SaraW4 (Virginia)
Posts: 3
Posts: 3
Posted:
Hi all,
We live in Virginia in an HOA with 750 homes, including single family and townhouses. My husband is on a standing committee and has discovered what seems to be a gross misappropriation of funds in the name of favoritism.
1) There is grassy common area that often gets soggy when it rains. Part of this grassy area is designated wetlands (!) I know..
2) The extremely vocal tennis/pickleball committee claims this sogginess (uphill from and around tennis courts) contributes to dead spots on the court and more frequent tennis court resurfacing needed
3) Multiple engineers have been hired, to the total tune of 50K only to find "no evidence of erosion to tennis courts" but recommending pipes, grading, retaining walls, etc. to improve drainage
4) The HOA is pushing forward with spending more money on this "erosion project" mostly because one very vocal, charming member of the community said his yard flooding is terrible (only when it rains) due to past attempts of HOA to fix aforementioned grassy common area
The HOA has been very hostile, defensive, and uncooperative with my husband's attempts to understand the issue more in depth. They've refused to provide any documentation explaining where the designated wetlands are located, how much is being spent on new plans to "fix erosion issue", recorded meeting minutes, etc. My husband has no other allies and the members of the BOT see him as a trouble maker, are outright rude, etc. We're at a loss of where to go from here. We've tried contacting real-estate attorneys, but even with the above info, no one will take the case. They just say it's conflict of interest or they're too busy. Should we contact Ombudsman? Does it sound like they're breaking any laws? Any insight/ideas/help, especially for those familiar with Virginia are welcome. Thanks so much!
-Sara
We live in Virginia in an HOA with 750 homes, including single family and townhouses. My husband is on a standing committee and has discovered what seems to be a gross misappropriation of funds in the name of favoritism.
1) There is grassy common area that often gets soggy when it rains. Part of this grassy area is designated wetlands (!) I know..
2) The extremely vocal tennis/pickleball committee claims this sogginess (uphill from and around tennis courts) contributes to dead spots on the court and more frequent tennis court resurfacing needed
3) Multiple engineers have been hired, to the total tune of 50K only to find "no evidence of erosion to tennis courts" but recommending pipes, grading, retaining walls, etc. to improve drainage
4) The HOA is pushing forward with spending more money on this "erosion project" mostly because one very vocal, charming member of the community said his yard flooding is terrible (only when it rains) due to past attempts of HOA to fix aforementioned grassy common area
The HOA has been very hostile, defensive, and uncooperative with my husband's attempts to understand the issue more in depth. They've refused to provide any documentation explaining where the designated wetlands are located, how much is being spent on new plans to "fix erosion issue", recorded meeting minutes, etc. My husband has no other allies and the members of the BOT see him as a trouble maker, are outright rude, etc. We're at a loss of where to go from here. We've tried contacting real-estate attorneys, but even with the above info, no one will take the case. They just say it's conflict of interest or they're too busy. Should we contact Ombudsman? Does it sound like they're breaking any laws? Any insight/ideas/help, especially for those familiar with Virginia are welcome. Thanks so much!
-Sara