HOA Watchers Homeowners Associations: Self Governance at its Best and Worst

In the case of APPLEGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. APPLEGATE ESTATES, LLC Et Al your lawyers, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, PC, filed a motion yesterday that will accelerate this case as well as the fees you will be paying them.

Vladimir Putin’s official presidential-election vote shares have ranged from about 53% to 87%, with his margins becoming much larger over time. His most recent official result, in 2024, was 87.28% of votes cast. Putin may never get to 100%.

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Of everything I have read regarding our judicial system this book has been the most helpful and happens to be relevant to the Applegate lawsuit, especially the parts on statutes of limitations

In the case of APPLEGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. APPLEGATE ESTATES, LLC Et Al your lawyers filed an OBJECTION TO MOTION FOR NONSUIT FOR FAILURE TO PLEAD yesterday with a hearing on this motion set for September 8, 2026 where they will argue:

In the case of APPLEGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. APPLEGATE ESTATES, LLC Et Al your lawyers filed a revised complaint on July 27, 2026 to avoid a hearing on a motion to have the case thrown out that was set for yesterday (August 3). That hearing was called off but last Thursday (July 30) your lawyers filed a Request For Leave To Amend that Revised Complaint cleaning up some typos and adding to three of the Counts:

However, certain associations have a habit of instigating litigation for a variety of reasons. Some reasons may be valid and beyond the control of the board. Other types of legal action may be at the whim of the board and unnecessary. Over the past decade, I have seen many associations sue the developer and subcontractors for construction defects and poor materials and workmanship. Early on, these lawsuits were settled out of court with insurance companies not wanting to incur court costs and legal fees. Over the past several years, insurance companies have tended to take associations to court on these lawsuits. As a result, the potential award (after attorney fees) has been diminished. In some cases, associations have been awarded very small amounts, which left the associations with attorney fees in excess of the cash awards. The fact that an association is involved with a lawsuit is not necessarily a red flag. However, it may be difficult to find out why the association is involved in a lawsuit and what the potential outcome is. (pages 69-70 from The Condo Book)

In the case of APPLEGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. APPLEGATE ESTATES, LLC Et Al your lawyers filed a revised complaint yesterday, July 27, 2026) adding these three items to the original complaint that was filed on July 14, 2025:

In the case of APPLEGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. APPLEGATE ESTATES, LLC Et Al John Mastrianni’s lawyers filed a Motion for Nonsuit For Failure To Plead on May 13, 2026 which was on the short calendar today. The upshot:

Not being a member of the Board of Directors, based on this email:

Michael Milazzo

From:mikem@cpepropertymanagement.com

To:John Bury

Cc:Jessica Reyes

Tue, Apr 28 at 12:12 PM

Good Afternoon John, 

I wanted to reach out to share the results of last night’s meeting. There were a total of 58 votes to recall you from the board, effective at adjournment of the meeting. 

Thank you, 

Mike Milazzo

I am not planning on attending any more meetings since I have no expectation of being heard or told anything of importance, such as:

Rather than having a bunch of youtube links and attachments in a mass email to all of you I am putting the main points in this blog post.