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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
hey tag, one question on the wire cutting tho. if it is explicitly written that you cannot change the exterior appearance of the building (in a town house or condo style setup) and you mount something like that, are you not violating the contract? and im sure it is written in some subclause that they have the right to return the exterior to the intended look by any means necessary.
i ask because i lost that fight with my own HOA, i live on the end of a complex with my side windows of the house pointing towards trees. my fiance recently put up a brown blind in the kitchen (on that side of the house). we recieved notification that it was against HOA policy to deliberately change the exterior appearance of the unit. and when you looked thru the window, you would see brown instead of white (whoopity shit, the side of the house facing trees 5 feet away and someone walks around my house and sees a brown blind... dear god call the cops!). before i contested it, i re-read the 38 pages of my HOA agreement...yes, i said 38 pages.... and it did say that it was forbidden to change the exterior appearance of the unit... but then i got to thinkin, well, im technically changing the interior appearance, and the outside is still brick and window with white trim....
then i looked a lil deeper into article 243, subsection b, paragraph 2, line 5..... "The exterior appearance of all condominums and town house units in this complex shall be uniform. That is to say, that the exterior brick shall not be painted, door frames shall remain black, the window trims shall remain white, and any blind/shutter device placed inside the unit shall be of the same color as the exterior paint trim unless it is agreed upon by the members of this association in a unanimous vote that the exterior colors shall be changed."
i still thought it was BS so i still decided to fight it.... by removing the blind and walking around my kitchen nude......... we finally came to terms, another member of the HOA donated a roll up blind for me to use behind my brown one.
but still, its BS
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Spike, I completely agree about the blinds. COMPLETELY. It's not like you did anything outrageous or go over board. However, the HOA can tell you to change out your blind. Now, no one can enter YOUR home w/out permission to change that blind, remove it, etc. Let's say they take it after entering your home. That's called burglary....a felony here in TX.
The cutting of the cables....that, I'm SURE, can't be covered in the 'by laws' or whatever they are, to say the HOA can cut down your wired satellite. If I took the call from the homeowner who had their cables cut, plain and simple it would be called Criminal Mischief. I don't care who you are. There are legal ways to go about doing something......damaging someone's property is NOT the right and legal way to go.
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Originally Posted by dayvedayve
There was a article couple of years ago when a really old widow lived in a HOA neighborhood but got to a point were she wasn't paying her dues. The HOA kicked her out of her paid off home and sold it to recoup the few hundred (don't remember exactly but it was less than a thousand dollars). Her paid of home worth over $180 K was sold for around $50K. The nice members of the HOA were kind enough to give her the rest minus abunch of fees. If I was in that HOA I would get ready to meet Lucifer cause they are goin to hell for sho.
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I actually heard of something like that happening as well. Yes, HOA's can basically "take" your home from you if you don't do a bunch of stuff....if I recall correctly. I'd really have to look into the civil side of the particular HOA.