According to court dockets and public records on file with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Robert Sher appears to owe a large sum of money in delinquent assessments to his phase association.
On 7/24/2015, Cedar Run Phase IV Condo Association placed a lien on Robert Sher's unit, citing moneys owed by Sher for a sum of $6774.53 plus costs and attorney fees.
On 7/31/2015, Cedar Run Phase IV Condo Association then filed a collection lawsuit against Sher. The lawsuit is currently seeking an amount of $7579.28. Click HERE to view the court docket.
What does this mean?
Many have suspected that Robert Sher has not paid his phase dues in well over THREE YEARS!! These numbers are very consistent with that estimate. So, despite being flush with cash while earning nearly $4K per month as "Oversight Committee Chair", Mr. Sher apparently still didn't pay his dues.
If you'll recall back in spring/summer of 2012.........many homeowners, at the urging (or arguably coercion) of Robert Sher, stopped paying dues to their respective phase associations. Despite Sher's insistence that there would be no repercussions for doing this, these homeowners eventually had to pay up. A good many of them went on payment plans to catch up on their phase dues. Some were taken to court and nearly faced eviction from their units. A few actually did get evicted for non-payment. What most of them had in common is that they could not understand why they were being pursued for this debt after simply doing what they were told by Sher.
What we can see from this lien and lawsuit is that Sher appears to have followed his own foolish advice regarding phase dues (i.e. NOT paying them!). But somehow, unlike everyone else, Sher has been able to game the system, remain in his unit, and avoid being taken to court for a very long time. Having an attorney in the family probably has something to do with it. But maybe Mr. Sher's teflon coating has finally eroded away. We will have to let the courts determine that. It will be quite interesting to see what Anne or Caryn Shaw will muster up as a defense for their beloved brother-in-law.
Interesting fact
Barbara Shaw is also named in the lien and as a defendant in the lawsuit. We've discovered an interesting side-story about Barbara and her ownership stake in their condo unit.
Background
Back in May of 2012, Barbara was elected to the Cedar Run HOC Master Board at the annual meeting (oddly enough, the last time we had an annual meeting). Within the next month, conflict had escalated over who controlled the board. After pool lifeguards were harassed and run off the property, contractors told by Robert/Barbara that they were "fired", and owners directed to drop their assessment payments off at Sher/Shaw's unit......The dispute made its way to the courts.
During the court proceedings, it was discovered that Barbara Shaw's name was NOT on the deed for the Sher/Shaw unit. This meant that she was ineligible to serve as a director for the HOC board, since she was not an owner of record.
In response to this, Robert Sher filed papers to put her name on the deed on 6/25/12 (see below), claiming that the eligibility issue was then moot. Arguably, this issue was NOT moot because Barbara had misrepresented herself at the time of her election. Despite this, the issue was basically left alone after that.
One can only speculate as to why Barbara's name was suddenly removed. We won't even go there at this point. What we do know is that Barabara Shaw is no longer an owner of record in Cedar Run.
We will certainly keep a close eye on the case of Cedar Run IV vs Robert Sher, and we'll be sure to post any new info on the blog.
Other than that, we'd love to hear your feedback on this or any of our articles. Email, call, or text at:
On 7/24/2015, Cedar Run Phase IV Condo Association placed a lien on Robert Sher's unit, citing moneys owed by Sher for a sum of $6774.53 plus costs and attorney fees.
Many have suspected that Robert Sher has not paid his phase dues in well over THREE YEARS!! These numbers are very consistent with that estimate. So, despite being flush with cash while earning nearly $4K per month as "Oversight Committee Chair", Mr. Sher apparently still didn't pay his dues.
If you'll recall back in spring/summer of 2012.........many homeowners, at the urging (or arguably coercion) of Robert Sher, stopped paying dues to their respective phase associations. Despite Sher's insistence that there would be no repercussions for doing this, these homeowners eventually had to pay up. A good many of them went on payment plans to catch up on their phase dues. Some were taken to court and nearly faced eviction from their units. A few actually did get evicted for non-payment. What most of them had in common is that they could not understand why they were being pursued for this debt after simply doing what they were told by Sher.
What we can see from this lien and lawsuit is that Sher appears to have followed his own foolish advice regarding phase dues (i.e. NOT paying them!). But somehow, unlike everyone else, Sher has been able to game the system, remain in his unit, and avoid being taken to court for a very long time. Having an attorney in the family probably has something to do with it. But maybe Mr. Sher's teflon coating has finally eroded away. We will have to let the courts determine that. It will be quite interesting to see what Anne or Caryn Shaw will muster up as a defense for their beloved brother-in-law.
Interesting fact
Barbara Shaw is also named in the lien and as a defendant in the lawsuit. We've discovered an interesting side-story about Barbara and her ownership stake in their condo unit.
Background
Back in May of 2012, Barbara was elected to the Cedar Run HOC Master Board at the annual meeting (oddly enough, the last time we had an annual meeting). Within the next month, conflict had escalated over who controlled the board. After pool lifeguards were harassed and run off the property, contractors told by Robert/Barbara that they were "fired", and owners directed to drop their assessment payments off at Sher/Shaw's unit......The dispute made its way to the courts.
During the court proceedings, it was discovered that Barbara Shaw's name was NOT on the deed for the Sher/Shaw unit. This meant that she was ineligible to serve as a director for the HOC board, since she was not an owner of record.
In response to this, Robert Sher filed papers to put her name on the deed on 6/25/12 (see below), claiming that the eligibility issue was then moot. Arguably, this issue was NOT moot because Barbara had misrepresented herself at the time of her election. Despite this, the issue was basically left alone after that.
Fast Forward to June of 2015
Now Sher has REMOVED Barbara's name from the deed. This is almost exactly three years after he added her name to the deed.
We will certainly keep a close eye on the case of Cedar Run IV vs Robert Sher, and we'll be sure to post any new info on the blog.
Other than that, we'd love to hear your feedback on this or any of our articles. Email, call, or text at:
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Lol.....Karma... Catching up
ReplyDeletehome owners Robert Sher was &is sole owner of his unit when he moved to cedar run he wasent married Barbara saw his ad on craigslist for a roommate & moved in because her criminal father Jack sent him to school to learn how to rip off home owners so here we are I suggest now that the truth is out he didn't even pay his assessment to his phase we need to get the sheriff involved &take action to get him removed from the property YES CARMA IS A BITCH !!!
ReplyDeleteYES. They need to be removed from the property immediately. What would happen to Cedar Run if everyone did business the Sher/Shaw way? Sheriff needs to step in.
ReplyDeleteAs of 8/18, their summons was returned, meaning that they probably blew off the certified letter that was sent to them to serve the court papers. The case can't proceed until they are served with the court papers.
ReplyDeleteThe court will probably need to send the County Sheriff to serve the papers in person. Given that they have security cameras at their unit (which we paid for BTW), Barb might just hide and not answer the door if she sees the Sheriff knocking on the door.
If history tells us anything, they will drag this out as long as possible.
They will just end up owing more. Can they not serve them at their place of employment?
ReplyDeleteThey usually try the residence first. After a number of failed attempts, they may try the workplace. Even though it is somewhat common knowledge to us, the court may not have a record of their business address.
DeleteWell......it doesn't take anything more than a google search to see that they are at:
DeleteShaw Real Estate Group dba My Place Apartments
1152 W Diversey Pkwy
Chicago, IL 60614
Tell them Crazy Steve sent you!!
what happened in court ?
ReplyDeleteIt was continued to 9/15 at the request of the receiver. We have also got some breaking news that will be up on the blog in the next day ow two. Please stay tuned.
DeleteDo we know why the receiver requested more time?
ReplyDeleteI will ask my question again, Why has the receiver requested more time? I want this done and over. They are terrible! Seems, things are only getting done in certain areas. You call their office and can not get anyone or leave a message due to their phone system is not working properly. You go to the clubhouse and it is locked ( at the times someone is supposed to be there).... Enough, of this....if they do not have all the documents they need by now to finish the audit, someone needs to face contempt!
ReplyDeleteNo idea why the receiver requested the date change. All we can do is speculate. Hopefully the next receiver's report (which will likely be presented on 9/15) will have some good information and provide some closure.
DeleteAs far as facing contempt, that is already on the table for both Sher and the accountant. If they don't provide the information that the auditors need, they may very well be found in contempt.
Most homeowners agree with you and want this to be over.
There is another possible reason why things are being delayed, which will be explained at great length in our next blog entry. You are definitely going to want to read this one.
Hope it what I am thinking......It just may shake things up for people to realize Shaw/Sher can not ever be trusted again!
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you are expecting, but it will definitely tick people off and make them shake their heads in disgust. We're still collecting some of the facts before posting in on the blog.
DeleteTHANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE EFFORTLESS HOURS &TIME YOU CONCERNERED HOME OWNERS PUT TO BRING THE AWHERENESS TO US ALL I AM SENDING EACH OF YOU A BIG HUG & THANK YOU ,HOMEONERS BE PATIENT WE GOT TO TAKE WHAT EVER TIME THE RECIEVER AND THE COURT NEED WE GOT TO GET THE KEY EVIDENCE TO LOCK SHER/SHAW AWAY FOR ALONG TIME .
ReplyDeletewhat happened with the summons ?a person has 20 days to reply or an arrest could happen ,why are we going so litely on this matter with sher/shaw why isent the SHERIFF NOTIFIED ???
ReplyDeleteAny news yet? Today seems like a good day to be ticked off.
ReplyDelete