Posted on 10/29/2018 6:13:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
Well, I don’t blame you.
In Texas signs can go up 90 days before an election. How’s have no real say BUT the Beta signs went up in March and April.l9ng before they were legal
I did not complain which I should have. The Cruz campaign made sure to follow the rules,
Don”t leave stay and make sure we stay Red nd prosperous.
Actually the HOA can not forbid that. Freedom of expression.
We call them house Nazis around here. In most cases you can’t avoid them. I would guess that every new subdivision developed in the Indianapolis area in the last 30 years has had one. They tell you what trees you can plant, what mailbox you can have, what color you can paint your house, etc. They are usually run by little tyrants that love to abuse their power. Often times they are lawyers or someone who works in a law office, which gives them insight into state and local laws that the average homeowner doesn’t have. It’s why every house in the neighborhood is cookie cutter down to the flowers in the window boxes. They all reflect the taste of one or two people. Cities like them because often times the HOA provides city service to the ‘hood’ at no cost to the city i.e. Snow removal and nominal security. We have had similar issues around here where HOAs have tried to take people’s homes without compensation because of HOA violations. It’s all in the VERY fine print of the papers you sign when you buy a house in certain developments.
Our HOA forbids political signs, but it hasn’t stopped several from posting campaign signs for the Dem congress candidate.
Back in the first miserable four years after Hussein seized power, we put up a Don’t Tread On Me flag (we aren’t in an HOA). A few days later, we got a notice from zone enforcement warning us to fix our driveway—the asphalt was broken up and in need of repair.
The zone enforcement officer was a middle aged black woman.
Here is the deal: our driveway NEEDED repair. Yet so did a few others on the street. No one else got a warning.
Just a coincidence.
Are you alleging that the article posted is complete fiction?
On what basis are you suggesting that it cannot be true?
Helps maintain property values.
We move into an “HOA” 10 years ago. One of the flyers they sent out for “dues” said they were voluntary. Which made me curious. I asked for CC&Rs/bylaws a couple of times and never received.
Finally figured out that it’s not an HOA under the law (required by my state to be on file at State and County), but just a bunch of local homeowners taking voluntary dues “for maintenance and beautification projects”. They do ask for volunteers to take on the roles - but no elections either.
At this point I’m convinced they are just people trying to keep the place pretty...they have replaced signs and such...but also done things the city is supposed to already be doing. I haven’t paid dues in years and have gotten no feedback on any questions I’ve asked.
The rules vary from state to state and depend also on the CC&Rs. The HOA in our area was dissolved after 10 years where the BOD was recalled a total of 5 times. Finally had a BOD elected on the platform of eliminating the HOA - which it did, with 90% of the homeowners voting to end it.
Our HOA is 50 years old and I am sure has changed over the years. But a HOA IS a governing body, which the members have the greatest control over. That government which governs closest to those governed, governs best.
I am involved in our HOA for the purpose of maintaining and bettering our community. Do I seek a fiefdom? No. I do not care about power. I care about my home's value and being able to enjoy the amenities which are common the everyone.
Yes, there are rules. If you don't like them, don't move here. Do not move here and assume that the rules don't apply to you. If you don't like a rule, get involved and change it (if you can garner the support of the community, but don't be surprised if people like the rule.).
Since the governed body is small, you do have a lot of power to get things done and changed. Unlike going up against the city, state or feds.
Bottom line: Quit whining, get involved or get out.
In my community, a condo association owns the lawn areas in front of the units and does not allow any political signs in those areas at all. This is nondiscriminatory and avoids messy sign wars between owners.
Yes, I think you did fall into a better situation. Condo living is perfect for anyone retired or in busy career who wants an as-is nice living space, no lawn labor, etc., and expects nothing more.
Viewing the photo above, this guy bought his house in a completely different HOA situation, with an appearance of an open campus of individual houses, and from the get-go was quite mislead by the seller-agent, who knew he needed the add-on, and guaranteed it.
His Association’s Rules were familiar to him, since he’d also served a stint on the board. He followed them, if his story is accurate. The Association apparently ignored him until they could roll him, after the rule of “45 Day HOA Non-Response Consent”. He proceeded and was well invested in the add-on.
A good example of a bad example of one HOA. Yikes!
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HOA’s are very useful. They stop people from not mowing the yard for months, parking boats in driveway, cars on blocks in the front yard, giant campers on the street, putting up junky shed’s and cheap chain link fence. We have an HOA and it does wonders to keep your property value up. If you don’t like HOA’s don’t move into a place that has them, as for me, they work. Sure, they can be run by jerks, but ultimately they will get ousted.
The HOA can not forbid the signs according to federal law
In our line of work, we go into a lot of residential communities. The HOA communities are almost always better maintained and have higher property values.
Have to take the good with the bad.
The busy bodies always seem to seek out the board positions, but it’s not that hard to make their lives miserable and get them to resign if they get out of control.
See my other posts on this thread. Poorly researched, full of errors...fake freaking news.
HOA’s are highly regulated in Florida. It’s nearly impossible for a few to have total control and dictatorship unless no one else bothers to get involved or know what’s going on.
HOA’s are not for everyone. People who don’t want to follow the rules to look elsewhere to live.
HOA’s have their advantage if managed properly. No junkers, no messy landscape, security, a path to deal with disruptive, noisy neighbors.
Of course the downside is always that the busy bodies always seem to gain power.
That picture does not look like Peoria Arizona.
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