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“This Is America And I Should Be Able To Plant Sunflowers”: Man Makes HOA Change Their Rules By Being Annoying
Depending on where you live, many visual aspects of your home, yard or property might actually be regulated by some neighborhood association, including the dreaded HOA. So some folks get creative when push comes to shove.
After being confronted by his home owners association (HOA) over his sunflowers, a man turned to a lawyer for help. Their contract was extensive and quite specific so he rolled up his sleeves and decided to find a loophole. When ensued was a masterful use of malicious compliance.
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FreeTheUnicorn 1 hour ago
You don't have to join HOAs. Just do your own shovelling and take your own trash to the dump. The riders on deeds are negotiable. I've never heard of an owner pulling the sale to protect an HOA that they are leaving.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 39 minutes ago
Untrue, sadly. Some communities have mandatory-join HOAs wherein joining is a legal condition tied directly to the property deed and Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs). You cannot refuse to join the HOA if it was in place when you purchased the property. Of course, one can always choose to NOT purchase a property in an HOA area, but you can't always "just don't join!" an HOA, depending on the area. It has nothing to do with the previous owner of the house who is currently selling it - HOA membership can be tied to the deed.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 1 hour ago
You don't have to join HOAs. Just do your own shovelling and take your own trash to the dump. The riders on deeds are negotiable. I've never heard of an owner pulling the sale to protect an HOA that they are leaving.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 39 minutes ago
Untrue, sadly. Some communities have mandatory-join HOAs wherein joining is a legal condition tied directly to the property deed and Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs). You cannot refuse to join the HOA if it was in place when you purchased the property. Of course, one can always choose to NOT purchase a property in an HOA area, but you can't always "just don't join!" an HOA, depending on the area. It has nothing to do with the previous owner of the house who is currently selling it - HOA membership can be tied to the deed.
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