Need help writing a professional letter

Why are we going to the county? It's an HOA issue. That means amongst you and your neighbors. You just go to the post office to send a certified letter. Not sure why a notary is involved?

Guess what? Do you know if your HOA has the money to correct this violation? Can your HOA levy fines? What actual power does your HOA hold to correct a violation? You want a removal. Well what is their LEGAL abilities to do it?

HOA's have to have the right written in their documents to levy fines. The next step is the HOA has to have a FINING SCHEDULE put into place. Which means Fines are defined and established. For Example: Leaving your garbage can out for 2 days - $25 a day. Your HOA just can't grab a number out of the air. Plus the fining process has many steps to it. There is a period of time for a warning, issuing, and then defense. It still doesn't guarantee removal of the violation.

Our HOA we did not fine. We had the ability to remove the violation at OUR cost and then send the owner the bill. Although it's not that easy. We had to give notice to the owner they were in violation. Give them a 10 day period to correct. If not, then we would tell them to fix it or we would at our cost sending them the bill. IF they did not pay that bill, then we would lien for that amount owed. Only time outside of unpaid dues a HOA can lien.

Now as others in here have posted. You don't have to sue the HOA to make this happen. You all can decide to sue that person in violation individually. If the HOA isn't upholding the rules. Yes, you will have to use your own money. Keep in mind suing your HOA is suing yourself and your neighbors anyways. So may contact a lawyer to put this personally.

They have around 9K in the bank, they refuse to correct violations due to the 2 board members having that exact violation.

other board members are violators of other deed reactions too.

the current president wants to "grandfather" in select violators as their amongst his social group. this is unethical and the issues I'm concerned about and want them to get a as legal looking paperwork as possible, as the threat of a lawsuit is going to be what it takes. if this next letter does not work, Ill just pay for a lawyer as I'm not going to move out due to corruption on the board.

I'll make them step down and/or sue them personally, as I hear that if they fail to comply by registered letter, they are no longer going to be protected under law if such suit occurs.

How is the police department going to help?

The code enforcement says they dont enforce "Deed restrictions"

the sheriffs office does not care waht goes on around here, and the president works as a public service officer, which is indimidating to some people of the community.
so that makes going to the sheriffs office pointless as they have not helped in the past.

Sheriff office says "Rick scott the Governor" singed a bill tht said you can "Target shoot" in your back yard if you have 1 acre lot.

so that is silly and careless but that is what they say, they don't make people stop even if you live in a community.

??? Architectural Guidelines ???

Perhaps the 'nuisance clause' in your CCRs is 'violated', but NOT the ACC unless an unpermitted 'gun range' were constructed.

I am still unclear of what the violations are that are so bad? This isn't the "Neighbor has a chicken coop?". Plus if the law says that one can shoot on a 1 acre lot. That isn't a HOA thing. That is a county/city thing. The CC&R's have to be in compliant with the local laws. So don't see how that is a HOA issue.

What is the code enforcement of the city being involved? No of course they are not going to enforce your HOA rules. They enforce the city's. You want them to do something? Go to the CITY council and ask them to make a law/ordinance. We did that for parking on 1 side of the street only. However, we wanted our curbs painted instead of signs. Signs are banned from our HOA. So went to the city and got an ordinance for no parking via having painted curbs. Our city didn't have a code for painted curbs just signs.

So I wonder if you are putting expectations on your HOA, that isn't in their ballpark?

I can’t find any proof that target shooting is allowed on lots of one acre without the type of backstop and other safety requirements being addressed.

No effective backstop? Call the Sargent, then the captain then the actual sheriff, then the politicians the the media.

I don't think it's a HOA issue, unless the CC&Rs address it, or the HOA uses a broad bylaw which addresses safety or nuisances.

I think that the police are likely being lazy when they check out the shooting. Firstly, I can find no Texas state law which allows target shooting on any lot one acre or larger. That would allow one to shoot the short distance in a lot ten feet by 7/8 of a mile. The statute (if it even exists) must address backstops, distance from adjoining properties and other saftey consideration.

What I did find, was Texas laws which allow target shooting on lots of a minimum ten (10) acres. That was why I suggested that the OP get a statute reference from the sheriffs office when she calls, or that she visit their office, the politicians office or the county attorneys office and find out what the laws really are and what they say. Listening to some anonymous person on the phone say "Rick Perry signed....." is a poor and almost useless source. And is is likely the the deputies don't even know the law. So the OP's first step is to learn the law. Then she educates kaw enforcement if that is warranted.

That's what I think should be done.

So how is the HOA supposed to resolve this issue? I don't see the relationship or responsibility of the HOA. It's a law OUTSIDE of HOA that allows this. The HOA is to be in compliance with the law. If the law says your dogs must be leashed, your HOA can't say they can run free. Animal control is going to come in and say "must be leashed".

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And I continue to not believe that this target range use is unfettered except for area being the only metric.