[Durham INC] [NPNA] Neighborhood associations and Homeowners Associations (fwd)

[M. W. Shiflett - Hotmail]

Just like neighborhood assocations,  not all HOA's are bad HOA's.

Designating either a NA or HOA bad or unsympathetic is a misnomer, in my 
opinion, in the same way people who know little about a particular situation 
or classification judge others as a whole when it's just one person or very 
few that cause that judgement to be made in the first place.

Neighborhoods,  just like HOA's and NA's don't make bad decisions or act to 
hurt anyone,  it's the people who sit on those boards or get into a position 
of power that deserve the 'judgements'.

As someone who's lived and sat on boards of both, many other examples of 
'poor decison making' by a board to be questioned by others after the 
consequences of that decision becomes public.

This is true of both NA's and HOA's.

To learn more (and not judge prematurely) about how HOA's are  and should be 
governed I encourage folks to visit www.caionline.org for more information 
that might give you some insight that will enlighten you and hopefully lead 
you to understand that not all HOA's are bad (or poorly managed).

Mike Shiflett
(always available 'offline' to discuss further)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Singer" <des at cs.duke.edu>
To: "NPNA" <NPNA at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 5:27 PM
Subject: [NPNA] Neighborhood associations and Homeowners Associations (fwd)


> Well stated by bragin on the DPNA listserv.  NPNA functions similarly.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: bragin at nc.rr.com
> To: dukepark at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 9:36:22 -0400
> Subject: [dukepark] Neighborhood associations and Homeowners Associations
>
> Hi all - this probably doesn't need saying, but for the benefit of
> some of our newer neighbors, i wanted to clarify a couple of points
> about the neighborhood association. You may have read or heard on the
> radio some news stories recently about homeowners associations (HOAs)
> foreclosing and taking possession of houses in their jurisdiction over
> non-payment of HOA fees, fees which are often trivial in comparison to
> the value of the house. In one particularly egregious case, the HOA
> took possession of a $300K plus house over a non-payment of under
> $1000, while the homeowner was deployed overseas in Iraq on active
> duty.
>
> Neighborhood associations do not operate as HOAs. DPNA is a voluntary
> association, with no covenants, no property in common, and no claim to
> anyone's private property. The primary functions of the neighborhood
> association are to provide a means of communications among the
> residents of Duke Park, to organize social events and activities that
> encourage our neighbors to meet one another, to work together to
> improve the quality of life in the neighborhood, and to occasionally
> lobby our local governments to provide services in our neighborhood
> that might otherwise be lacking (sidewalks, street improvements, park
> maintenance, etc.).
>
> There is no requirement to join DPNA if you live in Duke Park,
> however, we'd love to have you as a member. Your $10 per household
> dues help us publish a quarterly newsletter, maintain the listserv and
> website (dukepark.org) and host various potlucks and social events
> during the year.  [ ... ]
>
>
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