tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10064561639584713772024-03-12T19:41:13.934-06:00Hideaway Valley NeighborsThis unrestricted blog is intended for members of the Hideaway
Valley Property Owners Association
for open and fair dialog about how the business of our valley is conducted. We intend to support our trustees in member approved projects and disseminate information for the integrity and transparency of our association. Join us, become a follower, and if you have suggestions--send them! <a href="http://www.hideawayvalley.org">CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO HIDEAWAY VALLEY NEIGHBOR'S WEBSITE</a>Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-60051710710894138202017-03-05T14:01:00.000-07:002017-03-05T14:06:07.637-07:00CAI doesn't want the homeowner to make their own SOLAR decisions
CAI is at it again. This time in Utah.
Photo via Good Free Photos
Summary: URGE your House Representative to vote YES on S.B. 154 without amendments so you can make your own decisions about Solar and your home.
We know that the Community Association Institute (CAI) should be named "Community Association of Vendor's Endeavors (CAVE)" because they decidedly do not represent Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-184030256688325842016-05-05T10:15:00.001-06:002016-05-05T10:15:32.198-06:00Weed Control Alert from CountyOK--we have a situation in Sanpete county about our weed control. It is the state law that property owners must control their noxious weeds (even though the county control theirs! but that's another blog). There are numerous ways to control--from the county website:
cutting, tillage, cropping, pasturing or treating with chemicals or other effective methods or combination thereof, approved by theHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-48793828193399089852016-05-05T09:06:00.004-06:002016-05-05T09:08:07.741-06:00Recap of 2016 HVPOA Annual Meeting
April 30th, 2016. The annual meeting was held at the Wilkerson Student Center @ BYU. Our president Randy Hill opened the meeting with Trustees Angie Russel and Kurtis Zobell in attendance and Fred Smith attending by proxy via Randy. There were approximately 10 members present.
Randy Hill gave an exemplary address as he summarized last year's difficulties and the future steps we can takeHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-91798564986583750272016-01-06T23:45:00.001-07:002016-01-06T23:50:09.634-07:00Attorney general uses power to uphold transparency of homeowners’ associations | It's about time that an Attorney General did his or her job! (read about Indiana below) The Law in Utah also states that the Attorney General should make sure that corporations are run correctly BUT our Attorney Genral thinks that board members who misuse their power in an HOA consititues a civil matter!
"Don't bother me with your petty problems--I have a golden ring to find!"
Specifically:&Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-59123355398247994592015-10-25T21:47:00.001-06:002015-10-25T21:47:06.858-06:00Valley attorney pushes new way to settle HOA disputes -This is an interview with David Russel--the man who helped Hideaway in this last battle. David consulted with some of the people trying to help find a solution to the old board members who decided to they didn't want to give up power. David had lots of good advice and some of it paid off.
We owe a big thanks to Kurtis, president, Becky, treasurer, and Vicki our secratary--they were so calm and Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-29216806807575158902015-10-09T12:17:00.001-06:002015-10-09T12:17:11.417-06:00Is this Hideaway's JUDD Witsom? or his clone?Fraud Upon The Courts THE MISSING TRILLIONS on Vimeo:
'via Blog this'Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-35879833370049410572015-10-09T12:13:00.001-06:002015-10-09T12:13:20.141-06:00Murray American flag fiasco dies down as HOA president resigns | I am so glad to see other HOAs in Utah raising up against the Bully Boards. Its time to unite across the country and say, "Hey new board member--YOU are my neighbor. We are business partners--we can talke to each other without lawyers. We can repsect each other and have common sense--if I ask you to serve on the board, I want you to remember that you are serving this business not turning to GatedHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-16540765515133359722015-10-01T11:32:00.002-06:002015-10-01T11:32:16.320-06:00FINGER POINTING in HOAs--where is your finger pointing?On the Commons Internet Radio: Where America Gathers for News and Views about Homeowner Associations
Millions of dollars unaccounted for, a neighborhood divided, law suites, shoddy repairs on some units, shunned members, bully boards, depreciating property values,lies, finger pointing and a thoroughly unpleasant place to live. It must be a) a Bentley Little novel, b) a horror movie, c) an Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-22833180622112694052015-09-19T10:15:00.001-06:002015-09-19T10:15:38.490-06:00HOA, homeowner at odds over dinosaur display |Here's an article about a woman who thinks diversity in an associaiton is a good thing--she's using dinosaurs to prove her point--now she'll get fined and punished! Want to make a bet?
I think we have some dinosaurs in our POA.. read the story below.
HOA, homeowner at odds over dinosaur display | Fort Bend Southwest Star Newspaper: "Not everyone is happy about the dinosaurs, though. There has Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-9229044574799350562015-09-02T20:14:00.001-06:002015-09-02T20:48:14.028-06:00Fight for your rights lost in HOA-Land | HOA Constitutional Government
Fight for your rights lost in HOA-Land | HOA Constitutional Government: "Author and advocate Shelly Marshall joins a number of other homeowner rights advocates challenging the misinformation about the real lives of HOA members: Jill Schweitzer (Buying into an HOA with your eyes wide open!), Ward Lucas (Neighbors at War!), Sara Benson (Escaping Condo Jail), and yours truly, George K Staropoli (Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-61866567145565072272015-09-01T21:59:00.001-06:002015-09-01T21:59:50.874-06:00Judge rejects HOA's attempt to impose fines and jail time over backyard swingsetGreat article on anHOA board gone amuck--they wasted sooo much money on fighting a family about a swing set! The insanity of little people with lots of power only grows worse. I am glad the judge saw it this way--the neighbors, suppsedly the ones the board was protecting, threw a BBQ for the family when they won the right to keep the swing set!
Judge rejects HOA's attempt to impose fines and Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-19099430956649908182015-08-09T12:08:00.001-06:002015-08-09T12:08:01.382-06:00Understanding Your HOA-HumorGreat sarcastic artical from Sarah--I love her take on this--her article is worth reading and gives rise to a chuckle or two.
Understanding Your HOA: "But, what exactly is an HOA? Originally a pseudo-government designed to prevent undesirables from ruining property values, these organizations are filled with locals passionate about the fences and lawns of others."
'via Blog this'Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-31500435342152904022015-07-28T23:43:00.001-06:002015-07-28T23:44:38.854-06:00What Causes a Trustee to Abuse their Position?In the HOA Primer, this member speaks to a common propblem--the rogue board member. We often wonder why a board member will abuse their power, but what makes them do that?
We know that Roy Walker won't attend board meetings. He won't give over the records or check book to the new secretary and treasuer--he wants to disqualify ballots on tehcnicalities (he lost his presidency) and if that doesn'tHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-92180600985642046272015-06-18T13:12:00.001-06:002015-06-18T13:12:26.385-06:00Emergency Meeting Called by the Board -Emergency Meeting Called by the Board - hideawayvalley@gmail.com - Gmail: "If people are spending our money without authorization-isn't that theft or embezzlement? They should be arrested. They should be made to pay the association back, and pay for the spending themselves. If we have to take them to court, they should be made to pay for all lawyer fees and court costs.
Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-16407443360543370512015-06-02T21:28:00.004-06:002015-06-02T21:28:52.411-06:00Day of Fasting and Prayer.
We would like to invite all those who would like to participate to join us in a Day of Fasting and Prayer.
Since the last election there has been much conflict and disunity on the HVPOA Board of Trustees. It appears the only solution to the conflict is a court battle. This is not needed or wanted. Before such measures are taken, let us petition the&Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-61763472184221701622015-06-01T22:42:00.000-06:002015-06-01T22:42:01.300-06:00Report from Vivian on the Ballot VerificationTO:Hideaway Valley Property Owner’s Association Board of Trustees, (Kurtis Zobell, President; Becky Peterson; Vicki Hill; Roy Walker; Brian Cook)FROM: Vivian KunzDATE: Monday, May 4, 2015
SUBJECT: BALLOT COMPLAINT SIGNED THURSDAY, APRIL, 23, 2015, AND PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP AT BOARD MEETING, MONDAY, APRIL Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-43375916428001421622015-05-29T23:25:00.000-06:002015-05-29T23:25:30.509-06:00HOA Election Humor
If you don't laugh, you'll cry.
Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-79800960778707325462015-05-29T01:54:00.003-06:002015-05-29T01:59:46.854-06:00We will help Roy if Roy will help the AssociationAnother board meeting has been called to deal with some issues:
Hideaway Valley Property Owners Association
Board of Trustees MeetingAll Members WelcomeSaturday, May 30th, 1:30p.m.Hideaway Valley Pavilion / Common Area
Agenda
1. Status of Association Documents/Checkbook/Mail
2. Discussion of future course of action
3. Update on road work
Important to go to this meeting
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pretty Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-15411968994296467842015-04-23T15:26:00.002-06:002015-04-23T15:26:15.029-06:00Who hired the attorney in the Notice?
This notice was posted at Hideaway and 4 people emailed it to the Hideaway Neighbors site. We post it here so all members can see what is going on. As such, I want to comment on it. The people who emailed it in all believe they know the person who wrote this--but it is not signed so we will go with "Anonymous." We can say for sure that this is NOT a board action because there has been no boardHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-83943980917984980772015-04-22T13:24:00.001-06:002015-04-22T13:24:29.098-06:00Someone sent us the Notice for the Member MeetingHideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-40478689409319853322015-04-19T22:23:00.002-06:002015-04-19T22:23:54.651-06:00Receivership anyone? Tom's Take on the Membership Meeting
No, I'm not proposing a
receivership--but some one is--AGAIN. We'll get to him later.
These are simply my thoughts on the
Hideaway Valley annual membership meeting, events not necessarily in
the proper order, just the highlights of the meeting and a few thanks
to those who stood up for our membership.
As members arrived, it did not appear
that the board intended to stay for long. There Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-40440518320704016952015-04-05T00:52:00.001-06:002015-04-05T08:41:42.394-06:00FAIR ELECTIONS? HOW to rig an election without even trying
Apparently fraud is big in HOA elections. Recently in Nevada a huge investigation has ended in jail sentences and death for a number of those involved. Many elections, unless run by third parties, are often not fair--sometimes it is unintentional and sometimes not.
What about our elections?
Electing a Board of Directors to manage the Association is a complex and Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-60091295718175951002015-03-22T10:48:00.001-06:002015-03-22T10:48:31.618-06:00CAI concerned about growing strength of advocate arguments for HOA reforms? | HOA Constitutional GovernmentThere are a growing number of advocates for homeowner rights around the country. The CAI (Community Association Institute) is an organization that protects lawyers, managers and other vendors that make money off our dues--they do things like recommend doucments that allow boards to make decisions without the member vote, that gives major power to boards and makes it impossible for members Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-75084561566360552422014-11-10T18:53:00.001-07:002014-11-10T18:53:22.441-07:00Citizens for Constitutional Local GovernmentI just love this lawyer--one of the few who stands up for our rights-you might wnat to subscribe to his blog--remember, our attorney, Peter Harrison is presdient of the CAI in Utah which is well described on this blog. You shoudl get to know what and who they are and who they REALLY represent.
Citizens for Constitutional Local Government:
The CEO of Starbucks visited West Point, the US Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006456163958471377.post-16405281283876577192014-10-21T23:38:00.001-06:002014-10-21T23:38:50.495-06:00Vivian was right about collections--and the California Supreme court agrees with herOnce the members voted in the collection agreement that the board made with Harrison (Vial Fotherhaming law firm), members signed away many of their rights. One of those rights is to pay our association directly after you get behind if the debt has been turned over to the law firm. Vivian Kuntz did a lot of work on this and researched it extensively.
She wrote up a great paper for the members Hideaway Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974650504293010111noreply@blogger.com0