LIVING IN A COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENT

Below is a comprehensive review of the entire incident that has led to the situation between me and the Board. I'm including copies of evidence and communications related to Common Area Violations I have reported to the Willow Glen Creek Homeowners Association. I am also including any response I have received from the Board to date.

1. September 2019
2. November 2020
3. Januar7 2021
4. March 2021
5. December 2022
6. March 2023
7. May 2024
8. November 2024
9. March 2025

My Service on the WGC Board of Directors

For context, I was on the Board from mid-2012 to mid-2018. I served as President and CEO of the Association from January 2013 until my resignation in 2018. I had been re-elected to the board multiple cycles, earning more votes than any other Director, including two long-serving Directors.

A Black Cat Attacked My Dog

In December 2018, a small black cat was in the Common Area when I was out with my dog. The cat came from behind a bush and tried to attack my dog. I reported the incident to Animal Control. It was my understanding that the cat belonged to Lauren Post. Ms. Post disclaimed ownership of the cat to everyone involved, until she was informed that the cat would be taken from her. Suddenly, the cat had an owner! And it was her! But the cat, according to her, didn't do anything wrong.

Subsequently, a series of extended Board meetings were held to determine the appropriate course of action in response to the incident. I did not recuse myself from involvement in the matter, which, in hindsight, was a miscalculation on my part. I acknowledged this in court proceedings. At the time—and still to this day—I believe that Ms. Post is mentally unstable and poses a genuine threat to my safety. During one official Association meeting, she made a direct threat toward me, prompting me to file for a restraining order. 

Stipulation and Order

In March 2019, Ms. Post and I entered into a Stipulation and Order, which included a mutual agreement to adhere to the CC&Rs of the Association. Following that agreement, I documented each instance in which one of Ms. Post’s cats was present in the Common Area directly outside my unit without supervision. During court proceedings, Ms. Post argued that I posed a danger to the community due to an alleged hatred of cats. For clarification, my concern has never been with cats themselves, but rather with the behavior of owners who allow their pets—particularly those not easily managed by a leash, such as cats—to roam freely in shared spaces. Despite the agreement and her claims in court, Ms. Post’s cats were observed in the area outside my unit on more than 60 occasions over the span of a few months. A detailed log of these incidents is available for download below. Please note that while the incident links are included, they are no longer active due to Ring's data retention policy.

Throughout the court proceedings, Ms. Post alleged in her counter-claim that I had harassed her and cited several incidents involving my interactions with her or her guests while she was hosting a birthday party for her son in one of our pool houses. One such alleged instance involved me speaking firmly to her guests after receiving and verifying reports that minors had been allowed into one of the Association’s pools without appropriate adult supervision, while the adults remained outside the pool house, unable to monitor the activity. In my view, the court proceedings only intensified Ms. Post’s already volatile behavior.

During the court proceedings, to help prove I am a danger to the community, Ms. Post enlisted the support of a few fellow Association members—individuals who, notably, are also cat owners—to submit Declarations in connection with the case. These filings appeared to be coordinated in response to my actions. Annotated versions of those Declarations are provided below for reference.

In March 2019, Ms. Post and I agreed to a Stipulation and Order. Almost immediately, Ms. Post violated the agreement.

By September 2019, the situation had reached its peak. I had successfully obtained a restraining order against Ms. Post after she -- while under the terms of the Stipulation and Order -- acted under the false pretense of carrying out official Association business when she stole a Ring camera from my porch. I filed for a hearing, presented my evidence, and the judge grated me a 5-year restraining order against Ms. Post.

On April 7, 2020, the Court granted my request for a Restraining Order against Ms. Post. While her absence from the hearing was noted, the Court’s decision was based primarily on the strength of the evidence presented and the determination that her actions constituted a violation of the previously established Stipulation and Order.

On April 20, 2020, Ms. Post began to violate the terms of the Restraining Order and continued to disregard the conditions of the Stipulation and Order. In response, I filed a Motion for Contempt on April 27, 2020, seeking a formal finding that Ms. Post was in violation of both court orders. A hearing was scheduled for May 19, 2020.

Ms. Post later contested the legitimacy of the Restraining Order, asserting that it was improperly issued because it had been heard by a different judge. Regardless, when the initial violation occurred, I contacted the San Jose Police Department in an effort to enforce the order. Although I had anticipated enforcement action, the responding officers ultimately declined to detain Ms. Post, allowing her to remain without arrest. The basis for that decision was not explained to me at the time.

At this point in the proceedings, Ms. Post was no longer in a financial position to defend against the pending Motion for Contempt. In an effort to bring the matter to a resolution, she requested my continued participation in court-ordered mediation. During that process, Ms. Post indicated her intention to sell her unit and relocate out of the area. She also asked that I consider filing a Motion to Dismiss the Restraining Order. I agreed to do so under specific conditions—namely, that she provide satisfactory evidence confirming the sale of her unit to an unrelated third party and that she had vacated the property. Once those conditions were met, I filed the Motion to Dismiss on July 24, 2020, and we finalized the settlement agreement on that date.

By November 2020, multiple cats belonging to residents in the community were regularly observed in the Common Area without direct supervision. At that time, the following cats had been identified: two belonging to the Post household, one belonging to Poncia, two belonging to McClure, one belonging to Urgin, and one belonging to Krois. In addition, there was a feral cat reported to have no known owner. By this point, all of these cats were routinely present in the Common Area, including the area directly outside my unit, where they were frequently observed defecating. At the end of November 2020, I received a letter from the HOA questioning the validity of the information I was providing them and scapegoating any responsibility, saying, "As you are aware, the underlying issue with cats in the Common Area is a challenge to address."

At the time, the ownership of each cat was generally known within the community, and it was widely understood that the presence of pet waste in the Common Area constituted a violation of the CC&Rs. According to individuals who attended Board meetings during this period, the matter was discussed on multiple occasions. These discussions were described by one attendee as “very contentious,” and there was a perception that the Board was hesitant to take enforcement action against the involved cat owners.

Letter to the HOA

Video Evidence

Response from the HOA

Letter to the HOA

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Response from the HOA

Letter to the HOA

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Response from the HOA

Letter to the HOA

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Response from the HOA

Letter to the HOA

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Response from the HOA

Letter to the HOA

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Response from the HOA

Below you can access the files associated with this reported incident.