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Brotastic
Location
Arlington TX
Not so trivial. That sucks! Hope everybody is alright.

Yeah, we're both okay.

Second company car I've wrecked. Boss was really cool about it. Of course he has an idea that I'm looking for another job, and I bring in the most money, so I imagine that has a little to do with his response. He said that without me, the company might have had to close its doors over the past two years, so spending a grand on the deductible is no big deal. Which might be accurate, I dunno. It's conjecture really.
 

Quinc

Buy a Superjet
Location
California
blaster pump = pain in my arse! after 45minutes of failed attempts I had to remove one of the alignment pins to get the damn pump to go all the way in...
 

SXIPro

JM781 Big Bore
Driving to drop something off at my Mom's over my lunch break 1/2 an hour ago...First I am stuck behind a Prius going 35 in a 45, he finally turns off and I am stuck behind a Cop who is apparently sight-seeing as well. Then I am climbing a huge hill when I hear something strange happening under the hood of my truck. Get to Mom's, pop the hood, my serpentine belt has lost one strand which at that point had swung around like Indiana Jones's whip and yanked out my dipstick. WTF. Found the dipstick, but now it just has a 'nub' instead of a 'T' to grab to pull it from the dipstick tube.
 
A very big and angry black woman that has some authority in our HOA is at my house harassing my wife about our RV being parked in the driveway. It hasn't even been parked in our driveway for 48 hours and we planned on returning it tonight anyway to the storage we pay for... HOA permits large vehicles for up to 48 hours (people have to move in and all) just no extended parking. We've had other run-ins with this lady in the past and she is very hostile and I'm actually concerned for my wife's safety. My HOA fees are $100 a year, my neighborhood doesn't have a pool or anything to put things in perspective. It's exists to pay for a fence, some landscaping and neighborhood lighting basically...

About 2 months ago we got our house painted (the same exact color) and rotten siding/wood replaced. It didn't look like it was falling apart or anything, just normal maintenance. This lady freaked out over it and blocked my contractor from doing work on the house until she approved the paint color holding up my contractor. She wanted a paint sample from home depot and wanted us to wait 15 days for that "approval". As she's sitting in the driveway we are on the phone trying to tell her the covenants only state we need approval if we are "changing" the appearance and to just look at the house for the paint color... She flipped and argued so we brought up the fact our next door neighbor has had siding missing from their house for nearly a year and is generally un-kept and she told us to "mind our own dam business, their house doesn't concern us". Well, it does in fact concern me because it effects property values and she notices me painting my house but doesn't do anything about the guy with missing siding... like WTF!??!?

I've asked them for all future communication to be done in writing and that we'll call the police if this lady comes back again. I hate HOA bull poop. I am a person that actually keeps up with my house, cares for the lawn, cares about property values and this K-UNt drives me bonkers.
 
A very big and angry black woman that has some authority in our HOA is at my house harassing my wife about our RV being parked in the driveway. It hasn't even been parked in our driveway for 48 hours and we planned on returning it tonight anyway to the storage we pay for... HOA permits large vehicles for up to 48 hours (people have to move in and all) just no extended parking. We've had other run-ins with this lady in the past and she is very hostile and I'm actually concerned for my wife's safety. My HOA fees are $100 a year, my neighborhood doesn't have a pool or anything to put things in perspective. It's exists to pay for a fence, some landscaping and neighborhood lighting basically...

About 2 months ago we got our house painted (the same exact color) and rotten siding/wood replaced. It didn't look like it was falling apart or anything, just normal maintenance. This lady freaked out over it and blocked my contractor from doing work on the house until she approved the paint color holding up my contractor. She wanted a paint sample from home depot and wanted us to wait 15 days for that "approval". As she's sitting in the driveway we are on the phone trying to tell her the covenants only state we need approval if we are "changing" the appearance and to just look at the house for the paint color... She flipped and argued so we brought up the fact our next door neighbor has had siding missing from their house for nearly a year and is generally un-kept and she told us to "mind our own dam business, their house doesn't concern us". Well, it does in fact concern me because it effects property values and she notices me painting my house but doesn't do anything about the guy with missing siding... like WTF!??!?

I've asked them for all future communication to be done in writing and that we'll call the police if this lady comes back again. I hate HOA bull poop. I am a person that actually keeps up with my house, cares for the lawn, cares about property values and this K-UNt drives me bonkers.

EFFF THAT BS! I'd be recording any interaction with that biotch and have her ass. I've had chitty neighbors in the past and at times considered how nice an HOA would be in those instances but I can't come to terms with someone else telling me how to maintain the house/property that I pay for (let alone pay them to tell me how to do it).
 
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First couple months I moved into my new house with hoa I wore small shorts, no shirt, and used a very large axe to chop roots out of my front lawn. Neighbors have been nothing but very kind to me.

You should get on the hoa board and work on getting her voted off.

haha thats awesome. gonna start mowing my lawn in that Borat Speedo thing...

They are drawing up a petition tonight to try and push her out. The problem with my neighborhood is no one wants to be on the board so every year we hear the President complain about how "no one wants this job" etc etc cry cry poor me... and I was just like.... Hire a property management company!

I was also just told the angry lady approved some narrow stairs on another house being replaced with wider ones and then later the President said it wasn't approved after it was already built. It ended in a physical altercation with the homeowner and the President of the HOA who has angry lady's back apparently. Well, lawyers got involved, homeowner has paperwork showing proof of approval, HOA loses. SO my HOA fees are paying for lawyers apparently over stupid poop as well...
 

Ducky

Back in the game!
Location
Charlotte, NC
@imabadfish ....its times like those you need to teach your lady the whole dramatic head bob and have her keep yelling "BYE FELICIA!"


That is why I will never, ever own a house that is part of an HOA....You're going to tell me I can and cannot do to my property that I own? That I have worked so hard for? I get why HOAs exist...but I want no part of that.
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
I was on the home owner board for over 10 years as president, the first indenture I passed was board members do not have to pay dues. As president I didn't have to do a thing except ask other board memebers to take care of tasks.
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
haha thats awesome. gonna start mowing my lawn in that Borat Speedo thing...

They are drawing up a petition tonight to try and push her out. The problem with my neighborhood is no one wants to be on the board so every year we hear the President complain about how "no one wants this job" etc etc cry cry poor me... and I was just like.... Hire a property management company!

I was also just told the angry lady approved some narrow stairs on another house being replaced with wider ones and then later the President said it wasn't approved after it was already built. It ended in a physical altercation with the homeowner and the President of the HOA who has angry lady's back apparently. Well, lawyers got involved, homeowner has paperwork showing proof of approval, HOA loses. SO my HOA fees are paying for lawyers apparently over stupid poop as well...


so you are ok if your dues raise considerably to pay this outside concern to run your home owners group?
 

VXSXH20

Sionis Industries
Location
Mid-Atlantic
haha thats awesome. gonna start mowing my lawn in that Borat Speedo thing...

They are drawing up a petition tonight to try and push her out. The problem with my neighborhood is no one wants to be on the board so every year we hear the President complain about how "no one wants this job" etc etc cry cry poor me... and I was just like.... Hire a property management company!

I was also just told the angry lady approved some narrow stairs on another house being replaced with wider ones and then later the President said it wasn't approved after it was already built. It ended in a physical altercation with the homeowner and the President of the HOA who has angry lady's back apparently. Well, lawyers got involved, homeowner has paperwork showing proof of approval, HOA loses. SO my HOA fees are paying for lawyers apparently over stupid poop as well...
been thru similar HOA bs many a times myself.. inflated fees w/out amenities etc.. If she comes back and has the gallstones to park in your drive way or block it. just call the law. end of story. this will start a case on her and have it on record. if the cops ask who what where when why on the call prior to showing up.. tell them this woman whom you do not personally know has been watching your house and made various comments to your wife, that your wife is actually worried for her personal safety. And if that doesn't work.. than just do what the rest of the world does. Lie and Deny and tell the cops theres a crazy woman shouting obscenities at your wife kids ( even if you don't have any) and she made a comment about having a gun. please send a officer to the house. Good Luck
 
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so you are ok if your dues raise considerably to pay this outside concern to run your home owners group?

actually yes. My dues are $100 for a freaking year. I paid $277 a month in my condo in Atlanta. I suggested raising to $150 last year just to cover inflation since they haven't raised it for 14 years.... I'm sure its costing the landscaping more in gas now a days.... We have wooden fence like a mile long that needs to be replaced. Our front entrance looks like poo because the Leland cypress trees are half dead and nearly falling over. And none of this is getting fixed because its only $100 and we apparently spending that on legal battles over someones entry stairs...
 
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Ducky

Back in the game!
Location
Charlotte, NC
actually yes. My dues are $100 for a freaking year. I paid $277 a month in my condo in Atlanta. I suggested raising to $150 last year just to cover inflation since they haven't raised it for 14 years.... I'm sure its costing the landscaping more in gas now a days.... We have wooden fence like a mile long that needs to be replaced. Our front entrance looks like poo because the Leland cypress trees are half dead and nearly falling over. And none of this is getting fixed because its only $100 and we apparently spending that on legal battles over someones entry stairs...

Well they shouldnt be spending your HOA fees on lawyer fees...id be fighting that for damn sure.
 

VXSXH20

Sionis Industries
Location
Mid-Atlantic
My HOA charges 225 a month. we have no pool, no playground, basketball courts.. no large dogs allowed. we are told every year prices going up due to "last years snow removal efforts.." what efforts we shovel our own snow?, maybe 3 times a year... I got a notice saying my bottom garage door panel paint was flaking..if it was not fixed within 60 days it was a $900 fine. on the contrary, my coworker has a HOA , his fees are 150 a month, They cut his grass, weed his lawn and he has 3 pools and a tennis court and dog park... I take care of my home and yard, much like the other bros on here showing off their yards and hard work.. its all a scam. I've been to the headquarters where these Nazi's convene.. parking lot full of higher tier foreign vehicles. inside the office its starbucks along with granite counter tops , flat screen tvs and leather office chairs. like a high end plastic surgeon's office. all these a-holes are on the payroll yet no one will make eye contact with you or ask you if you need assistance. then when you walk into a office.. they become very uncomfortable and on edge to see a blue collar individual who rushed over there to speak to someone before closing hours. They will back peddle and say so and so is not here that's who you'd want to ask and my favorite " Sir, we unfortunately don't handle any of that here.. you have to do it online.." -whys that? so you can avoid confrontation?

Rant over.. Good luck badfish... im w you dude.. been there
 
My HOA charges 225 a month. we have no pool, no playground, basketball courts.. no large dogs allowed. we are told every year prices going up due to "last years snow removal efforts.." what efforts we shovel our own snow?, maybe 3 times a year... I got a notice saying my bottom garage door panel paint was flaking..if it was not fixed within 60 days it was a $900 fine. on the contrary, my coworker has a HOA , his fees are 150 a month, They cut his grass, weed his lawn and he has 3 pools and a tennis court and dog park... I take care of my home and yard, much like the other bros on here showing off their yards and hard work.. its all a scam. I've been to the headquarters where these Nazi's convene.. parking lot full of higher tier foreign vehicles. inside the office its starbucks along with granite counter tops , flat screen tvs and leather office chairs. like a high end plastic surgeon's office. all these a-holes are on the payroll yet no one will make eye contact with you or ask you if you need assistance. then when you walk into a office.. they become very uncomfortable and on edge to see a blue collar individual who rushed over there to speak to someone before closing hours. They will back peddle and say so and so is not here that's who you'd want to ask and my favorite " Sir, we unfortunately don't handle any of that here.. you have to do it online.." -whys that? so you can avoid confrontation?

Rant over.. Good luck badfish... im w you dude.. been there

that sucks. good luck to you too. My mom was the president of the HOA of her neighborhood in Florida of like 600 homes. I've heard it all and my mom has taught me how to deal with it. As much as i want to act like a teenager and make their lives hell. I'm taking the "everything in writing" legal route... It sounds like your management company truly does suck and just taking your money. I'm sure there are good ones out there though and if you could all band together I'm sure you could fire/replace them but that will take a huge effort.
 
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