Homeowners Assoc. Sells Woman's House Over $420 Fee

that's just ridiculous.

 

Despicable. I am very happy that my neighborhood has a voluntary Civic Club rather than a mandatory Homeowners Association.

 

can she hit?

 

She should have paid the $420...



If she got certified mails, she had to know...sounds like she will get it back, but it will cost her.

Got to pay dem bills.

DD

 

Come on. No one other than homeowers' associations are this unreasonable. No one. I represent banks. I've foreclosed on commercial property many times....where there are less concerns than foreclosing on someone's home. I've never done work for a bank that's been like, "yeah...let's just go foreclose for $420!!" Hell, the attorneys' fees alone are probably 10x that. There is reasonable.....and then there's this. These need to be done judicially. No question about it.

 

What I'm wondering is who runs these homeowner associations? It's just people who live in the neighborhood, right? So, what possess them to do such evil things when, under other circumstances, they would be just as appalled as everyone else? Or, are these associations really controlled by lawyers who are fishing for business?

Remember the thread "Are Corporations Evil?" Maybe we should start a thread called "Are Homeownder's Associations evil?"

 

true..there are lawyers who make money off this, no doubt. but there are also homeowners who are neighbors...things get more personal.

 

Wouldn't the HOA have some sort of duty of care to sell it at 'market???'

Maybe she thought it was a different kind of 4:20 assessment and decided not to partake?

And you'd think that she might have wondered about that fixer-upper for sale in her neighbourhood at $420 -- being a real-esate agent and all??

There's something not right here...

 

These are the type of things that could lead to someone go on a gun rampage. How pathetic.

 

Yes they have a duty to get market value or something close to make the foreclosure sale appear "commercially reasonable."

But they didn't sell the house for $420...that's just all they kept from the proceeds of the sale, plus their court costs and attorneys' fees. They can't hold on to the balance.

 

What exactly does a homeowner's association do? I don't think I've ever heard anybody say a positive thing about a homeowner's association. They seem to just take your money and give you protection that you don't really want or need...sounds kind of like the mob.

 

depends...they CAN be effective and reasonable. in my neighborhood, they're fine. they take care of garbage pickup...recycling...our community pool and playground...and the landscaping for common areas. that's all good stuff...and it's stuff i knew about when i bought the house, so i can't argue that it took me by surprise. it helps keep up the value of my neighborhood. but, as with anything, it can be abused.

 

Yet more reason to maintian friendly relations with thy neighbor.

Which reminds me...let me go say hi to my next-door neighbor, he is washing his Escalade...be right back!

 

What area is that if you don't mind saying? We're looking to move soon and it seems many subdivisions have these mandatory annual fees.

 

From personal experience, homeowner's associations are evil. You don't need to pay dues every month to have people enforce an arbitrary set of rules regarding how long your grass can be or whether you can have a basketball hoop in your driveway or what sort of improvements you can make to your property. Seriously, I just don't see the need.

 

Ultimately yes, but initially, no. In most new communities a management company runs the HOA - the homeowners don't take over until the community is more established.

 

I disagree with you a little bit. I'm not a big fan of HOAs, but it is the cost of having no zoning. They are a necessary evil in neighborhoods. If they didn't have these "arbitrary" rules, your investment in your home could be greatly damaged by anybody living on your street that didn't want to keep their house up.

The reason that the rules seem so specific and arbitrary is that they need to be to enforce them. Everybody wants everybody in their neighborhood to keep their grass mowed. Well, you can't write a rule that says: You must keep your grass mowed. You have to write a specific rule: Grass must be no longer than 3 inches...or whatever. That way, it can be enforced and there is no grey area to if you grass is considered mowed or not. Someone that grew up in the country with pastures might think 6 inches is "mowed" and someone from the city would disagree...so you have to have specific rules.

It also keep people from opening businesses in your neighborhood...you don't want to live next door to a guy with a restaurant in his house...it keeps people from raising livestock. You don't want a bunch of smelly animals on the other side of the fence. It is a necessary evil.

I DO think they overstep their powers though. They should NEVER be allowed to sell your house to pay the fees. And if they are allowed it MUST go through court.

I think a better solution would be that the HOA can put a lein on your home for the amount that you owe and that they can also send your debt to a credit collector. Heck..even make it to where they can cut off your power and water until you pay...just don't let them sell your home out from under you.

 

homeowner assoc. are pansies..they leave notes for everything..say it to my face biatch!

 

Westbury