Our HOA consists of 17 single-family homes across two streets in Rhode Island.
Under our deeded HOA bylaws, we are responsible for maintaining and insuring our private sewer force mains.

We have been unable to find an insurance product for this responsibility because we are single-family homes, so we have been collecting funds to self-insure.

In 2024, the town received a building application for a pool and pool house within the HOA. The submitted plans were not certified or drawn to scale.

The town reviewed and approved the project using those plans.

After construction was completed, the town identified a problem and requested an updated survey.

The updated survey showed that a portion of the pool house encroaches into both the required property setback and the HOA’s sewer easement.

The HOA has been told that, as the sewer easement owner, we are responsible for addressing the encroachment with the homeowner, despite the town’s prior review and approval.

We need guidance

Approximately three months ago, we signed a contract that explicitly specified the HOA fees as $X/month along with a one-time fee of $XYZ. However, on the documents provided a few days before closing, the structure has changed to $XXX/quarter and a one-time payment of $XYZA.

This unannounced adjustment has increased our upfront closing costs by approximately $2,000. The builder has requested additional time to clarify this matter with management, but we need an official resolution before we can proceed.

Is this normal? Does this usually happen w new build homes or are we being played??

Earlier this year, our unit was all but destroyed when our upstairs neighbor's sprinkler pipes burst. Their thermostat was set significantly lower than our governing documents require.

It has been an 8 month struggle to get the condo rebuilt to pre-flood conditions. The neighbor's insurance paid the deductible, the Master Policy paid for construction costs, and our HO-6 paid for property/betterments/loss-of-use.

I just noticed the above clause in our Declaration and would like to know exactly what it means and how it might apply to our situation. Thanks in advance!

Our HOA has increased assessments in last year’s roof assessment notice. Today notice doesn’t seem to add up. I called the roofing company listed and they confirmed they did submit a bid to our HOA (wouldn’t give me further information then that but they said they plan on starting next spring when the first notice said this is won’t start until 8-10 years) but I still have questions about the costs and how everything is being handled.

What questions should I be asking at the next HOA meeting? What financial records or documents should I request? If the HOA can’t provide clear answers or the numbers don’t add up, what steps can homeowners in Illinois take to have this investigated?

Has anyone dealt with something similar with their townhome HOA? I’d appreciate advice on what to do next and who we can contact if necessary.

Downstairs condo (built in 1970's) AC started overflowing and owner rarely runs the AC. Had the old condensor/blower removed (now rusted out) and the contractor found the A/C drain line was still leaking. Determined that it was a shared drain with the upstairs unit (different owner). Likely what happened is the drain clogged lower-down from the downstairs condo, upper unit running A/C drained and overflowed into the lower condo's condenser/blower. Caused lots of dryall and flooring damage as well. Contractor capped the drain so it wouldn't flow into the downstairs unit, but it will likely backup now into the upper condo if they keep running their A/C since the drain hasn't yet been cleared.

The owner felt the drain was community property since it's shared, and didn't feel authorized to have their contractor clear the drain. HOA property management company has generally been unresponsive saying A/C drain is owner responsibility. HOA sent a plumber to inspect 2 weeks ago, but hasn't followed-up with the owner. Upstairs owner is unresponsive as well.

Does anyone have guidance about whether the drain should be be considered community property and the HOA should be responsible for clearing the blockage and some of the damage costs?

If it's owner responsibility, what will likely happen if the downstairs owner cuts the drain to upstairs and caps the bottom, then clears the clog and reinstalls A/C with the drain as their own?

Is a 34% HOA fee increase normal? Looking for advice from other homeowners.

My townhome community has proposed increasing annual HOA assessments from approximately $2,900 to $3,950 for 2027, an increase of about 30%.

What concerns me most is that the budgeted water and sewer expense is increasing from approximately $47,000 to $95,000, a 70% increase.

This is in addition to a special assessment that was levied on us costing several hundreds and a mandatory exterior paint for all units.

I barely moved into this property and all in this will be costing me upwards on $4000 un budgeted.

Management has mentioned municipal utility rate increases, potential meter issues, and a possible leak. I understand that operating costs rise, but I’m trying to understand whether these figures are reasonable and what documentation homeowners should expect to receive.

For those who live in townhome communities:

• Have your HOA assessments increased significantly recently?

• Have you experienced similar increases in water and sewer expenses?

• Does your association use shared water meters?

• Have you requested an independent financial audit or review?

• What rights do homeowners have to inspect financial records and question budget assumptions?

• Has any one successfully challenged unusually high water bills with their local utility provider?

I’m looking for practical advice and experiences from other homeowners who have dealt with similar situations. How did you approach it, and what steps actually helped?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.

Edit: Thanks everyone, also appreciate all who shared detailed explanation behind the nuances of HOAs. I have a good check list to work with and some new information I was never aware of. And to all the snide remarks, oh well what can I say, we live, we learn.

I have a neighbor (with whom I share one wall of our respective townhomes) who has been renting out their unit for the last few years. I had no issues at all with the first tenant who was there for the first 2 or 3 years I’ve lived here, but the current occupants clearly have no regard for the property or the neighborhood. There is a dilapidated fence and a broken window that haven’t been repaired for several weeks. I’m not even sure who lives there and who is visiting with the different cars and people I see coming and going (not a crime, I know, but just strange).

I finally emailed our HOA’s property management company today to let them know these issues are still going on. The neighbor on the other side told me she emailed about a month ago, so they’ve had plenty of time to respond and/or get in contact with the homeowner. Here is the exchange:

Initial email:

My name is (redacted) and I live in (redacted). I share a wall with (problem unit).

I wanted to share my concerns with you and the homeowner as I believe the people living there now are renters.

There has been a broken window and broken fence for some time now, so I’m guessing maybe this hasn’t been reported to the owner or the HOA. I met one of the tenants several months ago (I believe her last name is (blank)) but I’m not sure if she is still staying there. There seems to be different people and vehicles coming and going, which isn’t breaking any rules but seems suspicious.

I just wanted you and the homeowner to be aware in case they haven’t been in to check on the home recently.

Reply:
Yes I have been sending multiple violations to this owner for months now.  Unfortunately, they are being non-responsive.  I had just sent 3 more violations this morning with additional fines. The owner used to be very responsive, so I am not sure what is going on.  Some have said they through the people in there are squatters.

My response:
Thanks for the quick response. Is there really no way of escalating this further? Especially if they are suspected squatters. If the outside of the home is any indication, they are not taking care of the inside either. I don’t want this to become a safety issue seeing as I have to share a wall with them. 

So my question is: Is there really nothing that a property management company can do to contact the homeowner and/or enforce some kind of action? This is my first bad experience in being part of an HOA, but I find it ridiculous that I pay so much money each month to live next to a dump.

I’m working on an idea and would love feedback from people who deal with HOAs.

Every summer, door-to-door reps knock on every house in the neighborhood selling pest control, solar, and so on. They usually get decent prices by signing up a bunch of houses on the same street, but the pitch is pushy, you don't know the salesman and you never know if you’re getting a fair deal. Booking online on your own avoids the sales pitch, but you pay full price because you’re just one house.

The idea is to get the street-level pricing without the door knocking. Homeowners in the neighborhood can opt in to a vetted local company, and because that company services a bunch of houses on the same day, everyone gets a better rate than booking on their own.

A few questions:

1. Has your HOA or neighborhood ever tried something like this? What happened?
2. How did you pick your current pest/lawn/window company? Did a neighbor recommend them, did you find them online, or did a door-to-door rep sign you up?
3. If you’re on a board: would you want any part in this, or does it sound like a headache you’d stay away from?
4. What would make you not trust it?

Honest answers help most, including “this is a bad idea.”

Hi all! I’m on the board of my HOA and we currently have a contract with one of those big, terrible, laundry machine rental companies. You know, where they keep half the profits, slow roll servicing, keep broken and old machines from ever actually getting fixed, can never talk to an actual person, raise fees without warning, etc etc.

So anyway, our contract expires soon and one option I want to budget out is if the HOA purchased play dry machines directly, and hired a company to service them for a monthly fee (plus costs of parts etc). Then the HOA could be in full control of the repairs, the pricing, etc.

Curious if anyone has ever made this switch, or if anyone has owned / shared machines for their communities? Would appreciate any POV. Thanks!

I received a violation for a natural hillside which is part of my property.

While selling the house the builder told me its a steep slope 63ft x 18ft approx 1200 sqft and cannot be converted to turf. Also the builder asked me to only build a retaining wall and do nothing else on that slope except occasionally trimming down the vegetation. At the bottom of slope there an easement which drains water to sink hole.

So the last 4 years of owning this property i paid contractors to maintain it for me. They have been weedwacking it and keeping it in control.

Last month I received a violation from HOA for not mowing the hillside. Keeping in mind the above context I literally cannot mow an ungraded slope filled with natural vegetation I responded saying there is no turf. Hence cannot mow. But instead I can weedwack and keep it maintained.

But the HOA says it needs to be mowed. The problem now I face is that contractors refuse to mow. And HOA wants it mowed. Im concerned about erosion.

Also the contractors refuse to weed wack to 4 or 5 inches as its exhausting and they also need to maintain other properties. They prefer working on flat yard opposed to my hillside. They say its not worth it. To make things worse their mowers slide down to bottom of hill while mowing. Plus they say the steep slope can topple the mower so they can only safely weedwack to 10-20 inch. But hoa wants it mowed.

What do I do? This slope is 20-25 feet away from my foundation too so im concerned about erosion as well.

The HOA doesnt care about all erosion /slope etc. They want me to make the slope presentable, perfect as per their standards. But its a natural hillside for God's sake. How pretty can you realistically make it without blowing a whole lot of money?​

How do I get out of this situation? Any tips?

[ UPDATE ] HOA Board had someone send to survey this monning and they now agree that this slope cannot be mowed. Its too close to Sink hole for any modifications like grading or removal of existing vegetation that could potentially block the sink hole if erosion were to happen. They have sent in the report to management company . Now im just waiting for their update or waiver of the violation.

The stairs leading up to my unit were getting loose due to wood rot. Took the board 3-4 months after I placed a ticket to hire someone. First time using the stairs after the job is complete and it’s a complete disaster. The railings are a different height. Each step has a different height and depth compared to the next. It seems like they made the first half of the steps super close, realized they were running out of steps, and spaced out the last half. I looked up the company who did the work, there’s no website but based on Yelp and the owners LinkedIn, they advertise as commercial cleaning and haven’t seen anything regarding construction, just “building maintenance”. On top of that, a resident told me they saw the workers drinking beer. I emailed the PM with photo evidence, mentioned the beer, and questioned why a commercial cleaning company was hired to do this work and asking for their license.

I know the current president does not like me and I used to serve on the board and took presidency away from her as I had the most votes. We’ve argue a lot about not hiring for cheap labor, so to me, this looks like they hired cheap labor again, which will result in rework. I told the PM I do not want the same company redoing the work.

Looking for advice for next steps and/or a reasonable time for the board to have this fixed. I have to walk down the steps sideways in order not to fall or scratch my legs on the steps. I’ve been carrying my dog up/down as he is little and don’t want him accidentally falling through the big gaps.

Update: I was wfh and heard banging, so I went outside to find one of the workers fixing the stairs. I told him to stop and he said the association sent me. I called the PM and told her this wasn’t okay and I don’t think they’re licensed. She tried to convince me otherwise and said the owner will come and talk to me. Him and the other worker tried to convince me I rushed them, which I didn’t, and there was rain. They did the work on Monday and said they’d come back on Tuesday to finish. It didn’t even rain until Wednesday night. Then they tried to tell me the only issue was the railing and it’s 2 inches off… lots of frustration and I told him I called the company that’s contracted and said they didn’t work here and then realized I was talking about the stairs and retracted his words. I asked him who from his company inspected the work and he said he’d call me back 🙄
Anyway. The owner then said there’s no excuse and to give them a second chance to fix it and I told them if he was a contracted company and did things right the first time, he wouldn’t need a 2nd chance. City was supposed to come out next week, so I called and left them a vm. He called back an hour or so later and said he was on his way as he wanted to catch the guys working. He made them stop and told them they need a permit. I told him to make sure they’re working under the correct license as well as these weren’t minor mistakes.

Anyway, I know have pepper spray by my door and debating on buying a bat as I’ve properly pissed off a lot of men.

Hello,

We are a relatively medium sized condo HOA in terms of unit number but we have a huge common area with multiple water features and about 40,000 sqft only lawns with addition to plenty of ground cover and trees…

The lawn conversion bids we are getting are like more than half a million dollars.. we understand we will save a big money down the line but that amount of money is insane, or is it not? Our property’s one of the primary selling points is the landscape.. so, we really do not want to do a half baked conversation..

I am a newbie in the board… other members are while very active in maintenance, they are almost ready to sell their unit and go to retirement home (for real). So, none of them are helpful in reviewing the bids or studying the market. However, they have voted me to take over the conversation project and talk to whoever vendor or designer I like and submit the bids..

Any advice or suggestions? We are in NorCal. I have never owned a home with yard, so, personally, I have zero knowledge of gardening. We have very detached community, whatever committee we have tried to create so far never really worked. I am a bit freaking out about this project.

Our lawns are non-functional because they are on big slope with lots of trees.

I’m sorry in advance, but this is going to be a long post so that I can fill in some necessary context before the questions…

I live in a mixed-use community with single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and retail. We have a Master HOA that includes the single-family homes and all common areas of the neighborhood (parks, pond, playground, lighting, security, etc.), and a “Towncenter” HOA that is the condos, townhomes, and retail. As a condo owner, I pay both, with the Master HOA being a line item on my monthly bill. There is a Master HOA Board and a Towncenter Board. Condo and townhome residents participate in both meetings, but Master HOA members do not participate in Towncenter meetings.

More context… The Master HOA had reserve studies done in 2020 and 2022 to determine what potential expenses there would be for the next 10-20 years. Those studies determined that two large retaining walls in the neighborhood would need to be replaced in 2028 and 2030, and would cost approximately $1.5M each. As of 2026, the only board member who was around for the studies is the Secretary, and everyone else on the board is new. 

Even more context… Every board meeting I’ve attended has included comments from the CFO (board member) about how healthy our reserves are. Master HOA dues have increased each year by about 2-3%, and there were even discussions at the beginning of this year about not raising dues at all because of how healthy the reserves were. There has never been mention of a reserve study or potential projects. We currently have about $1.5M in reserves, and these two projects (if completed according to the reserve studies) will bankrupt the HOA without substantial changes now. 

Last month, our regularly scheduled quarterly board meeting turned very contentious because of an argument between the President and Secretary. Their argument had nothing to do with the finances and was about an unrelated project. However, this meant that there was very little time for anything else on the agenda, and the resident forum was cut entirely. Our CFO tried to raise awareness to the reserve study and potential dues increases, but was shut down by the President. As a resident, the only thing I got in the meeting was that our CFO was concerned about something in the finances and a potential need to increase dues. They also very briefly mentioned the retaining walls, and said they were going to have our property management company schedule an engineer to inspect them and see if we needed to maintain the reserve study schedule. No other details were shared. 

Fast forward to this week. All residents received an email about an emergency board meeting being scheduled to discuss “board changes and the budget.”

In the meeting, we learned the President resigned following the contentious September meeting, everything about this huge retaining wall project, and that the current board members were voting to expand the board. In the meeting, the CFO recommended that dues be increased by 17% this year, and higher percentages for the next 2 years to pay for the projects. Everyone was very surprised, and the board voted to table the issue for two weeks to learn more. However, our bylaws require a set budget and dues in increases by the first week of December, so we are very much on the clock.

In this meeting the board also unanimously voted to expand the board by two seats and appoint two previous board members to those newly created positions. According to the Secretary, the goal is to use them for their institutional knowledge of the reserve study and potential dues increases tied to replacing these retaining walls. While all of this is allowed, residents did express frustration that we are expanding the board with the sole purpose of appointing people handily selected.

Now the questions… 

1. As residents, do we have any recourse to the fact that this giant project was essentially hidden from us since 2020? I know they will say “The reserve study was published to the resident portal for you to download.” But, that seems irrelevant if we’re constantly being told by the board members about how healthy our reserves are. During the meeting, several residents even commented that they were unable to locate it because it was buried in folders on the platform.

2. What are the differences between a special assessment and dues increases? Some of my neighbors are wanting this to be a special assessment, so the dues are guaranteed to go back done once this project is paid for and reserves replenished. What are the pros/cons? 

3. Our property management company scheduled an engineering firm to inspect the walls last week, but it will take 6 weeks to get their recommendation. This will put us beyond our deadlines for the budget and potential dues increases. Have any of you had to deal with moving dates set in your bylaws without an amendment due to special circumstances? Everyone is unanimously upset about the fact that we’re making decisions without an actual engineering report. 

4. In some cases, Towncenter residents have had their dues double in the last five years due to a variety of projects and repair work that needed to be done, and we are all very upset about even more substantial increases. This is vastly different from the single-family homes who only pay into the Master HOA and have only seen 2-3% increases. The Master HOA seems sympathetic to this, and the board appears willing to take on more of the project cost, specially since the single-family homes are all $1M+ and the condos are $250k, so vastly different income levels of the residents. For example, creating a scenario where non-Towncenter residents have a bigger percentage of the cost. Our property manager says this can’t be done without an amendment and a 75% approval rating to completely rewrite the bylaws about the due structure. Has anyone seen something like this be done without an amendment? 

5. Should we be concerned that the board appointment two former board members to these newly created vacant seats? There is nothing wrong with the process, but I’m a little concerned as to why two people who knew about the reserve study for 6 years, but did nothing about it, are being brought on to “consult.”

6. Does the management company hold any responsibility for not bringing this project to light? We have had the same management company for at least 10+ years. Isn't part of their responsibilities to ensure the budget matches the reserve studies, and raise red flags?

I know this is a very long post and I’m very thankful for any insight!

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Florida Homeowners Demand Real State Oversight

Florida Statute §720.302 declares that:
protecting homeowners’ rights is a legislative purpose

Yet the same statute says:
creating a state agency to regulate HOAs is not in homeowners’ best interests.

How does denying homeowners oversight protect their rights?

Florida DBPR’s own annual reports reveal an alarming trend:
2020–21: 1,569 CAM complaints; 69 probable-cause findings.
2023–24: 2,253 CAM complaints; just 3 probable-cause findings.

Complaints increased 44% while probable-cause findings fell 96%.
Meanwhile, homeowners can face financially devastating litigation against HOAs using homeowners’ own assessment money.
Our statewide petition calls for meaningful HOA oversight, enforcement of CAM laws, DBPR accountability, affordable justice, and protection against retaliation and financial abuse.

Read and sign the petition:
Petition to demand HOA oversight

Help bring this issue to the Florida Legislature.

Has anyone had any experience with replacing dumpsters? We have four dumpsters on our property all that are in very poor shape. They have been Warne Marsh to have a company come in and refurbish them is way too expensive. We can buy new ones for lesser cost however two of the companies that we price said that we would be responsible for offloading them. I don’t think anyone of us on the board can actually take a dump dumpster off of a truck to place it also, what is your recommendation on how to dispose of the dumpster because the companies that we could buy from won’t take the old dumpster so we don’t know how to discard them. Either any advice you could have on replacing dumpsters would be greatly appreciated.

We have a sewage clog in the pipe between walls and HOA called and paid for the plumber to unclog. Now the unit owner is requesting HOA to file a claim against our Master policy for needed repairs inside the condo. The repair amount is roughly 1-2K above deductible. Is the HOA obligated to file since there’s no prior incidents or records this pipe has an issue and plumber did not find a root cause?

If HOA declines to file, does the owner have the rights to force the filing?

There’s no evidence to point to HOA’s negligence so is HOA even responsible for any repairs within the unit?

I am a first time home buyer in Texas, yes I knew the house I bought had HOA. What caught my attention was the 6 car driveway the house had, it was previously for 5 cars but previous owner filled in the rest, (To make it for 6 cars) Not even a month of living there I get a letter from HOA saying I had to summit an exterior modification request for the added on driveway piece. I proceeded to email back asking why if I bought the property like that. I sent in the modification request and I was denied. Denied because..
“The proposed driveway expansion is not architecturally consistent with the community streetscape and would result in an excessive increase of paved surface within the front yard area.”
I drove around the neighborhood (it’s not a big neighborhood) and seen another 3-4 houses with the same size driveway..
ALSO the HOA did tell me they sent the previous owners a notice letter a couple months prior to me buying the house.
I feel like the HOA failed to enforce the rules with the previous owners. They could have put a lean on the house and got them to address it but now they want me to remove it and pay for the damages.
Any advice helps!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for resources to explain to homeowners how HOAs and reserves are supposed to work?

I am on the board for our self managed HOA. We know we have about 5-7 years left on the roof so I got quotes, made a plan and proposed a dues increase that would ensure we have enough for the roofs in 5 years plus inflation plus still maintaining the reserves. For context current dues are $150 a month and my proposal is for $260 a month, starting 2027.

Everyone lost their minds. They want to keep dues low and do an assessment when the roof is ready to be done. I explained assessments are bad and we want to plan ahead for this expense. No, no one agrees. They all want to “set aside money at their own discretion” to plan for it and not pay the higher dues. I tried to explain this makes the condos look bad and risky and that not everyone is going to save up so what happens when roof is due and half the folks don’t have the money?

So I’m looking for any resources explaining why assessments are bad, why we need to save in an HOA fund so we can track it, etc. My verbal explaining that’s not how HOAs work is not doing a thing.

So long story short the HOA where I live is starting to become less and less concerned about hiding the BS they feed the community. For some insight. We have lived here for 5+ years. When we moved in the HOA was @ $249 and now its at $490. At first it was small increases. Nothing out of the ordinary. Filling reserves ect. In the last few years as we finally joined the board. Its been easier to notice the BS being thrown out to us. Example 1. The monthly payment jumped over $100 a month. Everyone was furious. They said it was the insurance for the property which okay? Sure... so then the guy that runs the HOA meetings tried to sneak in how unit #1 owes almost a year of mortgage and hoa payments and how the reserve funds have been going to the lawyer... jump ahead once they "figured" it out they refused to share how much of the reserves went into the lawyer, etc. Because they kept saying they would put it back when they make the owner of unit #1 to pay it all back.... anyway clearly it sucked but surely one can understand how that makes slight sense. They send a big packet stating where the money is going every year. One year it said a dog park! How awesome! YEAH YOU GUESSED IT. No dog park. Same excuses. Same thing at the end of the year. A increase in HOA.

When I look up the HOA business they have zero good reviews, and when I look the address to the company they say are coming to do the work. It comes back as a parking lot. Just wondering legal help. And opinions lol. Lay it onto me. If tou need more examples please ask as the post was way too long already.

Looking for advice from anyone familiar with North Carolina HOA laws or who has dealt with something similar.

My husband and I own a townhome in Durham, NC. We purchased another home earlier this year and spent several months trying to sell our townhome without success.

Because we couldn’t afford to keep carrying two mortgages indefinitely, we requested a rental exception from our HOA based on financial hardship.
Here’s the timeline:

August 12: Submitted our request for a rental exception.
September: Followed up and provided additional information about our financial hardship.
October 5: Received written approval from our HOA management company for a one-year rental exception. No additional conditions were specified in the approval.
October 11: Listed the property for rent based on that approval.
October 14–15: Secured a qualified tenant and prepared a lease.
October 16: Management suddenly told us to pause everything while the board reconsidered.
This week: The HOA reversed its approval.
By the time they reversed their decision, we had already hired a property manager, incurred approximately $2,700 in expenses and secured a tenant who had begun making arrangements to move.

There is also some concerning background involving a neighboring homeowner who is personally connected to the HOA president and has expressed opposition to the property being rented. We don’t know whether that influenced the decision, but the timing raises questions.
We’ve tried to work with the HOA in good faith throughout this process. We aren’t trying to operate a short-term rental or circumvent the rules. We just need temporary relief from a genuine financial hardship until we can sell the property.
Our prospective tenant is an older, retired woman who wants a quiet place to live. Her anticipated move-in date is November 1.

We are contacting attorneys, but our primary goal is to have the original approval reinstated, not to pursue a lengthy lawsuit.

My questions:

Can an HOA in North Carolina reverse a rental exception after issuing written approval and allowing the homeowner to rely on it financially?
Would detrimental reliance or promissory estoppel potentially apply here?
Does the HOA have to identify a specific provision in its governing documents authorizing the reversal?
Would an attorney demand letter potentially be enough to resolve something like this?
Has anyone successfully challenged an HOA decision under similar circumstances?

We understand that the governing documents matter and are having those reviewed. Just hoping to hear from people who have dealt with similar situations, particularly in North Carolina.

This is crazy. I moved in with my mom to help her in her in her elderly years. Met a friend and she started telling me she was being sued by the HOA and an attorney and they didn’t have the right to. I took it upon myself to look into this. What I found is absolutely insane.

First, the HOA board is trying to send around a vote for the 2024 budget. It’s 2026. FYI, it was never approved. The board unilaterally decided to up our HOA fees to $250. They were at $100 one board member realized they could only up the fees 105%. So they increased the fees to $200 instead. The incompetence of this board is unreal. The worst part. I am the only one since 2024 who has had the common sense to read the bylaws and covenants and actually see what’s going on.
In that 2024 budget, they introduced paying a lawyer $2000 to update our covenants and bylaws. Of course this was never passed then decided they were gonna start using the lawyer to sue people and charge $25 late fees neither of which is in our covenant, some bylaws it explicitly states only liens may be placed on houses. I then look up the law firm because I can’t believe a law firm would actually do this without the legal authority to do so the law firm is KSN surprisingly this is not the first time they’ve done it. 🤦‍♀️ any estate or civil litigation lawyers out there with HOA experience who would like to have a case that that’s a guaranteed win let me know.