Citizens for Constitutional Local Government

The website the industry and state governments don't want the public to read.

"Blaming the wolf will not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn
not to fall into the clutches of the wolf." Gandhi.

ON JULY 20, 2011 OAH WILL BEGIN TO HEAR HOAS DISPUTES AGAIN. The filing fees remain $550 and $2,000. See DFBLS webpage for forms and procedures. See OAH webpage to get important info on the hearing process.

On January 28, 2009, OAH adjudication of HOA complaints was declared unconstitutional by a superior court appeal, and reaffirmed on February 24, 2009. On Oct. 28, 2010 the appellate court in Gelb v. DFBLS declared the statute unconstitutional.

However, an appeal to the AZ Supreme Court was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 - Gelb v. DFBLS, CV 10-0371-PR. On Jan. 10, 2011 George K. Staropoli, as a Pro Se, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Gelb, which was accepted by the court. In May 2011 the Arizona Supreme Court decided not to hear the case, but did not accept the Gleb decision as precedent.

Read how this pro-HOA public policy has accepted HOA servitude laws to be superior to constitutional law: Legitimate Governments. Read the proposed Truth in HOAs statute. Take this important Poll on consent to be governed and surrender of your rights. AGREEMENT POLL. 92% of respondents voted NO (8/1/11).

I assembled several of my publications into this eBook format (5.5 x 8.5 PDF) to present a comprehensive view of the substantive issues relating to the HOA - planned community legal scheme. See Understanding the New America of HOA-Land

Do you prefer videos? Visit the HOAGOV Video Channel. Not TV "news" entertainment! No nonsense reporting!

"If there is no penalty [for] disobedience, the resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws will, in fact, amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation." (Alexander Hamilton, Federalist #15)

"Who will fight for the people?" George K. Staropoli, Arizona Republic, Jan. 5, 2009.

A newly released law review article severely criticizes the legal structure and operations of homeowners associations, contradicting the "highly satisfied" polls by the national lobbying organization, Community Associations Institute (CAI). The authors write: (1) Buyers are left to contend with a draconian package of restrictions that, unfortunately, is remarkably resistant to change; (2) the pervasive privatization policies of local governments and the self-interested motives of CIC developers, that are at variance with the best interests of CIC homeowners; (3) CICs must be afforded the opportunity to shed their command-and-control rule regimes in favor of templates aimed at reinforcing norms of basic neighborliness. For more . . .(PDF). Learn more about the downside of HOAs: The Foundations of Homeowners Associations and the New America.

See also, the "Hannaman Report" prepared in 2002 by a NJ official in the Department of Community Affairs for the State of New Jersey. This paper was presented for a Rutgers Panel on Homeowner Association Problems.

Furthermore, in its Twin Rivers opinion, the NJ Supreme Court reaffirmed the communal nature of HOA living. The Court stated: "The mutual benefit and reciprocal nature of the rules and regulations and their enforcement is essential to the fundamental nature of the communal living arrangement that the residents enjoy." Hear how your fundamental rights are lost as a result of your private contractual HOA "constitution" that supersedes the US Constitution and select "NJ Supreme Court" videos.

ALERT!! PVTGOV News Video: A powerful message for advocates across the country -- put Rules of Engagement to use and get results. View the FL HOA committee adopt this tough position with HOA director and HOA attorney. Go to Select Committee. View the Arizona legislator who observed that "this legislation tries to solve the ills of society" as substantive amendments affecting the legal scheme of HOAs are presented by pro-homeowner attorneys -- go to Society.

For important information regard current Florida advocacy developments, see new video at StarPub and click on FL Advocacy For a transcipt of the video and referenced materials, see Transcript.

"If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." James Madison, The Federalist papers, # 51. And even more so for private HOA governments.

View selected Commentaries. An index of some 500 plus commentaries, from August 2004 to today, on homeowner associations, CAI, legislation and constitutional principles is now available for research. Search my Commentaries here (do not use "HOA" alone).