By LISA PROVENCE / READTHEHOOK.COM
The long-litigious Dogwood Valley subdivision has gone to the next level: three residents filed a civil RICO suit in federal court against the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association and five of its board members.
The three plaintiffs, subjects of an October 2005 Hook cover story, filed the Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization civil suit in the U.S. District Court in Charlottesville April 7, and each is seeking $1 million.
“Enough is enough,” says plaintiff Grant Colby, who claims the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association has ignored numerous court rulings, including a 2004 decision by the Virginia Supreme Court that found the association had no right to levy special assessments on properties and sell them at auction.
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