{"id":6465,"date":"2016-07-08T20:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T03:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6465"},"modified":"2016-07-08T20:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T03:20:54","slug":"stapleton-woman-held-hostage-by-evil-hoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6465","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Woman Held Hostage By Evil HOA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Homeowners-Association\"<\/a>A Stapleton woman was recently released after being held hostage<\/a> by her HOA for almost a month. She was finally released after agreeing to give in to the demands of the HOA and pay them $6,500. The Stapletonion was the first to speak to the woman after her terrifying ordeal ended just over three weeks ago. \u201cI just wanted to sell my house,\u201d said a visibly shaken Tessa Fitzpatrick. \u201cWe had a potential buyer who asked to have the radon levels tested, and that\u2019s when things started to go bad.\u201d\n\nFitzpatrick said the radon levels were slightly high for the buyer, so they wanted to install an effective and safe radon mitigation system. \u201cWe agreed to do so, but realized it would have to be agreed upon by the HOA,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThese things are installed all the time, and are extremely safe. In fact, it was in the back of the house in the alley, so there was nothing visually unappealing about it.\u201d To Fitzpatrick\u2019s horror, the HOA denied her request. \u201cOne of the HOA members said they were concerned about radon being taken out of my house and pumped into their house, which is absurd. They said I could ask for a hearing if I wanted to, which I did.\u201d And that\u2019s when the HOA decided to take Fitzpatrick hostage.\nThe challenging nature of the situation forced the original buyer to back out, so Fitzpatrick asked to cancel a hearing which would be unnecessary at that point. But it was too late. The HOA already had her captive. \u201cThey said they would make me pay for what I did,\u201d said a sobbing Fitzpatrick. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what they were talking about. \u2018Pay for what?\u2019 I asked.\u201d The HOA said Fitzpatrick owed her legal fees in the amount of \u2018to be determined.\u2019 \u201cI knew I was a captive. But for how long? For how much? I looked for ways to escape the situation, but I didn\u2019t know what to do. I just wanted to sell my house.\u201d Fitzpatrick was able to get another buyer, and that\u2019s when the HOA let her know the only way they would release her. \u201cThey said I owed them $6,500 in legal fees for pursuing another hearing, which of course, never happened. But, if I didn\u2019t pay up, I would never be allowed to sell my house.\u201d The HOA knew they had her right where they wanted her. She didn\u2019t have time to consult with an attorney or even negotiate the ransom amount. She needed to sell the house. And they only way to do that was to pay the ransom.\n\u201cI really had no choice,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThey could put a lien on my property if I didn\u2019t pay. It was awful and humiliating. I knew I was in the right, but when you are dealing with monsters, you can\u2019t use logic. I just had to move on. I got out, I guess.\u201d Fitzpatrick\u2019s emotional scars are visible, and there\u2019s no telling when she will heal, if ever. She does have advice for people who could potentially become victims. \u201cI would just say to people, if you are in an HOA, just make sure the head of it isn\u2019t an idiotic piece of shit douchebag who likes to hold innocent people ransom. That would be my advice.\u201d The Stapletonion encourages residents involved in an HOA to do background checks of their leaders to make sure they don\u2019t have a history of violence, or in this case, remarkable ignorance and dickishness.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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