HOA question

[AlienCraft]

Because they can encumber the property. They do not deserve that much control over someone.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
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Basic economics. Quit buying houses in the developments. When houses stand empty it will force a reconsidering of why. If it's found that people won't buy in HOA's then HOA's will be abandoned. People have the power to force any change they wish, they just have to not be lazy or selfish and do it.

yeah, that would work in principle, but you would never get enough people to do it. Most people just make the decision that they are gonna deal with a HOA rather than boycott them and live 3 hours from where they work in some shitty school district.

Then they deserve the headaches they receive in trade. *shrug* I guess I'm too simple minded, I have no compassion for what people bring on themselves.

 

[rockyct]

There should be a publicly available complaint/comment book for every HOA. People should be able to make complaints (or positive comments) and any person buying a home should be able to see those complaints and judge for themselves the quality of the HOA. That should take the Nazi-like tendencies away from the people running it because the more complaints, the less likely someone would buy a property in the HOA. The HOAs that are pretty relaxed but keep the neighborhood in a nice condition actually could increase property values.

Luckily for me, HOAs don't seem to be popular at all in California. There are some, but those are multi-million dollar home developments.

 

[Yreka]

Originally posted by: rockyct
There should be a publicly available complaint/comment book for every HOA. People should be able to make complaints (or positive comments) and any person buying a home should be able to see those complaints and judge for themselves the quality of the HOA. That should take the Nazi-like tendencies away from the people running it because the more complaints, the less likely someone would buy a property in the HOA. The HOAs that are pretty relaxed but keep the neighborhood in a nice condition actually could increase property values.

Luckily for me, HOAs don't seem to be popular at all in California. There are some, but those are multi-million dollar home developments.

Our old HOA had an online forum, unfortunately it was only available to members.. If perspective buyers could have seen the stuff that went on in there, they would avoid them like the plague hehe.

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[NL5]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: NL5
It seems like the vast majority of ATOT'ers hate HOA's. My question is, why would you buy a house with a HOA if you don't like them? They serve an important need for people who want a HOA. Yes, I know that is hard to believe, but some people like them - that is why they exist.

Because it's pretty much impossible to buy a house in an urban area (outside the ghetto or trailer park) that doesn't have a HOA...

i dont live in a trailer or the ghetto and i dont have an HOA at all. my neighborhood is old, but hardly ghetto. my moms new house has an hoa and they have to justify everything they do. they get fined if their trash can stays out front too long when they are on vacation.

most HOAs start out with the best of intentions, but the people on the boards eventually find themselves corrupt and unable to do their functions fairly. i well run HOA is a good thing, and can have a very positive effect on the community.

Try finding a suburban house in a development built in the last 20 years that doesnt have a HOA. I doubt you'd be successful.

I'm living in one......

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Citrix
i know in texas a community can vote in a HOA. this happend to my parents a year after they bought their house. my dad was beyond pissed when he got the letter informing him that he was now in a HOA.

Wow. I think that would drive me so insane I'd take a rifle to a rooftop.

I wonder what would happen if they just refused to join it and ignored everything.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: Citrix
i know in texas a community can vote in a HOA. this happend to my parents a year after they bought their house. my dad was beyond pissed when he got the letter informing him that he was now in a HOA.

Wow. I think that would drive me so insane I'd take a rifle to a rooftop.

I wonder what would happen if they just refused to join it and ignored everything.

They would find me on my roof with numerous weapons and a lot of ammunition.

 

[Finalnight]

If I wanted a HOA experience, I would time-travel back to Soviet Russia.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Finalnight
If I wanted a HOA experience, I would time-travel back to Soviet Russia.

😕

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Finalnight
If I wanted a HOA experience, I would time-travel back to Soviet Russia.

😕

His post is very easy to understand and very true. What exactly is confusing about it?