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I don't understand any of this. I will write and I don't think it will help. There must be an attorney out there who could help. I can only write from what I know. I really think Ivan needs an attorney fast. NIta Hilary Blue wrote: > Camilla, > For once, i must, most respectfully, beg to differ from you. I know i am very > much an emotive "fools rush in" kind of person, and not such a clear and > logical thinker as yourself. But i think that in this case , something funny > is going on = that the authorities are perhaps concerned that Ivan's case may > be the precursor of many others - maybe even a class action? In which case > they could be adopting an attitude of "lets nip it in the bud" Hardly a > professional way to behave, but who knows. > And so it might not be a bad idea for these petty tyrants ( and i use that > term in its approximate political sense of someone who has more power than he > knows how to use) to know that Ivan is not defenceless, that he has > supporters who are not dependent for their livelihoods on the largesse of > these same people in power - remember this is a small town , where the main > employers are also the city councillors. > If at least somebody (or bodies) with a little legal background could examine > Ivan's paperwork - even if he is not licensed in the state of maine, at least > we could find out if Ivan has a claim. It seems obvious enuff to me, but > then i'm not a lawyer. AS far as i understand the situation, they are > claiming "property tax" and if ivan had that money, then he didnt have > property ! > > REspectfully yours > > hilary > > Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > > > Ivan-- this is totally incomprehensible "thinking" on the part of the > > city--but I very much doubt that we can do anything to influence them---the > > "legal" wheels are in motion, and I suspect that out outrage is less than > > effective. You must have a LOCAL advocate...preferably a lawyer who can > > handle this for you. > > I assume that you have given them copies of all the bills, showing where > > the money went? Are they saying the taxes should have been paid FIRST > > before you spent the insurance funds on the new house? That I could > > understand, but as you explained it, their thinking doesn't compute. By > > "financially ineligible for assistance from the city", do you refer to the > > tax abatement that you hoped to get? I must confess I'm confused, and > > again feel there is no way I can be of help here. > > > > You have several weeks to find help there. Perhaps your legislator's aide > > can refer you to an attorney who will take your case ? What about the > > attorney (Harvey) who handled the payment? I wish I could see any > > intervention by us on the list that would be effective--but this is a > > matter for legalities, not anger, no matter how we feel about it. . > > > > >Dear Nita, bob, Camilla, and LIST: > > > > > >Briefly ( I am too tired to type more): > > > > > >1) After an arduous battle, 129,00 dollars was finally released by > > >Acadia Insurance Co. to me, > > > for damages from an August, 1996 fire that destroyed my home and > > >posssessions,. It was sent > > >via attorney Chuck Harvey, in February, 1997. > > > > > >2) THe CIty of Portland's lawyers are claiming NOW that this 1996 > > >fire-damage insurance > > >payment makes me financially ineligible for assistance from the City now, > > >in 1999!! They claim > > >that I had money from the settlement as late as recently, and throughout > > >the applicable period > > >the Maine Human RIghts Commission is considering, which is October , 1997 > > >- May 1998, during > > >which time I am claiming discrimination. > > > > > > > > >3) Despite what the City's lawyers just claimed on Oct. 20th, > > >ALL $129,000.00 was used up by me by July, 1997. I kept it all in a > > >separate > > >checking account so I would not lose my Medicaid. Medicaid allows very > > >limited > > >cash assets. I think it is $2,000 (two thousand dollars) or less. > > > > > >It was used the insurance money as follows: > > > > > >a) Eleven or twelve checks to pay contractor KenToner $112,000 to rebuild > > >and re-fit my home. All payments were completed by late July or early > > >August, 1997. > > > b) LaPierre Furniturture and Appliances about $3500 during April, May > > >and June 1997 > > >for fridge, dishwahser, washing macahine and kitchen > > >range and oven; to buy some furniture, and kitchen items-like microwave > > >oven, > > >I ran out long before I could get clothes , like a winter coat, and so > > >forth. > > >c)It was also used to pay rent for 7 months at Back > > >Cove Estates, from Dec. 1996 - June 1997, (about $5000) while I waited > > >for my burned > > >home to be rebuilt from the foundation at $730/month, plus 2 months' > > >security deposit. > > >d) What was left went to long-distance calls and gasoline and various > > >living > > >expenses for the 11 months I was homeless(about $7,000) > > >The city 's entire aragumeant is falsely based on my supposedly having > > >plenty of > > >money--in fact, I never replaced many, many things, still don't even have > > >curtains, > > >for example. > > > > > >My current bank balance is $147.00. > > >Tonight the certified mail aautomatic foreclosure notice > > >for back taxes and interest arrived. Dec 17 is the foreclosure > > >date. It is for ab out 1400 dollars. > > > > > >The Human Rights COmmission vote is on Dec. 13th. > > > > > >Ivan Suzman > > >:-) > > > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 > > Oxford, Ohio > > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > "Ask me about the CARE list for > > Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "