Saturday, November 16, 2019

Add Stonebridge to Ridgway Lane List

Add Stonebridge to the list of homeowners associations victimized (allegedly) by Ridgway Lane:






26 comments:

baby pineapple said...

Now that's funny !

Lil' Chris doesn't work for ya'll . . . he works FOR ya'll.

LAUGHING OUT LOUD.

Seems Tiff & Lisa actually run (or ran) the office in Stonebridge.






Anonymous said...

That woman in the office who’s been with RL forever has already been paid. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s able to just waltz right through the whole mess and keep every dime. “working without pay” 😆

Anonymous said...

Did they get victimized? Can't really tell from Chris' message - looks like this group didn't really have enough to make it worth David's time to abscond with the funds in their bank account, so they don't get to file suit against RL and join the parade led by the big boys.

But they are without anybody to handle their operation. Guess Chris and Tif will have to start working for them now, since before they just worked for them

Anonymous said...

Ridgway left the company Ridgway Lane LLC many many days ago. He cannot possibly be liable.

And the Lanes left many many moments ago thus freeing them of any liability.

Oh well.....

Anonymous said...

5:43,

Define many.

Anonymous said...

Since when does one assume a leadership role (and one of instructing others) simply by being 'asked to help' by a board member? What happened to the notion of elections. And here comes this new guy, Chris, bouncing into the scene, with his sites set on effecting change and cleaning up the neighborhood.

All of these associations are out of control and bouncing off the walls of control and arrogance. Every damned one. If you think YOURS does not fit this description, you're wrong.

thomas said...

I’m a resident of Lost Rabbit and want to know if
we have been named yet?

Anonymous said...

8:01 am You do not know and could not possibly know how ALL HOAs work.

There is the opportunity for corruption in EVERY kind of organization if there are not adequate controls in place.

Our HOA board is elected. There are open meetings with reports. Dues are not mandatory. Two neighbors have never paid. We have our own bank account and a treasurer who pays our bills. We are not " managed " by anyone not invested in our neighborhood.

Fortunately, most of the neighbors are smart enough to understands it is their self-interest to maintain and/ or make improvements to the neighborhood.

You are likely the guy living in your neighborhood eyesore because you are too cheap and/or so dysfunctional and controlling that nobody can tell you anything. Your way or the highway even if your way is a dead end.

Anonymous said...

@8:34 AM - Lost Rabbit has been mentioned in reference to, if I remember correctly, David Lane has a financial interest.

One possibility is that he invested the alleged embezzled funds in the development of Lost Rabbit, but that is just speculation.

If I lived in Lost Rabbit I would immediately be asking hard questions of the Board of Directors.

Anonymous said...

The lack of regulation and oversight of these HOA's and related operations, as well as the utter absence of transparent-ness regarding records and bank statements, is an issue that the Legislature should address this session, especially in light of Senator Walter Michel's bill last session (which became law) giving them the pathway to tax residents, even those who don't choose to participate.

Most of these HOAs are modern day Gestapos run by anal neighborhood busy-bodies. They get a kick out of being little dictators.

A number of common sense state laws could bring them in line.

Anonymous said...

I bought a home in an area with a HOA but wasn't told there was one. It was several months later that a man came to my house and said he wanted money from me for living there. I told him to get a job. A few months later I got a letter from the HOA. I paid my dues until several years later when the board decided they were too busy to preform their duties. I found out many others didn't pay any dues. Also saw board members who broke more of the rules than any other home owner.
I will never pay any more dues to a HOA. Should have demanded my money back from the people I bought from but they have moved from the state.

Anonymous said...

Lost rabbit has an out of state property manager, funds in out of state bank, and a 600,000 pool.

Anonymous said...

To poster of lost rabbit, my parents live there and say there is a out of state property manager and funds are sent to out of state bank. They have not seen a financial inky income statement. They were told pool is 600,000

Anonymous said...

9:08 - If you're a member of a Homeowner's Association with no mandatory dues, I just don't know what to say to you. Isn't that sorta like going to Kroger with Monopoly money?

Anonymous said...

I owned a condo in California, a state with extensive HOA laws. Yet 2 different management companies embezzled from the HOA at different times. We eventually recovered all funds because of insurance policies we had in place. All the laws in the world won't stop a dishonest firm.

Steve said...

Orkin property management group manages many HOA’S in Rankin and Madison Counties. Bridgepointe at the reservoir is one of them. The bank account used for Bridgepointe is located in Atlanta, GA. Why? If you live in a Subdivision managed by Orkin you better start asking some questions.

Anonymous said...

You forget with some of the older neighborhoods didn't have strong HOA's so dues are optional (voluntary) but think about if the the Board is working for free and all thy are doing is maintaining the common entrances and making sure they don't put a gas station in your back yard. How you can be opposed to paying your fair share. If you don't pay the entrances dont get cut unless somebody else carries your share. You chose to live there. If you live in a neighborhood with a name then you probably are in a HOA even if no one told you Einstein

Anonymous said...

@ Steve 8:38

Orkin is owned by Rollins in Atlanta

Anonymous said...

@ 9:08, I’m a free American, I don’t pay random people in my neighborhood for the “privilege” of living there, Stalin.

Anonymous said...

@ 6:46 - Fair point, but what does your neighbors grass look like? #Priorities

Einstein said...

@8:42 - Einstein here: I live in a Madison neighborhood with a sign at the entrance announcing the name of the subdivision. There are covenants in place but there has never, ever, in almost forty years since the first stake was driven, been an HOA here. Nobody pays dues. The entrance is mowed by the property owners on either side of the entrance. We have no pool, no playground and no sidewalks.

You mention 'boards working for free'. Let me know of any HOA where board members don't.

Steve said...

@ Anonymous @ 11:13PM

Then why does Windrush Subdivision in Ridgeland (who is also managed by Orkin) send payments to a small town in Texas.

Anonymous said...

I don't live in a gated community. I don't have a HOA. My neighbor just built a fence and didn't get permission. I change both my car's my oil at my house and have a tree swing for my kid. Another neighbor has a boat in the front yard and he cranks the dang thing up to clean it out after going fishing.

At the end of the day I'm happy because we are all nice to each other, speak to each other and get to do what we want. You fools can keep your fancy HOA's.

Anonymous said...

I don't understand the question regarding 'what does your neighbor's grass look like'. Hell, do you think we need to live in an HOA to ensure that our grass, or that of our neighbors, is cut on a regular basis? Most of us grew up before there were such things as HOAs and we all cut the grass then. If not, our dad whipped our ass with a belt. I cut my own but most of my neighbors have a lawn service cut theirs. And we've all done that for decades.

You pampered pussies who think you need a 'big brother group' to police your neighbors are out of touch with reality (among other subsets of mental issues). You probably have an accountant reconciling your bank statement and managing the funds of your Homeowners Associ.....WAIT!

Anonymous said...

FYI @10:59... some HOAs hire and manage a company that cuts the front yard of all residents. Different neighborhoods have different “covered” services. Typically, the more you pay, the more services that are provided, like lawn care, pool, etc. My HOA dues are very minimal and only cover common area maintenance, street lights, etc.

I will never understand folks who “didn’t know” there was a HOA. One, if you sign a deed with covenants, you should ask. And, two, the reconciliation at closing would HAVE to address annual dues. There’s no way an alert person could not know.

Anonymous said...

I know, I know, they are there to protect your investment. But I think Stephen King might name his next best seller “The Home Owners Association.”


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