Legal Issues
Legal Expenditures and Transparency
Association funds have reportedly been expended on legal matters arising from governance disputes and alleged deviations from the LCPOA Articles of Incorporation and CC&Rs.
Additional legal expenses have reportedly resulted from disputes concerning member access to financial records, when particular members have requested documentation that management has allegedly declined to produce.
Lack of Transparency in the $259,095 Legal Expenditure Fund
Director David Boyd announced a total legal expenditure of $259K. To date, the membership has not received a breakdown of this legal cost. Litigation Committee Chair & Board Member David Boyd is absent from any education and has only limited experience with judicial matters, but now serves as Chair of the Litigation Committee. Our excessive legal expenditures must be managed with capable, skilled oversight.
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The Issue: Large "lump sum" reporting prevents members from seeing which cases are closed or now active, pending that continue to drain our reserves.
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The Demand: A detailed report by filing date, service, case number & Plaintiff & Defendant names (e.g., Case A, Case B) to disclose legal fees spent per case, management "special billing" hours, and administrative costs for each case.