hoa stories

‘I asked for invoices for the cash and he sent me one fake invoice dated a month before any of the cash withdrawals were even made’: HOA member withdraws $10.000 in cash without asking for permission, leaving them wondering what to do

Olivia Arocena

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‘I just served them with an $8,800 Small Claims lawsuit’: HOA tries to blame main sewer line root invasion on an ‘improper cleanout’ to avoid reimbursing the $1200 plumbing bill they owe

Olivia Arocena

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Community praises curmudgeon old farmer for telling off rich new landowner trying to start an HOA: ‘There's zero chance I'm giving you wealthy losers any say in what I do here.’

Elna McHilderson

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Resident finds out neighbor has been secretly renting out their parking spot while they travel for work: 'She had been giving a cut to the building HOA'

Cata Holmes

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Florida resident fined by HOA, accusing him of running an LLC out of his home, resident forced to pay $1k or spend up to $5k to fight it

Ben Weiss

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HOA threatens homeowners after they leave incompetent landscaping company a 1-star online review: '6 people [asked] us to take down the review'

Ben Weiss

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New homeowner cited by HOA for "ugly" backyard furniture despite being in full compliance with neighborhood bylaws

Ben Weiss

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Homeowner conspires to push HOA president out of the neighborhood after he fabricated false violations: 'I beat the HOA!'

Ben Weiss

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HOA threatens to fine homeowner for not power washing a driveway that isn't his: 'It was a shared driveway!'

Ben Weiss

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Homeowner fights with HOA after increasing dues despite wasting away $300K without fixing road damage: 'Here's what they HAVEN'T done: fix the road.'

Ben Weiss

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'I owe the HOA 1 cent': Resident of 20+ years in the neighborhood refuses to pay the $0.01 he owes in HOA fees on principle

Ben Weiss

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Scorned HOA resident-turned-president gets revenge on former president, who fined them $50 for a crooked mailbox: ‘[I] spent 2 years making his life a bureaucratic [nightmare]’

Lana DeGaetano

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Sneaky HOA board kicks resident out of meeting after they point out that the current president's term has expired: “Tyrannical HOA’

Lana DeGaetano

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HOA fines condo owner $500/month over noise complaints and expects them to redo their flooring, despite not having owned the condo when the original floors were installed: ‘Retaliation mixed with incompetence’

Lana DeGaetano

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HOA cites resident for violating "aesthetic standards" by having a chair and a plant on his balcony: 'Maintain visual consistency!'

Ben Weiss

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HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

Ben Weiss

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