Although the HOA didn't want you to know that they filed a lawsuit, here is the information for your reference. View the text of the HOA claim.

Section 720.303(1), Florida Statues states "Before commencing litigation against any party in the name of the association involving amounts in controversy in excess of $100,000, the association must obtain the affirmative approval of a majority of the voting interests at a meeting of the membership at which a quorum has been attained.". The common areas "CROSS-TIE RANCH SUB TRACTS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H" were appraised by the county for $174,505 and "CROSS-TIE RANCH PHASE II SUB TRACT A" for $120,000 for a total of $294,505. The most recent sale of those parcels of land sold for to Universal Land Holdings on 7/21/2000 was for $261,300. The so-called HOA got a loan to buy the land for $161,000. In all three of those cases the land is clearly valued at more than $100,000. The litigation the so-called HOA initiated was for land valued at somewhere between $150,000 and $300,000. However, no vote was ever taken to meet the law as stated above!! In fact, NO NOTIFICATION what-so-ever was given to the Cross Tie residents that the BOD's filed the suit below. So guess what? They violated the law, again. Who should pay off this loan? Why in the world would you agree to pay off Mark Carson's back taxes and purchase land you should already own? Mark Carson sold the property under duress. He was facing a tax deed sale of the land and made an agreement to sell the common areas to settle in lieu of continued litigation. The sale price of the land even though it was in excess of $100,000 can not be considered a true and accurate representation of the value of the land. In order to accurately assess the value of the common areas, you must look at the appraised value and the last sale amount, both of which were FAR in excess of $200,000. This means the litigation initiated by the so-called HOA was well in excess of $100,000 and was done without membership approval or knowledge; another violation of Florida law.

In order to purchase a portion of the so-called common areas, the board members made a settlement on this case with Carson. As you see below, the HOA (using your money) brought suit against the Tax Collector, Lake County, and the Lake County Clerk of the Courts. This stall tactic was designed to waste even more of the Cross Tie residents money. Now you get to pay 1,000 bucks a year for a ridiculous loan for a portion of the so-called common areas that you should have already owned! Can you say "bend over and get screwed"? For more up to date Information about this case, click here.