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Many complaints have been received about Peters & Freedman. Some complaints have been reported to the California State Bar, the California Courts and the Judiciary Council, the San Diego District Attorney, and the State and Federal Justice Departments. Many complaints have been published.
Homeowners have already written a book about CAI lawyers who have made millions
• rigging elections
• hiding records and finances
• misusing the legal system to harass and extort
• organising harassment and extortion of homeowners by using employees, process servers, "experts", managers, and rogue board members.
• committing perjury in courts
• harassing and flooding homeowners and their attorneys with letters
• false and personal attacks against homeowner lawyers to damage their careers and reputations if they who don't colloborate with them.
• false attacks on homeowners to damage their careers and reputations
• flooding the media with lies
• sending anonymous letters attacking homeowners and board members who expose them
• setting up websites with false information using hidden identities to stop the media from exposing their RICO activities
• intimidating the media with supboenas and SLAPP suits
The best way for homeowners to stop theft of hard earned money by bad lawyers is to document, expose, report and publish about them in the courts, to relevant authorities, to the media and the public.
Related links:
Investigation on Homeowner Association Foreclosure Filings - Part I - Reveals Serious Flaws By Lawyers,Peters & Freedman - April 09, 2004
Investigation on Homeowner Association Foreclosure Filings - Part 2 - The Hockleys Seek Restitution Of Their Home From Peters & Freedman - August 02, 2006
Class Action Lawsuit - We have had the last straw on our backs! How about you? - August 11, 2006
LAW OFFICE ANNOUNCES RICO INVESTIGATION OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS - Information Requested from Public - May 10, 2006
Posted Aug 13 2006 5:01PM CEST
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Election problems??? Blame it on the legislators!! THEY are the ones that pass the bad laws that burden HOA homeowners.
Ultimately, the HOA industry vendors will do what they can to suck the lifeblood (read money) out of HOA homeowners but the legislators have the POWER to VOTE DOWN bad law.
YES! WE WANT FAIR ELECTIONS BUT AT WHAT COST AND PREJUDICE? - A letter to Senator Jim Battin - July 27, 2006- By Donie Vanitzian
Posted Aug 9 2006 8:07PM CEST
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Regarding HOA litigation:
"The Brotherhood of the Boards"
Posted Aug 9 2006 8:01PM CEST
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Homeowners - be very careful about using lawyers in HOA related litigation. Litigation is extremely risky.
Due diligence is a must. As for me personally, the term "Ombudsman" being used by anybody makes me nervous as it is the current trend being forced upon homeowners by legislators.
Posted Aug 9 2006 7:59PM CEST
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Mr Bill Mills,
Are you or Ms. Rager affiliated with the Community Associations Institute OR involved in earning income off of homeowner associations in any way such as property management, etc?
Posted Aug 9 2006 7:54PM CEST
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Re: Comment 4. There needs to be special place on the AHRC website -- for those in pro per.
A couple of homeowners are looking into setting up a pro-per self help membership website for homeowners.
We will let you know as more information becomes available.
If there are paralegals, lawyers and websdesigners who want to be involved in this project, please emaiil AHRC using this link.
Posted Apr 21 2006 6:04AM CEST
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Most of us cannot afford an attorney and have found it far better to study the law -- for which there needs to be special place on the AHRC website -- for those in pro per.
DO NOT BELIEVE AN ATTORNEY WILL BE OF MUCH HELP!
I have not found that to be true at all.
Posted Feb 26 2006 5:57PM CET
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I empathize with your situation...I own a property in Aliso Viejo, California,
AVCA is the community association which is managed by Merit Property Management . We too have a possible election fraud---a delegate voted during the AVCA election and was not permitted for she had not been voted in by her sub association.
Nobody wants to look into and we have been told if we wanted to do anything about it, to file a lawsuit....It's just too much of a coincidence that Merit was the management company of the sub association and the AVCA association at the time of the possible fraud.
Usually our elections are in June but Merit has pushed to have it done sooner so they don't have to abide by the new laws....Good luck and if you find an attorney willing to take on something big, have him contact me!!!!
Posted Feb 15 2006 6:08AM CET
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Related links:
I am looking for help to do a story about CCRs in homeowner associations - Matthew Glasser - KFMB-TV
Comment 1. I have got more information than you would believe
Comment 12. David Peters, our HOA attorney has been reading through these postings on AHRC as he mentioned it at our annual election last night.
Posted Jan 22 2006 5:41PM CET
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Listening to your complaint, I can understand your frustration. I'm going to give you the name of a lawyer, but I will tell you ahead of time, it will cost money.
In my HOA we legally elected an interim Board and the old Board refused to leave.
They then used our own money to sue us as individuals. Our only alternative was to turn to the individual homeowners in our HOA and ask for donations to fight the Board. We eventually won in court using this lawyer.
20/20 hindsight shows that we were lucky. The first thing you must do is become an expert in your own CC&R's and By-laws.
You should also have a hard copy that you can provide to anyone who attempts to help you. Without these, those who would like to help don't know the rules.
The attorney's name is Kathleen Rager, Irvine, California,
My name is Bill Mills. I function as Ombudsman for my Homeowners Association to facilitate communication between homeowners, the management company, and the Board.
Bill Mills
AHRC Request
Dear Bill:
It will help homeowners if you will provide additonal information on the lawsuit that Ms Rager handled for your homeowners association.
Here is the form to submit the lawsuit:
When homeowner association property owners employ lawyers, the California Davis Stirling Act puts their home and life savings are at risk for lawyers fees to both the homeowners association lawyer and the lawyer they employ.
Before deciding to retain a lawyer homeowners should:
• get recommendations
• study the cases the lawyer handled
• speak to the parties involved in the litigation
• look at ratings by other homeowners.
AHRC Staff
Posted Jan 22 2006 1:41AM CET
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