June 11, 2009
The Board of Trustees
Mendham Lake Estates Homeowner Association
PO Box 173
Ironia, NJ 07845

Mr. Tom Maloney
Secretary
Mendham Lake Estates Homeowner Association
7 Yorkshire Dr.
Mendham, NJ 07945


In Re: Claim on Association website

Dear Board and Tom,


As you know or should know a claim has been published on the Association website that states the following:

“Insurance premiums have increased normally, but the deductible on the Directors and Officers policy has increased from $2500 to $5000, as a result of the Melly lawsuit and applies to defense costs.”

-Respectfully submitted, Tom Tom (sic) Maloney, Secretary

On June 2, 2009 I asked Tom Maloney to provide the basis for this claim. In a response later that day Tom Maloney said the claim was made “...from the oral report to Members made by Debby Strott, the Treasurer. The Minutes accurately report the report of the Treasurer.”

On June 9, 2009 I asked Debby Strott if she made this claim as Tom Maloney stated. Debby shortly thereafter, denied making this claim.

Since no one has provided any basis to this claim that is published on the Association’s website, I think the only proper action is for the Board to correct the record. I’m sure the Board is very busy with all of its other affairs; therefore I suggest the following corrective course of action:

• First, the Board correct the erroneous claim on the website by stating this claim was made in error and should not have been made in the first place; merely deleting these baseless claim will not be sufficient;
• Second, the Board notify the Association membership and anyone else that it may be aware has or had access to the website in writing that the claim was made in error and should have never been made. This clarification should be very clear and unambiguous.

If the Board agrees with the above suggestion, then it would be appreciated if this clarification was first sent to me so there won’t be any further misunderstanding. Please let me know how you wish to proceed.