At the May 8, 2008 Board meeting, Conforti and Dogan continued to duck questions regarding the Association funds secretly withdrawn by Julie Handley.
Conforti said, "the matter has been concluded." Dogan added, "it was inappropriate for the Board to discuss related material and that Mr. Mercer would reply".
Of course, the matter is not "closed" — what "closed" means in our context is unclear, and it is never inappropriate for any homeowner to ask questions regarding the use of Association funds.
Conforti added, "Legal Counsel did not work for individual members of the community." Apparently, Conforti does not understand that formal notices to the Association may be delivered to Mr.Mercer — the legal agent of the Association.
In addition, Mr. Mercer played a part in this affair, so it was appropriate to include him in the letter to the Board.
Conforti concluded that we were "free to sue and that no action was to be taken by the Board." No one has threatened to sue the Association in this matter.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
New Virginia law will create a Common Interest Community Board
Elizabeth Razzi of the Washington Post wrote today that "A new Virginia law will create a Common Interest Community Board, which will have an ombudsman to field complaints from homeowners. It will take months to get the new board up and running. Eventually, there will be links to it from the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's Web site at http://www.dpor.virginia.gov."
"Montgomery County is one of the few jurisdictions in the area that has had a mechanism in place to intervene in [such] disputes." They recently ordered the Devonshire East Homeowners Association in Rockville to pay Jo-Ann Fiscina's legal expenses, which she said exceed $20,000.
Before Southampton ends up with a legal bill for the Board's refusing to have a hearing, and/or answer questions, on the $8885 plus spent defending Thompson and Handley in a criminal trial, do call the Chairman, Frank Conforti, on (703) 892-0891 and express your concerns.
"Montgomery County is one of the few jurisdictions in the area that has had a mechanism in place to intervene in [such] disputes." They recently ordered the Devonshire East Homeowners Association in Rockville to pay Jo-Ann Fiscina's legal expenses, which she said exceed $20,000.
Before Southampton ends up with a legal bill for the Board's refusing to have a hearing, and/or answer questions, on the $8885 plus spent defending Thompson and Handley in a criminal trial, do call the Chairman, Frank Conforti, on (703) 892-0891 and express your concerns.
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