I have lived in a subdivision managed by DPM for many years and the homeowners here are extremely dissatisfied with this very hostile, inconsistent, and poorly managed company. Unlike what Boardmember said, there are no driveways with garbage or debris for long periods of time, dishwashers, or trucks on blocks. However, numerous violations have been permitted for years and have become the accepted standard. Therefore, the board has waived its right of enforcement. Many larger issues go unattended to and the majority of homeowners are permitted to do what they want while DPM and the board target certain individuals for prosecution and enforcement of the same or lesser violations. In some cases it is not even clear if the alleged violations exist or if the board or committee members have the right to enforce as they refuse to validate their claims or their authority. They won't respond to letters or requests and have not on occasion scheduled a hearing or informed homeowners of such a meeting as is required by law. They won't identify committee members or bylaws necessary to support their claims and they don't uphold their lawful duty to permit due process over disputes. They discriminate against certain homeowners. Instead of behaving amicably and professionally and acting in good faith in a fair and consistent manner, they try to threaten and intimidate select homeowners into compliance. After failing to respond and provide due process or a hearing, they purposely wait an extended period of time to file a lawsuit in order to intentionally run up fines to a homeowner after failing to notify the homeowner that their actions did not meet approval. Everyone I know including multiple realtors and people in the business do not recommend DPM in any way if you are interested in using a company that abides by the law and their own covenants and who acts in a fair and consistent manner. DPM used only bully tactics and is a very unprofessional group who have left a really sour taste in a lot of peoples' mouths.
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