For Horace
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wrote on 23 Apr 2023, 21:14 last edited by
It's surprising the level of defensiveness and antipathy every interaction with the HOA starts and ends with. They don't even try.
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Good story.
But what got me was this:
Some HOAs even enforce an overnight guest fee (put your welcome mats away).
I hope the author is being facetious.
wrote on 23 Apr 2023, 23:35 last edited by@Renauda said in For Horace:
Good story.
But what got me was this:
Some HOAs even enforce an overnight guest fee (put your welcome mats away).
I hope the author is being facetious.
My wife once had a job in a property management office, many years back. That shit does actually happen on the regular.
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@Renauda said in For Horace:
Good story.
But what got me was this:
Some HOAs even enforce an overnight guest fee (put your welcome mats away).
I hope the author is being facetious.
My wife once had a job in a property management office, many years back. That shit does actually happen on the regular.
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wrote on 24 Apr 2023, 01:22 last edited by
Reading this reminds me that I should be grateful for the HOA of our condo.
22 units, mostly
geezersolder people. No one seems to have an agenda, and no one is a "condo commando." Everyone just wants to get along and make life simple and good. In my 14 years (!) here, I don't think we've ever had a disagreement among the owners. -
Reading this reminds me that I should be grateful for the HOA of our condo.
22 units, mostly
geezersolder people. No one seems to have an agenda, and no one is a "condo commando." Everyone just wants to get along and make life simple and good. In my 14 years (!) here, I don't think we've ever had a disagreement among the owners. -
Good to hear George, I was beginning to envision those subduvisions as populated and policed by resident Gladys Kravitz types.
wrote on 24 Apr 2023, 01:33 last edited by@Renauda I can't comment on subdivisions, but our building has four stories (1st level is retail) and 3 levels of residences.
OTOH, our town is a "National Historical District" and there is a very active and vocal historical society that has a hissy fit when there are any requests for going outside the codified zoning regulations.
Fortunately, our village government has always abided by the actual law rather than by what a collection of self-identified preservationists want.
"If you don't like the law - change it."
There was a yuge kerfuffle about 20 years ago over the choice of plantings in the business district. The aforementioned society claimed that the plantings were not "historically accurate." The government said, "STFU."
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wrote on 24 Apr 2023, 02:26 last edited by
HOA's really are an opportunity for a certain kind of person to get in touch with their inner Gauleiter.
Vive la résistance!
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Reading this reminds me that I should be grateful for the HOA of our condo.
22 units, mostly
geezersolder people. No one seems to have an agenda, and no one is a "condo commando." Everyone just wants to get along and make life simple and good. In my 14 years (!) here, I don't think we've ever had a disagreement among the owners.wrote on 24 Apr 2023, 21:44 last edited by@George-K said in For Horace:
Reading this reminds me that I should be grateful for the HOA of our condo.
22 units, mostly
geezersolder people. No one seems to have an agenda, and no one is a "condo commando." Everyone just wants to get along and make life simple and good. In my 14 years (!) here, I don't think we've ever had a disagreement among the owners.You're fortunate. Count your Blessings...
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wrote on 24 Apr 2023, 22:24 last edited by
I effin hate HOA’s. I still can’t believe that I had to join one. I like the community but the steps they try to take?
My grass is cut, my property looks fine. On 3 occasions they have tried to push me on an issue. My response each time has been “Are you sure that you want to go to war over that point?” and each time they’ve backed down.
I did rush the paver patio finale just because I didn’t want to deal with them. They ran the inspection, saw the obvious work that had been done, and said nothing.
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I effin hate HOA’s. I still can’t believe that I had to join one. I like the community but the steps they try to take?
My grass is cut, my property looks fine. On 3 occasions they have tried to push me on an issue. My response each time has been “Are you sure that you want to go to war over that point?” and each time they’ve backed down.
I did rush the paver patio finale just because I didn’t want to deal with them. They ran the inspection, saw the obvious work that had been done, and said nothing.
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wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 02:14 last edited by 89th
Hahaha yeah that is some Aqua level shenanigans. Love it.
We had a condo HOA where we lived in Virginia, and now have one for our neighborhood. I don’t mind them at all…they manage the common area landscaping, pools, and in general make sure the houses don’t go to crap.
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wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 12:44 last edited by
I know of an HOA that bans bamboo entirely.
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I effin hate HOA’s. I still can’t believe that I had to join one. I like the community but the steps they try to take?
My grass is cut, my property looks fine. On 3 occasions they have tried to push me on an issue. My response each time has been “Are you sure that you want to go to war over that point?” and each time they’ve backed down.
I did rush the paver patio finale just because I didn’t want to deal with them. They ran the inspection, saw the obvious work that had been done, and said nothing.
wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 13:22 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in For Horace:
My grass is cut, my property looks fine. On 3 occasions they have tried to push me on an issue. My response each time has been “Are you sure that you want to go to war over that point?” and each time they’ve backed down.
What were the 3 issues? <leans in>
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@LuFins-Dad said in For Horace:
My grass is cut, my property looks fine. On 3 occasions they have tried to push me on an issue. My response each time has been “Are you sure that you want to go to war over that point?” and each time they’ve backed down.
What were the 3 issues? <leans in>
wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 13:25 last edited by jon-nyc@89th said in For Horace:
What were the 3 issues? <leans in>
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Decrepit Winnebago on blocks in the driveway.
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Collection of old appliances in the front yard
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Dealing crack on evenings and weekends.
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wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 13:33 last edited by
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Toddler pool in the front yard.
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When our tree started coming down, I had to move some of the larger branches to common area out of the way from walkways until the tree removal company could arrive, which took 2 days.
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the exact shade of dark brown on the back of our patio doors.
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Toddler pool in the front yard.
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When our tree started coming down, I had to move some of the larger branches to common area out of the way from walkways until the tree removal company could arrive, which took 2 days.
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the exact shade of dark brown on the back of our patio doors.
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Toddler pool in the front yard.
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When our tree started coming down, I had to move some of the larger branches to common area out of the way from walkways until the tree removal company could arrive, which took 2 days.
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the exact shade of dark brown on the back of our patio doors.
wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 14:41 last edited byWow, should've gone with Equity Brown
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wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 17:20 last edited by
Nah. Put in an approval for Turdmuckle Dunn...
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wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 18:56 last edited by
We currently have a big pile of crappy old lumber on our front lawn that was left behind by the guy who replaced the awful wooden support for the flower bed with a nice stone wall. I see this guy walk past every day, looking at it and wishing there was an HOA.
At some point we'll hire a skip.
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We currently have a big pile of crappy old lumber on our front lawn that was left behind by the guy who replaced the awful wooden support for the flower bed with a nice stone wall. I see this guy walk past every day, looking at it and wishing there was an HOA.
At some point we'll hire a skip.
wrote on 25 Apr 2023, 20:59 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in For Horace:
We currently have a big pile of crappy old lumber on our front lawn that was left behind by the guy who replaced the awful wooden support for the flower bed with a nice stone wall. I see this guy walk past every day, looking at it and wishing there was an HOA.
At some point we'll hire a skip.
No HOA? A container of barbecue briquet lighter and a match ought to do it...