A Democratic State Legislator in Virginia is crowing about getting a law passed in her state. The new law will allow HOA officials in self-managed communities more time to answer written requests by homeowners for information. Current Virginia law requires HOAs to provide paperwork or answers to inquiries within five days. The new law Ms. Filler-Corn loves so much doubles that time to ten days.
Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn brags that this will help ease the burden on HOA officials. She says the five-day requirement is too much of a burden for neighborhood volunteers.
Listen, Lady! You’ve got it exactly backwards. Virginia HOAs are just as mean-spirited as those in other states. Your law does NOTHING to help beleaguered homeowners. How about actually pushing for some real reform? How about a two-point law that will really make Filler-Corn a household name.
First, you mandate that all neighborhood paperwork is posted online and available at all times! Then no homeowner would have to beg and plead to see HOA budgets, and how much board members were soaking the community with their hotel food-and-booze tabs. And no resident would have any questions because everything they could possibly need is instantly available.
Second, forget the First Point. Just abolish all HOAs as being fundamentally flawed. They’re all constructed to purposely allow agenda-driven ‘volunteers’ to get their claws into their neighbors’ throats. Actually, this law might make you a statewide hero!
What do you think, Del. Filler-Corn?
I see the CAI is doing well, and in the pockets of those lawmakers in Virginia. Maybe, Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn should hook-up with Arizona State Rep. Michelle Ugenti. I bet the two could destroy twice as many homeowners lives.
Tell me more about Michelle Ugenti. I am saddled with Rick Gray as my Rep, and he is a past president of the Sun City HOA, where I live. One can only imagine what his thoughts are about reforming HOA’s…
Hi Nia. There’ll be more coming on Monday!