ORLANDO, Fla. – Lawyers for a 96-year-old Orlando woman said they are weighing their legal options after a home was deeded to her and an organization run by ousted Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill.
The Orlando Sentinel reported their initial findings on Monday afternoon.
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News 6 has confirmed that the home on Baywood Avenue was quit claim deeded to the elderly woman and the Arvonni House of Hope and Refuge in May – two months after an Orange County judge ordered Hill to stay away from the woman and her finances.
Hill was arrested in March and accused of illegally using the woman’s identity to secure a mortgage for another home located on Domino Drive in Orlando.
Investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement also accused Hill of using more than $100,000 of the woman’s money on perfume, clothing, IV vitamins, a facelift, a trip to Miami, dental surgery and car insurance.
Hill has denied any wrongdoing, and she petitioned the court last week to get access to one of the woman’s homes to get her belongings.
According to the Orange County Property Appraiser, Hill once owned the home on Baywood Avenue.
News 6 has confirmed this is the same location Orange County Sheriff’s deputies raided in 2015 and arrested her son on drug and gun charges.
Court records show foreclosure proceedings on the home started in 2012, and in 2016, one day before the home was scheduled to be sold at auction, Hill filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court.
Federal court records show the bankruptcy was certified in March of 2022 – the same month she sold the home to Wright Capital Fund, LLC, and T Bonds Investments, LLC., for $142,873.
In May of 2024, Wright Capital and T Bonds Investments quit claim deeded the property to Avonni House of Hope and Refuge and the 96-year-old woman for $100.
The Baywood address is now listed as the primary business address for Arvonni House of Hope and Refuge with the Florida Secretary of State’s office.
News 6 contacted attorneys for Hill and the elderly woman.
The woman’s law firm could not comment other than saying they were exploring their legal options.
Hill’s attorneys had not yet responded.
News 6 was also waiting for a response from FDLE to see if they were investigating this further.
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