Category Archives: HOA violence

Another Nevada Lawyer Bites The Big One

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Gosh, I was another blogger who missed this story last month. But the total number of organized crime lawyers and contractors pleading guilty in the Nevada HOA racketeering trial now numbers 30. And those dirty 30 will be testifying against the 9.

Don’t ever let a homeowner express doubt when you try to convince him or her that racketeering runs throughout the American HOA movement. The feds have nailed 39 crooks in this organized crime ring in Nevada. Believe me the true number in that state is actually in the thousands. And this web of HOA corruption infects and infests the rest of the states.

As I’ve said before, the Nevada trial is just a ‘show trial’. This federal investigation was undertaken for only one purpose: to demonstrate to all the state law enforcement agencies that they can do the same kind of investigations on a local basis. That would be a miracle… if it ever happens

(link to U.S. Justice Department’s press release)

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/February/14-crm-114.html

Another Day, Another Stolen HOA Dollar

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The unfortunate folks in this neighborhood are only missing $20,000. That’s peanuts compared to the millions and millions of dollars lost in other crooked HOAs. But when you buy into a glorified ‘investment club’ (which is technically all a Homeowners Association really is) you shouldn’t complain when you get ripped off.

Still, for the record, here’s a link to another story on homeowners who feel they’ve been cheated.

(20,000 bucks missing!)

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

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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