LAUNCH A "NEXTDOOR"NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change TN #HOA class action lawsuit against developers, telecomm company https://t.co/yTUbn2pMqU via @goonan_deborah #YourMoney — Deborah Goonan (@goonan_deborah) January 21, 2016 The 'social current see' complaint linked here harks to a similar and related situation in our Southern California common interest development (aka HOA) that has become a long-running, if not endless legal conflict between our association and the developer and the cable TV company that serves our community of 1317 homes. Tweets by @goonan_deborah [ View the story "#Listory: The Ombudsperson roll?" on Storify ]

TN #HOA class action lawsuit against developers, telecomm company https://t.co/yTUbn2pMqU via @goonan_deborah #YourMoney — Deborah Goonan (@goonan_deborah) January 21, 2016 # CutCableTV At first look, the introductory tweet and the video above seem unconnected.  Upon closer examination, one may realize that the public issues with HOAs and cable TV companies is a near-universal certainty.  That is, both have serious PR issues. Cable companies in the USA rank as perhaps the least customer-friendly business model in enterprise, likely running neck-to-neck for that dubious honor with common interest developments (aka HOAs). The ' social current see ' tweet that kicks off this post and the video that follows are intentionly linked to draw attention to a common problem. When you combine the backroom, undisclosed deals that property developers can effect with telecommunication companies long before buyers purchase their residences with the general low level of cust...

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