{"id":2454,"date":"2007-12-31T01:54:55","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T08:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2009-02-28T08:37:34","modified_gmt":"2009-02-28T15:37:34","slug":"can-todd-kaufman-tell-me-what-to-say-and-not-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2454\/can-todd-kaufman-tell-me-what-to-say-and-not-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Loudoun County Assessor Todd Kaufman tell me what to say and not to say?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can Loudoun County Assessor Todd Kaufman Tell Me What to Say and Not Say? Sure he can. There is no law anywhere in America that says Todd Kaufman’s rules about what Realtors writing \"Kaufman'son a blog should not write have to be limited to Loudoun County residents<\/strike> (Realtors). Some people don’t even know who Todd Kaufman is and that is going to change. Fast. Todd
\nKaufman (for those who just got off the banana boat) is the County Assessor for Loudoun County Virgina<\/a>. Todd didn’t like what Realtor Danilo Bogdanovic wrote on his blog <\/a>and attempted to shut Danilo up by making stupid threats about ethics complaints and possible legal action.<\/p>\n

Near the end, Todd included the following in his Threat Letter to Danilo:<\/p>\n

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The Office of the County Attorney, the management team of your office, the Chairman of the NVAR, and the Chairman and CEO of the Dulles Area Association of Realtors are copied in this correspondence.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I like it. A lot. It puts Danilo on notice that Todd isn’t to be trifled with, not even a little bit. Todd had already fired this salvo:<\/p>\n

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I will address that issue through the process provided by the NAR if the misleading information is not immediately removed from your site.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Was what Danilo Bogdanovic posted on his blog about the amount of property tax that should be collected correct? I don’t know. I don’t care. If Danilo was in error then the right thing to do is to (with specifics, please)\u00a0 correct the error with factual information. Pretty simple, really. Not to Todd Kaufman. No, Todd starts<\/em> off by making threats.<\/p>\n

Good news for Todd Kaufman. I believe that if Todd Kaufman has the right (duty?) to keep Danilo in line, he owes that to me and the rest of you reading this, as well. If Todd is going to threaten Danilo and his broker with legal action or complaints to the NAR, I want him to threaten me that way too. In fact, I insist on it. He wants to accuse Danilo and his broker of being “unprofessional” per the NAR Code of Ethics – well how about Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can Loudoun County Assessor Todd Kaufman Tell Me What to Say and Not Say? Sure he can. There is no law anywhere in America that says Todd Kaufman’s rules about what Realtors writing on a blog should not write have to be limited to Loudoun County residents (Realtors). 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