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FionaC (California)
Posts: 212
Posted:
I have posted here about my HOA President and rest of the board bringing pets into our community clubhouse. Yes.. the clubhouse was rennovated to the tune of over 8000 dollars a couple of years back. It's all new inside.

Rules two them have been broken. One being having dogs on the property without a leash, which none have been one. Grant it they live about 75 feet from the clubhouse. But the dogs are never leashed.

Last night my husband came home. He said there was a party or something going on downstairs. I called my friend who is involved with everything. Turns out the HOA President was having a going away party for her parents who were leaving, and the party started in her own unit but grew so they took it to the clubhouse. There were 4 dogs again inside.

Our next meeting is a few weeks away. I feel like posting the rules in our community place for a review. It's most frustrating. My husband was going to go down to confront the infractors, but by the time he found out what happened and went down, they were gone. And they left the cluhouse dirty.

Is there an issue with me posting the rules in a public place? I will not make any refereces to those breaking the rules.. does this open me up for issues??
MelissaP1 (Alabama)
Posts: 13,836
Posted:
You have animal control in the area? If your that concerned call animal control whenever you see the dogs running free. If your HOA doesn't have a fine system set up for violations then there is not much that can be done.

There is a difference between HOA rules and city laws. Call the police if you see a crime. Call your HOA if someone left their trash can out on a monday and garbage pickup is friday....

Former HOA President
BrianB (California)
Posts: 2,820
Posted:
Don't post the rules.

Go to the next board meeting. Ask your questions about the rules, about why this happens, what the repercussions are, etc.. Offer then to post the rules in a nice acrylic holder, or laminated copy, so that there can be no ignorance of them, etc..

Take the extra effort to be better than the people you are aiming at. It will pay off. If nothing else, if you post the rules without permission, they can focus on that, use it as a distraction, and try to toss blame and mud on you. Instead, be good, be above the fray, and keep the focus on them and the rules. don't give them any excuses to use to get out.

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