregard for human life,” said the caucus leadership in a joint statement. “Drug smuggling is not a capital crime, and no president has the right to authorize the extrajudicial killing of civilians. To normalize this kind of violence is to erode both our democracy and our humanity.”

The caucus also warned that simply waiting for the next election is not an adequate strategy.

“The Trump administration is already working to rig the next election to guarantee its hold on power. If Democrats do not act now, it will be too late.”

While Democrats remain in the minority in both chambers of Congress, the caucus urged them to use the most powerful tool available: the power of the purse.

“Congress must refuse to fund this administration until the rule of law is restored. Anything less enables Trump’s abuses.”

The caucus emphasized that Trump’s corruption is directly harming American families by:

• Reducing access to health care

• Undermining the CDC and public health protections

• Weakening FEMA’s emergency response capacity

• Undermining National Parks and selling off public lands for profit

• Attacking clean energy development in wind and solar

• Targeting minority communities, including people of color, LGBTQ people, and women

“We call on Congress to commence immediate impeachment proceedings and to halt all funding for this administration,” the statement concluded. “Our democracy, our communities, and our future are at stake.”

Media Contact:

Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus <info@progressivepolk.com>