Alachua County Eighth Judicial Circuit judge Monica Brasington ruled Thursday that Rhett intended to commit fraud by transferring the deed of his house, located in the Woodfield neighborhood, from his nonprofit corporation, The Errict Rhett Foundation, to his construction company, Errict Rhett Construction, according to the documents.
The legal battle between Rhett, who was enshrined in the University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 as UF’s career rushing leader, and the Woodfield Community Association began in August 2013 when the association filed a lawsuit against Rhett for violating the conditions and restrictions mandated by the subdivision, citing dead grass, rotted wood on the house and an “unsightly 25-foot light pole” as evidence, according to court documents.