This page will be devoted to the bogus criminal allegations made against me by Carol Foster and Vicki Gilpin of Modern Management Solutions in Ravenna Ohio. I have to re-type my formal statement filed with the Ravenna PD on 06.29.10. Its two full pages. I'll get to it in a day or two. These charges will either be dismissed early or I will be found innocent by a jury. There is no third possibility. In fact, I already turned down an offer of Disorderly conduct with a $10 fine. I did read the ordinance and I wasn't even guilty of that. Like I said. Its all bogus. My accusers are liars. Its just that simple. I'll have this site ready within 48 hours.
Below is a re-typed copy of my sworn and witnessed statement filed with the Ravenna Police Department on 06.29.10. This statement was made in response to the allegations made by Vicki Gilpin of Modern Management Solutions on 05.05.10. It took so long because there was no attempt made by the investigating officer to consider the other side of the story. I had no idea that any allegations had been made or charges filed until I recieved the court summons over six weeks later.
At the time, I was still unaware that Carol Foster had made the same allegations on 05.05.10. However, Carol Foster was unwilling to swear to the allegations without speaking to her attorney David Allen Sed. She chose not to file a sworn statement at all. She made the allegations in person to the investigating officer C Wilmington. But to this day, Carol Foster has not been willing to swear to her own words with regard to this alleged criminal activity. This alone should have been a red flag. But for some reason, it wasn't.
Amazing..
My sworn statement as filed on 06.29.10:
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Officer Willmington,
On the 6th of May, 2010, Vicki Gilpin of Modern Management Solutions made a formal statement alleging that on or about the 5th of May, 2010, I James M Urbansky had violated a 'no contact' order which was prepared by their attorney David A Sed on the 4th of December, 2009 in response to a previous confrontation with Modern Management Solutions and delivered to me by Certified Mail. I realize how difficult it must have been to believe that her statement was anything but entirely accurate. I have no doubt that she presented her case well. However, she evidently left out a number of very important details. Please keep an open mind as you consider my side of the story.
There was in fact, a 'no contact' order in effect from December 5th, 2009 to February 11th, 2010. This was the order prepared by David A Sed on December 4th, 2009. It instructed me to have "no contact whatsoever" with Sharon Weingart or the employees of Modern Management Solutions. Although this order was unreasonable in that it severed any direct line of communication between myself, a current tenant of All Seasons Mobile Home Park and its manager Sharon Weingart under Modern Management Solutions, I made every reasonable effort to abide by the terms. As I recall, there was no violation whatsoever by any party involved from December 5th, 2009 to february 11th, 2010 with the exception of necessary financial transactions and their related statements on a monthly basis which begin to suggest just how unreasonable the 'no contact' order was to begin with.
I'll get it finished later. I'm a two fingered typer. Check back. Its a slam dunk. No jury on Earth will convict me.
By the way, if you're looking for a mobile home, there is a lady in All Seasons who might be willing to sell hers for much less than its worth. The park is evicting her. She can't even sell her home without their permission. They probably won't let you purchase this lady's home for any price. Even if or after the park debt is paid. Their plan is to force her out and leave her no choice but to abandon her home with everything in it. That way, they can aquire it free and clear. This rotten strategy has become part of their business model. But it might be worth a shot anyway. So if you're in the market for a great deal on a '90's single wide in nice shape, let me know. I'll put you in touch with her. or just look for the red Camaro by the lake. Just be prepared. I really don't think the park will let it happen.
That is, until after they aquire the home free and clear. In which case, they will sell it for a giant profit.
If you are able to purchase that home from the current owner (you have less than two weeks), I would advise that you plan on moving to another park. You could wait a few months or until you finally get fed up with M.M.S.. In the meantime, you might be able to get yourself a great deal. Just make it quick. If you buy now, the current owner might not go hungry anytime soon. If you buy later, the current owner loses everything and M.M.S. gets another giant profit.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
You may want to read this if you are considering All Seasons Park in Deerfield Ohio.
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This website was created to inform others of the pros and cons of living in All Seasons Mobile Home Park in Deerfield Ohio. I speak on my own behalf with nearly 16 years of personal experience to draw from.
The pros:
Its a relatively safe area.
Most of the residents are very friendly.
If you are fortunate enough to live nextdoor to a U.S. veteran with a heart of gold, and you decide to help him out with a few basic home repairs, he may call you over one day and pass on his entire collection of vintage RC cars, radios, and hobby supplies.
The cons:
There is occasional vandalism.
There are occasional power failures.
Some of the lots don't drain properly.
The park water turns brown often and without warning.
The park water is extremely hard. (35-37 grains per gallon. This will leave calcium deposits and cause early failure of pipes, water heaters, and plumbing fixtures.).
The park has a long history of poor maintenance (Many of the park owned water meters and shut-off valves have failed to operate properly. The roads havn't been re-paved in 15 years. There is scattered debris and literally dozens of patches and chuck holes. They don't drain properly. There is no indication whatsoever if or when they will ever be re-paved again. Many of the home foundations are falling apart, including those with homes already installed. Some of the failures are severe leaving gaping holes or trip hazzards. In the rare event that a foundation is repaired, its usually just a pour over.
The Management and Billing Company is Modern Management Solutions of Ravenna, Ohio.
If you have the nerve to complain about any issue, Carol Foster or Vicki Gilpin may try to intimidate you.
If you have the nerve to stand your ground on any issue or defend yourself when they you "stupid", Carol Foster or Vicki Gilpin may distort the truth, call the authorities, or have their idiot attorney David Allen Sed whip up the most illogical and unreasonable 'no contact' order in the history of the world. Not even making exceptions for payments, billing disputes, or emergency calls. What a moron.
If you go a few months with no complaints, they may contact you and waive the terms of that order in writing. Literally inviting you to call them (This may sound like a 'pro' but its not.).
If a 30 year old park owned shut-off valve fails to operate properly at any time, M.M.S. may charge $157 to your account. If you don't pay it immediately, they may place a screwed up, inaccurate statement on your doorstep under a rock and fail to acknowledge your last payment. This just 6 days after being invited in writing to call them if you have any questions.
If you have the nerve to complain about the bogus charge or the screwed up, innacurate statement, Carol Foster and Vicki Gilpin may suddenly pretend as if those terms had not been waived, call the authorities, PRETEND to be afraid of you, and make you out to be a paranoid stalker with a volatile temper.
If you have the nerve to post a sign in your driveway challenging your accusers to a polygraph test, they may call the authorities again and attempt to limit your civil right to legal protest.
When you still refuse to pay that bogus charge for a beat up, leaky 30 year old shut-off valve, Carol Foster may use 23 inches of duct tape to adhere a single page document to your front door. She may order her little puppet park manager Sharon Weingart to do so or convince her to take the blame for it in a court of law.
Carol Foster and Vicki Gilpin may convince their idiot attorney David Allen Sed to file for eviction.
When you show up in court and put up a strong defense, explaining that you have paid your rent for nearly 16 years, and that your only dispute was with the bogus charge for the beat up, leaky shut-off valve, Carol Foster, Vicki Gilpin, and David Allen Sed may use the most pathetic, half-wit, ineffective, grade-school psychological tricks in the book. Stupid jokes, rehearsed comments, whispered remarks, mindless gab, and fake laughter when you present your evidence. It truly amazes me that any adult would actually expect to intimidate another with such obvious psychological crap. Pathetic.
When the magistrate takes your defense seriously, David Allen Sed may become visibly frustrated and rude. Repeatedly clicking his pen open and shut, raising his voice, ordering you around, and waiving his finger at you when the magistrate leaves the room.
With regard to Sharon Weingart: Its a shame. I really tried to understand the awkward and difficult position that she was in as park manager. She didn't start any of this. She was simply caught in the middle. In the beginning, she was truly professional about the whole situation. I even forgave her for a little white lie that she told back in February about that water meter. I didn't even mention it in my sworn statement. I just let it slide. But she made some stupid irrelevant comments in that courtroom about not wanting to give me her cell phone number. This was done in an attempt to make me seem like a shady character. As if I ever wanted her cell phone number to begin with. She then testified that I had no functioning heat tape installed on the water line under my home back in February. She swore to it under oath. Also that I said "You got me there" when confronted about it. She went on to swear that I installed new heat tape and that I was upset that she wouldn't stand there and watch me install it. These comments are loosely based on truth but altered and exagerated for maximum effect.
This is what really happened: As I explained to Sharon back in February, I did have two rolls of heat tape installed on the same line. They were both installed properly. One was a few years old. The other was newer and served merely as a back-up. Both were functional to the best of my knowledge. I only plugged one in at a time. The newer and shorter of the two rolls ended where the meter began. The other crossed over the meter all the way down into the red ceramic crock. The entire line was insulated except for the meter. When the meter was repaired, I let Sharon know that I would use the newer roll from then on just to be safe. Sharon requested that I purchase another shorter roll and new insulation to protect the meter. She wanted it installed by a specific time that day. I agreed. Time ended up running close so I gave Sharon a call when I was almost home and let her know that she could witness the instalation. I may have even asked her to. But no way in hell did I demand it and no way in hell did I become upset for any reason. Certainly not with her. I wasn't upset about anything until M.M.S. decided to charge me $157 for a beat up leaky shut-off valve that hadn't operated properly for at least 16 years that I know of.
The details matter.
By the way, anyone who knows me knows that I am a humble, soft spoken, peace loving sap 99% of the time. But I refuse to be pushed around, intimidated, or ripped off. I will stand my ground on any legitimate issue. No matter what.
The trial has been continued. I'm no attorney but I'm holding my own in that courtroom so far. The best evidence will be presented in the next round. Win or lose, I've already been pushed way too far. I've had it with the lies, the half-truths, the psychological tricks, and the rotten motives. I've decided to excercise my legal right to protest about the BS at M.M.S. for years to come. Probably a decade or longer. I've already started posting photos at AllSeasonsDeerfield.Webstarts.com. A third website is still in the works. It will include all of this information plus more backround and dozens of photos. I intend to spread the word all over northern Ohio. There isn't a damn thing that Foster, Gilpin, Sed or anyone else can do about it. Its not slander. Its my legal right to speak from personal experience. In the meantime, you can take a look at the other site or read my sworn statement posted below. I have nothing to hide.
Honorable Magistrate O'Niell 09.08.10
I James M Urbansky have been named as defendant in Case # 2010 CV G 03134 R. The allegations are that I have failed to pay All Seasons Park for rent and repairs and therefore, should be evicted and that I should be held liable in the amount of $480.88 plus additional charges.
There are two significant errors made in the complaint itself:
The FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION states that I was given notice to leave said premises on the 8th day of August 2010. This is not true. I was given notice on the 5th day of August 2010. This date is significant for reasons which I will address.
The SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION states that I have failed to pay "rent" for said premises from the 1st day of January 2010 to the 31st day of August 2010. This is not true. I have paid rent for said time frame on a monthly basis without exception. On the 3rd day of March 2010, I actually had a negative balance. My last payment of $298.88 was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010.
I hereby dispute the allegations, the cause to evict, and the amount that I should be held liable for.
I have been a tenant of All Seasons Park for nearly 16 years. I have always paid my rent on a monthly basis including late charges for any payments not recieved by the 5th of each month. My dispute is not with the rent itself. My payment of $298.88 was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010 and recieved no later than the 2nd day of August 2010. It was intended to cover rent, utilities, and a $25 late charge for the previous payment which was mailed on the 4th day of July 2010 and recieved on the 6th or 7th day of July 2010.
On the 25th day of March 2010, a charge of $157 was added to my account. This charge was added under the assumption that my heat tape had failed on or about the 11th day of February allegedly causing a park owned shut-off valve to fail. This assumption has never been confirmed by any liscensed repairman and never proven in any court of law. I challenge the plantiff to produce a shred of evidence to support their assumption.
There was in fact, a park owned water meter freeze on or about the 11th day of February 2010. There was heavy snow and ice buildup in the area which caused the vinyl skirting to break away from the home leaving a 6 foot by 6 or 7 inch gap. This exposed the water line and meter directly to severe wind chill. Unaware of any additional damage, I thawed the water meter by placing a small space heater nearby. When the meter thawed, it was evident that the plastic dome and back plate on the meter had broken loose causing water to flow out at a high rate. The back plate had fallen off once before because of corrosion in the summer of '08' but the meter had never frozen prior to the issue with the skirting. Not even once in more than a decade since the meter was first installed. The park owned shut-off valve had become more and more difficult to close over this time frame. It was an issue for the park manager two years prior but she chose at that time not to address the issue with the valve. As I recall, she asked me at that time in '08' to shut it down as tight as I could so she could replace the back plate with new bolts. It would not shut off entirely. It was even less functional on February 11th 2010. This left the repairman no choice but to finally address the issue with the valve. He did make a comment about the likely cause of its failure. Saying "its old".
The emergency valve repair was made that night with a subsequent visit the following morning to repair the water meter. I immediately notified the park manager Sharon Weingart that I would accept responsibility for the park owned water meter because although I had the entire exposed line on both sides taped and insulated, I did not insulate the meter itself. My failure to insulate the meter itself was certainly a contributing factor so I did pay the $125 charge for the meter itself. However the valve in question was located nearly 3 feet up the line and installed below ground level in a large red ceramic crock. It had never operated properly, had become somewhat stiff over the years, and had to have its corroded handle replaced at least once 10 years prior by a previous park manager who lived almost directly behind me. For these reasons, I notified the park manager Sharon Weingart in person that I would dispute any charge for the park owned shut-off valve.
When spring came, the park manager came by to read water meters. She noticed that the ground in the area where the skirting had broken away two months prior was still damp. I told her that it always had been but that it did appear to be more damp than usual this year. There was no visible leak or damage of any kind but the water meter had to be repaired again for reasons unconfirmed. The repairman showed up a day or so later. He did make a comment with regard to park owned water meters. Saying that they had been failing "all over the park". It was at this time, that I noticed he was breaking away the top portion of the red ceramic crock with a hammer. I inquired about that as well. He explained that it was necessary in order to replace a fitting.
Since then, I have learned that All Seasons mobile home park is about 30 years old and that many of the original shut-off valves have already failed. I have personally inspected and photographed all of the currently vacant lots. There are about 40 in all. About 1/2 of which have newer PVC towers and shut-off valves installed where the original red ceramic crocks used to be. Unlike the originals, the newer valves have been installed above ground level. The recent work is obvious. See attatched exhibits "A", "B", and "C". I will produce a dozen more similar exhibits in court. I have also learned that some of the park owned water lines (including mine, the line in question) are made of Polybutylene pipe. A product used from 1978 to 1995. See attatched exhibit "D". The fittings have been known to corrode and leak. The product itself has been the subject of class action lawsuits and multi-million dollar settlements. Production was ceased in 1995 and outlawed in many states. See attatched exhibit "E". I have also noticed over the years that All Seasons Park has a long history of poor maintenance. The roads havn't been re-paved in over 15 years and most of the foundations are falling apart. See attatched exhibits "F", "G", and "H". I will present a dozen more similar exhibits in court.
On the 5th Day of August 2010, I submitted a brown park water sample to Mike Fletcher, a private contractor hired to help All Seasons meet health code. I explained to him that park tap water had always turned brown on occasion and that it had been happening more and more often over the last few years. He did later confirm in writing that the brown water sample that I submitted on the 5th day of August 2010 did contain 1.16 PPM of iron. Far above the level allowed by law. See attached exhibit "I". It was several hours later that same day that Carol Foster of Modern Management Solutions used 23 inches of duct tape to adhere a single page document to my front door. See attatched exhibit "J".
On the 11th day of August 2010, I was notified by the park manager that she needed access under my home the following day at "12 noon" to evaluate and/or repair the water meter. Her assumption was that the 'remote' had failed. See attatched exhibit "K". I opened the skirting for her the following morning but she never showed up. Upon inspection, I noticed that the meter itself had failed sometime between the 26th day of May 2010 and the 29th day of June 2010 and that the usage shown directly on the meter hadn't changed in at least six weeks. This was confirmed in writing by All Seasons Park on the 17th day of August 2010. See attatched exhibit "L". To this day, the meter itself still shows the same usage that it did on the 29th day of June 2010.
Something is causing park owned shut-off valves and water meters to fail.
On the 19th day of August 2010, I took a water sample to 'ClearWater Systems' in Ravenna for analysis. I learned that park water contains 37 Grains Per Gallon of mineral. Anything over 10.5 GPG is considered 'very hard'. See attached exhibit "M". I will take another sample and produce it in court if I am allowed to do so. It is well known and documented that hard water causes water heaters and plumbing fixtures to fail early. See attatched exhibit "N".
My position is that I was charged $157 to replace a 30 year old shut-off valve that should have been replaced years ago. I am convinced that said valve ultimately failed because of age, location, and very hard water. Also, that contrary to formal billing statements, the valve was not 'replaced' at all. A second valve was simply added to the line in order to save time and money for a park with a long history of poor maintenance. See attatched exhibit "O". In addition, the repairman had no choice but to break away the top portion of the original red ceramic crock in order to access and replace a very old Polybutylene pipe fitting beneath ground level. See attatched exhibit "P". This fitting had probably been leaking for a signifigant period of time. This is evident from a blue and white calcium buildup on the outside of the valve. Again, he chose not to remove this original valve. See attatched exhibit "Q". It is my belief that said Polybutylene pipe fitting leaked which caused the heavy ice build-up and the subsequent skirting damage. Another factor may have been that my lot has never drained properly. See attatched exhibit "R". When the skirting broke away, the water meter was exposed to severe wind chill. My failure to insulate the meter itself was most likely, the final contributing factor. However, there is no evidence to suggest that my heat tape failed at all or that it contributed in any way to the meter freeze. In fact, heat tape is not intended to protect meters. Only pipes. See attatched exhibit "S". There is not a shred of evidence to suggest that I am in any way responsible for the 30 year old shut-off valve which was installed nearly 3 feet away beneath ground level. It hasn't operated properly for at least 16 years that I know of. The valve itself did not freeze and it did not crack under pressure. It simply failed to shut off entirely. It remains intact and in its original place to this day. The handle has been removed.
According to Ohio law, All Seasons is required to keep all plumbing fixtures operating properly. That original shut-off valve is still installed beneath ground level. It does not operate properly. The water meter does not operate properly.
Of course, I am willing to swear to every word of this statement under oath. I am also prepared to confront any witness. I feel strongly that I am not liable for that 30 year old shut-off valve or any related legal fees. However, in the event that you rule against me, I am willing to pay whatever is ordered by this court. I still have the original Money Order in the amount of $298.88 which was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010 and returned to me on the 7th day of August 2010. I have the funds to pay the latest 'rent' charge for September as well. However, I do not believe that Carol Foster of Modern Management Solutions has any intention to settle for anything less than eviction and attorney fees at this point. She called me personally on the 4th day of August 2010 with intimidating comments and demands. None of which made any sense. The '3 day' notice was adhered to my front door with 23 inches of duct tape the following afternoon just hours after I submitted the brown water sample to Mike Fletcher. The park had no choice by law but to finally address the issue that same day. There is also a current protest on my part and a related but entirely unfounded allegation of telephone harassment. Tension is high on both sides. I believe there is an element of retaliation inolved.
If I am forced to abandon my trailer home for any reason economic or otherwise, it will be aquired by the plaintiff for penneys on the dollar and re-sold for over $10,000. They have already aquired at least two other abandoned trailer homes that I know of.
In the meantime, I will abide by the civil order of this court.
Respectfully, James M Urbansky
Fellow residents: I've been told that almost all of you are on my side. I really appreciate the support. I will be beat the eviction if I can prove that park owned shut-off valves havn't been operating properly because of age and hard water. I need witnesses willing to swear that the park owned valves under their homes don't operate properly either. If you want to help, check the park owned valve at the source under your home. If it doesn't shut off completely, just write a short statement with your name, address, and signature. If I can get a half dozen or so, I think the magistrate will take my word over theirs. You can reach me at 440-865-1408. I'll return the favor in any way that I can. You're also welcome to post comments here. Even criticism. I won't delete anything unless I strongly suspect Foster, Gilpin, Sed, or Weingart to be tha author. Thank you.
9.24.10
I had eviction court again today. Unfortunately, the judge wouldn't accept my best evidence. I had a 40 minute inspection from a liscensed plumber on videotape and a notarized diagnosis including a water test from the same liscensed plumber. The plumber confirmed that the original park owned shut off valve was still in its original place. He also went on record with his opinion that it was a "cheaper" "quite old looking" valve and that it probably failed because of age and "extremely hard" water.
I also had a written testimonial from a current resident and another from a former resident. Both stated that the park owned shut-off valves under their homes didn't work properly either and that management was informed. In both cases, management ignored the problem. It would have been slam dunk evidence but Sed objected to all 4 best exhibits on technicalities. One of which was a simple mistake on the part of the notary who witnessed and sealed the written diagnosis. The judge did accept many others (over 30) overrulling Sed's repeated objections.
Call me an idealist. But the truth matters to me a whole hell of a lot more than legal procedure. I would never attempt to get any piece of legitimate evidence thrown out on a technicality. I think its a cowardly thing to do. My only objection was to Carol Foster's outright lies about what the original repairman said back in February. I challenged her to produce a single witness or a shred of evidence to support her BS or explain why the original invoice didn't even include any diagnostic work or analysis of any kind. I also challenged her to explain a few technical issues. She wouldn't give a straight answer about much of anthing. She tried to dance her way around every incriminating point. I had to demand a 'yes' or 'no' several times.
She testified that All Seasons is well under 30 years old and that Deerfield Drive wasn't even developed until '92'. I still don't know what year All Seasons opened but I do remember that Deerfield Drive was nearly full in '94' and that the road itself, along with the rest, was already in bad shape at that time. They were re-paved a year or two later. I know that the previous owner of my home had lived there for several years before I bought it in '94'. My neighbor had also lived there for several years. So her testimony that Deerfield Drive was not developed until '92' just can't be true. It doesn't even make any sense that the main road in the park would be the last to be developed. In fact, another resident told me that Taft Drive was actually the last to be developed. Taft was nearly full when I moved in 16 years ago.
She then testified that the water meters were already there when I moved in. That is false. They were installed years later. I believe it was the late '90's. I don't recall the exact year but I do know that it was well after '94'. She did admit under further questioning that it was possible.
When asked if she could explain why so many original red ceramic crocks had been replaced with white PVC and newer valves, she stated that they were simple upgrades. She refered to the white 'risers' as "nicer" hookups. At one point, she stated that these upgrades were made when old homes move out. But she could not explain why only 24 out of 46 recently vacated lots had these upgrades. I asked her specifically if there was any predictable pattern or schedule at all with regard to these upgrades. Again, no straight answer. She tried to paste over her BS with more BS about available funds. But she had no knowledge of any formal records being kept with regard to these 'upgrades'. No knowledge of any formal records kept with regard to shut-off failure rates. Her entire position on this line of questioning was obviously planned in a desperate attempt to cover up the fact that a large number of park owned shut-off valves had failed over recent years. She was about as graceful as a bull on a tightwire. In fact, she DID NOT want to testify. She didn't want to get caught in any lies. I knew this right away on the 10th because she and Sed whispered back and fourth about how badly she wanted to testify and about how she would 'get her chance'. It was an obvious trick designed to intimidate me. In fact, they played the same games today with the same lines. But Carol wasn't even called until I called her. As I was questioning her, she tripped up more than once and had to backtrack with more BS to cover the previous load. Sed didn't even bother to cross-examine. So those whispered remarks were nothing but psychological crap. IT DIDN'T WORK. I grilled her sorry ass.
I'll tell you something else. She doesn't know crap about physics. She was convinced (or pretended to be) that an uninsulated meter freeze would also indicate a valve freeze nearly 3 feet away on a taped and insulated line beneath ground level. It certainly would not. Like I said in my sworn statement, the meter was exposed to severe wind chill. The valve was not. The line in between was taped and insulated. Still, she swore on that it didn't matter. Evidently, Carol Foster has never heard the phrase "thin ice". She just doesn't get it.
Sharon and Vicki both testified on 9.10.10 that the valve in question was "replaced". I made damn sure to use that exact word when I questioned them. Of course, they were both dead wrong. I produced multiple photos to prove that the original valve was left in its original place. I also produced photos, phone records, and the original reciept from Pettigrew hardware supporting my side of the story with regard to the short roll of heat tape and insulation that Sharon approved specifically for the water meter back in February. It happened exactly as I said it did. The details matter.
I made a few mistakes with regard to court procedure but my evidence was solid and my testimony accurate. Unlike Sed who put his flat foot in his mouth more than once. In fact, when I made reference to the Ohio code requiring All Seasons to keep its plumbing fixtures operating properly ("good and safe working order and condition" 3733.10), Sed flat-out denied it. I produced the ordinance in writing and threw it in his face right then and there (figuratively speaking). Sed had no choice but to acknowledge the ordinance and shut his face. The exhibit was accepted. Later, he stated that no valves were installed on the left side of the meter. I had to remind him of the photos which showed that two park owned valves (one old and one new) were both installed on the left side of the meter. I also didn't let him get away with trying to put words in my mouth. For example, I specifically stated in writing that Sharon had asked me to close the valve as tight as I could in '08' so she could replace the back plate which had fallen off because of corrosion. Sed tried to put words in my mouth with regard to how many times I had operated that valve over the years without express permission. Which by the way, was never addressed in my sworn statement but I did explain to the liscensed plumber on tape that I had shut that valve (as well as possible) 4 or 5 times in 16 years (Once in '94' so I could leave town for a few days, once in '99' or '00' so I could replace my own shut-off valve, shorten the line, and install new heat tape, once in '08', and once in '10'. Two or three of those times, I did so with permission from management. Not that it matters, because the park rules don't mention a damn thing about permission to operate that valve. He told me to read a portion of the park rules with regard to meters out loud. This, I had no problem with. But when he tried to paraphrase mixing words and meanings with regard to liability, I called out his BS. I won't be tricked by a chump like Sed.
That meter froze because a park owned valve and/or fitting leaked causing heavy ice build-up which then caused my skirting to break away from the home leaving a 6 foot gap exposing the meter directly to severe wind chill. My failure to insulate the meter itself was the final contributing factor. Otherwise, it probably would not have frozen. I already accepted responsibility for that meter. But the line on both sides was taped and insulated. The valve nearly 3 feet away did not freeze, burst, or even crack. like many others in the park, it simply failed to shut-off entirely. I had nothing to do with it.
I can't tell the court how to rule on evidence but I can post whatever the hell I want on the internet. I will be scanning and posting dozens of documents which I feel prove that I had nothing to do with the failure of that valve. I will leave out the names of those current and former reseidents who gave written testimonial out of respect for them. But the notarized inspection and water test from the liscensed plumber will be posted. I will also deliver a copy of the 40 minute videotaped inspection to anyone who wants one. Or any other related document. Just let me know by phone or email (JamesMUrbansky@activist.com 440-865-1408). If you want a copy, you got one. Like I said before, I have nothing to hide.
I overheard Sharon, Carol, and/or Vicki calling me a liar. I think it was intended for the judge to hear. But I didn't lie about a damn thing. I challenge anyone to prove otherwise. Afterall, I'm the one who volunteered to take a plolygraph test. They didn't. They never will. Those of you who have had the nerve to complain about any issue such as the lousy water, the roads, or the bad valves know that Carol and Vicki both refuse to accept responsibility for a damn thing. Instead, they try to insult or intimidate the person complaining. From what I hear, they are trying to blame the garbagemen for damaging the roads and/or drainage system which is collapsing right in front of my home. Which is just about the most steaming load of crap I've ever heard in my entire life.
Here is an idea: If you build or manage a mobile home park with roads that can't even support the weight or action of a garbage truck, then DON'T CONTRACT OUT FOR A COMPANY TO OPERATE ONE IN YOUR PARK. Its not brain surgery. Its basic common sense. Its also basic morality.
THOSE GARBAGEMEN ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE PAID TO DO. THEY AREN'T DOING A DAMN THING WRONG. THEY DRIVE THE TRUCK FROM ONE STOP TO ANOTHER, PICK UP THE TRASH, THROW IT IN THE TRUCK AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT STOP.
What a rotten trick it is for those M.M.S. pigs to take lousy care of their own park, let the roads fall apart, ignore the issue with the drainage system, and then try to blame others for it. What a filthy, rotten, lousy, disgusting, trick.
Of course, I can forgive stupidity. But not outright lies.
Now, the garbagemen and I have a couple of things in common. We are being blamed for something that isn't our fault. Our accusers are filthy, rotten, disgusting liars.
The eviction hasn't been ruled on yet. I'll find out sometime next week. If I lose, I will appeal on the grounds of missing evidence (the court lost a few exhibits) and return with new evidence including properly sworn testimonials. That is, if the appeal is granted. Then, I will have my slam dunk. But win or lose, this website stays up. Like I said, I'm fed up with the lies, the half-truths, the psychological tricks, and the rotten motives. I will take the 'signage' down just prior to October 1st when the new rule takes effect, but I intend to protest online, in person, and with bumper stickers for years to come. There isn't a damn thing that Sed, Gilpin, or Foster can do about it.
As far as Sharon goes, she is the only one of the four involved that doesn't make my skin crawl. I can't say that I like her anymore but I don't consider her an enemy either. My only real problem with her is the poor memory and the willingness to have her strings pulled by the filthy likes of Foster, Gilpin, and Sed. Anytime those pigs want to put their money where their mouth is with a Polygraph test, I'm there. Loser pays.
But of course, they don't have the guts. Liars never do.
By the way, I plugged my 10 year old Frostex Heat Tape back in last week just to be sure. I also tested it the right way. With an ice wrap. It still works. IT DID NOT FAIL. If any of you doubt me, just let me know. I'll prove it. Like I said before, I have nothing to hide.
I did not cause that valve to fail and I am not the paranoid stalker that Vicki Gilpin makes me out to be.
This website was created to inform others of the pros and cons of living in All Seasons Mobile Home Park in Deerfield Ohio. I speak on my own behalf with nearly 16 years of personal experience to draw from.
The pros:
Its a relatively safe area.
Most of the residents are very friendly.
If you are fortunate enough to live nextdoor to a U.S. veteran with a heart of gold, and you decide to help him out with a few basic home repairs, he may call you over one day and pass on his entire collection of vintage RC cars, radios, and hobby supplies.
The cons:
There is occasional vandalism.
There are occasional power failures.
Some of the lots don't drain properly.
The park water turns brown often and without warning.
The park water is extremely hard. (35-37 grains per gallon. This will leave calcium deposits and cause early failure of pipes, water heaters, and plumbing fixtures.).
The park has a long history of poor maintenance (Many of the park owned water meters and shut-off valves have failed to operate properly. The roads havn't been re-paved in 15 years. There is scattered debris and literally dozens of patches and chuck holes. They don't drain properly. There is no indication whatsoever if or when they will ever be re-paved again. Many of the home foundations are falling apart, including those with homes already installed. Some of the failures are severe leaving gaping holes or trip hazzards. In the rare event that a foundation is repaired, its usually just a pour over.
The Management and Billing Company is Modern Management Solutions of Ravenna, Ohio.
If you have the nerve to complain about any issue, Carol Foster or Vicki Gilpin may try to intimidate you.
If you have the nerve to stand your ground on any issue or defend yourself when they you "stupid", Carol Foster or Vicki Gilpin may distort the truth, call the authorities, or have their idiot attorney David Allen Sed whip up the most illogical and unreasonable 'no contact' order in the history of the world. Not even making exceptions for payments, billing disputes, or emergency calls. What a moron.
If you go a few months with no complaints, they may contact you and waive the terms of that order in writing. Literally inviting you to call them (This may sound like a 'pro' but its not.).
If a 30 year old park owned shut-off valve fails to operate properly at any time, M.M.S. may charge $157 to your account. If you don't pay it immediately, they may place a screwed up, inaccurate statement on your doorstep under a rock and fail to acknowledge your last payment. This just 6 days after being invited in writing to call them if you have any questions.
If you have the nerve to complain about the bogus charge or the screwed up, innacurate statement, Carol Foster and Vicki Gilpin may suddenly pretend as if those terms had not been waived, call the authorities, PRETEND to be afraid of you, and make you out to be a paranoid stalker with a volatile temper.
If you have the nerve to post a sign in your driveway challenging your accusers to a polygraph test, they may call the authorities again and attempt to limit your civil right to legal protest.
When you still refuse to pay that bogus charge for a beat up, leaky 30 year old shut-off valve, Carol Foster may use 23 inches of duct tape to adhere a single page document to your front door. She may order her little puppet park manager Sharon Weingart to do so or convince her to take the blame for it in a court of law.
Carol Foster and Vicki Gilpin may convince their idiot attorney David Allen Sed to file for eviction.
When you show up in court and put up a strong defense, explaining that you have paid your rent for nearly 16 years, and that your only dispute was with the bogus charge for the beat up, leaky shut-off valve, Carol Foster, Vicki Gilpin, and David Allen Sed may use the most pathetic, half-wit, ineffective, grade-school psychological tricks in the book. Stupid jokes, rehearsed comments, whispered remarks, mindless gab, and fake laughter when you present your evidence. It truly amazes me that any adult would actually expect to intimidate another with such obvious psychological crap. Pathetic.
When the magistrate takes your defense seriously, David Allen Sed may become visibly frustrated and rude. Repeatedly clicking his pen open and shut, raising his voice, ordering you around, and waiving his finger at you when the magistrate leaves the room.
With regard to Sharon Weingart: Its a shame. I really tried to understand the awkward and difficult position that she was in as park manager. She didn't start any of this. She was simply caught in the middle. In the beginning, she was truly professional about the whole situation. I even forgave her for a little white lie that she told back in February about that water meter. I didn't even mention it in my sworn statement. I just let it slide. But she made some stupid irrelevant comments in that courtroom about not wanting to give me her cell phone number. This was done in an attempt to make me seem like a shady character. As if I ever wanted her cell phone number to begin with. She then testified that I had no functioning heat tape installed on the water line under my home back in February. She swore to it under oath. Also that I said "You got me there" when confronted about it. She went on to swear that I installed new heat tape and that I was upset that she wouldn't stand there and watch me install it. These comments are loosely based on truth but altered and exagerated for maximum effect.
This is what really happened: As I explained to Sharon back in February, I did have two rolls of heat tape installed on the same line. They were both installed properly. One was a few years old. The other was newer and served merely as a back-up. Both were functional to the best of my knowledge. I only plugged one in at a time. The newer and shorter of the two rolls ended where the meter began. The other crossed over the meter all the way down into the red ceramic crock. The entire line was insulated except for the meter. When the meter was repaired, I let Sharon know that I would use the newer roll from then on just to be safe. Sharon requested that I purchase another shorter roll and new insulation to protect the meter. She wanted it installed by a specific time that day. I agreed. Time ended up running close so I gave Sharon a call when I was almost home and let her know that she could witness the instalation. I may have even asked her to. But no way in hell did I demand it and no way in hell did I become upset for any reason. Certainly not with her. I wasn't upset about anything until M.M.S. decided to charge me $157 for a beat up leaky shut-off valve that hadn't operated properly for at least 16 years that I know of.
The details matter.
By the way, anyone who knows me knows that I am a humble, soft spoken, peace loving sap 99% of the time. But I refuse to be pushed around, intimidated, or ripped off. I will stand my ground on any legitimate issue. No matter what.
The trial has been continued. I'm no attorney but I'm holding my own in that courtroom so far. The best evidence will be presented in the next round. Win or lose, I've already been pushed way too far. I've had it with the lies, the half-truths, the psychological tricks, and the rotten motives. I've decided to excercise my legal right to protest about the BS at M.M.S. for years to come. Probably a decade or longer. I've already started posting photos at AllSeasonsDeerfield.Webstarts.com. A third website is still in the works. It will include all of this information plus more backround and dozens of photos. I intend to spread the word all over northern Ohio. There isn't a damn thing that Foster, Gilpin, Sed or anyone else can do about it. Its not slander. Its my legal right to speak from personal experience. In the meantime, you can take a look at the other site or read my sworn statement posted below. I have nothing to hide.
Honorable Magistrate O'Niell 09.08.10
I James M Urbansky have been named as defendant in Case # 2010 CV G 03134 R. The allegations are that I have failed to pay All Seasons Park for rent and repairs and therefore, should be evicted and that I should be held liable in the amount of $480.88 plus additional charges.
There are two significant errors made in the complaint itself:
The FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION states that I was given notice to leave said premises on the 8th day of August 2010. This is not true. I was given notice on the 5th day of August 2010. This date is significant for reasons which I will address.
The SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION states that I have failed to pay "rent" for said premises from the 1st day of January 2010 to the 31st day of August 2010. This is not true. I have paid rent for said time frame on a monthly basis without exception. On the 3rd day of March 2010, I actually had a negative balance. My last payment of $298.88 was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010.
I hereby dispute the allegations, the cause to evict, and the amount that I should be held liable for.
I have been a tenant of All Seasons Park for nearly 16 years. I have always paid my rent on a monthly basis including late charges for any payments not recieved by the 5th of each month. My dispute is not with the rent itself. My payment of $298.88 was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010 and recieved no later than the 2nd day of August 2010. It was intended to cover rent, utilities, and a $25 late charge for the previous payment which was mailed on the 4th day of July 2010 and recieved on the 6th or 7th day of July 2010.
On the 25th day of March 2010, a charge of $157 was added to my account. This charge was added under the assumption that my heat tape had failed on or about the 11th day of February allegedly causing a park owned shut-off valve to fail. This assumption has never been confirmed by any liscensed repairman and never proven in any court of law. I challenge the plantiff to produce a shred of evidence to support their assumption.
There was in fact, a park owned water meter freeze on or about the 11th day of February 2010. There was heavy snow and ice buildup in the area which caused the vinyl skirting to break away from the home leaving a 6 foot by 6 or 7 inch gap. This exposed the water line and meter directly to severe wind chill. Unaware of any additional damage, I thawed the water meter by placing a small space heater nearby. When the meter thawed, it was evident that the plastic dome and back plate on the meter had broken loose causing water to flow out at a high rate. The back plate had fallen off once before because of corrosion in the summer of '08' but the meter had never frozen prior to the issue with the skirting. Not even once in more than a decade since the meter was first installed. The park owned shut-off valve had become more and more difficult to close over this time frame. It was an issue for the park manager two years prior but she chose at that time not to address the issue with the valve. As I recall, she asked me at that time in '08' to shut it down as tight as I could so she could replace the back plate with new bolts. It would not shut off entirely. It was even less functional on February 11th 2010. This left the repairman no choice but to finally address the issue with the valve. He did make a comment about the likely cause of its failure. Saying "its old".
The emergency valve repair was made that night with a subsequent visit the following morning to repair the water meter. I immediately notified the park manager Sharon Weingart that I would accept responsibility for the park owned water meter because although I had the entire exposed line on both sides taped and insulated, I did not insulate the meter itself. My failure to insulate the meter itself was certainly a contributing factor so I did pay the $125 charge for the meter itself. However the valve in question was located nearly 3 feet up the line and installed below ground level in a large red ceramic crock. It had never operated properly, had become somewhat stiff over the years, and had to have its corroded handle replaced at least once 10 years prior by a previous park manager who lived almost directly behind me. For these reasons, I notified the park manager Sharon Weingart in person that I would dispute any charge for the park owned shut-off valve.
When spring came, the park manager came by to read water meters. She noticed that the ground in the area where the skirting had broken away two months prior was still damp. I told her that it always had been but that it did appear to be more damp than usual this year. There was no visible leak or damage of any kind but the water meter had to be repaired again for reasons unconfirmed. The repairman showed up a day or so later. He did make a comment with regard to park owned water meters. Saying that they had been failing "all over the park". It was at this time, that I noticed he was breaking away the top portion of the red ceramic crock with a hammer. I inquired about that as well. He explained that it was necessary in order to replace a fitting.
Since then, I have learned that All Seasons mobile home park is about 30 years old and that many of the original shut-off valves have already failed. I have personally inspected and photographed all of the currently vacant lots. There are about 40 in all. About 1/2 of which have newer PVC towers and shut-off valves installed where the original red ceramic crocks used to be. Unlike the originals, the newer valves have been installed above ground level. The recent work is obvious. See attatched exhibits "A", "B", and "C". I will produce a dozen more similar exhibits in court. I have also learned that some of the park owned water lines (including mine, the line in question) are made of Polybutylene pipe. A product used from 1978 to 1995. See attatched exhibit "D". The fittings have been known to corrode and leak. The product itself has been the subject of class action lawsuits and multi-million dollar settlements. Production was ceased in 1995 and outlawed in many states. See attatched exhibit "E". I have also noticed over the years that All Seasons Park has a long history of poor maintenance. The roads havn't been re-paved in over 15 years and most of the foundations are falling apart. See attatched exhibits "F", "G", and "H". I will present a dozen more similar exhibits in court.
On the 5th Day of August 2010, I submitted a brown park water sample to Mike Fletcher, a private contractor hired to help All Seasons meet health code. I explained to him that park tap water had always turned brown on occasion and that it had been happening more and more often over the last few years. He did later confirm in writing that the brown water sample that I submitted on the 5th day of August 2010 did contain 1.16 PPM of iron. Far above the level allowed by law. See attached exhibit "I". It was several hours later that same day that Carol Foster of Modern Management Solutions used 23 inches of duct tape to adhere a single page document to my front door. See attatched exhibit "J".
On the 11th day of August 2010, I was notified by the park manager that she needed access under my home the following day at "12 noon" to evaluate and/or repair the water meter. Her assumption was that the 'remote' had failed. See attatched exhibit "K". I opened the skirting for her the following morning but she never showed up. Upon inspection, I noticed that the meter itself had failed sometime between the 26th day of May 2010 and the 29th day of June 2010 and that the usage shown directly on the meter hadn't changed in at least six weeks. This was confirmed in writing by All Seasons Park on the 17th day of August 2010. See attatched exhibit "L". To this day, the meter itself still shows the same usage that it did on the 29th day of June 2010.
Something is causing park owned shut-off valves and water meters to fail.
On the 19th day of August 2010, I took a water sample to 'ClearWater Systems' in Ravenna for analysis. I learned that park water contains 37 Grains Per Gallon of mineral. Anything over 10.5 GPG is considered 'very hard'. See attached exhibit "M". I will take another sample and produce it in court if I am allowed to do so. It is well known and documented that hard water causes water heaters and plumbing fixtures to fail early. See attatched exhibit "N".
My position is that I was charged $157 to replace a 30 year old shut-off valve that should have been replaced years ago. I am convinced that said valve ultimately failed because of age, location, and very hard water. Also, that contrary to formal billing statements, the valve was not 'replaced' at all. A second valve was simply added to the line in order to save time and money for a park with a long history of poor maintenance. See attatched exhibit "O". In addition, the repairman had no choice but to break away the top portion of the original red ceramic crock in order to access and replace a very old Polybutylene pipe fitting beneath ground level. See attatched exhibit "P". This fitting had probably been leaking for a signifigant period of time. This is evident from a blue and white calcium buildup on the outside of the valve. Again, he chose not to remove this original valve. See attatched exhibit "Q". It is my belief that said Polybutylene pipe fitting leaked which caused the heavy ice build-up and the subsequent skirting damage. Another factor may have been that my lot has never drained properly. See attatched exhibit "R". When the skirting broke away, the water meter was exposed to severe wind chill. My failure to insulate the meter itself was most likely, the final contributing factor. However, there is no evidence to suggest that my heat tape failed at all or that it contributed in any way to the meter freeze. In fact, heat tape is not intended to protect meters. Only pipes. See attatched exhibit "S". There is not a shred of evidence to suggest that I am in any way responsible for the 30 year old shut-off valve which was installed nearly 3 feet away beneath ground level. It hasn't operated properly for at least 16 years that I know of. The valve itself did not freeze and it did not crack under pressure. It simply failed to shut off entirely. It remains intact and in its original place to this day. The handle has been removed.
According to Ohio law, All Seasons is required to keep all plumbing fixtures operating properly. That original shut-off valve is still installed beneath ground level. It does not operate properly. The water meter does not operate properly.
Of course, I am willing to swear to every word of this statement under oath. I am also prepared to confront any witness. I feel strongly that I am not liable for that 30 year old shut-off valve or any related legal fees. However, in the event that you rule against me, I am willing to pay whatever is ordered by this court. I still have the original Money Order in the amount of $298.88 which was mailed on the 31st day of July 2010 and returned to me on the 7th day of August 2010. I have the funds to pay the latest 'rent' charge for September as well. However, I do not believe that Carol Foster of Modern Management Solutions has any intention to settle for anything less than eviction and attorney fees at this point. She called me personally on the 4th day of August 2010 with intimidating comments and demands. None of which made any sense. The '3 day' notice was adhered to my front door with 23 inches of duct tape the following afternoon just hours after I submitted the brown water sample to Mike Fletcher. The park had no choice by law but to finally address the issue that same day. There is also a current protest on my part and a related but entirely unfounded allegation of telephone harassment. Tension is high on both sides. I believe there is an element of retaliation inolved.
If I am forced to abandon my trailer home for any reason economic or otherwise, it will be aquired by the plaintiff for penneys on the dollar and re-sold for over $10,000. They have already aquired at least two other abandoned trailer homes that I know of.
In the meantime, I will abide by the civil order of this court.
Respectfully, James M Urbansky
Fellow residents: I've been told that almost all of you are on my side. I really appreciate the support. I will be beat the eviction if I can prove that park owned shut-off valves havn't been operating properly because of age and hard water. I need witnesses willing to swear that the park owned valves under their homes don't operate properly either. If you want to help, check the park owned valve at the source under your home. If it doesn't shut off completely, just write a short statement with your name, address, and signature. If I can get a half dozen or so, I think the magistrate will take my word over theirs. You can reach me at 440-865-1408. I'll return the favor in any way that I can. You're also welcome to post comments here. Even criticism. I won't delete anything unless I strongly suspect Foster, Gilpin, Sed, or Weingart to be tha author. Thank you.
9.24.10
I had eviction court again today. Unfortunately, the judge wouldn't accept my best evidence. I had a 40 minute inspection from a liscensed plumber on videotape and a notarized diagnosis including a water test from the same liscensed plumber. The plumber confirmed that the original park owned shut off valve was still in its original place. He also went on record with his opinion that it was a "cheaper" "quite old looking" valve and that it probably failed because of age and "extremely hard" water.
I also had a written testimonial from a current resident and another from a former resident. Both stated that the park owned shut-off valves under their homes didn't work properly either and that management was informed. In both cases, management ignored the problem. It would have been slam dunk evidence but Sed objected to all 4 best exhibits on technicalities. One of which was a simple mistake on the part of the notary who witnessed and sealed the written diagnosis. The judge did accept many others (over 30) overrulling Sed's repeated objections.
Call me an idealist. But the truth matters to me a whole hell of a lot more than legal procedure. I would never attempt to get any piece of legitimate evidence thrown out on a technicality. I think its a cowardly thing to do. My only objection was to Carol Foster's outright lies about what the original repairman said back in February. I challenged her to produce a single witness or a shred of evidence to support her BS or explain why the original invoice didn't even include any diagnostic work or analysis of any kind. I also challenged her to explain a few technical issues. She wouldn't give a straight answer about much of anthing. She tried to dance her way around every incriminating point. I had to demand a 'yes' or 'no' several times.
She testified that All Seasons is well under 30 years old and that Deerfield Drive wasn't even developed until '92'. I still don't know what year All Seasons opened but I do remember that Deerfield Drive was nearly full in '94' and that the road itself, along with the rest, was already in bad shape at that time. They were re-paved a year or two later. I know that the previous owner of my home had lived there for several years before I bought it in '94'. My neighbor had also lived there for several years. So her testimony that Deerfield Drive was not developed until '92' just can't be true. It doesn't even make any sense that the main road in the park would be the last to be developed. In fact, another resident told me that Taft Drive was actually the last to be developed. Taft was nearly full when I moved in 16 years ago.
She then testified that the water meters were already there when I moved in. That is false. They were installed years later. I believe it was the late '90's. I don't recall the exact year but I do know that it was well after '94'. She did admit under further questioning that it was possible.
When asked if she could explain why so many original red ceramic crocks had been replaced with white PVC and newer valves, she stated that they were simple upgrades. She refered to the white 'risers' as "nicer" hookups. At one point, she stated that these upgrades were made when old homes move out. But she could not explain why only 24 out of 46 recently vacated lots had these upgrades. I asked her specifically if there was any predictable pattern or schedule at all with regard to these upgrades. Again, no straight answer. She tried to paste over her BS with more BS about available funds. But she had no knowledge of any formal records being kept with regard to these 'upgrades'. No knowledge of any formal records kept with regard to shut-off failure rates. Her entire position on this line of questioning was obviously planned in a desperate attempt to cover up the fact that a large number of park owned shut-off valves had failed over recent years. She was about as graceful as a bull on a tightwire. In fact, she DID NOT want to testify. She didn't want to get caught in any lies. I knew this right away on the 10th because she and Sed whispered back and fourth about how badly she wanted to testify and about how she would 'get her chance'. It was an obvious trick designed to intimidate me. In fact, they played the same games today with the same lines. But Carol wasn't even called until I called her. As I was questioning her, she tripped up more than once and had to backtrack with more BS to cover the previous load. Sed didn't even bother to cross-examine. So those whispered remarks were nothing but psychological crap. IT DIDN'T WORK. I grilled her sorry ass.
I'll tell you something else. She doesn't know crap about physics. She was convinced (or pretended to be) that an uninsulated meter freeze would also indicate a valve freeze nearly 3 feet away on a taped and insulated line beneath ground level. It certainly would not. Like I said in my sworn statement, the meter was exposed to severe wind chill. The valve was not. The line in between was taped and insulated. Still, she swore on that it didn't matter. Evidently, Carol Foster has never heard the phrase "thin ice". She just doesn't get it.
Sharon and Vicki both testified on 9.10.10 that the valve in question was "replaced". I made damn sure to use that exact word when I questioned them. Of course, they were both dead wrong. I produced multiple photos to prove that the original valve was left in its original place. I also produced photos, phone records, and the original reciept from Pettigrew hardware supporting my side of the story with regard to the short roll of heat tape and insulation that Sharon approved specifically for the water meter back in February. It happened exactly as I said it did. The details matter.
I made a few mistakes with regard to court procedure but my evidence was solid and my testimony accurate. Unlike Sed who put his flat foot in his mouth more than once. In fact, when I made reference to the Ohio code requiring All Seasons to keep its plumbing fixtures operating properly ("good and safe working order and condition" 3733.10), Sed flat-out denied it. I produced the ordinance in writing and threw it in his face right then and there (figuratively speaking). Sed had no choice but to acknowledge the ordinance and shut his face. The exhibit was accepted. Later, he stated that no valves were installed on the left side of the meter. I had to remind him of the photos which showed that two park owned valves (one old and one new) were both installed on the left side of the meter. I also didn't let him get away with trying to put words in my mouth. For example, I specifically stated in writing that Sharon had asked me to close the valve as tight as I could in '08' so she could replace the back plate which had fallen off because of corrosion. Sed tried to put words in my mouth with regard to how many times I had operated that valve over the years without express permission. Which by the way, was never addressed in my sworn statement but I did explain to the liscensed plumber on tape that I had shut that valve (as well as possible) 4 or 5 times in 16 years (Once in '94' so I could leave town for a few days, once in '99' or '00' so I could replace my own shut-off valve, shorten the line, and install new heat tape, once in '08', and once in '10'. Two or three of those times, I did so with permission from management. Not that it matters, because the park rules don't mention a damn thing about permission to operate that valve. He told me to read a portion of the park rules with regard to meters out loud. This, I had no problem with. But when he tried to paraphrase mixing words and meanings with regard to liability, I called out his BS. I won't be tricked by a chump like Sed.
That meter froze because a park owned valve and/or fitting leaked causing heavy ice build-up which then caused my skirting to break away from the home leaving a 6 foot gap exposing the meter directly to severe wind chill. My failure to insulate the meter itself was the final contributing factor. Otherwise, it probably would not have frozen. I already accepted responsibility for that meter. But the line on both sides was taped and insulated. The valve nearly 3 feet away did not freeze, burst, or even crack. like many others in the park, it simply failed to shut-off entirely. I had nothing to do with it.
I can't tell the court how to rule on evidence but I can post whatever the hell I want on the internet. I will be scanning and posting dozens of documents which I feel prove that I had nothing to do with the failure of that valve. I will leave out the names of those current and former reseidents who gave written testimonial out of respect for them. But the notarized inspection and water test from the liscensed plumber will be posted. I will also deliver a copy of the 40 minute videotaped inspection to anyone who wants one. Or any other related document. Just let me know by phone or email (JamesMUrbansky@activist.com 440-865-1408). If you want a copy, you got one. Like I said before, I have nothing to hide.
I overheard Sharon, Carol, and/or Vicki calling me a liar. I think it was intended for the judge to hear. But I didn't lie about a damn thing. I challenge anyone to prove otherwise. Afterall, I'm the one who volunteered to take a plolygraph test. They didn't. They never will. Those of you who have had the nerve to complain about any issue such as the lousy water, the roads, or the bad valves know that Carol and Vicki both refuse to accept responsibility for a damn thing. Instead, they try to insult or intimidate the person complaining. From what I hear, they are trying to blame the garbagemen for damaging the roads and/or drainage system which is collapsing right in front of my home. Which is just about the most steaming load of crap I've ever heard in my entire life.
Here is an idea: If you build or manage a mobile home park with roads that can't even support the weight or action of a garbage truck, then DON'T CONTRACT OUT FOR A COMPANY TO OPERATE ONE IN YOUR PARK. Its not brain surgery. Its basic common sense. Its also basic morality.
THOSE GARBAGEMEN ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE PAID TO DO. THEY AREN'T DOING A DAMN THING WRONG. THEY DRIVE THE TRUCK FROM ONE STOP TO ANOTHER, PICK UP THE TRASH, THROW IT IN THE TRUCK AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT STOP.
What a rotten trick it is for those M.M.S. pigs to take lousy care of their own park, let the roads fall apart, ignore the issue with the drainage system, and then try to blame others for it. What a filthy, rotten, lousy, disgusting, trick.
Of course, I can forgive stupidity. But not outright lies.
Now, the garbagemen and I have a couple of things in common. We are being blamed for something that isn't our fault. Our accusers are filthy, rotten, disgusting liars.
The eviction hasn't been ruled on yet. I'll find out sometime next week. If I lose, I will appeal on the grounds of missing evidence (the court lost a few exhibits) and return with new evidence including properly sworn testimonials. That is, if the appeal is granted. Then, I will have my slam dunk. But win or lose, this website stays up. Like I said, I'm fed up with the lies, the half-truths, the psychological tricks, and the rotten motives. I will take the 'signage' down just prior to October 1st when the new rule takes effect, but I intend to protest online, in person, and with bumper stickers for years to come. There isn't a damn thing that Sed, Gilpin, or Foster can do about it.
As far as Sharon goes, she is the only one of the four involved that doesn't make my skin crawl. I can't say that I like her anymore but I don't consider her an enemy either. My only real problem with her is the poor memory and the willingness to have her strings pulled by the filthy likes of Foster, Gilpin, and Sed. Anytime those pigs want to put their money where their mouth is with a Polygraph test, I'm there. Loser pays.
But of course, they don't have the guts. Liars never do.
By the way, I plugged my 10 year old Frostex Heat Tape back in last week just to be sure. I also tested it the right way. With an ice wrap. It still works. IT DID NOT FAIL. If any of you doubt me, just let me know. I'll prove it. Like I said before, I have nothing to hide.
I did not cause that valve to fail and I am not the paranoid stalker that Vicki Gilpin makes me out to be.
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