Copyright Beanie Adolph
The privatization of our neighborhoods is actually the privatization of our government, for Homeowners Associations rule with the iron hand of tyranny. HOAs are touted as "democracy in action", but nothing could be farther from the truth. The real world reveals that many, if not most, HOAs are ruled by management companies and CAI attorneys.
Homeowners are controlled by fear, for total power has been granted to HOA boards, who in turn cede the power to management companies and attorneys.
Here, in Harris County, Texas,we have been studying the problem since 1999. See our website HOADATA.ORG.
We have done a conservative tally of HOA foreclosure filings from 1986 to 2001. We believe this is only a small fraction of the total. We have not included many condos and townhomes and no non-judicial foreclosures.
When you realize that each of these listings represents numerous fees, charges, liens and so many costs under so many names to the attorney's advantage, you can see what a boon this is to greed and why the CAI lobby is so powerful at all of the state legislatures.
Privatization of government is one of the biggest scams perpetrated on our country. HOAs do NOT insure property values. The annual real estate listings reveal as much fluctuation in HOAs as in non-HOAs. One owner told me he bought his home in an HOA for $20,000.00 less than the seller had paid. The market was down and the HOA surely didn't refund the difference to him. How did the HOA protect property value?
Since HOAs have total power, homeowners are often denied voting privileges and most other rights that Americans had considered their birthright. And most people don't have a choice when buying a home. Most available housing is now in HOAs.
In addition, this idea of "forcing" homeowners in non-HOAs to be subject to HOA rule if a certain percentage decide to force it on them and deny them their guaranteed constititonal rights certainly cannot be "the American way".
Since the founding of our country, we have fought for freedom. Our constitutional government with our guaranteed rights is our precious heritage. This has been an insidious takeover - a sellout by legislators to bills written by CAI lawyers. I, for one, do not plan to surrender to this CAI greed without a fight.
I Pledge Allegiance to the Homeowners Association
of the United States of America,
And To The Corporation for Which It Stands,
One Nation Under Fraud, Indivisible,
With Servitudes and Assessments For All.
Thank you,
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HOAs
work "for" the CAI even if they are not "officially" managed by the CAI - (A trade organization since 1992) HOAs are less interested in the value of your home, than converting your equity into their income.
Privatized Government
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Why don't we see these birds anymore?
Fear Sells - Don't Buy
Sugar Land, Texas
Contributed by: Jan Jackson on 11/25/2007
What corrupt, politically-driven HOA board member or board supporter, lawyer, judge, public official, or legislator will fall next?
Here in my HOA, and in many other HOAs throughout our nation, HOA homeowners are now filing RICO (racketeering) actions (criminal and civil), Class Action lawsuits, and individual lawsuits against their HOAs and their HOAs' lawyers.
Why is that happening? Because many (if not most) HOA homeowners have, over the years, learned what HOA boards, HOA lawyers, and HOA cabals are really all about. And that is, getting, keeping and growing their personal power and wealth. Homeowners learned that these types of HOA board members, their HOA lawyers, and their cabals are usually corrupt to their very cores. And while they usually benefit individually from their corruption, HOA boards and their HOA lawyersmust have the unquestioning loyalty of their member "cabals." Such cabals usually are made up of a small group of lesser power-and-money-seeking HOA members and very powerful (politically and otherwise) non-member HOA Industry interests.
That learning experience that HOA homeowners went through outraged them beyond measure and has now turned into action.
Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of that political entity known as "HOAs" in these United States.
Read on for more about this subject.
Jan
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AHRC News Services
Where are the banana trees, Barry Walter??
The CAI industry wants the 2009 Texas Legislature to give your HOA access to your home equity in the form of a "debit card" (Judical Home Equity).
It's time to get informed!
