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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