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Jason G wrote:
> I live in a neighborhood with a lapsed/defunct HOA that a few neighbors are
> trying to resurrect. I and several other neighbors specifically moved here
> because the HOA was dead. (There are no common areas. No dues have been
> collected in at least ten years.) We have CC&Rs that came with the house,
> though it was strangely difficult to find a copy of them because the HOA had
> been dead for years.
>
> I need help in finding simple, persuasive arguments against reforming the HOA.
> I'm vehemently opposed to letting some busybody tell me what kind of shrubs I
> can plant and what color I can paint my house and how long my garage door can
be
> open. But I do not want to go off on a tirade at the first meeting if I can nip
> this in the bud without sounding like a maniac. Which will happen if I get
> worked up without solid facts.
>
> Please help, the meeting is June 7. Any links to anti-HOA FAQs or resources
> greatly appreciated.
>
>
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> Jason G
You made one mistake: You bought a property with established
restrictions (and a corporation) having rights to your property. Until
those restrictions are gone and the corporation dissolved, the HOA can
reappear at any time.
If you have no common areas, no "neighborhood" amenities, and no
services that need to be provided to the community, the only reason for
an HOA to exists is to exert some sort of control over property owners
that don't maintain their property per group spec.
If there are amenities, an HOA may be necessary to keep such things
maintained.
Obviously HOAs have big issues. If I were you, I would try to address what
the individuals in your neighborhood are trying to accomplish without
the HOA. If they are trying to force owners to conform to standards,
the HOA might be the only way to go... Maybe not, if such standards are
already part of your city municipal code.
I good site for HOA issues and "fact" finding:
http://www.ahrc.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
To me, an HOA is like communism.. It looks good on paper, but doesn't
seem to work in the ideal way it's laid out.
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