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  Never fully follow law or covenants

  by Carlos, about 1 year ago
  We’ve had decades of experience with several HOA’s. In every instance, the boards and their accountants and lawyers violated the law and the precise terms of the declarations and covenants. They felt that their priorities could take precedence and they usually got away with it in a heavy handed fashion by limiting the homeowner’s ability to speak at meetings, contact other property owners. The fact that they could engage lawyers at the homeowners expense encouraged illegal and oppressive behavior. HOA directors should be personally liable for any overreaching actions.
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  HOAs are like herding cats

  by nobody, about 1 year ago

  Until I became a full time Owner-Resident in my primary home HOA, I was drafted to become the President in 2010.

  That was 13 years ago and have served on the Board (BOD) every year since then. Being re-elected was not an issue for other and new Owners and served for the last 7 years as an Owner-Resident.

  In the same time period, I also owned property in 2 other HOA communities and participated as Owner-occupant when possible, at BOD meetings, but not as a BOD member. some say I must be nuts or a glutton for punishment.

  I do... Continue reading
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  New Laws Severely Debilitating to Associations

  by Manager, about 1 year ago

  I am a manager of multiple community associations. The new laws, in particular last year's changes, are extremely slanted against associations and in favor of owners. The time and hoops to jump through for a manager to effect enforcement are not built into many manager's business models. They can't process the policies while also continuing effective management, forcing them to pass on the need/costs to an association's lawyer. Consequentially, the cost to process violations, not to mention if you can even get to a consequence that is enough of a deterrent to cause the action or inaction to stop, is... Continue reading
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  Redhill Forest HOA Board Fails to Comply with Association Bylaws

  by Shadow, about 1 year ago

  My wife LInda and I have been members of the Redhill Forest HOA for over 30 years.

  Over the last two years, the Board of Managers has been taken over by individuals who are against the majority of property owners in Redhill Forest, located near Fairplay, Colorado who are authorized to use their Lots for camping.

  In non compliance with the Association's governing Bylaws, the Board failed to hod the Annual Member's Meeting on the date and location required. Prior to that, during the previous Annual Member's Meeting, the Board refused to allow a Redhill Member to propose an ammendment... Continue reading
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  “A dream gone wrong” corrected

  by yzergod, about 1 year ago

  This is the other side of the story for the submission titled “a dream gone wrong “.

  I support and applaud the property owner’s association for upholding the declarations of restrictions. It is the main reason I wanted to buy property within an association. While I do not agree with all of the rules, I understand the reasoning behind them.

  The owners being referred to in “A dream gone wrong” had gone before the ARC for their home permit and were denied building a garage first and living in their RV during construction, both of which are against the rules... Continue reading
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  Lack of HOA support for small condo complexes

  by KenMoh, about 1 year ago
  I own a unit in a 12-unit condominium. For years we were self-managed. The difficulty with only 12 units/owners is that it has been difficult/impossible to find enough qualified members to serve on our 4-member board. As a consequence, we have resorted to hiring a property management company. There are very few property management companies that are willing to contract with small unit HOA's. Even the one that agreed to contract with us has not served us well as we are a small percentage of their business. Others who are willing to support us want excessive fees based on our... Continue reading
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  Member, Treasurer, President

  by dsumner, about 1 year ago
  I have had many roles with my HOA, member, Treasurer and President. I understand there have been situations where HOAs have adjusted their power and that has resulted to laws to limit HOA capability to impose financial penalties, etc. However, I believe those changes have gone too far. At this the abilities of an HOA to help insure property values are maintained as well as safe neighborhoods has been severely limited.
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  no information from HOA

  by Chaplain, about 1 year ago
  We get no information on anything! E-mails ignored, no contact from board members. No minutes from board meetings. Management company equally unresponsive. Rules are enforced but only on selected owners. I had been head of neighborhood watch program, but resigned after getting told I was to report anything to management company, not sheriffs dept. no matter what.
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  The HOA help my ex steal my future

  by Taken4aRide, about 1 year ago
  This is a story about two broken systems.

  
  I lived in an hoa community and paid the dues during my contentious divorce. I was supposed to get the house. The HOA sued me twice for dying grass. The first time, I spent $5500 on new landscaping. There was no fine. I wasn’t getting support from my ex despite court orders. I used LEAP for my heating bill and food banks to survive. I did not have money for a high water bill.

  
  

  My ex filed 5 different quit claim deeds. All were incomplete and did I not get ownership of... Continue reading
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  HOA – The scary part of an HOA

  by Asantorno1, about 1 year ago
  Living in an HOA Community has its pros and cons. For someone on a fixed income the big con is how much they can raise the dues, either monthly quarterly or annually. It's quite scary for someone with a disability, HOAs have control over everything! They control what kind of animal you can have how many animals you can have, what type of animal you can have~ even though you took out a loan to buy the condominium you really have no rights. I personally have had issues with the HOA. Our HOA president at one time was belligerent too... Continue reading