CONDO BOARD SAYS THREE'S A CROWD (Say What?)

The St. Petersburg Times ^ | November 18, 2003 | Bridget Hall Grumet

[Liz]

They haf vays of dealing with those who dare speak up.

[Looking for Diogenes]

And, my favorite option is to contact the Summertree Development and/or Pointe West Condominiums to quiz them on the U.S. Constitution. APPARENTLY, THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT...

Unfortunately, the U.S. Constitution does not apply to these non-governmental governments, to the best of my knowledge. They do have to abide by certain governance rules, but Home Owner Associations are free to restrict many liberties. And in fact they often violate even the governance rules.

My local paper has a real-estate law column. At least half the questions deal with HOA boards acting without due process. There is something about serving on these small quasi-governmental bodies that makes people into little tyrants.

[floriduh voter]

Board Members don't serve for the common good. They are aiming for a utopian enclave which is impossible because human beings are at their best when allowed to be themselves. It is our human-ness which annoys the heck out of condo and HA tyrants. They want clear sidewalks and meetings that nobody attends. NEVER AGAIN.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Hey, FV, these condo board members are up for election when? This disgruntled and lively condo crowd won't be re-electing this board.

The busybody board members would be better off on the east coast, maybe West Palm Beach. I hear there's a Dem. tyrant reigning over a Senior complex on the Atlantic side ~ Seniors intimidated into voting Democrat, enjoying the attention they receive from the press and wealthy and powerful Dem. candidates who stop in to acquire the tyrant's seal of approval.

[NittanyLion]

If you can't follow the rules, move! Buy a house with a yard, that way you have a place to hang your engine from a tree. You can watch the value of you and your neighbors homes depreciate and turn your subdivision into a ward.

I'm sure your neighbors will appreciate your smug condescension. Out of curiousity, how old are you? 95?