"THE FOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION" - Monday, December 19, 2005
A REVIEW OF THE PAST TWO MONTHS SINCE MY FIRST OPEN LETTER
That's right... it all started two months ago today when I
first published my OPEN LETTER to all tenants about how some
of their rights were being violated by the Manager and the
Board.
Here is a summary of the headlines since that time, just in
case you missed some of the earlier Newsletters. You will
also be able to use this summary as a time-line for any
legal action that you may take against Chester "Chet"
Hingle, Jr., and the Board of FCCA.
It all started with Chet's letter dated 10/17/2005 whereas
he was telling each of you your "so-called rights" and
setting you up for the low-balled estimate that he later
came out with. I saw the beginning of the injustice in his
letter and prepared my own letter for my customers and any
other interested parties.
10/19/2005 - (FIRST) LENNY'S OPEN LETTER TO CUSTOMERS
REGARDING YOUR INSURANCE CLAIMS (and information from my
Attorney) - 4 pages typed.
10/20/2005 - FCC Preliminary Claim of Loss figures released
by Chet and the Board giving you the first actual notice
that they were planning on confiscating some of your money.
Even though Chet and the Board already had the NFIP Itemized
Insurance Estimate in their hands, they were still not
disclosing that fact and they low-balled ALL 22 OWNERS in
the rear courtyard with figures of $12,000.00 for a 1BR,
$15,000.00 for a 2BR and $24,000.00 for a 3BR. These
figures only added up to $321,000.00 and I learned shortly
thereafter that the actual amount of the initial estimate
was OVER $400,000.00.
10/24/2005 - (SECOND) LENNY'S OPEN LETTER TO CUSTOMERS -
Disclosing some emails from Sultan Mirza and Chet Hingle and
also giving each of you the phone number to the Commissioner
of Insurance 1-800-259-5300 or 5301 so you could file a
complaint. If you need complaint forms, I now have a full
set that I could email to you.
10/26/2005 - I published more of Sultan's emails and also a
model "Condo Homeowners Bill of Rights" which calls for even
more rights than the current FCC bylaws provide each of you.
I don't know if this would even help with the current Board
and Manager since they have ignored all of your rights thus
far!!!!
10/26/2005 - After Sultan threatened me with legal action, I
consulted with my Attorney and he and I came up with the
idea of publishing a newsletter so that my sources would be
protected from Sultan's proposed legal action to find out
who they were.... thus "THE FOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION" was
born and I published the FACT that the estimate was OVER
$400,000.00!!!! I further provided more information about
the Courtyard Giveaway taking place in the rear courtyard on
October 30, 2005 and more information about the "Condo
Homeowners Bill of Rights" was released.
10/26/2005 - Late Night Edition - I published the FACT that
the rear courtyard flood victims were getting an advance
check of $200,000.00.... of which $36,500.00 was not
distributed to the victims!!!! THE FIRST ACT OF HIDING THE
MONEY!!!! I also published Sultan's reply to my previous
information.
10/28/2005 - Since the email list of subscribers had nearly
doubled in the first 10 days, I printed a recap of the
previous letters, emails and newsletters.
10/28/2005 - Late Breaking News - A Board Meeting was held
and I asked one of the Board Members, upon seeing them in
the courtyard... "Is it even legal for the Board to divert
flood insurance proceeds away from the flood victims to be
used on some other common project?" Of course, they never
answered the question.
10/31/2005 - Urgent Breaking News - AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,
notes just went up on the doors of the flood victims in the
rear courtyard telling them that they had some advance money
available to them. Of course, it was still missing
$36,500.00!!!!
10/31/2005 - Chet Hingle confronted me and CURSED ME OUT
USING VARIOUS FORMS OF THE "F" WORD and further stating that
I had no business communicating with the owners and tenants
at FCC. I ignored him but did call him an idiot as I walked
away!
10/31/2005 - I published a series of emails from Sultan
Mirza... answering but not really providing any details to
the victims. Sultan also explained Chet's cursing as "he is
stressed"... WELL... IF HE CAN'T HANDLE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF
THE KITCHEN!!!!
11/2/2005 - Since some of the Board Members and the Manager
were trying to shut me up, I decided to publish
(anonymously) some of the email replies that I had been
receiving.
11/4/2005 - Over two weeks since the first OPEN LETTER.
Some of the upstairs victims received their first letter
with their low-ball estimates. Still no official itemized
estimates are released by Chet or the Board. Board Member,
James Williams, floated the idea that another $5,000.00 may
be coming to the 1BR and 2BR flood victims in the rear
courtyard.... to try and quiet down the rumbling of the
crowd. Even that figure is still a low-ball of the actual
amount of the itemized estimates.... by several thousand
dollars!!!!
11/8/2005 - Fleur De Lis Construction has left after a
CURSING MATCH with none other than Chet Hingle, witnessed by
several people in the rear courtyard,... and there are still
many leaks in the "repaired" roofs and still many leaks in
the unrepaired roofs. Chet Hingle never even told them to
check the other roofs for damages, although I had given Chet
Hingle written notice of my leaks long before this date.
Further, there are still NO Monthly Management Reports
issued for August, September or October, 2005. Another
Board Member tried to play games with me and when I called
his bluff by calling 911, he buckled like a wet noodle!!!!
He never did apologize for that incident and I should have
reported his name and what happened... and I may just do
that in one of the upcoming "TFOI's".
11/8/2005 - A note went out on the doors of the front
courtyard storm victims... "From: Board of Directors, Date:
November 8, 2005, Re: Final Wind Storm insurance figures,
Front Building (added by this writer - Front Courtyard,
Rear/North Building), The Board has accepted a total
settlement for windstorm damage. You will be allowed up to
$32,178.00 towards repairs to your unit which must be
supported by receipts and canceled checks and a final
inspection by management. Included in the amount is a
depreciation figure which is reimbursable to the Association
after all units are completed. Please note that deductibles
and past due condo dues will be deducted from the above
amount. If you have any question, please call management,
504 234 9980." (Not Signed but that is Chet Hingle's cell
phone number).
I also saw on a 3BR downstairs unit in the Front Courtyard,
North Building, that the figure was a little over $41,000.00
for Windstorm and Flood. This figure was visible through
the clear plastic bag which the note was enclosed, printed
side of the paper and details of the financial amount
visible to the public.
OF COURSE, CHET AND THE BOARD NEVER DID GIVE THESE OWNERS AN
ITEMIZED COPY OF THEIR INSURANCE ESTIMATE EITHER!!!!!
Also, I finally acquired a copy of the Bylaws, Rules and
Regulations, etc., and scanned them into my computer so I
was able to email copies to several people who wanted them
for proposed legal action.
11/9/2005 - A BOARD MEMBER CONFIRMED THAT CHET HINGLE HAS
BEEN ON UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA... EVEN THOUGH
HE IS ATTEMPTING TO "MANAGE" YOUR LIVES AND CONTROL YOUR
LIVES!!!!! ALSO, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT NOBODY ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FCCA WAS EVER ELECTED TO THEIR
POSITIONS. THEY WERE POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY
SHOWING THAT THEY DO NOT REPRESENT THE HOMEOWNERS AT FCC.
11/10/2005 - Eileen G., an owner in the front courtyard,
asked that I publish her open letter, which I did... here is
a snippet -
"Lenny: You know that anyone has a year in which to file a
lawsuit. We need to hold the Dec. meeting, (it's only a few
weeks away) try to get some answers, get our condos repaired
and go from there. If the condos are not repaired the
complex will become derelict, and we will all lose our homes
and money. The problems with the roof need to be addressed
immediately...."
Well Eileen, the Board CANCELED the December Annual Meeting,
in violation of the bylaws and Louisiana Law.... and ALL OF
THE HOMEOWNERS are going to lose money on the resale of
their units due to the low-ball figures given to most, if
not all of the owners, Most owners are having to go with
contractor grade materials rather than better materials
which will affect their resale values.. and those resale
values affects everyone's appraised value!!!!!
FURTHER, IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE YOUR OPEN LETTER
AND MY ROOF.. AND MANY OTHER ROOFS ARE STILL LEAKING LIKE A
SIEVE WHEN IT RAINS... CAUSING FURTHER AND CONTINUING
DAMAGES!!!!!
11/14/2005 - ANNUAL HOMEOWNER'S MEETING PROXY PREPARED AND
SENT OUT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE "FOI". UNFORTUNATELY, CHET
AND THE BOARD CANCELED THE ANNUAL MEETING... SO THEY WOULD
NOT HAVE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS!!!!!
11/15/2005 - I NEED YOUR HELP! - I asked for and received
copies and phone calls with information about the various
amounts offered to each victim so I could compile a
spreadsheet... so that each owner could see what amounts had
been offered to their neighbors so they would know if they
were getting screwed over.. or rather, how bad they were
getting screwed over by Chet and the Board.
11/17/2005 - More information about the missing $80,000.00,
or now the missing $100,000.00 or more.. which ultimately
turned out to be the missing $200,000.00 or more!!!!!
And my Editorial Reply in that edition which still rings
true today.. over a month later!!!!! -
"EDITORIAL REPLY AND QUESTIONS TO ASK AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
NEXT MONTH... OR IN PERSON, IF YOU GET LUCKY ENOUGH TO
CORNER CHET OR A BOARD MEMBER IN THE COURTYARD-
WAS CHET AND THE BOARD PLANNING TO "HIDE" THIS MONEY FROM
THE VICTIMS? I DO NOT KNOW... BUT IT SURE SEEMS LIKE THEY
WERE CAUGHT WITH THEIR HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR SINCE THEY
HAVE NOT FULLY DISCLOSED THIS INFORMATION AS OF THIS DATE
AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO SHOW ANY UNIT OWNER THE FINANCIAL
RECORDS AS THE BYLAWS SAY THEM MUST!!!
WHAT WERE THEIR PLANS FOR THIS HUGE COMMUNITY CHEST OF
MONEY... PAID FOR ON THE BACKS OF THE VICTIMS?
WERE THE NON-VICTIM OWNERS GOING TO BE ASSESSED AN EQUAL
AMOUNT OF MONEY OR WERE THEY JUST GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THE
COMMUNITY CHEST OF THE ILL-GOTTEN MONEY?
WHY DO CHET AND THE BOARD THINK THAT THEY HAVE ANY RIGHT TO
KEEP SOME OR ALL OF THE VICTIMS MONEY FROM THEM?
THE VICTIMS HAVE PAID THEIR CONDO DUES WHICH IN TURN PAID
THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS SO THE VICTIMS SHOULD BE GETTING ALL
OF THEIR MONEY... NOT JUST THE PART THAT CHET AND THE BOARD
FEEL THEY SHOULD GET, WHILE CHET AND THE BOARD ARE TRYING TO
BUILD UP A COMMUNITY CHEST OF ILL-GOTTEN MONEY!!!!
CHET AND THE BOARD SOMEHOW THINK THAT THE INSURANCE
SETTLEMENTS ARE THEIR MONEY, INSTEAD OF REALIZING THAT IT IS
THE VICTIMS MONEY AND THE BOARD IS ONLY THERE TO DISTRIBUTE
ALL OF THE MONEY TO THE VICTIMS. CHET AND THE BOARD DO NOT
HAVE ANY RIGHT TO KEEP EVEN ONE PENNY OF YOUR INSURANCE
SETTLEMENT MONEY. SOMEHOW THEY THINK THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO
GIVE YOU PART OF THE MONEY AND THEY CAN KEEP THE REST!!!!
WHAT NERVE!!!! WHAT A PITIFUL SHAME THEY ARE BRINGING ON
THEM SELVES.!!!! HOW CAN THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT????
I HAVEN'T SAID IT YET, BUT IF THEY REALLY WERE TRYING TO
ENRICH THE COMMUNITY CHEST OR THEMSELVES, ON THE BACKS AND
WALLETS OF THE HURRICANE VICTIMS, THEN THERE IS A SPECIAL
PLACE IN....!!!
OOOPS.. I ALMOST SAID IT! :-D
REMEMBER... "ILLUSTRATING ABSURDITY BY BEING ABSURD!!!!"
11/18/2005 - HOW MUCH ARE THE DEDUCTIBLES??? (They never
did tell you but I learned the deductible for the Flood
Insurance is only $500.00 which amounts to about $20.00 a
person in each courtyard... yet they kept implying it was
some big figure.. maybe as another way to confiscate some of
your money.)
11/21/2005 - THE ROOFS ARE STILL LEAKING!!! (The story
about Chet Hingle's CURSING OUT of the Fleur De Lis people
in the rear courtyard was also published).
11/24/2005 - Happy Thanksgiving!!! And Board Member, James
Williams, told one of the owners that Chet Hingle is now
employed by FCC FULL-TIME!!!! (I guess, now that he
qualified for his FEMA trailer, he could go back on the
payroll milking some of the ill-gotten money from the
community chest). ANOTHER OWNER WAS REFUSED ACCESS TO THE
FINANCIAL RECORDS OR MEETING MINUTES BY BOARD MEMBER JAMES
WILLIAMS... IN CONTINUING VIOLATION OF THE BYLAWS!!!!!
11/25/2005 - WEATHER ALERT.. BAD WEATHER IS COMING!!!!
11/26/2005 - CHET HINGLE HUNG NOTES UP ON THE MOSTLY VACANT
UNITS TELLING THEM... and I quote from that "FOI".
"The Board had adopted the 2005 operating budget for the
coming year, 2006. There will be no increase in monthly
dues at this time. (Editorial Reply - WOW!!! Imagine
that... they aren't going up on your dues next year... at
least, not "at this time". I guess with ALL of the
ILL-GOTTEN money that they are planning on confiscating from
the hurricane victim owners, they don't feel the need for an
increase!)
There will be NO Annual Owners Meeting in December. This
meeting will be rescheduled when FCC is back to normal and
all unit owners have returned to occupy their units.
(Editorial Reply - I DON'T THINK THEY CAN LEGALLY DO THIS.
THE BYLAWS ARE SPECIFIC ABOUT HAVING THE ANNUAL MEETING EACH
AND EVERY YEAR. Further, the Bylaws specifically state that
the NOTICE SHALL BE MAILED to each owner so the hanging of
the notice on the doors is not sufficient notice....
especially since most owners aren't even in their units.
WITH ALL OF THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, the Board and Manager
are just shirking their responsibility and fiduciary duty to
ALL of the owners. ARE YOU ALL GOING TO LET THEM GET AWAY
WITH THIS???? I SURE HOPE THAT SOMEONE HAS FILED SUIT
AGAINST THE BOARD BY NOW TO PUT AN END TO THEIR
SHENANIGANS!!!!!)"
11/26/2005 -Late Night Edition - HEADLINE - IT'S RAINING
INSIDE MANY UNITS!!!!!
11/28/2005 - HEADLINE - THEY NEED TO FIX THE BRICK WALL
LEAKS BEFORE MANY PEOPLE CAN REBUILD!!!!
11/28/2005 - Late Night News - HEADLINE - SOME GOOD NEWS...
THE NEW A/C UNITS ARE BEING MOVED UP ONTO THE ROOFS!!!!!
11/29/2005 - HEADLINE - THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A BOARD MEETING
A LITTLE WHILE AGO!!!!!
12/5/2005 - Headline - OVER THREE MONTHS AND COUNTING!!! I
also released some proposals of how the Board could compute
the deductible to be taken out of each unit owners money and
how they could compute the amount that each owner pays
towards debris removal.
12/5/2005 - Song Parody published! - Title - "CHET HINGLE,
THE RUDE-ASSED MANAGER"
12/6/2005 - Headline - GREAT NEWS!!! - FEMA APPROVES
FCC OWNERS FOR TRAILERS (Unfortunately, the "NAZI
LIKE" Chet Hingle turned it away in his Dictatorial
Management Style!!! What an embarrassment to all of us
other Catholics and Christians!!!!!)
12/6/2005 - "EDITORIAL REPLY -
I PITY THE BOARD AND CHET HINGLE AND I PRAY FOR THEIR SOULS
WHEN THEY DIE!!!!
...IT'S TIME TO ASK... "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?" ARE YOU
GOING TO BE LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT MADE MARY AND JOSEPH LIVE
IN A STABLE WHEN JESUS WAS BORN OR WILL YOU OPEN YOUR HEARTS
TO YOUR NEIGHBORS?
PUT "CHRIST" BACK IN CHRISTMAS AND HAVE SOME COMPASSION FOR
YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS!!!!!"
12/6/2005 - Petition to allow FEMA trailers is distributed
via email.
12/6/2005 - HEADLINE - PETITION DRIVE IS MOVING FORWARD
The "Petition to allow FEMA trailers..." is being readily
accepted and signed by 95% of the people it has been
presented to. Only one person "did not want to get
involved" so far. This person did say that IF a second
"Petition for a Special Owners Meeting to discuss the
Insurance and Financial Information" is passed around, they
this owner would get involved in that petition and sign it!
STATE LAW CONCERNING ASSOCIATIONS -
I researched the Louisiana Legislature Website and found the
law concerning LA Corporations and Associations and it seems
we only need 10% (10 unit owners) to sign the petition in
order to FORCE the Board call a special meeting for the
owners to vote at that special meeting. Following this
paragraph is a copy/paste of the actual law. It also seems
that the FCC Board has been in violation of Louisiana Law as
it pertains to the number of Board Members. The law is very
specific and says a Board SHALL consist of no less than FIVE
Board Members and further... the Board is in violation of
the law since there SHALL be one or more REGULAR meetings
annually and the Board canceled the Annual Meeting scheduled
for this month.
From http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=76546
12/6/2005 - MORE LATE BREAKING NEWS!!!!
In the past two days, I have had THREE different owners say
they are ready and willing to step up and become Board
Members should the current Board resign or be recalled. I
bet there are many more who are so frustrated by the current
Board's refusal to communicate and take control of the
so-called Manager.
12/7/2005 - Headline - HOLLYYYYYYY CRAAAAPPPPPPP!!!!!!
That was really the only headline that I could think of that
would properly set the tempo for this LATE BREAKING BIG TIME
NEWS!!!!!
About an hour ago, I received a phone call from a source
that had the exact amounts of the checks that have been
issued to FCCA from the National Flood Insurance Program...
for the rear Courtyard flood claim.
I first have to admit that I was mistaken about the "OVER
$80,000.00 MISSING" and I was also mistaken about the "OVER
$100,000.00 MISSING"... well, actually I wasn't mistaken
since I did include the word "OVER"... because the actual
amount of MISSING MONEY, OR MONEY BEING HIDDEN FROM THE
FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE REAR COURTYARD WAS OVER $200,000.00.
That's right... OVER FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (OVER
$500,000.00) WORTH OF CHECKS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO FCCA FOR
THE REAR COURTYARD FLOOD VICTIMS AND STILL, THE BOARD IS
ONLY TELLING THE VICTIMS ABOUT $321,000.00 BEING AVAILABLE
TO THEM TO RENOVATE THEIR FLOODED UNITS.
The exact check amounts issued to FCCA are as follows:
around 10/21/05 - $5,000.00
around 10/21/05 - $150,000.00 (There may be another
$150,000.00 check also!)
around 12/1/05 - $317,465.79
around 12/1/05 - $46,763.61
around 12/1/05 - $600.00
(CORRECTION - THE CHECKS DATED AROUND 12/1/05 WERE ACTUALLY
ISSUED AROUND 11/22/05 BUT DID NOT ARRIVE UNTIL AROUND
12/1/05.... CHET HINGLE AND THE BOARD, IN THEIR 12/12/05
LETTER CLAIMED THAT THE CHECKS WERE BEING HELD BY THE UNIT
OWNER OF #58, "SINCE OCTOBER" AND THAT WAS NOT TRUE FOR MOST
OF THE CHECKS!!!!)
12/8/2005 - HEADLINE - WILL CHET AND THE BOARD GIVE YOU MORE
OF YOUR MONEY???
WOW!!!! A lot has happened in the past three days and
yesterday was a real DOOZIE so I'll get to the headline in a
minute!
I must be doing something right around here, because Chet
Hingle, ONCE AGAIN, stuck his finger in my face and told me
to "GET OUT OF HERE" and "SHUT-UP" to which I reminded him
that I live here and he can't tell me where to walk and then
I raised my voice even louder when I told him that he can't
make me "SHUT-UP"!!!!! Then he got in my face and I told
him... "Go ahead, hit me, so I can have your A$$ arrested
and carted out of here!!!"... along with a few other choice
comments! :-D....
...NOW WE ALL KNOW THAT THE INITIAL PAYMENT WAS LESS THAN
ONE THIRD (1/3) OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO
EACH FLOOD VICTIM AND THAT MOST OWNERS SHOULD BE RECEIVING
OVER THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE INITIAL PARTIAL
PAYMENT... UNLESS CHET AND THE BOARD ARE STILL PLANNING ON
HIDING OR CONFISCATING SOME OF YOUR MONEY!"
12/9/2005 - NOTE - I HAVE ADDED CHET HINGLE'S NEW EMAIL
ADDRESS (hinglec@bellsouth.net ) TO MY MAILING LIST. SULTAN
MIRZA (sultan.mirza@gmail.com ) HAS BEEN ON MY MAILING LIST
FROM THE BEGINNING!!! IF YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE OR
COMPLAIN DIRECTLY TO THEM, PLEASE DO SO.. BUT C.C. ME
PLEASE!!!
Headline - POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FOR THE REAR
COURTYARD AND POSSIBLE REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR THE FRONT
COURTYARD AND REAR COURTYARD TOO!!!!
12/10/2005 - Headline - AND NOW...THE REST OF THE STORY...
(My regards to Paul Harvey)
I still do not know for certain if the OVER $519,000.00
worth of checks is for the front courtyard or rear courtyard
but here is how it all happened... THE REST OF THE STORY...
OF HOW ONE OWNER CAME INTO POSSESSION OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF CHECKS MADE OUT TO FCCA
12/11/2005 - A FCC FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
I received the following email this morning and I thought it
would be best to just forward it in its entirety so here it
is. We have over 40 owners/tenants on the newsletter
mailing list and many more get printed copies. I hope and
pray that everyone will come together on this much needed
help.
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Dear Lenny,
I am not sure who all is on your mailing list, but I thought
it was important enough to write back and let everyone know
the situation.
My family (we live in #XX) lost everything in Katrina -
nothing but boards are left of our home. We have 3 young
boys (7,8,and 9) who have been living in one room on the
floor since the hurricane. O's job has opened back up and
we are all trying to make it. A family in Mandeville has
taken us in, but the house is crowded with others and the
boys are still on the floor.
While most kids Christmas lists consists of toys - MY KIDS
ARE ASKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE AND A BED TO SLEEP IN! This
is not a third world country! The Federal Gov't. approved
our site for a trailer so my kids could have a "little spot"
to call their own by Christmas, and CHET HINGLE AND THE
BOARD STOPPED THEM FROM HOOKING UP THE TRAILER!!!
Chet's own words to me were "we don't want it to look like a
trailer park"! NEITHER DO WE, CHET!!! WE JUST WANT A BED
FOR OUR KIDS AND TO FIX UP OUR HOME SO WE CAN MOVE ON WITH
LIFE!!!
My children are in need of your help! Please, don't turn
your back on these boys right here at Christmas time.
ALL OF YOU CAN HELP - Our FEMA attorney says that all we
need is a signature from someone on the board and the
trailer can come back and be hooked up or if the board
member will not sign it - we need more than 1/2 of the unit
owner's to sign it. THIS IS TEMPORARY GUYS!!
Do you think that I want to live in 30' with three boys for
a long time - NO! We just need a place until we can get our
unit fixed!
PLEASE HELP US! There is a trailer waiting for us and my
boys could have a bed by Christmas Eve. Please, help it to
happen.
Thank you for your consideration!
The K. family (O, L, P, D and M)
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EDITORIAL REPLY -
PLEASE HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS DURING THESE
DISASTROUS TIMES. I AM ATTACHING THE ORIGINAL PETITION TO
ALLOW FEMA TRAILERS, WHICH HAS AROUND 20 SIGNATURES ALREADY.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED IT, PLEASE DO SO NOW AND RETURN THE
PETITION TO ME, IN UNIT #94, A.S.A.P.!!!!
AS SOON AS WE GET 48 SIGNATURES, O., L. AND THEIR CHILDREN
CAN AT LEAST HAVE A SMALL HOME OF THEIR OWN UNTIL THEIR
CONDO IS RENOVATED. SO CAN THE OTHER FOUNTAIN COURT OWNERS
WHO HAVE REQUESTED FEMA TRAILERS. ONLY AROUND SIX FAMILY'S
HAVE REQUESTED A FEMA TRAILER AND THERE IS ROOM FOR 20 IN
THE REAR GRASS AREA AND ALONG THE CANAL FENCE LINE.
LETS HELP THESE FEW FAMILIES THAT NEED OUR HELP. LETS HAVE
SOME COMPASSION FOR THESE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA....
ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!
12/12/2005 - SOMEBODY RECENTLY WROTE ME SAYING THAT CHET
HINGLE IS ONE OF THE BEST PROPERTY MANAGERS IN THE AREA
Now, bear in mind that I have been involved in Management of
my own business and other people's businesses for the past
25 years and COMMUNICATION is a critical part of Management!
I Googled for website's concerning Homeowner's Associations,
Management Problems, Board Problems, etc., and it seems the
NUMBER ONE REASON for most problems is POOR COMMUNICATIONS
between the Board, Manager and Homeowners.... THE SAME
PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING HERE AT FCC.
12/13/2005 - EDITORIAL REPLY -
SURPRISE!!!!! THEY CAN ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE!!!!!
Earlier today, three page letters were put on some doors
around FCC. I wasn't around all day so I did not receive
notice till this evening around 7:30 p.m.
See the attached "Attack Letter" that I had predicted in the
December 10th edition of "The Fountain of Information". I
also told you they would try to blame their mis-management,
malfeasance and their comedy of errors on the unit owner of
#XX, whom they identified as D. P., in their personal
attacks on him. I knew they would try to blame things on me
but I've told everybody what has been happening on nearly a
daily basis so you can go back and read the previous
editions starting with my first open letter on 10/19/2005.
Here is the actual quote from the December 10th, 2005
edition, where I predicted this attack:
"I'm sure that Chet and the Board will try to blame this
owner for the debacle but if Chet and the Board had been
properly communicating with ALL OWNERS from the beginning,
this owner would never have filed their own claim and there
would never have been the mis-trust that currently exists
between most of the owners and the Manager/Board... whom are
supposed to be representing the owners but have MISERABLY
failed to do so!!!!"
12/14/2005 - THEY LIED ABOUT THE REAR COURTYARD FLOOD CLAIM
AMOUNT!!!!
AND NOW I HAVE THE PROOF!!!!!
Somebody got FEMA to send them the original estimate for the
rear courtyard flood victims and they just now forwarded it
to me. I am now in possession of the actual ITEMIZED
estimate for the rear courtyard flood victims and Chet
Hingle and the Board LIED TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT THE TOTAL
AMOUNT AND ALSO ABOUT THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR EACH
UNIT!!!!! If you are a rear courtyard flood victim and you
want a copy of this document, please send me an email or
call me at 504-621-1870. This deals with your personal
claim so I am not releasing the actual document at this
time.
Just from my quick scan of this over 100 page document and
the 1BR units were allocated over $16,000.00 each.... yet
Chet Hingle and the Board told you that you were only
getting $12,000.00... THEY LIED TO YOU!!!!!
2BR units were allocated nearly $19,000.00 each. Chet and
the Board told you $15,000.00... THEY LIED AGAIN!!!!
3BR units were allocated nearly $30,000.00 each. Chet and
the Board told you $24,000.00 and then $26,000.00... THEY
LIED TWO MORE TIMES!!!!!
At the end of the total estimate, there are figures added
for Contractor Overhead and Profit as well as some other
figures which total nearly $100,000.00 that was not included
in each unit owners estimate so that is why the actual
figures should be around 20% more for each owner... so each
1BR should get $16,000.00 plus 20%. Each 2BR should get
$19,000.00 plus 20%. Each 3BR owner should get $30,000.00
plus 20%. When this document is actually released, you will
see what I am talking about. There is also a figure in for
trash removal.. in the amount of $12,285.00 so don't let
them charge you for that if the bill is less than that
amount. (Correction - Please note that the originally
published "25%" figures have been corrected to read 20%.)
12/15/2005 - Headline - HERE IS THE ITEMIZED ESTIMATE!!!
(attached)
The entire document is over 120 pages so I am not sending
the entire document to everyone but I am sending the summary
pages, showing the OVER $500,000.00 ESTIMATE for the rear
courtyard. I am also sending the itemized estimate for
Sultan Mirza's unit #48, since he previously told me that he
had a copy of the itemized estimate for his unit (that Chet
Hingle had faxed to him) and it only added up to the
$12,000.00 figure that Chet and the Board had put out for
everyone else... all the while, Sultan Mirza had retained a
contractor who was charging him around $15,000.00, so I
think Sultan was privy to inside information that he was not
telling the rest of you... MAINLY THE FACT THAT HIS ITEMIZED
ESTIMATE WAS FOR OVER $16,000.00 PLUS 20% MORE!!! Since
Sultan got a copy of his itemized estimate, I have printed
out the 120 page estimate and if any other rear courtyard
flood victim wants a copy of THEIR itemized estimate, please
email me or call me and I will make you a copy. I can then
scan it into my computer and email it to you or you can come
pick it up.
12/15/2005 - Late Night Edition -DOUBLE HEADLINE -
CLARIFYING SOME INFORMATION ON THE ITEMIZED ESTIMATES
AND...
WHY CHET AND THE BOARD MAY HAVE COST ALL OF YOU THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS IN EQUITY AND RESALE VALUE ON YOUR CONDOMINIUM!!!!!
12/18/2005 - IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS...
in the rear Courtyard!
Thanks to the efforts of Santa Fred and his merry helpers,
the rear Courtyard is now decorated with some of the
Christmas decorations that survived Katrina...
...ANOTHER VERY HOT RUMOR THAT IS FLOATING AROUND THE REAR
COURTYARD is that former Board Member, Fred R., is talking
about running for President of the Association.
Until next time... let "The Fountain Of Information"
flow!!!!!
Lenny Vasbinder, Editor
"THE FOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION"
http://www.NeighborhoodHomeServices.com
Hurricane Damage Cleanup, Gutting & Tear-Outs,
Sheetrock & Flooring Removal, Handyman Repairs,
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