Lets face it, Home Owners Associations are pesky and annoying, fining people for everything. Where is all that money going? This HOA treasurer is accused of stealing money from a local HOA and going on vacations, to luxury restaurants, and making cash withdrawals from the company HOA bank card
Robert Lenderman, 50, is a treasurer with the Home Owners Association in Charlotte, NC he was arrested on September 24, 2026 accused of stealing from the HOA. Many people are disgruntled with HOAs because they fine residents for the smallest stupidest things, they boss home owners around, they make you pay monthly dues to fund them, and they have the power to evict you from your own home if you do not follow their neighborhood rules or pay what they tell you to.
Robert Lenderman
In 2026 board members of the Sardis Forest Home Owners Association filed a police report in reference to the treasurer Robert Lenderman allegedly using the HOA’s Wells Fargo Bank checking account for personal expenses.
As Treasurer Robert was an authorized signer on the account and he was issued a Wells Fargo debit card assigned to him. After noticing some discrepancies on a financial report from December 2024, this provoked an investigation of the HOA expenses.
After a review of the HOA expenses from the last three years the HOA decided to hire a CPA. The CPA found discrepancies.
Court orders were executed on bank records that showed Robert allegedly spent HOA funds on merchants including AT&T, American Airlines, and Duke Energy. A woman was arrested accused of stealing $30,000 from her apartment HOA employer.
The card was allegedly also used for Robert’s personal expenses of travel, home repairs, and personal bills. There were many other charges from restaurants, groceries, ATM withdrawals, and gas stations.
Robert was arrested charged with embezzlement.
