The “Manning House” saga in HOA2 is a “Bleak House”

VIA SBINSIDER REPORTING |May 11th, 2024 HOA2 has run into an infrequent dilemma which has bewitched the different Boards over the past 10 years, at least. Know by insiders as the "Manning House" it is located at 65796 E Rocky Terrace, Tucson.  Readers of Dickens (there is an excellent BBC series, too) may recall the story Bleak House, in which a legal case consumes the entire estate due to fighting among the heirs having to pay their attorneys for endless court proceedings.  Jarndyce v. Jarndyce is the name of the Bleak House lawsuit and HOA2 has the a similar Bleak House mess. Briefly, the Rocky Terrace house became vacant when the owners passed in 2012, with no apparent directions to anyone on what to do with the house.  The Manning's son at some point, moved in as a squatter, not paying any bills and was eventually evicted. Prior boards had tried to deal with HUD but were rejected because they had no ownership in the property. Meanwhile the neighbors raised a stink as to the deterioration of the house and the effect on their home values. In April 2023, the HOA2 board took legal action and foreclosed [...]