Thursday, July 17, 2003

Does Anybody Remember Frances T.?
Regarding the previous post, one more thing: Hello, Mr. President of Sunrise Villas Homeowners Association, and members of the Board of Directors. I have some light summer reading to suggest for you. It's an opinion from the California Supreme Court in the case of
Frances T. v. Village Green Owners Association, 42 Cal. 3d 490 (1986). It's all about how the association and the individual directors can be held liable for injuries to a unit owner after making her take down the lights she put up to keep crooks away. She did as the board ordered and that very night was raped and robbed. And then she sued.

Oh, sure, you are in Nevada, not California, but as far as I know there is still tort law in Nevada, so if I were you I'd read the opinion in Frances T. before making this owner take down her shutters. And if you do make her take them down, maybe the board members should take turns keeping watch outside her unit 24 hours a day. It might save you some money.


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