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by Anonymous on May 7th, 2009
Welcome to the scam that is HOAs! Builder are allowed to bypass some zoning bylaws and the municipality gets to add to the tax base....but not have to provide the expensive services like maintain the roads or the infrastrucure! You on the other hand pay the full tax burden...AND the HOA fee to!
Meanwhile there is little to no state oversight of where your HOA money is going. Just try to ask to examine the books! You will find yourself getting notices of 'violations' and fines for your transgressions. Then try to call the Attorney Generals office for help...They will tell you to hire your own attorney to the tune of 20-30 thousand dollars!
HOAs are a scam that enriches lawyers and property managers to the point where they have formed THEIR OWN LOBBYING ORGANIZATION! The Community Associations Institute makes sure that NO laws are passed that provide oversight, constraints on board power, election fraud protection...on and on.
The more conflict the better to HOA attorneys...and conflict is what HOAs are ALL ABOUT!
if fines are imposed per violation in the by-laws, but does not say we can be fined continuously, then how can they keep fining us?
by Disneygoof on July 19th, 2010
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I put a baseball field in my backyard, field only grass infield, no fence ect. My HOA rules state anything over $1000 needs approval.
by woppy1 on August 31st, 2010
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I live in a twnhm with 3 dogs. The HOA just revised bylaws to allow 2. Can they make me give up 1? The rule did not exist when I moved in.
by threedogowner on November 8th, 2010
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I live alone in an appartment and it has 3 extra bedrooms... Should I rent the extra rooms to other working ladies out there?
by MissD1985 on June 29th, 2010
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My association has no money.Who is responsibile to pay the bill if the city steps in and began the process of cutting grass and maintaining.
by shawnsworld2000 on July 25th, 2010
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You're reading In a "gated" community who pays to maintain the streets since the public isn't allowed to access those streets? Taxes or the "gated community"?
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