Author Archives: juleszalon

How my HOA wound up wasting $100,000.00 on three unnecessary uncontested election . . . and will continue to cost HOAs more in the future: (This is another example of how Third Lawyer Sandra Gottlieb has cost us a ton of money … and will continue to cost us even more in the future. ItContinue reading “Blog Post #7”

Violating our by-laws … and paying dearly for it (Part 2): In my last blog post, I described how a carefully-developed proposal intended to protect members from unscrupulous contractors was derailed by a lawyer and two board officers utilizing arguments that I felt made no sense, but were of sufficient weight to bamboozle the restContinue reading “Blog Post #6”

Violating our by-laws … and paying dearly for it: In Blog Post #4, I noted my concern about an alarming series of board decisions that I felt were illogical, expensive, and flatly contrary to the best interests of the members of my HOA, Laguna Woods Village. This post discusses one of them, a by-law violationContinue reading “Blog Post #5”

What’s wrong with the way our HOA board operates: My wife and I moved to Laguna Woods Village – a senior gated home owners community (“HOA”) in sunny southern California – in late 2015, and quickly came to love it. The “inmates” could not have been more welcoming; and we immediately fell into so manyContinue reading “Blog Post #4”

I am Supporting AB 3182 In order to relieve the housing and homeless crisis in California, the legislature is considering a bill (AB 3182) to require housing associations (HOAs) to allow at least 25% of their residential units to be rented. I just received a piece of propaganda from the CAI, urging me to opposeContinue reading “Blog Post #3”

“Trouble in Paradise: Much Ado About . . . the PAC” The Laguna Woods Performing Arts Center is the crown jewel of this celebrated senior residential community. In addition to being home base for our two (extremely active) theater groups, all 6 of its classical music concerts each year are sold out, as are theContinue reading “Blog Post #2”

“Declaration of Principles” Disclaimer: When Charles Foster Kane published the first edition of his recently-acquired New York Inquirer, the front page carried – above the masthead – a “Declaration of Principles” which, he promised his readers, would make his newspaper “an outlet free of special interests and will champion the public good.” Let me stateContinue reading “Blog Post #1”