Pembroke Pines property manager stole $600,000 from condo owners, police say
A property manager stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Windmill Lakes condominium owners and their homeowners association, the Pembroke Pines Police Department said Tuesday.
From 2021 to 2025, the department conducted an investigation based on complaints made by homeowners at Windmill Lakes, located at 350 SW 88th Terrace in Pembroke Pines, police said in a statement.
Detectives identified several red flags, including lapsed insurance, management irregularities and missing or improper board elections in addition to a forgery scheme involving stolen homeowner association funds.
Investigators found that Michael Christopher Curtis, the registered agent of BDM Property Management, LLC., forged signatures on more than 350 checks and other documents relating to the association, police said.
During a records review, detectives spotted a hurricane disaster relief insurance payment that included a management fee payable to Curtis, 38, of Pompano Beach.
However, Curtis allegedly fabricated management fees of $46,000.
Curtis schemed to obtain at least $600,000 over the years, and there might be other unauthorized payments exceeding $1 million, according to police.
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Curtis turned himself into the Broward County Main Jail after an arrest warrant was issued, police said.
He is accused of one count of first-degree grand theft and two counts of criminal use of personal identifiable information, according to Broward County court records. He was released on a $22,500 bond.
His attorney, Elias R. Hilal, said this is a business-contract dispute being pushed as a criminal case, which it is not.
“This is Mr. Curtis’ third arrest, tied to the same personal vendettas and the same underlying dispute,” Hilal said in a statement to the Miami Herald. “He unequivocally denies wrongdoing, and we will be litigating aggressively to defend his name. When the evidence is laid out, the allegations won’t hold.”
Curtis is also the registered agent of Private Parking Managers, Inc. and has ties to All Florida Rental Management, LLC.
Those who may have experienced unusual business activity with Curtis or his associated businesses can contact Pembroke Pines police by sending an email to tips@ppines.com or calling 954-431-2200.
“No matter the length of time it takes, our agency will utilize every available resource to locate and arrest criminals who exploit innocent and vulnerable people within our city,” police said.