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December 22, 2008 |
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When money is unreasonably coveted, it is a disease of the mind
which is called avarice.
Published
as a service for the residents of and visitors to the Dadeland neighborhood.
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Downtown Dadeland sold on the
auction block. Friday the 19th was the day long expected by those who financed the Downtown Dadeland project. Once touted as a noble undertaking to become the true "Village Within a City" in the bustling Dadeland neighborhood, the developer walked away from the big dream and responsibility. Unfortunately, it appears, a project rose from the South Florida fertile strawberry fields and what was once the home of a prosperous Cadillac dealership that had no chance to blossom as the home of peace-of-mind seeking condo dwellers and hopeful investors because battling water squeaking through the walls and floors became a daily challenge with hope for solution drowned by water soaking everything it touched and stopping nowhere. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company finally succeeded on November 17 in protecting its loan to the original developer. The final judgment of foreclosure awarded the venerable company $222,647,041.95 as of November 17, 2008. The public sale was ordered by the court to take place on December 19. What will be next? The receiver, J.W. Davis, appointed by the court to keep order during the legal wrangling, oversee the completion of construction, and fix the awesome, long list of construction defects, including lending his thumb to stop the water leakages all over the place, will continue his efforts to complete the construction until December 29. Goldman Sachs needs to protect its two hundred million plus investment but wants to get out of the real estate ownership and management business. Nobody will cough up this sum to buy the unsold part of the complex because, let's face it, it isn't worth it. In the meantime, a management company will keep the place alive and make sure everybody living there will live in peace, the bills are paid, security personnel is on its toes, and there are no major emergencies, including the H2O sneaking up on the residents via ceilings, walls, floors, and wherever there's little resistance to the eagerness of the wet substance to give kitchens, bedrooms, and the garage a good soaking. Here's the positive outlook on the dilemma: a free car wash in the underground garage courtesy the original developer who walked away leaving behind what eventually will drain the pocketbooks of the residential unit owners and all those who make a living in the "Village" and do business there. It's a drain well known to condo dwellers as escalating maintenance fees and towering special assessments. But Goldman Sachs will keep its promise, complete the construction, and leave by the end of the year. Self-government slated to begin in January The unit owners will now be called upon to elect boards of directors (one for each of the seven residential buildings, one for the retail part of the complex, and a master association) and control their destiny and pocketbooks. Now comes the sad twist: Except for one, no one wants to volunteer accepting responsibility and authority to govern their homes. And letting one eager candidate for office control your home and pocketbook may bring disaster overshadowing the awesome mess created by the original developer. The eager candidate among unit owners poised to take control of condo association affairs is Allen Donelan (Condomonium.blogspot.com), owner of units A723 and B703. Donelan is vying for the presidency of the condominium association beginning with Building A following his retirement at year's end from his supervisory position at the US Postal Service. Allen Donelan can be reached at 305-670-9139 (R), 305-470-0694 (C), 305-460-0694 (O), cornelius.a.donelan.jr@usps.gov or ADoneland@usps.gov. Having used the US Postal Services facilities and time for many years conducting his personal business without paying for it and worse, in violation of government rules, Allen Donelan is now eager to take control of the Downtown Dadeland condominium association because of his neighbors' apathy. Will he do to the unit owners and their money what he did to Uncle Sam's Postal Service? What do you think? Inasmuch as there's no one willing to volunteer accepting the duties of a director on the condo associations' boards of directors, doesn't that look like it will be Allen Donelan's way — all the way. Don't you feel good to know where your money will go? Now you know. How Candidate Allen Donelan thinks and acts The Donelan No. 1 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against US-1 Van Lines of Florida seeking $4,642.08 for damages suffered to his property when the defendant moved the enterprising new Downtown Dadeland condominium neighbor. The court awarded him $663.50 of which $339.50 are in court costs. What a difference seeking $4,642.08 and having the judge find the damages total $323.50! The Donelan No. 2 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines Inc seeking $853.14. The Order of Dismissal by Circuit Judge Thomas K. Petersen reads, “This cause having been heard pursuant to the Florida Small Claims Rules and upon due consideration it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this action be dismissed with prejudice.” The Donelan No. 3 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against Dadeland Pool seeking $1,000.00. The court dismissed Mr. Donelan’s action for failure to show good cause. The Donelan No. 4 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines Inc seeking $1,500.00. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the action. The Donelan No. 5 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against Encore Svcs Systems Inc seeking $285.90. The court dismissed Mr. Donelan’s action for failure to show good cause. The Donelan No. 6 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against Hilton Hotels Corp seeking $466.78. The court dismissed Mr. Donelan’s action for failure to show good cause. The Donelan No. 7 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against First Financial Management Corporation seeking $5,000.00. The case was dismissed by the court with prejudice. The Donelan No. 8 pursuit of bolstering his bank account Allen Donelan filed a lawsuit against the University of Miami. The defendant filed a counterclaim. The complaint and the counterclaim were dismissed by the court with prejudice. Can you picture Allen Donelan … as president of the condominium association in charge of this great mixed-use complex of respected retail establishments and many hundreds of condominium unit owners and tenants?
What are the condo association
members to do? |
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