This is a response to the March 18 letter (Association worth $84 a year to some) in the Record-Bee. The Clear Lake Riveria Homeowner”s Association (CLRHA) says in its governing documents that their first responsibility to homeowner”s is to provide mutually beneficial services (i.e. maintenance of common areas, security patrol, signage, and road improvement, etc?)
Secondly, to provide uniform building code standards and code enforcement. Since moving into this subdivision over two years ago, I have never seen any of the above-mentioned services provided for my $86 per year. However, I have personally been harassed with monthly violation notices and threatened with fines by the current board of directors for improving private real property ? the ideas for which came from walking within a three-block radius of where I live.
I am sure other homeowners have had similar experiences with the “unwelcoming committee.” The Sterling-Davis Act states that to act in a selectively capricious manner toward any homeowner is illegal. If the CLRHA does not apply the Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions uniformly and without prejudice, than any action they try to take against a specific homeowner is not enforceable and against the law.
Lastly, the only beneficial function they serve is to themselves. If you are interested in where homeowner”s monies are being spent, then take a look at the Association”s 2005 financial statement that can be found online, which lists the cost of painting the front door of the office/clubhouse building at $800 and capital improvements (i.e. new office furniture, computers, and other office equipment totaling thousands of dollars.) I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg involving fraud and mismanagement, when ultimately their goal is to get their greedy hands on our property as well.
Lynn Farmer
Kelseyville
