HOA to evict 6-year old

[Sanity]

An option could have been to bring the infant to the fire department and abandon it but that wasn't done either. What don't you understand? They were and are in violation of the rules. If you don't like the rules, don't move into an adult community. If you're so worried about the child and the grandparents, do them a favor and take the child into your home. That would solve all the problems. The grandparents could continue to live in an adult home and the child could live with a juvenile father in his home.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Cute homily, but it really doesn't address addiction. You will now attempt to disagree. You will fail.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Most felonies involve victims. This HOA situation does not. Your analogy is goofy.

[Kurt Ullman]

Which, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with this.

[Sanity]

You're full of crap. New York State has the STAR program for seniors and they only pay a very small percentage of the school taxes.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

The fact that they are in violation of the rules does not change the fact that a judge may order the kid to be placed in foster care. What don't YOU understand?

Did you even read the article?

[willshak]

mm wrote the following:

What state?

[Cheri]

Only in your mind.

Cheri

[salty]

That is a HUGE change in taxes.

[salty]

We are not talking about state school taxes. We are talking about Florida Senior Citizen communities which operate under a legal status that has strict requirements in exchange for tax abatements. One of the requirements is that they not have any children. The reason is that children require more services. Florida is one big retirement tax haven.

[norminn]

I have no way of knowing, but often it isn't surprising. I think I read this sad story at least six months ago. Boo, hoo, now the sheriff is kicking them out. The kid has lived with grandparents for SIX YEARS, so I doubt this situation wasn't clear to them long ago. As I said, not surprising. If for no other reason, the grandparents should have tried to avoid eviction just for the child's sake - the child probably doesn't need any more trauma in her life. Wonder if daughter is in the child's life at all, but that's a story for another day :o)

[norminn]

The story was in the papers about six months ago - plenty of time to find a tenant and avoid eviction.

[Sanity]

Yes, I read the article. And what don't you understand that if the grandparents do not move out of this development and are still violating the law, the judge could put the child into foster car. Let me ask you a question. Do you stop for a red light? Do you pay taxes? Why? IT'S THE LAW AND IF YOU DIDN'T YOU'D BE IN VIOLATION AND SUBJECT TO ALL THE PENALTIES SPECIFIED. Let the grandparents move out of there and the problem is solved.

[willshak]

Sanity wrote the following:

I said I am paying taxes for kids that I don't have in school, whether or not there is a reduced rate because of my age. And try to keep your personal attacks to yourself, unless you are unable to control yourself.

[Sanity]

The victims are the other homeowners who paid to live in a community without children. Their rights have been violated.

[Sanity]

YOUR STATE!!!!!! Ever hear of the STAR program in NY?

[Cheri]

I never knew that about Florida. Learn something new every day.

Cheri

[Oren]

True, but a 6-year old is not the responsible one. After all SHE is the one being evicted, not the owners that signed the documents.

IMO, they are evicting the wrong person.

[willshak]

[e-mail] wrote the following:

Read the message I was quoting, especially this part:

"It would require a HUGE change in taxes. Over half the annual budget for any community with children goes for _schools_."

Note the word 'schools' in the last sentence. That is what I was responding to or, if you're a pedant with English usage, That is to which I was responding.

[Sanity]

>>>>> Florida chose to develop itself via planned communities and HOAs, in

Well, adult communities also pay a reduced rate just like you do and the only way they can do it by law is NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. Is that too hard for you to understand? What if NYS eliminated the STAR program. You'd bitch like all hell because you had to pay full school taxes while not having children in school anymore.