Villages of Woodland Springs Homeowners Association

HOA Info by Donie Vanitzian

Apr 05, 2009

"...In explaining "control" over owners of property in a homeowner association, one board director once explained to me how he was so successful in "taking control." How so? He said, "I have the attorney scare the hell outta them. Works every time."* The false sentiment of boards who proclaim they really take their jobs seriously and want what's best for the association, in too many instances, amounts to nothing more than an "orgy of fright" coupled with restraining orders and threats of suing little old ladies. At this point even an "intervention" couldn't help such associations. One cannot purchase a clear conscience and morality, it's something you either have or don't have.

And by the way, a note to all those self-righteous board directors out there: just because a lawyer told you it was Ok to do what you did, doesn't make it moral. In fact it is precisely that kind of arrogance that poisons every life you rule over and ruin. What did these same LW board directors do BEFORE they had access to free attorneys? Did they EVER have to make decisions for themselves? For whatever reason, this cycle of failure seems to perpetuate itself to the extent that each successive round of board directors results in someone getting whacked. This amounts to little by way of quantifiable accomplishments.

Owners in any HOA need only look to the latest string of closing businesses including law firms, and ex-employees including lawyers looking for jobs to understand that once on a payroll almost anywhere, but especially at any incompetent HOA, is akin to winning the lottery.


A HOA payroll that never quits, its kinda, well, sort of like the "gift that keeps on giving." Surprise! A stupid board that knows owners have problems meeting their own debt obligations yet takes advice from vendors such as management companies and yes, even lawyers, to raise dues, specially assess, sell off housing, and do it with impunity could be a goldmine to any struggling law firm or lawyer..."

---By Donie Vanitzian