Arizona homeowner fined by petty HOA for act of kindness during extreme heat

Daily Mail UK ^ | July 12, 2025 | Kelly Garino

[GaltAdonis]

“It's not rocket science.”

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Sadly, for some people, it is.
Therein lies the crux of the problem…

[GaltAdonis]

“…you can’t leave your garbage cans in the front of the house.”

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And you have the have an HOA approved enclosure for your garbage cans,
(built of proper materials and painted the correct color) whether empty
or full, to hide them from view on the side or back of the house, etc., etc…

And don’t even ask what the canoe registration sticker costs per year.
And hey, you might be able to hide your unlicensed canoe under the big bushes
for a year or two, but they will eventually find it and issue you a fine.

If people want to live with such trivial absurdities that’s their problem…

[Seruzawa]

If you can’t run The USSR, North Korea or Cuba there is always a spot on an HOA. Evil isn’t always a mass murderer. Sometimes it’s just the b***h up the street. She just hasn’t had the opportunity to murder millions.

[Sacajaweau]

The HOA is part of your deed. You agree to it when you sign your deed.

[Albion Wilde]

Hahahaha! He could turn a phrase, ol' Harry! This is my favorite picture of him and Bess, in retirement:

[alstewartfan]

This one should be arrested en masse.

[fella]

Never agree to an HOA. It’s just another proof that you own nothing.

[Morgana]

They voted the three guys out! But the three guys refused to leave. Go listen to the story, there is a video on the link.

Even though it was a majority vote they still try to claim it was invalid or something. Just like the democrats.

[whitney69]

“Even though it was a majority vote they still try to claim it was invalid or something.”

It wasn’t a majority vote. According to the video you asked me to listen to only 210 of the around 1000 votes living within the community and making up the HOA were cast. But don’t misunderstand what that vote was.

To have an HOA is the decision of the home owners. They are the HOA. In most cases a company is hired to maintain the wishes of the owners. They do not dictate the rules, the owners do. The maintenance company is required to follow the rules that they agreed to when they were hired by the HOA by contract. If they can’t supply the actions of their contract, then they can be fired and a new maintenance company can be hired. If you look in the phone book you most likely can find many of these companies.

So, since the water giving person is not fighting the maintenance company, then who is he fighting with and whose rule is he violating? He is violating the written contract he had to sign along with his neighbors when he moved into the community. They all had to sign it to be offered a membership in the community and getting such things as landscaping and watering, maintaining joint areas. And by signing it to move there they declared they would follow the rules to get these extras. He didn’t.

You can’t vote someone out of n HOA. You can take them to court and sue them for breach of contract. A breach of contract is not considered a crime or even a tort, and punitive damages are rarely awarded for failing to perform promised obligations. But like most of the incidents in this type of situation this appears to be a pissing contest rather than a serious law infringement. All the HOA has to do if they want to settle it is to add an addendum to the contract, for everyone, to either cease the rule of the water or go to court at which times the homeowner failing to follow the rules can get into legal problems like court costs, attorney fees and possible liens on his property. So, is it worth it? When it goes that far, it can get expensive.

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