Ventura Pena: El Mirador HOA Director and HOA Bully, 2025

Ventura Pena, Director, El Mirador Homeowners Association

ADDRESS: 356 Avenida Mirador Santa Teresa, NM 88008

PHONE: (915) 472-3772

EMAIL: penav1850@yahoo.com

TL;DR Conflict of Interest: The El Mirador HOA in Santa Teresa, NM, exemplifies hypocrisy through Ventura Pena, a long-time Association director and long-term member of the Design Review Committee. As a direct beneficiary of a controversial rule change, Pena's actions point to a troubling pattern of conflict of interest and self-dealing within the HOA.

Ventura Pena, a former career car salesman, has been a willing participant in HOA bullying for several years. As part of the El Mirador HOA, he portrays himself as a moderate, often claiming "we all live here together." However, he routinely turns a blind eye to the numerous long-term violations committed by his corrupt friends and himself, as well as their abusive behavior toward HOA members. His role perpetuates a culture of manipulation and deceit within the organization. This includes ignoring Henry Trost's numerous HOA violations spanning decades. Additionally, Pena has committed violations of his own that remain unpunished, benefiting from a leadership dominated by bullies. Public records confirm that years ago, Pena went through a divorce from a previous marriage during the timeframe of a rumored infidelity incident, in which he allegedly caught his spouse in bed with another man. He has since remarried. His name also appears on a slanderous document distributed to all El Mirador HOA members, published by DANA Properties representative Sema Gonzalez, further contributing to the defamation of Homeowner X and their family.

HOA directors and officers inherently become public figures by virtue of their political campaigns seeking these roles and their subsequent installation as directors or officers. Their decisions and actions significantly impact entire communities, making their conduct subject to public scrutiny. In cases like those involving DANA Properties, the appointment of individuals to these positions often reflects broader organizational agendas, further underscoring their public accountability.

Ventura Pena is a Hypocrite

Design Review Guideline § 2.2.16

2.2.16 Driveways. Concrete shall be the only material allowed in constructing driveways in the Subdivision.

Chat driveway in front of 356 Avenida Mirador

Ventura Pena, a longtime director and frequent member of the Design Review Committee of the El Mirador HOA, exploits his position to enjoy privileges denied to other members. His property at 356 Avenida Mirador has violated Design Review Guidelines § 2.2.16 for over two decades, featuring a driveway of prohibited materials. While other members, like Elmer Ford, faced wrongful denial of similar requests, Pena has benefited from improper amendments to the Guidelines—secretly removing § 2.2.16 in 2019 without notice to members.

This amendment legitimized Pena's violation and highlights the HOA’s culture of self-dealing, favoritism, and bad faith. The Board and Committee repeatedly fail to act in the best interest of members, favoring their own interests and shielding associates like Pena from consequences. Public records reveal no proper amendment process, reinforcing concerns of systemic manipulation within the HOA.

Members face severe threats of fines for perceived violations, while Pena's long-term breach remains unpunished. The disparities in enforcement and transparency erode trust in the HOA, demanding immediate corrective action to restore fairness and accountability.

Years-Long Violation of Design Review Guideline § 2.2.16 at 356 Avenida Mirador

Ventura Pena, while serving on the Design Review Committee (DRC), denied Elmer Ford’s request to install a driveway in his front yard, as well as denying his subsequent appeal. This act of denial highlights Pena’s hypocrisy, as he himself possesses a front yard driveway at 356 Avenida Mirador. Not only is Pena’s driveway inconsistent with his personal rule regarding front yard driveways, it violates Design Review Guideline § 2.2.16, which explicitly states: “Concrete shall be the only material allowed in constructing driveways in the Subdivision.” Pena’s front-yard driveway is made of chat, a material that is explicitly non-compliant with the Guidelines, further emphasizing his disregard for the rules he enforces on others.

Denial of Elmer Ford's driveway request by El Mirador HOA under Ventura Pena's oversight — Denial of Elmer Ford's driveway request by the El Mirador HOA, highlighting Ventura Pena's role in the decision and the unequal enforcement of Design Review Guidelines.

The secret deletion of Design Review Guideline § 2.2.16 underscores the hypocrisy of Ventura Pena, who for decades violated the rule requiring concrete driveways with his non-compliant chat driveway at 356 Avenida Mirador. The removal of this rule only occurred after questions were raised by Homeowner X about why Pena denied other members the same driveway privileges he enjoys. This act of retroactively legitimizing his own violations highlights a culture of favoritism, rule manipulation, and bad faith within the El Mirador HOA, betraying the trust of its members.

Design Guideline § 2.2.16 secretly deleted from El Mirador HOA rules without notice to members — Evidence showing the deletion of Design Guideline § 2.2.16 from El Mirador HOA rules. The removal was conducted secretly, without discussion or notice to HOA members, benefiting Ventura Pena.

Ventura Pena is an HOA Bully and Hypocrite

Ventura Pena is an HOA Bully and Hypocrite
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