What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado
On July 27, 2010 my HOA's management company contracted someone to post notices of some upcoming work and that everyone needed to have their vehicles off the property or that any remaining vehicles would be towed. However, I never got that notice nor did I see one posted anywhere either. The person who actually did the posting told me he taped them to everyone's front door. First of all, I mean TAPE?! To an outside door?!!! (WTF?!!!) Now, add insult to injury - I was out of town when he supposedly did this so any kind of notice that was taped to my front door could quite easily have been blown away or someone could have even taken it - CAUSE IT WAS SCOTCH TAPED TO MY FRONT DOOR WITH ONE SMALL PIECE OF TAPE! I only have my neighbor's testimony on this but I do tend to believe it. The problem seems to be that no one bothered to mail out notices despite there supposedly being funds to do this. But beyond that, no one bothered to call either. I mean how "free" is a phone call for crying out loud?!
So fast forward to the day the HOA/management company started work. Bright and early they had all vehicles towed away. I come out about 2 hours later and notice that all vehicles were gone including mine! I eventually called the management company who then told me they had my vehicle towed from my own exclusive-use carport because they were going to sweep and re-stripe all the spaces. However, even at this time no one had done any work! Nevertheless, I had to take the entire day off to go retrieve my vehicle which was taken more than 30-miles away. More that $200 later and I was back to where I started. But all this had cost me a job and that's to say nothing of the time and travel expense I had to endure. I had to go get something that never should have been taken - BECAUSE NO ONE EVER NOTIFIED ME! AND THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO CALL EVEN KNOWING IT WAS MY PROPERTY TOO!
I really want to sue and I think I have a good case. The problem is that the few lawyers who specialize in this sort of thing have pretty much told me that I should just move on. In other words, I've been told to just grab my ankles and don't make waves. I mean, what a bunch of mutts!!! I need a lawyer who is willing to significantly hurt these SOB's who think they own me - not some BS advice to just take it. Any suggestions?
Oh! And by the way, our local celebrity "Consumer Advocate" doesn't seem to care a bit about my case even though he's always preaching about how evil HOA's are. Frankly, I'm sick of all the talk. I want action!!!
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
On July 27, 2010 my HOA's management company contracted someone to post notices of some upcoming work and that everyone needed to have their vehicles off the property or that any remaining vehicles would be towed. However, I never got that notice nor did I see one posted anywhere either. The person who actually did the posting told me he taped them to everyone's front door. First of all, I mean TAPE?! To an outside door?!!! (WTF?!!!) Now, add insult to injury - I was out of town when he supposedly did this so any kind of notice that was taped to my front door could quite easily have been blown away or someone could have even taken it - CAUSE IT WAS SCOTCH TAPED TO MY FRONT DOOR WITH ONE SMALL PIECE OF TAPE! I only have my neighbor's testimony on this but I do tend to believe it. The problem seems to be that no one bothered to mail out notices despite there supposedly being funds to do this. But beyond that, no one bothered to call either. I mean how "free" is a phone call for crying out loud?!
So fast forward to the day the HOA/management company started work. Bright and early they had all vehicles towed away. I come out about 2 hours later and notice that all vehicles were gone including mine! I eventually called the management company who then told me they had my vehicle towed from my own exclusive-use carport because they were going to sweep and re-stripe all the spaces. However, even at this time no one had done any work! Nevertheless, I had to take the entire day off to go retrieve my vehicle which was taken more than 30-miles away. More that $200 later and I was back to where I started. But all this had cost me a job and that's to say nothing of the time and travel expense I had to endure. I had to go get something that never should have been taken - BECAUSE NO ONE EVER NOTIFIED ME! AND THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO CALL EVEN KNOWING IT WAS MY PROPERTY TOO!
I really want to sue and I think I have a good case. The problem is that the few lawyers who specialize in this sort of thing have pretty much told me that I should just move on. In other words, I've been told to just grab my ankles and don't make waves. I mean, what a bunch of mutts!!! I need a lawyer who is willing to significantly hurt these SOB's who think they own me - not some BS advice to just take it. Any suggestions?
Oh! And by the way, our local celebrity "Consumer Advocate" doesn't seem to care a bit about my case even though he's always preaching about how evil HOA's are. Frankly, I'm sick of all the talk. I want action!!!
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?