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Getting Screwed for Putting Up Posties

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Whew! Put up any kind of lawn sign in an HOA neighborhood and you’re going to get “rode hard and put away wet.”

These poor folks in North Carolina put up a small sign on their porch to tell burglars that they believed in the Second Amendment. No sooner did the sign go up than they were they smacked up alongside the face.

“Illegal sign! One hundred bucks a day!” This is one HOA that knows how to play cards and lay down a phony flush. “We own your butt, Big Boy! And you’re goin’ down hard.”

If you’ve EVER considered living in an HOA neighborhood, wander over to Amazon.com and buy my book, Neighbors At War! Or borrow a freebie from your next-door neighbor. And definitely….read the link posted below!

(link to story on illegal security sign)

LOL! HOA Problems Are International!

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Yep, I’ve said in the past that the out-of-control HOA movement is an international problem. The American HOA movement is outrageous, of course. But the newspaper article linked below shows some parallel problems in South Africa. They don’t have the Bill of Rights that we do. But it appears their HOA leaders are just as vicious.

Have fun reading!

(link to article on South African HOA speeders)

http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-south-africa/home-owners-association-the-new-traffic-cops-in-to

Are You Kidding Me? Nevada, Are You Nutz?!?!?!?

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I would have made a rotten fiction writer. Just about the time I dreamed up the wildest possible plot, some actual news story would break that wrecked my work of fiction. And Ladies & Gents? It’s happened again and this one’s a whopper. But it’s all true.

This month, the U.S. Attorney is scheduled to go to trial in one of the biggest public corruption cases in history. Thirty crooks have already pleaded guilty. And they’ll be testifying against nine of their former friends in the HOA corruption case. Organized crime involving racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud, election fraud and about fifty other federal charges. There are even some hints about connections with a Mexican drug cartel! The bad guys are police officials, attorneys, politicians, a TV star, well-known public figures.

Now, two of the most prominent politicians in Nevada (who are also under investigation for public corruption) are going to monkey skip right under the limbo pole. “How low can you go? Everybody limbo, now!”

Yep, the Department of Justice has decided it’s not going to prosecute or even investigate Nevada Senators Harry Reid and Mike Lee. One Democrat and one Republican. It apparently doesn’t matter what they did, they’ve been declared off-limits and the FBI has been ordered off the case!

There are lots of honest people in Nevada. I have some very good friends who live in Nevada. But it’s time to let you know, folks, the stench rising from your state is beyond polite description. You folks need to pay attention to the headlines. Your state’s economy is based on tourism and tourists don’t want to get pummeled and robbed. Home buyers don’t want the value of their vacation homes to drop 80 and 90 percent. A lot of Vistana homeowners were made penniless by these criminals.

Get with it, Nevada! Sniff the air!

(sniff the air here!)

The Bimbo Rides Again!

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The Good Lord knows I love Republicans. Truth be told, I’m pretty Libertarian… stay out of my life and I’ll stay out of yours.

But this Legislator in Arizona is either smoking too strong a brand of ‘stuff’, or somebody has slipped a Haight Ashbury tab into her punch. What is she thinking? She’s now painting a legislative bull’s eye on the back of every ‘gimp’ in the state. (If you’ve read my book, Neighbors At War, you’ve read my ‘gimp story. It’s pretty outrageous.

But back to the ‘Cute Young Thing’, aka, The Bimbo. The opinion of an Arizona attorney linked below shows The Bimbo’s other side. Her face may be pretty but looks can fool you. The position she’s putting her constituents in is pretty hideous. I would readily vote for a Republican, but this one is worth sending to the trailer out back of the big house.

(link to lawyer’s opinion of Ugenti legislation)

BTW, we’re now getting 50,000 new readers a month. No wonder she’s talking to all those reporters and fellow legislators and blasting Neighbors At War! Keep blasting, Cutie Pie. I like your smile.

Massive Explosion In New Jersey Condo Complex Leaves One Dead And Many Homeless

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guest blog by Nila Ridings

It is too soon to know if this massive explosion was caused by a gas leak, an improperly marked gas line, or incompetence by contractors…or any other cause. What is known is one person has lost their life in this condo explosion. Countless others are homeless or unaccounted for at this time.

A fire marshall once told me this type of situation is their worst nightmare: People in attached housing. Difficulty knowing who was in the units. And the difficulty of knowing where to begin looking for survivors. He also mentioned many HOAs have narrow streets that make it difficult to get fire trucks and equipment to the engulfed units. That is compounded by people parking vehicles on the narrow private streets which impedes the first responders’ access and delays response time.

Sadly, these owners are left with rebuilding (which I would want no part of) and making payments on a place where they cannot live. In addition, they have HOA dues to pay on a place that is totally destroyed. And their personal possessions are completely wiped out. Will they all have insurance to cover the damages? If they don’t, who pays for the rebuild? No doubt there will be lawsuits to determine the blame and while those process through the court system the owners continue to suffer.

This makes me think. If this happened in an apartment complex, victims would find a new apartment and move on to rebuilding their lives. But in a condo you’re stuck with no say in when, who, how, or if there is a rebuild. You’re faced with the payments, no place to live, and your life in turmoil and at the mercy of a group of board members to make a decision about your future living arrangement.

Lesson learned. Condo living is looking even less desirable.

My heart goes out to all of these condo owners for their suffering and loss. Sadly, they are facing some very difficult days ahead.

(link to ABC Local) (could take years to rebuild)

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