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Press Release
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Call For Concerned Citizens to Help Senior Victims of Legal Scams
Angry Homeowners Planning to Picket Palm Springs Senator
January 30, 2003
By
AHRC News Services
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To me, it makes no good sense to picket Batten's office. It may be a waste the energy out of the way for the media
It makes far more sense to picket the courthouse when the case comes up [the 10th of October?] and wear T-shirts with a simple statement, and hand out flyers to the public on HOA laws, and foreclosures, etc.
That will get the needed attention.
It is always good to look at all sides of an issue, and get all comments to see where the balance lies.
Some activities are a waste of time and energy, and gets little attention. Lets put our heads together and look at where we will get the most attention, and the most people to show up.
WE need to begin being seen. We had plenty of opportunities to show up at Arnold "Meet Ups" with flyers and T-Shirts, etc. What better way to get him informed?
Posted Oct 1 2003 1:18AM CEST
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San Juan Capistrano, California |
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Although the voting district lines were redrawn removing Desert Hot Springs from his distict, Jim Battin (R-Palm Springs) was the assembly member and senator for Desert Hot Springs for over ten years.
He was made aware of the homeowner associations problems long before he started his political career.
He said he would help rewrite homeowner association laws to curb abusive lawsuits and foreclosures by the CAI lawyers. In return Californians promoted his candidacy, donated to his campaign and voted for him..
Instead of working on laws for the homeowners, he championed laws for the builders who financed him. He worked with CAI friendly lawmakers like ex-Senator Bill Lockyer and Calderon to protect the builders from contruction defect lawsuits by CAI lawyers.
He has also been very busy selling media ads for his own private company to people lobbying his office while drawing a full time lawmaker's $120,000 salary and benefits from Californians.
Battin while intimately aware of the problems at Desert Crest, chose to ignore them. After public outcry, he sent staffer Frank de Lima to meet with two of the owners and told them, "It is in the courts. I cannot do anything,"
Shirley Cottom, the only victim de Lima met with, says Battin has not done anything since.
Shirley has written to the California Bar, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General about Desert Crest lawyers Peters & Freedman, the fraudulent CCRs changes, and the subsequent foreclosures in Desert Crest. She wants Battin to help initiate an investigation of both the association and the lawyers..
Forida governor Jeb Bush(R) and Attorney general Charlie Crist(R) did not tell George Andres, "Sorry, we cannot do anything. It is in the courts." Bush helped with getting legislation passed and Crist filed suit to protect homeowners from association foreclosures.
Floridia House Representative Julio Robaino(R) did not tell the homeowners, "Sorry, you don't live in Dade County. I can't do anything." He has initiated a Select Committee to investigate the problems of condo owners with boards, lawyers, managers. He goes on the air, meets with the public personally, and says correcting Florida condo owner problems will be a priority for him the next two years.
Arizona Representative Eddie Farnsworth (R)did not tell Marie Brown, "Sorry, you were turfed out of your house for lawyers fees. It's in the courts. I can't do anything." He is working on changing Arizona legislation.
Battin has not done his job protecting association homeowners. There is a disproportiannate numbers of seniors who live in his distict. They have been losing their life savings and homes to builders and CAI lawyers.
Whether Battin represents Desert Crest or not is not the main issue. He is informed and has an obligation to all the people in California to do something about the homeowner association foreclosure rackets.
Furthermore given the fact that he stalled the Desert Crest seniors time and time again when he was their representative means that he still has unfinished business and a special obligation to them.
Posted Sep 28 2003 10:07PM CEST
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San Juan Capistrano, California |
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Jim Batten is NOT the Senator for Desert Hot Springs.
Posted Sep 28 2003 8:49PM CEST
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Sharon Stephens
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Cathedral City, California |
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Comments were made back in January; any updates since then? Did anyone meet with a senator, picket, or file a federal lawsuit as suggested?
How are the Desert Crest Seniors doing now? I think about them every day...
Posted Sep 22 2003 12:43AM CEST
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Catherine Todd
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Durham, North Carolina |
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I'll be there too. When a date is set we need to blitz the media. We will not go quietly.
Posted Feb 4 2003 1:18AM CET
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Fountain Valley, CA, California |
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Are you looking for any people to help walk the picket line in the desert?
I'd be glad to. Might also be able to find a couple of others, also.
Let me know.
Posted Feb 1 2003 4:49PM CET
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San Juan Capistrano, California |
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Dear AHRC Editor:
I deeply regret Senator Jim Battin of Palm Springs, California allowed greed and special interests violate special trust. All officials take a state and federal oath to uphold the constitution and protect the health and safety of all constituents, not merely trial lawyers who have become a bunch of hungry sharks and slimey bottom feeders.
Battin should be impeached for supporting an illegal "De Facto" law he knows is not legal and placing so many seniors lives in such a stressful situation he increases medicare costs at a time medicare is is in the red and seniors suffer more illness from stress then aging or disease.
This group should send a photo story to get support for a hearing in congress by the House Committee on Banking. Finance and Housing, and picket the office of the Gov. Davis, because he also has an obligation to provide equal protection to all constituents.
They can file a complaint FTC(Federal Trade Commission) of unfair business under the Clayton Act because there was no contract disclosure of changing rules or future obligations HOAs hide behind in that situation. This is the old loan shark and pirate acts preying the meek, the weak and uninformed.
Seniors should their First Amendment Rights to Petition the Congress for a hearing to redress their grievance on this issue by asking a federal senator from their district to schedule it in their behalf. All they need do is draw up a Petition explaining this De Facto Breach of Contract Grievance and send the Federal Rep or senator of their choice to deliver to the House Committee that was headed by Maryland Senator Paul Sarbane.
They should send a group to meet with the rep selected at his or her local home office on an an appointment basis with a press release to the media such request is being made.
I wish them every luck in fighting new age piracy encouraged by a rip-off unethical state Bar whose sloggans is, "Anything goes" and will eventually end up facing a class action lawsuit for failing to enforce their code of ethics etc; unfair business; aiding and abetting lawyers to help clients create a monopoly on property rights based on extortion!
The County Board of Commissioners and State Attorney are violating their obligation to provide equal protection for all taxpayers' civil rights, and human rights. This outrage is violating everything America stands for and those who hold elective office should be impeached for selling out to pirates who violate the constitutional rights of senior taxpayers by hiring law firms to protect their extortionist business.
The old Mafia protected seniors and children, and extorted protection from business firms. These lawyers and managers rob the poor who build business because the manufacturers of Mobile Homes will lose more sales now.
During the fifties I was a reporter with a national publication called, "Mobile Living" out of Chicago and the Mobile Industry had an association to help mobile owners live more safely in parks.
I will check the Internet today and see if I can locate them because this dirty fight has national implications for the entire industry and those who built it through freedom of choice.
We cannot give up our right to the pursuit of happiness by allowing cut throats to drive us to the bankrupt courts and I would contact the IRS to check out their investments?
With that much profit on a such a cheap club for an aging bingo crowd, they hit the jackpot every week and don't even need a lottery!
--- Willow Vance
American Federation of Press Woman
Tampa, Florida
Posted Feb 1 2003 4:55AM CET
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San Juan Capistrano, California |
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