JonD1
Posts: 2,350
Posts: 2,350
Posted:
Just wanted to take a moment to wish all the HOA/Condo volunteer Board members who give of THEIR time to manage their property and the property of others ( while they sit back and do nothing) a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
And special best wishes to those of you who work each day to abuse your power, rig elections, violate state and federal laws, hold innocent people in violation of your demanding rules and regs, steal all the property's funds, abuse the elderly who live among you and most importantly drive down your own property values! Seems like the grand plan is working.
And your reward? You get to attend meetings, deal with daily issues of the property, find and hire contractors, solicit bids, deal with legal issues, absorb abuse from ignornat misinformed owners who suggest you lie and steal, hold office for years because no one else can do the job or won't step up and for all of this what is it you get???????? POWER
And to those who seem to live to complain about the smallest of issues in the hopes your situation just might be different from everyone else's.
Yes there are rules. Yes you did buy into an HOA despite the fact you didn't sign any paperwork saying so. Yes you have to pay CCs. Everyone else does. Yes the Board members do in fact own too. And they get to have a voice and say because they are not some evil group put here on Earth to abuse you alone. Yes you should consider your neighbors when you dump your trash on the front lawn. Yes your kids are cute to you but now all the neighbors feel the same way you do. Yes your dog is cute too but that doesn't mean your neighbors want to walk through his crap or hear them bark all day. Yes the cost of things goes up. Hence your CCs might increase over the years. Yes the Board in most cases was elected and your inability to vote them out suggests not everyone thinks you are the answer. Yes you can sue the Board, the property, the HOA hell you can sue yourself. But that is rarely the answer except if you are an attorney. Yes you have to obtain permission to do some things. Yes you have to read and follow ther By-Laws and Rules and Regs. No not every state has open meetings laws. (THANK YOU JESUS!) No the minutes don't need to be presented up to your standards. No the Board members don't have to repond to you by e-mail within 30 seconds of your hitting send. No the HOA attorney does no work for you. Yes the Board can make decisions without your personal seal of approval. No you can't hold your own meeting and remove the Board without following the law's requirements. And try to understand the meanings of words before you throw them out as if you understood what they meant.
Illegal: just becuase you disagree doesn't make it illegal
Unethical: not your way must be unethical
Robert's Rules of Order: not required nor used in every association
Davis-Sterling: does not apply to every state in the country
immoral, "open", transparency, ADA, Fair Housing Laws, HUD, criminal codes, violating the US Constitution.
HOAs are simply a form of property ownership. And like many things you can either participate or allow bad things to happen and live with them.
Overseeing your own home and property is NOT someone else's job. Would be easier but that's not life. So if you are lazy, remain uninformed and take the easy way out there can be a price to pay. So put on your big boy pants and either do your part or post some more whining about how HOAs have done you wrong.... Now that wil help.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
And special best wishes to those of you who work each day to abuse your power, rig elections, violate state and federal laws, hold innocent people in violation of your demanding rules and regs, steal all the property's funds, abuse the elderly who live among you and most importantly drive down your own property values! Seems like the grand plan is working.
And your reward? You get to attend meetings, deal with daily issues of the property, find and hire contractors, solicit bids, deal with legal issues, absorb abuse from ignornat misinformed owners who suggest you lie and steal, hold office for years because no one else can do the job or won't step up and for all of this what is it you get???????? POWER
And to those who seem to live to complain about the smallest of issues in the hopes your situation just might be different from everyone else's.
Yes there are rules. Yes you did buy into an HOA despite the fact you didn't sign any paperwork saying so. Yes you have to pay CCs. Everyone else does. Yes the Board members do in fact own too. And they get to have a voice and say because they are not some evil group put here on Earth to abuse you alone. Yes you should consider your neighbors when you dump your trash on the front lawn. Yes your kids are cute to you but now all the neighbors feel the same way you do. Yes your dog is cute too but that doesn't mean your neighbors want to walk through his crap or hear them bark all day. Yes the cost of things goes up. Hence your CCs might increase over the years. Yes the Board in most cases was elected and your inability to vote them out suggests not everyone thinks you are the answer. Yes you can sue the Board, the property, the HOA hell you can sue yourself. But that is rarely the answer except if you are an attorney. Yes you have to obtain permission to do some things. Yes you have to read and follow ther By-Laws and Rules and Regs. No not every state has open meetings laws. (THANK YOU JESUS!) No the minutes don't need to be presented up to your standards. No the Board members don't have to repond to you by e-mail within 30 seconds of your hitting send. No the HOA attorney does no work for you. Yes the Board can make decisions without your personal seal of approval. No you can't hold your own meeting and remove the Board without following the law's requirements. And try to understand the meanings of words before you throw them out as if you understood what they meant.
Illegal: just becuase you disagree doesn't make it illegal
Unethical: not your way must be unethical
Robert's Rules of Order: not required nor used in every association
Davis-Sterling: does not apply to every state in the country
immoral, "open", transparency, ADA, Fair Housing Laws, HUD, criminal codes, violating the US Constitution.
HOAs are simply a form of property ownership. And like many things you can either participate or allow bad things to happen and live with them.
Overseeing your own home and property is NOT someone else's job. Would be easier but that's not life. So if you are lazy, remain uninformed and take the easy way out there can be a price to pay. So put on your big boy pants and either do your part or post some more whining about how HOAs have done you wrong.... Now that wil help.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
