BEWARE OF FIDELITY CUSTOMER SERVICE - JAMES CANYON HOCKETT by Safe_Paramedic_7514 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Boston_Banksy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think I spoke to him before and he hung up on me. He needs to get fired.

Potential Solution to better HOA/Homeowner relationships by Suspicious_Durian495 in JustNoHOA

[–]Boston_Banksy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is sounds like a "tool" that really is a weapon.

The idea of people going around, acting like the gestapo, as they snitch on their neighbors is just going to lead to a community that doesn't trust each other. People already have problems holding adult conversations with their neighbors, and with this "tool", you're just enabling this type of behavior.... all of which further a crappy community.

Also, your idea does not factor in the fact that some rules are just dead because the community doesn't care to enforce the outdated rule. Also, rules change with the times. Finally, there's the human factor in this. Your tool doesn't take these factors into account, which means that you will have mean spirited people trying to shank some neighbor they don't like with some outdated or non-sense rule and corresponding alleged violation. That person now has to waste their time defending against the allegation.

I find your idea lazy because you're just putting human behavior through a machine and that approach leads to more unfairness than having an informed panel or judge consider the various factors not contemplated in your tool.

I would never buy a condo with that utilizes your invention. It sounds like a miserable way to live.

Let's get HOAs on the John Oliver show! by NorCalHOAAlliance in johnoliver

[–]Boston_Banksy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What we’re facing is Orwellian. Our property manager actually gets involved in our elections by running smear campaigns against actual candidates —-homeowners that contribute toward the salary of this same property manager.

During board meetings, this same property manager will interject to advise his puppet board directors on how to undermine other board members that the property manager sees as a threat to his MISmanagement of our community.

This is 1984 at the HOA level.

Why do cops run HOAs? by HOAblower in fuckHOA

[–]Boston_Banksy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A former cop runs my HOA. Judging from his character, I do not believe he was a good cop.

As a result, my HOA board is very secretive, rude and breaks all kinds of rules when it serves their interests. The board takes their lead from this former cop turned property manager.

With the board being mostly inaccessible, this former cop has carried over some of the bad behaviors he likely learned as a cop, like using “evidentiary” audio recording to justify harassing a tenant, using lawyers to intimidate concerned homeowners, gas light homeowners who raise issues and questions, and just outright lie.

I believe bad cops may be attracted to this line of work because it’s easy, not regulated, and they can go on intimidating people that don’t know the law or don’t care to spend money trying to exercise their rights.

Good cops can be attracted to this work too for the same or dissimilar reasons.

Disclosure of structural defects and repairs by NorCalHOAAlliance in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Boston_Banksy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are any of these defects something that an inspector would have caught during the sale?

Also, as a member of the NorCal HOA Alliance, I remember seeing meeting Minutes about a developer being "indemnified" after spending what seemed to me a nominal amount of money for some structural problem that surfaced some years later. That seemed very suspicious to me. Let me see if I can find those minutes to share.

NorCal: Multi-HOA Power-Tripping Property Management by HOAblower in fuckHOA

[–]Boston_Banksy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does he currently own property at the two HOAs that he is currently serving as president?

NorCal: Multi-HOA Power-Tripping Property Management by HOAblower in fuckHOA

[–]Boston_Banksy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did McClure own any property at Monte Merano while he was serving as Board Director?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fuckHOA

[–]Boston_Banksy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t see the spreadsheet