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'We're going to court? OK!': Developer and their HOA gets "throat punched repeatedly" by fines after threatening landowners for refusing to sell

With progress comes expansion, and with expansion comes development… the bounds of society creeping beyond where they once were, bringing with them change. We'd like to think that this change is always good, but the reality is that it's not always for the better. Opportunists will be right there waiting to strike when the shifting sands of time and change bring them the chance to take advantage. When this couple bought their dream piece of land out in the middle of nowhere, they completed the p…
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First-time homebuyers fire agent after discovering she lied about submitting their offer in a ploy to get more money: 'We could've made a deal months ago'

Buying a home sounds exciting at first, but once you’re on that journey, you go through a rollercoaster of emotions that makes you wonder if it’s really worth it. Unfortunately for this couple, they know this story all too well. When you hire a real estate agent, you trust them to guide you through the process, especially if it’s your first home. So imagine their shock when they found out their agent had been anything but honest. The agent claimed she had submitted their offer on their dream ho…
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Lying real estate agent gets karmic justice for wronging innocent homeowner and cheating on his wife, homeowner enacts revenge that exposes both

‘I played the long game’: Wronged homeowner enacts revenge on lying real estate agent, sends him fake love letters for six years and accidentally exposes his actual infidelity

". . . despite it being in absolute black and white he refused to accept any fault or offer anything to make things right."
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Tradesman does exceptional work but has an extremely bad flatulence problem, homeowners don't know what to do: ‘There has to be some degree of professionalism in this situation, right?’

Tradesman does exceptional work but has an extremely bad flatulence problem, homeowners don't know what to do: ‘There has to be some degree of professionalism in this situation, right?’

The things homeowners will do for a good tradesman!
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'I say they can kick rocks': HOA gives homeowner the go head to paint their house black, Karen member tries to get board to to retract approval after project is already finished

'I say they can kick rocks': HOA gives homeowner the go head to paint their house black, Karen member tries to get board to to retract approval after project is already finished

Why are HOAs so fixated on house color? Let people live!
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'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

'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

When you snooze, you lose, HOA.
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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

When the HOA goes low, you go lower.
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'Saved probably... $300 per year?': Homeowners confess their sneakiest ways around their HOA's most useless rules

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

Nothing is worse than living somewhere with arbitrary rules about your own property.
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'I regret buying our dream house': In-laws pressure couple into buying $1M home in the country, refuse to help out with expensive mortgage

'I regret buying our dream house': In-laws pressure couple into buying $1M home in the country, stick them with an expensive mortgage

“I'm angry with myself for going against my gut and what I originally wanted to do because now we are priced out of that area…”
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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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‘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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New homeowners find loophole in strict HOA policy forbidding them from renovating 'historic' home: 'No variance was required if we tore [it] down'

New homeowners find loophole in strict HOA policy forbidding them from renovating 'historic' home: 'No variance was required if we tore [it] down'

It's hard to take an HOA policy seriously when there are glaring loopholes within the so-called “strict policy.” Here, we have a pair of new homeowners
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Demanding homebuyer insists on a spotless house with not a single blade of grass out of place, seller maliciously complies: '[The neighbors] were thrilled to take it'

Buying or selling a house is a pretty stressful experience, there's a lot on the line and a whole lot of things need to line up for everything to fall into place. Plus, there's plenty of opportunities for someone to screw you over from the realtor to the seller/buyer themselves, so it's pretty easy to be on edge and understandable, at least, to want to control every aspect of the situation. Still, as with anything in life and especially in stressful situations and negotiations, approaching thin…
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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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