When some media outlet reports on the latest outrage involving an out-of-control board of lawn Nazis, the CAI invariably sends out representatives who use the same old tire lined: “These complaints are so rare and isolate, they’re not even worth talking about.” They use that same lie whenever they testify in front of State Legislatures.
Here’s another of those “Oh, so rare,” and “Oh, so isolated” stories:
http://counton2.com/2016/08/22/neighborhood-attempting-to-overthrow-hoa/
I’m no big fan of court decisions that favor big banks, in fact, I’m a bitter critic of some of the financial scams the big banks run. But the latest one in Nevada is no miscarriage of justice.
A lower Nevada court had ruled that investors in foreclosed HOA loans had a super-priority right to grab up a foreclosed house for a few thousand measly bucks, and cancel the loan the original mortgage company had given the homeowner. For a few thousand bucks you could just ignore the entity that loaned the original homeowner the half million it took to buy the home in the first place.
I despise crooked banks, I’ve been personally victimized by a crooked bank. But still, the phrase ‘due process’ is woven into our Constitution. And due process is supposed to be accorded equally to all citizens and all corporate entities.
The decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will obviously be challenged. The 9th Circuit is famously the most liberal Court in the nation and overturning 9th circuit decisions is almost pro- forma for lawyers. So it’ll be interesting to see what direction this decision goes. With a 4-4 tie in the U.S Supreme Court the whole matter could boil down to which Presidential candidate comes out on top three months from now. If this decision is delayed by the lack of a deciding vote by the High Court’s pending 9th member it very well could stand as is.
(link to Las Vegas Review-Journal story on overturning of Super-priority lien)
Most people in our network already frequently check into Shu Bartholomew’s incredible weekly radio show, On The Commons. Everybody who’s anybody in the homeowners rights movement has been interviewed by Shu at least once. But this weekend’s show had a ‘first-timer.’ And what a first-timer it was!
The guest was Judy Thomas, the reporter behind the huge HOA investigative series in last week’s Kansas City Star. Judy says she’s gotten responses from all over the country. Strange, because so many other major newspapers have turned down stories about the HOA mess because they assume it’s a non-issue. It’s getting more and more difficult for professional lobbyists like the Community Associations Institute (CAI) to pretend that almost all homeowners are happy with their HOA. It’s obvious that millions, even tens of millions of homeowners have been burned by the national HOA scam.
Definitely listen to how this Kansas reporter uncovered the truth about HOAs.
(link to OnTheCommons.net)
Well, ya’ll, I was one of the first to predict this one!
Journalist Jeff German, who I’ve long said deserves a Pulitzer for his reporting on the HOA organized crime scandal in Las Vegas, came out with a big expose’ a couple of months ago. He reported that the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court had tipped off one of the biggest suspects in the FBI investigation of rigged HOA board elections and phony insurance mitigation work.
Chief Justice Nancy Saitta tipped off her good lawyer buddy, one of the two biggies in the Nevada scandal, that the FBI was coming. That lawyer, Nancy Quon, was able to destroy most of her files before the feds banged on her door. Keep in mind that this was the biggest federal investigation in Nevada history into official corruption. Forty-three people were indicted, some of them are still serving time. And here’s a Nevada Supreme Court Justice doing the unthinkable. Well, that’s Nevada for you!
In any event, Chief Justice Saitta has decided to become former Chief Justice Saitta. But there’s blood on her hands. Four people, including the lawyer she tipped off, committed suicide. Actually, I still believe two of the suicides might have been something a little more serious. In Nevada when the Mob comes knocking they usually kneecap you. Then, maybe, you commit suicide.
Scum like Chief Justice Saitta shouldn’t be allowed to resign. They should be sent to the same prison where their co-conspirators are serving time.
(link to Las Vegas Review-Journal story on Judge Nancy Saitta)
There’s just nothing one can say after the horror in Orlando. Hatred is such a horrible thing. What happened in Florida is just beyond comprehension. Our nation is grieving.
Ward
