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An Article
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Homeowners, beware the associations
March 12, 2000
By
Alisa Ross
Copyright © 2000 Alisa Ross
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Say it ain't so?
Stanley Fiala
Woodside Village INL (Independent, Newsletter)
Hi Alisa:
Good article!
If you would be a man, writing your article in the era when free speech was politically correct, you would probably wrote: "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats."
Henry Louis Mencken
August 11, 2000
Posted Apr 27 2002 9:26AM CEST
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HOA Voices
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March 15, 2000
Ken Dine
North Hollywood
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:23:08 -0800 (PST)
To: ocregister@link.freedom.com
Cc: ahrc@ahrc.com
Subject: Homeowners, beware..; 3-12-00
Re: Homeowners, beware the association
By Alisa Ross, 3-12-2000
I too have been warning others about the dangers of home-ownership in associations (CIDs) regulated by state laws because these laws are increasingly changing at the expense of the homeowners' basic property rights (i.e., "Lobbyists!")
However, there is yet another problem quite as insidious that affectsEVERY Californian; no matter where you live, you pay for "Redevelopment"(CRA). There are already more than 300 CRA projects statewide with many more in the planning stages.
Redevelopment is the "unknown government" in our midst that very few of us know anything about, however, it's projected that in just a few short years CRAs will soon control over half of all property taxes paid in all of California!
Not possible? See the State Controller's projections at my website "Table I"); also, read the L.A. Grand Jury Report there
Just L.A.'s problem? No! You had better all find out about "Tax Increment Financing" (just follow the money) because Orange County's residents are also subsidizing L.A.'s many CRA projects!
Get all the facts: http://community-2.webtv.net/kdine/cra/
Ken Dine
8051 Hinds Ave
N. Hollywood, Ca. 91605
(818) 768-8336
P.S.: from Part I of the L.A. Grand Jury Report on CRA abuses:
"Private citizens are rarely in a position to act as effective watchdogs, although they may be selected to serve on a Project Area Committee. (See below). State law clearly delineates the time period in which citizens may protest a proposed CRA project. Once those deadlines have passed - and they provide a very narrow window of opportunity for protests - there is almost nothing citizens can do about questionable projects. Lack of information and the inability to comprehend complicated financial data are only part of the difficulty they face. They are also unable to gain much insight from the local media, whose reporters often lack sophistication in such matters."
Posted Apr 27 2002 9:24AM CEST
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HOA Voices
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Dear Editor,
Homeowners, Beware the Associations (Sunday, March 12, 2000) by Alisa Ross was, in a word, excellent.
Membership in a mandatory homeowners' association is fraught with myths and"mis"es as in "mis"understandings, "mis"communications and "mis"conceptions. Home buyers, if told anything at all about the legal structure of the association, are often "mis"informed and "mis"led into believing that membership will assure them a carefree life style and enhanced property values. Commonly owned amenities are always "mis"labeled as assets. Accepting such a premise, without further thought, would be a great "mis"take.
Homeowners who have the added "mis"fortune of finding themselves in an association that has been "mis"managed and "mis"governed soon discover that "carefree" was a "mis"interpretation of the lifestyle they actually got. "Mis"calculations and "mis"computations by the association that result in underfunded reserves could necessitate special assessments and will adversely impact property values. Thus, common holdings that were "mis"identified as assets, become liabilities. In all cases the homeowner loses. And those who dare question the "mis"deeds of the board and management are often "mis"characterized as "mis"fits and risk being "mis"treated by the association.
It is a myth that members of mandatory associations are protected from the "mis"behavior of their neighbors, declining property values and other worldly ills. Heed Alisa's advice and "Beware the Association"...Don't cede control of your life and property, maintain your dignity and sanity and avoid possible "mis"ery by giving mandatory associations a "mis"s.
Shu Bartholomew
Burke, Virginia
Posted Apr 27 2002 9:21AM CEST
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