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Originally Posted by Frangyomory
I am not surprised because the VHA representatives do NOT represent us, the home owners, they are shills for the developer/family! Anyone who thinks they get representation by VHA are simply being fooled.
While it might still be a waste of time, you should send copies of all your correspondence to the POA and see if they can do anything for you. Likely not because the "rules" are on the side of the developer! Surprise!
I don't understand why the water company didn't notice this!!! Oh, yes, the water/utility company is part of the developers oversight!! Doesn't our water bill come together with our trash bill and amenity bill????????
This is my only real gripe here. I LOVE living here but the family rarely accepts responsibility even when they should. In your case, Sid, there is a moral obligation to help you out even though not legal obligation. Had the old fellow, Mr. Schwartz, still been alive you would not be going through this. He would have taken care of it and shaken your hand.
The second and third generation don't give a rats' behind about those of us who have already bought a home here and the VHA rep spoke the only truth to you when they said....yes, the family makes a lot of money and I am glad they do!!! That VHA rep is probably employed in some other capacity by the developer and owes their paycheck to them. They won't ever bite the hand that feeds them.
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BINGO! Absolutely accurate. The VHA does neat things for TV as a whole, that is, those approved by the developer (plural) which in truth do add to the quality of the find product they are offering to us, but nothing for individuals with issues. Ironically, the VHA rep is a neighbor whom we know socially as well and is indeed employed in another capacity.
I've harped on my issue with the utility company not noticing that a house that should use 4-5,000 gallons of irrigation water used 6-8 times this amount! Similarly, dealing with what could be considered at the time 'only' a goodwill issue rather than a requirement through the warranties we accept when we buy here is similarly beating a dead horse. For a scant amount of money, or even just an acknowledgment, the developer, through their management, could have built goodwill but instead chose not to make an exception, which must be consistent behavior on their part.
By the time I'd posted the original story, I'd long since given up on beating the dead horse. I just wanted to share the story with my fellow villagers in the hope that it could serve even at least one of them with a similar experience with an egregiously high water bill.