Richard Doyle, EMHA President

Richard Doyle, President, El Mirador Homeowners Association

ADDRESS: 320 Avenida Mirador Santa Teresa, NM 88008

PHONE: 575 642-2692

EMAIL: doyler2d2@gmail.com

Richard Doyle has expressed strong anti-Christian sentiments and disdain for low-income individuals via social media. He actively opposes low-income families living near the El Mirador subdivision and has posted his opposition to capitalism while promoting socialist and communist concepts positively. Homeowner X asserts that Richard Doyle is a liar and a thief, and that there is evidence to support both claims.

Q: What's the difference between an HOA president and a used car salesman?
A: One is a dishonest person who will tell you anything, and the other is a used car salesman.

TL;DR

Richard Doyle, President of the El Mirador Homeowners Association (EMHA), has been accused of poor leadership, deception, and bad faith.

Doyle has served on the EMHA Board of Directors for many years, and his fellow board members seem to accept him and his views, even though he expresses strong anti-Christian, anti-military, and anti-capitalist views.

Doyle has expressed concerns about low-income individuals, and the EMHA newsletter warns residents of the "threat" posed by new low-income housing developments in the area.

The EMHA newsletter also suggests that the community may need to install gates and cameras, but the association has not provided any written clarification or justification for these measures.

The EMHA Board of Directors has spent $15,608.24 in legal expenses and $419.78 in statutory representation fees in 2020, but has not provided any explanation for these substantial costs.

Richard Doyle has been accused of creating a hostile environment for a homeowner, and homeowner X alleges that Doyle has engaged in several questionable acts that are not in the best interests of the HOA membership.

The EMHA Board of Directors' unlawful demand that a homeowner remove their antenna resulted in ancillary costs of over $6,000, and a discrimination complaint against the Association cost $7,500 in legal fees.

The EMHA Board of Directors is squandering tens of thousands of dollars in member dues while accomplishing nothing.

CONCLUSION:

Homeowner X asserts that the El Mirador Homeowners Association (EMHA) has not benefited from the leadership of Richard Doyle and his associates on the Board of Directors and its committees. The author cites EMHA's wasteful legal spending and its discriminatory practices as examples of this mismanagement.

Richard Doyle, President of the El Mirador Homeowners Association (EMHA), has been accused of poor leadership, deception, and bad faith. His tenure as President is lengthy, but its exact duration is difficult to determine, as the current Board of Directors have all served in various positions for many years, simply rotating titles. He claims to have been on the board for more than 30 years. New Mexico state law requires homeowner associations to provide certain information dating back five years, but EMHA often fails to comply with these requests. To compel compliance, the requesting party must incur the financial, temporal, and logistical costs of suing the Association, which would defend itself using homeowner funds.

Recently, EMHA has finally disclosed that homeowners incurred $15,608.24 in legal expenses and $419.78 in statutory representation fees in 2020. While most homeowners would expect an explanation for these substantial costs, the EMHA Board has provided no written clarification or justification.

The author of this article asserts that the El Mirador Homeowners Association (EMHA) has not benefited from the leadership of Richard Doyle and his associates on the Board of Directors and its committees. The author cites EMHA's wasteful legal spending as one example of this mismanagement, noting that Doyle and his associates appear willing to spend any amount of homeowner money to protect themselves from the legal consequences of their actions.

According to public social media posts, Doyle expresses strong anti-Christian, anti-military, and anti-capitalist views. This raises the question of why he would choose to live in a homeowners' association (HOA), which is typically associated with capitalism, and even serve on the board, where he has expressed concerns about low-income individuals. Nonetheless, his fellow board members seem to accept him and his views.

Faces

Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-Christian facebook post November 30, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-Christian facebook post December 30, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-Christian facebook post 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-Christian facebook post September 6, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-Christian facebook post November 22, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-military facebook post December 29, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-military facebook feud with USMC veteran May 13, 2019
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-military facebook feud with USMC veteran May 13, 2019
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-military facebook post December 25, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-capitalism facebook post September 2, 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-capitalism facebook post 2018
Richard Doyle, President El Mirador Homeowners Association anti-gun facebook post November 11, 2018

Richard Doyle is a complete hypocrite

Richard Doyle's public complaints about low-income people in his homeowners' association (HOA) appear to contradict his expressed social justice beliefs.

Doyle expresses concern about the influx of low-income homeowners.

EMHA NEWSLETTER EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING.

The latest EMHA newsletter warns residents of several issues that Richard Doyle considers threats, including the proximity of new low-income housing developments in Santa Teresa and nearby Sunland Park. The newsletter also suggests that the community may need to install gates and cameras. This raises the question of whether low-income people are inherently bad.

The Association resorts to scare tactics, explicitly warning of specific and negative consequences:

"With the construction of hundreds of low-income homes and apartments at the entrance of the Santa Teresa Country Club, we need to be aware of increased vehicular and foot traffic in our community." (The Association seems to imply that people who would live in "low-income homes and apartments" are somehow undesirable or possibly a criminal element. There have been no homes or apartments yet constructed, what they will sell or rent for has not been announced, and the Santa Teresa Country Club no longer exists. Much of the property surrounding the El Mirador subdivision was sold in a tax auction years ago.)
"Should we install cameras throughout our community?." (The Association posted signage in December 2019 that the common areas were under 24-hour video surveillance. This was a lie, and they have refused to answer written requests for information regarding the issue.)
"Should we look at having gates installed (this will pose a challenge as EMHA does not own Trevino Road)? SEE UPDATE ATTACHED*" (The attached update they refer to has no information regarding Trevino Road or gates.)
"The association has been under constant assault for the past two (2) years." (What do they mean by this, exactly? That low-income persons have invaded the El Mirador subdivision? Or are they claiming that "low-income persons" have purchased property within the subdivision?)
"We could become just another Doña Ana County unincorporated community where anything goes." (Santa Teresa is already an unincorporated community in Dona Ana County, and none of those things have yet happened in several decades. It is beyond the scope of a homeowner association to be concerned with issues outside the direct area of their subdivision.)
"No maintenance of our streets and other common areas." (The Association already does not maintain our streets and common areas, both are in terrible shape.)
"Become a part of the City of Sunland Park. Property taxes would increase, with no added benefit to our quality of life or property values." (This statement is completely unsubstantiated by any facts. The Association raised homeowner assessments recently and homeowners have received "no added benefit to our quality of life or property values.")
"Hire a management Company [sic] from Phoenix or Dallas to manage our Community." (This statement makes no sense, as it purports ridiculous options and illustrates the fallacious argument style that the Board and Committee routinely engage in, stating something false as if it were fact, and using that as a basis for comparison. Why would a management company be necessary for the Association if Santa Teresa, NM has low-income housing? The Association is not in charge of Santa Teresa. Even if it somehow became necessary to hire a management company, why would it have to be one from Phoenix or Dallas? Dues have already increased with "no guaranteed improvement to our quality of life or property values.")

The Association employs deceptive rhetoric to mislead residents into believing that a crisis exists and that the Association can intervene. Specifically, the Association presents unsubstantiated claims and fails to define key terms. This suggests that EMHA President Richard Doyle and the Board of Directors are deliberately misleading residents. Additionally, they appear to be unaware that homeowners in Santa Teresa who own land outside of the El Mirador subdivision are not subject to EMHA regulations.

DOYLE CREATES HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR A HOMEOWNER

During an EMHA Board of Directors meeting on March 3, 2020, Richard Doyle falsely claimed that an increase in legal fees and dues was due to "compliance issues with one owner."

TYPICAL DUTIES OF AN HOA BOARD

Rather than expressing concern about "low-income" people moving to Santa Teresa, Richard Doyle and all members of the EMHA Board of Directors should focus on upholding their fiduciary duty to the Association's homeowners.:

Duty of Care: Directors and Board members are required to act in good faith and with the care a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances.
Duty of Loyalty: Directors and Board members are required to act in the best interests of the organization, not in their own interest or the interests of other Board or Committee members.
Duty of Obedience: Directors and Board members are required to serve the homeowners, in accordance with the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, Bylaws, and other relevant, controlling documents, as well as obey and uphold all laws that affect the organization.

NOT DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT

Homeowner X alleges that Richard Doyle has engaged in several questionable acts that are not in the best interests of the HOA membership or consistent with its legitimate purposes. For example, Doyle has personally engaged in video and photographic surveillance of a single family within the subdivision, including their property, vehicles, and visitors.

Homeowner X alleges that Doyle's behavior is harassing, oppressive, and discriminatory, and that he is not acting in good faith as President of EMHA. New Mexico state law and EMHA's governing documents exclude bad faith acts from the protections normally provided to nonprofit corporate board and committee members, such as using association resources to pay individual legal expenses.

Future Legal Expenses

The Association's unlawful demand that a homeowner remove their antenna resulted in ancillary costs of over $6,000, according to Joaquin Tadeo. Tadeo also claimed that a discrimination complaint against the Association cost $7,500 in legal fees, for a total of $13,500 in Association funds that could have been used for street repairs or other member benefits. The Association's Board is squandering tens of thousands of dollars in member dues while accomplishing nothing.