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Homeowner Oppression Agency?
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis
It is small wonder that when someone says “HOA” the inevitable reaction is a scowl and a story of bounds overstepped. And these guys take the cake:
In an effort to get homeowners to attend an annual meeting, a Long Neck condominium association has threatened to fine homeowners $100 if they don’t attend or at least return a proxy.
Bayshore Condominium Association President Tom Durkin said in order to conduct business, at least half of the 147 condominium association members must attend the annual board meeting, Saturday, Aug. 23.
People will find that the vast majority of the arse-stupid resolutions HOA’s manage to tease out of their stunted forebrains are neither legal nor enforceable, just like this one. What they’re going to get instead is a lawsuit by some disgruntled homeowner against which they’ve levied this “punishment.”
Here’s a clue, you idiots…if you can’t get the homeowners to attend, then pass a resolution that’ll get their attention…like only requiring 10% of them to be present. Then, when they hate the decisions you 10% are making, they’ll be motivated to show up.
Why am I the only one with any common sense?
Tags: death of common sense, HOA madness
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August 25th, 2008
It’s likely because the money group that set up the Condo HOA charter placed the standard boilerplate of 2/3 majority needed to change the charter. Without 2/3 in attendance (which almost never happens, esp in Florida) nothing “legal” can get changed.
The problem is, no one would buy a condo if the HOA had a 10% majority in the charter. 2/3 sounds safe. So, if you’re going to buy a Condo, read the charter, rules and regs thoroughly before you buy. If you have hopes of changing anything about the looks, the grounds, or even putting in a speed bump, you’re just about SOL.
August 25th, 2008
Then what’s the bloody point of an HOA in the first place? We bought this house DESPITE the presence of an HOA, and they’ve proven to be toothless as well, are just a monthly fucking annoyance. So again, what’s the point?
August 25th, 2008
I’m not really sure, ours is toothless, but we have a good management agency that charges us out the wahzoo. I trust them more than the condo owners who insist on being informed whenever there is a train loaded with nuclear material passing through our town and that management is derelict in its duty for not informing him of a hostage situation down the road from here. Nuts from New Jersey, all of ‘em. That may be the point. To keep the crazies from running the joint.
Next home will not be within an association. I’m fairly anti-social anyway. Serving on the board once was enough.
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August 25th, 2008
Hah! Ted served on the board here for about a month, got sick of the crazy and told them he was dying or something. I’m sure his continual appearance in the neighborhood is a source of endless consternation for them.
I plan on telling them he’s a zombie if they have the temerity to ask.
August 25th, 2008
My former HOA charged each of us around $700 to build a ginormous wall at the entrance. I’ve moved away, but I’m planning to come back with a bag of rotten eggs when the wall is finished and take out some aggression.