Family's fight with HOA over pool fence

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  • @Arlothed1no
    @Arlothed1no 5 років тому +11205

    All I'm hearing from the HOA is "we'd rather your children die to preserve our aesthetic"

    • @truthinspector6390
      @truthinspector6390 5 років тому +34

      How about teach your children to swim and move on

    • @Arlothed1no
      @Arlothed1no 5 років тому +435

      @@truthinspector6390
      Six months is when a baby learns to crawl and also when the swim classes start for that but sometimes a baby might have a disability that prevents them from doing much except crawl. Or, maybe they scheduled the classes and the baby just so happens to fall in before then.

    • @TheBadGuy15
      @TheBadGuy15 5 років тому +486

      @@truthinspector6390 you know how dumb you sound?

    • @flipnotrab
      @flipnotrab 5 років тому +252

      It will not be the homeowners child. It will be the toddler from 2-3 houses down. HOA board members must not have any children or grandchildren?

    • @patriot9455
      @patriot9455 5 років тому +218

      @@truthinspector6390 But is someone who is not your child falls in before learning to swim, you are liable under criminal law in most states for allowing a public danger to exist on your property. it is you, not the HOA that goes to jail. Keep the fence, find a lawyer, win the case on the grounds of public safety.

  • @adriangreene908398
    @adriangreene908398 4 роки тому +8667

    Her backyard is covered by Trees the real question is who’s in there backyard to even see then report it. HOA’s are weirdo stalkers on a power trip 👀

    • @vw7402
      @vw7402 4 роки тому +67

      Adrian Greene exactly!

    • @Tonshmar
      @Tonshmar 4 роки тому +47

      Adrian Greene THAT WHOLE COMMENT!!! 🙌 💯🙌💯🙌💯

    • @gamester512
      @gamester512 4 роки тому +349

      We live in an HOA neighborhood and the majority of the people here are really nice, but there's this one woman living here who regularly drives around looking at people's property for things she can report to the HOA. Needless to say, she's not exactly popular.

    • @steffanycamila
      @steffanycamila 4 роки тому +150

      one man had hoa tell him to demolish his shed that they found out about thru google earth.............. 🥴

    • @Omletio
      @Omletio 4 роки тому +131

      Adrian Greene exact situation with my sister! at her house HOA’s literally reached over her backyard fence to take a picture of her weeds and told her to pull them out. disgusting what some of them will do

  • @biggameslayer3782
    @biggameslayer3782 5 років тому +3431

    I hate HOA’s and will never buy a house with joining one required.

    • @nikkid7963
      @nikkid7963 5 років тому +60

      HighRiskEmployee we made the mistake of buying a home in one. If we move never again!

    • @Prettygurl420
      @Prettygurl420 5 років тому +6

      I’ve never had any issues but I guess it depends on where you live...

    • @RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea
      @RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea 5 років тому +24

      There’s an HOA in my city that was on the news because they forced a lot of the homeowners to paint their houses. 😱

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +28

      @@nikkid7963
      Get elected to the HOA board.
      Vote to end HOA.....

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +3

      @@Prettygurl420
      HOA Scam quality depends on people.
      "Defects in your property can be repaired cheerfully by our relatives & friends for a small fee...."
      Haight-Ashbury Real Estate Development Inc, San Francisco, Ca

  • @ShadeMedia
    @ShadeMedia 3 роки тому +1457

    Imagine paying thousands of dollars for a home, only to have someone tell you what you can and CAN'T do to your home......

    • @JuggaloCollectibles
      @JuggaloCollectibles 3 роки тому +53

      Welcome to America 🇺🇸

    • @maremacd
      @maremacd 3 роки тому +15

      Thousands???

    • @deo3367
      @deo3367 3 роки тому +44

      @@maremacd yes. There are some HOAs that cost $600 a month to tell you what you can and cannot do. They provide nothing else. Just have to pay the fees to live in the neighborhood.

    • @soggypizza404
      @soggypizza404 3 роки тому +5

      Benders has million dollar home, not thousands

    • @soggypizza404
      @soggypizza404 3 роки тому +1

      @@deo3367 hoa in benders landing doesn’t take money, unless your in benders estates

  • @ozzyfromspace
    @ozzyfromspace 4 роки тому +6874

    “Your fence could saving lives but we don’t like the way it looks. Take it down” - Karen HOA

    • @bunnybaby975
      @bunnybaby975 4 роки тому +22

      Chattykatty it’s both lmao

    • @itzcrystalzz
      @itzcrystalzz 4 роки тому +18

      @@callie3444 it's a hybrid

    • @tamiwu0346
      @tamiwu0346 4 роки тому +19

      @@itzcrystalzz Charen or Khad?

    • @itzcrystalzz
      @itzcrystalzz 4 роки тому +8

      @@tamiwu0346 hmm charen

    • @simon6071
      @simon6071 4 роки тому +15

      Home Owners ASSociation strikes again!
      Despicable tiny dictator.

  • @Pssssst_
    @Pssssst_ 5 років тому +3512

    1st question when buying a home.
    Is there an HOA?
    Yes?
    Bye...

    • @jocastillo3533
      @jocastillo3533 5 років тому +42

      👏👏

    • @nelly870909
      @nelly870909 5 років тому +50

      100% agree

    • @3katfox
      @3katfox 5 років тому +194

      My husband and I were looking at places and the first thing I said to every realtor we saw was "don't even bother showing us houses in HOA neighborhoods. Nobody but nobody is gonna tell me what I'm gonna do with my property

    • @clarky23
      @clarky23 5 років тому +129

      i posted this before on other videos like this. When I hired a realtor, the number one thing I told them was "NO HOAs!!!!" Third house she showed us was in a HOA. I asked her what part of NO HOAs did she not understand, then fired her on the spot.

    • @tdmj2812
      @tdmj2812 5 років тому +9

      Exactly!

  • @AListProductions
    @AListProductions 3 роки тому +1337

    HOA = trash.

    • @ds-yr9qn
      @ds-yr9qn 3 роки тому +10

      Always has been

    • @qpol
      @qpol 3 роки тому +16

      there should be a law prohibiting HOAs
      they’re scummy and power hungry

    • @De.D1
      @De.D1 3 роки тому +11

      People wonder why HOA's are hated. 🤬

    • @catrinahartz944
      @catrinahartz944 3 роки тому +5

      Yep. We live in a gated community in Florida and we only pay 100.00 a month and they aren't controlling.

    • @joanwoods7740
      @joanwoods7740 3 роки тому +4

      Are you serious? Im looking all over for townhouses and i just cant believe the monthly fees. For what? Wouldnt surprise me if they pocketed the money

  • @truckingwithtobee
    @truckingwithtobee 3 роки тому +277

    And this right here is exactly why I would never ever live in a home that has a HOA. There’s no way in hell somebody’s going to tell me what I can and cannot do with my own home.

    • @texasgirl6000
      @texasgirl6000 3 роки тому +3

      I agree...however living in Houston tx it's impossible to find a home in a decent neighborhood without having a HOA.

    • @decembersveryown5935
      @decembersveryown5935 3 роки тому +2

      The government does

    • @blaster-zy7xx
      @blaster-zy7xx Рік тому +2

      “ agree...however living in Houston tx it's impossible to find a home in a decent neighborhood without having a HOA”
      Hahaha you guys don’t get it at all! It is the HOA that keeps the neighborhood a “decent place” to begin with.

    • @truckingwithtobee
      @truckingwithtobee Рік тому +8

      @@blaster-zy7xx well where I live. In Vegas there’s plenty of neighborhoods that are absolutely gorgeous that don’t have an HOA.

    • @blaster-zy7xx
      @blaster-zy7xx Рік тому

      @@truckingwithtobee Maybe you and I have different ideas of what an "absolutely gorgeous" neighborhood looks like.

  • @joabate9960
    @joabate9960 5 років тому +1920

    When an HOA takes aesthetics more seriously than someone’s insurance and human life, than that board is just a tyrant in disguise

    • @aureliusmarcus1817
      @aureliusmarcus1817 5 років тому +7

      Who's aesthetics? Not the home owner's.

    • @smartazz61
      @smartazz61 4 роки тому +9

      Lord Acton was correct about power. It does horrible things to people. I never had any so I can't say. But I've seen people change after getting even very small amounts of power. Its an evil thing power is.

    • @miapdx503
      @miapdx503 4 роки тому +2

      @@smartazz61 True words. Power seems to attract those who seek to abuse it. Some go into politics with morality, but they have to shed that...like a snake sheds it's skin...🐍

    • @dumpsterchicken6287
      @dumpsterchicken6287 4 роки тому +5

      All hoa's are tyrants.

    • @arwen-_-E.M.P.
      @arwen-_-E.M.P. 4 роки тому +2

      Jo Abate
      Not very good disguise

  • @robison87
    @robison87 5 років тому +1362

    And if a neighbor's kid drowned in their pool, they would no doubt sue them.

    • @rabbit0664
      @rabbit0664 5 років тому +15

      @@observantowl5568 If you had a nice car that runs and you were told you to get another, that may be more expensive, to replace it would you?
      First off that would make a dent in your finances. That itself can set a lot or some people back.
      Second there might not be a way for you to recover your loss because the old car might not sell for as much if it even sells at all.
      Third you ever hear the saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it." The fence they have already does it's job. It technically doesn't need to be replaced. It's still up, doesn't have holes or broken parts, ETC.

    • @rabbit0664
      @rabbit0664 5 років тому +6

      @@observantowl5568 Did you know you can talk to people without being rude? I don't understand why so many people have been rude lately. I remember when I could have civilized conversations with people.
      You may think it's stupid but last week I saw a vid describing something similar to my example.

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +2

      @@observantowl5568
      Will HOA pay for the change???
      Get exemption.....

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +1

      @@rabbit0664
      HOA "exemption" warranted....

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +1

      @@observantowl5568
      Only have to comply to HOA Scam if you have no good attorney......

  • @zombiewire6555
    @zombiewire6555 5 років тому +1463

    That is crazy, every pool needs a safety fence when children are involved. Many children drown yearly in domestic pools.

    • @unapologeticallyamy9031
      @unapologeticallyamy9031 5 років тому +11

      zombie wire they’re allowed to have a safety fence. The issue is they took it upon themselves to have an unapproved type of fence installed. Everything that can be seen from the street needs to be approved. 1.)They never got approval and 2.) didn’t bother to choose a fence that meets the hoa standards. None of this would be going on had they followed two simple rules.

    • @susanwright7682
      @susanwright7682 5 років тому +47

      Unapologetically Amy didn’t they also say the information needs to be in the deed and this was not?

    • @glintoflightonbrokenglass9473
      @glintoflightonbrokenglass9473 5 років тому +68

      @@unapologeticallyamy9031
      Yet there's another corner property with the exact same type of fence. Why aren't they being harassed to remove it?

    • @unapologeticallyamy9031
      @unapologeticallyamy9031 5 років тому +7

      @@glintoflightonbrokenglass9473 How do you know that they're not being harassed? How do you know that their pool fence wasn't put up before the rule was put into place and isn't grandfathered in? Just because someone doesn't cry to the news doesn't mean they're not dealing with the same problem.

    • @glintoflightonbrokenglass9473
      @glintoflightonbrokenglass9473 5 років тому +21

      @@unapologeticallyamy9031
      First, I watched the video. Did you? If so, you should watch it again and take notes.
      Second, they're not on the news.
      Third, go back and watch the video.

  • @lindseysturkie2205
    @lindseysturkie2205 3 роки тому +82

    She said it perfectly; the HOA is more concerned with their kangaroo rules and policies rather than the humans who live there and the enjoyment of their own property. Common sense should rule the day not power hungry tyrants.

  • @shiversneak
    @shiversneak 5 років тому +2328

    HOA board members are typically retired, angry old seniors without a clue.

    • @douglastodd1947
      @douglastodd1947 4 роки тому +23

      PROBABLY ALL SUFFER FROM SENILE DEMENTIA.

    • @jeron9272
      @jeron9272 4 роки тому +10

      Can confirm

    • @intentionaloffside8934
      @intentionaloffside8934 4 роки тому +21

      The “GET OFF MY LAWN!” crowd.

    • @eliassanchez7586
      @eliassanchez7586 4 роки тому +15

      I just think it’s women who have mental problems. “Karens”

    • @Tubalcain422
      @Tubalcain422 4 роки тому +15

      HOAs are based on a good idea. They just always go too far for common sense.

  • @RoosterCogburn2112
    @RoosterCogburn2112 3 роки тому +1159

    Never spend your hard-earned money on a house located within an HOA

  • @archananagarajan4540
    @archananagarajan4540 4 роки тому +1333

    The moment when a HOA member came and told me that I cannot hang clothes for sun drying inside my room was when I knew something was wrong with these people, I am saving resources and making use of sun power to dry my clothes and here they come putting up notice on mt house door and second when I lost my nerve was when my friend's house door knob couldn't be changed to their liking snd it had to look similar to other house to keep it aesthetic!!! Seriously??? What's wrong!

    • @piercehawke8021
      @piercehawke8021 4 роки тому +218

      Drying clothes INSIDE your house? I'm 99% sure that said HOA would be laughed out of court.

    • @marcel870
      @marcel870 4 роки тому +37

      Inside? Thats a big ol’ yikes from me man

    • @tjbishop1400
      @tjbishop1400 4 роки тому +15

      It's your yard do you want what too

    • @Your_Landlord
      @Your_Landlord 4 роки тому +14

      That is pretty extreme, but you are the one that signed the HOA agreement. Maybe you should have read it first?

    • @lazynop7325
      @lazynop7325 4 роки тому +84

      @@Your_Landlord But INSIDE THE HOUSE! Like as in someone has been going through their business and does not allow any PRIVACY!

  • @fleabag2mr.151
    @fleabag2mr.151 Рік тому +67

    Never buy a house with an HOA.

    • @jjjones8609
      @jjjones8609 Місяць тому +1

      It is hard; almost all new developments are hoa.

    • @fleabag2mr.151
      @fleabag2mr.151 Місяць тому +1

      @jjjones8609 hard but not impossible. Buy an older home. They are built with better materials.

    • @YortOK
      @YortOK Місяць тому

      It's mandatory under law in Australia that all pools must have an approved fence around it.

  • @chriscollins3762
    @chriscollins3762 6 років тому +2288

    Sounds like HOA board members is out to get her

    •  6 років тому +153

      The HOA used to cause a lot of problems in my neighborhood, too. Then a gangster caused massive destruction to the HOA building. Ever since then, it's as if there is no longer an HOA, because, they never do anything any longer. Our neighborhood lives in complete peace now, with no more harassments.

    • @DURU22
      @DURU22 6 років тому +6

      yep.

    • @frankyflowers
      @frankyflowers 6 років тому +8

      @ your hoa has its own building? why did they care if it was destroyed the neighborhood would have to pay if it wasn't insured.

    • @davidjacobs8558
      @davidjacobs8558 6 років тому +43

      @@frankyflowers because they fear that "gangster" will come after them.

    • @Neildo430ci
      @Neildo430ci 6 років тому +25

      @ that's a good story, can they come over my way to talk to our code enforcement snoops, well throw a party in the park, ribs & 40oz'rs.

  • @fitawrarifitness6842
    @fitawrarifitness6842 4 роки тому +5954

    Fun fact: A HOA is born Everytime a Karen wins a divorce settlement.

  • @kari76g
    @kari76g 4 роки тому +2308

    Why is there an HOA? if its my home and I pay taxes on it I should have a right to do as I please , I think the HOA needs to be abolished

    • @leenaz8356
      @leenaz8356 4 роки тому +131

      In my country we don't have anything like an HOA, but I think its purpose is to prevent the neighbourhood property value to decrease. Not 100% sure tho

    • @Kat-mu8wq
      @Kat-mu8wq 4 роки тому +38

      @@leenaz8356 Theres many things that can decrease a property's value... like it being near a river or the sea. If flooding in common the houses in the area will be cheap.

    • @leenaz8356
      @leenaz8356 4 роки тому +67

      @@Kat-mu8wq that makes sense, but what confuses me are things like fences or door colors for example. Why or how do these things decrease property value of neighbouring houses?

    • @22Faced22
      @22Faced22 4 роки тому +140

      @@leenaz8356 because sub average, hive minded, suburban folk value homogeny. they see a neighborhood with disparate cultures and think it too "spicy".

    • @1982nsu
      @1982nsu 3 роки тому +180

      HOA's started in the 1950's. They were originally formed to save the home owners time and money with trash and snow removal, lawn care, etc... But over time HOA's became bureaucratic and now they are downright authoritarian!

  • @crBudgetWatches
    @crBudgetWatches 10 місяців тому +14

    We need an update on this case ASAP!

  • @Alexandra-xt1vf
    @Alexandra-xt1vf 3 роки тому +1506

    As a real estate agent who cares, avoid HOAs like the plague

    • @PlanetXtreme
      @PlanetXtreme 3 роки тому +17

      Thanks for the advice!

    • @mina5142
      @mina5142 3 роки тому +5

      Lol

    • @katavia4131
      @katavia4131 3 роки тому +33

      i'll get into trouble because i be damned if somebody gonna tell me to do anything in a house i pay the bills in just aint fixing to happen

    • @itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808
      @itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 3 роки тому +21

      @@katavia4131 if you signed a contract when you bought the house, you're legally bound to their ridiculous rules and grabs for power. I would never, ever, ever, ever buy a house or condo that had an HOA

    • @ladydede88
      @ladydede88 3 роки тому +10

      In a minute we’re not going to have that option every piece of land I see in a few year a HOA is built on it. 😂

  • @disneyprincessintraining2725
    @disneyprincessintraining2725 4 роки тому +380

    Sue the board. And never, EVER buy a home that makes you be part of an HOA

    • @cassanderrr
      @cassanderrr 4 роки тому +3

      There is a reason why there are so many HOA now. People no longer respect their neighbors now. Without an HOA even in upper scale neighborhoods you get lazy crazy neighbors that destroy property value.

    • @Stramontin1
      @Stramontin1 4 роки тому +17

      @@cassanderrr HOAs are a cancer on society. Doesn’t matter what anyone says, I purchased the land and the house and will do with it as I see fit. No one has more rights to my property than me.

    • @xdizzle0460
      @xdizzle0460 4 роки тому +2

      @@Stramontin1 They have rights if you sign a contract.

    • @Stramontin1
      @Stramontin1 4 роки тому +7

      @@xdizzle0460 true, but I’ll never sign a contract with any HOA. They are cancerous. There is also many stories about HOAs creating new rules even after the contract was signed. If I signed a contract that provision that allowed them to change the terms of the agreement would be null and void.

    • @xdizzle0460
      @xdizzle0460 4 роки тому +1

      @@Stramontin1 agreed

  • @wc7715
    @wc7715 4 роки тому +1354

    You spend so much money on your home only to be told by someone else how to live in it. YAY AMERICA home of the free!

    • @robertlaube574
      @robertlaube574 4 роки тому +12

      Used to be

    • @Ant_Stark
      @Ant_Stark 4 роки тому +3

      @Black Buick that's why he won't

    • @TheArtymuse
      @TheArtymuse 4 роки тому +16

      Luckily not every neighborhood has a HOA and not all HOA's are this biased/crooked.

    • @TheArtymuse
      @TheArtymuse 4 роки тому +2

      @Black Buick I suppose. His existing record is not promising at all. We shall see.

    • @slouberiee
      @slouberiee 4 роки тому +12

      @@orionroberts1253 They probably assumed that the HOA would be fair.

  • @kgrimes842
    @kgrimes842 3 роки тому +26

    Owning a home in a HOA neighborhood is like renting a home with a landlord. You still have to do what they want when they want or get out.

    • @cookieb6284
      @cookieb6284 2 роки тому +4

      Actually, people with landlords get away with even more than these poor homeowners. They claim squatters' rights and have more entitlement to the home than the owners. HOAs don't have to follow any rules, they just make their own up as they please, then tell the homeowners later, after they think their "law" has been broken. Just grown up high-school bullies.

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 2 роки тому

      shut up, Karen.

    • @hereweare2031
      @hereweare2031 Рік тому

      Yeah I'd rather rent an apartment then own in an HOA neighborhood

    • @MangooPangoo
      @MangooPangoo 6 місяців тому

      I’d rather rent then have to do deal with HOA’s man … you have more rights as a tenant and most landlords I ever had were really nice (obviously can vary experience to experience)

  • @brianwilkinson4207
    @brianwilkinson4207 4 роки тому +450

    Never move into an HOA neighborhood. That's all you need to know. No home is worth the trouble that an HOA could bring.

    • @VaporheadATC
      @VaporheadATC 3 роки тому +13

      I used to say the same thing, and if possible, it's still my opinion. However, I moved from OKC down to San Antonio area and I can tell you that there are hardly ANY communities which are not in a HOA these days. It is very difficult to find a non-HOA area.

    • @thecaptain29
      @thecaptain29 3 роки тому +13

      @@VaporheadATC it's really not that hard. Maybe if you are desperate to live in one of those cookie-cutter new house areas in a bland suburb.

    • @VaporheadATC
      @VaporheadATC 3 роки тому +6

      @@thecaptain29 You have obviously not shopped the housing market lately, or do not live in the San Antonio area.

    • @melaniehancock2210
      @melaniehancock2210 3 роки тому +4

      @@VaporheadATC I’m in San Antonio as well and I know exactly what you’re talking about. If you want to have freedom with your property, you’re moving into the country! I don’t know of any neighborhoods besides the projects where there isn’t an HOA.

    • @Swordsfor200Alex
      @Swordsfor200Alex 3 роки тому +5

      I am sorry that you feel that way. My development and it's HOA is fantastic. See we have people here that read the CC&R's before they bought a $1M home and comply with the rules. It's that simple. Don't paint your brick/stone house purple, don't put a boat/trailer in your backyard, don't build a tin shed in your backyard, cut the grass, put your trash cans out of sight. It's really not that hard to have a beautiful neighborhood.

  • @rlaw3732
    @rlaw3732 5 років тому +555

    Never, Ever, Never, Never Ever, buy a home with a HOA. I bought a home and stayed in it six months, before I had had enough. They are policemen without badges and robbers without guns! Run Away Fast!

    • @wolfpack7gunner
      @wolfpack7gunner 4 роки тому +6

      This is what happens when you move to a ritzy neighbourhood like that lol ppl life in a fantasy world and have nothing better to do in life but complain about petty things lol

    • @ronskfc
      @ronskfc 4 роки тому

      Knew a guy who said his HOA hopped his fence to cut his yard while he was on a business trip and sent him a bill for about $200. He sold the house with a huge loss.

  • @codyflowers8758
    @codyflowers8758 3 роки тому +582

    Sounds like the HOA has a problem with just this family!

    • @fredmagruder9822
      @fredmagruder9822 3 роки тому +5

      Why is it that everyone always sees everything as a personal attack? It's very clear this isn't personal, in fact it's a very specific complaint addressed in their HOA covenants. There's another family with a similar lot with the same issue with the HOA. This is about a different rule for a corner lot than for other lots. The two families need to get together and encourage a vote of the homeowners to change that part of their HOA covenants.

    • @bretak74
      @bretak74 3 роки тому +3

      I don't know who's in the right regarding whether they can or can't require the fence to be replaced, but I can tell you that the fence around the home owner's pool looks like it came from Wal-Mart. I might expect to see it around an above ground swimming pool, but not around a nice pool in a nice looking neighborhood. How can they even enjoy the pool with parts of it only a couple of feet from the pool's edge?

    • @bracketvilletexas
      @bracketvilletexas 3 роки тому +17

      SOUNDS? No fact it's their race

    • @bretak74
      @bretak74 3 роки тому +6

      @@bracketvilletexas Are you seriously throwing down the racism card without one shred of evidence to back up your claim?

    • @Oneklickmedia
      @Oneklickmedia 3 роки тому +20

      @@bretak74 it’s literally in their backyard and it’s conforming to standard pool fences like other one have. It be a different story if they built one themselves with ugly wood picket fences or something.
      HOA is known to personally attack certain homeowners and once she sue, they will change that rule cause the obvious have a winning case.

  • @kimberlyjorgelevario7434
    @kimberlyjorgelevario7434 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you Amy that’s what we need in news people helping people from bullies like this great job

  • @siqboi2275
    @siqboi2275 3 роки тому +506

    Everyone in the U.S. are very divided politics wise, but one thing I think we ALL can agree on is abolish HOA’s haha

    • @AtarahDerek
      @AtarahDerek 3 роки тому +26

      Which is weird to me, because HOAs are just miniature versions of the socialist utopia that Dem voters claim to want. They hate the sample but still want to buy the full product. I don't get it.

    • @jakexie7149
      @jakexie7149 3 роки тому +23

      *cue political divide in comment section*

    • @siqboi2275
      @siqboi2275 3 роки тому +6

      @@jakexie7149 exactly what I thought when I seen the first comment on this thread. I was gunna reply but I was like…nah. Not trying to feed into negativity 😂

    • @AtarahDerek
      @AtarahDerek 3 роки тому +6

      @GN HOAs assume that any resources that come into the neighborhood automatically belong to them. How is that not seizing the means of production?

    • @Teesquared00
      @Teesquared00 3 роки тому +4

      @@AtarahDerek Its not really similar to socialism. We definitely agree that HOAs often are shite and cause more problems than good, but typically they are run by elected members. Most HOAs are way more similar to existing political structures in America than socialism (IE characterized by a constant power struggle and political maneuvering to force opponents into submission - no interest in compromise)

  • @ayem8709
    @ayem8709 5 років тому +575

    i’ll be damned if I’M buying a nice house like that only to be told i can’t put up a fence around MY pool. HOA’s are the worst

    • @patricksaxon3983
      @patricksaxon3983 4 роки тому

      If you would had listen clearly, that HOA did not say that they could not have a fense around their pool, it is the type of fense that they require. That family already was aware of the rules when they bought their house and I do not feel sorry for them.

    • @simpathetic3626
      @simpathetic3626 4 роки тому +44

      Patrick Saxon ok boomer

    • @angelb4143
      @angelb4143 4 роки тому +42

      Patrick Saxon they changed the rules after 2 years of them having the fence up, thats bs you’re just a stupid as the hoa

    • @phillipnguyen7693
      @phillipnguyen7693 4 роки тому +16

      Patrick Saxon your the person that would be apart of the stupid HOAs

    • @phishwak
      @phishwak 4 роки тому +13

      @@patricksaxon3983 And if you'd listened carefully you would have heard that the fence was installed when the house was built and that other houses, including another corner plot, have the same fence but haven't been told to replace/remove it. You're stupid and I do feel sorry for you.

  • @djterry1218
    @djterry1218 6 років тому +1247

    I would never ever live in a home that has an HOA

    • @peach495
      @peach495 6 років тому +10

      Sometimes you don't have a choice. Even if there isn't an HOA on your home when you purchased it. In some states should a platted sub vote to put one in & they get at least 80% vote for it, your home now is legally under an HOA whether you like it or not. In Michigan, that's the law.

    • @jeaniebird999
      @jeaniebird999 6 років тому +1

      Lucky you have a choice!

    • @conniegrosser1679
      @conniegrosser1679 6 років тому +18

      Me either. Too independent and smart to do that.

    • @jeaniebird999
      @jeaniebird999 6 років тому +21

      @@conniegrosser1679
      You must mean, "rich".
      It pisses me off that everyone thinks _everyone_ has an option. I would need a lot more money to afford _any_ place without an HOA, in my current state of Colorado. But, that's why I'm moving back to my home state, where HOA's aren't everyfuckingwhere and the sale of my 800 sq. ft. home will buy a 2000 sq. ft. one, with plenty of change left over.

    • @peach495
      @peach495 6 років тому +3

      @@2xtreem4u
      Yes, under the scenario I had outlined, Your home is subject to association rules. If they include an annual due that goes unpaid, they can put a lean on your home. I don't know if all states do this. I used to be a Realtor in Michigan & I can assure you, if 80% of your platted sub vote it in, your house is included.

  • @benzamg32m68
    @benzamg32m68 Рік тому +20

    I have a friend whose on an hoa board. We drove her young daughter to a particular homeowners house for a costume party in the neighborhood. She said they were battling the homeowners over their fence. She only mentioned all this because i commented how i LOVED the wooden fence planks that was housed in black wrought iron with lovely ivy type wrought iron decorations from top to bottom. Was beautiful! I looked at her and said shes stupid. Lol ive know her for over 40 years so i could say that.

  • @MamaMOB
    @MamaMOB 6 років тому +249

    This is yet another reason HOAs should be illegal. It's not anyone else's business what I do on my own property as long as it's legal. Period.

    • @madjukesmeg
      @madjukesmeg 5 років тому +2

      Suddenly every HOA member gets billed an equal portion of what is owed, and everyone wants to give her the boot even more. There really isnt much of a win here, which is probably why these board members are so keen on this wierd, extra stupid flex.

    • @MamaMOB
      @MamaMOB 5 років тому +4

      @@madjukesmeg what?

    • @suzycreamcheesez4371
      @suzycreamcheesez4371 5 років тому +4

      @@madjukesmeg huh?

    • @williamparson7702
      @williamparson7702 5 років тому +2

      I feel the same way.... I live in the middle of a town in Missouri. I'll be damned if ANYBODY tells me what I can or can not do in my own yard....wether it's legal or not...

  • @URSoDead2Me
    @URSoDead2Me 3 роки тому +530

    I just could never understand how we ever got to a point in this country where you can buy a piece of land, put a house on it and an HOA can tell you what to do with it.

    • @Mrbananasgfan
      @Mrbananasgfan 3 роки тому +17

      Racism. The original purpose of gated communities was systemic racism.

    • @FreedomofSpeech865
      @FreedomofSpeech865 3 роки тому +6

      @@Mrbananasgfan now it makes complete sense

    • @brumels1570
      @brumels1570 3 роки тому +33

      Also because people bought into the idea that private HOAs makes govt smaller because all the rule making and enforcement will be transferred to the HOA. The problem is that the Constitution protects you from govt but not from private companies like HOAs.

    • @privateone4688
      @privateone4688 2 роки тому +3

      Seek the answer and you shall find trust there is information being with held from you. Pay attention to everything you sign and keep all records

    • @leecox1513
      @leecox1513 2 роки тому +9

      When you buy the house with HOA rules, you sign a contract that you will abide by those very rules. If you don't like the rules, don't buy the property. DUH!!!

  • @CrziiChiki
    @CrziiChiki 4 роки тому +446

    This is exactly why we looked for a house in a neighborhood with no hoa. This is ridiculous.

    • @pickinforalivin
      @pickinforalivin 3 роки тому +8

      when we move that will be my number one requirement

    • @crystalyj30
      @crystalyj30 3 роки тому +2

      that was non-negotiable when we were deciding where we wanted to build. I REFUSED to live where a HOA was.

    • @cloroxbleach2581
      @cloroxbleach2581 3 роки тому +5

      Yup, most everyone knows to avoid them like the plague. I would NEVER live in any kind of HOA. None.

    • @shiks800
      @shiks800 3 роки тому

      Not all HOA’s are like that. When we moved in our new home the fence was after the kids bedroom windows we sent a request to the HOA to move the fence for safety of the kids. They approved in less than 24hrs. That family just needs to sue them, safety always comes first. Knowing your HOA committee and attending those meetings they are recorded and asking them face to face whether the fence is more important than the death of your child puts them in a liable spot.

    • @nicoleackerman205
      @nicoleackerman205 3 роки тому +1

      @@cloroxbleach2581 Same in I buy a house and pay a ridiculous amount of taxes to the government I am going to do what I want on the property.

  • @jimlong8077
    @jimlong8077 3 роки тому +26

    Im never buying anything with a HOA I really dont want to go to prison.

  • @miriamllamas224
    @miriamllamas224 3 роки тому +516

    Then if a child drowns everyone complaints that there wasn't a fence.

    • @TheAntiqBoutiq
      @TheAntiqBoutiq 3 роки тому +10

      They aren’t saying they want no fence, but an iron fence. An iron fence isn’t needed around a pool. That’s the argument.

    • @guilcarr802
      @guilcarr802 3 роки тому +1

      and then they will sued her

    • @ellzgoespro6568
      @ellzgoespro6568 3 роки тому +6

      @@TheAntiqBoutiq it really should not matter so long as there IS a fence.

    • @anubis7630
      @anubis7630 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheAntiqBoutiq n sadly a iron fence is too wide for a pool fence.. it's all good hoa made error saying she has a privacy fence when it's clearly a pool fence.. obviously with her house size money is not an issue..

    • @jublywubly
      @jublywubly 2 роки тому

      and sues both the HOA and the individuals who worked for them, who made those stupid decisions.

  • @RBCire
    @RBCire 4 роки тому +551

    First year after we bought our house in an HOA, the 2 trees in the front yard that were planted by the builder died. I left them there because you are "required" to have 2 trees in your front yard according to HOA rules. When they sent me a letter saying I needed to replace the trees with 2 trees at a cost of $300 each, I said I have 2 trees. They said the trees have to be alive. I said show me in the rules where it says "alive."

    • @PatrickWagz
      @PatrickWagz 3 роки тому +28

      hahahaha, any update??

    • @RBCire
      @RBCire 3 роки тому +71

      @@PatrickWagz I bought new trees at a nursery and planted them myself for $200 total.

    • @hambone8820
      @hambone8820 3 роки тому +114

      @@RBCire I would buy the smallest trees I could find and plant them

    • @skyebowleyn6364
      @skyebowleyn6364 3 роки тому +10

      lmao 🤣

    • @arcdave2735
      @arcdave2735 3 роки тому +45

      I would get seedlings from the forest, and plant it there

  • @ClaireWill71uk
    @ClaireWill71uk 6 років тому +487

    The HOA, should get a liability agreement that HOA will be liable for any death, accident or claim against homeowners... if they are forced to remove pool fence.

    • @MarshallLoveday
      @MarshallLoveday 6 років тому +28

      Oh, they don't want the home owner to go without a safety fence. They just want her to spend a bunch of money to get one that 'looks good'

    • @oobaka1967
      @oobaka1967 6 років тому +73

      @@MarshallLoveday And I'm betting at least one HOA member knows someone who sells / installs the more expensive fences.

    • @ezkieler850
      @ezkieler850 6 років тому +2

      That fence is chickenshit.

    • @Photron52
      @Photron52 6 років тому +13

      They don't need a liability agreement. The letter forcing them to remove the fence relieves them of the responsibility and places it squarely upon the shoulders of the HOA.

    • @yogib37
      @yogib37 6 років тому +24

      @@Photron52 yeah but what if a pet or a child dies.. that wont replace them.

  • @mhath5881
    @mhath5881 8 місяців тому +6

    the HOA orders them to take down something required by insurance not to mention that fence serves as a HUGE safety net. The HOA members should be ashamed of themselves that they would rather have aesthetics over the safety and well being of children.

  • @Dekerus
    @Dekerus 5 років тому +206

    HOAs should be banned or something... some kind of reform law. Everyone I know that lives in a HOA area always have horrific stories to tell.

    • @KaryssaSmithart
      @KaryssaSmithart 5 років тому +14

      Many HOA's have more power than the local government. That should be a blatantly obvious red flag to anyone

    • @arkbien9303
      @arkbien9303 4 роки тому +2

      I got more than a few stories about growing up within a HOA ruled subdivision.

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому

      @@arkbien9303
      Tell us more...

    • @Madmen604
      @Madmen604 4 роки тому

      They are like Condo Stratas, they don't care about the costs or disruption to the homewowner, more trouble than they are worth, abolish them.

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому

      @@Madmen604
      Agreed.

  • @carbon2983
    @carbon2983 6 років тому +997

    move away from HOAs to really own your house. in an HOA, you actually dont own your house

    • @zlord1199
      @zlord1199 5 років тому +47

      You don't own something if you have to pay taxes on it every year.

    • @carbon2983
      @carbon2983 5 років тому +15

      @@zlord1199 thats why an HOA shouldnt be around. the government owns all the land

    • @bubba16430
      @bubba16430 5 років тому +47

      No one actually owns a house, you're just renting off the government.

    • @alize0623
      @alize0623 5 років тому +10

      Zion lords Taxes is still cheaper than rent

    • @TheAc550
      @TheAc550 5 років тому +1

      Zion lords foreal! Extortion

  • @X-AEA-12
    @X-AEA-12 5 років тому +280

    When I hear HOA I imagine someone’s bored nosy mom telling a neighborhood how to live. I would never want to live somewhere with an HOA.

    • @CameronJP
      @CameronJP 4 роки тому +2

      I have lived in a few HOA's and most of them are old people who like to have control over things.

    • @mikeg3439
      @mikeg3439 4 роки тому +1

      It's more older retirees or semi-retired people. For certain though, it's people who enjoy being able to push other people around and tell them what to do. Sadly, the opposite type just never tries to get on HOA boards so it's a self-fulfilling prophecy sort of thing.

    • @brebre461
      @brebre461 4 роки тому

      And that's exactly what they are

    • @maninawhitted2318
      @maninawhitted2318 4 роки тому

      You spend so much money on your home only to be told by someone else how to live in it. YAY AMERICA home of the free!

    • @ivorybluesky
      @ivorybluesky 4 роки тому

      ken and Karen. lol

  • @teena602
    @teena602 Рік тому +3

    I will never buy another home with a HOA.

  • @ALRIGHTYTHEN.
    @ALRIGHTYTHEN. 3 роки тому +214

    1: visual aesthetics
    2: child safety
    It's good to see the HOA has their priorities in order.

    • @chickenleg820
      @chickenleg820 3 роки тому +6

      Depending on the cost of a new fence, it may be lawyer time. Whichever is cheaper.
      I wouldn't be removing a child safety device from my home. Nope. Not until the kids are old.

    • @rauldempaire5330
      @rauldempaire5330 3 роки тому +1

      I guess HOA will move Child safety down to number 10...

    • @mrsatire9475
      @mrsatire9475 3 роки тому +1

      @@rauldempaire5330 - YES! Raise the kids somewhere else.

    • @littlemissblueyes100
      @littlemissblueyes100 3 роки тому +1

      Next you won't be allowed to have the car seats in your car parked in the driveway because it doesn't look nice.

    • @mrsatire9475
      @mrsatire9475 3 роки тому

      @@littlemissblueyes100 - Hey, that's a good idea!

  • @Somethin5041
    @Somethin5041 3 роки тому +708

    Remember.
    A small group of Karens is called a complaint.
    A large group of Karens is called an HOA.

    • @EK-vi8vi
      @EK-vi8vi 3 роки тому +11

      This is GOLD 😂

    • @amymccartney9949
      @amymccartney9949 3 роки тому +4

      gold

    • @ryancourt8065
      @ryancourt8065 3 роки тому +1

      Unstoppable Karen vs. Immovable HOA

    • @deadpoolongoogle9682
      @deadpoolongoogle9682 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly

    • @Somethin5041
      @Somethin5041 3 роки тому

      @BIG R Too bad they always devolve into nitpicking over something petty like someone's shutters getting sun faded and no longer being in code so they absolutely *must* be fined for it.

  • @4BrycesBattle
    @4BrycesBattle 4 роки тому +129

    Every HOA member I've met, are power hungry, & mean spirited ppl. 👎 Leave the family alone!

    • @cassanderrr
      @cassanderrr 4 роки тому +2

      The bad ones usually do deals with companies to get %. So they force the entire neighbors get new paint and then get kickbacks from the paint company. Same with tiles and everything else. And if you don’t use the the company they refer you run into these problems.

    • @grylltheonion
      @grylltheonion 4 роки тому

      Never met a bad one yet. Only seen bad ones on the Internet.

  • @MarkMcCall51
    @MarkMcCall51 2 місяці тому +1

    I live in an HOA, bought my house in 2000. The HOA themselves are OK, but the Secretary was a beotch. 450 homes in this subdivision and she just happens to live 2 doors down. She's called the police on us about 15 times over 20 years for extremely minor things. Cops never took action on any of the visits.
    Once, I looked out my kitchen window on a Sunday morning after making coffee...she had a ruler in the grass measuring our grass height.

  • @angelahall4402
    @angelahall4402 4 роки тому +1490

    This sounds like a discrimination case.

    • @GnarDawgeh
      @GnarDawgeh 4 роки тому +80

      That's what I presume as well.

    • @ALshep_1092
      @ALshep_1092 4 роки тому +44

      Yes 100%

    • @roccomeyers6061
      @roccomeyers6061 4 роки тому +6

      How though

    • @yokootersmellfunky
      @yokootersmellfunky 4 роки тому +90

      Rocco Meyers many other people have pool fences, why are they only coming for her?

    • @MorfsPrower
      @MorfsPrower 4 роки тому +94

      @@yokootersmellfunky Precisely. It's absolutely discrimination when the rules are a case by case basis. Odds are they wanted the house and were planning a variety of ways to harass them for cash or the house.
      HOAs should all be banned universally and anyone profiting from them fined and jailed.

  • @_multiverse_
    @_multiverse_ 4 роки тому +809

    One of my dogs wandered into our pool... if someone hadn’t been home she would have drowned.
    Shame on these idiots.

    • @rainbowflowerpower4464
      @rainbowflowerpower4464 4 роки тому +22

      Yep my cat fell in once too after that scare I got a fence up straight up and I would fight tooth and nail if someone told me I had to take it down, no way would I risk animals or other people’s lives just for some idiots who are worried about their community’s aesthetic

    • @maxsdad538
      @maxsdad538 4 роки тому +11

      I've never herd of a dog that couldn't swim. And NO fence is going to keep a cat out, the fence in your case is just an excuse.

    • @rainbowflowerpower4464
      @rainbowflowerpower4464 4 роки тому +30

      @@maxsdad538 excuse me what? I’m literally the owner of my pets, never again after that fence went up did my cat or any other animal under my care have any close calls I don’t know what you classify as an “excuse” but my reason for putting up the fence was because I have a duty of care to other living creatures do not for a moment assume you know more about a stranger’s life than they do themselves.
      And as for your other comment yes some dogs cannot swim and you could express a bit of empathy to OP as they did nearly loose their beloved pet and. once again you’re assuming to know more about another’s life when you clearly do not, stop doing that it makes you look like a pompous idiot.

    • @CravenJM
      @CravenJM 4 роки тому +13

      @@maxsdad538 no????? It can save life's...

    • @tryagain8003
      @tryagain8003 4 роки тому +9

      Dogs are good swimmers. That's not the problem. The problem is, were they shown where they can get out at (the pool steps).

  • @nicholasbyram296
    @nicholasbyram296 6 років тому +353

    When PTA moms get a taste for blood, it will never be quenched.

  • @shelleyking8450
    @shelleyking8450 2 місяці тому

    Sue the board, AND press charges for malicious harassment.

  • @CelestialCaesar
    @CelestialCaesar 4 роки тому +868

    I propose a 28th amendment to the Constitution: Prohibition of Home Owner's Associations.

    • @TM-iq6sx
      @TM-iq6sx 3 роки тому +9

      Over stepping boundries hoa.

    • @John-doe955
      @John-doe955 3 роки тому +2

      @@engineclinic is a joke

    • @FukaiKokoro
      @FukaiKokoro 3 роки тому

      I definitely agree.

    • @ElectricC0mpany
      @ElectricC0mpany 3 роки тому +5

      Only time HOAs make sense are attached homes/apartment houses that share a continuously lot. I dated someone who was on an HOA board and he was as dramatic and ridiculous as they seem.

    • @herculesbrofister265
      @herculesbrofister265 3 роки тому +2

      Well that contradicts the already established Right of Association, so i'm guessing you must be a "rights are cool as long i agree with them" trumpster

  • @thedestroyer3262
    @thedestroyer3262 5 років тому +113

    Rule number one of buying a house.
    Does it have a HOA? Yes
    Bye.
    Never ever buy a property with a HOA.

  • @JL-rx6hl
    @JL-rx6hl 6 років тому +338

    never ever understand why someone moves to an HOA controlled area.

    • @lauribricker9439
      @lauribricker9439 6 років тому +1

      Did the homeowner receive a copy of the covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs)?

    • @phlodel
      @phlodel 6 років тому +23

      People move into a HOA neighborhood because they expect to be the ones telling other people what they can do with their property.

    • @eddiemalvin
      @eddiemalvin 6 років тому +40

      Because they don't want to live next to someone who raises chickens and parks a 40 foot RV on their quarter-acre lot. HOAs are a double-edged sword.

    • @conniegrosser1679
      @conniegrosser1679 6 років тому +15

      Me either. Over 35 years of living on my OWN acreage and my own control of THAT acreage. Other than local laws, of course.

    • @newstarcadefan
      @newstarcadefan 6 років тому +11

      @@lauribricker9439 they all do...but the HOA is asking her to put her family (and even the lives of others) on the line. That is not enforceable.

  • @soimsha.
    @soimsha. 3 роки тому +215

    Tip:
    Don’t move to a place with HOA or deed restrictions

    • @clipp7777
      @clipp7777 3 роки тому

      What about POA?

    • @soimsha.
      @soimsha. 3 роки тому +1

      @@clipp7777idk what that is

    • @clipp7777
      @clipp7777 3 роки тому +2

      It's Property Owner Assoc. Similar but different....but I'm not real good with this stuff.🌸

    • @soimsha.
      @soimsha. 3 роки тому +8

      @@clipp7777 honestly if where you want to move had anything to say on what you do on your land, you shouldn’t live there. Why pay all that money just to have to deal with other peoples opinions

    • @clipp7777
      @clipp7777 3 роки тому +1

      @@soimsha. holy cr_p isn't that the truth!!

  • @richardbohm5778
    @richardbohm5778 6 років тому +237

    sue the damned HOA for violation of your deed restrictions, or lack there of regarding pool fencing.

  • @nottodaylilbaldhead
    @nottodaylilbaldhead 4 роки тому +230

    I just watched another one where they wanted the trees down to see a playground... pretty much all I learned is that the HOA want access to your property.

    • @kcoker9189
      @kcoker9189 3 роки тому +9

      "Big Brother" type to the max. No privacy, no freedom.

    • @ScienceNotFaith
      @ScienceNotFaith 3 роки тому +33

      Oh, did you see the one where the HOA mandated that everyone must keep their garage door open 24/7 to "make sure nothing illegal" is going on?

    • @ScorpioMystik07
      @ScorpioMystik07 3 роки тому +5

      @@ScienceNotFaith yeah, that is how I arrived to this video! Clicking on that garage video haha.

  • @Pandapoo44
    @Pandapoo44 10 місяців тому +2

    Mental cases… you give a human the smallest amount of power and 99 percent of them will go wild.

  • @Ryan-jx4vh
    @Ryan-jx4vh 6 років тому +363

    Many HOA boards are run by retired folks and stay at home mom’s. These people tend to have little to do and are a nightmare to deal with. 🤦‍♂️

    • @RodFarva
      @RodFarva 6 років тому +35

      So true! They use the HOA as a method to seek revenge on people they don’t like

    • @arinerm1331
      @arinerm1331 6 років тому +21

      Or they're the Gladys Kravitz neighbor, whose nose is in everyone else's business. "Abner! ABNER!"

    • @Carl-LaFong1618
      @Carl-LaFong1618 6 років тому +6

      @@arinerm1331 the millennials are scratching their heads over this comment.

    • @Justin-jo7xx
      @Justin-jo7xx 6 років тому +6

      @@Carl-LaFong1618 Not all of us. :-)

    • @daneclark3161
      @daneclark3161 6 років тому +14

      The affliction of people with too much time on their hands...

  • @willhealy3653
    @willhealy3653 3 роки тому +240

    HOA’s need to be banned in the US. There’s absolutely no reason why somebody should have the right to tell you what to do with your property.

    • @jeremiahanthony5521
      @jeremiahanthony5521 3 роки тому +7

      The only pro of having them is keeping up the value of your property .

    • @tboneforreal
      @tboneforreal 3 роки тому +5

      The government cannot ban free association. I wouldn't live in an HOA either, but nobody stuck a gun to their head and said "buy this property with an HOA". There are plenty of areas to live in that don't have an HOA.

    • @knexus5039
      @knexus5039 3 роки тому +2

      Well they don't have a right but you join the HOA and agreed to let them tell you to do stuff

    • @roberthudson1959
      @roberthudson1959 3 роки тому +1

      But it IS NOT your property. Buying into an HOA is almost always a long-term lease, and one of the terms allows the HOA to set limits on your use of their property.

    • @bracketvilletexas
      @bracketvilletexas 3 роки тому +2

      yeah BUT people who are buying homes need to do their research. HOA is design to keep out certain races they don't want among the whites exclusive for the privileges'

  • @darrenheadrick3669
    @darrenheadrick3669 6 років тому +206

    There could be a 4th possible solution, depend on the state, gather all the homeowners and sue to disban the HOA.

    • @bobbyc6028
      @bobbyc6028 6 років тому +13

      now your talking.

    • @metaladder1018
      @metaladder1018 6 років тому +6

      Best comment.....

    • @stevebelanger2448
      @stevebelanger2448 6 років тому +19

      i have a 5th scenario. since they are so adamant in having the fence removed, and since it's there for safety, have the hoa board members and officials held personally responsible if any deaths or accident occurs after the removal of the safety fence

    • @TravisNewton1
      @TravisNewton1 6 років тому +9

      Bantham Nobilis no more power and no more embezzlement of HOA fees to the board members.

    • @ag-ep8uc
      @ag-ep8uc 6 років тому +1

      That's the best solution yet!!!!

  • @JeppinGreenMachine
    @JeppinGreenMachine 3 роки тому +17

    Yet another HOA making a problem where there isn’t one. Don’t get rid of the pool fence, get rid of the HOA.
    Quit buying in HOA’s and they will quit making them. Usually full of Little people on power trips, never a good thing.

  • @KristyShey
    @KristyShey 4 роки тому +73

    I used to work for a company that handled billing for multiple HOAs and I saw how crazy they were. They would fine you for the smallest things and could send you into foreclosure. They had more say on the homes than the actual homeowners.

    • @tfran235
      @tfran235 Рік тому

      So the hoa lives happily ever after in their home after foreclosing your home huh

  • @joeal3835
    @joeal3835 3 роки тому +84

    My first home had an HOA. Lived there for 8 years. After all the hassle decided to sell and move out when they declined my deck design. I just said screw these people. I now live in a single home residential area. Can do as I please to my backyard. Never been happier.

    • @mrsatire9475
      @mrsatire9475 3 роки тому +1

      Did you get a permit for that?

    • @cbeto765
      @cbeto765 3 роки тому +1

      Yay!! same here had many problems with my HOA about 6 months after i moved into my house but my house caught fire and burned unsure how it caught fire😜😜 collected the insurance $$ and moved😂😂

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 2 роки тому

      Your design sucks, idiot that's why it was declined.

  • @BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard
    @BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard 6 років тому +295

    Uhh your "association guidelines" are not compliant with insurance LAW. Who TF do these people think they are?

    • @jsl8085
      @jsl8085 5 років тому +4

      They don't want her to take the fence down they want her to pay for a more expensive one that looks the way they want

    • @boletarianbread7349
      @boletarianbread7349 5 років тому +2

      That's not a law, the insurance company just refused to cover if they didn't have a pool fence. This doesn't mean they have to have the fence by law, just to get it insured.
      Source: I have an insurance license

    • @LT4Nova
      @LT4Nova 5 років тому

      Theres no such this as insurance law...lol

    • @aftersexhighfives
      @aftersexhighfives 5 років тому

      They don't like her. They're assholes. They're gonna lose.

    • @jameylane9196
      @jameylane9196 5 років тому

      BlackEquinox - That's incorrect, it's the highly visible (corner lot) units that need a more presentable fence. They can still have a fence, it just can't be the cheesy plastic.

  • @rubble641
    @rubble641 4 місяці тому +1

    Just wait. When enough people get pissed, HOAs will go the way of timeshares.😂

  • @itzminty4567
    @itzminty4567 4 роки тому +605

    *“Its ugly take it down"*
    *“I dont care if it saves lives, I WANT MY BEAUTIFUL WINDOW SEAT!”*
    _Who let karen out again?_

    • @Ronnie86753
      @Ronnie86753 3 роки тому

      Huh

    • @lovelyrich54
      @lovelyrich54 3 роки тому

      @@Ronnie86753 That's went right over your head🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @lovelyrich54
      @lovelyrich54 3 роки тому

      Exactly 🙌

    • @Ronnie86753
      @Ronnie86753 3 роки тому

      @@lovelyrich54 no you infant ....I got it . And stfu

    • @Ronnie86753
      @Ronnie86753 3 роки тому

      @@lovelyrich54 learn how to spell !!! He types “that’s went” and then comes for me . Lol

  • @valleyinthebluffs9960
    @valleyinthebluffs9960 5 років тому +722

    Not sure who’s sillier, the HOA or the people that sign their rights over to an HOA. I think they’re all nuts 😂

    • @BFTR
      @BFTR 5 років тому +22

      They lie to you. They tell you it is to keep the price of the house up. It's all a scam.

    • @rabbit0664
      @rabbit0664 5 років тому +24

      In some places it's hard to find a place without HOA.

    • @jewelmartin5406
      @jewelmartin5406 5 років тому +9

      In the Houston, TX area, it’s almost impossible to buy a house that isn’t in an HOA community.

    • @cameronr7223
      @cameronr7223 5 років тому +9

      I dont think most people realize how strict they can be until it's too late

    • @charlesmichaels6648
      @charlesmichaels6648 4 роки тому +1

      @@rabbit0664
      So end HOA Scam !!!

  • @coyoterx6002
    @coyoterx6002 6 років тому +568

    That news agency went all out with flying a helicopter for this segment.

    • @erikagraysonrn639
      @erikagraysonrn639 6 років тому +30

      Haha I was just thinking that...like dang they really flew over to see 😂🤣

    • @cheerio4000
      @cheerio4000 5 років тому +15

      First comment I saw without the word HOA in it

    • @campkira
      @campkira 5 років тому +25

      Drone.

    • @coyoterx6002
      @coyoterx6002 5 років тому +13

      campkira I think a helicopter is more likely than a drone. As with a drone people would be likely to harass the operator then a helicopter hovering in the sky. Although a drone would be more cost effective.

    • @Goldenrose838
      @Goldenrose838 5 років тому +9

      It's a drone...

  • @bardnightingale
    @bardnightingale 10 місяців тому +1

    Reason 2,548 why you should NEVER buy any property with HOA. Scheming crooks just trying to make life miserable.

  • @TheSoloAsylum
    @TheSoloAsylum 3 роки тому +198

    The HOA is clearly after this family for some reason we don't know about.

    • @paruhblgen4222
      @paruhblgen4222 3 роки тому +27

      their color?

    • @vondahe
      @vondahe 3 роки тому +16

      Being Indian?

    • @paruhblgen4222
      @paruhblgen4222 3 роки тому +2

      @@vondahe I don't know if she is an Indian but may in wrong neighbourhood

    • @bracketvilletexas
      @bracketvilletexas 3 роки тому +6

      RACE

    • @denisemezynski8014
      @denisemezynski8014 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely , doesn't mean its color like Most are saying . Could be another dispute, like values, morals, etc.

  • @brendag5855
    @brendag5855 3 роки тому +425

    I know of a home owner in a very exclusive neighborhood in Houston, who installed a side door and was told he needed to remove it. After a long battle with them, he had to remove it but he painted his home in ridiculous colors, purple, chartreuse, pink. It was such an eyesore!!! Turns out, they did not have any rules regarding house color 😝

  • @lslice5283
    @lslice5283 4 роки тому +1290

    I’d legit pull the race card if I was her, and I’d tell the hoa either crack down on everyone or expect a lawsuit for discrimination as its unjust to single one person out when many are breaking their rules

    • @killerninjaz13
      @killerninjaz13 4 роки тому +49

      Id actually like to see that

    • @Thelawrencefiles
      @Thelawrencefiles 4 роки тому +44

      I disagree, pulling a race card and falsy filing a lawsuit would be a criminal offence if she lost.

    • @SavageKirin
      @SavageKirin 4 роки тому +170

      @@Thelawrencefiles thats not a criminal offence sue'ing anyone if you feel discriminated will never be a criminal offence

    • @BunnyH-pq5jt
      @BunnyH-pq5jt 4 роки тому +121

      @@Thelawrencefiles i wouldn’t say it’s false, it’s entirely possible that this is a race issue, especially considering the other home with a pool fence isn’t being hassled.

    • @Thelawrencefiles
      @Thelawrencefiles 4 роки тому +14

      @@BunnyH-pq5jt fair point, but I wasnt against that. Pulling the race card 's definition is using using ones race to gain a false advantage.

  • @cisco95021
    @cisco95021 Рік тому +2

    Petition all neighbors to remove all the HOA members, replace them with sensible members from the neighborhood, and remove the stupid rules they made.
    And do as the lawyer said, sue them first so once they lose in court they can pay for your court fees.

  • @whogavehimafork
    @whogavehimafork 4 роки тому +296

    Insurance company: "You must have a pool fence."
    HOA: "By no means can you EVER have a POOL FENCE ON A CORNER LOT REEEEE"
    Also HOA: "But these other lots with pool fences are fine tho"

    • @wolfpack7gunner
      @wolfpack7gunner 4 роки тому +9

      This is what happens when you move to a ritzy neighbourhood like that lol ppl life in a fantasy world and have nothing better to do in life but complain about petty things lol

    • @nunya3163
      @nunya3163 4 роки тому +14

      Hard not to wonder what the race is of the families with the other pool fences.

    • @robertyoung3992
      @robertyoung3992 4 роки тому

      fences are required by law let alone insurance companies

    • @joconnell8145
      @joconnell8145 4 роки тому +1

      Not to mention the news team found another corner lot house with the same type of fence.

    • @cassanderrr
      @cassanderrr 4 роки тому +5

      My guess is the HOA had a recommended fencing company that they secretly were getting kickbacks from. And got angry when these people didn’t use them

  • @pauld.williams7764
    @pauld.williams7764 6 років тому +97

    Rule # 1. Never buy a house in an HOA controlled division
    Rule # 2. See rule 1 if undecided

    • @richterman3962
      @richterman3962 5 років тому

      @veronica carlson who gf cares about the property value? Most people buy a house and never leave

  • @8SixSix3ISTwoICE
    @8SixSix3ISTwoICE 5 років тому +107

    I loathed my HOA. I drove away from that money pit and the Nosy Nancys in the HOA with a Cheshire Cat grin and a raised middle finger.

  • @Spawn7608
    @Spawn7608 Рік тому +2

    does HOA mean homeowners association? if so, it seems it is becoming an entity against the homeowners on its own. does it serve the homeowners or against them?

  • @robertk7796
    @robertk7796 6 років тому +179

    It’s state law it doesn’t matter what the home association says it’s state law you need a safety fence around your pool it’s also required by her insurance they have no argument against us

    • @rwbimbie5854
      @rwbimbie5854 6 років тому +6

      The HOA is rules require the fence be Iron not plastic (depending on interpretation of Privacy Fence clause),
      as the was explained by the 3 options: Remove it, Replace it with Iron, or Sue.
      If the law makes option 1 Remove it invalid, then replace it with iron or sue. They should sue, sounds like they should win re "Privacy Fence" not pool

    • @isailopez4132
      @isailopez4132 6 років тому +4

      Its a stupid law.. its your own fuken house, at your own fuken risk!! Land of the free right? Why arent you free to have a fuken pool with out safety at your own house...?

    • @isailopez4132
      @isailopez4132 6 років тому +1

      Its not like its a god dam public place 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @senzomcmanus
      @senzomcmanus 6 років тому +11

      @@isailopez4132 HOAs see a house as a public space. Other wise you could do whatever you want. It exists to tell a home owner their design ideas are outside the accepted norm. They are the fashion police for houses.

    • @helenholt1161
      @helenholt1161 6 років тому +8

      @@rwbimbie5854 According to the story the HOA makes no mention about pool safety fences, just property fences. And Texas law states that leaves it up to the owner about the type of pool fence they want to install.

  • @nickdeliso7026
    @nickdeliso7026 3 роки тому +84

    After recently becoming president of my HOA, I saw the BS the previous board pulled…unfairly targeting people they did not like and making them spend $$$. Lucky, by getting to peek behind the curtain, gaining access to past documentation the Board hid from residents, I was able to right some wrongs. Some people feel they are running their own country. This is why people NEED to be involved.

    • @Some_Guy_6
      @Some_Guy_6 11 місяців тому +5

      You should ban all previous members to ever be in HOA again with a yearly vote to keep them out.

    • @nickdeliso7026
      @nickdeliso7026 11 місяців тому +5

      @@Some_Guy_6 The problem is this, if no one else runs you can’t keep these people from taking power. This is why everyone needs to be involved.

    • @Some_Guy_6
      @Some_Guy_6 11 місяців тому +1

      @@nickdeliso7026Then you ban them from the neighborhood. Or ban them to be in the HOA. Then they cannot become members again since they are not in it anymore.

    • @nickdeliso7026
      @nickdeliso7026 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Some_Guy_6 Not possible. If they own a home they are part of HOA. I wish we could ban some people.

    • @Some_Guy_6
      @Some_Guy_6 11 місяців тому +1

      @@nickdeliso7026But can't the board, with a majority vote, kick people out of the HOA?

  • @dboucher26
    @dboucher26 4 роки тому +46

    My HOA in TX tried to fine me for getting a roof repair via insurance claim. They made me apply for for permission to get the repair after the fact. I sold the home, then bought another house in a very nice non-HOA neighborhood.

    • @singingstars5006
      @singingstars5006 4 роки тому +10

      You had to get permission to fix your roof? What??? Omg.

  • @jillv4006
    @jillv4006 11 місяців тому +1

    So the HOA favors kids’ drowning as long as the neighborhood looks “nice.” Good grief!

  • @cheesemachine19
    @cheesemachine19 4 роки тому +523

    My friend lives in a neighborhood with a HOA and apparently his neighbor was told to take down the ramp he put by the front door steps, which he needs because he is in a wheelchair.
    Update: friend’s neighbor gets to keep the ramp :)

  • @blahblahblah7407
    @blahblahblah7407 6 років тому +50

    One reason why I'll never live in a HOA area. Paying extra money, just to be told how to live in the home I pay a mortgage & property taxes, GTF out of here with that BS!!!

  • @MrJr1976
    @MrJr1976 4 роки тому +52

    Sue the HOA. They can’t change their minds that fast. Idgaf about how your subdivision “looks”. I care about my children LIVING!

  • @Fishfingers-q5n
    @Fishfingers-q5n 2 роки тому +3

    So much for being ‘free’ and ‘my freedom’. In Australia it is a mandatory requirement that every pool has a pool fence installed. Pool fences save many, many lives each year. HOA boards are simply a power trip for weak a/holes.

  • @redresearchanalyst
    @redresearchanalyst 6 років тому +112

    Just a thought. It was mentioned one of the homeowners choices to comply was to pay for a more expensive pool fence. Wonder if that fence company throws a kickback to the HOA or may even be blood/family related thus another way of self benefit to the HOA or board member? The whole things smells very fishy.

    • @puirYorick
      @puirYorick 6 років тому +9

      Possibly. It's nearly always some personal motivation like profit or ego of some individual on the HOA.

    • @barrysmith8917
      @barrysmith8917 6 років тому +1

      No, a fence around the yard is what the HOA wanted "because it was a corner lot".

    • @redresearchanalyst
      @redresearchanalyst 5 років тому +1

      @veronica carlson my comment was suggesting there may be a connection between this HOA specifically & a fencing company. As in unethical practices. I am not suggesting all HOA's do this. Considering the homeowners mortgage/insurance liability requirements, it is clear THIS HOA is ignoring this detail, this is just 1 red flag in THIS situation.

    • @eddingtonmillagillo4112
      @eddingtonmillagillo4112 5 років тому +3

      They should build a ugly af fence with night time flood lights and disco balls

    • @Jaehaerys_Targaryen1
      @Jaehaerys_Targaryen1 5 років тому

      Eddington Millagillo that was possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever read

  • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
    @jaywholoveseveryone1721 4 роки тому +160

    I have been saying this since the 70s..."never Never NEVER live in a house that is part of an HOA...NEVER!!!" I don't care if the house is FREE! You will pay for it in fees, court costs, lawyer & attorney fees, fines, etc.

    • @michaelreilly3513
      @michaelreilly3513 4 роки тому

      An is only used before a word starting with a vowel. Try saying it out loud before typing if you can't comprehend this simple rule (there are only 5 vowels after all) and no need to thank me.

    • @dreamlover4128
      @dreamlover4128 4 роки тому +12

      @@michaelreilly3513
      It depends on the sound of the letter!
      Try saying "a HOA" verbally?!
      It's an HOA!
      Same thing with "unicorn". It's a unicorn...not an unicorn.

    • @michaelreilly3513
      @michaelreilly3513 4 роки тому +3

      @@dreamlover4128 That is incorrect. Google it dear and you will see. Do not try and correct me, I know English. H. O. A. You say the letters, not as a word, and there is No AN before a word starting with H. The only time you can use AN is before words starting with a VOWEL. This rule is not interchangeable with sound. Dumb, stupid, and an idiot you are.

    • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
      @jaywholoveseveryone1721 4 роки тому +4

      @@dreamlover4128 Thanks my FRIEND. 💖💖I know that we (you and I) are correct.👍👍

    • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
      @jaywholoveseveryone1721 4 роки тому +5

      @@michaelreilly3513 I won't but I WILL thank you for taking the time out to read and respond irrelevantly to my comment.

  • @bartholomewlyons
    @bartholomewlyons 5 років тому +83

    No brainer: sue the HOA

  • @berylmorgan8482
    @berylmorgan8482 2 роки тому +1

    I would NEVER purchase a home in an area that have a HOA! I don't need the headache involved!

  • @MatanuskaHIGH
    @MatanuskaHIGH 4 роки тому +850

    HOA = neighborhood Nazis

    • @hsy2448
      @hsy2448 4 роки тому +1

      Hometyrants association

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 роки тому

      Jared Z no soup for you!

    • @melaniesipe60
      @melaniesipe60 4 роки тому

      Sure are

    • @yrizel1620
      @yrizel1620 4 роки тому +2

      Cute but please don’t compare it it’s not OK

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 роки тому +2

      Yisroel Rizel yeah it is.

  • @SpencerFcp
    @SpencerFcp 3 роки тому +56

    When I purchased my house, was specifically told I legally had to have a fence there as long as I had a pool because I'd be liable if neighborhood children wandered into my yard and drowned somehow. Crazy that they would be so opposed to that...Plus it's a nice looking fence, not something trashy.

  • @bordone
    @bordone 6 років тому +142

    one more reason not to live in a HOA community

    • @conniegrosser1679
      @conniegrosser1679 6 років тому +3

      The NAZI's know as HOA's

    • @Fan-sl6de
      @Fan-sl6de 6 років тому

      Well most aren’t like this soooo...

    • @bordone
      @bordone 6 років тому +3

      @@Fan-sl6de I've only ever encountered a single HOA community I didnt hate and that was only because the community voted not to renew and the HOA and its lease is set to expire in a few more years then dissolve and turn public. other than that, they've all been pretty awful.

    • @Fan-sl6de
      @Fan-sl6de 6 років тому

      bordone sorry that has happened to u but they aren’t all the same

    • @missustoad1
      @missustoad1 5 років тому

      I would like to have an HOA whose rules are guided by reason and moderation, not greed for making house values go up quickly. Better still, an HOA that encourages ugly things to keep taxes down. Loll. 😝

  • @iceman9678
    @iceman9678 11 місяців тому +1

    HOAs will only get worse until their indemnification is revoked.

  • @D45-y5r
    @D45-y5r 3 роки тому +87

    An HOA just adds an additional uncomfortably, often expensive, pain in the neck layer of governance to your life. Freedom is just a distant memory.

    • @ellzgoespro6568
      @ellzgoespro6568 3 роки тому

      Freedom was always a farce. We were lied to from the start.

  • @Nofilterstraightfacts
    @Nofilterstraightfacts 3 роки тому +58

    I wouldn’t want to live in a neighborhood with HOA. Telling me what I can and can’t do with my property.

  • @chewyismycopilot788
    @chewyismycopilot788 3 роки тому +135

    I believe it was Obi-Wan Kenobi who said of HOAs “you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy”

    • @KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain
      @KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain 3 роки тому

      wasn't animal farm about something similar????

    • @puurrrd
      @puurrrd 3 роки тому +1

      lmao

    • @brianmcclenahan617
      @brianmcclenahan617 3 роки тому +3

      Cross referenced and this checks out. This was well before Luke blew up the biggest HOA in the universe.

    • @darcybrummett7004
      @darcybrummett7004 3 роки тому +1

      Love the use of that quote! It fits perfectly!

    • @levi2732
      @levi2732 3 роки тому

      you sounds like yo do love a lot star wars

  • @Kevin19700
    @Kevin19700 Рік тому +1

    And so here we are five years later. What was the resolution? Anyone know?

  • @edgararcega3046
    @edgararcega3046 4 роки тому +30

    Just started my 1st time home buying process. Boy am I glad I ran into this video randomly. Il keep an eye out for this eviiiiiilllll HOA scam.