06-21-2014, 04:58 AM
If you sue, it just takes even more of the money that should be spent on roads away from the roads.
The only thing that would really have a chance of working is to get ALL the neighbors organized and start going to the HOA meetings and making demands that money be accounted for. If enough people do it, then something will happen.
If the same dozen people are the only ones to complain, then the HOA can just ignore them. Get everyone to sign petitions. Get everyone to change their vote for HOA board members. Get together and hire a mean lawyer to write a couple of "Back Off Bozo" letters. That's: "I have a mean lawyer and I will sic him on you if nothing is done". It does not mean you actually sue. You can usually get a Back Off Bozo letter for about $100.
As long as the majority don't care enough to make changes, nothing will happen. It appears to me that a large number of the residents are perfectly happy with the way things are.
Your other option, OP, is to move to an area with better roads. Real estate has started to sell in Puna, so you might be able to sell and either move to a subdivision with paved roads, or at least get a lot closer to pavement.
The only thing that would really have a chance of working is to get ALL the neighbors organized and start going to the HOA meetings and making demands that money be accounted for. If enough people do it, then something will happen.
If the same dozen people are the only ones to complain, then the HOA can just ignore them. Get everyone to sign petitions. Get everyone to change their vote for HOA board members. Get together and hire a mean lawyer to write a couple of "Back Off Bozo" letters. That's: "I have a mean lawyer and I will sic him on you if nothing is done". It does not mean you actually sue. You can usually get a Back Off Bozo letter for about $100.
As long as the majority don't care enough to make changes, nothing will happen. It appears to me that a large number of the residents are perfectly happy with the way things are.
Your other option, OP, is to move to an area with better roads. Real estate has started to sell in Puna, so you might be able to sell and either move to a subdivision with paved roads, or at least get a lot closer to pavement.