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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
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NGUYEN, NGHIA NGUYEN, and KIM
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14 VIETNAM TOWN CONDOMINIUM Date: November 6, 2017
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JOSEPH NGUYEN, LAP T. TANG,
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16 MICHAEL JOHNSON, DAVID Dept. TBD
ALVARADO, and Dees 1 thru ‘10,
7 inclusive Judge: TBD
18 Defendants/Respondents
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20 I, Joseph Nguyen, declare:
21 1 1 am the President of the Vietnam Town Condominium Owners Association (the
22 “Association”) anda member of its Board of Directors (the “Board”).
23 2. The matters stated herein are known to’me personally, and if called and sworn as a
24 witness 1 could competently testify thereto.
25 3 Vietnam Town consists of one hundred (115) units and is located at 909-999 Story
26 Road in San Jose, California.
27 4, Gas lines are installed only for units that are not prohibited from restaurant use.
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DECLARATION OF JOSEPH NGUYEN
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5 On August 13, 2017, I received an email from Jennifer Tran stating that her gas line
(unit 9039) had been cut/stolen. A true and correct copy thereof is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6 Plaintiffs accessed the Building Common Area for a purpose that was not intended,
since unit 9015 was not intended to-have gas and be used for a restaurant.
7 Plaintiffs have done work in their unit without approval in writing by the Board.
8 The Board did not even-receive the plans and specifications in writing until October
17,2017 by letter from Plaintiff's counsel requesting approval. A true and correct copy of the letter
is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
9 This request was denied by letter to Plaintiff's counsel on October 30, 2017, and the
W plans were disapproved. A true and correct copy of the letter, the exhibit comprised of the CC&Rs
1 omitted, is attached hereto.as Exhibit C.
12 10 The Board never approved unit 9015: to be used as a restaurant.
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Ze 13 1 The Board never approved Plaintiffs” installation of the gas meter,
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14 12. The Board never approved Plaintiffs’ tap of their neighbors’ gas lines.
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mee 15 13, The Board never approved any of Plaintiffs’ plans regarding unit 9015, and in fact
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16 disapproved them.
17 14, The Vus entered into a settlement agreement with the Association, a true and correct
18 copy of which. is attached hereto‘as Exhibit D.
19 15. The Association engaged Aquatek Plumbing, Inc. to restore the gas.line to 9042, the
20 unit to whom it was assigned.
21 16, The gas line has been restored, and the work was approved by the city.
17. If this injunction is granted, it will send a message to other owners of units that they
23 can ignore and violate the CC&Rs and the rights of neighboring owners, which will cause
24 tremendous damage to all of Vietnam Town.
25 1B. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws ofthe, State of California that the
26 foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed at San Jose, California on.
27 November 2, 2017.
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Subject: REPORTING - GAS LINE FOR UNIT 9039
HAS BEEN CUT/STOLEN
My name is Jenniter Tran, the owner of unit.9039 and | would
like to info you all that my gas line has been cut and now being
connected to the unit 9015. The dangerous part is that the main
gas line inside my unit is currently opening and the whole
building could be explored when PG&E install the meter and
apply gas fo the gas fine.
Therefore, | am requesting the HOA and Board of Directors to
immediate take action to prevent a disaster could be happened
anytime to the building.
Also, in according to the CC&R; Exhibit D, the gas line and
grease interceptor have been approved by the City and
dedicated to the unit 9039. Therefore, | request that the HOA
and Board of Director to protect my rights.
Please advise your action and comment by COB Wednesday,
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August 16,.2017. | will proceed further legal action if | do.not
receive any response from the HOA and/or the Board of Director
by Wednesday.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this email.
Regards,
Jennifer Tran
trananhjennifer@acl.com
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LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL G. ACKERMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2391 THE ALAMEDA
SUITE 100
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95050
TELEPHONE: (408) 261-5800
PAX; (408) 261-5900
MICHAEL G. ACKERMAN
October 17, 2017
Vietnam Town Condominium Owners Ngoc Bui
Association Board Members 999 Story Road, Suite 9090
San Jose, CA 95122
Joseph Nguven
6036 Stevenson Bivd.
Fremont, CA 94538
Khanh Cao Huu Joany Yuin
989 Story Road, Suite 8063 3005 Silver Creek Road
San Jose, CA.95122 San Jose, CA 95121
Re: Unit 90135
Our File No.: 10962-001
Vietnam Town Condominium Owners Association:
As you are aware, we represent San Francisco Pizza, Inc., Tan Nguyen, Nghia Nguyen and Kim
Thuy. Ho, the tenant and owners of Unit9015 in Building 999, Based upon the lawsuit brought by Amy
‘Vu and Cuong Vu it has been made apparent that the Board.of Directors for the Association has failed
miserably to meet its responsibilities to manage the Condominium complex, instead delegating its
duties and responsibilities to David Alvarado of Matrix Association Management. Itis ironic that Amy
Vu, who filed the lawsuit.claiming that it was the Board's responsibility to manage the complex, was
at one time amember of the board and resigned on July 15,2015, complaining that every board meeting
was.cancelled during her brief tenure on the board and that the board was not managing Mr. Alvarado,
it was the other way. around. She knew from her own'personal experience that the board had abandoned
all responsibility for the complex and delegated its resonsibilties to Mr. Alvarado.
Based on the foregoing it is our belief that Mr. Alvarado, orally , in emails and by his conduct
and actions, approved'the use of Unit 9015 as a restaurant on behalf of the Association. However, we
are including with this letter a copy of the plans for the San Francisco Pizza restaurant, which have
already been approved by the City of San Jose, and request that the Board formally approve Unit 9015,
pursuant to Exhibit D of the Declaration, as a restaurant.
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Vietnam Town Condominium Owners
Association Board Members
October 17, 2017
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As is set forth above, we firmly believe that this approval has been given by Mr. Alvarado,
which approval our clients have relied upon and spent in excess of $450,000 in having plans drawn,
applying for permits, building out the restaurantand advertising the business. We ask that this approval
be given within fifteen days (15) of the date of this letter. If we do notreceive a response within fifteen
days, we will file suit for declaratory relief and for damages for negligent misrepresentation. We will
have no choice but to join in the lawsuit all of the other restaurants at the complex to assure that they
also have been or will be given approval by the Board to operate as a restaurant, including Units 9042
and 9045 that we believe were combined as one Unit without Board approval.
It is our hope to avoid the expense and time consumption of a lawsuit through a negotiated
resolution. We are dpen.to a mediation being held with all Unit owners present to resolve these issues
throughout the complex.
The lawsuit with Mr. and Mrs. Vu was settled-without disclosing the'specific terms. There was
a vague referenceto a gas line being provided by the Association to Mr. and Mrs. Vu. We have verified
with Pacific Gas & Electric Company that once a gas meter has been connected to a gas line and has
been tested and approved by the City of San Jose, the meter and gas line are no longer the property of
the Association but-instead are the property of Pacific Gas & Electric Company and the owner of the
Unit to which the line is connected. Should anyone tamper with the meter and/or line connected to Unit
9015, we will immediately take action to report this to Pacific Gas & Electric Co, and to file suit for
trespass and damages,
We look forward to receiving your response to this letter within the next fifteen days.
Very truly yours, _,
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