Trailers and boats on property

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LuciaD (Nebraska)
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Good evening I am the president of our association and we have people in the neighborhood that are storing their boats and or trailer on their property. Although our covenants read that they cannot be stored on the property for no more than 14 days we have homeowners that are ignoring these covenants. We have sent them letters requesting that the trailer or boat needs to be removed within a certain time frame, but they again ignore this request.

Is there anything we can do as a association to get the vehicles off of the property?

JohnT38 (South Carolina)
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Posted By LuciaD on 10/26/2020 3:40 PM
Good evening I am the president of our association and we have people in the neighborhood that are storing their boats and or trailer on their property. Although our covenants read that they cannot be stored on the property for no more than 14 days we have homeowners that are ignoring these covenants. We have sent them letters requesting that the trailer or boat needs to be removed within a certain time frame, but they again ignore this request.

Is there anything we can do as a association to get the vehicles off of the property?

What have you tried to do? Can you fine them? Have you fined them? What do your governing documents say about violations and how they are handled? There's a lot of information you'll need to provide before you get an intelligent answer.

LuciaD (Nebraska)
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I have looked through the covenants and the only thing that I see is that no recreational vehicle, as defined by the city can be parked or stored upon any lot except within an enclosed structure. The vehicle can be parked/stored on the lot for a period of time not to exceed 14 days per year.

I have not seen anything about being able to fine them as an association. I know that both the boat and the trailer have been reported to the city with no action taken against the homeowners.

AugustinD
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LuciaD, is this a condominium?

GeorgeS21 (Florida)
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1. Courtesy letter
2. Fine process (if you can)
3. Lawsuit

KerryL1 (California)
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You might need to find out from an HOA attorney how to set up a fining schedule for your HOA. Are you saying that you have NO method to discipline owners when they break your rules or convenants (deed restrictions) ?

LuciaD (Nebraska)
Posts: 5

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No this is not a condominium.

LuciaD (Nebraska)
Posts: 5

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Thank you for the information I will definitely bring this up at our next meeting. As far as I can tell the only way we have to discipline owners is by sending them at minimum 2 letters asking them to comply. If they don't comply then there is a person on the board who has been there for over 14 years and has basicly been taking care of business by themselves and has the attitude of oh well if they don't comply then there is nothing we can do about it.

I am new to this position and don't feel that the board does enough to enforce the bylaws or covenants. I really do appreciate all the feed back.

thank you

GeorgeS21 (Florida)
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Doing SOMETHING is key.

1. Courtesy letter
2. Fine process (if you can)
3. Lawsuit

LuciaD (Nebraska)
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Thank you everyone for your input. Needless to say that there is going to be a discussion at our next board meeting to try to get this situation resolved.

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