User talk:Mike Reardon

Homeowner association

HOA is only one type of community association. Today is the first day I have seen this article. It does need help, and I might make this an effort. I represent homeowners and community associations. My interest developed from my own (bad) experience with an HOA. Since that time, I have come to realize that "property values" have nothing to do with community associations. Governing documents are written by developers who have no interest in protecting homeowners. They are usually badly drafted. Community association law and property management have become a big business, in an industry which is extremely lucrative and very poorly regulated. It is a recipe for corruption. Invariably, the homeowners suffer. A homeowner's only recourse is usually to sue - and then they pay for their own legal fees as well as those of their opponents, through "assessments". Condo and homeowner associations are unlike any other corporation. What other corporation sues its shareholders? Organizations that lobby for "associations" lobby for what is, in my opinion, one of the most corrupt industries existing in the US today. I can go on and on and on, but will spare you now. Suffice to say that associations provide the worst of government without any of the benefits. Until *real* governments become aware of just how big a scandal this is, homeowners will continue to be ripped off. I hate to sound so blunt, but I have seen this from just about all sides. I am trying to make a difference as I can, but it will take many many people saying "enough." Jance 03:13, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

The article probably needs to cite Shelley v. Kramer. I might add later.Jance 03:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC)