Over the past several years, I have corresponded with Highland View Mobile Estates regarding numerous issues, not the least of which has been the quality and cost of the water. Out of court negotiations have now failed and a settlement has not been reached. That negotiation can be found on the page Water Emails along with some background information on Other Emails. In the process, I’ve determined that Highland View is guilty of knowingly overcharging all of the residents here and I am pursuing this issue separately from any personal issues that remain. Questions or comments can be directed to my Contact page.
The PDFs on this page are chronological with or without message quoting.
Update 11/23/23 – As of today, Thanksgiving, the courts have entered a default judgment in my favor on 11/16 but Highland View has not paid the amount I was awarded and they have not provided the information required by law. The bills are still overcharged. The courts tell me that it’s my responsibility to collect, and the police tell me that the manager here will likely be held in contempt of court.
Update 12/04/23 – Today I am expecting the money awarded to me by the court for Highland View’s refusal to post the facility water bills on the internet, as per ORS 90.582 Publication of submeter or pro rata bills; And, as far as I’m aware, they are still in violation of that law. This money comes only after multiple letters and literally having to call the police a couple of times to demand justice. Moreover, the fraudulent bills keep coming – and the over billing is blatant. The law provides for the water charges that come from the city to be divided among the residents using a submetering system and allows the landlord to add an additional 10% for his part in maintenance and billing, as per ORS 90.315 Utility or service payments; But, even after multiple letters about this, my bill for utilities is $10 while the service fee is $35. This applies to all the residents here in the park, and what it means is that the landlord is stealing an additional $50,000 a year, at least. The owner simply lies whenever it profits him and I have been asked to report to the court that all has been settled. I believe this constitutes the owner’s violation of conspiring to commit fraud against the residents of Highland View, and ignorance of the law is no excuse, anyway. Playing dumb doesn’t change the facts. This is a 55 and over retirement community where many of the residents don’t even own computers, don’t know the law, and can’t be expected to defend themselves against such exploitation, but Highland View is insisting that each individual resident appeal for a copy of the bill (which they won’t provide, anyway) and I am insisting that the landlord be arrested for fraud. On 12/01 I sent letter of intent to enter into another small claims case for overcharges, tomorrow I will report to the courts the truth, and I am turning over my accusations of fraud to the State Police for the lack of cooperation I’ve received from local authorities and because they are State Laws that are being violated.
Edit: The State Police have referred me to the Oregon Department of Justice, saying the local authorities have full jurisdiction in this case. There is no excuse for the lack of justice, or any explanation as to why local law enforcement won’t arrest my landlord for fraud.
Final: So, Chapter 90 is considered Civil and police have referred me back to the courts saying a court order is necessary for enforcement. And this case was settled financially, but the fraudulent bills continue… so, it’s back to court for the next case. I’m closing this page for the sake of organization. Current activity will now be kept on the main page of Legal Cases and archived from there.
