Deer Ridge Mountain Resort HOA And First Amendment Lawsuits Favorably Settled!

Warning To Potential Purchasers of Condominiums at
Deer Ridge Mountain Resort

Based on my eight years of owning a condo at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort in Gatlinburg Tennessee – and based on emails that I have received from other owners recently – I strongly recommend that you DO NOT BUY A CONDO at this property UNLESS they give you a copy of ALL the historical books and records showing EVERY expenditure for the past 15 years.

Make sure that you get a copy of the Master Receipt Book that the Bylaws require the Board of Directors and management to maintain on this property.

This book should show every invoice, check, or payment made, along with its legitimate purpose. That way, you can perform your own due diligence to see if there has been any suspected malfeasance BEFORE YOU BUY.

If you never get these documents and only get excuses, I strongly recommend you DO NOT BUY A CONDO at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.

(Note: to the best of my knowledge, NO owner has EVER seen this Master Receipt Book that is required to be maintained and made available at all times to all owners by the Bylaws. They never produced this even under court order during my lawsuit against the HOA. It has always been my belief and suspicion that they hurriedly settled a few days before my lawsuit against them was scheduled to go to trial because they knew they would be forced to produce this Master Receipt Book.)

I personally believe that the many issues and suspicions that caused me to file suit against the HOA may possibly still be prevalent in this organization’s Board of Directors and management.

This is strictly a hunch or gut feeling, with no facts on my part, so you’re welcome to take my personal recommendations with as many grains of salt as you deem necessary.

Again, these are strictly my own personal recommendations, based on my eight years of ownership and personal experiences at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, including my interactions with management and the Board of Directors at the time I owned my condo.

Your mileage may vary. Significantly.

Deer Ridge Board Acknowledges That I Was Right All Along!

After nearly eight years of denial that my claims were valid, the Board of Directors of Gatlinburg Golf And Racquet Club ( GGRC ) at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort acknowledged in their Board of Directors meeting that I was right all along!  Here’s a quote from their official minutes:

“Review of Master Deed & By-Laws:  ‘Board Member A’ has been reviewing the existing Master Deed and By-Laws. Discussion ensued about the number of votes per condo and the allocation of monthly assessments per condo, as well as other topics.

One day of the next Board Meeting in November will be committed to this very important issue. Board Member A will present a document of proposed changes. since they were called in to question during the Goodman legal proceedings.

It is agreed that there are inconsistencies throughout the document. 

‘Board Member B’  will present various financial scenarios if changes are made. Changes will be discussed and approved first by the Board, and then given to our corporate attorney for review. From there, amendments would be presented at the Annual Owner’s Meeting for approval.

An amendment to the Master Deed would require a 75% vote of approval.”

While they may not have come right out and said that I was correct on all aspects of my multiple complaints about violations of the GGRC Master Deed and Bylaws, I believe that it is very clear when you read between the lines that they knew I was right all along.

Warning To All Current Owners of Condominiums at
Deer Ridge Mountain Resort

While I no longer have a dog in your fight, I still worry that the Board of Directors may potentially victimize the owners at Deer Ridge as a result of the Board’s possible slanted and illegitimate interpretations of the Master Deed and Bylaws.

For example, based on the above board minutes, which acknowledge that I was right all along, they imply that they can make any changes to the Master Deed and Bylaws with a simple 75% vote.

Based on many discussions with my attorney, this is very probably incorrect.

They cannot, for example, change the property rights of owners – and this includes changing the Master Deed Percentages of any owners from what is in the Master Deed and Bylaws – without a 100% vote of all owners!

I believe that this is a massive and pivotal misinterpretation that they are going to attempt to get approved at the annual meeting in April.

Likewise, their approach to approving the conversion of the Deer Ridge Game Room to the Deer Ridge “Lobby Lounge” is equally ridiculous in my personal opinion. The ballot that was sent out recently to all Deer Ridge owners makes the declarative statement in big bold letters, “A non-vote will be considered a ‘Yes’ vote.”

Folks, that is NOT the way the Deer Ridge Master Deed and Bylaws are written. The board is required to accumulate REAL “Yes” votes and not default “Yes” votes!

This entire vote, again in my opinion, is yet another direct and intentional violation of the GGRC Master Deed and Bylaws.

As I said, I no longer have “a dog in your fight.” It is now up to you, the current owners, to demand that your board of directors comply with the governing documents of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.

Best of luck! 

Deer Ridge HOA And First Amendment Lawsuits Favorably Settled At The Eleventh Hour

I am pleased to announce that all the Deer Ridge HOA and First Amendment lawsuits in which I was involved were favorably settled between all parties a few days before the scheduled trial on April 17, 2013.

While the confidentiality agreement clause prohibits me from disclosing the price and terms of the settlement with the general public, I did successfully negotiate the right to provide full disclosure to any and all past or current owners of condominiums at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

The full disclosure site is password protected and will require you to email me a request for the password after providing sufficient information to prove that you are a past or current owner. If you are a past or current owner, please click  Full Disclosure to find out all the details of the settlement.

Once the proof is provided, I will email you the secret password so that you can access the confidential information.

Deer Ridge Domains For Sale

As a result of successfully settling all litigation and moving back home to Florida to enjoy the beach, we have the following domain name for sale: DeerRidgeOwners.com

If you’re interested, please click ‘Contact Me’ with your offer.

Please click ‘Full Disclosure’ to view all the details of the settlement.