Legal Question in Consumer Law in Texas

How can we protect our investment from fraud?

We are Senior citizens, living part time in an RV

community in Texas. When we bought here we were

told this was going to be a privately owned, owner

managed park. Since that time lots in this park have

been sold to several individuals who are running lot

rental businesses, one with 50 lots. In our original

covenants (from the first owner) it allows for one vote

per lot. These individuals have gotten together now

and are basically running slip shod over the rest of us

because they have the majority of the votes. We are

told we can do nothing about changing that ''one vote

per lot'' covenant because they will all vote that down.

What are our rights? This man with the 50 votes has

already done several illegal things (i.e. rents his lots on

a ''no check/no receipt basis only'') and has gone

against our covenants over and over and just throws it

is our faces. Please help us if you can. Thank you!


Asked on 2/25/04, 11:41 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Peter Bradie Bradie, Bradie & Bradie

Re: How can we protect our investment from fraud?

You, and other property owners, can get together and sue to enforce the covenants. Past that, the "one vote per lot" is just something you'll have to live with if you can't muster a majority.

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Answered on 2/25/04, 12:33 pm

Re: How can we protect our investment from fraud?

How many owners are on your side? You should first sit down and discuss it among yourselves and consider enforcing your convenants. You should get a copy of the deeds to see what covenants there are and see what type of plan was filed for the subdivision.

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Answered on 2/25/04, 3:56 pm


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