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Recall or No Recall, & The HOA Hall of Shame
The
Hen House Guarded by the Fox in Laguna Woods Village's Foster's
Farm & the Hall of Shame - News This Friday at 2:00 PM
Posted
by CotoBlogzz | 06/17/2009 04:00 PM
Laguna Woods
Village, CA -Whether the United Board recall is absolutely
necessary is debatable. What is not debatable is the
Golden Rain Foundations board’s behavior during the June
2, 2009. When all residents wanted was a little respect,
board president Erwin Stuller resorted to unnecessary defamatory
and personal attacks. What is more appalling is that the
rest of the board failed to step in and apply a modicum of
decorum to the proceedings. Such behavior is not only
despicable but calls for an apology and stepping down. The
video clip capturing Mr.
Stullers less than despicable behavior during the
proceedings are quickly becoming a rallying cry against abusive
HOA directors.
Hoist
By Their Own Petard - Fuses get shorter in Laguna Woods Village
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 06/03/2009 05:00 PMLaguna Woods Village,
CA -So, exactly what happened during yesterday?s Golden Rain
Foundation (GRF) board of directors meeting in Laguna Woods
United
Recall Petition Signed Sealed and Delivered - Finance Committee
Meeting
Laguna Woods Village, CA - As promised, earlier today United
Mutual director Michael Curtis during the Finance Committee
Meeting, delivered a petition to recall certain United board
boards, with close to 100 verified signatures over an above the
required...
United
Board Recall In Final Stretch ? 4th of July in June!
Laguna Woods Village, CA - Change is in the air. So is
anticipation, excitement, thrill and for some, fear. Fear that
their telephones are bugged. Fear of retribution. Fear of the
unknown.
Prosecuting
Mr. Curtis - or is it Persecuting?
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/26/2009 8:30 PMPCM General Manager
Milt Johns, taking exception to the coverage by Orange County
Register of the recent exile of United Mutual Director Michael
Curtis from his own community, documents his displeasure at
the..
Laguna
Woods Village - United Board on Official Notice
TO: United Board:About a month ago, the official "United
Membership List" was provided to me by Bill Hart. I believe
it is dated April 29th. This is being used to verify all
signatures on the Removal (or recall) Petition, so that the
official...
The
$5 Million Landscape Budget and Recall Petition
Laguna Woods Village, CA - We have been to Laguna Woods Village.
We have seen Laguna Woods Village. The place is nicely kept, but
how many gardeners does it take to justify a $5 million/year
budget?That is the question residents are asking, as the...
How
to recognize a cheater
The traditional cheater is, for example, the crude sneak thief.
He is also the small-time bureaucrat or politician on the take.
He needs little skill and much gall to extract his living. But
he lives in constant danger of being caught in the act and...
Laguna
Third Mutual's President Queries Answered
Which wolf will you feed today? Posted by CotoBlogzz |
05/06/2009 9:00 AM | Have you heard the story about an old man
who keeps struggling with two constantly fighting wolves? The
first wolf represents truth, the second represents evil. When
he...
Laguna
Woods Village Budget
I keep hearing at all the committee meetings, the capital
expenses being approved come out of reserves and will not add
anything to our monthly assessments.I beg to differ.
Law?
What Law? WE are the Law! Recent find of
Original Documents were mailed to each President (GRF, Third
Laguna Hills Mutual and United Laguna Hills Mutual),
together with information sheets from OriginalTrust and
amendment to the Trust dated Jan. 9, 1969. These documents
stated how and why Ross Cortese, the developer of Leisure World
Laguna Hills, changed the concept of Leisure World Laguna Hills
from a Senior Citizen non-profit Co- operative to a Senior
Citizen non-profit Condominium Complex.
New
Golden Rain Foundation Rules of Engagement
On the heels of the Golden Rain Foundation?s (of Seal Beach)
decision to appeal the recent Court of Appeals decision, on a
financial transparency lawsuit, to the state Supreme Court, the
embattled GRF HOA board of directors recently decided to
enact...
Cynthia
Conners Being Asked to Resign
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 2/10/2009 5:40 PM
The
Laguna Woods Village Shareholders Committee is asking Third
Board director Cynthia Conners to resign her positions on the
board for a number of alleged ethical violations.
New
Third Laguna Hills Mutual of Laguna Woods Village Board Seated
The
Third Laguna Hills Mutual of Laguna Woods Village seated the new
board for that housing mutual today. Officers include Carol
Moore, President; Stan Feldstein, 1st Vice President; Don
Lippert, 2nd Vice President; Kathryn Freshley, Secretary. The
voting was done by secret ballot and the anticipation of the
members present was that business would proceed without the
roadblocks of the past year.
The
Devil Made me Do It - Blame it on the Loopholes
During Thursday?s CZ Master Association?s Candidate?s Night
designed for Coto de Caza residents to meet the candidates
running for two seats on the CZ Master board, the first question
mischaracterized our position, asking an either or question:
?Buzz...
The
Right LWV Leadership for Such a Time as This?
Is this general manager (Milt Johns) over his head in his
management skills? Can someone come out with only experience
from the garden to manage a 90 million dollar business without a
conflict of interest? When is the last time Mr. Johns lowered
our costs...
$2
million Verdict Returned Against Homeowners Association
Conduct constituted malice, oppression, or fraud and committed
by one or more officers, directors or managing agents of the HOA
- Presiding Juror Earlier this week a jury in a case filed in
Superior Court of California Riverside, a jury ruled in favor...
GRF
2009 Budget Review, Be There or Be Out of Luck!
Letter from LWV resident M. Curtis inviting concerned residents:
Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 22) at 9AM, in the Community Center
Board Room, GRF will have a Special Corporate (all boards)
meeting to review next year's budget. See the...
Different
Homeowners Association, Same Issues
I assume that you are a member of the Walnut Creek Leisure World
Association, or is this another HOA in the area? We have had
many comments of similar problems by HOA's who happen to run
into our website and I'm glad that you contacted me
The
Right LWV Leadership for Such a Time as This?
Is this general manager (Milt Johns) over his head in his
management skills? Can someone come out with only experience
from the garden to manage a 90 million dollar business without a
conflict of interest? When is the last time Mr. Johns lowered
our costs...
Working
to Serve, Or Serving To Work - Letter to OC Register Columnist
Another good column. I was wondering if there was ever any
serious consideration to any non-union government employee for
the position of publicly elected Sheriff by either the Register
or Supervisors? That is all I see in your Top Five selection
and...
To
Destroy a Community, or to Destroy the Status Quo?XThat is the
Question in this Letter to the Menifee SCCA Board of Directors
First of all I have no intentions or no desire to destroy
"our community". However, I must ask you to please
define what you think the community is, what it is you think I
am threatening to destroy?Secondly, Sun City has been declared a
"blighted...
HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATION TITLEHOLDERS ARE "HUMAN CAPITAL"
by D. Vanitzian(c) 2007 Donie VanitzianWhen criminal liability
is not charged against the "criminals" in an
association, then the titleholders become the Human Capital used
to fund the criminal activities and wrongdoing.
HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATIONS: A CLUB YOU DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO
This ain't no party! This ain't no disco! This ain't no
community!
Dare's
role in Pastures cost association $100,000
By BRENDAN J. LYONS, Senior writer First published: Sunday,
Times Union August 12, 2007. Republished with permissionAugust
12, 2007 ALBANY -- An advocate for the Historic Pastures
Homeowners Association, which lost more than $100,000 in...
HIRING
AN ATTORNEY CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH LEGAL
BLACKMAIL--TAKING CLIENTS HOSTAGE- Q: How can you tell when an
attorney is lying? A. His lips are moving.August 10, 2007 If
California can place caps on spending and caps on fees of
various types of businesses -- then it needs to put caps...
BRING
BACK GOVERNOR PETE WILSON
by Donie Vanitzian, JD(c) 2007 D. VanitzianYou can?t have a good
old boys and girls club without a little help from friends in
high places, of course, a little help from California?s State
Bar wouldn?t hurt either. [FN1]Forget for a moment that the
term...
Should
I stay or should I go - in/from my HOA? X
First was the Delegate?s Corner blasting CZ Master Association
board of director?s critics for speaking out against a corrupt
delegate system and electoral process in favor of direct
elections, consistent with current legislation, and consistent
with the...
Casta
Courier Coverage of Unhappy Campers at Leisure World
I'd like to comment on the following paragraph that was in your
publication "The Casta Courier" on July 19, 2007. The
second paragraph reads as follows:
SPENDING
OTHER PEOPLE?S MONEY by Donie Vanitzian, JDX(c) 2007 Vanitzian
I mean really! How difficult is it to spend other people?s
money? Cheech!! It?s a no brainer, especially with no statutory
accountability. "Hey man, it ain't difficult" one
board member tells me, he says "no one gives s**t." He
proceeds to point to his...
Critics
do not attend board meetings - GRF that is!
Critics do not attend Home Owner Association Meetings to learn
of actions deemed necessary by their Board!August 6, 2007
Critics are principally individuals who fail to attend Home
Owner Association Meetings to learn of actions deemed
necessary...
The
New Seven, err... Eight Wonders of the World
CZ's definition for leadership is that whenever questions are
raised, the canned response is ?Remember the Reserves?! Now CZ
Spin Machine has to be the Eight Wonder of the World!- August 6,
2007 The results of the NOWC?s New Seven Wonders of...
"TWIN
RIVERS" = "TRIPLE PROBLEMS"
Note to the do-gooders whose glasses are corrupted by the
half-full half-empty circular-argument nonsense and who want
only to hear the good-of-it-all and nothing too depressing, oh,
and want only smiley ha-ha journalism: Go grab your teddy bears
and...
Lawyer
seeking condominiums' business goes over the line
Question: I manage a large condominium project in Los Angeles.
Unsolicited, an attorney sent me an invitation to meet with him
over lunch. He then phoned me several times, including the day
before the lunch, explaining the purpose was to speak only
with...
CONDOMINIUMS
ARE A GREAT INVESTMENT- FOR LAWYERS
About every two months I get a call, or a client comes in to ask
me about condominiums. It usually starts off with, ?I bought
this adorable little condo? and then the upstairs neighbor had a
flood?. And then the Homeowners Association refused??
Paraphrasing
the LA Times on Defeat of SB670 & Wicked Twin Witches of the
West - SB 127 & AB-980
Taking a page out of the OC Register?s ?paraphrased reporting?,
an article written by LA Times staff writer Diane Weder titled
?Bill to limit transfer fee founders?, published appropriately
on May 13, 2007, quotes the president of the statewide
Realtors...
Private
Transfer Tax - Good for the Common Interest Development
(HOA/CID) Industry or Good for the Politicians?
When we received our copy of the report that the California
Association of Realtors (CAR) used to Sponsor and help draft
transfer fees, we were confused. Given that Vanitzian has become
an icon in Sacrament (some say a thorn in the legislature's
side),...
Management
company's tape-recording tactic puts homeowners at risk
Question: Because our management company has been sued before,
it has a policy of recording all incoming and outgoing phone
calls. Before a management employee answers the phone, there is
an automatic announcement warning callers they are being
recorded....
Of
Trial Lawyers, the AAJ and the Democratic Party
The National College of Advocacy and AAJ Education maintain two
distinct programs that recognize AAJ lawyer member efforts in
pursuit of advanced legal learning and professional
development?the Achievement Recognition Program and Advanced
Studies in Trial...
Laguna
Woods Village CC&Rs, What CC&Rs? I Got Your CC&Rs
Right Here!
Coto de Caza is not the only place where the board of directors
consistently either disregard the civil code, governing
documents (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions - CC&Rs)
or even the moral code.
What
is better in HOA Management? Transparency and Accountability or
Feel Good?May 22, 2007
Mostly as a result of the Enron and Worldcom scandals, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 known as the Public Company
Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 and
commonly called SOX; was enacted to provide business executives
with less wiggle...
HOW
DO OWNERS SPELL L-A-W S-U-I-T? SENATE BILL NO. 127!X
This author asks WHERE ARE THE PENALTIES AGAINST MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES AND BOARDS? WHAT?S THE PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE LAWS
THAT THESE LEGISLATORS ARE PASSING?
Two
of the Worst & Most Detrimental Laws to Hit California are
Sponsored by None Other than: California Association of Realtors
(R) The Gold is Gone --No more gold in the Golden State!
Dear Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
SHATZI! PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PROMISE TO US. Please listen to the
people who support you and look to you to help us! When you
first began buying property in California NO ONE told you what
you could or could not do...
THE
LAW OF INTENDED CONSEQUENCES - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A
"WORD" MAKES: NO! ON ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 563
It apparently does not matter that titleholders with a vested
interest in their property cannot get their legislators to carry
legislation to help US, but, they can waste taxpayer funds by
preventing the bills WE WANT and NEED by CHANGING *ONE* WORD in
an...
EMERGENCY!
EMERGENCY! OOPS! WE JUST HAD THE MEETING! YOU MISSED IT!!
So THIS is what the Senate calls an "Open Meeting."
How many Open Meetings have THEY been to? Obviously not many.
ROTFLMAO!
CAN
YOU OUTSWIM YOUR HOA SHARKS? or will you drown trying?
Owning, let alone living in an HOA is a tough JOB and requires
you be physically fit, possess a certain sophistication of the
processes, and have the character let alone stamina, that allows
you to be persistent in a manner that indescribable to REAL...
HEY
GRAY PANTHERS! YOU GOT IT WRONG!
(c) D. Vanitzian
May 16, 2007The Gray Panthers are on record as SUPPORTING A BAD
BAD BAD BAD BILL: Senate Bill Number 948. SHAME ON YOU. Where
the heck are you getting your information from?
The
Law of Unintended Consequences: Legislation and HOA BOD Cause
and Effect: Clueless in my CAR Coming
off a most improbable but successful campaign to defeat SB 670
author and HOA advocate Vanitizian thanks supporters making a
connection between the quality of legislation being passed in
Sacramento, and the quality of life in most homeowners...
