Easements and HOA (HOA's) Home Onwers Assocaition's STAY AWAY!!

[Steppenwolfe]

More accurately, they probably only wanted the more affluent and elite class of home owners.

In recent years I have seen several developments spring up where the lot purchaser had to agree to spend a set price or above when building their new home. Big bucks or you are not welcome.

Birds of a feather flock together...

 

[kenmac]

where I am (in the rural country) there is land coming up for sale with restrictions
some... no mobile homes, some... mobile homes newer than xxxx date, some... homes only, some.... homes only with xxxxx sq ft

 

[mapper]

While most of us will run far away from a HOA they are almost ubiquitous around here for most new and existing subdivisions. They can however provide us with some entertainment. Used to work with a guy who was pretty much an a** hole, he bought a new home in a pretty expensive subdivision built around a very expensive private golf course. He soon got crosswise with the HOA and some of his neighbors who were on the board. He found that he had to get permission to do anything to his home, including touching up the trim on his house that was peeling - with the same color!
The entertainment for me was listening to him howl in indignation about the HOA and the busybody neighbors that were on the board. Like I said, he was an a**hole, just seemed to be a great case of karmic backlash! :laughing:

 

[Shblack]

We have some property in a development that has 8 miles of private roads. The HOA does one thing - maintain the roads, fee hasn’t changed in 17 years. Annual maintenance includes grading, rolling, adding gravel and mowing. Roads weren’t much more than logging roads when the development was sold at auction, now they are better than most county gravel roads. So it can work

 

[BoFuller]

We have some property in a development that has 8 miles of private roads. The HOA does one thing - maintain the roads, fee hasn’t changed in 17 years. Annual maintenance includes grading, rolling, adding gravel and mowing. Roads weren’t much more than logging roads when the development was sold at auction, now they are better than most county gravel roads. So it can work

Similar situation. Our subdivision amounts to one hundred 40 acre parcels and 25 miles of private roads. The association takes care of the roads and maintains the community well. There are about 10 full time residents, several more who visit for a couple weeks a year, and the majority are out of state owners who just bought as an investment. It would be a disaster if the association didn’t maintain the roads. I’m on the board, and we are all members who like to take care of the Ranch. It’s been 20 years since the Association was formed and for the last 10 I’ve been a member. No complaints, just praises. It can work.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

A lot of HOAs die due to lack of interest. When the culdesac we live in was built the developer included an HOA and covenants into the sales. It sat alone in an area of larger plots. Since it has built up all around and many homes sold several time in the 35 years. Only 2 of the original owners are still here, the both live across the road from me. The county has taken over the road (they don't maintain it either) and folks have conveniently ignored the HOA since the could not get any officers to run it. Still on the deeds though. Maybe I will start a campaign to get it dissolved.

Ron

 

[JK22]

Yeah, like no one would be upset with the **** that was going on at the Steven's house in a residential neighborhood. It's called disturbing the peace. When your activities infringe on your neighbors you're at fault. It was her business to begin with. It's no different than your neighbors shooting fireworks over your property, shooting fireworks at all hours of the day and night, dumping chemicals into their septic system that will affect the aquifer, not having properly working septic systems, using excessive chemicals on their lawn, driving fast in a residential area, having large loud parties frequently, plowing their snow into the street, aiming spotlights at your house, letting their dogs and cats roam, etc....

It's a matter of fact that a lot of people actually LIKE a home owners association. It sets clear rules as to expected behavior, property maintenance, uses, etc... and hopefully helps to maintain property values. You know what to expect in the future.

Are there HOA problems? Of course. But another matter of fact is that in most cases, the person complaining is not in compliance with the rules that they knew about when they purchased. You only read about HOA horror stories. You never hear about all the happy people who's HOA's are working properly day in and day out.

Well said. I’ve had qualms with mine but I’m also glad my neighbors don’t have couches and cars on blocks in their yards

 

[Sigarms]

Similar situation. Our subdivision amounts to one hundred 40 acre parcels and 25 miles of private roads. The association takes care of the roads and maintains the community well. There are about 10 full time residents, several more who visit for a couple weeks a year, and the majority are out of state owners who just bought as an investment. It would be a disaster if the association didn稚 maintain the roads. I知 on the board, and we are all members who like to take care of the Ranch. It痴 been 20 years since the Association was formed and for the last 10 I致e been a member. No complaints, just praises. It can work.

Perhaps it can (particularly for raod maintenance), that said, if I bought a house and land, I'd buy only what I could take care of myself.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Step son lives in a HOA community.. His wife was having a baby shower so there were a lot of people & not a lot of parking..
The next day they received a 200.00 fine for excessive vehicles.. WTF..
This past Thanksgiving we went over there for dinner.. yup, u guessed it.. another 200.00 fine for 1 wheel on the grass.!!!
The "plantation" I moved to has 1 restriction in the deed.. NO children.!! seriously, it says NO children..

 

[Sigarms]

Are there HOA problems? Of course. But another matter of fact is that in most cases, the person complaining is not in compliance with the rules that they knew about when they purchased. You only read about HOA horror stories. You never hear about all the happy people who's HOA's are working properly day in and day out.

To me, being in a HOA is like odds of dating someone at work. It may work for a time, but sooner or later the crap is going to hit the fan and it's going to become a big mess.

In a perfect world, if you dated a girl at work, you marry her and live happy ever after, and if you belonged in the HOA, EVERYONE gets along and agrees on everything and you get to do with your home/property as you see fit since you paid for it. Rarely do we live in a perfect world...

There are general rules in life I've always lived by to make my life simpler with less headache. Dating girls at work was one of those rules when I was single, and not belonging to a HOA was another.

The saying "power corrupts" comes to mind as well when dealing with HOA's LOL