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Will the Board Take Action?

What will the Board of Directors do about the unauthorized expenditure of funds in 2024-2025 on a matter of which the Board never approved? How much did the HOA spend, in total? $25,-$30,000? Will the Board authorize an in-depth investigation into the violation of the CC&Rs and the total cost of litigation against resident Gus Philpott? The expenses started when Danny Trapp, then-Board President, consulted with the new law firm, Turner Padget, during the summer of 2024 and told them to send Gus Philpott a Cease-and-Desist Letter. That letter was sent on August 28, 2024. Whose idea was it for the lawyer to tell Gus that he would not communicate with Gus, because Gus is not a member of the Association? That decision, right there, guaranteed they would proceed with a lawsuit. How much were the total fees in 2024 that resulted in the filing of the lawsuit on December 30, 2024? How much were the lawyers' fees in 2024? How much did the HOA pay in 2025? The lawsuit was dismissed on Ja...
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Will the Board Explain This?

Association Audit (L. Douglas Johnson CPA): $7,039 – Approved Will the Board of Directors explain why this bid was chosen for the 2024 Annual Audit? The approval of this bid was revealed in the Minutes (Page 3) of the October 7, 2025 Board Meeting, but apparently no special attention was called to it. On October 7, 2025 the Board approved Mr. Johnson's bid of $7,039 for the 2024 Annual Audit. A Google search shows a L. Douglas Johnson, CPA in Greensboro, N.C.  Greensboro is 176 miles from the Summit HOA's office, presumably making it inconvenient (and expensive (travel time and cost)) to inspect the HOA's physical books and records.  How many accountants received the RFP? Did someone recommend Mr. Johnson?  How did that CPA know to bid?  How many bids were submitted? What were the bids? Who opened the bids? Was Johnson's bid the best? the lowest? How did it compare to the cost of the 2023 Annual Audit ($3,700), paid in October 2024? Why didn't the 2024 Annual Audit ...
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And Still I Didn't Speak

Before I went to the February 3rd Board Meeting, I promised myself I would keep my mouth shut during the meeting. It was the first meeting after the lawsuit against me was dismissed. It was hard, but I kept that promise. Even when one of the Board officers walked around the room and identified me by name as the person who had been sued by the Association. That was a huge procedural and confidential error. I don't mind that he revealed my identity. I have done so at every opportunity. I wasn't "proud" at being sued by the Association, but I didn't feel embarrassed. I knew I hadn't done anything wrong. The accusations in the lawsuit were false. I had not made untrue accusations about the HOA. Everything I have ever said or written has been true. I had not harassed board members or the office staff. Every contact and communication had been polite and business-like. How many times did I say, "If you would just comply with the CC&Rs and the By-Laws, you wo...
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Did Gus Run Up the HOA's Legal Fees?

At the February 3rd Board Meeting, one homeowner offered his opinion that I had run up the HOA's legal fees during its case against me. Last year another homeowner had told me that "my case" was costing the HOA a lot of money. First of all, it wasn't "my" case. It was the HOA that sued me, not the other way around. And, technically, it wasn't even the HOA that had sued me. Danny Trapp had the case filed in the name of the HOA , even though it was prohibited by the CC&Rs; the Board had never approved it; the Board never authorized Danny to file it; the Voting Members were never asked to approve it; and the Voting Members never did approve it. The HOA paid the bills from the lawyers. And no one on the Board ever complained about those illegal disbursements. They were illegal disbursements, because the Board had never approved the litigation! I suspect that Danny and the lawyers never expected me to defend myself to the extent that I did. When a lawyer ...
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Would the BOD Like a Chaos-Free Meeting on March 3?

If you were at the February 3rd Board Meeting, you witnessed the chaos that started in the Public Participation portion of the meeting? Would the Members like a chaos-free meeting on March 3rd? Will the Board be able to come up with a plan to eliminate what happened on February 3rd and at many prior meetings? I could present a plan to the Board that will work. Will they ask me for it?
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What Should the HOA Do Now?

The HOA has new leadership on the Board. What should it be doing? 1. Comply with the CC&Rs, the By-Laws, and the PRM and other Guidelines. 2. Be transparent in all operations. The Board must observe what committee chairpersons are doing and guide them in doing it correctly. The Board has appointed new chairpersons; yet Board Meeting Minutes, the website, and the Scoop do not inform the Members who they are. At the February 3, 2026 Board Meeting, the (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee was described as a committee of the Voting Members. According to the By-Laws, it is not. Voting Members do not have a committee. They are a separate body with specific rules, requirements, obligations, and duties. A homeowner who is a Voting Member can certainly be a member of the (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee.  The purpose of the (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee is to assist every Neighborhood (28 of them) to have a legitimate, bonafide, duly-elected (local) Neighborhood Committee, which serve...
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Does Your Neighborhood have a duly-elected Voting Member?

There is an easy way to know if a Neighborhood has a legitimate Voting Member. Each of the 28 Neighborhoods should have a form like this on file with the office and with the (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee. It should look something like this: _______ ( Name of ) ________ Neighborhood This form certifies that a Neighborhood Meeting was held on ___/___/20___.  There are _____ properties in our neighborhood. At least one owner of _____ properties was present in-person or by proxy. A quorum (at least one-third of the property owners) was present. An election of a three-member Neighborhood Committee was conducted. The Members of the Neighborhood Committee are 1. _______________________________  2. _______________________________  3. _______________________________  The term of the Neighborhood Committee members is 12 months . The Neighborhood Committee elected a chairman, who serves as Voting Member. The Committee elected _________________ as chairman/Voting Memb...
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