HOA sues classic car owner

[kirk1015]

Apparently, his HOA didn't like the "Patina"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1nEW9YlZHU
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[Glenn]

Simple.... move


I'd never live where there a hoa. Local town government is as bad.

The more layers the more chances you'll get screwed.
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[kirk1015]

[Glenn]

https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-sergeant-battles-hoa-over-american-flag-display
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[Glenn]

[EverettB]

[Zundfolge1432]

Must be a slow news day to worry about stupid shit like these two examples. I purposely live in an rear where I can shoot a gun, piss out my back door and park broken non running VWs in my front yard. You don’t like it ? Piss off.

[calvinater]

^^^
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[KTPhil]

There are two sides to having an HOA.

They can be clueless, ignorant, power-hungry asshats who relish the fight. Like in this case.

They can also be the last protection against inconsiderate and even violent neighbors.

I've seen both sides.

[TDCTDI]

[KTPhil]

I've lived at both extremes...

Out in the boonies where the law is what I say it is, and we left each other alone... unless one needed help, in which case all is given to the cause... muscle, equipment, funds, anything.

We all pitched in to make a new paved Arizona crossing over the creek after a really big storm and flood.

I had a neighbor who let her goats live in her house. No skin off my nose. When her power was cut off, I let her draw from my well and tank.

It feels free, and you can do your own thing, and let others do the same.

This works well when there is space. My lot was small at 5 acres, but it was enough separation that almost no one bothered anyone else.

But...

Stuff people next to each other, and the friction starts. Rules become more important to keep the peace. Some don't like rules, and even enjoy flaunting them, some in a threatening manner.

The police don't get involved in civil matters. An HOA is the only way to keep property values up, keep neighbors from taking matters into their own hands, getting destructive... not cleaning up trash, causing pest problems, allowing drug use in their home by renters... there are horror stories about "that" neighbor that make you thankful there is, in effect, a civil authority that cares about the local community and not the next election or their police budget.

Everyone who lives a development with an HOA knew it at the time they moved, and were given a copy of the rules in escrow, by law. Changing their mind later is not an option. If they don't like it they can move.

Back to this case... the car was not "damaged," and the HOA is vastly overstepping their authority. If the guy has to sue, he should push for reimbursement of his legal bills, since the HOA is not acting within the authority granted by their founding documents. And if the HOA itself isn't enough, the individual board members can be sued, arguing they exceeded the authority of their Board duties, which the HOA won't pay for.

I wish them every success in this case!

[TDCTDI]

I had some friends that sued their HOA & won over a long going dispute over a handicap ramp.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wral.com/raleigh-...ersion=amp

I also had another friend that ousted a belligerent, abusive, & far too anal HOA president at a meeting when all of the other members voted him in.


Fuck a HOA.
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[Cusser]

So glad NOT to be in HOA.

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[jspbtown]

When you buy a house in a community governed by HOA rules you sign a document stating you understand the rules and agree to the bylaws of the HOA.

Don't want to do that? Then don't move there.

I hate people using "freedom" as an excuse to not follow rules....especially rules you know of in advance and agree to follow.

Americans seems to be less and less following their commitments.

[Glenn]

[Pez]

Moved into a home with a Hand written HOA rules sheet. This puppy is straight from 1983 and grossly ignored but I joke about living in the fancy part of town. Tut tut!

Parents lived in a modern gated community with strict HOA though, to hell with that.. they used to walk around with a ruler to check grass height. The HOA, not my parents
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[oprn]

I might have sided with the guy in the first post except that he is a flat out liar! That truck has not weathered that way, it has had bodywork started on it with the intent to repaint it and never finished. That is as plain as the nose on his face. He cannot claim it's an original weathered finish so finish the paint work and shut up! It will never, ever be an original weathered paint truck now.
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[AirHead1966]

HOA rules are part of a private contract between property owners and HOA.
"Freedoms" or whatever word people may use for their so called "rights" have nothing to do with it. Most of those "rights" protect people from government action, not private party contracts. Yes, there are limits to what "rights" private parties can contract away but there are strict limits to that; for example you can't contract away criminal activity, etc. Courts have well defined standards for what can't be contracted away and what can be contracted away. HOA rules, in almost all cases, are established and valid private contracts.

HOA rules are published, owners are given notice and those who don't like those rules can either work to get them changed or move. HOA bylaws have a process for changing the rules.

HOA is not for everyone. That is why we have choices. I like living in a community that has an HOA. It keeps the property values up and I like nicely manicured lawns, well kept houses etc. that are required to be maintained by the HOA rules.

Different people have different priorities. Plenty of options for all to decide what suits their priorities. What is right for one person is not necessarily right for the other.