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Deer Ridge Litigation Fund
Do you, as an owner at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, believe we are ALL entitled to have access and be able to copy the books and records of our Homeowner's Association?
So, do I.
But, apparently, Employee Joe Thomas and President Luther Parker and the Board disagree - and are doing all they can to block access, publication and candid discussion of the Asinine Assessment, special deals and favored treatment - at the expense of all Owners.
What ARE they so afraid of us finding out?
Maybe it has to do with the HUGE $10,000 overcharge for my HOA Fees, special assessments, water and cable TV bill - which, in my personal opinion, is due to fraudulent intent or at least gross negligence by the Deer Ridge Board of Directors and / or General Manager Joe Thomas. Please see the posts for details.
We have no choice but to file a lawsuit against GGRC and RML in order to finally, once and for all, make it clear that OWNERS do have a right to all the information about our property and our investment at Deer Ridge.
If you have thoughts and ideas and suggestions, please post them here on this blog.
If you have any clout with the Board, convince them to stop the charade - and let the owners have the information that all owners own!
If you want to help cover the legal costs to get us the right to see the bids for $50,000 for nuts and bolts - and the other background documents for the $353,500 Asinine Assessment, please click on the Donate Button below.
With enough in donations, we can hire BOTH an attorney AND a forensic accountant for the whole process through the Court in Sevier County to make absolutely certain we win EVERY point - and never have to fight Employee Joe and the Board on this stuff again.
Even a $100 contribution will help show that you are in favor of an open and FULLY transparent homeowners' association at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort!
Thanks so much to those of you who have already contributed!
GENERAL DISCLAIMER FOR ALL PAGES AND POSTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE I DO OR SAY REGARDING DEER RIDGE AND ANY AND ALL RELATED PARTIES:
Note: The following, and the information on any and all other posts and pages by me about General Manager Joe Thomas, GGRC, RML and /or the Board of Directors and its members, or any related topics, are my personal opinions based on my ongoing investigation into the actions and inactions of the GGRC and RML Board of Directors and / or Joe Thomas, General Manager.
While I believe these allegations to be true based on my objective analysis, these opinions remain as only allegations until I, or others, prove things in court.
My goal is to offer all owners all the information and evidence that I have available so that everyone can reach their own conclusions.
Please note the obvious:
Everything I ever say or write in person, via emails, or on my blog, about Deer Ridge or any and all related entities and organizations or any and all affiliated personnel or owners, is strictly my own personal opinion of course - based, in part, from my owning a unit at Deer Ridge for over five years - and on my own personal history.
That history includes earning a Presidential MBA degree, being awarded a Bachelor of Science, With Honors, in Engineering Physics from UT, working for NASA as a rocket scientist at Marshall Space Flight Center, 30 years of CEO experience directly employing and managing many hundreds of people at multiple companies I personally started and operated (including one that I took public), 15 years experience buying and selling over $100 million of property and managing more than 45,000 rental units - AND being able to read and do four-function arithmetic.
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Welcome to All Deer Ridge Owners
Welcome to all owners of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort condos in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
My goal is to help all Deer Ridge owners to have a voice in the management and operation of your property.
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Investment Analysis For A Rental Condo At Deer Ridge
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As an owner-occupied home, Deer Ridge is an incredible value with THE best view in the Smokies and great amenities.
However, several owners and would-be owners of Deer Ridge condos have asked me if these units are a good rental property investment or not. To help answer that question
objectively, I had to analyze the real moving parts of buying and owning here.
Get my complete, detailed investment analysis based on buying a rental condo unit at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
It shows what you MUST do to make money when you buy a rental unit at Deer Ridge.
Every Dollar You Pay For Deer Ridge Is The WRONG Amount!
Please read the various posts here on this Deer Ridge Owners Blog - and see my evidence and analysis which I believe shows conclusively that EVERY dollar of HOA Fees, EVERY dollar EVERY special assessment, EVERY water bill and cable TV sent out for YEARS to ALL Deer Ridge Owners has been wrong!
In many cases at least ONE THIRD of ALL owners have been GROSSLY overcharged. My calculations show that I have been overcharged more than TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS in the past 50 months I've owned at Deer Ridge.
The Board has been WRONGLY and arbitrarily ignoring the requirements of the Master Deed and the Bylaws for YEARS.
If my analysis is correct, the Board has zero choice. They MUST abide by the Master Deed Percentages.
But they haven’t.
However, if the Board knowingly ignored the clear directives of the Master Deed and the Bylaws when allocating costs to various unit types, and overcharging certain unit types on a regular basis, my opinion is that the Board and Joe Thomas may have acted fraudulently.
If they have not been fraudulent, then they have been, at the very least, grossly negligent.
Read the various blog postings - and judge for yourself.
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"We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert." — J. Robert Oppenheimer. This includes the Board of Directors of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
Issue: The GGRC HOA Board Is Violating Tennessee State Law – Denying Owners Access to All Books and Records In Appropriate State Format.
We have filed a $3 million lawsuit against Deer Ridge Mountain Resort Gatlinburg, Tennessee, its General Manager and all individual board members. Several of these issues may be decided very soon in response to our Motion for Summary Judgment.
Our $3 Million HOA Lawsuit is against the HOA, Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, AKA Gatlinburg Golf and Racquet Club (GGRC) HOA. It is also against General Manager and “board members” Joe Thomas, Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Margie Duncan, David Barone and Tom Reise, all as individuals.
New Video At YouTube
This presentation deals specifically with just one of those four issues up for Summary Judgment: The GGRC HOA Board Is Violating Tennessee State Law – Denying Owners Access to All Books and Records In Appropriate State Format.
Primary goals of lawsuit:
Force HOA Board and General Manager to abide by both Tennessee State Law and Deer Ridge governing documents.
Do away with RML and Ridge Resort Realty as illegitimate ultra vires entities – and stop the $152,000 a year loss to our HOA, GGRC, each year caused by RML.
Force the HOA, GGRC, to abide by the Master Deed Percentages and stop financial discrimination against 36% of all owners.
Force the HOA to stop overcharging the 30 one bedroom owners by a whopping 82% each month.
Force the HOA to stop overcharging the 30 one bedroom owners for assessments, water, and other services.
Stop the board from making any alterations or additions to the Common Elements without both the 75% vote of all owners AND the 90% vote of all mortgage holders for all units at Deer Ridge.This is a specific requirement of our Master Deed but has ALWAYS been ignored by the Board. Over $200,000 illegitimately spent in last 5 years.
Force the HOA, GGRC, to abide by Tennessee State Law and finally provide the REAL books and records in the format required by the Horizontal Property Act of Tennessee.The Board has continuously fought providing these books and records to owners for more than FIVE YEARS. (Makes you wonder why, huh?)
We will have separate presentations on the other three issues for Summary Judgment — so stay tuned for those videos!
Hearing Date Finally Set For Summary Judgement And Motion To Compel Filed Against GGRC, Joe Thomas And The “Board”
We finally get this case before the Judge on April 26, 2011. This is a copy of a letter sent by our attorney to the Court:
This first court date is not for everything – but it is for some very pivotal motions and especially for a Summary Judgment on THREE issues – instead of just the two issues that we originally included in our first motion for Summary Judgment that was filed back in November:
The Master Deed Percentages must be followed – that these clearly stated ratios contained in the Master Deed must be followed for all assessments and common expenses for all owners at Deer Ridge.
Establish the Illegitimacy of RML and Ridge Resort Realty – there is no provision whatsoever in our Master Deed for owners at Deer Ridge to support and fund, and be exposed to the business risks of operating two small businesses. This is not the purpose of a real estate investment in a residential home.
Article XII of the Master Deed must be followed - it requires that the board must have both a 75% vote by homeowners AND a 90% vote by all mortgagees involved with the ownership of Deer Ridge units before any alterations, additions or improvements are made to the common elements of the property.
We have also filed Motions to Compel Joe Thomas and the “board” to finally provide us the books and records of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort in the exact format that is required by Tennessee state law.
We have also filed a Motion for Temporary Injunction to block the currently due second phase of the Asinine Assessment payment.
We believe that the Three Summary Judgment issues are clear cut interpretations of the Master Deed and Bylaws – and do not require findings of fact. As a consequence, a Summary Judgment can be pursued on these three issues.
As such, we are asking the Court to read the controlling documents of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort and rule on the spot on the proper interpretation of the GGRC controlling documents and Tennessee State Law. Since many of our claims rests solely on the proper interpretation of the master documents, there is no need for discovery, depositions or testimony for this part of our litigation. Instead, the controlling documents speak for themselves — and only require the Court to read the 90 pages of our Master Deed and Bylaws and make a ruling based on the Judge’s sole interpretation of these documents.
We are highly confident that our interpretations will prevail — and the strained, manipulated and flatly wrong interpretations that Joey and the Gang have depended on for years will be denied by the Court.
The first issue for Summary Judgment will be that the Master Deed Percentages MUST be followed for all cost allocations and assessments — instead of being based on the “arbitrary and capricious” methods that Joey and the “board” use to illegitimately overcharge all 30 1-1 units by awhopping 82% every single month!
If we win on this one point, this means EVERY assessment – including the monthly assessments and the expenses for water, cable TV, etc. - for EVERY unit has been wrongly charged for YEARS – including, of course, the amounts for the Asinine Assessment and all other past assessments.
If we win on this one point, we believe that this will have FAR reaching consequences to EVERY current owner at Deer Ridge – especially all 30 of the 1-1 unit owners who have been victimized for years.
If we win on this one point, ALL the current, and many past, 1-1 unit owners should be owed a SUBSTANTIAL amount of money refunding the gross monthly overcharges that Luther Parker amazingly stated, “were fair and equitable.”
We would expect that these 1-1 unit owners would also be awarded interest and penalties. All of these refunds, interest, penalties may also be owed to dozens, if not hundreds, of past owners, thereby making the claims against the counter defendants even more substantial.
If we win this one point during our Motion for Summary Judgment, it should stop all future violations by The Gang of Six as well as any new board from trying to circumvent the GGRC documents.
Likewise, we are asking the Court to rule that RML and RRR are illegitimate – and all the monies that have been squandered over the years supporting these companies are not admissible Common Expenses. We believe that a review of the controlling documents by the Court will quickly establish that there is NO provision in our Master Deed and Bylaws for all homeowners at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort to be subjected to the costs and risks that are inherent with starting and running small businesses.
If we win this one point, we will take expedited legal steps so that RML and RRR will be immediately shut down and disposed of by selling those companies to the highest bidder out of any and all potential buyers with the proceeds paid to those owners who were not a part of RML.
By winning this one point of Summary Judgment, we get rid of RML and RRR, and the hemorrhageof HALF our current monthly assessments will be finally stopped — and we’ll finally be out of the motel business. This one point alone will dramatically change the way GGRC and Deer Ridge Mountain Resort have been managed, or rather mismanaged, for over a decade – and allow for a MAJOR reduction in the HOA fees for most all homeowners.
Article XII of the Master Deed clearly provides that there shall be no alterations or additions to the common elements or any part thereof except as authorized by the Board of Directors and approved by not less than 75% of the total vote of co-owners AND not less than 90% of the mortgagees. First, I had to fight the Gang of Six with regard to the requirement that a 75% vote of the total co-owners was required for any alterations or addition or improvements at Deer Ridge. I finally won this point during a board meeting in which the board’s attorney, Chuck Sexton, was present. However, the Gang of Six continues to refuse to pursue the 90% vote of the mortgagees as required by our Master Deed.
If we win this one point during our Motion for Summary Judgment on April 26, we intend to aggressively and immediately pursue forcing reimbursement directly from the members of the “Board of Directors” for their ultra vires acts of illegitimately squandering over $120,000 of owners’ money…including all monies recently spent on the walkway railings. Even as recently as the vote on the walkway railings, Luther Parker and the rest of the “board” categorically refused to even pursue the required 90% vote of all mortgagees and gaveled me out of order at a board meeting to stop my insistence that the governing documents required it. If we win this one point during our Motion for Summary Judgment, it should stop all future violations by The Gang of Six as well as any new board from trying to circumvent the GGRC documents.
It will also be interesting to see what happens to the defense of Joe Thomas and the “board” by the insurance company if we are successful in proving that this Gang of Six was acting ultra vires since all indemnifications of them defined in the Master Deed and Bylaws are null and void. This would make all members of the Gang of Six jointly and severally libel and fully responsible for their own legal costs in defending themselves against our $3 million lawsuit…along with them being jointly and severally libel and fully responsible for any repayments, penalties, interest, punitive damages, etc.
These are just the first three issues for Summary Judgment. If we are successful with these, we expect to move for Summary Judgment on other fundamental interpretations of our Master Deed and Bylaws that will stop the Gang’s abuse of it power.
We believe that pursuing the Summary Judgment is in the best interest of all parties, including all homeowners, to expeditiously resolve some of the more outstanding issues regarding our litigation.
Other Ongoing Litigation
We intend to continue to pursue our litigation on all other areas of our lawsuit too…some of the other areas will entail findings of fact that will require depositions and testimony and, as a consequence, are not subject to Summary Judgment. These will require in-depth litigation and may include damages, interest and penalties, along with payment of all of our legal fees, as we continue to pursue this matter.
We expect, in the near term, to be taking the depositions and interrogatories of Joe Thomas, Luther Parker, Tom Reise, Margie Duncan and other members of the “board.” Depositions and interrogatories will probably be taken from past and current employees and past “board” members.
(I personally can’t wait to get Joe Thomas and Luther Parker and some of the other “board” members to testify under oath – and ask some very specific questions concerning their decision-making process and ask them for very detailed explanations about several entries in the books and records!)
So, all you Gang Members — get ready to give your depositions and interrogatories — and get ready to testify in Court.
Joey And the Gang Are Worried About Being ”Embarrassed”
We also filed a Motion to Compel so that this Despicable Gang of Six is forced by the Court to finally turn over the Deer Ridge books and records.
It’s been seven months since we filed our motion for production of documents with the Court — but so far Joe Thomas and the “board” have not complied.
We have been waiting forseven months for Joe Thomas to turn over the books and records on GGRC that all owners have a right to see.
Joe Thomas keeps adamantly stating that he has properly maintained the Administrator’s Book as required by Tennessee state law. Joey keeps saying they have this information, in the right format — but they don’t seem to be able to produce it.
I wonder why?
Now, Joey and the Gang are trying to mark all of Deer Ridge’s books and records as “confidential‘ to keep us from sharing them with YOU – all past and present owners At Deer Ridge who also have a right to see and thoroughly study the books and records concerning OUR investment in our property at Deer Ridge.
They claim these books and records and the emails between the six Gang members “… may cause injury, prejudice or [particularly] embarrassment” to Joe Thomas, Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Margie Duncan, David Baron and Tom Reise.
As our Motion states, these “embarrassing” consequences fall in the category of “sometimes the truth hurts.”
Additionally, our motion to block their “protective” order stipulates we completely agree that obvious information such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and the like will be treated as confidential….but NOT all the rest of the information that we will find in these documents.
We fully expect to find all kinds of “embarrassing” actions and statements, done and made, by this Gang of Six.
We fully expect to also find all kinds of other questionable activities that have been committed by these individuals.
And, we, and several other Deer Ridge owners, plan on looking VERY carefully and diligently for any and all signs of any potential civil and/or criminal malfeasance that might have, just maybe, been committed by any, or all, members of the Gang. As of now, we’ve not seen any documentation that proves malfeasance — but then again, we have yet to get the full books and records we’ve been requesting for over five years. Right now, we only have our overwhelming intuition that screams about ongoing malfeasance.
Maybe we won’t find any such malfeasance — but if we do, any and all guilty parties will suffer a whole lot more than simple “embarrassment.”
Maybe that’s why the Gang members are continuing their desperate FIVE YEAR long attempts to keep this information secret. They seem terrified their secrets are going to finally see the light of day.
We believe that’s one of the reasons that Joe Thomas and the Gang have fought so hard, for so many years, to keep this information out of the hands of the owners who deserve full visibility, full disclosure and full accountability from those who have been handling over $1 million a year on this property for a decade.
What IS it that terrifies them so much about what we will find in those books and records?
We ARE going to get to the bottom of this.
We ARE going to get access to all the books and records that Joey and the board have tried for years to keep secret.
And, we intend to do everything we can to block their motion for “protective” order — so that we can share ALL of this information with EVERY owner At Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
April 26, 2011
The Court date is set. April 26, 2011. After nearly 9 months of litigation, this will be our first hearing before the Court. We now have a fixed hearing date – less than two months from now.
If the Court agrees with us on these motions, we may be able to short circuit a lot of the Gang of Six BS and delays — and finally get rulings on these issues and effectuate major changes at Deer Ridge.
If Joey and the Gang really want quick resolution of this, they should be all in favor of getting an expedited ruling on the three issues in the Motion for Summary Judgment.
What do you want to bet that they will do EVERYTHING in their power to drag this out — and try their best to delay any ruling of any kind?
If so, that is just more proof to me that they KNOW they are NOT doing things the right way.
I will try to make the time this week to post copies of the new motions we have just filed so all of you can review them in detail.
What will be interesting will be the report that the Gang has to made at the “annual meeting” on April 30th, which is the weekend immediately following the Court date. Will they prepare two different meeting agenda and presentations – depending on what they may win or lose a few days earlier?
Resignations and “Retirement”
Also, we have overheard gossip that Joey and other members of the Gang of Six believe that they can simply walk away from being held responsible for their past acts and actions by either resigning or retiring…or even selling their unit at Deer Ridge.
Just to be clear, resignations and retirement will not absolve ANY wrongdoings by Joey and the Gang…and if we discover ANY malfeasance of ANY kind by ANY “board” member or employee, we will do everything we can to enforce ALL appropriate justice.
Stay tuned — We Live In Interesting Times!
The rulings on the upcoming Motion for Summary Judgment on April 26, 2011, along with our other motions, could end up drastically changing the current way virtually everything is done at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort. Plus, once we finally get the books and records on this property….well, we fully expect to find all sorts of “interesting” facts about actions and monies paid that might not have been in the best interests of ALL owners.
Hey Joey and the Gang…less than two months until our Court date….when, as Galatians 5:1 sort of states, ”Deer Ridge Owners shall know the truth, and the truth shall set us free.” Of course, the freedom of The Gang of Six might depend on what we find once we finally get to see the books and records!
Tick…tick…tick.
PS: I am not an attorney and these opinions are my own. Please be sure and refer to the full disclaimer language in the side bars and the Terms of this website.
PPS: Be sure and watch this blog for upcoming news about our new domain name: HOABoardAbuse.com and our two new video channels on YouTube.com: DeerRidgeOwners.com and HOABoardAbuse.com. In-depth videos are being produced to fully explain, to all Owners and the World, exactly what is happening both at Deer Ridge and at other abusive HOA Board run properties across the Nation. These videos will be posted on both DeerRidgeOwners.com and YouTube.com.
Stay tuned – you never know what videos might go viral!
As you know, it is my personal opinion that neither Joe Thomas nor the “Board” at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort are trustworthy. I personally consider them totally unethical too.
Want Some Proof?
Of course, all of the above is my personal opinion. But let me show you some recent court documents that might convince you.
The illegitimate “board” at Deer Ridge had threatened to file suit against me and others who objected to, and did not pay, the equally illegitimate ”special assessment.”
Our attorney notified Chuck Sexton, attorney for GGRC, that we had filed a $3 million countersuit against GGRC, Joe Thomas and each individual “board” member. He made it clear to Sexton that there was a prior pending suit. Sexton acknowledged the suit during a phone call with our attorney who then followed it up with a June 17th letter to Sexton (see copy of letter below.)
In spite of this knowledge, and Sexton’s specific agreement to not pursue the July 12th hearing for judgement against me, the Despicable Gang of Six went ahead and got a summary judgement against me on July 12th for $2,230!
Note that this was almost a full month AFTER notifying Sexton. Talk about untrustworthy and unethical!
“Gee, We Didn’t Know The Gun Was Loaded…”
This breach of ethics was discovered by me on August 2nd when I went to the courthouse and requested a full history on all the litigation between me and Joey and the “board.” (See copy of Court Docket Summary below.) Needless to say, I was surprised, though I shouldn’t have been, that the Gang of Six had done something THIS unethical. Neither I nor my attorney had showed up for the July 12th hearing since Chuck Sexton had assured us that the issue would be dropped due to the precedence of our $3 million lawsuit.
We had believed Chuck Sexton – but clearly shouldn’t have.
When Sexton was confronted regarding this issue, his claim was that this was just an “accident” and should not have happened.
HOWEVER, if you notice on that same Court Docket Summary below, they ALSO had filed a writ of execution to attach my bank accounts for payment of this illegitimate judgement on July 26th – two weeks AFTER the default judgement.
In spite of what Sexton said, this kind of writ of execution does NOT happen by “accident!”
To me, this is clear evidence of Joey and the “board” unethically attempting to grab money out of my bank account with an illegitimate judgement.
We are considering sactions, and other legal recourse, as a consequence of these reprehensible actions by GGRC et al.
Joey And “Board” FORCED To Set Aside The Judgement Against Me
The following court documents show how Joey and the Boardwere forced to set aside their entire judgement against me and that our countersuit against them has taken complete precedence over any claims that they may think they have against me.
This time Joey and the “board” were stopped.
If you are also being sued by these people who are illegitimately manipulating GGRC, I invite you to join in our $3 million lawsuit against them. This way, you may be able to probably gain the same level of protection from their lawsuit against you that I have.
The bigger point to all Deer Ridge Owners: If Joe Thomas and the ”board” are THIS untrustworthy on something as clear as this – then what actions and decisions, just maybe, might be going on by them that are at least as unethical as their actions have been with this illegitimately attempted judgement?
The other issue: All of that work by Sexton on behalf of the Gang of Six cost GGRC, and ALL owners, more money for legal fees. And, every bit of OUR money spent on this was wasted by Joey and the Gang.
Are these the guys that you REALLY want handling a MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR of our money at Deer Ridge?
Documentation Proof
The below court documents are the written proof on the above allegations, statements and opinions. (Just click the small thumbnail image to get the BIG picture.) As always, all of the above is just my personal opinion. Please see the left sidebar for the full disclaimer.
Also, let me know what you think by posting your own comment below.
I recommend that you don’t send your ballot or your proxy for the upcoming “Annual Meeting” or board elections – nor even attend the “Annual Meeting!”
On the advice of my attorney, I will be doing neither.
I will NOT be voting nor will I attend the meeting this week.
I want to reserve ALL of my rights against Joe Thomas and the “board” – and I recommend that you reserve your rights too.
Reserve YOUR Rights
I recommend that all of us boycott participation in both the vote
and any attendance of the “annual meeting” this week.
Don’t limit your options or your potential claims against Joe Thomas, Luther Parker and the rest of the “board.” Notify Joe Thomas and Luther by email and / or fax that you are revoking and withdrawing any ballot or proxy you have already sent. All you have to do is send something like the following to “Joe Thomas” <manager@deerridge.com>, “Luther Parker” <parker.luther@gmail.com>, “David A. Barone” <davidbarone@optonline.net> – or to fax for Deer Ridge at: 865-430-3248
To: Joe Thomas and Luther Parker and David Barone and GGRC “Board”
Re: Immediate and Permanent Revocation and Rescission of My Ballot and/or Proxy
Effective this date, I hereby revoke and rescind any and all previously sent proxy or ballot with regard to the upcoming Deer Ridge meeting that is scheduled to be held on April 24, 2010. By this memo, I also confirm that I will not attend, nor participate in any way, at said meeting.
Please confirm receipt of this revocation in writing via email to xxxx@yyy.com
I received the following letter from Chuck Sexton, attorney for GGRC, with regard to my demand to see the books and records of both RML and Ridge Resort Realty. These books had been constantly refused to me for the entire time I have owned at Deer Ridge. Joey and the “board” have done all that they can to keep ANY owners from really seeing and analyzing what goes on with GGRC, RML and RRR.
Below is an open email and fax that was sent today, again, requesting access tomorrow to the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers that is my right, and every Deer Ridge owner’s right, to view at any time. By my count and in my opinion, this will be GGRC’s THIRD refusal and the THIRD count of being GUILTY of breaking Tennessee State Law during March 2010.
In spite of the repetitive, empty assurances of both Attorney Chuck Sexton and “board” president Luther Parker that the GGRC books and records are available for viewing – they ALWAYS come up with an excuse as to why owners CAN’T actually see the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers as required by Tennessee State Law.
In my opinion, they are either GUILTY of breaking the law by not maintaining the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers in the correct, chronological format OR they are so scared to death that the required format of this information will lay bare, before God and everybody, the kind of financial misdeeds that I and many other Deer Ridge Owners have suspected for YEARS.
One Million Dollars A Year
Would YOU trust your bank or stock broker with your money if they didn’t let you see the complete books and detailed monthly statements about YOUR account??? Now, consider your trust factor, if they took your money and gave you ZERO looks at your account. Wouldn’t that make you a little suspicious as to what might be going on with YOUR money? Especially when the harder you pushed to see your own books and records, the harder they blocked any and all access to the information?
That is what Joey and Luther and the rest of this “board” is doing with One Million Dollars a year that goes through the Deer Ridge books.
This is an open email and fax to Chuck Sexton, Joe Thomas and Luther Parker.
As an owner at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, my rights under Tennessee State Law – Horizontal Property Act were violated this week when I was denied access to the books and records of GGRC et al as a result of the disputed claims of the Barone Suspension Letter.
No Response = GGRC Violating My Rights Under Tennessee State Law
You received my response and request for clarification and “authority” to review those records. I emailed, faxed and sent this response to Chuck Sexton via certified mail which was obviously received.
I have received no response from Chuck Sexton on any of these points contained in my letter which questioned the entire legitimacy of the constraints and demands contained in the Barone letter. This lack of response from Chuck Sexton is assumed to condone the illegitimate denial of my access to the books and records of GGRC et al. Continue reading GGRC Continues To Violate Tennessee State Law – Horizontal Property Act
The following comment was added by Deer Ridge Owner James Goebel regarding the David Barone / “Board” “Suspension of Membership” Letter that Joe Thomas and the illegitimate “board” are using to attempt to intimidate owners who refuse to pay the equally illegitimate Asinine Assessment.
I appreciate Jim speaking up – and wanted to upgrade his comment to a full post here on the blog.
I got my “Suspension” letter today.
Minor blow, I’ve only used the golf course once which makes my golf playing once in the last twenty years.
All we need is a couple of thousand dollars more to move this into the courts.
Let’s bring this to a speedy and just resolution. Getting it on the docket before the April meeting is a great goal.
Those who haven’t contributed yet, I say: getting involved in a law suit is a messy thing but is sometimes necessary. It may be that some of us are Christians and have no desire to get involved. I understand that – being a Christian myself.
However, two things: I want to be a steward of the money I have, and I don’t think it’s a good idea to allow people to just waste our money.
Secondly, Jesus said, “Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
I hope and pray my heart is dove like, and my serpentine wisdom tells me to hold those in power accountable.
Therefore, I think my assessment money is best used in resolving this matter in court ASAP.
Did you get a letter in the mail from GGRC regarding your “Suspension of Membership” on Deer Ridge?
If so, don’t let them intimidate you with their threats. Don’t let them illegally take away YOUR rights as an owner!
A LOT of owners are refusing to pay this illegitimate “special assessment.” So, a lot of other owners are probably getting this same form letter from Joey and “the board” as they try and scramble and use their typical intimidation tactics to force more owners to pay. Don’t be one of the few who is paying the “special” assessment. Don’t let them continue to squander your money.
Don’t let them bully you into paying a dime.
If you’ve already paid the 2010 assessment, your payment may end up getting squandered by Joe Thomas before the Court can freeze those funds – which may make it very difficult for you to get your money back.
Please click Letter To Attorney to see my response regarding this invalid letter. The “special assessment” is invalid for at least FOUR REASONS – hence the “suspension” is invalid.
Also, under what authority does the “board” have a right to define what rights and privileges owners lose if an Assessment is not paid?
I see NOTHING in the Master Deed or Bylaws that states that an owner cannot inspect Association records or lose golf and recreation center privileges when an Assessment is not paid. As such, I see Barone’s letter as an attempt to ILLEGALLY deny owners their rights under Tennessee State Law.
This is an open letter to Chuck Sexton, attorney representing GGRC, regarding both his letter regarding access to HOA books and records and a letter from David Barone, attempting to suspend my membership rights for GGRC.
Sent Via Email, Fax and Certified Mail
Chuck,
I received your letter dated March 15, 2010 regarding my rights to review the books and records of GGRC.
I have also recently received a letter from David Barone attempting to suspend my membership rights in GGRC.
Since the “Board” has apparently tasked you with responding to my request to review the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers, there are several points of issue that have arisen between your letter and that of David Barone – both of them speaking to my rights as an owner to review said records.
Firstly, let’s deal with your statements in your letter:
You state that. “…my underlined reference to a single book is not an accurate recitation of the Code Section.”
The actual wording is pretty crystal clear about “the book” with no references to books anywhere in the wording.
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.
However, I do understand that there may be multiple volumes after 25 years – but I would still see that as one book. The real point is that we have NEVER been able to see this Administrator’s Book. We are only ever offered financial statements. This book is solely in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, with a DETAILED ACCOUNT for each entry, showing EVERY receipt and expenditure – with vouchers in matching CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
THAT is the “book” albeit multiple volumes that I, and every other owner, has a right to access in accordance with Tennessee State Law.
Please confirm that this book or books along with the requisite vouchers exist, AS DEFINED IN THE LAW – and that these CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERED book(s) along with CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERED vouchers are available for owner access as of March 24, 2010.
You reject our rights to view the RML and Ridge Resort Realty Administrator’s Book, as defined above, since you state we are not a participant in RML and Ridge Resort Realty.
Firstly, these are wholly owned subsidiaries of GGRC. Therefore, all owners at Deer Ridge should have access to these books and records.
Secondly, you are mistaken: We have been a participant in RML. I will be glad to send you the signed agreement if you need it. Likewise, we purchased our unit through Joe Thomas and Ridge Resort Realty.
Hence, in both cases, we have been participants in both of these programs and have a financial interest in both and deserve access to the records on this basis alone.
Hence, any way you cut it, denying us access to the books and records of either RML or Ridge Resort Realty is a violation of Tennessee State Law.
You still seem confused about the origins of RML:
The first point is that it doesn’t matter if RML was created due to the poor performance of the then existing property management company. RML was illegitimately formed, without a vote of owners, funded by GGRC funds that were an inappropriate and illegal use of HOA fees. (N.B.: That company was fired for bad performance because they were only able to achieve a 38% economic occupancy for Deer Ridge. Joe Thomas, and RML, over the past 10 YEARS have only been able to achieve the same 38% economic occupancy for Deer Ridge – in spite of squandering hundreds of thousands of dollars on ineffective advertising and marketing costs. Why hasn’t he been fired for the same level of bad performance?)
According to the legal opinion of independent law firm, Howard and Howard, it appears that both RML and Ridge Resort Realty were illegally formed in the first place since GGRC funds were used for their start up – and continue to be used to fund RML operating deficits. Games continue to be played with the cost accounting on this property to give the false appearance that GGRC funds are no longer tapped to support RML. When proper cost allocations are applied, with the staffing and management that GGRC would need without RML or RRR, it becomes apparent how much RML continues to cost ALL owners. According to the following legal opinion by Howard and Howard, NONE of the HOA fees can ever be used for any of these operations, and since they are illegitimate companies should be disposed of immediately with all funds returned to the benefit of GGRC.
Furthermore, a letter from the Board of Directors to all owners, dated December 11, 1987 stated that:
“A new legal entity – RIDGE MANAGEMENT LTD. – RML – is being established & incorporated to manage both GG&RC Condos and DRMR Rental Program – effective January 1, 1988.”
This clearly shows that the Board, acting alone and without ANY vote by the owners, decided it was going to start a property management company.
The Master Deed and Bylaws do not provide for ANY funding of any such business entity and the Board has no power from these controlling documents to arbitrarily start any business whatsoever, including a property management company.
Also, note that by clicking RML minutes, bylaws and even the stock certificate you can download these documents evidencing ownership of RML by GGRC. Based on your email, I am surprised that you are having difficulty obtaining these documents. I invite you to visit my blog on a more regular basis as I have many of these documents available for immediate and free download to anyone who wants them.
Likewise, according to the independent legal opinion from Howard and Howard, all owners have a right to COPIES of the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers.
You stated in your email to me that:
What needs to be resolved?Howard’s letter is crystal clear on this point. What duplication issue is in question and why – and will it be resolved in time for our inspection on Wednesday, March 24, 2010? And if not, why not?
So, what else do you need to see to determine the relationship of RML and RRR to GGRC? How much longer will it take you? Why, after all of these years, aren’t the corporate minutes directly reflective of the company’s status? If the minutes are not up to do, does not that jeopardize the corporate charter? If the minutes are not up to date, isn’t that evidence of gross mismanagement of those who are purportedly in charge of GGRC?
The above points I believe deal with your letter.
So the key question: based on the independent legal opinion from Howard and Howard, and based on the above information, do you grant me authority, as an owner, to see the Administrator’s Book, and supporting vouchers, of GGRC, RML and RRR as defined by Tennessee State Law on March 24, 2010?
The David Barone “Suspension of Membership” Letter
According to the David Barone letter dated March 19, 2010:
Since your letter deals with my rights as an owner to review the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers of GGRC et al – and the Barone letter purports to deny me access to those records, I have the following questions for you regarding my rights as an owner to view the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers on Wednesday, March 24, 2010:
Under what authority does the “board” have a right to define what rights and privileges owners lose if an Assessment is not paid? I see NOTHING in the Master Deed or Bylaws that states that an owner cannot inspect Association records or lose golf and recreation center privileges when an Assessment is not paid. As such, I see Barone’s letter as an attempt to deny me my rights under Tennessee State Law.
Was this notice sent to everyone who has not paid the Asinine Assessment – or is this a discriminatory action intended to single me and / or Neil Blair out in order to prevent us from accessing the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers?
The independent legal opinion from Howard and Howard has identified FOUR reasons that the current Asinine Special Assessment is invalid:
1. The GGRC Master Deed and Bylaws do NOT allow for ANY kind of “special” assessment of any kind. They only allow for monthly assessments that are set before December 1st of each year.
2. The amount of the assessment for every owner is WRONGLY calculated. The “board” has applied what the attorney calls “arbitrary and capricious” cost allocations for ALL charges currently being paid by ALL owners at Deer Ridge. This includes your monthly HOA fee, the amounts for water, cable TV, telephone AND the calculated amounts that are being charged for this “special” assessment. The attorney says that ALL of these items MUST be in accordance with the Master Deed Percentages. Hence, any amounts currently being charged to each and every owner for this “special” assessment is wrongly calculated and should not be made.
3. The “board” was required to provide COPIES of the detailed bid requests and bids to any and all owner to substantiate the Asinine Assessment’s outrageous $353,500 price tag – and NOT to just list, “Nuts and Bolts – $50,000!” Since you were unwilling to do so, this assessment is voided.
4. The attorney has stated that the “board” is NOT the board. The board is required to be elected at the annual meeting and the annual meeting is REQUIRED to be held in the first three months of the year – not in April. The attorney states that the board is not the board and is powerless to implement ANYTHING.
(I understand that you saw the “light” and agreed that I was right about the annual meetings being REQUIRED in the first calendar quarter. I also understand that you very recently recorded the “vote” from some 1988 amendment changing the date of the annual meeting – but that does NOT validate the current “board” or its actions – even if there is the back up proof of a tallied vote showing the required 67% agreement to change the Bylaws. Note that Article XX of the Bylaws requires that “No such amendment may be operative UNTIL it is embodied in a recorded instrument which shall be recorded in the same office and in the same manner as was the Master Deed and original By-Laws and Exhibits of the Horizontal Property Regime.” Since you have just recently seen the light and properly recorded this vague vote, this means that the current “board” is STILL not a duly authorized and elected board of GGRC et al. )
As you know, if ANY of these FOUR reasons makes the Asinine Special Assessment invalid, it is invalid.
If the Asinine Special Assessment is invalid, then our membership cannot be suspended.
Hence, do you, as GGRC legal counsel, agree with any or all of the above four points of the Howard and Howard legal opinion?
Or, do you go on record, objecting to all four of Howard and Howard’s legal opinions as completely invalid?
Since this directly affects my rights to access the Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers of GGRC et al in three days, a complete and responsive expedited answer would be appreciated.
You stated in your letter to me that “Since my direction to the Board some time ago, you have not been denied access to these records.”
Actually, this has not been true. Ever.
The above Administrator’s Book and supporting vouchers of GGRC et al have been requested many times. Instead, we are either ignored, given other documents that were not requested or stonewalled altogether, like the current and transparent “Suspension of Membership.”
We expect to have our lawsuit filed within a few weeks from now – prior to the “annual meeting.”
Joey and the “board” are running scared – scared that the owners will all find out just how few of them are paying their illegitimate Asinine Assessment.
Joey and the “board”are trying all they can to block both Neil and I from having access to the GGRC books and records that the laws of the State of Tennessee guarantee us that we can see. They know that once we see the books and know how few have paid the assessment and we report that information here on the blog, they will have a major problem trying to force other owners to pay.
The usual abuse of power by the “board” typically has to do with multiple, major violations of Deer Ridge Law – those contained in our controlling documents – The Master Deed and The Bylaws.
This Time Joe Thomas and Luther Parker Are Breaking The Law – Tennessee State Law – By Blocking Owner Access To Deer Ridge Records
This time they are directly breaking Tennessee state law by blocking our access to these records. I just emailed Joey, Luther Parker, Charles Sexton (attorney for GGRC and who knows who else involved with Deer Ridge? – but that is a different potential conflict of interest that we will get to soon.)
What I emailed them, and other interested owners, was a SECOND NOTICE. See below.
Ignore The Notices And Threats of Late Fees From Joe Thomas?
It is up to you – but I advise you to do what I am doing – to ignore the late letters, threats of late fees, etc. regarding your non-payment of the Asinine Assessment.
As describe before, the recent independent legal opinion we just obtained indicates that this “Special Assessment” is completely illegitimate on at least FOUR major points.
Note that, in spite of multiple requests, Joey and the “board” have not been able to produce ANY independent legal opinion as a counterpoint to the one we have obtained. We believe this is HIGHLY indicative that Joey and the “board” have NO authority for either the “special assessment” or for their blustering demands for payment.
Don’t give in to their illegitimate bullying about an illegitimate assessment.
Instead, use some of that money to help pay the necessary legal fees to block the assessment and force Joe Thomas and the “board” to stop breaking both Tennessee State Law AND Deer Ridge Law. Once we get a court to issue a permanent injunction, you won’t have to pay the assessments, any interest, etc. on this illegitimate special assessment.
But we need your help.
Helping us pay for this litigation is a LOT less expensive than paying for $50,000 for “nuts and bolts” and a LOT less than paying your two year total assessed amount.
If we can get $500 or a $1,000 from more Deer Ridge owners, we can immediately stop their demands and harassment.
Please mail your check to me at A-202, 3710 Weber Rd., Gatlinburg, TN 37738 – please make the check payable to the “Deer Ridge Litigation Fund” OR click the link below to pay via credit card or echeck.
We Just Need $5,000 More To Stop The Assessment
We just need $5,000 more from other owners to add to what we have already collected from participating owners.
Once we received this additional $5,000, we intend to IMMEDIATELY file the lawsuit with ALL of our claims in this one lawsuit. Part of this lawsuit will immediately seek a temporary injunction stopping the Asinine Assessment and all threats from Joey and the “board.” The same lawsuit will also quickly pursue a summary judgment on at least 10 of the major points in the independent attorney’s letter – including making the injunction against the Asinine Assessment permanent!
Once this is out of the way, we will pursue the other part of this lawsuit – including our claims against Joe Thomas and this abusive and illegitimate “board” – making them individually responsible for their gross negligence and abusive, arbitrary and capricious decisions that were outside the scope of their authority.
The sooner we get your donations to the “Deer Ridge Litigation Fund” – the sooner we can cut off the harassment from Joey and the “board” over non-payment of the Asinine Assessment.
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*** SECOND NOTICE ***
I have not received a response to the below email….this is your second notice.
Failure to provide this information to ANY owner in a timely manner is a violation of Tennessee State Law.
I demand to have access to ALL of the requested information during the week of March 15, 2010.
Robert Goodman
A-202
At 10:40 AM 3/11/2010, Robert wrote:
Luther Parker and Joe Thomas,
In accordance with the Tennessee Horizontal Act, 66-27-113, I hereby request an immediate review of the GGRC, RML and Ridge Resort Realty “Administrator’s Books” as defined by the Act: This is a single book that contains 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. Continue reading Employee Joey and The Board – Trying Desperately To Hide How Few Are Paying The Asinine Assessment
The following letter was certified mailed, emailed, faxed and hand delivered to Luther Parker’s home, the GGRC’s attorney’s office and the Deer Ridge office.
You get to decide what is right for you with regard to the “special” assessment – but this is my position and I am ready to fight Joe Thomas, Luther Parker and the rest of the so called “board” in court over it.
To: Luther Parker, GGRC “Board of Directors”
Re: “Special” Assessment
Date: March 9, 2010
Hand Delivered, Email & Certified Mail
This letter is to officially notify you that, as a result of advice received from independent legal counsel, I do not intend to pay the illegitimate “special” assessment that is purportedly due for our Unit A-202 at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
I have also included herewith two checks for our monthly GGRC charges: $270 for our HOA fee and $136.42 for the charges for water and cable TV.
Even though paid, we continue to dispute both of these charges too – and have marked “Disputed” on these and many prior checks made for payments for these two ongoing fees.
Based on advice from legal counsel, these charges represent a gross overcharge of 82% above the amounts that should be charged according to the Master Deed and Bylaws.
If you wish to take me to court over the non-payment of the illegitimate “special” assessment, have at it.
I would be absolutely delighted to have a court hear all of the following reasons that the “special” assessment is invalid – and it would be much more cost effective to respond to your lawsuit and get a court ruling on several issues rather than instigate my planned litigation described below.
Attorney Says That “Special” Assessment Invalid For At Least Four Reasons
Based on a recent, independent review of our Master Deed and Bylaws, attorney Lewis Howard, Jr’s legal opinion is that this “special” Deer Ridge assessment is invalid for at least FOUR reasons:
The GGRC Master Deed and Bylaws do NOT allow for ANY kind of “special” assessment of any kind. They only allow for monthly assessments that are set before December 1st of each year.
The amount of the assessment for every owner is WRONGLY calculated. The “board” has applied what the attorney calls “arbitrary and capricious” cost allocations for ALL charges currently being paid by ALL owners at Deer Ridge. This includes your monthly HOA fee, the amounts for water, cable TV, telephone AND the calculated amounts that are being charged for this “special” assessment. The attorney says that ALL of these items MUST be in accordance with the Master Deed Percentages. Hence, any amounts currently being charged to each and every owner for this “special” assessment is wrongly calculated and should not be made.
The “board” was required to provide COPIES of the detailed bid requests and bids to any and all owner to substantiate the Asinine Assessment’s outrageous $353,500 price tag – and NOT to just list, “Nuts and Bolts – $50,000!” Since you were unwilling to do so, this assessment is voided.
The attorney has stated that the “board” is NOT the board. The board is required to be elected at the annual meeting and the annual meeting is REQUIRED to be held in the first three months of the year – not in April. The attorney states that the board is not the board and is powerless to implement ANYTHING.
I invite you to read the attached five page letter from Senior Partner Lewis Howard, Jr. at the law firm, Howard and Howard (www.howardhowardlaw.com).
My instructions to the law firm, Howard and Howard ( www.howardhowardlaw.com/ ) and Senior Partner Lewis Howard, Jr. were to objectively and candidly evaluate these issues with the goal of determining the legal validity and the merits of our pursuing a lawsuit against GGRC and/or the individuals who make up the current board along with Joe Thomas, the general manager. This firm does not currently represent us for any pending litigation – but may be hired should we move forward.
You should also, by now, be fully aware that we have set up a separate escrow account for the “Deer Ridge Litigation Fund.”
Several owners have already contributed to this fund and more are joining every week. Once our threshold is reached, we intend to immediately file one or more lawsuits concerning the matters discussed in this letter. Note: this will be done without further notice to you.
Executive Summary Of Attorney’s Findings
Here is my executive summary of Mr. Howard’s five page legal opinion. I will try to put it in non-attorney terms to help you better understand the major consequences of the points made in his letter.
In addition to the fact that no legitimate, “special” assessment is due from ANY owners, Attorney Howard’s letter also makes the following pivotal points regarding GGRC and RML:
You are REQUIRED to charge all owners ONLY in accordance with the Master Deed Percentages for everything: monthly assessments, water, cable TV, etc. This means no more 82% overcharge to all 1-1 owners.
You are REQUIRED to provide all owners with COPIES of everything they request including invoices, check stubs, bids, etc.
You are REQUIRED to get BOTH the 75% positive vote by owners AND the 90% positive vote by mortgage holders of all condo loans at Deer Ridge. Therefore, ANY monies you spend on walkway ramps will be your personal responsibility to pay.
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Owner Files $3 Million Lawsuit Against HOA, General Manager And Board Members
A homeowner in Gatlinburg, Tennessee has filed a $3 Million Lawsuit against his HOA, General Manager And All Individual Board Members at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
In response to their meritless, retaliatory $1 Million defamation lawsuit against me, I have now filed a $3 Million lawsuit against Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, AKA Gatlinburg Golf and Racquet Club HOA and Joe Thomas, Luther Parker, Larry Ohm, Margie Duncan, David Barone and Tom Reise, all as individuals.
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The Deer Ridge HOA board and individual board members have filed a $1 Million Lawsuit against me in their ongoing attempts to stop this blog and have its contents removed. Click Press Release for details.
This power clique wants to continue to block free speech on this property and to keep their illegitimate secrets hidden from other owners.
They are willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars of other owners' money on legal fees to keep themselves in power while they continue to break both Tennessee state law and Deer Ridge property law.
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