Suing Gus. A responsible decision?

Is it a responsible decision for the HOA to sue me? From a financial viewpoint? From a fiscal viewpoint? From an ethical viewpoint? 

How sure is the HOA of its position? 

The HOA threatened me with legal action back on August 28, 2024, when its lawyer sent me a Cease & Desist Letter. 

When I contacted the lawyer and asked for examples of "false accusations" and "harassment", he told me he didn't have to communicate with me, because I'm not a Member of the Association.

The HOA had me served with a Summons & Complaint on January 14, 2025. I still don't know what the basis is. The Complaint contains a lot of "what lawyers do" but no specifics.

This is what the HOA is asking a Court to grant. The HOA would like to bar me "for [sic] the following actions":

Communications with the Board of the Association regarding the affairs of the Association;

Communications with residents of the Summit regarding the affairs of the Association;

Communications with the South Carolina Attorney General or other law enforcement agencies regarding the affairs of the Association;

Social media posts regarding the affairs of the Association;

Attendance of [sic] any meetings of the Membership or Board of the Association; and

Contact with employees or agents of the Association.

Ask yourself. Why would they want to do that? Why would they want to "cancel" me?

Does the Board not want homeowners (Members) and residents to know what they are doing?

If you complain about why the Board is failing of comply with the CC&Rs and By-Laws, will they come after you next?

Is anyone else complaining?

If you see a bank being robbed, can you call the police only if your money is being stolen?

If you see a house burning, can you call the fire department only if it is your house?

Do you think the lawyer should have told me what the complaints of the HOA and its President are?

Or is it enough to say, "You can't say (or write) that" and not say what "that" is?

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