re: Anyone know a good HOA attorney in Slidell/Northshore area?

if you bought the house with no hoa, you should not have to respond to them unless you specifically signed over your right to be governed by it

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if you bought the house with no hoa, you should not have to respond to them unless you specifically signed over your right to be governed by it

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He didn't buy the house with no HOA though.

His post:
Really can’t air it out here until it is settled - but trust me, I WILL make an epic thread on it after it plays out.And I am moving in a few weeks and have my house under contract, and they are trying to enforce something indoors that has been that way for over a decade. And they are making threats that are far outside the Bylaws and trying to frick up my sale. And the board at the time it was done over a decade ago knew about it because they were all inside my house multiple times. Should be open and shut Liberative Prescription under Louisiana’s 2 year enforcement rule. It’s beyond ludicrous. Lawsuits will follow.

In the end HOA’s win in the majority of cases. You lost when you bought your house.

They only know because photos were posted while selling my house.Nothing changed on the outside.
Just spoke to the attorney and he literally laughed on the phone and was incredulous. Couldn’t believe they are trying to tell me what I can and can’t do with the inside of my house...or garage.

donRANDOMnumbers
Who's the builder? The same thing happened in my current neighborhood and there was nothing that we could do.

So OP just confirmed he closed off his garage and made it into a pool room (better than sex dungeon that I guessed).

I have zero idea the neighborhood or how nice it is...but I know the neighborhood I live in, we can't close in our garage because in our HOA bylaws it says ALL houses must have a garage. We even have restrictions about how many cars can be int he driveway at one time (obviously here and there isn't a big deal). So I'm not sure if that's part of the issue? Did you close the garage and count the square feet to improve the listing on the house? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!

All will be answered in time. House was sold at accurate sq footage, not counting garage as living area, and consistent with the going rate per sq ft. No restriction saying you have to park in garage. Which is why the attorney got a good laugh at it. Restrictions merely say each house must have a double garage with a minimum sq footage. I do have a garage. I don’t park in it because I don’t want to. I secured the door because I don’t want to open it. I play pool in it because I want to play pool in my garage in my house. And I’ve been doing so for around 12 years - along with neighbors, many of whom were on the Board at the time.

No “addition” - floating wood floor, pool table, bar. All reversible. Covenant does not say you have to park in your garage. I can do what I want in my garage. Attorney agrees.