"Perhaps the best and the worst thing about a condominium is that in many ways it operates much like a good old fashioned democracy."
The usually sleepy condo board meeting had devolved into dissension. At On Top of the World Clearwater, a sprawling retirement complex, dozens of residents packed a cavernous auditorium in July as two sheriff’s deputies stood watch. The attendees were searching for answers and, perhaps, someone to blame.
Since May, the community has withstood two rounds of mass board member resignations. The association’s legal counsel quit, and a new legal team was hired, fired and rehired in a matter of weeks. The complex’s management company sent a letter terminating its agreement and then rescinded the letter without explanation.
At the center of the commotion, residents say, is Kenneth Colen, the longtime board chairperson who owns the community and management company. Colen, whose father founded On Top of the World in 1967, quit in May, setting off a cascade of departures.
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