We had this situation in our subdivision where this person decided to put up a fence. The wooded area behind his home is owned by the subdivision's HOA. This person made the decision to put his fence on HOA property because he has a weird shaped lot and wanted to make his yard look symmetrical and bigger. Now the county has gotten involv…
We had this situation in our subdivision where this person decided to put up a fence. The wooded area behind his home is owned by the subdivision's HOA. This person made the decision to put his fence on HOA property because he has a weird shaped lot and wanted to make his yard look symmetrical and bigger. Now the county has gotten involved and wants to fine the HOA because we have an unpermitted "structure" on our property. This means all of the other homeowners would have to then pay more dues for the fine because this one person made a decision that affects the entire neighborhood. The homeowner, who erected the fence on an area that is not his property, then proceeded to hire an attorney to force the HOA to allow his fence to remain on property that he does NOT own. Sorry but that homeowner is a stupid ahole. It goes both ways with HOA's. We have certainly had some power hungry HOA board members but most of the time we have had people who just want to keep up the integrity and value of the homes in the subdivision. I have seen a lot of stupid people do stupid things since being on the board of the HOA.
I worked for an HOA for years and had to send out violations. Some of it was pure insanity, like the resident failed to get permission to take down a very obvious dying and dangerous tree. Honestly, I couldn't stand it there, no offense. When I was looking for a new house, that was my number one rule: no HOAs, and part of it was because of some - definitely not all - who wind up on boards. We were lucky and had many good board members. The second was idiots like you mentioned. 9 times out of 10, a resident wanted HOA rules for everyone, except them of course. They thought they should be the exception.
No offense taken. I have friends who also refuse to live anywhere there is an HOA and I totally understand. I personally don't like it either, but it is a necessary evil so that lazy people keep up with the maintenance of their homes. I would move to 100 acres and put my house right in the middle if it was an option. Sadly, it isn't something I can do.
I can't see how he has a case if the HOA bylaws outline this particular issue which, I'm assuming it does since it involves property lines.
We lived in an HOA neighborhood years ago. At closing, we had to sign a document proving we knew there was an HOA and proving we received a copy of the HOA bylaws.
He doesn't and that is why I said he is stupid. And this is how stupid he really is. The bylaws for the HOA state that if the HOA has to hire an attorney because a homeowner takes them to court and then loses, the homeowner will have to pay the HOA's legal fees. And we have the power to put a lein on his property if he refuses to pay the legal fees. In addition, if he refuses to move the fence the HOA can hire a contractor to move it and he will have to pay for that as well. So this dude is really not that sharp. Most likely he doesn't want to move the fence because he put some real fancy landscaping on the area where the fence is, also. This guy has stated that he wants to sell his house in a year so he is just setting himself up for all kinds of headaches. He won't be able to sell the property either, because the HOA won't provie the seller packet until he moves the fence, too. He just loses all around. Like I said, he is really stupid.
We had this situation in our subdivision where this person decided to put up a fence. The wooded area behind his home is owned by the subdivision's HOA. This person made the decision to put his fence on HOA property because he has a weird shaped lot and wanted to make his yard look symmetrical and bigger. Now the county has gotten involved and wants to fine the HOA because we have an unpermitted "structure" on our property. This means all of the other homeowners would have to then pay more dues for the fine because this one person made a decision that affects the entire neighborhood. The homeowner, who erected the fence on an area that is not his property, then proceeded to hire an attorney to force the HOA to allow his fence to remain on property that he does NOT own. Sorry but that homeowner is a stupid ahole. It goes both ways with HOA's. We have certainly had some power hungry HOA board members but most of the time we have had people who just want to keep up the integrity and value of the homes in the subdivision. I have seen a lot of stupid people do stupid things since being on the board of the HOA.
I worked for an HOA for years and had to send out violations. Some of it was pure insanity, like the resident failed to get permission to take down a very obvious dying and dangerous tree. Honestly, I couldn't stand it there, no offense. When I was looking for a new house, that was my number one rule: no HOAs, and part of it was because of some - definitely not all - who wind up on boards. We were lucky and had many good board members. The second was idiots like you mentioned. 9 times out of 10, a resident wanted HOA rules for everyone, except them of course. They thought they should be the exception.
No offense taken. I have friends who also refuse to live anywhere there is an HOA and I totally understand. I personally don't like it either, but it is a necessary evil so that lazy people keep up with the maintenance of their homes. I would move to 100 acres and put my house right in the middle if it was an option. Sadly, it isn't something I can do.
I can't see how he has a case if the HOA bylaws outline this particular issue which, I'm assuming it does since it involves property lines.
We lived in an HOA neighborhood years ago. At closing, we had to sign a document proving we knew there was an HOA and proving we received a copy of the HOA bylaws.
He doesn't and that is why I said he is stupid. And this is how stupid he really is. The bylaws for the HOA state that if the HOA has to hire an attorney because a homeowner takes them to court and then loses, the homeowner will have to pay the HOA's legal fees. And we have the power to put a lein on his property if he refuses to pay the legal fees. In addition, if he refuses to move the fence the HOA can hire a contractor to move it and he will have to pay for that as well. So this dude is really not that sharp. Most likely he doesn't want to move the fence because he put some real fancy landscaping on the area where the fence is, also. This guy has stated that he wants to sell his house in a year so he is just setting himself up for all kinds of headaches. He won't be able to sell the property either, because the HOA won't provie the seller packet until he moves the fence, too. He just loses all around. Like I said, he is really stupid.