Resident Letter1

Resident Letter1
Saturday May 31, 2003

To my friends and neighbors at Cross Tie Ranch;

Excellent job on your research!! You are 100 % right in your findings. I have been a resident of the beautiful Cross Tie Ranch development for eight years. Like many of you I came here for the beauty and tranquility. After closing on my lot, I was denied a building permit by the county because phase II had not been platted. I was in constant contact with the county for eight months and had to sign off as a property owner of a parcel of property, unplatted in the middle of the PUD. Obviously the quiet enjoyment of my property was disrupted from the beginning. Subsequently I attended all of the hearings regarding the bankruptcy of the original developer. The original HOA was administratively dissolved by the bankruptcy court, and the common grounds were sold enabling the bankruptcy court to pay their attorneys as their were no other assets available. I was instrumental in bringing the DBPR into the bankruptcy hearings. The state assigned two attorneys to the case to investigate the land sales statutory violations. The DBPR subsequently filed a $4.79 million dollar lien against the original developer for not properly registering the development with the State of FL. We went for four years with no formal HOA. Our property values languished but we all had the quiet enjoyment of our property.

Then one day Mr. Hank McDaniels decided he would reactivate the HOA and decided he would collect $500.00 per year from each property owner and accomplish his personal goal of making the subdivision whole and complete the infrastructure as was promised to the original purchasers. His efforts and lack of concern for the feelings and opinions of his fellow neighbors has brought us to where we are today. His actions have resulted in tens of thousands of my fellow neighbors dollars being wasted on attorneys , insurance company's and management company's. The bottom line is we do not own the common grounds. For the aesthetic beauty of our community entrance, residents can volunteer to mow the front entrance. However, we do not need to finance the goals of a resident whose self centered goal is to keep his families horses in his backyard. Be assured that there is not one judge in the State of Florida that will force you to pay $500 per year to maintain someone else's property. Lets get this stupidity behind us so that we may 'hopefully' start enjoying the peace and harmony of our community and homes.

I will be more than happy to discuss this in detail with any concerned resident. Don't forget to sign the guest book to show your support!!

Best Regards to all in our beautiful community,
Chuck Gormly
Realtor
352-589-8077

Thank you Chuck for your honest and factual recap of the situation at Cross Tie Ranch. Any resident that would like to post a letter here is asked to email it to CrossTieRanch@hotmail.com. Honest and factual letters will be promptly posted. - Webmaster, Cross Tie Ranch