Don,
QUESTION: why should it take CONNECTIONS to seek JUSTICE???
Is the political system that corrupted? - Thu Jun 5 2008, 07:31
YES, the HOA was involved --met with the mormon church.
HOA send "Registered letters, return receipt requested" for petty, minor issues, but the HOA did not send "registered" letters to inform about the mormon church --that alone is a lot of food for thought.
The parcel of land is NOT a part of HOA now. However, the builder promised tennis courts and playgrounds for children - on that very lot. The Town of Leesburg knew that.
Why hire a lawyer with connection to the Town? Seriously. The Town is the PROBLEM.
The Town DID put a notice in the paper. But WHO reads ALL notices EVERY week -especially if people do NOT know about the issue involved. The Town communicated with the adjacent properties --92 HO. This is a minimum required by the law.
Some of those 92 were members of the mormon church, some were fundamentalist christians, others since then SOLD their homes and moved out. The rest of the 900+ HO were kept out of the discussion - unless they've learned by the word of mouth.
The HOA provided a copy of a newsletter dated November 2002, but the residents do NOT recall receiving this newsletter. Just because the HOA has the copy of the newsletter, it does not mean the newsletter was delivered to ALL the home owners. Also, a single newsletter, mailed in a pre-Christmas season is not sufficient to communicate such important issue.
There was no sign on the property - the lot appeared to be vacant.
The Loudoun Times Mirror will not even publish an article about the issue, because they do not have the backbone to take on the Town. - Thu Jun 5 2008, 03:51
Keep your facts straight: IT WAS THE HOA THAT WAS THERE SINCE 1988, long BEFORE the mormon church. The town of Leesburg REZONED the lot in 2002 after the residents opposed the commercial zoning and THEN the town SOLD it to the mormon church. You are still missing the point: NO Home BUYER should be manipulated into buying a house where they do NOT want to. - Wed Jun 4 2008, 14:34
Just based on your answer, I will never use Weichert realtors.
Buyers have the right to know where their NEW HOME is. Basic principle.
HOA's are obligated by LAW to provide correct documents. If the documents are NOT correct, what good are they for.
The HOA docs are the state LAW in VIRGINIA, but if there is no agency that actually enforces that law, what good does it do?
YES, for your information, I would not purchase a house in such a close proximity to the Mormon church. NOT on my dream list. THIS IS MY RIGHT.
Who are you, as an agent, to decide where my home should be?
The last time I checked, real estate agents are obligated to find a home for their clients that the BUYER likes, and not what the agent decides...
Would never use you as my realtor. - Wed Jun 4 2008, 09:48
For me it comes down to the most FUNDAMENTAL right of every Home Buyer to purchase their Home that is BEST for them and where they know their Family will be happy. After all, it is NOT just a house, it is a HOME. This is a CONSTITUTIONAL right -- The Constitution must guarantee that minimum, otherwise what good is it for. It becomes a worthless piece of paper, an abstract. Anyone voting for Roomney? - Mon Jun 2 2008, 08:13
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