Posted on 12/20/2022 6:30:14 AM PST by Red Badger
This is why you don’t buy property covered by an HOA... At least you don’t if you value your personal liberties more than your property values.... Or more accurately, you value your personal liberties more than your most nebby and pain in the arse neighbor values their “property values”..... or even more accurately, your most nebby and pain in the arse neighbor perceives of anything that may affect their property values, and their desire for conformity.
An HOA is the enforcement of the most insecure individuals viewpoint on your property... and you willingly signed up for the trip.
I would never want to live in a HOA—but if someone goes there they should at least read the rules they signed up for....
If you love trucks, park it in a garage.
He lived there for 25 years and knew the rules. Case closed.
That's nigh unto impossible in upscale neighborhoods in Florida.
As crazy as these rules may seem, the owner of the Truck needs to put it in the garage are start facing fines and/or prolonged legal battle costing a lot of money.
We live in a Gated Community and one of our neighbors has a Rivian Electric Pickup Truck, it’s a sharp looking vehicle but it’s not worth $100,000 to me.
Dumbass didn’t read the rules.
LOL
Gotta be a lib (”rules don’t apply to me!”)
HamiltonJay wrote: “An HOA is the enforcement of the most insecure individuals viewpoint on your property... and you willingly signed up for the trip.”
You mean like my neighbor who hasn’t mowed his backyard in over 12 years? Or, who cleaned out the street gutters by shoveling the leaves into the center of the street? He is proud of the fact that he spent the night in jail for failing to mow his front and side yards. This is in a suburban neighborhood of homes worth close to $400k.
He’s correct that the rules must change.
How many sedans are even available now?
My wife has a Chevy equinox, a small SUV. It’s classified as a truck. I’m willing to bet there are plenty of Equinox, Eacape, Cherokee etc vehicles in the neighborhood.
Simple. Move to Villas of Bonaventure. Problem solved.
Doesn’t he have to put it in the garage anyway to charge the damn thing?
Simple. Move to Port ST. Lucie. Problem solved.......................
My guess is the HOA ignores minivans even thought they are restricted.
My HOA did not allow political signs but it only applied to Republican signs.
Not really, we have a few more owners with Teslas and other EVs and the charging cable is long enough to allow the vehicle charge in the driveway.
Here’s the untold story, which I’m speculating about. If you into just about any deed restricted community with an HOA, you will numerous violations of the covenants which go unpunished.
This guy probably pissed off a few people over the years who are now getting back at him by reporting him to property management, I’ve seen this all the time.
His better legal strategy might be to claim the following, point out all the probable current violations all over the neighborhood that are not being enforced and claim unequal application of the rules, when you don’t enforce all the rules all the time, then you basically don’t have rules.
Liberal needing to virtue grandstand.
The end of the news story should be the end of the story: a judge in the same county already struck down the ordinance in a similar situation. He should not only sue the HOA, he should encourage the members of the HOA to sue the board members in person for damages done to the HOA account.
In principle I agree, but its impractical for most.
This is Broward County, Democrat stronghold..............
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