In Germany it is often not allowed to wash your car in a driveway when the water goes down the street, but not working on it? Isn't it a bit too much?
I get what you are saying. HOA is a choice. Persoanlly I like living in a community with rules. I don't have Boates and unsightly vehicles in driveways or on the side of the house, etc. ALot of people say no to it. I a m just so used to it. Oh yeah.....I am also th ePresident of the HOA. Fortunately, most of our residents are long terma dn are not issues at all. mEvery once in a while we get someone that decide to do something they are not supposed to.In Germany it is often not allowed to wash your car in a driveway when the water goes down the street, but not working on it? Isn't it a bit too much?
But the strangest for me is the HOA. My neighbor should tell me what to do on my ground? GFU
I'm not sure if a similar association in Germany exist. There are gardening associations for big cities where you can rent a small garden area maybe 10x15 m with a small cabin on it for weekends, barbecue or so. These areas have strict rules and usually a long waiting list.
you have to participate in such a HOA?
First issue with that if run properly, they can't just issue a fine. It is based on what By Laws or Docs satte. Letter needs to be sent. If not addressed withi 30 days letter #2. If it gets to letter #3 then the resident has to deal with a non-partial fining comittee. They hear bot sides, evaluate and then send there decision to the board to eiter fine or not fine. We as Board members can't just fine if we choose. There is a process. As for workin on the car.....Probably says no but there is flexibility inless your Board are just A HolesI've lived in my HOA for 18 years now. As long as they're not intrusive I don't mind. They provide maintenance and security for our neighborhood. I have only had two infractions in 18 years. One was when I swapped my brake pads in the street instead of the driveway because my driveway is not level. They dropped any fine because I argued that routine maintenance was allowed. I showed them that my car warranty labeled brake pads as a normal maintenance item and that the language was subjective and they agreed. The second rule violation was displaying an outdoor flag other than only the US flag. I've always had my American flag plus another seasonal flag like the Raiders, Golden Knights or NHRA or whatever. My clever solution was to move my flags 3 ft inside the threshold of the house and they couldn't say anything. My garage door stays open most of the day now. They're not real happy with it but it is conforming to the bylaws.
That is just outrageously dumb and sets the HOA up for lawsuits. Kids will be kids.
I used to call them the People's Republic of 'Cardinal Forest'
