Category Archives: Quivira Falls
Can They Really Do That?
Can an HOA which dissolved itself really come back to life and start liening homes?
Can an HOA refuse to disclose its budget to homeowners?
Sadly, we get questions like these all the time. And the answer: An HOA can do whatever the heck it wants, whenever the heck it wants and there’s very little you as a homeowner can do about it.
Blow N’ Go High On The Roof, Part II
guest blog by Nila Ridings
On June 7th, I shared my gutter cleaning, police truck, firefighters and frustrating day with you now known as “Part I.”
Do you recall me saying my attorney told me to never let anyone on my roof or do work on my house or the attached neighbor’s house without showing me their Certificate of Insurance?
Management Company Fiasco
Many HOA board members who are tired of fulfilling their duties try to hire professional management companies to do the heavy lifting. But an HOA in Houston has learned a sad lesson about how some idiot HOA managers can get them into massive trouble.
Jacqueline Greene, a single mom with three kids, got behind in her rent at the Villa de Cancun complex owned by Woodfair Properties. Woodfair has a nifty way of forcing late-payers into forking over the money. They just screw the front door to the doorframe. Jacqueline removed the screws. The HOA management company did it again, once again forcing her to remove the screws so she access her apartment.
The Wonder of Sworn Testimony & Public Records!
R-E-C-O-R-D-S! Release the Records!
guest blog by Nila Ridings
Recently, I have talked with HOA members locally and across the country who are frustrated because they cannot see the financial records in their HOA.
One homeowner requested to see ONE financial document and was told by the Associa management operation that a $200 advance payment was required to see it! Others have gotten the same old song and dance about paying to see the HOA records.
