Hosted and
produced by Shu Bartholomew, "On The
Commons" is a weekly radio show
dedicated to discussing the many issues
surrounding mandatory homeowner
associations, the fastest growing form of
residential housing in the nation.
This Week's Show
We hear from so many
people who tell us they will NEVER,
EVER buy in an HOA again. NOT
EVER!!! However, finding a good old
fashioned, stand alone house with no strings
attached, no extra layer of government and
no financial liability in case of
mismanagement or other misdeeds, is getting
to be as hard as finding a needle in a
haystack in many parts of the country.
Residential associations are such a
lucrative business for local municipal
governments who mandate them, developers who
build them and lets not forget the special
interests who milk them for all they're
worth. And the owners pay for all the junked
up add-ons to what was once respected as a
private castle. And hammering in the final
nail is your state representative. He or she
has been bought and paid for by special
interests.
Jan Bergemann joins us "On The
Commons". Jan is the founder and
president of the Florida based Cyber
Citizens for Justice. Jan has worked
tirelessly for years trying to get
legislation enacted to protect the rights of
home and condo owners in Florida. With every
homeowner friendly bill it has been a case
of one step forward and several backward.
This year is no exception. We'll talk to Jan
about one bill in particular that would
allow HOAs to LEGALLY operate under cover of
darkness. Really? We scratch our heads,
wondering about the utter insanity of it all
and ask why we allow it? Why are homeowners
and citizens allowing the tail to wag the
dog? When are we going to be able to
differentiate between the truth and all the
lies and when are we going to realize that
we also have a voice in this game?
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