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WHAT IS OUR MISSION?
Our mission is to reclaim our community and HOA board and eliminate fraud, abuse, incompetence, secrecy, mismanagement and disrespect from the Peyton Place Condominium Association HOA board that came to power in 2020. We want safe homes free of embezzlers, crooks and slumlords!
Recent Updates
July 10, 2025 - VICTORY DAY!!!: After a two and a half year legal battle, Judge Paige Reese Whitaker handed down a default judgment as the defendants attempted every trick in the book to escape accountability. The ruling handed down rules 1) the corrupt hoa board of Clare (Clair/ Clara) Cherry, Revonna Mitchell, Abebe Abay (Greg Bell by default since he was illegally appointed) is judicially removed from the board of directors, 2) defendants must reimburse plaintiff for damages and legal fees 3) places Michael Shepherd to the board and 4) ordered the defendants to hand over ALL documents necessary to run the HOA to the new board members within 30 days!
May 24, 2025 - HOA Causes Homeowner Foreclosure: The unit at 37 Peyton Place has now entered foreclosure as a result of the HOA under President Clara (Clare) Cherry. The HOA has long refused to fix the dilapidated and dangerous roofing covered in bullet fragments allowing water to rush into several units. As a result, this homeowner had toxic mold levels that caused him to move out due to severe health issues. An extensive mold test both surface and air was completed and the homeowner was advised that even if the drywall was removed and replaced, the problem would persist due to the HOA's neglect of the roof. Now the unit has gone into foreclosure adding another victim to the list of the Peyton Place HOA under the Cherry Administration.​​​​​​​
May 23, 2025 - Fulton County Superior Court HOA Hearings: The assigned judge appears she will oversee the default judgment request on Monday June 2, 2025. The hearing was originally scheduled for February 3, 2025 and then it was adjourned for further arguments on February 14, 2025 with both of these dates under substitute Judge Jerry Baxter who declined to make any decision on the case deferring it back to the primary assigned judge (Paige Reese Whitaker). The default judgment hearing is requesting 1) the removal of the corrupt HOA board of Clara Cherry, Revonna Mitchell, Abebe Abay & Greg Bell, 2) reimbursement for all plaintiff legal fees which is close approaching $40,000, 3) the appointment of the legally elected HOA board from the February 2023 special meeting.​​​​​​​
November 20, 2024 - City of Atlanta Freezes Code Enforcement: Atlanta Solicitor Sharon Dickson motions to temporarily drop (Nolle prosequi) the numerous code enforcement violations against the Peyton Place HOA board. Atlanta Municipal Court Judge Christopher Portis, unfortunately, granted this motion. The rationale is to let Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker make a ruling on if the HOA board or individual owners are responsible for the upkeep of the condo. This makes no sense as it is clear per the condo bylaw that the HOA is the responsible party and that is not the basis of the lawsuit in in Fulton County Court. The city has basically wiggled their way out of their own code enforcement responsibility. Due to this turn of events, the code violations that include busted sewer lines, gutters falling off the building, roofing issues concerning caved-in portions, shingles falling off, ruptures in the roof lining causing leaks and mold issues, along with a collapsing retaining wall amongst continue to go unabated.​​​​​​​
October 4, 2024 - Derivative Action Default Judgment Filed: Due to the fact Cherry and the HOA Board have been dodging the lawsuit and refused to file an answer to the courts, a motion for default judgment has been filed and is awaiting a ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker. The motion seeks to remove all known reported board members, reimburse all legal fees which have now surpassed $26,000, and install the rightfully elected board. The signing of this order will allow the new board to provide a legitimate way to pay HOA fees, make urgent building repairs, recover over $250k in unpaid HOA fees from delinquent HOA board members, allow the sale of units by providing accurate closing documents in addition to numerous other initiatives needed to bring the community from the current squalor allowed by Claire (Clara/Clare) Cherry, Revonna Mitchell, Abebe Abay and Greg Bell.​​​​​​​
September 24, 2024 - GA Senate HOA Sub-Committee Hearing on HOA Oversight: Sen. Matt Brass leads a session with the newly created Senate Subcommittee on Homeowners Associations. After numerous media reports and social media videos on out-of-control and abusive HOAs within the state of Georgia, the state legislative arm has now created a new body to examine the issues for the introduction of state law on the issue.
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July 10, 2024 - Ousted Peyton HOA President Claire (Clare/Clara) Cherry Pleads Guilty: Cherry pleaded guilty to charges related to her physical assault on Michael Shepherd on January 23, 2024 for exposing her corruption and mismanagement to the local media in an attempt to hold her accountable for numerous violations of state, federal, local laws along with failure to follow the community bylaws. Her sentence allowed her to avoid jail by completing community service anger management classes.​​​​​​​​​
March 11, 2024 - Derivative Action Lawsuit Filing: An official lawsuit has been filed against voted out Peyton Place Condominium Association Board of Directors, Claire (Clare/ Clara) Cherry, Revonna Mitchell, Abebe Abay and Greg Bell for numerous criminal and civil violations. A declaratory judgment is sought to remedy the grievances.
January 26, 2024 - GA Senate Urban Affairs Committee Hearing: On the evening of Thursday, January 25, 2024, Michael Shepherd again spoke at the GA Senate Committee on Urban Affairs advocating for the Peyton Place community and for legislators to work on addressing statewide HOA issues. Shepherd discussed the issues many of us are already familiar with and are fighting for in Peyton (e.g. recognizing the new board, addressing the lack of HOA financial transparency, building structure neglect, lack of HOA board meetings, stopping cartel-like HOA board operations which involves threatening and insulting residents and committing physical attacks, lack of proper process and dues collection etc.
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In addition, Shepherd did make reference to the assault committed by Clare (Clara/Claire) Cherry against him after she became irate when questioned by NBC affiliate 11Alive reporter Rebecca Lindstrom. As Lindstrom questioned her about what is going on, she attempted to get a resident renter to speak on her behalf while she stormed at Shepherd and began poking before swatting at his phone and hand resulting in the camera cutting off. APD officers arrived on the scene placed Cherry in handcuffs and charged her with disorderly conduct and inciting a fight.
January 14, 2024 - Derivative Action Lawsuit Exploration: Our attorney Aisha Lake-Mahon of the John B. Miller Law Firm will be filing a derivative action lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court the week of February 19, 2024. Since the 2020 HOA Board consisting of Clare Cherry, Revonna Mitchell and Abebe Abay has refused to meet the demands included in the previous update below, we are left with no choice but legal action. They were given over 3 months officially and several years unofficially to address these concerns since taking office but have chosen to ignore all but one or two. To participate in this lawsuit and make sure we get change, please fill out this form and return it to the email below.
November 9, 2023 - GA Senate Hearing Speech: Michael Shepherd (HOA President-elect) provides testimony at the Georgia State Senate in support of a statewide bill that would allow HOA oversight and advocates for a budget for a dedicated team to prosecute blatant criminal behavior by HOA board members and their proxies i.e. property management officials who act as an accessory to these crimes.
February 16, 2023 - HOA Board Election Results: The 2020 board has been voted out and is currently refusing to hand over the administration to a board that was elected by a 25% quorum of homeowners. We are currently looking at civil litigation on the following grounds:
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1) Refusal to hand over power to a newly elected board
2) Refusal to hold board meetings
3) Refusal to report alleged missing/stolen HOA money
4) Refusal to show HOA record books (including financial)
5) Refusal to hold annual general meetings and hold elections
6) Refusal to remove trees growing into and falling on the buildings
7) Refusal to reimburse homeowners forced to fix their own roofing
8) Refusal to make obligatory repairs to buildings resulting in compromised roofing, rain leaks, raw sewage ponds next to residents, electrical hazards, unsafe structures, and black mold
9) Refusal to accept HOA dues payment if not in the form of cash payments w/ no receipts
10) Refusal to obtain and maintain insurance (liability and fidelity)
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