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Information about Tom Skiba - Frank Rathburn -Christoper Durso - Propagandists for CAI foreclosure lawyers Tom Skiba - Frank Rathburn -Christoper Durso - Propagandists for CAI foreclosure lawyers Alexandria, Virginia 0 Phone: 703-548-8600,     Fax: 703-684-1581 Trademember: CAI Propagandists - Employees of Homeowner Association Foreclosure Lawyers Lobby group Rank: No ranking. Summary: • Tom Skiba - Chief Operating Officer - Community Associations Institute (CAI) , America's Homeowner Association Foreclosure Lawyers Lobby - Propaganda group • Frank Rathburn - Assistant to Tom Skiba - 703-797-6261 • Christopher Durso - Writes the foreclosure lawyers propaganda - watch out for Durso's sly interview requests, misquotes and misrepresentation. All are employed by the homeowner association foreclosure lawyers lobby group to wage a non-stop war against America's homeowners to take their life savings and homes. Other Information: • Tom Skiba - Chief Operating Officer - Community Associations Institute (CAI) , America's Homeowner Association Foreclosure Lawyers Lobby - Propaganda group • Frank Rathburn - Assistant to Tom Skiba - 703-797-6261 • Receptionist: Alexa • Christopher Durso - Writes the foreclosure lawyers propaganda - watch out for Durso's sly interview requests, misquotes and misrepresentation All are employed by the homeowner association foreclosure lawyers lobby group Community Associations Institute (CAI), Skiba and Rathburn spread misinformation to the media. CAI lawyers created the legislation that has resulted in a massive loss of equity for Americans who live in homeowner associations - and even homelessness - over the last 30 years. As homeowners in many states have banded together to stop this plundering, CAI is waging a nonstop battle against them.

4. I am drafting a letter to Tom Skiba and Frank Rathburn to request that CAI cease and desist disseminating this misleading nonsense about homeowner associations     I just read the money magazine story on the Basses' which quotes Michael Kim or Peters & Freeman and Frank Rathbun Frank Rathbun - the CAI paid propagandist is quoting that same standard CAI rubbish about how the majority of Homeowner Association residents are happy - and with Skiba stating that same nonsense to 20/20 Since CAI's own Steve Shuey (Coachella Valley Chapter - CAI) advised us (4-5) people in May 2004 that the 95% happy / 5% disgruntled CAI figures quoted are not true, I think this fraudulent information needs to be eradicated from articles and stories about HOA's. I am drafting a letter to Tom Skiba and Frank Rathburn, wherein I am going to request that CAI cease and desist disseminating this misleading nonsense and retract the previously used 5% figure. A Homeowner Palm Springs, California Posted Jun 10 2005 12:50AM CEST     Username withheld , California   3. Tom Skiba - the Chief Operating Officer of CAI Conpires And Spreads False Information From Peters & Freedman     The CAI foreclosure lawyers employ Tom Skiba and Frank Rathburn as their media propagandists. Both work to mislead the media so that lawyers can keep their foreclosure factories in homeowner associations churning out lawsuits and foreclosures without media scrutiny. The lawsuits and foreclosures by CAI lawyers have been like a tsunami sweeping across the country, wiping out millions in home equity and even forcing homeowners onto the street. Tom Skiba - Chief Operating Officer of CAI - has been conspiring with lawyers such as Peters and Freedman in California to spread false and defamatory information to the media and the public. Peters and Freedman have been the subject of fraud and RICO lawsuits and have been reported to the authorities for investigation by several homeowners and board members. Posted Jun 8 2005 10:49AM CEST     Username withheld Los Angeles, California   2. To report misdeeds in homeowner associations and of CAI Corporate Directors to the authorities, please click this link     Foreclosure lawyers Peters & Freedman are in heated battes with a Southern California homeowners and homeowner activists. They have been named defendants in homeowner association fraud - RICO lawsuits. Homeowners report they have: • filed complaints with the California State Bar requesting disciplinary action • met with the San Diego District Attorney requesting an investigation of their business practices • filed complaints with the FBI. Tom Skiba and CAI have turned their propaganda-misinformation efforts to try to rescue the reputation that Peters & Freedman have earned in suing homeowners and foreclosing on their homes. To report misdeeds in homeowner associations please click this link. To write Tom Skiba, Frank Rathburn or Crystal Danielson - CAI , click this link Posted Jun 8 2005 8:08AM CEST     Username withheld , California   1. CAI propagandist Tom Skiba responds to 20/20's "several isolated anecdotal stories of disgruntled homeowners"     Tom Skiba - CAI's chief propagandist not at all happy about not getting air time to counter 20/20 reporter Arnold Diaz's report of foreclosures and murder in homeowner association caused by CAI collection lawyers practices. After homeowner activist Geveva Kirk Brooks of Houston used her Houston media company exposed Mrs. Blevins foreclosure, the Houston Chronicle covered the story and it was picked up by national media organizations. The 20/20 producer also contacted AHRC and key national homeowner activists. We also told them about the Glassel shooting of board members. Tom Skiba responds to 20/20's "several isolated anecdotal stories of disgruntled homeowners" April 23, 2002 Victor Neufeld, Senior Executive Producer ABC Newsmagazines ABC News 147 Columbus Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10023 Dear Mr. Neufeld: Your 20-20 story which aired on Friday, April 19, 2002 regarding homeowners associations did a disservice to your viewers and America's homeowners by ignoring three key facts: 1. People choose to live in community associations. 2. Homeowners determine how their community associations are run 3. Community associations successfully serve some 50 million Americans. The program's theme was clear, as restated at your website: if you're "...living in communities run by homeowners associations, you may find you don't have the freedom to do everything you like on your property." Absolutely true. But in the presentation of several isolated anecdotal stories of disgruntled homeowners, 20-20 failed to provide a story up to its usual standards of journalistic integrity. Fact # 1 - People choose to live in community associations. People choose to live in an association-managed community for many reasons. Community associations offer a host of amenities - for example, a large percentage offer swimming pools, parks, recreational facilities, and other community services and features. Architectural and landscaping guidelines ensure attractive, well-maintained communities. In addition to being satisfied with these amenities and guidelines, the "National Survey of Homeowner Satisfaction," conducted by The Gallup Organization in 1999 for the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Research Foundation, found that 75% of community association homeowners are very or extremely satisfied with their community; only 7% found their community's rule enforcement very or extremely unfair. The Gallup survey also found that 85% of homeowners believe that property values in their association-managed communities are rising, which is an important factor in our uncertain economic times. Residents have every opportunity to become aware of the rules, regulations and guidelines before they make a decision to live in the community. Those same rules - which might preclude residents from doing things like opening an auto repair business in their driveway, painting their shutters in multicolored stripes, or dumping old furniture on the front lawn - are a primary attraction, because they help maintain property values and attractiveness. Community associations work well because the residents and their leadership are in agreement over the basic rules that guide the community. Fact #2 - Homeowners determine how their community associations are run. Community association Boards are made up of members of the community, in other words - neighbors - who are elected by their fellow neighbors. The Boards are not strangers telling anyone how to live. In fact, one of the Community Associations Institute's (CAI's) most important objectives is to help homeowners and their associations ensure that rules are made and enforced reasonably and fairly, and to ensure that homeowners have access to resources that help make better communities. To that end, CAI offers a variety of services for homeowners, the residents who serve on the Boards of their homeowners associations, and professional community managers. For example, homeowners can choose to live in communities run by - or encourage their boards to hire - association managers who have expert credentials, such as Certified Manager of Community Associations® (CMCA®), Association Management SpecialistTM (AMSTM), Professional Community Association Manager® (PCAM®), Reserve Specialist™ (RSTM) and others. CAI-trained and certified professionals are an important part of ensuring safe, successful and well-run communities. Homeowners and board members can also study some of the educational materials provided by CAI, such as our innovative guide, "Be Reasonable! How Community Associations Can Enforce Rules Without Antagonizing Residents, Going to Court or Starting World War III," and "Community First! Emerging Visions Reshaping America's Condominium and Homeowner Associations," and "Decision Making in Communities: Why Groups of Smart People Sometimes Make Bad Decisions," which guide associations in reasonable, common sense - not overzealous - rule-making and management. Communities can learn from the findings of events such as the March 2002 CAI-sponsored "Communities of Tomorrow Summit II," which brought together 100 of the nation's key leaders and experts in the fields of community planning, design, development, governance, security, and management - including keynote speaker Professor Evan McKenzie, author of "Privatopia," who appeared on your 20-20 segment. The group continued the groundbreaking discussions begun during our 1999 Summit. And there are mechanisms in place for residents to have a voice in changing rules they deem inappropriate or outdated. This was seen in the wake of the September 11th tragedy, when residents and associations who wanted to fly the American flag were able to quickly revise their older rules and regulations - with the encouragement and assistance of CAI, via our Operation Old Glory program for homeowner associations. These are just a few of the many publications, training programs, educational opportunities, events, and other resources CAI offers to help homeowners ensure that their community associations are well-run, and that the homeowner experience is not only positive, productive, and responsive - but neighborly. Fact #3 - Community associations successfully serve some 50 million Americans. In various contacts with 20-20 Executive Producer David Sloan and Producer Bonnie VanGuilder, CAI sent numerous informational materials, and made many offers to connect them with community managers, homeowner association board members, and homeowners who could share perspectives representative of the vast majority of community associations. The fact is, the vast majority are quite satisfied with their communities and associations. Failing to include that perspective and actively ignoring the majority opinion left viewers with an unbalanced, distorted and inaccurate perception. It also effectively silenced the voices of millions of satisfied homeowners who live in community associations, and who are happy and proud to live in vibrant, responsive, competent communities that promote harmony, community and responsible homeownership and leadership. On behalf of CAI and our members, if at any time you would like to again explore the topic of community associations, our offer of further materials - as well as the chance to hear from homeowners, board members and community managers who can offer their personal perspectives - still stands. We would welcome the opportunity to help illuminate this issue further for your producers and viewers. Sincerely, Thomas M. Skiba Chief Executive Officer Community Associations Institute cc: Barbara Walters, Host, 20-20 Arnold Diaz, Correspondent, 20-20 David Sloan, Executive Producer, 20-20 Bonnie VanGuilder, Producer, 20-20 Posted Jun 7 2005 8:47AM CEST     Username withheld , California

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