Metropolis homeowners say Greenland USA owes $6.8 million in unpaid HOA assessments. California still bars sales in Tower I, while a December 2025 report cleared Tower II for sales; lawsuits over the assessments and HOA control continue.
Greenland USA, the U.S. subsidiary of China’s state-backed Greenland Holding Group, owns roughly 300 unsold condos in the towers. Residents say the developer has not paid assessments on those units since 2018 and benefited from abatements. A 2019 email from property manager FirstService warned that the associations were out of funds, vendors might stop work and utilities were at risk. Residents also reported repeated elevator outages and a failed gym HVAC system; in 2025, owners were required to vote on an assessment increase of more than 20%.
The state Department of Real Estate’s 2023 stop-sale order followed Greenland’s failure to disclose assessment abatements in requested revisions to required sales reports. Oleg Pariser won a 2024 small-claims case voiding the 2022 board election; in April 2026, a judge ordered a new vote after David Nealy challenged the 2024 election. The HOA said the new vote would take place in December. Nealy and Nitin Bhatnager’s separate lawsuit alleges Greenland-backed board members breached duties by failing to collect assessments; the next hearing is set for March 2027.
