Col. Van T. Barfoot vs. the HOA

[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.