Judge orders demolition of nearly $2.2 million duplex after builder violated HOA rules, says ‘harm’ to builder ‘almost entirely self

FISHERS, Ind. — A tumultuous monthslong legal fight has been underway between a local builder and a homeowners association on the banks of the Geist Reservoir. Right before Thanksgiving, a Hamilton County judge sided with the WatersEdge Owners’ Association and ordered MHM Investment Group to demolish a multimillion-dollar waterfront duplex.

“Unfortunately, the (tenants) are caught in the middle of it,” said Harold Warden, president of the HOA.

Warden says the building was basically too wide after the builder did not follow the community’s setback rules. He tells 13 Investigates he noticed the problem almost immediately in the fall of 2023 after the foundation was poured.

"It was obvious that it was not in compliance,” Warden said. “We contacted the builder, asked to meet him on site at