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Well I
went to the HOA meeting on Wednesday 02/24/10 and to my surprise I
was the only one there other than the board members and one rep from
Jomar ASSociation
I went because we had a
personal complaint about being harassed over weeds and was issued a
$25.00 fine and a $5.00 letter fee. Follow me on this one!,
We were issued a notice in the mail on 01/15/10 and in the letter it
stated second notice! so we emailed JOMAR.
Chris:
Dear, Jomar, what's with the second notice, we never received the
first one.
Jomar: The first notice was sent to you back in April.
Chris:
APRIL! that was 10
months ago.
Jomar: We keep notices on file for one year.
Chris: Those weed were pulled 10 months ago!
Jomar: Does not matter......you have 14 days to comply
......or be fined.....dismissed!
On Sunday 01/24/10
Chris went out and pulled the only weeds we had....7 small weeds
that were no more that 2" tall.
On 02/29/10 we
received a "3rd Notice-Fine $25.00-Weeds" Please remove the
weeds from the side yard. Thank you. and attached was a $5.00 letter
processing fee! $30.00 in all.
So back to the
meeting. I was given the floor by the board on new business. I
simply told them I am here to protest and appeal the wrongful notice
and violation on weeds. I explained that we had 14 days to comply,
on the 13th day we were sent the 3rd notice.
I told the HOA Board that the weeds were pulled and that the
inspector is mistaken or is a liar!
I then asked that board why was this even a third notice! Darren the
board member replied "because it is common practice and its a rule"
But I said the notice in April were for weeds for 10 months ago that
were pulled 10 months ago. how does this have any bearing on
new weeds 10 months later? Darren again persisted "its just the way
it is, its for chronic issues"
He then went into a
condescending example using garbage cans being left out. If
you leave a garbage can out over night you get a 1st letter, if you
leave your can out again with in 12 months you get a second letter,
you leave your can out a third time with in that 12 months you get a
$25.00 fine and a $5.00 letter processing fee!
Darren: "that's CHRONIC that deserves a fine, you have CHRONIC weeds
that deserves a fine"
I then stated but the
weed were pulled with in the 14 day notice, I then asked who the
inspector was and Kate Parlette from Jomar
kparlette@jomarassociations.com
said the
inspector works for Jomar and he is very good and does not make
mistakes. I again stated well it will be his first because we
had no weeds.
NOW get this, I asked
if from now on that digital photos could be taken and e-mailed
instead of sent via snail mail and you would have thought I was
going to give them a root canal! Kate from Jomar said OH NO!,
their would be an extra charges and cost to take digital photos.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME I
replied! wouldn't you think if a photo was taken that would be proof
in the barrel and no need for arguments, your weeds, your yard, your
violation??
Kate: well yes but the board will not allow photo it would be to
costly. So I then asked, what about e-mailing the photo
and violation, we are sometimes gone for more than 14 days because
of our jobs. This way we get it instantly and can see in the photo
where the issue lays and still have time to call a gardener and you
could save money by not needing the stamp, the envelope, the paper,
the toner to print the letter, the electric to run the printer and
so on........
Kate: well we don't
have the resources or the computer capability to send e-mail and
digital photos and it would cost more to do it that way. She then
said this! "Besides Jomar is required by law to send it in the
mail"
Has anyone ever sat
on a camp fire and felt the hot smoke go right up your ass? If ever
I did it was right then and there! that line was the biggest and
worst BS line of the year award!. The worst thing about it
was?
Jomar works for us, the association, they do not run us or tell us
what to do, the board sat there and said nothing as if GOD spoke!
I recently asked via
e-mail for proof of where it says "BY LAW" Jomar has to mail
notices. Wouldn't you know it!.....no reply! Go figure! We have yet to hear
on the weeds appeal decision either.
Sincerely given BS
answers and locked in a smoke house to dry out!
Larry DeMonaco
See The WEED Verdict!
Lot 37
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