Col. Van T. Barfoot vs. the HOA

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by dmek25

what happens if you don't pay the fine?

Depending on the HOA bylaws, the HOA can put a lien on your house until the fines are paid.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Depending on the HOA bylaws, the HOA can put a lien on your house until the fines are paid.

Yup you can not sell your home until all your fines are paid up and the issues are resolved.

HOA's are only as good the folks that run them.

I live in a townhouse and I think the HOA is usefully, we have some orginally owners left in our development who bought their home for like 90K or 100K, they now sell for 275k-300K, and they are not doing the up keep. There is like three of them left and you can point them out just by standing in the street. I guess it is a money issue for them, every one else has replaced roofs, painted, repaired siding, cleaned the brick, etc...not them though. I know the HOA is on them and I have seen all of them starting to do stuff.

If you hate your HOA then I suggest you join them or start attending meetings. If you don't like HOA's then don't move into a neigborhood that has one. In MD at least you have I belive 10 days to read over the HOA rules and if you don't like them you can back right out of the deal. The one problem is if you live i nan area like NOVA it is going to be hard to find a non-HOA hood.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Yup you can not sell your home until all your fines are paid up and the issues are resolved.

HOA's are only as good the folks that run them.

I live in a townhouse and I think the HOA is usefully, we have some orginally owners left in our development who bought their home for like 90K or 100K, they now sell for 275k-300K, and they are not doing the up keep. There is like three of them left and you can point them out just by standing in the street. I guess it is a money issue for them, every one else has replaced roofs, painted, repaired siding, cleaned the brick, etc...not them though. I know the HOA is on them and I have seen all of them starting to do stuff.

If you hate your HOA then I suggest you join them or start attending meetings. If you don't like HOA's then don't move into a neigborhood that has one. In MD at least you have I belive 10 days to read over the HOA rules and if you don't like them you can back right out of the deal. The one problem is if you live i nan area like NOVA it is going to be hard to find a non-HOA hood.

Damn ain't that the truth right there.

We haven't had any bad experiences with our HOA... yet. But we've certainly heard our share of nightmare stories.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Damn ain't that the truth right there.

We haven't had any bad experiences with our HOA... yet. But we've certainly heard our share of nightmare stories.

Exactly. HOAs in my experience are pains in the ass not because of their very existence and purpose but because the people who run them are jackasses. It's like universal. You have to be a douche to be on the board. The problem here isn't the rules its that they decided to not let him fly the flag. They should have just let him. If others complained you print out his wiki and tell them to spin. But since they are hellbent on enforcing the rules then he shouldn't get special treatment. It would just be bad now.