CONTROVERSY IN THE OAKS: IS HOMEOWNER PROFITING FROM HOA SPEEDING CAMERAS?

The Oaks At Boca Raton’s Speed Cameras Are Owned By A Homeowner. His Company Monitors And Fines Residents And Visitors.

BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher | BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A homeowner in “The Oaks at Boca Raton” is in the middle of a controversy over speeding cameras that his company was authorized by the community’s Board of Directors to install — cameras that photograph his neighbors and their visitors. The man’s company then uses the photos of his neighbors and their guests, combined with private license plate and drivers license information, to send tickets demanding the payment of fines.

BocaNewsNow.com has learned that The Oaks at Boca Raton entered into an agreement with Boca Raton-based “TechPro Security Products.” The company is owned by Brad Besner who — with his wife Suzette — owns a home valued at $2M in the 17000 block of Cadena Drive in The Oaks community. They purchased the home in 2016.

Besner, according to people familiar with the situation, entered into an agreement with The Oaks several months ago to provide the cameras for free, in exchange for a significant profit share of the revenue generated by the cameras. Homeowners and visitors are now receiving “speed camera” fines in the mail — with fines ranging from $25 to $1000. The threat: pay up or you will not be permitted to enter The Oaks.

After several homeowners and visitors asked BocaNewsNow.com to investigate, we posed several questions to management of The Oaks, to Brad Besner, and to The Oaks attorney of record — Stephen Rappaport of Sachs Sax Caplan. Rappaport did not respond to our query, but Brad Besner and the General Manager of The Oaks both did — minutes apart — and with similarly worded responses. We note that neither response answered our questions about how much money the cameras have generated, how much money is paid out to Brad Besner, due process options, the independent calibration of the cameras involved, data management, or the optics of a homeowner collecting data on and fining his neighbors and their visitors. We are publishing each response in its entirety.

THE OAKS OF BOCA RATON RESPONSE:

Wrote The Oaks General Manager Andrew Constantinou: “Similar to many other communities in the area, The Oaks has historically had a serious problem with speeding and other dangerous traffic infractions in the community. As other communities have done, The Oaks engaged a third-party to assist with speeding and traffic infraction detection and enforcement. Since engaging with the company on a trial basis in October 2025, we have seen an approximate 51% reduction in detected speeding incidents, resulting in a much safer community. Notices of violations and/or fines issued as a result of enhanced detection and enforcement are issued in full compliance with Florida law; in particular, Chapter 720, Florida Statutes. We are a safer, more secure community as a result of this program.”

BRAD BESNER’S RESPONSE:

Wrote Brad Besner, in a lengthy answer to questions not asked: “TechPro Security Products is one of South Florida’s most experienced providers of security services to gated communities, including complete perimeter protection systems, live video monitoring, gate access control, and IT services. Since 2018, we’ve also been installing speed radar and stop sign cameras for these communities. Many gated communities across South Florida already run their own speed enforcement programs — it’s a common tool HOAs use under Florida Statute 720 to keep their private roads safe. The challenge is that most communities simply can’t afford it. A single radar camera can cost $15,000–$20,000, plus annual licensing, data fees, and ongoing maintenance. That puts safer streets out of reach for the majority of neighborhoods.

That’s why we recently developed Traffic Enforcement as a Service (TEaaS). Our goal is straightforward: make gated communities safer for families, children, and visitors by reducing speeding and stop sign violations — while keeping fines as low as possible. Our recommended fine schedule starts at just $25 for non-residents and $50 for residents, which is 4–5x lower than most comparable community programs. TechPro covers 100% of the costs — radar camera installations, maintenance, calibration, violation processing, and mailing of notices. The community pays nothing. When a vehicle exceeds the speed threshold set by the community, we identify the driver using data already collected by the community’s visitor management system. Every visitor provides identification upon entry, which is matched to their license plate. We simply cross-reference the speeding vehicle’s plate against that existing visitor data to determine who was driving and where to send the notice.

Each community has final say over every aspect of their program — trigger speeds, fine amounts, how disputes are handled, and camera placement. Depending on the community and their fine structure, we share a percentage of fine revenue with the HOA, giving them a way to reinvest in their neighborhood. We believe every community deserves safer streets, not just the ones that can afford the technology on their own.”

NO COMMENT ON AGREEMENT, DUE PROCESS, PRIVATE DATA

But neither Constantinou nor Besner would answer questions about how The Oaks at Boca Raton’s Board of Directors determined that a homeowner should be responsible for the community’s traffic enforcement operation; whether homeowners were told that Besner — their neighbor — would be overseeing cameras that watch what they and their guests do; how visitors can dispute tickets; and whether anyone consented to a private company being given access to their non-redacted drivers license, license plate, and residential information.

“This isn’t a police department investigating a crime,” said a legal professional looking into the HOA’s relationship with Besner. “This is a private company being given access to sensitive information. In this case, the owner of the company is actually obtaining private information about his neighbors and their visitors. Why is he being given this information? This very well may be actionable.”

Several homeowners say they are considering filing a complaint with the State of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation — the division that oversees HOA’s in the state. They say they question the legality, let alone the ethics, of a homeowner serving as judge, jury, and executioner, plus having access to the names and license plates of who visits their home and when.

“This is The Oaks,” said someone familiar with the situation but who asked to remain anonymous. “There are lots of lawyers in here. Just wait until a health aide, a nurse, a nanny, a grandmother, an air conditioner repair company, or a water mitigation crew is denied entrance due to an alleged speed camera violation. The HOA better have good insurance. It’s going to be one hell of a claim.”