re: HOA Question....Why would my HOA start requiring my vehicle registration?

I would tell them that my vehicle's registration is none of their fricking business and to go frick themselves with a loaded shotgun then come try and take the registration from me.

Seriously, frick HOA's. frick them to hell and back. Nothing but a bunch of soyboys and their single, elderly moms running those things drunk on "power".

When I lived in a subdivision years ago I painted my house. Before starting I had to give them a sample of the color I was going with. I get that, they just didn't want me to pain my house watermelon pink. No problem.

Then, I paid $2,500 for a patio cover over my back patio, out of sight from the road and they got pissed that I didn't ask for permission before doing that. I explained to them that they were more than welcome to come dismantle it themselves if they could dodge bullets for destroying my property without permission. The head of the HOA there was 28 years old and he was easy to intimidate. Told him to kindly go frick himself and that I would do what I want in my own back yard.

Never heard another word from them.

they may want your registration re: a prohibition against multi-family households. there are usually requirements of keeping vehicles in garages, but the registration doesn't say anything about that. or a commercial vehicle prohibition, as someone else pointed out.

first neighborhood i lived in they would cruise up & down the street and flag any vehicle with an expired brake tag even if it was someone visting me.

I love that I can do whatever the frick i want with my house and land now. No HOA for me ever again.

Have you asked your neighbors if any of them have gotten similar requests?

If it's not in the bylaws, then there can be no penalty for noncompliance. So I would tell the HOA management company that they have received everything that they are going to get, unless they can produce, page and verse, where in the covenants you have to provide this information.

I am sure they have a reason for asking for this... but they may not have the authority to ask for it.

Also, HOAs can do some good... but many of these management companies, I swear they must get paid for every letter they send out. Little Napoleons, all of them.

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Here is a thought - ASK THEM WHY THEY NEED THIS INFORMATION. You're welcome.

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I have.

They have been very evasive with their answers via email. So I have to request a formal hearing in person to get to the bottom line. I will have to record those conversations.

When people are leery of putting stuff in writing for official business, it causes me to question their motives.

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but many of these management companies, I swear they must get paid for every letter they send out.

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They get commissions and can charge expenses(mailing letters).

The management companies are what really give hoas a bad name and cause dues to be stupid high.

Very interested in seeing the reason they are asking so please post an update after you get one.

don't know why they would need the registration. I have heard that some HOA's are installing license plate readers as a deterrent, so they would need residences plates .

Tell them all to provide you with copies of their registrations first.