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re: Do you like or hate HOAs? Share your experiences.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:01 am to Salmon
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:01 am to Salmon
quote:
explain what you meant by your statement
With fair housing laws and a very liberal department of housing and urban development, being "an adult" with regards to telling your Muslim neighbor Mr. Khan who painted his house pink and has 4 Audi's on cinder blocks to clean his shite up cause he bringing the hood down.
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:02 am to GetCocky11
It is hard to keep an HOA from eventually being controlled by bullies.
But, you could also end up as I have. I live on a "L" shaped dead end street. Nice homes, 50/50 black-white, everyone is older with one exception and all the houses are kept up well. The inside of the "L" is dominated by an antebellum home on a 10 acre tract.
But, at the entrance of our block, there is a "ghetto rent house" (my black neighbor's term). Every night 10-15 people hang out in the back yard, which now has no grass because of the cars that park there. They don't block the street, they aren't loud, but they sure as hell kick property values in the arse.
My appraisal dropped $25k for two reasons: any buyer has to pass that house and there are three empty houses that won't sell.
I really feel bad for the house closest to the rent house - an older black couple who are really nice people. They hate that house more than i do.
But, you could also end up as I have. I live on a "L" shaped dead end street. Nice homes, 50/50 black-white, everyone is older with one exception and all the houses are kept up well. The inside of the "L" is dominated by an antebellum home on a 10 acre tract.
But, at the entrance of our block, there is a "ghetto rent house" (my black neighbor's term). Every night 10-15 people hang out in the back yard, which now has no grass because of the cars that park there. They don't block the street, they aren't loud, but they sure as hell kick property values in the arse.
My appraisal dropped $25k for two reasons: any buyer has to pass that house and there are three empty houses that won't sell.
I really feel bad for the house closest to the rent house - an older black couple who are really nice people. They hate that house more than i do.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:02 am to AlxTgr
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Hate. Would never live in a place with one.
And somehow my property value has doubled in the 16 years I have owned it.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:02 am to ItNeverRains
quote:
With fair housing laws and a very liberal department of housing and urban development, being "an adult" with regards to telling your Muslim neighbor Mr. Khan who painted his house pink and has 4 Audi's on cinder blocks to clean his shite up cause he bringing the hood down.
yeesh
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:03 am to Salmon
I could go for a no cooking Indian food in the car port rule.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:03 am to GetCocky11
I live in a pretty rural area, so I dont have to deal with the. My Inlaws do and from what I can gather they can be a giant pain in the arse, but they can also serve a valuable purpose.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:06 am to AlxTgr
if you live within a city limits, most cities have ordinances against common trash things like overgrown yards, cars parked in yard, etc
and if you live in a nice neighborhood, people will complain enough to the city that the city will act on it
and if that doesn't, the neighborhood FB page will shame the shite out of the people until they clean it up
or at least that is my experience
and if you live in a nice neighborhood, people will complain enough to the city that the city will act on it
and if that doesn't, the neighborhood FB page will shame the shite out of the people until they clean it up
or at least that is my experience
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:07 am to lsuhunt555
It would bother me having someone who has no real authority dictating to me what I can and can't do on my property.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:10 am to ItNeverRains
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Nice try. Try reading full post not cherry picking. You start telling any family, especially a minority, what thy can and cannot do in a non HOA n'hood you are playing with fire.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:14 am to TbirdSpur2010
no major complaints. We have a paid manager to enforce rules, and he is reasonable. I think lack of communication can cause issues.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:15 am to Salmon
All it took was one call to ellic to get the live oaks trimmed on our street. Owners were given a warning. They were overhanging so much that stuff was being ripped off the top of my camper.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:15 am to chinhoyang
People pay a fee ("tax") to live in an area where an association (government) can enforce petty rules on people in exchange for protection and access to communal areas.
Basically it's just another perceived level of government to protect either your property values or your sensibilities. I can somewhat understand the property values part, but I've never lived in an area where it mattered.
Basically it's just another perceived level of government to protect either your property values or your sensibilities. I can somewhat understand the property values part, but I've never lived in an area where it mattered.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:17 am to CORIMA
That's really what it comes down to. Always swore up and down I'd never live in a neighborhood with a HOA but wifey found the house she really wanted in a neighborhood with one and it honestly hasn't been an issue at all.
Diverse "'hood," too, and everyone keeps the place looking damn good. HOA hardly meddlesome at all in mundane affairs, so it's been nice.
Diverse "'hood," too, and everyone keeps the place looking damn good. HOA hardly meddlesome at all in mundane affairs, so it's been nice.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:22 am to GetCocky11
i ran and was elected to my HOA just for these reasons. there are 5 of us and two of the members are Rule Nazi's. It has been a fight to keep them in control.
One member has nothing to do but walk the subdivision and take pictures. Se wanted to fine homeowners for putting bulky trash out on the weekend that the trash service picks up on Thursday. She also wanted to fine a homeowner who son had a old truck the was "unsightly" in her opinion.
Then, the other crazy guy on the board sold us out at our first community meeting and didnt even sit upfront with us. He criticized the board, and the board president directly, because he wasnt getting his way and was outvoted 3-2
One member has nothing to do but walk the subdivision and take pictures. Se wanted to fine homeowners for putting bulky trash out on the weekend that the trash service picks up on Thursday. She also wanted to fine a homeowner who son had a old truck the was "unsightly" in her opinion.
Then, the other crazy guy on the board sold us out at our first community meeting and didnt even sit upfront with us. He criticized the board, and the board president directly, because he wasnt getting his way and was outvoted 3-2
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:26 am to Wtodd
This. Probably already been said, but HOA's are pure fricking trash.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:36 am to tigeraddict
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She also wanted to fine a homeowner who son had a old truck the was "unsightly" in her opinion.
That is pathetic.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:42 am to tigeraddict
OHHHH the HORROR!!
Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:50 am to GetCocky11
I got a threatening fine letter last week for having weeds in my flower bed.
I remember going out and counting how many had sprouted up since the last time I picked them, there were literally 4 weeds sprouting in 2 beds.
I just had to laugh.
I remember going out and counting how many had sprouted up since the last time I picked them, there were literally 4 weeds sprouting in 2 beds.
I just had to laugh.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 10:00 am to The Egg
How is weed defined? What if someone liked the appearance of nutsedge?
Posted on 8/4/16 at 10:00 am to GetCocky11
I have an HOA but live in a highrise. The HOA is responsible for common areas, like the elevators, lobby, pool, roof, etc. They do a fairly good job, no complaints.
Most problems I've seen were really just cases where tenants overreacted over something minor.
Most problems I've seen were really just cases where tenants overreacted over something minor.
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