A Georgia property manager is indicted over roughly $600,000 in missing rent and HOA dues
A Georgia property manager is indicted over roughly $600,000 in missing rent and HOA dues
2026-09-10 · Georgia · Compliance · Reported — unconfirmed
What happened. The largest Georgia community-association-adjacent criminal case of the period concerns a management company rather than a board.
A Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Rachel Cartwright, owner of Bravo Property Management, on eight felony counts. The indictment was reported on 16 March 2026.1
The allegations
Cartwright is alleged to have taken more than half a million dollars — reported as nearly $600,000, with over $590,000 potentially unaccounted for — in rent, HOA dues and security deposits the company was supposed to hold and disburse.
The Gwinnett indictment names four alleged victims. Complainants have filed at least 18 police reports and lawsuits across six counties: Gwinnett, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, DeKalb and Fulton.
Clients reported rent payments simply stopping, and the company allegedly failing to pay property taxes on homes it managed. She is alleged to have provided clients with transfer documentation and then delayed or cancelled the bank transfers.
The company managed both rental properties and homeowners associations, which is what puts association dues in the loss column.
Where it stands
Cartwright has pleaded not guilty and did not respond to reporters' requests for comment. We found no trial date, conviction or sentence. An indictment is an allegation and establishes nothing.
Separately, the Georgia Real Estate Commission revoked both her and her husband's licences in May 2025; he was not named in the indictment.
Why the licence revocation is the detail to notice
Because it happened roughly ten months before the indictment — and because Georgia licenses community association managers through the Georgia Real Estate Commission under O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-40, which means the regulator acted well before the criminal process did.
That is the system working. But it raises a question for every Georgia association board: would you know if your management company's licence had been revoked?
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