Look, pal, why not just move!!
Who are these people and what is this **** all about????????????
Christine Gray
----- Original Message -----
From: "David O'Donaghue" <[email protected]>
To: "Mimi Kuriakose" <[email protected]>, "The Charles Village Chat List"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:34:30 AM
Subject: [Chat] For the record
I have been kept up for 13 of the last 20 nights. From now on, every night I am
kept up, you will get an email. I want to bring home to you what this has been
like for me.
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:39:14 -0600
Subject: Re: The problem is now serious
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
David,
I am sorry you are still having problems. I will speak to her again. She is
in the process of getting rugs for the place. I'ts just hard for me to know
exactly what is going on, since I am not there and I am jsut getting
information based on your perception vs her perception. I know her friend is
staying over for a few days so that Jessica can take care of her post accident,
and other people have been stopping by to see how she is doing.
I am taking my boards next week, and I cannot emphasize how much stress and
pressure I am currently under. I've been studying for this test for 4 months.
I was also just diagnosed with a high risk pregnancy, and i need to technically
be on bedrest. I, too, am not getting any sleep, and having to deal with this
is effecting my concentration. Because of that, I will not be dealing with
this issue on any level (i will not be checking email, phone messages, texts)
until the 27th.
I will speak to her agian today, and implore that she keep it quiet for the
next week and a half, until I can deal with this appropriately. In the
meantime, if there are any issues, I please ask that you either cope with it or
deal with Jessica on your own, until the 27th when I have a little more free
time. I hope you understand.
thanks
mimi
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:23 AM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
wrote:
Mimi,
The problem is now serious. It is 2:30 in the morning - another sleep
deprived night. I have not been able to sleep in my home for over two weeks.
Jessica and her friends stay up most nights well into the morning hours and,
though I believe they are taking off their shoes, this is not resolving the
problem. I believe a number of people are living in the upstairs apartment - I
see 2-3 girls leaving regularly and they seem to also have their boyfriends
over frequently and that makes for much more movement upstairs since they stay
up most of the night. Rugs or carpeting must be laid down on the floors. And if
this does not work, then you will need to sound proof the floors. Not being
able to sleep at night in my home is a serious violation of the condo rules. It
is your responsibility that this problem gets solved promptly. Thank you,
David
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:37:42 -0600
Subject: Re: New tenants
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Again, she's really sweet and feels bad about disturbing you....however please
know that the sound does travel both ways...I could hear Pat whenever he
laughed (and he had a REALLY annoying laugh)! Hopefully the chaos/excitement of
her newly moving in will settle down.
thanks for understanding.
mimi
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
wrote:
Mimi, That is great to know. I will try to make contact with her too and as I
too believe we can work this out. I'll let you know if it gets significantly
better. I do believe that I should not hear them at all, as they never hear me.
I go to bed at 10:00 and do not feel I need to change my schedule to adapt or
adjust to noise I should not be hearing anyway. Thanks, I'll let you know if
it gets better, David
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:36:46 -0600
Subject: Re: New tenants
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sorry david, i troed to call her yesterday but couldn't get a hold of her, but
i just spoke with her today. I explained your concerns. She told me that
things have been hectic for her moving in because she works 3 jobs and the only
time she could unpack was at nite, with the help of some friends. Her friend
got into a serious accident, so she has been helping her friend as well....i
got the impression that things will be settling down soon.
I asked that she remove her heels at nite, and she is willing to put some rugs
down. I also asked her to keep noise down past the hour of 10:30 on weekdays,
11:30 on weekends...and go elsewhere after those hours. I think this is
reasonable, as it would be similar to what I would be doing if I still lived
there.
She is really nice and respectful, and is willing to work with you. Let me
know if you have any other concerns.
mimi
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:29 AM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
wrote:
Mimi,
I don't know how to proceed. I HAVE to sleep. If I can't sleep, I get
sick. Jessica is a partier and she parties at night with her friends and there
seems to be a gang of people up there almost all the time. We just can't have
this. They need to party elsewhere. I never heard Mary - so I know that it is
possible for someone to live upstairs and for me to be able to sleep at night.
They need to take their high heels off and get rugs up there. I am an owner
here, They are renters. Owners have rights. And if I can't sleep that is pretty
basic. That is not like someone who needs to make make breakfast because they
are on a night shift. Partying and entertaining is not a right and if it is
disturbing another owner it needs to stop. That is what is insured in our
bylaws and condo-docs. I have put in so many hours to insure that people pay
their assessments and dues and maintain the grounds around your property that I
deserve a bit more help with this. Its making living here very difficult. I
want to work with you on this Mimi, and I think there is a way to a solution. I
don't want this to get ugly. Believe no one could live with that clack clack
clack of the women in the high heels on bare floors at night. Since I never
heard Mary, I know things can easily be different up there. Thank you.
David
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:04:16 -0600
Subject: Re: New tenants
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Hey David,
I need to keep this quick, i'm really stressed about this upcomign test....
In response to the noise issues, I will speak to her again (her name is
Jessica) and have her keep it down. However, I don't think refraining from
using the kitchen after 10 is reasonable (if I were still livign there, i would
have odd hours and need to use the kitchen extremely early and late at
nite...). At one point I had to leave my place at 4:30 each morning, and I
compromised with Pat and didn't put on my shoes until i actually left the apt!
I can ask her to put rugs down, and maybe that will temper the noise a little.
And the little patio under the stairs is common property, so technically
everyone has access to it, including my renter. If she choses to put furniture
there, then technically everyone in the complex can use it.
Anyway, I'm sorry you are still havign noise issues, I will work somehting out
with jessica.
Hope it helps.
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:07 PM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] > wrote:
Hi Mimi,
Can you also explain to your new tenant (Jessica is it?) that the lower patio
is common area is not part of her rental? I think people get confused with
that is the condo's and what is rented. Mary would let her dog use it as a
yard. My understanding is that she has her two balconies which she can do with
as she wishes but the lower is not for her to place furniture - she's got a
nice table and wooden chairs (which will quickly rot out there) and it looks
nice but I really want my privacy, especially since I have a window with no
curtains (and I wish to keep it that way) and don't want the noise down here. I
think there is a condo rule that we can't place personal items in common areas.
Thanks.
She was quieter last night and I actually slept. I just would like her to
refrain from using her kitchen much after ten. Its a poor design that we have a
kitchen above a bedroom like that, but that is the way it is.
You have asked about ways you might be supportive of the work here on the condo
since there is a lot of hours that Jeff and I are putting in to sort out the
governance issues and dealing with Bob and I realize that you have board exams
and have two kids and a third on the way and also live in California. The chief
way you can be very helpful to me, is to work with your tenants so they let me
sleep and are quiet and don't encroach on my privacy. That will keep me happy,
healthy and able to manage things around here. If we have a long standing sort
of arrangement which involves renters and owners - its really important that
your renters know that this in primarily a condominium and NOT an apartment
house. So owners need to have more control over things. This lower apartment is
hemmed on all sides and is right on the street so I need some space and
privacy. When you interview tenants I would hope you would let them know that
an owner lives below you who values quiet and privacy. This would be the most
help to me you can offer and I thank you for it.
David
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:17:23 -0600
Subject: Re: New tenants
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Yeah, I have a new tenant. I will speak with her. Sorry for the
inconvenience....at least she doesn't have a dog (or so she tells me...please
let me know if you see/hear one!).
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:35 AM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] > wrote:
Hi Mimi,
We'll try to keep you informed about the Bob situation as it goes.
Did Mary move out? There are now a large gang of people living in the
Condo who are up all night and sound like a herd of buffaloes on my ceiling at
four in the morning. The past three night I have not been able to sleep.
David
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:41:35 -0600
Subject: Re: update
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Ok...i just spoke with my father in law...he's super smart and was a really
successful contract lawyer before he retired at the ripe old age of 50.
However, he was reading over Louisiana condo laws and even he had a hard time
understanding the language and terms of "Napoleonic Code" law. But from what
he could gather, we need to first give Bob official notice of what is owed, and
7 days after that we can go ahead and place a lien on the place. After there
is a lien placed, we have 1 year to take legal action. He recommended we use a
lawyer for all of this, to avoid having to go back because we were missing
something.
He also said that in other states, we wouldn't need to know the mortgage
company that he is with--all we woudl have to do is file a lien with the
county/parish recorder. He wasn;t sure if this holds true in Louisiana.
He also said that I wouldn't be able to use military lawyers for this, and we
should find a good realestate lawyer and ask about his fees upfront. I think
this is going to be expensive, but he would be liable for attorney's fees if
(WHEN) he loses.
I just hope an offical notice will put the fear of god in him and make him pay,
but he's pretty crazy so who knows.
Oh, my father in law mentioned that us letting Bob slide in the past may work
against us.
Hope this helps.
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:21 PM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
wrote:
Hi Mimi,
Nix my last request about researching who might hold he reverse Mortgage
on Bob's property. Jeff, thinks he found the company and was informed that the
company does not care about other leins placed on the property because they
have a large one there that will be paid off first and the property might not
be of enough value to even pay us off. So Jeff is suggesting we wait until Jen
and I talk to the attorney on Thursday before we send any letters to Bob. It
looks like we are going to have to sue Bob - and its pretty clear we will win
because Jeff has really good records of agreements from Bob that these things
will be paid, but it will be a lengthy process and costly to us up front (but
if we win all legal fees will have to be paid by Bob so the association will
recover its losses). So yes. talk to your father in-law about this - it looks
like we are going to have some legal representation. Maybe one threatening
letter from the attorney will snap Bob into compliance but I think he is going
off the deep end and that he wont act even in his own best interest. I have
absolutely no background in any of this. So I am at a loss.
David
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:54:39 -0600
Subject: Re: Response to Bob
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
I just don't know why he is such a jerk to you. Just document EVERYTHING, and
continue to be civil when interacting with him. Then at least we will have a
strong case if we ever need to take him to court.
As long as he is paying his fair share, let him be a miserable human being and
don't let it get to you.
Hopefully this will die down soon.
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM, David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
wrote:
Jeff and Mimi, I felt that I needed to respond to Bob's latest "f--k you"
email. Here it is, so you are in the loop:
Mr Zimmerman,
You will be paid for the receipt that you submitted on 5/3/11. But in the
future no payment will be made without prior approval by the officers of the
board with requests that are submitted before the deadline for consideration.
If you deduct any portion of your condo dues, it will be considered an
underpayment and penalties will be applied on a monthly basis until the entire
balance is paid. All abusive and threatening language and behavior is to cease
immediately.
Sincerely yours.
Dr. David O'Donaghue
President, Coliseum Square Condominium Association
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Condo repair request procedure
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 11:51:39 -0400
From: [email protected]
Fuck you you asshole. I couldn't open my front door.
-----Original Message-----
From: David O'Donaghue < [email protected] >
To: Mimi Kuriakose < [email protected] >; Bob Zimmerman <
[email protected] >; Erin Dainer < [email protected] >; Jeff Naquin <
[email protected] >; Jen Meyers < [email protected] >
Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 8:19 am
Subject: Condo repair request procedure
Procedures for Condo Repair Requests
1. Any owner that has a request for a repair of a common area of the condo
grounds or building is kindly asked to submit the request via email to the
president of the association David O’Donaghue at [email protected] by the
first of the month.
1. The officers of the board will discuss all requests that have been
submitted no later than the first of the month within the first two weeks of
the month and make a determination given urgency, need, inconvenience and
budget that the repair can be done. David will send out that determination to
all the owners.
1. It is then the responsibility of the requester to make all arrangements
for repairs and submit the receipt for the work to David in order to be
reimbursed by the association.
1. The treasurer will do his best to reimburse the owner for the expenses
in a prompt manner.
1. ABSOLUTELY NO REPAIRS DONE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WILL BE
CONSIDERED LATER, WITH OR WITHOUT A RECEIPT.
1. Owners are not to deduct any costs from their condo dues and if said
practice takes place a charge of $100 will be assess monthly until the entire
balance is paid in full.
1. Those situations that immediately threaten the building or safety of
residence can be addressed by the Owners directly.
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