We have been told by several owners that they are NOT paying the Asinine Assessment payment that Joey and the “Board” claim was due March 1st.
Joe Thomas is telling some owners that their payment will be late if not paid by the 10th. He is telling other owners that all late fees are waived until April Fool’s Day. (Come on, Joey, you gotta use the same rulebook for ALL owners!)
Four Reasons The “Special Assessment” Is Invalid And Should Not Be Paid
Joey and the “board” claim that they are delaying the late fee because of the “confusion” my letters and blog have caused by identifying not one – but FOUR reasons – that the independent attorney said the “Special Assessment” was illegitimate and violated the GGRC Master Deed and Bylaws in four, count them four, different ways.
Click Four Reasons to see the reasons and make up your own mind about paying your part of this Asinine Assessment.
Joey And “The Illegitimate Board” Can’t Find Their Own Reputable Attorney
The “board” has yet to produce ANY written, independent legal opinion, whatsoever, that shows that this “special assessment” is valid in ANY of those four ways.
The reason? They can’t find a single reputable attorney who is willing to risk being disbarred by misrepresenting that they are right!
I don’t know about you – but I am NOT paying ANY assessment – unless they can prove to me with an independent legal opinion that those Four Reasons by the law firm of Howard and Howard are invalid.
Joey And “The Board” Are Trying To Hide How Few Are Paying The Assessment
Neil Blair has been trying to find out how many owners have paid – and how much has been collected. He isn’t trying to find out WHO – just how MUCH and how MANY.
That seems like a reasonable thing that any owner at Deer Ridge should be able to get a VERY quick, straight forward answer, right?
Nope, not at Deer Ridge – with Joe Thomas and Luther Parker playing their usual petty tyrant roles – illegitimately blocking owners access to the financial records of our investment in Deer Ridge.
Joe Thomas and Luther Parker are telling Neil and all other owners that the “how much has been paid” and the “how many have paid” are CONFIDENTIAL numbers!!!
Give me a break. What they are trying to hide is how few are paying! Do YOU want to be one of the few who pays?
Read the Silly Rules And Stumbling Blocks of Joe Thomas and Luther Parker
Neil forward me a copy of the following exchange of emails from Joe Thomas and asked that I post it here on the blog.
It is SUCH an outrage and gross abuse of power by Joey and Luther Parker and the illegal board – trying to erect every conceivable road block to any owner at Deer Ridge even SEEING the books and records of our investment here.
Please read the following B***S*** by Joe Thomas and see if this exemplifies “the open transparency” touted by Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Tom Reise, Margie Duncan and Dave Barone.
Folks, these are your current “board” members who are SO desperate to hide all of their nefarious activities that they are requiring owners to jump through the following hoops just to SEE some of the books and records. We are not talking about copies – this is just to SEE the books and records we have a LEGAL right to see.
Fire The Six – Help Us Fund The Deer Ridge Litigation Fund
It is past time to make sure Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Tom Reise, Margie Duncan and Dave Barone – and Joe Thomas – get fired from any role of power at Deer Ridge.
Help us make that happen – Please donate to the Deer Ridge Litigation Fund – so we can have a court FORCE this illegitimate power clique to give back control and ownership of Deer Ridge to ALL the owners.
Read The Joey BS In Red
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From: openroad12@hotmail.com
To: manager@deerridge.com
CC: davidbarone@optonline.net; larryo@skdocpa.com; parker.luther@gmail.com; mickmargie@zoomtown.com; tomtrip@verizon.net
Subject: RE: How could it be Confidential???
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:35:11 -0500
Is the number of owners that have not paid still confidential? Is the balance in the Escrow account confidential ? Both, Numbers only, No names ..
Best regards, Neil
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From: manager@deerridge.com
To: openroad12@hotmail.com
CC: davidbarone@optonline.net; larryo@skdocpa.com; parker.luther@gmail.com; mickmargie@zoomtown.com; tomtrip@verizon.net
Subject: RE: How could it be Confidential???
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:43:13 -0500
Dear Neil,
Management, with the Board’s approval has established policies and procedures regarding requests by owners to review our books and records.
- The established time for reviewing our books and records is: every Wednesday between the hours of 8:00AM and 10:00AM (exception would be if on vacation or a holiday falls on Wednesday)
- The established place for reviewing our books and records will be: Our game room adjacent to the lobby.
- Only Co-owners are permitted to review our books and records.
- An owner wishing to review our books and records will call, fax or email Joe Thomas to make an appointment a minimum of 7 days in advance of the requested appointment date.
- The owner will provide the manager with a detailed, written list of what he/she wishes specifically would like to review a minimum of 7 days before the appointment date. The 7 day period is required so that the requested material can be gathered and presented in an efficient manner. Some items are kept off site either in storage or at our CPA/ bookkeeper’s office.
- Follow up or additional appointments if needed will be made at the conclusion of the owners schedule appointment.
- No copies or photographs are permitted of any items other than those items specified in the Act #66-27-503.
Neil, please let me know when you’d like to schedule an appointment and what specifically you’d like to look at.
Due to the fact that you have admitted to contributing moneys to the Goodman Litigation Fund, I may need additional time (more than 7 days) to review your detailed lists of items to be reviewed with our attorney.
I look forward to meeting with you soon,
Joe Thomas
Deer Ridge Mountain Resort
865-436-2325
manager@deerridge.com——————————————————————————–
From: NEIL BLAIR [mailto:openroad12@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 11:33 AM
To: Joe Thomas; Luther Parker Parker; Larry Ohm; Margie Duncan; Tom Reise Deer Ridge Director; David Barone;
Subject: How could it be Confidential???
Confidential? Why is that word and train of thought so quick and easy….
Confidential….? We are the Owners, how can a simple question on how many owners have not sent in the money, be a confidential matter.
Please…. Give me a date and time of your choosing, so that I can begin to be comfortable in my ongoing duty of due diligence to myself, and other owners. to do, in the only way currently ALLOWED… So I intend to take full advantage of it, UNTIL the Possible day when real transparency & copies are made available…
Go ahead and arrange for the first 3 meetings to be before the annual meeting in April, and then a meeting each month within 3-5 days of the bank statement arrival.
Thanks, Neil
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From: openroad12@hotmail.com
To: manager@deerridge.com; parker.luther@gmail.com; larryo@skdocpa.com; mickmargie@zoomtown.com; tomtrip@verizon.net; davidbarone@optonline.net
Subject: Confidential??? Another Question?
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:38:07 -0500
So I’m Clear on this,
You are saying that if I personally show up at Deer Ridge on Monday March 8th, “Or, at a time we both agree to meet” I would be denied access to this information ?
Is that your stand ?
My memory is that the lawyer told you guys Any Owner had the right to at least LOOK at any and all records, verify transactions, verify deposits, verify transfers of money, verify who is behind on monthly fees, assure that bills are being paid on time and from the proper account, verify most anything except perhaps Certain employee Files,
I think that is also your own announced interpretation of the Master Deed and By-Laws.
Please contact me regarding an appointment for me to see these records, I anticipate needing 3 meetings of approx. 2-3 hrs, to cover RECENT records, also, will possibly have another person with me.
Please communicate this can take place in e-mail form.
See you Soon, Neil
Is This The Kind Of Board You Want?
What are they trying to so desperately hide? In my opinion, Joe Thomas and Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Tom Reise, Margie Duncan and Dave Barone MUST be trying to cover up the crimes of the century based on the way they are fighting us to even SEE our own books and records.
Let’s get this resolved right here, right now. Let’s have a court decide, once and for all, what our rights are as owners of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
Help us make that happen – Please donate to the Deer Ridge Litigation Fund – so we can have a court FORCE this illegitimate power clique to give back control and ownership of Deer Ridge to ALL the owners.
Please forgive Me….
From: NEIL BLAIR (openroad12@hotmail.com)
Sent: Tue 3/09/10 11:41 PM
To: Joe Thomas (manager@deerridge.com)
Cc: Tom Bland (tombland@usa.com); Larry Ohm (larryo@skdocpa.com); Margie Duncan (mickmargie@zoomtown.com); David Barone (davidbarone@optonline.net); Tom Reise Deer Ridge Director (tomtrip@verizon.net)
Let me ask another way… Show Me the ones who HAVE Paid, In Chronological Order,
May I see those Weds. March 17th at 8 A.M.
See Below: Let me Know..
Thanks, Neil
66-27-113. Administrator’s books Examination by co-owners.
(a) The administrator, or the board of administration, or other form of administration specified in the bylaws, shall keep a book with a detailed account, in chronological order, of the receipts and expenditures affecting the building and its administration and specifying the maintenance and repair expenses of the common elements and any other expenses incurred.
(b) Both the book and the vouchers accrediting the entries made thereupon shall be available for examination by all the co-owners at convenient hours on working days that shall be set and announced for general knowledge.
[Acts 1963, ch. 124, § 13; T.C.A., § 64-2713.]
You are correct, It’s just a Beginning.
My only fear/concern is that they have SO much to keep hidden, that they will TRY to hold on to their Power by keeping everything so hard to see..so well hidden. It is a shame that more owners here can’t focus on the obvious abuse of power here…
All us have lives to live, it’s just like what goes on in the POLITICAL World we live in. They / We are just too busy to TRY to stop the Mess we have.. And SO it is with Deer Ridge, The Board is depending on Owners to be too busy to get involved, Let them know you’re NOT TOO BUSY TO CONTRIBUTE…
Any of us TRYING to get to the Truth have Full Time Lives — Jobs “Hopefully” Children, Grand Children, BUT WE CAN Contribute to this Important Cause. We don’t have to accept the Unified Board’s Stone Walling, Need for Secrecy, Need for Roadblocks to Openness.
The board has refused now 3 times to just reveal the number of folks that are not yet willing to Hand Over the 2010 portion of the assessment…
Come together now, if you are for Transparency, Openness, & Trust.
It is a shame that it takes Lawyers and Courts to Truly Open the Records of How, When and Where exactly is our assessment money!
Contribute the most you feel comfortable with…
But Please do Contribute…
Will we ever have the right to Check the REAL Numbers?
Please make a contribution, so we can see…
I can only pray that as many owners as possible have the desire to get to the bottom of all this, we now have a chance, –IF– We can all send just $500 to $1,000 to the legal fund…to stop the assessment and to get this property running right.
Trust -WILL- come back to Deer Ridge…
Thank you, Neil C-208
Robert..
Since my computer is down this was read to me by a fellow owner..you’re correct. Joey has more B***S*** stuffed up his rear than a Christmas turkey!!
I am sure Joey and the board are busy paying off GGRC $668 “that was in the rears” with OUR assessment money.
Hey Neil if you look you will find.
However, my opinion remains that you will have to find the “right” set of books – and don’t forget many issues are most likely altered in the computer. This will take a detailed forensic audit. As all can tell, Joey and the Jets will do all they can to put up diversions and blockades, so you will have to turn over major rocks! The two hour time frame that they will let you view what they want you to see isn’t a good start.
Good Luck!