HOA Problems & Complaints

I live in an HOA in Vista,CA. My neighbor has used the HOA to harass me. Her complaint is my dog barks uncontrollably and has detroyed the common fence. Both not true. She sends her friends to bang on my fence to harass my dog. I WISH I had NEVER moved in here. PLEASE read your HOA. Better yet DONT move into these.

I Live in Las Vegas and we are paying 100.00 more because they have repaired the roofs for the second time. The first time they got the cheapest bid I think and the roofs started to leak so the HOA sued the roofing company and they didn't get any money back so we have to pay again to repair the roofs so in total we are paying 279.00 a month because they are out of funds and "by law" we need to have something. We do not even have a gated community.

I have questions about the Developer being a member of the HOA and also controlling the Board. I live in a 28 unit community of new homes in California. It is made up of two phases, phase one has 17 homes in it and of that 10 have sold. Phase two has 11 homes in it and none of them have sold. The developer has decided since the market has dropped so much that he is not selling any more. They have rented all the empty homes. They say that they only have to pay assessment fees on the seven homes in phase one. They are not paying on the 11 in phase two. This does not seem fair to me or the rest of the homeowners. I have looked in my CC and R's and cannot find anything that covers the developer renting out unsold homes. I read that they don't have to pay any dues until one of the homes in phase two sells. They control the Board, the have a majority of votes as members,cause there 7 homes have class "b" status as members. We 10 homeowners feel we have no control over our community and that the renters have more rights then we do. Is this legal? Is this a conflict of interest? Do you have some advise?

I am thinking about moving into the OP's community and appreciate your feedback. Has the situation in the community changed? Do you know how someone could get on the committee?

Pulte Homes just did a market survey and found that professionals under 50 want nothing to do with HOAs! To say that HOAs are democratic makes me burst out laughing! They NEVER have opposition parties. Imagine if the Republicans could just keep retreading candidates? They NEVER have a 'free press'....NEVER They NEVER have a separation of powers scheme. "The very definition of tyranny" says James Madison! Who counts the ballots....they do!!! OF COURSE THERE IS FRAUD!!! Where is the money???THEY WON'T TELL YOU!!! It goes on and on and on. The values they are supposedly protecting are being destroyed. Worse, the service providers (think lawyers and prop managers) have their own LOBBYING organization that maintains the status quo. Little hint to Service Magic....if you want to be taken seriously, then don't ask the 'opinion' of some lawyer who a vested interest in the continues dispensation of these places. This is HER BREAD AND BUTTER!

I just moved into a neighborhood that has a HOA. The developer is controlling the neighborhood. He made a lot of promises (like a boat ramp, playground, etc.) that never was installed. After a heated meeting he said the neighbors would have control of the neighborhood after the last house was sold. That has happened and now he says we will get control after all 5 phases of the neighborhood is built. (We were only Phase 1 and the other 4 haven't even been started.) After checking for bylaws, we have found out that there are none in place. (The developer sent a set of bylaws that was never signed or filed. He said he does go by them.....which he doesn't and you can't hold him up to them because they aren't signed.) We, however, signed a set of restrictions when we bought our houses. So we are held accountable to a set of rules, and he isn't. He is basically setting his own rules as he goes. What do we have to do to get rid of him? Paula B from Texas City, TX

         BULLY HOA BOARD:   Fountain of the Sun <br />                                                                                  Mesa,Az 85208      / pjb <br /> <br />I copied the below concerns on HOA and I believe that we ALL wherever you live to move your State to have a type of arbitrator for the property owner and the many Harassing HOA that are out there. I also am looking for legal help against my HOA <br />  My family and I have been property owners for greater then 20years. New neighbors in the back moved in around three years ago and cut down 3- three of our trees and the local police: MesaPD, Mesa Az did nothing……. <br />And the HOA did nothing………Since that time things have escalated to death threats from these neighbors and Mesa PD was out Monday02-01-2010 twice  and said they could do nothing that this is Civil…….. <br />  I have contacted different types of enforcement with no help, and all I can tell enforcement is when I show up dead then maybe someone will do something about BULLY HOA BOARDS. <br />           Both articles below are more of the story we have in Fountain of the Sun. This is a great web site for sharing info with each other. One other benefit that I would like to see on this web is the confidential way we as property owners could get each others phone or contact # we chose to communicate to better issues….. <br /> <br /> <br />WE ARE HOME OWNERS IN PATTERSON,CA. ARE BEING HARASST! FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE HOA BOARD.WE LIVE IN A GATED COMMUITY WITH A LAKE THATS 12 ACRES CALLED REFLECTIONS.THE LADY THATS ON THE HOA BOARD THAT LIVES DOWN THE STREET AND HER LITTLE FOLLOWERS HAVE NOTHING BETTER TOO DO BUT CAUSES BIG PROBLEMS FOR MOST OF US.THEY START RUMORS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND PLUS HER HUSBAND IS RAS <br />IST! SHE NEEDS TO STAY OUT OF PEOPLES LIVES.EVEN THE PATTERSON DEPT.IS TIRED OF COMING HERE BECAUSE THIS LADY FROM THE HOA AND HER FOLLOWERS ARE ALWAYS CALLING THE POLICE ABOUT SOMETHING.ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING STUPID.THE POLICE DEPT.CALLS OUR DEVELOPMENT "THE LITTLE GATED GETTO" .THATS REAL GOOD.IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO RISE MY KIDS IN A PSYCHOPATHIC PLACE LIKE THIS.WERE ALL PRETTY UPSET..WE ALL TRIED TO GET HER OFF THE BOARD BUT FOR SOME RESEASON SHE STILL THEIR.THEY ARE THE PROBLEM HERE AND THEY NEED TO GROW UP!!.THEY ARE TWO FACED AND VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO OTHERS AND THEY ARE THROWING LAWSUIT NOTICES AT ALL OF US BECAUSE OF LATE DUES.WE ARE INVESTORS AND SOMES OF US HAVE MULTIPUL HOMES IN THIS DEVELOMENT AND THATS WHAT DRIVE THEM MAD BECAUSE THEY COULDNT PURCHASE ANOTHER HOME AND THEY DONT LIKE PEOPLE WHO RENT. WE ALL PAID RENT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, RIGHT. DUE TO THE ECONOMEY AND FORCLOUSURS SOME OF US CANT PAY THE DUES RIGHT NOW ON SOME HOMES BECAUSE THERE IN FORCLOUSUR.. I KNOW ONE FAMILY GOT A 5,000 LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM AND I GOT ONE ALSO. IS THIS RIGHT ? ,CAN THE HOA DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ? THIS IS ALL HAPPING RIGHT NOW!! OR MYBE THERE JUST SINGLING PEOLPE OUT . WE NEED HELP HERE . WHOS OUT THER THAT COULD HELP US...... <br /> <br /> <br />I Live in Las Vegas and we are paying 100.00 more because they have repaired the roofs for the second time. The first time they got the cheapest bid I think and the roofs started to leak so the HOA sued the roofing company and they didn't get any money back so we have to pay again to repair the roofs so in total we are paying 279.00 a month because they are out of funds and "by law" we need to have something. We do not even have a gated community. <br />

BULLY HOA BOARD:   Fountain of the Sun <br /> <br />Thank you for your time to read this,sorry I needed to duplicate but I am that angry..pjb <br />

An HOA is designed to look out for the greater good of the neighborhood. Appearance is one of the greatest factor when someone is looking to buy a house in your area. This keeps the value of the houses in that area up and thus helping to protect YOUR investment. Not to mention they deal with the grass, trash, snow and lazy homeowners that neglect their property. Selfishness on the part of a single owner ONLY looking out for their own intrests usually destroy and deteriorate the community. What would your community look like if there were no regulations? Something to think about... Remember NOBODY THANKS THE GUYS BEHIND THE SCENE TAKING YOUR GARBAGE AWAY BUT AS SOON AS ITS LEFT ON YOUR PROPERTY A DAY LATE EVERYONE STARTS TO COMPLAIN... This selfishness comes from within... thats why we need a saviour... JESUS... We can't be good people or neighbors on our own.

Leland W Las Vegas <br /> <br />Yeah, I read the law... An HOA may be a good thing for the golf course and streets, IF the right management company runs it. It's not the BOD, they are directly influenced by the mgmt rep that's on the board. Rules are rules, yes, fair is fair and you should know the rules. When things get underhanded and get borderline of breaking the law to the point where you have the management company defending itself, keep moving it up the food chain. Document all of your dealings in writing. I don't know if my HOA management company answers to the Nevada Real Estate Division, but maybe the FBI or justice department or whoever else up the food chain that may be. Then blog it and advise every one of your neighbors to see if they had a similar experience. Then call some lawyers and see if you can start a class action against to mgmt co. You chose to live there under the HOA rules but you have state rights as to what is legal under an HOA. You will always have one neighbor that is troublesome anywhere you live. Keep in mind that their goal is to lien and possibly foreclose on your house. Just because you're outspoken or don't agree with their views doesn't mean they can disrespect you or the law.

Indicative of a dysfunctional HOA, check out this story in an age restricted community in Colorado that hired an armed guard to protect against unruly 70 year olds: <br />http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/Opinion/General-Sound-Off/Story~799671.aspx

Report it to your BBB even if the HOA is not affiliated with them that's what I did and in the process of a battle with my HOA that has been sending me late fee's for the last 7 months when I mail the bill early they say they got it 13-15 days late. Now I use online banking and they say we didn't get the payment at all when I have proof. So the BBB is helping me out with this really enoying problem in Phoenix, AZ.

I own a Townhouse in a "Gated Community" with an HOA in Cartersville, Georgia. My complaint is the opposite of most in that the HOA Board will not follow the CC&R's as it pertains to them, nor will they enforce them as it pertains to individual owners. Consequently the property values have fallen drastically partly because of the current economic conditions, but more so because of the owners not being required to abide by the CC&R's. A large percentage of the units have been foreclosed on because the owners couldn't keep them rented. They can't keep them rented because of the reputation the development has of being a "drug infested slum", or as one owner referred to it recently as a " gated crack community". <br /> <br />From the dues being wrongly spent for signs, newspaper ads and extra phone charges, to being wasted for paying for security people who do little or nothing to maintain security, extra trash pick up for all the litter and removal of trash left outside the dumpsters, to the renters not abiding by the "Tenant Rules" which are not uniformly enforced as each "landlord" has the right to require their tenants to abide by them, or not, at his whim (nuts to say the least). Meetings and notification of meetings as prescribed not being followed. Half way measures taken to repair the gates and fences by non-qualified people. The gates that are inoperable approximately half the time making it effectively a non-gated community which it really isn't by virtue of the fact an open walkway at the gates is available to anyone desirous of entering the property at any time. Buildings not required to be maintained as specified in the CC&R's which really affects the property values. Trash all over the place including discarded beer bottles, paper, broken fence boards, food thrown out etc all add to the slum appearance of the property. Numerous renters who have been drug dealers have added to the reputation. Animal waste is required by the CC&R's to be picked up and not left on the ground at any time but is. The worst offenders currently being the security person, and another tenant of the same owner. While not the only offenders either it is terrible not being able to walk on any of the grassy areas without worrying about stepping in dog poop let alone the flies and disease it can carry for other owners pets. <br />

I own a Townhouse in a "Gated Community" with an HOA in Cartersville, Georgia. My complaint is the opposite of most in that the HOA Board will not follow the CC&R's as it pertains to them, nor will they enforce them as it pertains to individual owners. Consequently the property values have fallen drastically partly because of the current economic conditions, but more so because of the owners not being required to abide by the CC&R's. A large percentage of the units have been foreclosed on because the owners couldn't keep them rented. They can't keep them rented because of the reputation the development has of being a "drug infested slum", or as one owner referred to it recently as a " gated crack community". <br /> <br />From the dues being wrongly spent for signs, newspaper ads and extra phone charges, to being wasted for paying for security people who do little or nothing to maintain security, extra trash pick up for all the litter and removal of trash left outside the dumpsters, to the renters not abiding by the "Tenant Rules" which are not uniformly enforced as each "landlord" has the right to require their tenants to abide by them, or not, at his whim (nuts to say the least). Meetings and notification of meetings as prescribed not being followed. Half way measures taken to repair the gates and fences by non-qualified people. The gates that are inoperable approximately half the time making it effectively a non-gated community which it really isn't by virtue of the fact an open walkway at the gates is available to anyone desirous of entering the property at any time. Buildings not required to be maintained as specified in the CC&R's which really affects the property values. Trash all over the place including discarded beer bottles, paper, broken fence boards, food thrown out etc all add to the slum appearance of the property. Numerous renters who have been drug dealers have added to the reputation. Animal waste is required by the CC&R's to be picked up and not left on the ground at any time but is. The worst offenders currently being the security person, and another tenant of the same owner. While not the only offenders either it is terrible not being able to walk on any of the grassy areas without worrying about stepping in dog poop let alone the flies and disease it can carry for other owners pets. <br />

Suzy T. from Shreveport, La. <br />I own a condo in Fairfield Oaks on Fairfield Avenue (a historical street in our city full of large homes associated with the cities founding fathers. I have fought the board on the rules not being enforced. I was told "not to look out my living room window when I complained of the condo across from me changing the landscaping that I pay for every month to THEIR landscaping. (this consisted of a tire and paint bucket used as a planter and the destruction of the grounds in front of the entrance to their condo.) I think my dues should be reduced on the area of the living room since I cannot use it-according to the President of the Association. Just last night I went to the monthly homeowners meeting to get answers as to why a condo located in the entrance way has a three seater wood country couch, two chairs, clothes hamper, two paint buckets stacked and a box full of trash, etc. has been allowed to stay since I reported it to the office on the first of August. I was told it was a rental and the owner would have to be notified. It has been two months since I reported this and now they have to send a letter? Why wasn't a letter sent when I reported it in August? The rules state that "sidewalks, stairways, driveways, entrances, passageways and walkways shall be kept clear of obstructions and shall not be used for any purpose other than ingress and egress. Balconies and patio areas must be kept clear of clutter and are not to be used for storage." When I moved here in 1990 anything on the grounds was removed IMMEDIATELY by our groundskeeper-no questions asked! Cell phones are a problem-people sit outside and talk on cell phones-which can be heard inside my bedroom. Again, I was told to turn the air on (make noise) so I will not hear the conversations. My dues should be reduced because of this also. I want to know why we pay for management when there is no management?

I too am also a town home owner in Glendale, AZ. We had a terrible hail storm come through here on October 5, 2010 and my unit incurred quite a bit of exterior damage. Long story short, HOA insurance is not covering my damages as told to me by the property management company. I have no idea what to do or who to even ask for help. Funds are limited but I can not continue to live in a home that is not protected against damages. If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated.

I live in Deer Creek Condos in Littelton Colorado. The HOA here is a NIGHTMARE. Pick and choose rules to follow, who to fine, nasty nasty place to live. DO NOT buy property here. You will hate your life!!!!! DEER CREEK HOA Littleton Colorado

I have been an ideal property owner for nearly 10 years in the home I'm in now. I have two homes in this community and have paid promptly, never caused any trouble and always addressed any concerns immediately. When we placed our play pool in our back yard, there were no large trees around our back wall on common land. Now there are trees growing out of control. And the HOA refuses to remove or move them, and I am even having trouble getting them trimmed. I'm told they will only trim them beyond the wall if they're hanging over into my yard. The trees are huge and dropping all sorts of debris in my pool daily. Especially when the wind blows. What can I do?

servicemagic.com is a fraudulent service........they charge leads to contractors like myself that have already been posted as outdated and serviced. I called the homeowner and she made it clear she had cancelled the order. then, i call servicemagic stating the facts that within minutes of receiving the leads <br />they had charged my account a fee. I smelled the scam not only from the homeowner as she spoke to me.and complained...but also the rep. that was in charge of my account avoided and never returned my calls. Spineless, dishonorable, coward.. Finally i spoke to the so called supervisor, some young punk ...had no accountability....or responsibility ... i realized then i was dealing with a bunch of scammers.....who claim to run servicemagic out probably a room in their apartment. So! that was my 1st. hour , 1st. day experience this so called service magic. Oh! they serviced me alright, with magic....Be prepared this so called "ServiceMagic'... leads are fraudulent, costumer service have no communication skills -or professionalism.. After being in the trades for many years, on my 1st. hour of doing business with them, i realized i was scammed. L.A. Boston,Ma

I have a horror story unfolding as I type these words. The horror is certain directors on the board are using the association funds to repair their own properties and deny repairs for other unit owners, which usually falls along cultural/ethnic lines. the president does not know the governing documents and does not care to abide by the rules set in place. when this behavior was called out, i was treated with hostile threats and foul language. The board approves thousands of dollars in collection fees on debt that will never be collectible but refuses to spend $75.00 to mail meeting minutes to unit owners. The board is being assisted by a management company that has made mistake after mistake, alienating owners further from the board. these members do not publish their names or phone numbers and remain in the shadows, demanding unit owners to abide by rules which they are exempt. i have spoken with an attorney, paid him to start proceedings with the promise i would be victorious and be reimbursed, this turned out to be untrue. i am disabled with very limited income. the unfairness is extensive and complicated. i am fearful of my safety due to the aggressive behavior of the president and her husband. what they are doing is against state law as well. i am at my wits end. i cannot get owners to become active, partly due to the nature of the current board members behavior and attitudes. no one wants to volunteer their time in such an environment. i have not been attending meetings since i was ejected from a meeting with my attorney in attendance. i believe money has disappeared from the reserve accounts but cannot prove this due to denial of access to copies of bank accounts or records. Are there any agencies that advocate for unit owners, especially protected status owners such as the disabled, veterans, immigrants in Minnesota? thank you for your time.

LLW properties of The Kelly Company in Vacaville, Ca. is not helpful in their daily interactions with homeowner's assoc. members. 11/3/11 I called staff at LLW to report the locking post boxes were standing open. 16 people's mail was open to the public and may have been tampered with. They were unconcerned and annoyed that I called to ask for assistance with this. <br />They have been asked to tell landscaping staff that blowing leaves into my garden each week is killing the plants, yet it continues. <br />I have complained that my next door neighbor has been harassing me for years and they have taken no action to quell him. I have had police out three times to remove him from my property and manage him yet the HOA, when notified of this, took no action. <br />I find this company unresponsive to my needs: demanding, unhelpful, rude, distracted and unwilling to cooperate, unable to compromise and in general unwilling to provide the services we pay for out of our dues. I would fire them outright and self manage if I had the power to do so. THINK long and hard before doing business with these people. They will NOT be Ethical or helpful to you!

Management plus realty service <br />Mr. Kelly Smith Owner <br />Hired to Manage the Association for HOA The Crossings of Springedale http://crossingsofspringdale.com/springdale/home.asp <br />Whenever there is a problem Mr. Smith never responds to emails. When the storm hit Sept 18th 2008 our siding was replaced with the cheapest vinyl siding they could find. The insurance Company paid for our roofs to be replaced and instead of replacing them Mr. Smith had them patched; causing damage in three of the unites. My roof leaked, causing one of the main support beams to buckle and the floor to sag, my neighbor whose roof leaked had to have drywall in his kitchen replaced and the kitchen repainted. The unit two doors down had over thirteen thousand in damages. Mr. Smith had told us that is not his responsibility to have the roof fixed and the damages in our homes are now our responsibly. <br />On another note all the outer walls had never been repaired when the siding went up. Entire walls had no plywood and our inside walls had been exposed for weeks waiting for work to finish, causing more damage from storms <br />Siding and soffits on my unit and the unit next to me had been torn off by storms, repairs had been a month latter leaving siding hanging that made it hazardous for us to be on our patios in the back. Rain caused more damage to the inside of our home that Management plus refused to repair. <br />Flooding in our basements <br />A pipe that is the responsibility of the HOA (The Crossings of Springdale) That Mr. Smith is paid to manage; collapsed causing all four unites to flood. He refused to have the work done until we paid rooter router to come out and use a camera to find the flooding problem. I lost over sixteen thousand in flood damages; Drywall, carpet, computers, furniture, books, treadmill and elliptical. <br />Foundation leaking in my unit <br />Mr. Kelly sent out relative who hand shoveled and move a small hill of dirt and rock thinking this would stop rain from going into the corner. They took out all of our shrubs and flowers and still the foundation leaks. He sent out another relative of a board member to request I tear out all my drywall to patch the foundation instead of fixing it the correct way like he did for a member of the board. <br />Gutters never cleaned <br />Gutters are never cleaned, my soffits are rotting and the roof has mold all over it causing me to be sick all the time with allegories. Had to move out of the master bedroom where the mold is the worst and the gutters are never cleaned. <br /> <br />Lawn maintained NEVER <br />Had grass when I moved; have nothing now! <br />Mr. Smith had me arrested for pulling out what he said was five hundred plants of Ivy that they planted, we sent him several emails telling him the crew had not planted the ivy the correct way. They did not add more topsoil to rebuild the hill that has eroded to nothing more than tree roots; instead they dropped two dump trucks full of mulch and when the rains came EVERTHING WENT IN THE LAKE. I sent him photos and he never replied instead he had me arrested for pulling the plants out instead of taking responsibility for the work being done incorrectly. The attorney on the bench sided with them even when they stated that they had not witnessed me removing the ivy. I was charged with a class 4 felony and made to pay 1200 to Mr.Kelly when it was my fees that had paid for the work in the beginning. <br />My foundation wall is splitting on one side from the erosion; Mr Smith ignores all email requests <br /> <br /> <br />

Management plus realty service <br />Mr. Kelly Smith Owner <br />Hired to Manage the Association for HOA The Crossings of Springedale http://crossingsofspringdale.com/springdale/home.asp <br />Whenever there is a problem Mr. Smith never responds to emails. When the storm hit Sept 18th 2008 our siding was replaced with the cheapest vinyl siding they could find. The insurance Company paid for our roofs to be replaced and instead of replacing them Mr. Smith had them patched; causing damage in three of the unites. My roof leaked, causing one of the main support beams to buckle and the floor to sag, my neighbor whose roof leaked had to have drywall in his kitchen replaced and the kitchen repainted. The unit two doors down had over thirteen thousand in damages. Mr. Smith had told us that is not his responsibility to have the roof fixed and the damages in our homes are now our responsibly. <br />On another note all the outer walls had never been repaired when the siding went up. Entire walls had no plywood and our inside walls had been exposed for weeks waiting for work to finish, causing more damage from storms <br />Siding and soffits on my unit and the unit next to me had been torn off by storms, repairs had been a month latter leaving siding hanging that made it hazardous for us to be on our patios in the back. Rain caused more damage to the inside of our home that Management plus refused to repair. <br />Flooding in our basements <br />A pipe that is the responsibility of the HOA (The Crossings of Springdale) That Mr. Smith is paid to manage; collapsed causing all four unites to flood. He refused to have the work done until we paid rooter router to come out and use a camera to find the flooding problem. I lost over sixteen thousand in flood damages; Drywall, carpet, computers, furniture, books, treadmill and elliptical. <br />Foundation leaking in my unit <br />Mr. Kelly sent out relative who hand shoveled and move a small hill of dirt and rock thinking this would stop rain from going into the corner. They took out all of our shrubs and flowers and still the foundation leaks. He sent out another relative of a board member to request I tear out all my drywall to patch the foundation instead of fixing it the correct way like he did for a member of the board. <br />Gutters never cleaned <br />Gutters are never cleaned, my soffits are rotting and the roof has mold all over it causing me to be sick all the time with allegories. Had to move out of the master bedroom where the mold is the worst and the gutters are never cleaned. <br /> <br />Lawn maintained NEVER <br />Had grass when I moved; have nothing now! <br />Mr. Smith had me arrested for pulling out what he said was five hundred plants of Ivy that they planted, we sent him several emails telling him the crew had not planted the ivy the correct way. They did not add more topsoil to rebuild the hill that has eroded to nothing more than tree roots; instead they dropped two dump trucks full of mulch and when the rains came EVERTHING WENT IN THE LAKE. I sent him photos and he never replied instead he had me arrested for pulling the plants out instead of taking responsibility for the work being done incorrectly. The attorney on the bench sided with them even when they stated that they had not witnessed me removing the ivy. I was charged with a class 4 felony and made to pay 1200 to Mr.Kelly when it was my fees that had paid for the work in the beginning. <br />My foundation wall is splitting on one side from the erosion; Mr Smith ignores all email requests <br /> <br /> <br />

Management plus realty service <br />Mr. Kelly Smith Owner <br />Hired to Manage the Association for HOA The Crossings of Springedale http://crossingsofspringdale.com/springdale/home.asp <br /> <br />A pipe that is the responsibility of the HOA (The Crossings of Springdale) That Mr. Smith is paid to manage; collapsed causing all four unites to flood. He refused to have the work done until we paid rooter router to come out and use a camera to find the flooding problem. I lost over sixteen thousand in flood damages; Drywall, carpet, computers, furniture, books, treadmill and elliptical. <br />Foundation leaking in my unit <br />Mr. Kelly sent out relative who hand shoveled and move a small hill of dirt and rock thinking this would stop rain from going into the corner. They took out all of our shrubs and flowers and still the foundation leaks. He sent out another relative of a board member to request I tear out all my drywall to patch the foundation instead of fixing it the correct way like he did for a member of the board. <br />Gutters never cleaned <br />Gutters are never cleaned, my soffits are rotting and the roof has mold all over it causing me to be sick all the time with allegories. Had to move out of the master bedroom where the mold is the worst and the gutters are never cleaned. <br />Mr. Smith had me arrested for pulling out what he said was five hundred plants of Ivy that they planted, we sent him several emails telling him the crew had not planted the ivy the correct way. They did not add more topsoil to rebuild the hill that has eroded to nothing more than tree roots; instead they dropped two dump trucks full of mulch and when the rains came EVERTHING WENT IN THE LAKE. I sent him photos and he never replied instead he had me arrested for pulling the plants out instead of taking responsibility for the work being done incorrectly. The attorney on the bench sided with them even when they stated that they had not witnessed me removing the ivy. I was charged with a class 4 felony and made to pay 1200 to Mr.Kelly when it was my fees that had paid for the work in the beginning.

Management plus realty service <br />Mr. Kelly Smith Owner <br />Hired to Manage the Association for HOA The Crossings of Springedale <br />Whenever there is a problem Mr. Smith never responds to emails. When the storm hit Sept 18th 2008 our siding was replaced with the cheapest vinyl siding they could find. The insurance Company paid for our roofs to be replaced and instead of replacing them Mr. Smith had them patched; causing damage in three of the unites. My roof leaked, causing one of the main support beams to buckle and the floor to sag, my neighbor whose roof leaked had to have drywall in his kitchen replaced and the kitchen repainted. The unit two doors down had over thirteen thousand in damages. Mr. Smith had told us that is not his responsibility to have the roof fixed and the damages in our homes are now our responsibly. <br />On another note all the outer walls had never been repaired when the siding went up. Entire walls had no plywood and our inside walls had been exposed for weeks waiting for work to finish, causing more damage from storms <br />Siding and soffits on my unit and the unit next to me had been torn off by storms, repairs had been a month latter leaving siding hanging that made it hazardous for us to be on our patios in the back. Rain caused more damage to the inside of our home that Management plus refused to repair. <br />Flooding in our basements <br />A pipe that is the responsibility of the HOA (The Crossings of Springdale) That Mr. Smith is paid to manage; collapsed causing all four unites to flood. He refused to have the work done until we paid rooter router to come out and use a camera to find the flooding problem. I lost over sixteen thousand in flood damages; Drywall, carpet, computers, furniture, books, treadmill and elliptical. <br />Foundation leaking in my unit <br />Mr. Kelly sent out relative who hand shoveled and move a small hill of dirt and rock thinking this would stop rain from going into the corner. They took out all of our shrubs and flowers and still the foundation leaks. He sent out another relative of a board member to request I tear out all my drywall to patch the foundation instead of fixing it the correct way like he did for a member of the board. <br />Gutters never cleaned <br />Gutters are never cleaned, my soffits are rotting and the roof has mold all over it causing me to be sick all the time with allegories. Had to move out of the master bedroom where the mold is the worst and the gutters are never cleaned. <br /> <br />Lawn maintained NEVER <br />Had grass when I moved; have nothing now! <br />Mr. Smith had me arrested for pulling out what he said was five hundred plants of Ivy that they planted, we sent him several emails telling him the crew had not planted the ivy the correct way. They did not add more topsoil to rebuild the hill that has eroded to nothing more than tree roots; instead they dropped two dump trucks full of mulch and when the rains came EVERTHING WENT IN THE LAKE. I sent him photos and he never replied instead he had me arrested for pulling the plants out instead of taking responsibility for the work being done incorrectly. The attorney on the bench sided with them even when they stated that they had not witnessed me removing the ivy. I was charged with a class 4 felony and made to pay 1200 to Mr.Kelly when it was my fees that had paid for the work in the beginning. <br />My foundation wall is splitting on one side from the erosion; Mr Smith ignores all email requests <br /> <br /> <br />

MY ASSOCIATION IS GIVING ME SO HARD TIME, I LIVE HERE IN LAS VEGAS AND HAVE A HOME SINCE 2005, THERE WAS NO RESTRICTIONS THAN, LATER THINGS CHANGE EVERY YEAR.UNFORTUNATELY, I BOUGHT A HOUSE AGAIN IN 2009, I RENTED IT AND WAS GETTING A FINE $100 A WEEK. FINALLY THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME. THAN MY FAMILY TRIED TO HELP ME LIVING HERE FOR A WHILE AND LEFT. I GOT LAID OFF IN SEPT 2010 AND HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED SINCE THAN, I STARED RENTING WITH MY COUSIN A MONTH A GO, JUST BECAUSE SHE IS NOT MY SKIN COLOR, THE ASSOCIATION ASKED FOR A NOTARISED LETTER WHICH WE DID AND NOW WANTS TO GO FOR HEARING WITH THE BOARD. I KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE RENTING HERE ITS ONLY THEY ME GIVING A HARRASMENT, PLEASE HELP.THANKS. NUR.

I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, NV, BEEN HERE FOR THAN 7 YEARS, THERE WAS NO RESTRICTIONS THAN, NOW THEY FINE ME $100 A WEEK IF I RENT.I BOUGHT ANOTHER HOME HERE IN 2009, MY LIVED HERE FOR A WHILE AND NOW WHEN I WANT TO RENT GIVING ME SUCH A HARD TIME, BEING UNEMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, NO INCOME, OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE INVESTORS RENT THE HOUSE BUT ITS ME WHO HARRASING THE MOST, PLEASE HELP, THANKS.NUR

Pennbrooke homeower association in Leesburg FL is using their authority to abuse me and other seniors living in their park; they think they are above the law. They are using the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure to abuse my and other seniors here, constitutional right to due process which is an impact on bad economy. By law, all HOA directors have a fiduciary duty to hear my complaint, treat me with courtesy and offer fair and reasonable help. But this did not happen with Pennbrooke HOA! They were not reasonable would not accept payment even after Robbie Dill told me to send my three payments for Oct, Nov, and Dec of 2011 to the attorney. The attorney took my money and never really gave me a good explanation as to where it went and charged me $125 for sending the payment and I did not get the payment applied to my bill. My home was about to go into foreclosure but the bank did a remodification. When Pennbrooke HOA heard I was going through the foreclosure process, they sent my fees account to their attorney and never notified me; they said they did but I did not receive the notice. After I found out, I contacted the then attorney office to have them send me a print out of what I owed but they refused and did not send any notice. I contacted Pennbrooke HOA after they sent my file to a second attorney, now they have added attorney fees from both attorneys, to set up payment arrangements since I had to send my bank a lot of money to do the remodification. The board members were very rude and would not accept payment arrangements; they showed me a list of I believe 54 other seniors they was going to foreclosure on and bragged about not taking payments. These people are putting seniors out of their homes by adding attorney fees to the late fees, knowing we cannot come up with the money. They are abusing their power and taking advantage of the seniors and myself in their community. I believe I am being discriminated against because the idea of living in a HOA runned community is to live in harmony but Pennbrooke HOA has broken this harmony and this negligence is detrimental to the well being of members investment in the community. Every year the homeower fees goes up but the money we pay is not used to keep our yards up, as promised, it is used to keep the entrance and front of the community looking good so they can deceive people when they come to apply to the community. Also, I have only seen one other afro american family besides myself.

Dorothy H. from Leesburg FL - Pennbrooke homeower association in Leesburg FL is using their authority to abuse me and other seniors living in their park; they think they are above the law. They are using the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure to abuse my and other seniors here, constitutional right to due process which is an impact on bad economy. By law, all HOA directors have a fiduciary duty to hear my complaint, treat me with courtesy and offer fair and reasonable help. But this did not happen with Pennbrooke HOA! They were not reasonable would not accept payment even after Robbie Dill told me to send my three payments for Oct, Nov, and Dec of 2011 to the attorney. The attorney took my money and never really gave me a good explanation as to where it went and charged me $125 for sending the payment and I did not get the payment applied to my bill. My home was about to go into foreclosure but the bank did a remodification. When Pennbrooke HOA heard I was going through the foreclosure process, they sent my fees account to their attorney and never notified me; they said they did but I did not receive the notice. After I found out, I contacted the then attorney office to have them send me a print out of what I owed but they refused and did not send any notice. I contacted Pennbrooke HOA after they sent my file to a second attorney, now they have added attorney fees from both attorneys, to set up payment arrangements since I had to send my bank a lot of money to do the remodification. The board members were very rude and would not accept payment arrangements; they showed me a list of I believe 54 other seniors they was going to foreclosure on and bragged about not taking payments. These people are putting seniors out of their homes by adding attorney fees to the late fees, knowing we cannot come up with the money. They are abusing their power and taking advantage of the seniors and myself in their community. I believe I am being discriminated against because the idea of living in a HOA runned community is to live in harmony but Pennbrooke HOA has broken this harmony and this negligence is detrimental to the well being of members investment in the community. Every year the homeower fees goes up but the money we pay is not used to keep our yards up, as promised, it is used to keep the entrance and front of the community looking good so they can deceive people when they come to apply to the community. Also, I have only seen one other afro american family besides myself.

no hoa, acc has not enforced restrictions in years. crooked attorney with multiple properties making up rules as he goes along. charging people fees with no account for acc. make check out to him.

Shelley G. Austin, TX I've been in my condo since June 2009. Since I have been here, the parking spot I was deeded has yeilded bird poop on my new car paint to ruin it, the dog owners here don't use leashes or pick up after them, they won't do anything about it nor will they do anything about illegal dumping in our dumpster, and in addition the manager has targeted me by threatening to tow one of my cars and took a picture of my front door (I had a hand typed 8x12 sign on it) and threatened to fine me for it. They said if the dog owners are to be caught I have to get their name and unit number...that is not my job it is theirs. They are also threatening to raise monthly dues (we pay darn near $200 a month already which is VERY high)

I live in an HOA consisting of only 46 single family units. The covanats have not been kept up to date at the clerk ans recorder. The fist line in the covanants calls for either southwestern or mediterainian design, not 1 house in the devolopment is either style. They are all suburban modern. They originally called for a small courtyard enclsed by a stucco wallas the only fenceamd lawn area. Over the years it has changed to any plastic or stucco fence under 6'. I didnot recieve a copy of the covanants when the house was purchased and purchased material for a split rail fence, perfecdt to keep the dog in the yard witout destroying my view of the mountains. Big no no. I can put up a plastic split rail but wood is verboten. Also depending on your status in the neighborhood the covanants can be abused to no end. No boats, trailers, r.v's are to be parked on the property. I counted 9 of the 46 with 1 or more and when the issue was brought up with my desire for a wood fence the response is well thode are not permanent. The last meeting was over 18 months age andno record of minutes or elections is available. I think I will put up my fence and dare them to take me to court.

I recently found HOA Board members peering into my window. Should I have called the Police?

I live in an HOA community that I bought into a little over 1 year ago. When I came in I was told I needed to submit any changes to my home to the Arch. board to get approval which I did. However I found out the President lives in my neighborhood and he said no to solar screening on my home and screened in patio. I also found out that there is a law in effect called the Florida Solar Rights law 163.04 that the FL Legislative put into effect several months ago. At first it was for condo's but then it was amended to include HOA's but still they ignore it because they say IT"S TO HARD TO DO, i.e. Make changes to the deed restrictions they claim. I guess it's impossible if they don't try, but my guess is the President doesn't want his ruling to be over turned. What can I do other than sue the board? Even if I do they are protected by the D&O Ins every HOA has. Any suggestions? Joe F

One of the things that really bugs me is the deed restrictions say "NO CLOTHESLINES" period, so if someone was to challenge that deed restriction and the board was to sue, the board would loose because of this law called the Florida Solar Rights Law 163.04 which allows a clothes line. If the the board looses so do the homeowners because we will pay for the lawyers to sue and they will also have to pay for the homeowners lawyer and court costs. That's how good some HOA's are, they like to be the final word, and you have nothing to say.

Hi Our Association had a 50/50 cost split program for new windows at the option of the owner. Over the years there has been a steady participation in the program. Recently the new board decided to discontinue the 50/50 program and MANDATE the remaining owners to replace their windows. The owners no longer get cost help and are required to buy their windows from a single source decided by the board. I should point out that the board members had all taken advantage of the 50/50 split before they discontinued the program and are MANDATING the cost to the remaining unit owners. Is this legal? Even if the owner finds the EXACT same window cheaper through another company, the board will not allow it. The windows MUST be purchased through the board approved company at a higher cost.

We are home owners in Las Vegas, NV. We battle constantly with our HOA. Our CC&Rs forbid on street parking and renting. The parking is a major problem and the foreclosures have been rampant. If owners could rent then maybe they won't have to go into foreclosure. Many here have lost their jobs. But the board is adamant, esp 1 member that nothing change. Values in this development have declined almost 50%. and foreclosures are constant. I can't believe the renters could be any worse than houses sitting in foreclosure.

My name is Jasmine K. I live in an HOA on the island of Kauai. I am in a nightmare situation. I live next to neighbors who receive government assistance (HUD) to pay there rent. The fight and scream EVERY day! They scream profanities at their children daily as well. Not once or twic a day but the majority of the day and night. I actually heard the 10 year old boy being slapped several times. Could hear it in my house, from their house! I tried to talk with the President of the HOA as I was very concerned and my family cannot handle this anymore. I also needed to address the fact that these same neighbors need to keep their children in their own yard and to keep their trash out of our yard and mailbox as well. She asked us to talk with them and if that did not work to call the police. During a very scary domestic dispute we finally called the police. I was unaware the president is friends with these tenants and told them we said they beat their children every day. She has now called me a liar publicly on Facebook and is out to get us. The president has REALLY upset the neighbors who now want to beat me up and said I was lucky they don't have a gun in the home. Thank goodness I rent and do not own but I am tied in for 10 more months on a 1 year lease. I was shocked. I thought I was doing the right and civil thing. Addressing an issue. Looking out for the best interest of the homeowners, community and welfare of the neighborhood. Now I fear my safety and my children's safety. My landlord was willing to let us out of our lease until the HOA President said we were liars and our neighbors and great and nice people. Due to all of this I don't think I will buy a home with an HOA.

My name is Jasmine K. I live in an HOA on the island of Kauai. I am in a nightmare situation. I live next to neighbors who receive government assistance (HUD) to pay there rent. The fight and scream EVERY day! They scream profanities at their children daily as well. Not once or twic a day but the majority of the day and night. I actually heard the 10 year old boy being slapped several times. Could hear it in my house, from their house! I tried to talk with the President of the HOA as I was very concerned and my family cannot handle this anymore. I also needed to address the fact that these same neighbors need to keep their children in their own yard and to keep their trash out of our yard and mailbox as well. She asked us to talk with them and if that did not work to call the police. During a very scary domestic dispute we finally called the police. I was unaware the president is friends with these tenants and told them we said they beat their children every day. She has now called me a liar publicly on Facebook and is out to get us. The president has REALLY upset the neighbors who now want to beat me up and said I was lucky they don't have a gun in the home. Thank goodness I rent and do not own but I am tied in for 10 more months on a 1 year lease. I was shocked. I thought I was doing the right and civil thing. Addressing an issue. Looking out for the best interest of the homeowners, community and welfare of the neighborhood. Now I fear my safety and my children's safety. My landlord was willing to let us out of our lease until the HOA President said we were liars and our neighbors and great and nice people. Due to all of this I don't think I will buy a home with an HOA.

I moved into the HOA in 2003. At the time my fiance' was dying from lung cancer and I am disabled with incurable diseases. I had to hurry to buy a safe home, because the area where we used to live was only 7 miles from the border and there were constant fears and threats to our safety there. My home in the HOA should have been condemned as it was in need of much repair, such as holes in the floor because the existing furnace was changed to having ducts put in the ceiling. The original ducts were removed, leaving holes where registers used to be. This is just one story about my home, but I won't continue on that, just that I was lied to by the realtor and the previous owner. I never received any documents regarding the HOA rules, etc. I was told by the realtor that they were in the mist of changing and updating the rules. It is now 2012 and I still don't know what the rules are! Not only that, there was a change in personnel in the office. Before that, I used to get my monthly statements, with a zero due balance on them and a little news letter. But the new personnel suddenly sent me a statement showing I owed $300 in past dues! I have paid my dues every month, sometimes in cash. I had my daughter drop off the payments because I'm disabled and homebound. She didn't receive any receipts, they told her none was needed. Which was fine, since my statements always showed a zero balance due with no past due fees. When I got the statement from the new personnel in the office, I questioned it. I asked for proof of non payment and never received any. In the meantime I checked my records and found I did not owe any fees. Yet, I paid what I thought was the ones, I had originally paid in cash, because I could not prove I had made them, since I had no receipts. Now my caregiver is making my payments with money orders, without any statements! The new personnel decided to not send me any more statements/invoices and the news letter. Now we have no idea what is going on in the HOA! For example, they changed garbage disposal companies and since we don't get our statements and news letter any more, we didn't know. The only way we found out was seeing our neighbors putting their cans out on a different day then the old service picked up. Plus, we only have a one day service, with smaller cans, instead of the two day pick ups with larger cans for us. Plus, we found out that the garbage service was cheaper, yet none of this was reflected regarding our dues. As a matter of fact the dues went up. There are homes that have junk stored in their yards, barking dogs that bark all day/night long, no restrictions on house colors, etc. A house two doors down from mine was recently painted a bright orange, looking now like a pumpkin! The used to be swimming pool, tennis and basket ball courts are now gone, with "No trespassing" signs. Plus, one of the common area is now used by a private homeowner to corral his horses. No explanation from the HOA! I'm on disability income only, considered low income, (because of this) and have no money to pay for an attorney. I don't know what my rights are or the HOA's rules and regulations are. I don't even know what my dues are used for, except for the garbage service, as there are no common grounds, except for the club house, which costs money to rent, and is used exclusively by people who play cards and exercise, none of which I do. Plus, for all I know, the HOA personnel decided to put a lien on my home, (an old mobile home), without giving me any notice. I have no idea what the balance is, if I have paid all my dues, in their opinion. I don't even know what exactly the membership fees are used for, except for the garbage service. Is there anyone out there that can help me with this? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I moved into the HOA in 2003. At the time my fiance' was dying from lung cancer and I am disabled with incurable diseases. I had to hurry to buy a safe home, because the area where we used to live was only 7 miles from the border and there were constant fears and threats to our safety there. My home in the HOA should have been condemned as it was in need of much repair, such as holes in the floor because the existing furnace was changed to having ducts put in the ceiling. The original ducts were removed, leaving holes where registers used to be. This is just one story about my home, but I won't continue on that, just that I was lied to by the realtor and the previous owner. I never received any documents regarding the HOA rules, etc. I was told by the realtor that they were in the mist of changing and updating the rules. It is now 2012 and I still don't know what the rules are! Not only that, there was a change in personnel in the office. Before that, I used to get my monthly statements, with a zero due balance on them and a little news letter. But the new personnel suddenly sent me a statement showing I owed $300 in past dues! I have paid my dues every month, sometimes in cash. I had my daughter drop off the payments because I'm disabled and homebound. She didn't receive any receipts, they told her none was needed. Which was fine, since my statements always showed a zero balance due with no past due fees. When I got the statement from the new personnel in the office, I questioned it. I asked for proof of non payment and never received any. In the meantime I checked my records and found I did not owe any fees. Yet, I paid what I thought was the ones, I had originally paid in cash, because I could not prove I had made them, since I had no receipts. Now my caregiver is making my payments with money orders, without any statements! The new personnel decided to not send me any more statements/invoices and the news letter. Now we have no idea what is going on in the HOA! For example, they changed garbage disposal companies and since we don't get our statements and news letter any more, we didn't know. The only way we found out was seeing our neighbors putting their cans out on a different day then the old service picked up. Plus, we only have a one day service, with smaller cans, instead of the two day pick ups with larger cans for us. Plus, we found out that the garbage service was cheaper, yet none of this was reflected regarding our dues. As a matter of fact the dues went up. There are homes that have junk stored in their yards, barking dogs that bark all day/night long, no restrictions on house colors, etc. A house two doors down from mine was recently painted a bright orange, looking now like a pumpkin! The used to be swimming pool, tennis and basket ball courts are now gone, with "No trespassing" signs. Plus, one of the common area is now used by a private homeowner to corral his horses. No explanation from the HOA! I'm on disability income only, considered low income, (because of this) and have no money to pay for an attorney. I don't know what my rights are or the HOA's rules and regulations are. I don't even know what my dues are used for, except for the garbage service, as there are no common grounds, except for the club house, which costs money to rent, and is used exclusively by people who play cards and exercise, none of which I do. Plus, for all I know, the HOA personnel decided to put a lien on my home, (an old mobile home), without giving me any notice. I have no idea what the balance is, if I have paid all my dues, in their opinion. I don't even know what exactly the membership fees are used for, except for the garbage service. Is there anyone out there that can help me with this? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

We are condo owners in MN adn our management company named Rockford is leeting the power get to their heads and think they control us. Thye have put locks on all of our outdoor water faucets so our garden is now dying and we started watering from our kitchen faucet with an attachment for the garden hose and now they are syaing we cant do that either, that is my water, i pay for it in my dues every month. The problem I see is that there are many owners that rent to deadbeats and it seems like that's what they want is a bunch of section 8 renters in there so they cant use any ammenities and the rest of us decent responsible tax payers and dues payers are getting screwed by these people and the manager thinks his word is gospel. I am going to continue to water from my kitchen sink with a hose. This guy can stick it where the sun dont shine! He's telling us he is going to start fining us for watering from my own faucet. He's a real idiot, he has also wated 550o gallons of water filling our pool before it was inspected and it failed inspection and they had to drain it and it is still sitting empty. He doesnt even live on site or own a unit. he is buddys with the president of the association and a real moron. how can we get him fired? PLEASE HELP

HARASSMENT?? I'M A SENIOR ON A FIXED INCOME. OUR HOA JUST NOTIFIED ME THAT I OWE THEM MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR "LATE" FEES THAT THEY'VE BEEN CHARGING ME FOR 30 MONTHS BUT NEVER NOTIFIED ME ABOUT BEFORE NOW! THEIR COUPONS STATE IF PYMT MADE AFTER THE 10TH, A LATE FEE OF $10 WOULD BE CHARGED! HOWEVER, THEY NEVER TOLD ANY OWNERS THAT THERE'D ALSO BE COSTS AND FEES ATTACHED TO THIS $10 LATE FEE AND THAT TOTAL WOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM ALL FUTURE PAYMENTS MAKING EVERY SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT LATE. SO AFTER 30 MONTHS THEIR "FEES" ARE MORE THAN A YEAR'S HOA DUES PAYMENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS TYPS OF "BOOKKEEPING" THEY'RE CHARGING ME "LATE FEES" EVEN ON PAYMENTS MADE AND DEDUCTED FROM MY BANK ON THE 10TH!!!! THERE ARE MANY MORE HARASSMENT ISSUES INCLUDING THEIR PERMISSION FOR A TENANT TO SELL A RENTAL TO THE TENANT WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME PLUS OTHER MAJOR ISSUES BUT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROOM HERE TO ELABORATE. I NEED HELP. jean c

I am the home owner and we had some conern that we sent a letter stated it be keep confidential - it did not our address got listed in the minutes and was attached to a newsletter and emailed to every resident - know we are having alot of problems with our neighbors - what are the laws.

We live in a community that had and amendment prior to us moving in that says you can only have 1 dog or 1 cat. We have two small dogs. They are telling us to get rid of one dog or move or be fined. They have a "verbal" clause saying anyone here prior is ok. Some people have 5 cats etc... I need help Butch Baltimore Md

We live in a community that had and amendment prior to us moving in that says you can only have 1 dog or 1 cat. We have two small dogs. They are telling us to get rid of one dog or move or be fined. They have a "verbal" clause saying anyone here prior is ok. Some people have 5 cats etc... I need help Butch Baltimore Md

Viviana Gonzalez Elm St Thornton Co. 80241 I'm looking for people who have problems with Deer Run Homeowners Association and Summercreek Homeowners Association in Thornton Colorado, please call 720-9874064 or leave a phone mail vilmasua5@yahoo.com we have to fight against this HOA abusivosd.

Rich S San Diego We have a management company that forces total control over the HOA and the home owners. The have reduced a 5 member board to a 3 member board with 2 100% yes allys and deny any others who opposed this company. Only by email or in private without the 3rd last opposing board member. Now the President and the management company are installing a renewed board member and have full control over projects as well as all employees and forbid any votes in open session. Everytime I bring copys of the laws the manager denys them because I am not a lawyer says I cannot use laws since I am not a lawyer.

Victoria D.Vail CO I own a condo that had a fire on 8/14/12. The walls are log so the damages fell to the HOA insurance. The HOA president was paid 50K from the insuance company on 9/24/12. The HOA president has still not found a contractor as he is looking for either the perfect or cheapest one. Its been 2 months now with no use of our home and the fire smell is permeating throughout the house while he takes his sweet time. What can I do?

I have been in court with my HOA for 2 1/2 years. The attorney representing the HOA is constantly asking for continuances anything to keep us from going to trial. The HOA made a mistake in its' accounting. The HOA took me to court for association fees that I paid!!! After realizing the mistake the HOA is trying to work out a deal for me to pay its' legal fees (I will not). I have copies of my checks from the bank plus copies of the HOA financial transaction statement that omitted my payments. But the HOA cashed the checks and still don't want to take responsibility for its' error!!! Can you believe the arrogance? I have asked for a jury....we're going public.

The HOA for the Westbrooke community in Centreville, VA is managed by Sequoia management. This company handles things in a draconian fashion. I have been cited for the simplest of things, such as having my boat parked (while I was loading it for a trip), grass not being cut (while we were on vacation), and having a trailer parked in my driveway (using it over the weekend). They have little gestapo board members that will trespass on your property to take pictures and report the violations. They expect impeccability in everything as though they live in multi-million dollar gated communities. I requested use of the pool on a Monday evening to have the Boy Scout troop do their annual swim test. they delayed maing a decision until after the scheduled date and then sent disapproval after the fact. This is Boy Scouts, not a bunch of partying rowdies, and on a Monday evening when no one is usually at the pool. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of renting or buying in this area. They do not know the laws, Fairfax County is no help, and they will incessantly violate your right to quiet enjoyment of your property.

We are owners in a small housing community. We complained to our HOA about our neighbor who leaves garbage and makes alot of noise. It took the HOA over a year to try to get these people to stop leaving garbage in the common areas. We found out that these neighbors used to be on the HOA board, so they are friends with the current HOA members. The HOA is bias and like to take care of their friends. The neighbors still make noise. It also takes forever to fix anything around here. We tried to talk to our HOA and they told us that if we kept complianing that it could take longer. These people are power hungry morons. We wanted them to hurry and fix a roof leak.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8829464 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A group of neighbors is taking their homeowner's association to court. They say residents are paying up but not seeing results, and now they want to know what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Related Content More: Got a story idea? Let us know! This is happening in the community of Pine Village North in northeast Houston. A group of fed-up homeowners who gathered in court Monday told us their HOA went too far when some board members were removed after questioning the spending. Inside Pine Village North, there are townhomes with shattered windows and hazardous vacant units. "They won't board them up. We see kids going in it," resident Martha Preston said. There's dangerous trash piling and huge holes in the ground. "This is a hazard for children, for anyone. You could slip, fall, break your leg, break your neck," resident Christopher Matthews said. Preston and Matthews are also former HOA board members who are among a group of neighbors who say more problems peaked during their annual homeowner's association meeting last week. "We are trying to figure out how we can get rid of our president because we have some concerns about the money," Preston said. Preston and Matthews are taking the HOA to civil court. They say it violated bylaws by voting them off the board. "They voted me off because I started questioning what's going on, where our funds are going, why things aren't being done, why we have increased crime here," Matthews said. Matthews and Preston say the controversy is over a financial report issued during the HOA meeting. It shows more than $550,000 was collected from homeowners between January and September. Nearly half of that money was allegedly spent on building repairs and maintenance. Then, there's a negative ending balance showing the HOA is $25,000 in the hole. "I was wondering, wow. Somebody is fattening the frog for the snake," Preston said, "Somebody is getting this money, because I cannot see that much work being done around here right now." We tried getting some answers from the HOA's lawyer during a temporary injunction hearing. "No Comment. No Comment," the attorney said. A board member also dodged our questions about that financial report. "You have anything to say about it?" we asked. "No comment," the board member said. For now, a judge has ordered the newly elected HOA board cannot proceed in making any decisions. A trial has been set on this matter for next month.

My homeowners associations is Wild Wings in Woodland CA. People have sold their homes and moved because of our hoa. 1 Tried to make changes to the reserve account behind closed doors (executive session) 2 Held a vote to transfer maintenance of wrought iron fences to homeowners lost and then decided to keep voting until they won. 3 Threatened homeowners that they would have to spend 30k in fence repair if we did not vote their way but did not spend a dime even after they lost the vote. 4 Adding new capital items that they wanted to buy to the reserve account, even though you can buy new things with the reserves. Reserves are to repair and maintain what we already have. 5 Deny solar installations when California law prevents them from doing so 6 Approves driveway extensions for some denies them for other based inconsistent enforcement of CC&R's 6 Makes up the fine rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules. 7 Makes up operating rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules 8 Takes in more dues than it needs to fund operations and reserves and never returns excess dues to members 9 Takes illegal votes in executive session 10 Passes rules so homeowners can park on the street in front of their own homes but then won't let them extend their driveways to accommodate their vehicles. HOA board members are mainly original owners that seem to want a neighborhood void of cars, as cookie cutter as the day the community was built to try to bring back home values that dropped 50% since they purchased. If you get on their bad side, they will fine you for years, take you to small claims court or even try to foreclose on your home. And these people are your neighbors. Three mediocre people wielding unbelievable power unless and until homeowners read Davis Stirling for themselves and stand up for their own rights

My homeowners associations is Wild Wings in Woodland CA. People have sold their homes and moved because of our hoa. 1 Tried to make changes to the reserve account behind closed doors (executive session) 2 Held a vote to transfer maintenance of wrought iron fences to homeowners lost and then decided to keep voting until they won. 3 Threatened homeowners that they would have to spend 30k in fence repair if we did not vote their way but did not spend a dime even after they lost the vote. 4 Adding new capital items that they wanted to buy to the reserve account, even though you can buy new things with the reserves. Reserves are to repair and maintain what we already have. 5 Deny solar installations when California law prevents them from doing so 6 Approves driveway extensions for some denies them for other based inconsistent enforcement of CC&R's 6 Makes up the fine rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules. 7 Makes up operating rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules 8 Takes in more dues than it needs to fund operations and reserves and never returns excess dues to members 9 Takes illegal votes in executive session 10 Passes rules so homeowners can park on the street in front of their own homes but then won't let them extend their driveways to accommodate their vehicles. HOA board members are mainly original owners that seem to want a neighborhood void of cars, as cookie cutter as the day the community was built to try to bring back home values that dropped 50% since they purchased. If you get on their bad side, they will fine you for years, take you to small claims court or even try to foreclose on your home. And these people are your neighbors. Three mediocre people wielding unbelievable power unless and until homeowners read Davis Stirling for themselves and stand up for their own rights

My homeowners associations is Wild Wings in Woodland CA. People have sold their homes and moved because of our hoa. 1 Tried to make changes to the reserve account behind closed doors (executive session) 2 Held a vote to transfer maintenance of wrought iron fences to homeowners lost and then decided to keep voting until they won. 3 Threatened homeowners that they would have to spend 30k in fence repair if we did not vote their way but did not spend a dime even after they lost the vote. 4 Adding new capital items that they wanted to buy to the reserve account, even though you can buy new things with the reserves. Reserves are to repair and maintain what we already have. 5 Deny solar installations when California law prevents them from doing so 6 Approves driveway extensions for some denies them for other based inconsistent enforcement of CC&R's 6 Makes up the fine rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules. 7 Makes up operating rules as they go without even following the proper procedure to enact rules 8 Takes in more dues than it needs to fund operations and reserves and never returns excess dues to members 9 Takes illegal votes in executive session 10 Passes rules so homeowners can park on the street in front of their own homes but then won't let them extend their driveways to accommodate their vehicles. HOA board members are mainly original owners that seem to want a neighborhood void of cars, as cookie cutter as the day the community was built to try to bring back home values that dropped 50% since they purchased. If you get on their bad side, they will fine you for years, take you to small claims court or even try to foreclose on your home. And these people are your neighbors. Three mediocre people wielding unbelievable power unless and until homeowners read Davis Stirling for themselves and stand up for their own rights