http://hawaii.money.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/19993111658/jury-awards-couple-3-8m-in-molokai-condo-dispute
"A Maui
jury has awarded a couple $3.87 million in damages for enduring what
their attorney described as “the equivalent of a John Ford Western where
an isolated town is run by a villain and his collection of thugs” at a
West Molokai condominium."
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Thanks to Shu Bartholomew for this link.
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“an isolated town is run by a villain and his collection of thugs”
have now become
“a privatized town is run by a corporate board and its collections thugs”
According to a story at themolokainews.com/2012/03/27/ke-nani-kai-residents-receive-3-87-million-jury-award-against-condo-association/
"Aldrich, who didn’t join the Bevills lawsuit because he couldn’t afford the $900,000 of attorney fees,"
Unless you literally have a million dollars to spend, it is unlikely you will receive justice from a court of law when being abused by your HOA.
As Professor McKenzie said two years ago at onthecommons.net/2010/06/26/on-the-commons-with-evan-mckenzie.aspx
"The transaction costs of enforcing an owner's rights are so great that they are hardly ever able to do it."
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