Posted on 06/06/2023 5:37:35 PM PDT by simpson96
PLANTATION, Fla. – A South Florida woman is accusing her homeowner’s association of towing away her late husband’s cars while she dealt with his sudden death and planned his funeral.
Dori Cousley’s 59-year-old husband Richard died of a sudden heart attack.
“I was planning a funeral, planning a viewing, getting my sister-in-law here from Jamaica,” she said. “The other sister lives out of South Florida.”
The last thing on her mind was Richard’s cars in the parking lot.
The couple had lived at the Plantation Racquet Club on Broward Boulevard for 20 years. Richard used to be the security guard there.
“There was no need for this, none whatsoever,” Cousley said. “Imagine you wake up on the morning of your husband’s funeral and the cars are gone.”
Richard’s two black Dodge Chargers were towed by his homeowner’s association. They are at All County Towing and were accruing hundreds of dollars in fees that raise daily.
It’s money this teacher’s aide doesn’t have.
Dori says she called her HOA president who she says authorized the tow.
“I was hysterical, crying when I found out his cars were towed,” Cousley said. “She knew he died. She knew we were planning a funeral.”
Cousley said she asked HOA president Susan Seman “how come you towed his cars after everything he’s done for you?”
Seman hung up the phone, she said.
“She didn’t call anyone about anything,” Seman told Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier.
“But you knew he died?” Weinsier asked.
“Sir, how many times do I have to answer that question for you? I heard rumors around the property,” Seman said.
State records show Susan Seman, or “Sam” as she’s known, is the condo president.
“I can’t talk to you any further (other) than to tell you the friggin’ rules,” Seman said. “She knew them.”
YIKES!
There are good reasons many people do not live where an HOA rules!
Towing company owner has true class (see end of report in linked video); the HOA butch needs a reality check (that’s a metaphor).
Anybody notice the news station fag flags in its logo? I’m surprised they didn’t side with the bull dike hoa prez.
What a nasty, nasty woman. I wonder how long she’ll keep her title as President.
HOAs ... why is it so many end up being run by jerks?
Because none of the good people want anything to do with the board.
Welcome to the joys of widowhood. Don’t expect it to get better. If hubby’s gone, they want you gone with him. He was the high value item in the relationship as a man, and the state now considers you a useless eater. Anyone for social credit scoring? It’s kind of already here.
Power trips. Huge egos.
They’re finally in charge of SOMETHING.
Is that Jersey/Philly or NY accent ?
Richard used to be the security guard there.
Tow man did the right thing while also hoping to still make some $.
Because no sane person wants to do it.
Bull dyke.
Things like this was why the Founders tried to keep power out of Congress’ grasp.
When we were house hunting, a HOA was an immediate disqualification of a house, no matter how nice it was.
Because they are control freaks who cannot stand the thought that someone might be doing something they don't approve of.
IOW, typical democrats/liberals.
Sociopaths rise to the top of almost all organizations.
As Woody Allen once said (sorta)—I would not want to be part of any organization that would take me as a member.
;-)
yea, you have to join and you have no property rights without the communist boards permission. you can’evan opt out of their control.
You couldn’t pay me to live in an HOA. It would be like prison.
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