Suspected HOA Fraud Leaves Historic 1899 Home at Risk of Demolition

A historical home in Tennessee’s Williamson County is at risk of demolition after alleged misuse of HOA funds by a property management company that is now under investigation.

The home was built in 1899 by the great-grandfather of Brentwood, TN, resident Jenny Calvin. She spent her childhood celebrating milestones and holidays within the home, she told Nashville’s CBS affiliate WTVF.

After Calvin’s grandfather died and the family could no longer afford to maintain the property, the home was entrusted to the Williams Grove subdivision, which was built up around it.

What was supposed to be a grand clubhouse for the neighborhood, and a reminder of Tennessee’s rich history, is now an eyesore—as the money intended for its maintenance is missing. Gasser Property Management, the company hired by the Williams Grove HOA, is under investigation for alleged misuse of the funds by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The Williams Grove HOA is just one of many homeowners associations that have accused Gasser Property Management and its owner, Emery Gasser, of financial malfeasance.

CBS affiliate WTVF began looking into the company after receiving a tip in August 2025 about money allegedly missing from HOA accounts. Since then, communities in Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, and Rutherford counties have come forward with allegations that Gasser Property Management mismanaged their properties and stole money.

Millions of dollars in HOA funds are missing across the various communities, according to the news station's reporting.

One neighborhood decided to act against the property management company, and residents pooled funds to hire legal representation.

The Provincetown Townhome Homeowners Association in Antioch, TN, filed a civil lawsuit for $1.6 million against Gasser Property Management and Emery Gasser in March.

The suit seeks $1.2 million in treble or punitive damages and $400,000 in compensatory damages, in addition to attorney fees, prejudgment interest, and a full accounting of funds taken from the HOA.

Since entering a management agreement with the Provincetown HOA in 2016, Gasser was responsible for maintaining the association’s finances, collecting dues, and maintaining insurance policies, according to the suit, which was filed on behalf of the association by attorney Garrett Asher of Surber, Asher, Surber & Moushon, PLLC.

According to the suit, Gasser collected more than $250,000 annually in HOA dues until, in June 2025, the company stopped communicating with the HOA regarding its finances. The lawsuit alleges that Gasser withdrew more than $200,000 from association accounts for the purpose of purchasing insurance, but no insurance was ever obtained.

“It’s just unfortunate,” Asher tells Realtor.com®. “There are a lot of HOAs that learned they didn’t have as much money as they thought they did.”

Gasser never filed an answer to the complaint, the attorney said. The Provincetown HOA filed a motion for default judgment and has a court date set for next week.

“Once we have the judgment, we will try to collect on whatever the award of damages is. At this stage, because we don’t yet have a judgement, we don’t know what’s out there,” Asher says.

In addition to the lawsuit, a state criminal investigation is ongoing.

In December 2025, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into the missing money and Gasser Property Management’s conduct. Realtor.com left contact information with the TBI but never received a call back from an agent.

With the investigation ongoing into Gasser and his company, Tennessee lawmakers have already taken steps to ensure homeowners and HOAs have more protection.

A new law signed by Gov. Bill Lee in April requires HOAs to take out a fidelity bond, which is a type of insurance. It is intended to protect HOA funds from scams and dishonest board members or property managers.

The attorney Asher says he hopes the situation his clients are facing is a one-off event.

“This is the first time I’ve ever had to deal this this,” he says. “My experience is that management companies are really good at helping out the associations and do their best for them. This is a one off, I think.”

As for the historical Williams Grove home, its fate is still yet to be determined. Following years of poor maintenance, the 1899 home needs major repairs which could cost between $400,000 and $1 million to complete, according to WTVF. The Williams Grove HOA faces a decision: repair the home or demolish it.

“Homes like this showcase the rural history of Davidson County. It’s an example of architecture of its time,” Scarlett Mills, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Historical Commission, tells Realtor.com. “Once it’s been demolished, it’s gone.”

The home is not protected as a landmark or under historic zoning and, to Mills’ knowledge, landmark status is not being actively pursued. Historic protection would only solve half of the home’s issue.

“That would offer protections for the property. Of course, the issue is, if it’s financial, that’s not necessarily going to solve their issues,” Mills says.

The Williams Grove HOA will meet next month to discuss the future of the home, according to WTVF.

Realtor.com reached out to Gasser Property Management for a comment but was unable to reach anyone.