Developer controlled HOA

Our HOA is nearing 12 years of age! We have had 380 homes added in the last 4 years to total 685 homes! We have had a fining committee since 1/1/17 and the HOA has collected $0 in fines! Our community has went from a 7 to a 4 out of 10 in those years. How do we force HOA rules enforcement? We are probably 3 years away from takeover due to adding 172 units in the 2018 budget and nothing has been done to even turn them into lots 12 months later. The Developer doesn’t even have a home builder for the additional lots under contract and current builder is leaving when their lots are completed. Any recommendations are appreciated!

Jeff,

A "7 to a 4 out of 10?" What does this mean?

With 685 homes this is a large HOA - when you say addition another 172 units do you mean you are a condo or single family organization?

When you say "takeover" do you mean turnover from the developer to the HOA?

Property was discussed or added to the development, but not platted into lots?

Help us with a lot more information, please - the issues are pretty diverse between fining processes and new lot platting and build out and turnover from declarant ...

I would just like the HOA rules be enforced! We have houses with lawns with no grass and all weeds, we have front yards with no trees when they are supposed to have 3 trees, we have homes 11 years old with cracks and paint needed, our clubhouse needs a lot of cleaning! I have a neighbor a cross from me that hasn’t bought 1 bag of mulch in the 8+ years I have lived here. Our Developer controlled HOA is not enforcing anything! We have one resident Board Member with no power. The Developer representative told one home owned it was okay for them to paint their driveway and sidewalk. It is not only against HOA rules the city doesn’t allow city sidewalks and driveway areas to be painted.

I want just a little enforcement to make the community look decent again!

7 to 4! 10 would look beautiful, 5 would be average and 4 looks like there are no standards or below average looking neighborhood! Currently 545 single family homes and 140 duplexes. Yes - turnover. Yes - not platted and some infrastructure is needed to.

Are you sure you are quoting the covenants? I would bet the covenants say more than this. Ask the manager for a copy of all the "governing documents." Read them carefully and report back here the pertinent sections, if any.

1.5 cents: I think the facts, without exclamation marks, all by themselves indicate the seriousness of the situation where you are. Posts here seem more read-able without the exclamation marks.

He is well known for his use of exclamation points.

http://www.hoatalk.com/Forum/tabid/55/forumid/1/postid/257440/view/topic/Default.aspx

You are more worried about exclamation points then helping good people asking for your advice! Really?

I practically have them memorized. I have created a Facebook group with a 157 members to prepare for the turnover process only to find that the Developer added 162 additional units and delaying a possible turnover for 3 years. I downloaded all of the closed properties from the county records to have an accurate number of homes closed. I have tracked the HOA financials by creating my own spreadsheets only to find out our HOAs $538 net income is being projected thru audits to have $500K to be returned to the Developer for past losses. Two days a go I found out that there was 1,278 violation letters sent out since 1/1/17 and our HOA has received $0 in fines. Our community was very nice in 2010 when I purchased my home only to have the community go down hill with LGI mass producing with $0 down homes that do not meet the 2010 community standards. We have an overcrowded pool that our property managers ignore by allowing outsiders to use it. Our Developer Rep. gave a homeowner the okay to paint their driveway and public sidewalk. I don’t use any of the amenities, but, I am trying to help my neighbors enjoy them. Iam trying to learn all I can about HOA practices and Florida laws concerning them. And you guys want to cut on me for exclamation points.

What type of files can you upload? I tried submitting a picture and it will not load it.

There are file size limits

I am not on the Board! Residents have 1 Board Member out of 5. I am posting on an Internet forum. I am not reporting as a CFO which I was for 27 years. We have 1 Board meeting a year it is Developer controlled. I did not assign any metrics.

Today I learned the Developer Rep. gave the approval for the builder to stain/polish a driveway/sidewalks of home due to a subpar driveway/sidewalk install that needed to be cut out and re-poured. A clear violation of our HOA rules. The stained/polished sidewalk goes against city ordinances.