hoa stories

'They're angry, but hands tied': HOA declines building request over 30 days after it was submitted, homeowner throws their own rules back in their face and gets to build anyway

Elna McHilderson

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'HERE's [to] looking at YOU!': HOA member falsely accuses his 70-year-old neighbor of ‘watching’ him, so senior neighbor roasts HOA with a cardboard cutout of himself in the window

Elna McHilderson

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Karen HOA board member targets homeowner with illegal fines, homeowner turns the tables on the HOA and rallies neighborhood to dissolve the board: 'The look on Karen's face was priceless'

Brad Dickson

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Incompetent HOA fails to repair man's condo's multiple water leaks, man is reprimanded when he hires a restoration company to fix it instead: ‘After this nightmare, never again’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Saved probably... $300 per year?': Homeowners confess their sneakiest ways around their HOA's most useless rules

Elna McHilderson

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‘Board needed to flex their might’: HOA only approves of one roof color, homeowner tricks them into thinking her color is the correct one, gets away with it

Elna McHilderson

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‘I can't believe the audacity’: Man gets his truck and trailer illegally towed out of his driveway per request of HOA board member, is seeking board member removal as a result

Lana DeGaetano

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'Imagine being that upset over the color of someone else's house': Pro-HOA post finds its way to anti-HOA subreddit and gets hilariously ripped to shreds

Elna McHilderson

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Neighbor accuses woman's dogs of barking constantly and contacts HOA, despite woman having ample evidence it's the neighbor's 5 rescue dogs: ‘Had it up to here’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Why would she even be mad about FREE LEMONS?’: New homeowner writes unhinged letter accusing neighbor of throwing lemons from his lemon tree into her yard, has a spot-on clap-back

Elna McHilderson

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HOA lowers homeowner's water pressure after they hire contractor to mess with water mains

Brad Dickson

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‘She went ballistic’: Karen HOA President thinks SAHM neighbor is her free nanny, gets shamed in the middle of the street

Elna McHilderson

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'[I] told them to get off my property': HOA goes after homeowner who isn't in their jurisdiction

Remy Millisky

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‘Boy, was I tickled pink': Couple who's lived in their home 15 years gets a 4-page passive aggressive plea to join the HOA for $70 a month, turns them down

Elna McHilderson

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‘It's the bane of my existence’: Homeowners share the minor issues they ignored when buying their home that are now much bigger problems

Elna McHilderson

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First-time homebuyer and single mom shares foreboding story about purchasing on one-income: ‘I do not regret buying… [But] please think about worst-case scenario’

Elna McHilderson

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