I donāt trust the āmany requests to change their voteā bit. Itās a vote. You voted. How in the world are they going to manage vote changes fairly??
If you donāt win, based on this āchange their voteā thing, Iād request a re-count.
Post by litskispeciality on May 8, 2024 14:18:38 GMT -5
Good lawd I can't articulate the right way, but basically these people have a LOT of free time that should be put to better use. I'm stuck on the logic it's a private yard, but you can't park your vehicle in the driveway, that to me seems to be on the townhouse/condo property.
I hate these people for you, and hope that they're all voted off the island.
Ugh I'm so sorry, I feel all the rage for you over this! I have nothing productive to add. But good for you for standing up! Tbh I think people would be changing towards you. We just had a zoom HOA meeting and tons of people were agreeing with me vs the board over a lot of issues that the board was trying to just skim over. I think a lot of times it takes one person speaking up and pointing it out for other to be like "oh ya why is that?!"
Anyways I hope you have a good outcome and no more drama from them.
Post by lavenderblue on May 8, 2024 14:32:15 GMT -5
My goodness these people are something. If nothing else, this solidifies the fact that I will never live any where with an HOA! But you my friend are a super hero. And I hope you win and Godspeed to the rest of them.
Post by fivechickens on May 8, 2024 14:33:46 GMT -5
How long have they been bored members? Our HOA only allows members to be on the board for 2 terms/4 years (then if other wants to join they run, if not, then they can stay if residents are cool with it ), I think, which is good to get new fresh ideas in.
Iād rather have to look at a work van than smell shit all summer long.
Good job! I hope you win. I would think most people would lean more toward "HOAs are too picky" than the opposite, so someone proposing to make sure that rules make sense sounds great to me!
It's always hard to tell how things go on the internet, but I bet there are lots of others in your neighborhood who have been dinged for dumb stuff in the past and will be on your side.
Post by lilypad1126 on May 8, 2024 14:44:05 GMT -5
I am loving this. Great job! I get feeling like you don't actually want to win, but also, I'm imagining you winning and being a thorn in their sides and it's making me giggle.
HOAs are mainly a pain in the ass, and the power trip of some people on the board is big reason why. A little kindness and compassion (and common sense!) go a long way.
Good lawd I can't articulate the right way, but basically these people have a LOT of free time that should be put to better use. I'm stuck on the logic it's a private yard, but you can't park your vehicle in the driveway, that to me seems to be on the townhouse/condo property.
I hate these people for you, and hope that they're all voted off the island.
Apparently googled 's partner should have parked the work van on the yard! I can't believe none of us suggested that LOL
This is very reminiscent of our last village election, down to the sister on the neighborhood FB page and everything. Small town politics is ROUGH! Good luck.
Also very relevant to us as we have a boat (we on Long Island near the ocean) and store our boat in our very very long driveway in front of our garage in the way back. Many of our neighbors also have boats because of our proximity to the water, and they store them too in their driveways over the winter. Other neighbors have RV's or jet skis. The rule has been as long as the vehicle has a valid registration it can be stored on residential property. Now they're talking about changing it and my husband is outraged because it would cost him several more thousand dollars a year to store the boat at a marina. So are our boat owning and RV owning neighbors. I am curious to see how it turns out. I wouldn't mind not having to stare at the thing all winter but I also don't want to shell out more money and I do see my husband's point.
That āprivate yardā line is total bs. If they let anyone do whatever they wanted with their private yard, the HOA would not exist. Iām sorry youāre still dealing with this. Regardless of the outcome of the election I hope you continue to be a thorn in their side, lol.
Good lawd I can't articulate the right way, but basically these people have a LOT of free time that should be put to better use. I'm stuck on the logic it's a private yard, but you can't park your vehicle in the driveway, that to me seems to be on the townhouse/condo property.
I hate these people for you, and hope that they're all voted off the island.
Apparently googled 's partner should have parked the work van on the yard! I can't believe none of us suggested that LOL
Hahaha. Oh I'm SURE that's in violation of the HOA contract as it'll ruin the grass.
Post by MixedBerryJam on May 8, 2024 15:18:41 GMT -5
OMG I just thought of you and youāre Situation today, as I was driving through a HOA neighborhood. It looked so tidy and pleasant and neighborly and it reminded me of your post and Iām sorry I didnāt even notice the ā¦ color of the extension cords!
The property management company, I believe. Although our liaison there doesn't like me either. I lit her up via email when she kept ignoring my phone calls about the van. š¬
Oh, I forgot - my brother and I got into a spat in the middle of all of this because when I was asked to elaborate on why I wanted to run, I mentioned that my brother and his family also live in the neighborhood and so I'm very invested in its future, that sort of thing.
He wanted me to not mention him at all because he is worried about his kids walking around the neighborhood and being targeted somehow because of me.
He and his wife were the ones to encourage me to run, and he's basically refusing to openly support me in writing. He initially said he was going to run with me and then backed out, first because he said he was too busy, but then admitted later it was because they're all such assholes and he didn't want to be targeted. Good to know now, bro.
OF COURSE the same people who complain about no one wanting to step up and volunteer are the same people now complaining because theyāve never run unopposed.
We moved to a heavily ruled neighborhood (not an HOA yet because theyāre still developing 20 years later). I knew about some of the stuff, but not all. And honestly, I may not have moved here if I had known. So, I really hate all that āyou know what you signed up forā.
We got the rules when we closed and everything is enforced because the property management is a paid full time staff we employ. And I didnāt know about the super secret FB group for months and thatās where everyone complains about how the residents donāt have any actual say in anything. But I see it likely wouldnāt be any better, weād just add on the āvolunteerā whine.
Good luck, hopefully it works out for the best, either way.
I do have to mentionā¦ I was the Vice President of my hoa for two years. It was HELL. So much worse than what youāre already dealing with. I finally sold my house and moved 5 minutes away because I was so sick of the drama, in 2017. Sadly, moving didnāt help. The haters from that neighborhood literally followed me around online for YEARS. It was a completely insane experience. I ended up moving 2 hours south just to get away from the constant negativity, in 2020, which was THREE YEARS LATER.
I do have to mentionā¦ I was the Vice President of my hoa for two years. It was HELL. So much worse than what youāre already dealing with. I finally sold my house and moved 5 minutes away because I was so sick of the drama, in 2017. Sadly, moving didnāt help. The haters from that neighborhood literally followed me around online for YEARS. It was a completely insane experience. I ended up moving 2 hours south just to get away from the constant negativity, in 2020, which was THREE YEARS LATER.
I fully believe it. If I do win, I'm only going to volunteer for a year, max.