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Mariana

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57. They're not all bad

Fri Apr 8, 2022, 11:20 PM

Apr 2022

but even the good ones can go bad. All it takes is enough busybodies to move into the neighborhood who want to micromanage everyone's property, and elect people to the board who will do that.

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They Faced Foreclosure Not From Their Mortgage Lender, but From Their HOA [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2022 OP

Real estate agents don't tell buyers the truth. DURHAM D Apr 2022 #1

it's in the HOA documents. Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #20

Real estate agents don't read them. DURHAM D Apr 2022 #25

In calif we get them during escrow process. Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #27

True. It is law in CA to disclose EVERYTHING about a property... Caliman73 Apr 2022 #29

There, almost certainly, is a signed document in his mortgage package that covers the HOA laws. Calista241 Apr 2022 #37

Have you ever seen a copy of the CCR's for an HOA? Most would find them excellent bed time gldstwmn Apr 2022 #33

every house I have bought melm00se Apr 2022 #34

That doesn't make it legal. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #32

If a member doesn't pay, everyone else must pay more. The dues go marybourg Apr 2022 #2

I would never ever buy a house I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #3

This ☝️☝️☝️ dixiechiken1 Apr 2022 #4

Yep madville Apr 2022 #13

Unless, of course, the property is zoned melm00se Apr 2022 #35

Totally agree. NutmegYankee Apr 2022 #17

And I would never buy one without it. marybourg Apr 2022 #19

I've lived in both. Pros and Cons. Caliman73 Apr 2022 #30

I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood with a lake and hiking trails gldstwmn Apr 2022 #36

The township or city ordinances would take care of most of those things. llmart Apr 2022 #49

I live in an HOA... there are some benefits... don't have to deal with loud unruly neighbors Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #21

Cities can be as much of an a**hole as HOA's DSandra Apr 2022 #28

That's how I feel about it. llmart Apr 2022 #50

I live in a small keyhole neighborhood with 12 homes, and we have an HOA. Calista241 Apr 2022 #42

Some years ago when I lived in Texas Mariana Apr 2022 #56

I would never ever buy a house I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #5

"Hoas need to be outlawed." Goodheart Apr 2022 #8

Ok I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #10

"Hoas always have the most boring uniform conservative demands in house decoration." llmart Apr 2022 #52

If there are pools, golf courses or tennis courts then I can see a monthly gldstwmn Apr 2022 #39

As a member of a HOA I entirely approve of enforcement of dues Goodheart Apr 2022 #6

It isn't life doing that, it's that HOA ck4829 Apr 2022 #11

I'm sorry, but the HOA looks out for its members. Goodheart Apr 2022 #14

This is very common in Florida, maybe not so in Colorado. flvegan Apr 2022 #7

My condo in melm00se Apr 2022 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author gldstwmn Apr 2022 #41

Judicial f/c, true. Not sure your point. flvegan Apr 2022 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author gldstwmn Apr 2022 #46

Uh huh. flvegan Apr 2022 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author gldstwmn Apr 2022 #55

I'm sure it varies Zeitghost Apr 2022 #9

I live in a condo development with an HOA and dues. Absolutely love it. Goodheart Apr 2022 #16

It worked well for me as well Zeitghost Apr 2022 #18

just like anything in life, there are good ones and there bad ones Celerity Apr 2022 #23

Sometimes it's just best to sell bottomofthehill Apr 2022 #12

The median price for a home in Aurora is $449,900. Since she's had a rough couple of years gldstwmn Apr 2022 #43

I know people who live in places with HOAs Bettie Apr 2022 #15

My HOA pays for the upkeep of two parks and community landscaping pfitz59 Apr 2022 #22

I like our HOA. rownesheck Apr 2022 #24

For many decades, I avoided HOAs. I wanted my freedom to do MineralMan Apr 2022 #26

The Green Valley Ranch HOA in Denver is the most heinous example of this. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #31

I've been fighting with my HOA for three years about my door color. Efilroft Sul Apr 2022 #38

My condo would put a lein on a unit for unpaid fees. SYFROYH Apr 2022 #45

Legalized theft if you ask me. Xolodno Apr 2022 #48

They're not all bad Mariana Apr 2022 #57

We lived in a condo in Florida and loved having them take care of everything outside our apartment. marie999 Apr 2022 #51

"Read the documents before you buy a property that is managed." llmart Apr 2022 #54

Should have known because it would have been in the treestar Apr 2022 #53

It sounds as if s lot of the issue is that a legal corporation owns the HOA. haele Apr 2022 #58