HAWAII – Condominium residents receive $3.87 million jury award against condo association
The Molokai News: Ke Nani Kai residents receive $3.87 million jury award against condo association
The $3.87 million award is a record judgment in this type of case, according to the Bevills attorney Terry Revere. He described the case as the “the West Molokai version of Lord of the Flies or the equivalent of a John Ford Western where an isolated town is run by a villain and his collection of thugs.” Revere said the intimidation lasted for at least six years and continued even after the lawsuit was filed.
The jury found the condominium association’s board of directors, and its employees and agents violated state condominium laws. They were also found to be engaged in a variety of illegal acts including racketeering, civil conspiracy, gross negligence, malicious prosecution, breach of contract, and both negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Read more:
NEVADA – HOA conspiracy pleas set for this week
Las Vegas Review-Journal: HOA conspiracy pleas set for this week
Justice Department lawyers spearheading the investigation into the takeover of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations expect to be busy in federal court this week.
On Tuesday, retired Las Vegas police Lt. Benjamin Kim is to plead guilty before U.S. District Judge James Mahan to one count of misprision of felony in a related bank fraud scheme involving the Courthouse Cafe, once a popular restaurant at the Regional Justice Center. Read more:
“I was re-financing my home and I was at closing and they said there’s a lien that showed up for three thousand dollars in legal fees and I said no, where did you get that?”
Noemi and her husband Juan were thrown into a world of legal bills, unreturned phone calls and sleepless nights.
Their homeowners association says the couple missed their annual payment, and the late fines and legal fees began adding up, to the tune of more than 3,000 dollars. Read more:
Retired Las Vegas police Capt. Frank Sutton has struck a deal to plead guilty in the high-profile federal investigation of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.
The investigation has focused on a massive fraud scheme to stack associations with board members who would steer legal, community management and construction defect contracts to favored firms. Read more:
ARIZONA – HOA forecloses on Mesa homeowner
azfamily.com: HOA forecloses on Mesa homeowner
by Meredith Yeomans
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM
MESA, Ariz. — Since Pamela Brummer moved into her home back in the 1980s, she says a lot has changed in her community and it hasn’t been for the best.
“Trees being cut. People coming onto the property. Damage to the property and the HOA was not paying attention,” she explained.
To protect her property, Brummer built a wall around her backyard. Read more:
TEXAS – Residents question HOA accountability
KXAN.com: Residents question HOA accountability
Police looking into possible theft, fraud
Updated: Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 7:17 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:04 PM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A dispute over what could be more than $1 million in unaccounted-for spending by an Austin homeowners association has sparked a police inquiry into possible fraud and theft, a KXAN investigation has confirmed.
The investigation originated after several dues-paying members of the Sunchase Condominiums Homeowners Association complained that they were being required to pay a “special assessment” of several hundred dollars on top of their monthly dues because the organization was out of money. Read more:
