I started this blog because of a growing dissatisfaction with the HOA I belong to, Hacienda Real, located in Phoenix, Arizona.
For far too long the Hacienda Real HOA board has been manipulated and controlled by a small group of HOA Nazis.
This group of people have so little going on in their lives that they seek to control as much as possible of the lives of residents in the Hacienda Real HOA. Basically if a resident does not either suck up and cowtow to these control freaks or duck and cover, staying as inobtrusive and obeisant as possible, these board members make life miserable for them.
For example, trees are cut down whereever and whenever by an anonymous "community volunteer" when one of these HOA Nazis feel like making a power play. No homeowner is notified beforehand. It's more like two malicious children saying "Let's see what vandalism we can do over at so-an-so's house." No stumps are ground out, and no trees are ever replaced, and as a result, the common area is a minefield of traps and hazards with at least ten stumps in varying degrees of decay providing a very unkempt and forlorn landscape. Suggestions that the board start a fund for replacement trees go unanswered. Apparently these individuals favor a barren, bleak and desolate look for the HOA. That is, anywhere except around their units, where they plant whatever they want.
If you however, are not on the board or are not one of their synchophants, and you want to plant anything around your unit, you need to ask permission of the board, in writing. They may give you permission, but there is always a catch. Sprinklers near where you plant suddently stop working, and written requests for repair are repeatedly ignored. Landscapers kill plants and no one, not the board, not the landscapers, and not the property (mis)managers, ever take responsibility.
The pathetic individuals who make our lives miserable include:
Dale Maus, Dorothy Maus, Barbara Hoggan, Ed Canavan, Sue Doyle, and Calvin Doyle.
I think it is high time things become illuminated.
To begin with, how does someone get on the board at Hacienda Real HOA? Easy. Dale Maus selects and "vets" the chosen few necessary every year, and puts only those names on the ballot. Ballots must be returned with the voter's name on them.
Check out the annual reports posted here: http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=01266091&type=CORPORATION and see the cycle of names that are repeated over and over again.
Who is Dale Maus and why does he play this role?
Dale is the husband of the former property (mis)manager, Dorothy Maus.
He's also an officer in a neighborhood association that Hacienda Real pays money to every year, the Lake Biltmore Village Owner's Association.
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=00945892&type=CORPORATION
He was president for many years, and now plays the part of agent, treasurer, and secretary of that association. In that role, he employs the services of a certain Maureen Watrous, of Arizona HOA Management:
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=07987198&type=CORPORATION
Coincidentally, Maureen Watrous and Arizona HOA Management has been engaged as the property manager for Hacienda Real HOA. Quite chummy, isn't it?
Why does Hacienda Real HOA pay money to the Lake Biltmore Village Owners' Association?
GOOD QUESTION!
Why don't we find out?
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