Gary, thank you for your comments, that was a good analogy, the Star Chamber. I have worked with a few different HOAs and have only run into 1 other HOA attorney that seemed to think it was perfectly OK to treat the BOD like children who knew little so he would lead them down the merry path letting him, in essence, run the board his way.
The problem with that is that NRED (the Nevada Real Estate Division) is the group that is designed to keep board members, owners and staff in line by making and enforcing the rules and laws past by the state legislature we must follow. Sadly, those who have filed formal complaints over the years found little to no satisfaction from the Ombudsman and investigators in charge.
The last time I was at their offices to meet with the Ombudsman I happened to see him chatting “buddy-buddy” with attorney Clarkson so I was not surprised that our complaints fell on deaf ears.. It made me feel that that office didn’t represent the home owners at all. We now have a new ombudsman, so time will tell.
As for our current board, Steve Anderson is doing a good job communicating with owners and is trying to make changes that help us all, as was Richard Pope. Forrest Fetherolf would be a wonderful asset and I hope he will win. I’m looking forward to learn more about David Meredith and Gary Swenson and will publish my thoughts at that time.