HOAs are all -eventually- controlled by stupid, busy-body, communist control freaks, no matter how wonderful the original intentions were when the HOA was formed.
Ain’t that the truth! The busybody squad!
“HOAs are all -eventually- controlled by stupid, busy-body, communist control freaks, no matter how wonderful the original intentions were when the HOA was formed.”
That certainly describes mine.
The same could be said for all representative forms of government.
And if so, it’s because we elect them. Boards in Virginia are elected by majority of homeowners who bother to show up at the annual meeting.
So even if there was no way to resolve this dispute before that, all he would have to do is get about 5 neighbors, and collect a bunch of proxies, and he could get new board members elected who would approve his flag pole.
In my community, if 5 people showed up wanting to run for office, we’d probably have 5 people quit the board to make room for them. It’s a thankless job.
I actually was asked to, and came back to our board, because of concern that the board was getting too picky about what neighbors did, and there was a conflict between two factions, and I was known as a person who could work with both sides and bring reason to the debate.
At least with the HOA it’s a lot easier to make a difference with your vote.