My friend bought a house in a good neighborhood with "good HOA". Half a year later they went on vacation and while they were away, hoa people entered his yard with a key that they apparently have without informing him, and cut down a beautiful cherry blossom tree in his yard, then sent him a bill for a removal, with the explaination that the tree had "incorrect leaf density".
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mnemonicmonkeys 10 points 4 days ago
Your friend should have sued the fuck out of them. If that tree was more than a few years old they could have been looking at 6 figures in damages
hereiamagain 3 points 4 days ago
HOAs have some crazy legal standings and abilities. IANAL but I wouldn't be surprised if that was technically legal according to their rules, and they are protected
I will never live in an HOA.
endbringer 3 points 3 days ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was technically legal according to their rules
I highly doubt those rules can override actual laws, even if they're in fine print you technically signed. I just don't see a bullet point "we can secretly make a key to your property and remove something from it without any notice" holding up.
hereiamagain 2 points 3 days ago
IDK, depending on how it's written and how messed up it is, I think they can make it so when you sign and buy the house, you're only renting out leasing the land underneath it. Therefore they're not cutting down your tree, they're cutting down their tree. Something like that 🤷♂️
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Regardless of whether flock cameras are deployed or not, I can't figure out why anyone would be looking to buy into an HOA community.
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