HOA Rant

[RyanbabZ71]

Today received my yearly bill (no complaints here only $138) and along with it they have the budget and other documents. This year they included the architectural guidelines. Going through them come across item #8, swimming pools. Above ground permanent swimming pools are no longer permitted.

 

Rewind:

 

Back in 2010 i had the head of the arch. committee out to approve an above ground pool (at the time it was ok). I had to raise my fence a foot (5 ft requirement), then he signed the paperwork in June of 2010 to approve the pool and my pool deck. I obtained the proper county building permits. The pool was put in July 2010, and the county building inspector came out to verify/approve my fence, location of pool, and electrical I ran. He signed off on everything. I subsequently added the deck after the pool was put in. I have a good amount of $$$ into this project and now they go and change the rules. Nothing like trying to hit a moving target.

 

I have a buddy who is a lawyer and I spoke with him. He basically said with having all the signatures they dont have a leg to stand on and I should be "grandfathered" in.

 

Anyone have a similar situation and how did ti turn out.

 

Next house will not have an HOA included Maybe sooner rather than later.

[txab]

Grandfather is your friend

[Green 1364]

I'm a builder, never ran into that. I would think it's grandfathered in.

 

Good luck!

[hzhardy]

I do a bit of general contracting on the side under a friends license. Here in Fl they can not make you take down a permitted structure. A lot of people just do stuff anyways, take the one fine (they can only fine you once in my area) and move on. I find it entertaining as I hate HOA's.

[mike94silverado]

god that would suck.... So glad they are non existent here but I've also had to live next to this for 8 years or legal fighting to take it down until they finally demo'd it......

[mike94silverado]

Maybe HOA's Do serve a purpose after all.....

[Silverado4x4]

Ryan your lawyer buddy is right it will be grandfathered in and they cant make you take it down because they changed the rules.

 

Hoa's are good to a point as it keeps your neighborhood from turning into a slum area but sometimes they are a pain. My brother lived in a neighborhood with the hoa and he wanted to put up a fence he could do it but it had to meet a certain style he had to pick one of the two even though it was only a 4ft fence which is stupid.

[MikeNH]

I'd never buy a home covered by an HOA. I'd also never live in a neighborhood so it's a moot point. lol

[Mikeb52r]

HOAs have their good points and bad points.

 

Bad Point, no you cant paint your house lime green

 

Good Point, take that lime green paint off your house!

[RyanbabZ71]

I spoke with the mgmt company today and I am ok. I know one of my neighbors will complain oh well I will be enjoying the pool this summer why his grouchy self is sulking in his house

 

 

Ryan

[99silveradoz71]

In an HOA here too, and if you're only paying $138, you've got it easy. I'll leave it at that as the wife is over my shoulder and would be way too cheerful if I got into an HOA rant

[SarahsGMC]

god that would suck.... So glad they are non existent here but I've also had to live next to this for 8 years or legal fighting to take it down until they finally demo'd it......

That's a cool old building why did you hate it so much?

 

 

Sent from the toilet

[zach1990]

Move to the country = problem solved

 

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[mike94silverado]

That's a cool old building why did you hate it so much?

 

 

Sent from the toilet

It WAS a cool old building until they quit maintaining it and it became a fire hazard and hotel for stray cats and raccoons lol. they also were cooking meth out of it for a bit... the roof started leaking years ago and it rotted out this last year there was a noticable shift in the building it was going to fall over sometime. (of course the "Save the historical building" people got involved not understanding that it was too far gone at that point) so we had a fight to get it down. If it had gone up my Garage and house were likely going with it.

 

Lots of good memories buying candy as a kid from that store but so nice it's gone. It's a shame when people let stuff go. Wish they had sold it to someone who would have cared.

[mike94silverado]

 

This is about 2003 when it was still open and maintained. sad how it could have gone from this to what it ended up being