Either way this doesn't seem like an appropriate forum. On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Stephen J Gewirtz <gewi...@bellatlantic.net > wrote:
> John, > > The same questions occurred to me when I saw near the bottom of the post > i.e. in one of the early emails in the exchange, a reference to Louisiana > law and the Code Napoléon (since Louisiana is the only state whose laws are > based on French rather than English law). So I quickly found myself > wondering how something that seems to have occurred in Louisiana got onto > this list serve. > > Steve > > > > On 7/25/2011 9:16 AM, langwi...@comcast.net wrote: > > who is he, John? > > > > Why is it posted on our list? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"John Spurrier" <jfs...@hotmail.com> <jfs...@hotmail.com> > *To: *chat@charlesvillage.info > *Sent: *Monday, July 25, 2011 9:12:38 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Chat] For the record > > It's his condo. > John > Sent from my mobile office > > -----Original Message----- > From: langwi...@comcast.net > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:58:05 > To: <chat@charlesvillage.info> <chat@charlesvillage.info> > Subject: Re: [Chat] For the record > > Look, pal, why not just move!! > > Who are these people and what is this **** all about???????????? > > > Christine Gray > > > ---------------- > > From: "David O'Donaghue" <drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > To: "Mimi Kuriakose" <mimikuriak...@gmail.com> <mimikuriak...@gmail.com>, > "The Charles Village Chat List" > <chat@charlesvillage.info><chat@charlesvillage.info> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:34:30 AM > Subject: [Chat] For the record > > > I have been kept up for 13 of the last 20 nights. From now on, every night > I am kept up, you will get an email. I want to bring home to you what this > has been like for me. > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:39:14 -0600 > Subject: Re: The problem is now serious > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > To: drub...@hotmail.com > > > David, > I am sorry you are still having problems. I will speak to her again. She > is in the process of getting rugs for the place. I'ts just hard for me to > know exactly what is going on, since I am not there and I am jsut getting > information based on your perception vs her perception. I know her friend > is staying over for a few days so that Jessica can take care of her post > accident, and other people have been stopping by to see how she is doing. > > I am taking my boards next week, and I cannot emphasize how much stress and > pressure I am currently under. I've been studying for this test for 4 > months. I was also just diagnosed with a high risk pregnancy, and i need to > technically be on bedrest. I, too, am not getting any sleep, and having to > deal with this is effecting my concentration. Because of that, I will not > be dealing with this issue on any level (i will not be checking email, phone > messages, texts) until the 27th. > > I will speak to her agian today, and implore that she keep it quiet for the > next week and a half, until I can deal with this appropriately. In the > meantime, if there are any issues, I please ask that you either cope with it > or deal with Jessica on your own, until the 27th when I have a little more > free time. I hope you understand. > thanks > mimi > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:23 AM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Mimi, > > The problem is now serious. It is 2:30 in the morning - another sleep > deprived night. I have not been able to sleep in my home for over two weeks. > Jessica and her friends stay up most nights well into the morning hours and, > though I believe they are taking off their shoes, this is not resolving the > problem. I believe a number of people are living in the upstairs apartment - > I see 2-3 girls leaving regularly and they seem to also have their > boyfriends over frequently and that makes for much more movement upstairs > since they stay up most of the night. Rugs or carpeting must be laid down on > the floors. And if this does not work, then you will need to sound proof the > floors. Not being able to sleep at night in my home is a serious violation > of the condo rules. It is your responsibility that this problem gets solved > promptly. Thank you, > > David > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:37:42 -0600 > Subject: Re: New tenants > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > > Again, she's really sweet and feels bad about disturbing you....however > please know that the sound does travel both ways...I could hear Pat whenever > he laughed (and he had a REALLY annoying laugh)! Hopefully the > chaos/excitement of her newly moving in will settle down. > thanks for understanding. > mimi > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Mimi, That is great to know. I will try to make contact with her too and as > I too believe we can work this out. I'll let you know if it gets > significantly better. I do believe that I should not hear them at all, as > they never hear me. I go to bed at 10:00 and do not feel I need to change > my schedule to adapt or adjust to noise I should not be hearing anyway. > Thanks, I'll let you know if it gets better, David > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:36:46 -0600 > > > > Subject: Re: New tenants > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > > Sorry david, i troed to call her yesterday but couldn't get a hold of her, > but i just spoke with her today. I explained your concerns. She told me > that things have been hectic for her moving in because she works 3 jobs and > the only time she could unpack was at nite, with the help of some friends. > Her friend got into a serious accident, so she has been helping her friend > as well....i got the impression that things will be settling down soon. > > I asked that she remove her heels at nite, and she is willing to put some > rugs down. I also asked her to keep noise down past the hour of 10:30 on > weekdays, 11:30 on weekends...and go elsewhere after those hours. I think > this is reasonable, as it would be similar to what I would be doing if I > still lived there. > > She is really nice and respectful, and is willing to work with you. Let me > know if you have any other concerns. > > mimi > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:29 AM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Mimi, > > I don't know how to proceed. I HAVE to sleep. If I can't sleep, I get > sick. Jessica is a partier and she parties at night with her friends and > there seems to be a gang of people up there almost all the time. We just > can't have this. They need to party elsewhere. I never heard Mary - so I > know that it is possible for someone to live upstairs and for me to be able > to sleep at night. They need to take their high heels off and get rugs up > there. I am an owner here, They are renters. Owners have rights. And if I > can't sleep that is pretty basic. That is not like someone who needs to make > make breakfast because they are on a night shift. Partying and entertaining > is not a right and if it is disturbing another owner it needs to stop. That > is what is insured in our bylaws and condo-docs. I have put in so many hours > to insure that people pay their assessments and dues and maintain the > grounds around your property that I deserve a bit more help with this. Its > making living here very difficult. I want to work with you on this Mimi, > and I think there is a way to a solution. I don't want this to get ugly. > Believe no one could live with that clack clack clack of the women in the > high heels on bare floors at night. Since I never heard Mary, I know things > can easily be different up there. Thank you. > > David > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:04:16 -0600 > > > > Subject: Re: New tenants > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > > Hey David, > I need to keep this quick, i'm really stressed about this upcomign test.... > > > In response to the noise issues, I will speak to her again (her name is > Jessica) and have her keep it down. However, I don't think refraining from > using the kitchen after 10 is reasonable (if I were still livign there, i > would have odd hours and need to use the kitchen extremely early and late at > nite...). At one point I had to leave my place at 4:30 each morning, and I > compromised with Pat and didn't put on my shoes until i actually left the > apt! I can ask her to put rugs down, and maybe that will temper the noise a > little. > > And the little patio under the stairs is common property, so technically > everyone has access to it, including my renter. If she choses to put > furniture there, then technically everyone in the complex can use it. > > Anyway, I'm sorry you are still havign noise issues, I will work somehting > out with jessica. > > Hope it helps. > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:07 PM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Mimi, > > Can you also explain to your new tenant (Jessica is it?) that the lower > patio is common area is not part of her rental? I think people get confused > with that is the condo's and what is rented. Mary would let her dog use it > as a yard. My understanding is that she has her two balconies which she can > do with as she wishes but the lower is not for her to place furniture - > she's got a nice table and wooden chairs (which will quickly rot out there) > and it looks nice but I really want my privacy, especially since I have a > window with no curtains (and I wish to keep it that way) and don't want the > noise down here. I think there is a condo rule that we can't place personal > items in common areas. Thanks. > > She was quieter last night and I actually slept. I just would like her to > refrain from using her kitchen much after ten. Its a poor design that we > have a kitchen above a bedroom like that, but that is the way it is. > > You have asked about ways you might be supportive of the work here on the > condo since there is a lot of hours that Jeff and I are putting in to sort > out the governance issues and dealing with Bob and I realize that you have > board exams and have two kids and a third on the way and also live in > California. The chief way you can be very helpful to me, is to work with > your tenants so they let me sleep and are quiet and don't encroach on my > privacy. That will keep me happy, healthy and able to manage things around > here. If we have a long standing sort of arrangement which involves renters > and owners - its really important that your renters know that this in > primarily a condominium and NOT an apartment house. So owners need to have > more control over things. This lower apartment is hemmed on all sides and is > right on the street so I need some space and privacy. When you interview > tenants I would hope you would let them know that an owner lives below you > who values quiet and privacy. This would be the most help to me you can > offer and I thank you for it. > > David > > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:17:23 -0600 > Subject: Re: New tenants > > > > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > Yeah, I have a new tenant. I will speak with her. Sorry for the > inconvenience....at least she doesn't have a dog (or so she tells > me...please let me know if you see/hear one!). > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:35 AM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Mimi, > We'll try to keep you informed about the Bob situation as it goes. > > Did Mary move out? There are now a large gang of people living in > the Condo who are up all night and sound like a herd of buffaloes on my > ceiling at four in the morning. The past three night I have not been able to > sleep. > > David > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:41:35 -0600 > Subject: Re: update > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > > Ok...i just spoke with my father in law...he's super smart and was a really > successful contract lawyer before he retired at the ripe old age of 50. > However, he was reading over Louisiana condo laws and even he had a hard > time understanding the language and terms of "Napoleonic Code" law. But > from what he could gather, we need to first give Bob official notice of what > is owed, and 7 days after that we can go ahead and place a lien on the > place. After there is a lien placed, we have 1 year to take legal action. > He recommended we use a lawyer for all of this, to avoid having to go back > because we were missing something. > > He also said that in other states, we wouldn't need to know the mortgage > company that he is with--all we woudl have to do is file a lien with the > county/parish recorder. He wasn;t sure if this holds true in Louisiana. > > He also said that I wouldn't be able to use military lawyers for this, and > we should find a good realestate lawyer and ask about his fees upfront. I > think this is going to be expensive, but he would be liable for attorney's > fees if (WHEN) he loses. > > I just hope an offical notice will put the fear of god in him and make him > pay, but he's pretty crazy so who knows. > > Oh, my father in law mentioned that us letting Bob slide in the past may > work against us. > > Hope this helps. > > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:21 PM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Mimi, > > Nix my last request about researching who might hold he reverse > Mortgage on Bob's property. Jeff, thinks he found the company and was > informed that the company does not care about other leins placed on the > property because they have a large one there that will be paid off first and > the property might not be of enough value to even pay us off. So Jeff is > suggesting we wait until Jen and I talk to the attorney on Thursday before > we send any letters to Bob. It looks like we are going to have to sue Bob - > and its pretty clear we will win because Jeff has really good records of > agreements from Bob that these things will be paid, but it will be a lengthy > process and costly to us up front (but if we win all legal fees will have to > be paid by Bob so the association will recover its losses). So yes. talk to > your father in-law about this - it looks like we are going to have some > legal representation. Maybe one threatening letter from the attorney will > snap Bob into compliance but I think he is going off the deep end and that > he wont act even in his own best interest. I have absolutely no background > in any of this. So I am at a loss. > > David > > > > > > > ---------------- > Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:54:39 -0600 > Subject: Re: Response to Bob > From: mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com><mimikuriak...@gmail.com> > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > > > I just don't know why he is such a jerk to you. Just document EVERYTHING, > and continue to be civil when interacting with him. Then at least we will > have a strong case if we ever need to take him to court. > > As long as he is paying his fair share, let him be a miserable human being > and don't let it get to you. > Hopefully this will die down soon. > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM, David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Jeff and Mimi, I felt that I needed to respond to Bob's latest "f--k you" > email. Here it is, so you are in the loop: > > > > ---------------- > Mr Zimmerman, > > You will be paid for the receipt that you submitted on 5/3/11. But in the > future no payment will be made without prior approval by the officers of the > board with requests that are submitted before the deadline for > consideration. If you deduct any portion of your condo dues, it will be > considered an underpayment and penalties will be applied on a monthly basis > until the entire balance is paid. All abusive and threatening language and > behavior is to cease immediately. > > Sincerely yours. > > Dr. David O'Donaghue > President, Coliseum Square Condominium Association > > > > > > > > ---------------- > To: drub...@hotmail.com <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com><drub...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Condo repair request procedure > Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 11:51:39 -0400 > From: bobzimmer...@usa.com <mailto:bobzimmer...@usa.com><bobzimmer...@usa.com> > > > Fuck you you asshole. I couldn't open my front door. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David O'Donaghue <drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com><drub...@hotmail.com>> > To: Mimi Kuriakose <mimikuriak...@gmail.com > <mailto:mimikuriak...@gmail.com> <mimikuriak...@gmail.com> >; Bob > Zimmerman <bobzimmer...@usa.com > <mailto:bobzimmer...@usa.com><bobzimmer...@usa.com>>; Erin Dainer < > edai...@gmail.com <mailto:edai...@gmail.com> <edai...@gmail.com> >; Jeff > Naquin <jwnaq...@gmail.com <mailto:jwnaq...@gmail.com><jwnaq...@gmail.com>>; > Jen Meyers < > jenme...@msn.com <mailto:jenme...@msn.com> <jenme...@msn.com> > > Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 8:19 am > Subject: Condo repair request procedure > > > > Procedures for Condo Repair Requests > > 1. Any owner that has a request for a repair of a common area of the condo > grounds or building is kindly asked to submit the request via email to the > president of the association David O'Donaghue at drub...@hotmail.com > <mailto:drub...@hotmail.com> <drub...@hotmail.com> by the first of the > month. > > > 1. The officers of the board will discuss all requests that have been > submitted no later than the first of the month within the first two weeks of > the month and make a determination given urgency, need, inconvenience and > budget that the repair can be done. David will send out that determination > to all the owners. > > > 1. It is then the responsibility of the requester to make all arrangements > for repairs and submit the receipt for the work to David in order to be > reimbursed by the association. > > > 1. The treasurer will do his best to reimburse the owner for the expenses > in a prompt manner. > > > 1. ABSOLUTELY NO REPAIRS DONE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WILL BE > CONSIDERED LATER, WITH OR WITHOUT A RECEIPT. > > > 1. Owners are not to deduct any costs from their condo dues and if said > practice takes place a charge of $100 will be assess monthly until the > entire balance is paid in full. > > > 1. 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