Board forced victimezed homeowners to pay 50% of their victimizer's fine

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VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

After homeowners report to the State our Asssociation landscaper was fined 800$ by the State for his gross violation of the pesticide aplication laws.To pacify him the Board with managements approval has paid 400 of his fine. Such an immoral and very possibly ilegal endorsment of the law violation by both Board and mismanaging agentis is an insulkt to human decency and inteligence.

Hear Y'A Hear Y'A all normal Folks
Unbelievable decission by the Board of Burr Oaks

Landscaper's violation of the pesticide law
Was finerd by the State with a lot of dough
His fine was the violation penalty tax
In amount of 800 bucks

Landscaper has used his verbal sword
To threaten mismanagement and directors of the board
If you want continuation of that fine service of mine
You must pay a half of that fine

Do you believe it....for heaven sake
They gave him 400$ back
They both were way out of the line
Forsing victimized to pay half of their victimizer's fine

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

Your poem was great . . .

But - What do you mean "to pacify him"?

Did he claim that he was directed to apply this certain substance by the board, no matter what? (Do it and see if we are caught mentality)

By the way - what was applied?

________________________________________-

With apology to Michael Jackson:

Just do it,
Do it,
Put the stuff on,
No matter what will come,
The Board said
Just do it,
Do it.

DonnaS (Tennessee)
Posts: 5,671

Posted:

Vladmir,
Did the Board ask him or insist to him that he use a banned pesticide? Or did the Board ask him to spray in an area that is banned? If they did and he got fined because of the Boards requests to him, then I might understand some payment to him. Is he that dumb that he, hopefully licensed, does not know the pesticide restrictions?

If there was no Board requests on his pesticide use, then I would say "BYE BYE!! to him and find another landscaper asap.

BrianB (California)
Posts: 2,820

Posted:

with apologies to Simon/Garfunkel

Malathion my old friend
I've come to spread you out again
to kill the buggies softly creeping
into the homes where i am sleeping
And the comp'ny that was hired to obtain
pest free again
did earned a fine, compliance.

But they refuse to pay alone
to our board did telephone
Split the fine with the HOA
Board agreed to do it right away
And my dues were raised in the blink of a neon light
can that be right
to pay their fine, compliance?

And in our foolish board i saw
ten IQ points, maybe more
people talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People making rules that no one can enforce
And even worse
did pay the fine, compliance

"Fools", said I, "You do not know
blackmail like a cancer grows
Pay them now and they'll return
for more cash when next time turns
But my words like silent raindrops fell
and echoed
in the boards compliance

And the board did write a check
To the ones who did inspect
and we cried out with our protest
But the words ignored by all the rest
and the board said "the fine of the vendor half pay it yes we shall
and do it well
and paid it, the fine, compliance

VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

Thank you. Give me your e mail and I will send you part one of the poem.After being fined for multiple violation: no notification before,no proper makers after, unlicensed worker, not known chemicalsh he refused to do the work according to the law. Board tried to" pacify him. i.e. to do the proper work( cheaper then others). Board had no idea what he is spraying. He did what ever he wanted.Result: we have a new one following the law.

VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

Board neither knew or cared what he was doing. Now we have one respecting the pesticide application laws.

VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

Board neither knew or cared what he was doing. Now we have one respecting the pesticide application laws.

MaryA1 (Arizona)
Posts: 7,043

Posted:

Vladimir,

The board's first act of stupidity was to hire an unlicensed contractor. Their second act of stupidity was to pay half his fine. If they commit a third act of stupidity it's time for a recall. Three strikes and you're out!!!

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

Brian - what a hoot!

VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

For Susan w1(Michigan)

The Part one of the poem:

For some homeowners our State laws are just a piece of paper
They care more for a negligent landscaper
Some homeowners are being ignorant and so very unfair
Letting their grandchildren to breath that pesticided air
Permitting them carelessly to go ahead
To walk and play in the grass where poison was spread
Amazingly even our two attorney
Welcommed their grandchildren to such unhealthy journey
Go kids and enjoy your very healthy walks
Through poisoned unmarked and flagless lawns of Burr Oaks
Some dog owners were also enjoying walking their dog
And breathing together that chemical fog
WHY?
Because the Board has never told landscaper very properly so
EITHER YUOU OBEY THE LAW OR YOU MUST GO

VladimirS (Illinois)
Posts: 6

Posted:

Contractor was licensed but his worker applying pesticides was not. For details and documentation log : burroakscircle.org

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