tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post202289911532706900..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Here's Why Americans Hate Lawyers, Part 2legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-35473714408787268092010-12-14T20:31:01.961-06:002010-12-14T20:31:01.961-06:00Kevin you don't have a CLUEKevin you don't have a CLUEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-26998892029097331292010-12-12T10:04:45.484-06:002010-12-12T10:04:45.484-06:00I am learning to hate lawyers (although I have enc...I am learning to hate lawyers (although I have encountered some nice ones in the past). <br /><br />In an ongoing battle between some in my neighborhood and an organization that claims to be the HOA for the neighborhood, the HOA's lawyers have tried every trick in the book, from getting the plaintiff's lawyer thrown off the lawsuit to using delaying tactics in the discovery process - one of the last court appearances, the defense's lawyers tried to prevent the discovery, pressing for delay after delay, and when the judge finally put his foot down, they waited till the last minute to give the plaintiff's attorney what they wanted. In the process, they had to admit that things the defendants had said in the past were indeed false (because the documents obtained in the discovery process revealed otherwise.)<br /><br />Sadly, this case is over two years old and dragging on and the HOA is continuing to try and enforce their rules - the focus of the lawsuit surrounds the HOA's and their attorney's assertion that they can force non members to pay them money of any amount based on the approval of the membership because the attorney coined a phrase describing this type of HOA arrangement - mandatory maintenance. <br /><br />Very frustrating...<br /><br />I understand the details in your situation and it is unfortunate.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492761988793782893noreply@blogger.com