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TimB4
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| 01/08/2012 11:36 PM |
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Anne,
I wanted to offer the following link to Fairfax County VA Community Association Manual.
Although written for HOA's in Virginia and based on VA laws, it's a good plain English reference for how Associations should work. It might provide some insight for you.
Hope this helps,
Tim
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AnneT
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| 01/09/2012 12:55 AM |
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I explained very clearly - you can't be much more clear than to say that it is not safe to be out at night around here.
I'm not aware of any law that says I must make myself vulnerable to the night creatures that roam around here, like the one who killed the lady one block from me or the people who kicked my neighbors door down or who broke into my bedroom through a window I foolishly left open because it was 95 degrees that day and not having the money to fix my air conditioner I preferred having it open to at least catch a breeze.
I don't have the money that you do obviously and if neither of you can figure out why it is wrong for money that is collected for preservation of the neighborhood to be given to anonymous possibly nonexistent homeless people you need more help than I can give you.
It's not fun living in this environment. Its not how I was raised. I'm not going out at night to an HOA meeting that I explained previously is held in a very small room where there aren't enough seats, no air conditioning, people smoking when the auditorium was offered for our use. They chose the most uncomfortable room possible so that people stay away. My son was in town that day and went with me otherwise I would not have gone.
Having been victimized in the past, I refuse to put myself in harm's way. If you don't understand that like I said you need more help than I can supply you with.
There are other HOA's here, I read their blog every week. They do things like have yard waste pickup or even neighborhood picnics so people know each other. None of them have ever said that they give the money collected from hard-working people to an anonymous charity with no proof of what they did with it.
If you noticed or not, FRAUD was involved before and apparently is again.
I won't say anything else because obviously you prefer to believe whatever. That's your problem not mine. |
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AnneT
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| 01/09/2012 12:59 AM |
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Posted By TimB4 on 01/08/2012 10:50 PM
Anne,
Since your Association is incorporated as a non-profit, the corporation laws I provided a link to need to be complied with.
Based on what you discovered from your Corporation Commission, it appears there were issues in the past when, due to lack of knowledge, forgetfulness or actual intent, your Association failed to file annual reports. This resulted in the Association being administratively dissolved. This did not dissolve the Association. It only dissolved the status of being incorporated. Again, based on what you posted, it appears that someone discovered the error and reapplied for corporation status. When your dealing with volunteers this can happen from time to time. It shouldn't, but can and does happen.
You've done some great research over the past week or so. I would encourage you to start attending a few board meetings to see why things are being done the way they are. Perhaps you can suggest a better way or, depending on the time you have to offer, volunteer to do the research to find alternatives.
Good luck.
Tim
I guess you missed the FRAUD charges. You have selective reading I guess. It was not forgetfulness it was FRAUD.
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TimB4
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| 01/09/2012 1:16 AM |
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Anne,
I saw the Fraud but do not know the circumstances around it. Therefore, could not and did not comment on it.
I read about, and understand, your concern about being out at night. I certainly wouldn't ask that you put yourself in harms way. Perhaps you can encourage the Association to hold the meetings on weekends during the day or see if someone would walk you to and from the meetings.
Please remember that we only know what you post. What might be common knowledge to you isn't common knowledge to us. Therefore, we have no idea of the level of crime, the condition of your Association, the actions of your board, the specifics of issues involved, etc.
You don't need an Association do hold a neighborhood picnic. We, my wife and I, hold one every year by coordinating with neighbors to supply grills, tables and some paper supplies. Then we distribute a flyer saying "neighborhood picnic, bring your own meat, your own drink and a dish to share. Tables, grills and paper goods provided". Perhaps you can get some neighbors together and do the same thing.
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