OFC Ranger
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First let me pre-face this by saying I like HoAs. The caveat is they are run by decent people. It is a neighborhood you willing join in contract for some specified rules in exchange for some security in keeping property values stable by not having hoarder Bob with 6 cars on cinder blocks in his front yard. It also adds some level of uniformity. Falls into broken windows theory in some regards.
With that said, I find great enjoyment in being challenged by them and stopping them dead in their tracks. One such incident is when I had a street legal dune buggy (registered and plated) and they told me it was considered a recreational vehicle that had to be parked behind my house. Negative ghost rider, it is a registered and insuranced on-road legal vehicle. They tried to push it and I asked them if a Jeep with its roof removed and all doors removed fell in the same category. The contact from the HOA ceased after that. That rule has long since been changed.
In another incident (3 actually in close proximity) I had trees fall from the neighborhood green space and damage my fence. The same section of fence three times over 1 year. What are the chances? I observed the first tree appeared to have rot. Act of God, so I took care of it. I paid for fence and they paid for the tree removal. I advised them of the rot. Second one came down. Same thing, looked rotted. I then asked them to pay for everything. They refused. I asked when was the last time they had the greenspace inspected for trees that needed to be addressed due to rot since last being notified of the possible problem. They paid the total bill. They also paid the total bill the third time.
And now my most recent inquiry after I received a letter asking why a portion of my fence was missing;
HOA Police: Why has part of your fence been down? You need to repair it.
ME: Because I am adding a building to my back yard and doing fence maintenance & drainage repair because Keystone hired crappy/lazy landscapers when they built the lot. I took it down for access.
HOA Police: You have to file a request before you can build that. We don't have anything on file.
ME: *sends them an e-mail that shows HOA approval on an unspecified sized building to be placed in backyard from May 2020*
HOA Police: Oh... uh, ok.
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Cliff Notes: The HOA granted me a blank check.
I guess the person in charge of HOA modification request changed at some point ), or the process on how it is done (an actual form on letterhead) was changed at some point. Clever person I am, I sent (by their directions) a request by e-mail to build a metal building in my back yard over a year ago. I purposefully excluded any dimensional information or specific details, only that it would be metal and match (or close similarity) to my home. They approved it with no further probing. I made sure to store that e-mail on my back-up drive. LOL
With that said, I find great enjoyment in being challenged by them and stopping them dead in their tracks. One such incident is when I had a street legal dune buggy (registered and plated) and they told me it was considered a recreational vehicle that had to be parked behind my house. Negative ghost rider, it is a registered and insuranced on-road legal vehicle. They tried to push it and I asked them if a Jeep with its roof removed and all doors removed fell in the same category. The contact from the HOA ceased after that. That rule has long since been changed.
In another incident (3 actually in close proximity) I had trees fall from the neighborhood green space and damage my fence. The same section of fence three times over 1 year. What are the chances? I observed the first tree appeared to have rot. Act of God, so I took care of it. I paid for fence and they paid for the tree removal. I advised them of the rot. Second one came down. Same thing, looked rotted. I then asked them to pay for everything. They refused. I asked when was the last time they had the greenspace inspected for trees that needed to be addressed due to rot since last being notified of the possible problem. They paid the total bill. They also paid the total bill the third time.
And now my most recent inquiry after I received a letter asking why a portion of my fence was missing;
HOA Police: Why has part of your fence been down? You need to repair it.
ME: Because I am adding a building to my back yard and doing fence maintenance & drainage repair because Keystone hired crappy/lazy landscapers when they built the lot. I took it down for access.
HOA Police: You have to file a request before you can build that. We don't have anything on file.
ME: *sends them an e-mail that shows HOA approval on an unspecified sized building to be placed in backyard from May 2020*
HOA Police: Oh... uh, ok.
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Cliff Notes: The HOA granted me a blank check.
I guess the person in charge of HOA modification request changed at some point ), or the process on how it is done (an actual form on letterhead) was changed at some point. Clever person I am, I sent (by their directions) a request by e-mail to build a metal building in my back yard over a year ago. I purposefully excluded any dimensional information or specific details, only that it would be metal and match (or close similarity) to my home. They approved it with no further probing. I made sure to store that e-mail on my back-up drive. LOL
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