There may be a few - as in, maybe five - homeowners out there who haven't figured out by now that the developer has a lot to thank his friends Kit and Stuart for. And to those blind, remaining few, I invite you to do a little test yourself to see just how cozy the Sutherlands are with Jerrold Miller.
The next time you see Stu-Kit, just ask them this simple question: What is the Board doing to actively pursue the more than $5,000 in unpaid assessments that Jerry Miller owes our Association? They will tell you one of three things - none of which will be a straight answer. They will:
1. Hide behind a claim that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits them from disclosing that information - which it does not. So, if that's what they tell you, consider yourself lied to (but you would be in good company, since that's what one reader told the Blog that's the garbage he got when he asked).
2. Tell you that once his unit is sold, the Association 'may' receive some funds. If this is the baloney you are given, repeat the part about asking when we will get the more than $5,000 he owes our Association? You still won't get a straight answer, I assure you...you'll see.
3. Barring an answer similar to either of the above, you will then get a nuanced version of 'there's not much we, as an association, can do - which is absolutely untrue. Our Association can pursue (Continued...)
the debt after a unit has been foreclosed on. After all, Jerry Miller did use year's worth of water and other amenities that we paid for, so there's no reason the debt isn't legitimate and shouldn't be pursued. Then there's issue of the fact that, while his unit may have been foreclosed on, he still has a lot - by any measure - of money. Even Stuart himself alluded to as much when he read the e-mail from Jerry Miller at the Annual Meeting. Remember the part about Jerry Miller saying that if he knew who posted the elevator notices about Kit's alleged business ties with Miller-Gallman, he would seek remedy from the slander statutes? Well, by my book, if you have money to pay attorneys to go on adventures like that, then you have money to repay the good people of Glen Iris Lofts that paid for a year of services and amenities on your behalf. I mean, hello?
At any rate, I do know that the odds of you getting a straight answer to your question are lower than the odds of you running into the 'HOLLYWOOD' sign on your way home from work today.
When you're done with the exchange, ask yourself whose side Stu-Kit seemed like they were on to you. The side of you and your Association, or the side of their BFF? Then maybe we'll be down to less than five.
The next time you see Stu-Kit, just ask them this simple question: What is the Board doing to actively pursue the more than $5,000 in unpaid assessments that Jerry Miller owes our Association? They will tell you one of three things - none of which will be a straight answer. They will:
1. Hide behind a claim that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits them from disclosing that information - which it does not. So, if that's what they tell you, consider yourself lied to (but you would be in good company, since that's what one reader told the Blog that's the garbage he got when he asked).
2. Tell you that once his unit is sold, the Association 'may' receive some funds. If this is the baloney you are given, repeat the part about asking when we will get the more than $5,000 he owes our Association? You still won't get a straight answer, I assure you...you'll see.
3. Barring an answer similar to either of the above, you will then get a nuanced version of 'there's not much we, as an association, can do - which is absolutely untrue. Our Association can pursue (Continued...)
the debt after a unit has been foreclosed on. After all, Jerry Miller did use year's worth of water and other amenities that we paid for, so there's no reason the debt isn't legitimate and shouldn't be pursued. Then there's issue of the fact that, while his unit may have been foreclosed on, he still has a lot - by any measure - of money. Even Stuart himself alluded to as much when he read the e-mail from Jerry Miller at the Annual Meeting. Remember the part about Jerry Miller saying that if he knew who posted the elevator notices about Kit's alleged business ties with Miller-Gallman, he would seek remedy from the slander statutes? Well, by my book, if you have money to pay attorneys to go on adventures like that, then you have money to repay the good people of Glen Iris Lofts that paid for a year of services and amenities on your behalf. I mean, hello?
At any rate, I do know that the odds of you getting a straight answer to your question are lower than the odds of you running into the 'HOLLYWOOD' sign on your way home from work today.
When you're done with the exchange, ask yourself whose side Stu-Kit seemed like they were on to you. The side of you and your Association, or the side of their BFF? Then maybe we'll be down to less than five.
For that matter, what are they doing about any of the past due debts that remain outstanding to GIL on foreclosed units? Unless that owner declared bankruptcy, my understanding is that debt needs to be paid. Let's get a little aggressive about collecting fees or are we in the business of giving loans when we have to borrow from a bank ourselves?
ReplyDeleteWord for the day - Kballs - n - the artificial man parts a certain person thinks she has.
ReplyDeleteEx: Kit felt her Kballs shift as she rose to accept her position of self proclaimed power: It was much like the feeling she has had so many times when getting up to whip Stuart into compliance.
Both comments are great, but "KBalls?" That's almost as good as finding the town judge dead, dressed in a turquoise blue Dale Evans swimsuit....and, "I would kill for a picture!"
ReplyDeleteDear Blogger,
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how we can get a subscription to this VAGUE magazine you feature, or do we just get that one complimentary copy crammed down our throat each year at the annual meeting?