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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

‘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

“Be an utterly unethical thorn in [the HOA's] side which can never be removed or retaliated against. I'm not locked in with them; they're locked in with me.”
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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 Reddit and gets hilariously ripped to shreds

'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

It really just comes down to whether you are pro-purple house or not…
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'Quit watching HGTV': Professional contractors and tradesmen share the biggest issues they experience with homeowners

'Quit watching HGTV': Professional contractors and tradesmen share the biggest issues they experience with homeowners

Are you planning on hiring a professional for some work around your home? Then you better read up!
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neighbor lies to HOA about woman's dogs disturbing the peace everyday, woman's clear evidence reveals it's the neighbor's 5 untrained rescue dogs

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’

Bad neighbors will go to great lengths to make your life difficult.
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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

‘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

Apparently, this entitled neighbor has never heard of the teachings of Sir Isaac Newton…
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‘They want some poor stooge to risk arrest for trespassing’: Couple offers $50 for a quick 'errand' they need run, is just a sneaky way to get a cheap home inspection of a remote property they want to buy

‘They want some poor stooge to risk arrest for trespassing’: Couple offers $50 for a quick 'errand' they need run, is just a sneaky way to get a cheap home inspection of a remote property they want to buy

Surprise, surprise—nobody wants to do professional work for nickels and pennies.
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Squatters get outwitted by management company after the landlord hires a professional 'nuisance' to move in with them: 'They were out within a week'

Squatters get outwitted by management company after the landlord hires a professional 'nuisance' to move in with them: 'They were out within a week'

Is it smart or unethical to use squatter and tenant rights against squatters?
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'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design and Shoddy Work of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

Why does everything wiggle?
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Rural landowner thwarts joyriding snowmobilers with concrete reinforced fencing: 'They all received tickets and their snowmobiles were confiscated'

Fences have a singular specific primary purpose: To keep people, and things, out of places they shouldn't be. If you see a fence—or are otherwise told about its presence when you enquire with the property owner about crossing it—chances are that you shouldn't go ahead and cross that fence anyway or do something to sabotage it and gain entry. At the very least, such actions would probably have consequences. Of course, some of those still reading might argue that fences are also used to keep thin…
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'Imagine my shock!': Airbnb Hosts Share Stories of Their Most Entitled Guests That Will Make You Never Want to Host

'Imagine my shock!': Airbnb Hosts Share Stories of Their Most Entitled Guests That Will Make You Never Want to Host

Do you prefer an Airbnb or a hotel?
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Karen Neighbor complains about adjoining fence, Homeowner removes it meaning she can no longer let her hyperactive dog outside: 'The look on her face was priceless!'

It's always terrible when a new neighbor moves in who disrupts the peaceable existence that you had enjoyed for so long before. Whereas once you had enjoyed your steaming cup of morning coffee out on the front porch on cold sunny winter mornings, watching your breath ascend towards the endless blue sky as the world wakes up around you, now you're introduced to their loud cars, barking dogs, and screaming conversation that punctuate an otherwise carefree life. Worse, whereas once there was coope…
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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, clearly turns them down

‘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

Why pay nothing to do whatever you want with your property when you can pay $70 a month to be told what you can and cannot do with your property?
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'The look on her red face was priceless': Suburban Karen neighbor tries pushing trash on new millennial homeowners, drive-by junk collector puts her in her place

'The look on her red face was priceless': Suburban Karen neighbor tries pushing trash on new millennial homeowners, drive-by junk collector puts her in her place

“My husband told her if she wants to play Nancy Drew she’s welcome to but he has better things to do…”
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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

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

It's always the little things that will end up biting you in the…
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Entitled older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property to ‘support the troops’, property owners stop them in their tracks

Entitled older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property to ‘support the troops’, property owners stop them in their tracks

Older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property, ‘I could see the smoke rising from his ears’
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'The exact apartment he had for $150 is now $2,400': Hardworking Gen Xer gives his dad a wakeup call after getting criticized for not being a homeowner

It's getting stormy out there for the renters of the world. With a flimsy roof above our heads, dozens of replacement tenants waiting in the wings, and greedy landlords looming over us until the lease is up, the housing situation is getting more and more uncertain. When you're working two jobs and can hardly make ends meet at the end of the month, the last thing you want to hear at the family gathering is constant nagging about homeownership.
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