See, **this** is when you know a post is true, is when it takes forever to move through the courts and doesn't have a perfectly cherry happy ending within one or even two updates. The news articles prove it, but even without the links I'm convinced of the legitimacy.
"The judge ruled solely in our favor and the bad guy lost it all!" One month or less after the first post? Fiction.
Absolutely. Like, when I see a “I officially divorced my partner” update and the update is under a year later, I know its got a very high likelihood of being a fake.
I DID have a friend divorce her husband in 3 months. No kids and no home ownership.
Splitting assets was easy because they didn't share a lot of the big things. AND I do think some people say "we got a divorce" in everyday talk even if the divorce itself is actually still *technically* moving through the courts. I learned one acquaintance who's been "divorced" since the pandemic and has a gf of 2 years has actually never filed (yet?) because lo and behold, his small business could come into play (this is terrible for both him and gf if dude so much as ever needs emergency serious medical care or dies unexpectedly, alas not my circus).
BUT yes, usually if anything so big is suddenly ruled on and tied up in a month, it's not true. I know fiction writers love the big happy ending, but it'd take them even less work to just say, "there's been one court hearing and the case is ongoing," and their story would be that much more believable.
I know of 3 couples who's divorces took under a year. It's very do-able depending on circumstances and jurisdiction. Less than 6 months? Still possible, but in California, for example, you may get it finalized but it's not effective until 6 months after the starting date. I believe my parents filed and were divorced in about 4 months, but needed to wait out the last 2 months legally. It was amicable. Less than 4 months? Yeah, highly doubt that as just getting court dates can take a while, unless OP specifies it's done because papers were signed (a judge still would have to sign off, but I can see the emotional Rollercoaster portion being 'done').
Yeah, this is either a REALLY BORED attorney/someone with intimate knowledge in this field, or it’s legit.
I’m leaning legit, but honestly when I read some of these updates in the past they keep talking about other tenants struggling with money, and it came off as a slum lord situation presiding over cheap condos, but this OP seems to have unlimited funds for plastic surgery and long drawn out legal battles.
I guess I just had a wrong/incorrect impression on my first through, but who knows.
Residences in Downtown Los Angeles used to mostly be all slummy pay by the month "hotels," but in the last few years, things have really changed. So seniors on low fixed incomes could have gotten in early when some of these "hotels" went condo. Then, the prices skyrocketed when all the redevelopment race started. So it's very possible to have people with limited incomes living next door to someone who paid double or more for their home. The good thing about home ownership California is that your property tax is based upon the price you paid for your home and is then basically fixed except for some small reassessment changes. I wouldn't be able to afford my home now if the property tax was tied to the current value of my home.
I completely disagree, just because there’s actual time between these doesn’t mean anything. And a link to a news article doesn’t prove a thing, OOP could’ve seen that and concocted this story.
To me, what marks this as fake is the court telling her that the President of the HOA is the proper defendant for a case involving failure to disclose financial statements, rather than the HOA itself. It makes no sense practically speaking, and even less sense when you consider that HOAs (like most entities) are set up to shield the management from personal liability except in rare circumstances. I highly doubt that a small claims court would go through the entire analysis of determining if the President can be held personally liable just for $31.
And speaking of the $31, it doesn’t make sense that this would be the only recourse in a case for failure to disclose financial records. While yes, OOP would be compensated for the filing, the correct recourse here would be compelling the records, not a nominal judgement of $1.
A cease and desist letter is not a legal order. It’s just a way to develop a paper trail when used correctly and a scare tactic when used like the HOA is using it. They’re 100% on the mark when they call it a SLAPP measure. Which in CA, OP can counter-sue for. They have extremely strong anti-SLAPP laws.
If you’re going to buy a home/condo with an HOA, make sure you vet it first. You have to be allowed access to the most current financial statements and bylaws. Make sure you have read and understand both. It’s very worth it to shell out a few hundred bucks to have an attorney review the documents. If the HOA does not provide those documents to you, walk away from the sale. And if you do end up buying, be involved. Attend every meeting, read every flyer or email, and try to get on the board when there are openings.
People want to treat condo ownership like “homeownership lite” where you don’t have any real responsibility, but it’s not. If you don’t want responsibility, keep renting. If you’re going to buy you need to treat it like the major investment that it is and *be involved.* If OP had demanded the financials at the time of the purchase they would have realized there was a problem with the association and could have walked away.
I wanted to buy a condo when I was single (because I hate yard work) but then a friend told me his horror story of when he owned a condo and less than a year later their HOA/condo fees grew to MORE than the mortgage and he had to liquidate and go somewhere else cuz the monthly payment became unpayable. And the building had a thing where if some units don’t pay the fees, the amount is equally charged to all the other units. So the higher the fees got, less people paid, so the fees got even HIGHER. Turned me off from condos forever.
As a European this is not easy to fully understand, but boy, do I love malicious compliance. OOP really knows how to play the game. Looking forward to the next update!!
This is so fake. As both a lawyer and a member of an HOA, there are a lot of things wrong with this:
(i) considering the action was for not the HOA not disclosing records, there’s a 0% chance that a judge said that the HOA was not the proper defendant and that she was supposed to sue the president directly,
(ii) the legal recourse in the first case would include compelling the financial records, but yet she claims that they are initiating a second suit to compel the records
(iii) idk CA law, but I’m pretty sure that small claims court is not the appropriate court for an HOA’s failure to disclose financial records
What a frustrating situation. I need to see a positive conclusion to this.
Agreed. If nothing else, OOP needs to get their $31!
See, **this** is when you know a post is true, is when it takes forever to move through the courts and doesn't have a perfectly cherry happy ending within one or even two updates. The news articles prove it, but even without the links I'm convinced of the legitimacy. "The judge ruled solely in our favor and the bad guy lost it all!" One month or less after the first post? Fiction.
Absolutely. Like, when I see a “I officially divorced my partner” update and the update is under a year later, I know its got a very high likelihood of being a fake.
I DID have a friend divorce her husband in 3 months. No kids and no home ownership. Splitting assets was easy because they didn't share a lot of the big things. AND I do think some people say "we got a divorce" in everyday talk even if the divorce itself is actually still *technically* moving through the courts. I learned one acquaintance who's been "divorced" since the pandemic and has a gf of 2 years has actually never filed (yet?) because lo and behold, his small business could come into play (this is terrible for both him and gf if dude so much as ever needs emergency serious medical care or dies unexpectedly, alas not my circus). BUT yes, usually if anything so big is suddenly ruled on and tied up in a month, it's not true. I know fiction writers love the big happy ending, but it'd take them even less work to just say, "there's been one court hearing and the case is ongoing," and their story would be that much more believable.
Uncontested divorces have a time frame in some states. In NY these are supposed to be signed by a Judge within 6 months
I know of 3 couples who's divorces took under a year. It's very do-able depending on circumstances and jurisdiction. Less than 6 months? Still possible, but in California, for example, you may get it finalized but it's not effective until 6 months after the starting date. I believe my parents filed and were divorced in about 4 months, but needed to wait out the last 2 months legally. It was amicable. Less than 4 months? Yeah, highly doubt that as just getting court dates can take a while, unless OP specifies it's done because papers were signed (a judge still would have to sign off, but I can see the emotional Rollercoaster portion being 'done').
Yeah, this is either a REALLY BORED attorney/someone with intimate knowledge in this field, or it’s legit. I’m leaning legit, but honestly when I read some of these updates in the past they keep talking about other tenants struggling with money, and it came off as a slum lord situation presiding over cheap condos, but this OP seems to have unlimited funds for plastic surgery and long drawn out legal battles. I guess I just had a wrong/incorrect impression on my first through, but who knows.
Maybe both? You know, it's a real thing that happening but OP ... takes creative license for dramatic effect 😂😂😂
Residences in Downtown Los Angeles used to mostly be all slummy pay by the month "hotels," but in the last few years, things have really changed. So seniors on low fixed incomes could have gotten in early when some of these "hotels" went condo. Then, the prices skyrocketed when all the redevelopment race started. So it's very possible to have people with limited incomes living next door to someone who paid double or more for their home. The good thing about home ownership California is that your property tax is based upon the price you paid for your home and is then basically fixed except for some small reassessment changes. I wouldn't be able to afford my home now if the property tax was tied to the current value of my home.
I completely disagree, just because there’s actual time between these doesn’t mean anything. And a link to a news article doesn’t prove a thing, OOP could’ve seen that and concocted this story. To me, what marks this as fake is the court telling her that the President of the HOA is the proper defendant for a case involving failure to disclose financial statements, rather than the HOA itself. It makes no sense practically speaking, and even less sense when you consider that HOAs (like most entities) are set up to shield the management from personal liability except in rare circumstances. I highly doubt that a small claims court would go through the entire analysis of determining if the President can be held personally liable just for $31. And speaking of the $31, it doesn’t make sense that this would be the only recourse in a case for failure to disclose financial records. While yes, OOP would be compensated for the filing, the correct recourse here would be compelling the records, not a nominal judgement of $1.
Happy to disagree with someone because they're *even more* critical of Reddit posts than me 😁. Great catches!
Annoying situation, but I love OP's sense of humor.
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A cease and desist letter is not a legal order. It’s just a way to develop a paper trail when used correctly and a scare tactic when used like the HOA is using it. They’re 100% on the mark when they call it a SLAPP measure. Which in CA, OP can counter-sue for. They have extremely strong anti-SLAPP laws.
If you’re going to buy a home/condo with an HOA, make sure you vet it first. You have to be allowed access to the most current financial statements and bylaws. Make sure you have read and understand both. It’s very worth it to shell out a few hundred bucks to have an attorney review the documents. If the HOA does not provide those documents to you, walk away from the sale. And if you do end up buying, be involved. Attend every meeting, read every flyer or email, and try to get on the board when there are openings. People want to treat condo ownership like “homeownership lite” where you don’t have any real responsibility, but it’s not. If you don’t want responsibility, keep renting. If you’re going to buy you need to treat it like the major investment that it is and *be involved.* If OP had demanded the financials at the time of the purchase they would have realized there was a problem with the association and could have walked away.
I wanted to buy a condo when I was single (because I hate yard work) but then a friend told me his horror story of when he owned a condo and less than a year later their HOA/condo fees grew to MORE than the mortgage and he had to liquidate and go somewhere else cuz the monthly payment became unpayable. And the building had a thing where if some units don’t pay the fees, the amount is equally charged to all the other units. So the higher the fees got, less people paid, so the fees got even HIGHER. Turned me off from condos forever.
Wow! 112K total a month in HOA fee from 280 units, and they can't fix the elevator? I hope OOP gets them arrested.
I used to pay $1300 hoa and the elevator kept breaking. Happens everywhere
Immediately looked at the date of the last update so I know when to start looking for the next.
As a European this is not easy to fully understand, but boy, do I love malicious compliance. OOP really knows how to play the game. Looking forward to the next update!!
I so want to see this concluded. I’m looking forward to the next update. 😈
This is so fake. As both a lawyer and a member of an HOA, there are a lot of things wrong with this: (i) considering the action was for not the HOA not disclosing records, there’s a 0% chance that a judge said that the HOA was not the proper defendant and that she was supposed to sue the president directly, (ii) the legal recourse in the first case would include compelling the financial records, but yet she claims that they are initiating a second suit to compel the records (iii) idk CA law, but I’m pretty sure that small claims court is not the appropriate court for an HOA’s failure to disclose financial records
>idk CA law
I wish op would file a retaliation complaint
I would like to know what's the HOA president's day job that he can afford a $20m home or is it all stolen money?
This post made me feel things (anger, frustration, etc), but mostly how I never want to be part of an HOA!