For years I have learn horror stories on the internet about homeowners associations.
It seems savor almost everyone has an aggravating anecdote about dealing with one of these organizations.
I’ve heard about people getting fined $200 for leaving their garage door open for an entire morning while working on a car. I think it’s normal to get citations for having grass that is too high, however I think it’s excessive to get agitated about an open garage unless the resident was doing it 24 hours a morning, more than six mornings a week. Other homeowner associations won’t let you have sheds or clothes lines in your backyard. It’s regular to have restrictions on the color you paint your home as well as the type of fence you can put up, if any at all. Thankfully I live in a community with a good homeowner’s association that is focused on helping as well as assisting residents instead of just harassing as well as policing them over trivial grievances. The best section is having an association president that used to be a building supplier. He knows all of the best companies in city from electricians to Heating as well as A/C companies. When I needed a new air conditioner, he helped myself and others get a discount at a supplier owned by a former neighbor of his. I easily paid 30% less than the normal market value for that same air conditioner. It’s a relief being able to get a good deal on a good air conditioner from a quality heating as well as cooling supplier. This is proof that a homeowner’s association doesn’t have to be inherently corrupt to run efficiently, it just takes patient as well as thoughtful owners to run it as well as keep leadership out of the wrong hands. I have our HOA president to thank for our Heating as well as A/C referral.