Paul Ranney Emails to the OAG

Paul Ranney, Sr. and his family moved to The Harbours in late 2006 and reside in one of a handful of townhouse units in the building.  (These properties are at ground level with external entrances and are somewhat unique in terms of their characteristics.)  Mr. Ranney has tried many times unsuccessfully to get elected to the Harbours Board of Directors or to get appointed.  He has also served intermittently on the Building & Grounds Committee.  In June 2017, Ranney again submitted his name for a Board position, and he was finally appointed to fill a vacancy.  His current term runs through December 2019.

Ranney was a regular correspondent with the Indiana Office of the Attorney General (OAG), and his earliest emails were nearly two years before the OAG filed suit.  Those emails were part of the OAG’s response to discovery, and they have been organized and uploaded. (LINK)  His comments were always in support of legislation which helped their agency intervene in the affairs of homeowner associations, legislation discussed earlier as HB1058. (LINK)  He repeatedly expressed that the OAG had grounds to investigate and take action against The Harbours.  Some examples from his emails…

Paul Ranney would often blind copy the OAG on his emails as did other Complainants, occasionally when they were corresponding with each other.  Although his OAG contacts are no longer employed or in their current capacities, it’s unknown whether this practice continues with his Board communications today.

Mr. Ranney’s emails make clear his intentions to serve on the Board of Directors as evidenced by his numerous attempts.  It’s interesting that he speculated (Email 007) that the reason for his failed attempts was the widespread use of proxies during Harbours’ elections.  My next posting will cover one such voting outcome that ran 180 degrees counter to Ranney’s claim, and that election possibly removed a director via fraudulently obtained proxies.

Speaking of which, the thread in Email 012 is another example of OAG misrepresentation.  They drafted a document that included information about voting by proxy and the authority to vote 51% of the eligible votes held by directors in power.  No Harbours Board has ever held anything close to 51% voting power.  When challenged, the OAG retracted it and called it a hypothetical statement.

Paul Ranney’s Recent Comments about the Lawsuit

An earlier post contained the OAG complaints submitted by Paul Ranney on March 16, 2010 and prior to the lawsuit in 2012 against the Defendants. (LINK)  Paul was one of 17 residents who each filed six identical complaints against Board members in conjunction with a Board decision.  Mr. Ranney’s six complaints were recorded by the OAG as 10-CP-54001, and the cover letter reads “in the matter of Paul Ranney vs. Harbours Condominium Association.” (LINK)  His complaints were referenced as 10-CP-X for all 17 Complainants in the aforementioned post.

In a recent email among Board members, Paul remarked

“More B.S…  I was not a part of the complaint made to the AG that caused them to sue [Zipperle]. Leave me out of it…”  – Paul Ranney, 10-11-2017

Ranney is speculating and has no knowledge about the complaints on which the lawsuit was based.  His remark also begs several questions…  Why the attempt at deception?  Why try to differentiate between complaints he filed against Board members that led to the lawsuit?

And while Paul Ranney was so outspoken about HB1058, why try to distance himself now from the OAG’s legal action and the events leading up to it?  That makes no sense unless he has other motives presently.