HOAs are communism.
A rogue HOA....I’m, I’m shocked. Shocked I say.
Why would anybody agree to live in an HOA?
Besides stupidity, I mean
Who do these people think they are???
The DNC??
This is why you sue people I individually in their fiduciary capacity rather than just the HOA.
I caught our local music municipality using the spouse of a council member as the solicitor for the municipality. The Bar didn’t like the conflict and neither did the state. It nullified all the council members votes due to conflict of interest.
I’ve experienced something quite similar in my condo complex. Condominiums,coops and HOAs are Commie organizations!
I’ve had my own issues with HOA boards as an outsider (professionally), but I will say that about 95% of the complaints I’ve heard about them are from owners who simply don’t understand how the law works and why things need to be done a certain way.
Bet the board members in question are ardent Democrats.
It’s never ‘your’ property.
We have a dem. running our HOA. One home owner has a Trump Flag flying under his American flag. Word is that they are re-writing the HOA rules to not allow it.
We will see.
Just to give an opinion from the other side...
People lie on social media. Last week I saw a post charging our board members with endangering the lives of the residents, particularly children.
It seems that our board wants someone who put bars on their windows to take them down. Since it was an exterior change to the property they had to apply for ACC approval. They didn’t. Additionally bars on windows are specifically prohibited in the docs.
As an aside, we live in a low crime area and about 10% of the residents are LEOs who park their official vehicles in their driveways. The resident in question owns a store that sells drug paraphernalia.
The board has asked him to remove the bars. He is being fined $250 every 10 days he is not in compliance. He is closing in on $10K in fines and legal fees.
BTW, this is the first home you see at the entrance to our community. It is pretty much unanimous that the bars have to go.
So this resident has launched an arrack on our board members through social media. He has accused them of promoting child sex trafficking, endangering children and of being pedophiles.
While our board will not censor the community, they can understand the desire to.
The posted story fails to say what the residents were posting on social media. It could be heinous lies. In any case, you have a first amendment right to post your opinion, but not a right to lie.
Another example of “criminal government” and yes, an HOA is a government.
JoMa
The people who are attracted to being on the HOA board are the very sort you absolutely do not want in any position of authority over you or your property.
We are fortunate to live in a neighborhood where the HOA has a “light touch.” The annual dues are low, and go primarily to the upkeep of the gatehouse and entrance to the neighborhood, an annual picnic, a monthly newsletter, and liason with our district’s county commissioner. If anything, I wish it had been a bit more pro-active over the years in monitoring and enforcing the few covenants that go beyond the county code. And, yes, we did check the covenants and the HOA before buying in the neighborhood. I urge everyone to do so.
I would never live in an HOA dictatorship and anyone who chooses that life deserves what they asked for.