Parking boot battle

[mredskins]

LB you got it that was that exact type. go to Toys R Us they have every imangable size possible. I don't think they are that bad if you have a large yard and stick it in the back but the front yard of your Townhouse, come on!

[Hog1]

I LOVE someone who fights "Big Brother"!!!!
Very entertaining

[BleedBurgundy]

Sweeet. I hate HOA's. And what is it with Security Guard/Parking Nazi being the new official title of small dicked moron's everywhere? I've never met anyone "normal" who does that job.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

As an aside, let me also state that I don't think ALL HOAs are bad, just the majority of them. The ones that don't bother me are the ones who actually provide a service rather than trying to enforce rules on my property.

[mredskins]

One percent is just a saying, if you give me a day or two I will run the actual numbers for you.

I like my HOA, a year ago a child was struck in the parking lot/ road the HOA came in did an investigation and determined the road needed a speed bump and a back up mirrior. Basically there was a blind that need addressing. The child was ok but could have been way worst.

I pay a whooping $29 a month for the HOA. They shovel my snow, landscape, govern the "rules", and do trash removal. IMO that is a deal.

Now if I do recall on 20/20 a few years back a story about an HOA in Dallas that was horrible. They ticketed people for the dumbest things like weeds, garge door left open, etc... Where every there is power there is the possiblity of abuse of it. If you don't like HOA's it is very simple don't move to that area. At least in MD you get 72 hours to read all the HOA rules before closing on your house.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by mredskins

One percent is just a saying, if you give me a day or two I will run the actual numbers for you.

I like my HOA, a year ago a child was struck in the parking lot/ road the HOA came in did an investigation and determined the road needed a speed bump and a back up mirrior. Basically there was a blind that need addressing. The child was ok but could have been way worst.

I pay a whooping $29 a month for the HOA. They shovel my snow, landscape, govern the "rules", and do trash removal. IMO that is a deal.

Now if I do recall on 20/20 a few years back a story about an HOA in Dallas that was horrible. They ticketed people for the dumbest things like weeds, garge door left open, etc... Where every there is power there is the possiblity of abuse of it. If you don't like HOA's it is very simple don't move to that area. At least in MD you get 72 hours to read all the HOA rules before closing on your house.

Yeah, that is the truth. I will never live in a place that requires HOA membership.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I pay a whooping $29 a month for the HOA. They shovel my snow, landscape, govern the "rules", and do trash removal. IMO that is a deal.

So you give someone $30 a month to hassle you?


I'll do it for $20 a month.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Buster

So you give someone $30 a month to hassle you?


I'll do it for $20 a month.

No I give them $29. =)

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I pay a whooping $29 a month for the HOA. They shovel my snow, landscape, govern the "rules", and do trash removal. IMO that is a deal.

That's a steal!
When I was looking at moving to Denver the HOA fees were much higher than that!
HOA's really aren't that bad...it just depends on your point of view. If you want to have 5 cars on blocks in your yard, then a HOA is not for you.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I mean what I hate the most is that basically they can create rules that totally trump actual laws.

Sure, you could argue certain things are against actual law, but then you're going to court and paying to fight something you shouldn't have to in the first place.

[mredskins]

Dude relax just don't move to an HOA. I swear there are worst things in the world.

[That Guy]

if you're hoa sucks, get elected and fix it. that's what my parent's did. now everything's pretty laid back.

[onlydarksets]

This seems pretty simple - if you don't want the hassles of an HOA, don't buy into a neighborhood with one. That said, if you want to buy a new house these days (at least in my area), it's pretty hard to do with an HOA. We don't have one, but the houses in our neighborhood are 55 years old.

[mredskins]

This may be a shock to some people but you can go out buy a piece of land and build on it. You don't have to live in a "house farm" community. Even in DC, mind you will probably be in Front Royal but if you hate HOA's that much so be it.

[BDBohnzie]

Bump for small update on Dolly Man status...