Florida daughter fights HOA bid to remove her from inherited 55-plus community

A 28-year-old Florida woman inherited her father’s home in a Jacksonville 55-plus retirement community and says the HOA is suing to force her out, asking 155 residents on fixed incomes to contribute a $1,000 special assessment to fund the legal fight. The HOA covenant requires at least one occupant 55 or older, but ownership transfer is allowed under certain rules, and she says she was grandfathered in before her father’s death. Michel has faced restricted access to amenities during the dispute, which underscores tensions around age-restricted housing and the use of assessments to bankroll HOA litigation.