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Some homeowner associations not letting residents stop watering their lawns
Residents saving water because of the drought warned by homeowner associations that brown lawns violate neighborhood rules.
June 01, 2002
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U. S. Water News
Copyright U. S. Water News
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Homes in Palacio del Mar Homeowners Association in San Clemente are built on heavily carved , unstable hillsides.
The City of San Clemente did not require a drainage system in this development and the developer did not put in a sprinkler system. Palacio board members, however, put in a massive sprinkler system and damaged several homes.
They were sued numerous times but they look upon these lawsuits as a sport. They lie in court, misappropriate corporate funds, violate the CCRs and laws and keep on watering these unstable hillsides creating damage to the homes.
They use Peters & Freedman to change CCRs, help them to hide books and records, run elections, help create false records on enemies, and sue targeted homeowners.
Margaret Nicholson is an 82 year old grandmother, a long time board member from another association. She reported the following after observing Jeffrey Pratt , a lawyer from Peters & Freedman, before Judge David Chaffee in the Orange County Superior Court:
" I couldn't believe what they did in court. The judge was acting like he was a buddy for the association. He coached Pratt till he gave him the right answer he was looking for. He wasn't listening to the homeowners. He had his mind set up before the homeowners went up to testify."
Another lawyer for the homeower reported, " Pratt kept going down the list of evidence code and Chaffee kept letting him parrot it all and stopped him when he hit the right one."
Posted Nov 27 2002 12:20AM CET
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I live in Colorado (southwest of Highland Ranch).
This year, this state has experienced the worse drought in over 100 years. Because of the drought, wildfires have destroyed homes and changed lives forever, tens of thousands of acres of our once beautiful forests are gone, the state's economy is in shambles, some cattlemen have had to sell their ranches and most had to sell their cattle at a huge loss. Water has become an extremely precious commodity.
And the Board of Directors of Highland Ranch continues its petty dictator activities, blind to it all.
Highland Ranch is often in our Colorado newspapers. Either someone is getting brutally murdered there, or some other criminal or civil violation is being perpetrated within its confines.
My understanding is that it is supposed to be an "upscale" community. I've never seen it, so can't confirm that. I do know that from what I've heard and read about the place, I wouldn't want to live there.
Sounds like just another fascist homeowmers association gulag to me.
Jan
Posted Nov 24 2002 5:57PM CET
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JAN JULIA
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In some states water restrictions are mandatory by law. Does this apply in Colorado?
If so, I'd find out if forcing a resident to water, under threat, is itself a crime and would ask the State Attorney to file charges against the board members. Imagine that.... an even playing field; Board with unlimited legal representation v. State with unlimited legal funds.
But wait, most boards are not covered for criminal acts, oh darn. And if their CAI lawyer advised them to violate the law, golly gee, where does that leave him? Isn't accountability is a beautiful thing?
No matter what, they need to call the media and let them stick their cameras in the arrogant faces of that board. If they want to act like idiots, then by golly, give them a stage.
Disgusted in California
Posted Nov 24 2002 3:57PM CET
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Fountain Valley, CA, California |
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