Re: [aroid-l] Hope Thursday went Ok

From: "Marge Talt" mtalt at hort.net> on 2002.12.17 at 03:55:15(9742) Linda, According to a Condo Law column by lawyer Mark Bogen in the Sun Sentinel (one of the links that David posted) : "Unless the association documents give the board the authority to fine, the board is powerless to levy a fine." "Assuming the board has the authority to fine, it cannot levy one until it gives reasonable notice to the unit owner and an opportunity to be heard before a committee of other unit owners." "If the committee does not agree with the fine, the unit owner is not required to pay it." I don't get the impression from your posts that you had a hearing...did you? Seems like a lot hinges on the actual wording of the specific covenants governing your condo association. Do you have a copy of this document? It also seems to me that you ought to get a lawyer. At the very least, talk to some listed on that SHORN site link - http://shorn.hypermart.net/attys.htm +More It might be that they don't charge as much as you might think. At the very least, you ought to try to contact Mike Van Dyk, according to the SHORN site, he's an advocate for people in situations like yours. Michael Van Dyk 20565 NE 6th Court Miami, Fl 33179? Tel (305) 653-1679 Fax (305) 651-8437 e-mail vandykn@aol.com While all of us can write emails in defense of your plants, it does not appear to me that your board is going to pay an ounce of attention to anything but some kind of legal pressure....it wouldn't hurt to get a petition up amongst the neighbors who are supporting you..after all, it's their board, too:-) Whatever your actions, don't buckle under to this - from what you have posted, it appears to be a gross injustice on the part of that board. What on earth are their motives, I wonder? Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland mtalt@hort.net Editor: Gardening in Shade ----------------------------------------------- Current Article: Wild, Wonderful Aroids Part 3 - Amorphophallus http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/shade_gardening ------------------------------------------------ Complete Index of Articles by Category and Date http://mtalt.hort.net/article-index.html ------------------------------------------------ All Suite101.com garden topics : http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/635 > > Hello > I live in a condo of single family homes, we own the home and we own the > land, the condo part is just the common elements like the pool and tennis > courts. It is the board of directors who are harassing me. In fact they > went so far as to encourage and solicit other residents to send in written > complaints against my garden, when they have never received a complaint about > it before. I considered this to be libel and harassment. They never > contacted me beforehand ! I was never told that anyone had a problem until > one of my neighbors told me about the letter they had received. Once again, > my neighbors all around me are on my side of this dispute. > The rule they are citing says that gardens must be "maintained". I am > maintaining my yard beautifully. In fact a week after this problem started I > had an article about my garden in five of the county's newspapers. The > reporter and photographer seemed to think my garden was maintained just fine. > > Linda > > > > How do we contact these people? An email campaign might be > > in order. > > > > I would be more than happy to print out and deliver any messages of support > you send.

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