A community resource created solely by Jill Mann, Unit 139.
Please review the facts in order to make an informed decision on the upcoming HOA settlement ballot.
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The HOA Treasurer admitted the CC&Rs were "ambiguous," slopes were always treated as common areas, and no civil engineer was consulted before installing the drain.
View Deposition 📈The HOA's own geotechnical engineer testified the French drain is "counterproductive" because it reintroduces water into the subsurface of the slope, destabilizing it.
View DepositionJill Mann, owner of Unit 139 at Las Brisas Pacificas in San Marcos, California, is in active litigation against her homeowners association (Las Brisas Pacificas, Inc.) over a slope failure that occurred on her property in April 2023. The central dispute is whether the HOA or the individual homeowner is responsible for maintaining and repairing the slopes in this terraced hillside community.
The HOA maintained and repaired all slopes, including private ones, for 35 years, controlled all irrigation, drainage, landscaping, and prohibited homeowners from touching the slopes. The CC&Rs establish easements and maintenance obligations that make slopes the HOA's responsibility. The HOA's sudden reversal, claiming homeowners are responsible, came only after a major slope failure requiring expensive repairs.
The community is being asked to vote on a settlement without full access to the evidence. This site provides actual deposition testimony with exact page references so every homeowner can see what was said under oath.