Posted on 04/01/2012 8:39:19 PM PDT by DallasBiff
SANFORD, Fla. — The people who could end up paying the financial price for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin are, ultimately, the homeowners of the Retreat at Twin Lakes development, say specialists who deal with homeowners associations.
If George Zimmerman, their crime watch program captain, is charged with and convicted of killing Martin, the community's association and property management company probably will be sued by the victim's family over the way the program was established and operated, said Donna Berger, a lawyer who specializes in homeowners association law.
"They may wind up getting sued and getting hit with hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and damages," Berger said. "Who will pay is every member of the association, and they will have to make special assessments.... It's a cautionary tale for other associations."
Even if Zimmerman is never charged, the association could be sued. But the plaintiffs' case would be easier if he were convicted.
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If Obama had a son, he’d look like Mary Shanklin....
Even though I agree with you, the homowners association should have insurance to cover the losses.In California, if you have a homeowners association you are required to have insurance under the Davis-Stirling Act.
I don’t know if this is accurate or not, but I did read somewhere that Zimmerman was not officially “on patrol” when this happened. So, I imagine that regardless of what “job” he had for the association if he was not on the job at the time, they’ll be off the hook for any damages.
But this is all getting annoying.
Doesn’t ANYBODY care about the thousands of black people killed by other black people, every year in the USA?
This “distraction” is worse than that. Is it really fooling black people? Is it?
You would think this would be covered in the HOA Insurance
which they have to have.
Um...the damages could be more than the insurance will pay...
A Black teen is replaceable. The chance for blood money is not.
NO, There is no concern about the thousands of black people killed each year by other black people.
Reason being, those aren’t racist incidents. Who is the racist if a black person kills another black person? There’s no political statement to make in such cases.
To be a good liberal, you have to find a rare case in which a white person kills a black person, then blow it all out of proportion.
And if it turns out that the person with the white sounding name of George Zimmerman is really Hispanic, then the liberals invent a category of White Hispanic so they can call it a racist act.
Is this sleazy or what?
My hope is that it's Sharpton.
My daddy used to say: “The worst thing you can do is push a non-violent man to violence.” Will the people of America ever realize that Barack Obama and the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are pushing this nation toward a race war and will eventually rise up and say: “ENOUGH”.....
That picture is no joke. We’re headed toward a Race Riot in this nation. And I say: HELL, BRING IT ON!!! LET’S SETTLE THIS SH** ONCE AND FOR ALL.
It's most likely shacking up with Trayvon's Dad, in a limousine.
Damn, you beat me to it!LOL
LOL!
I wonder how much she's bringing in for the travel all over the US and charging for the "exclusive" network interviews. It's not like NBC or ABC put their guests in a Motel 6 in NYC. They supply her with a wardrobe etc...Oh yea, this could be lucrative if she's playing it right.
Add the Black panters, Farrakan's Nation of Islam, Van Jones and the entire liberal media and the DNC cheering them on.
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