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Arthur Saldivar
"There was a dispute between the land owner and the home owners association that basically developed shortly after the original strata plan was approved. When that happen the ministry took the view that as a result of the dispute they would actually freeze the issuance of titles. This affected a lot of people and it wasn't a situation where there was any negligence on the part of anybody in terms of trying to get these titles. Due to that this year or late last year I started the process of re-imbursing people because I don't want to hold anybody's' money. I have accepted now that the lands department will not get its act together. I believe Mr. Gentry was the first person who came forward and said that he didn't want his title anymore he wants his money back and that type of thing and I started that process."

"Now everybody is coming to say that they want their monies back, I don't have a problem with that, there is no dispute there. That is being done as we speak; people are getting their monies back."

Jules Vasquez
"How do you respond to the criticism that you don't answer mails, you don't answer calls, they can't reach you. The only way they can reach you is by going on the media."

Arthur Saldivar
"Well I guess they see me in the media enough - they figure I live here. I think this is the first time now coming out on the TV and saying it the process to re-imburse every person has started and that will be concluded shortly."

Shortly is apparently not immediately, as John Englehardt - who you saw on the news on Friday says Saldivar did call him on Friday and told him he would be re-imbursed at the end of the month.

Saldivar says he has about eight clients who could not get their title - and about 9 who did.