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 />                                                                                  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 />                                                                                  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 />

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 />