I hate Homeowners Associations.......

[SykkBoy]

My best friend has this gate on the side of his house that leds to his backyard. It was fading and a bit weather beaten, so the HOA sent him a notice to get it painted white. Well, he hired a contractor to come out and before the contractor made it, the HOA had hired their own contractr and sent him to paint it. They sent my friend the bill for $800. He could have probably painted it himself for cost of paint. The othercontractor was going to do it for $150.

Well, he fell on some hard times and wasn't able to pay the $800. After two months, the HOA sent it to collections with interest so the bill came to over $1100. (not sure how they justified charging $300 interest in two months).

They then decided they were going to put a lein on his house.

I loaned him the cash to get it paid and luckily he avoided them forclosing on his house.

While I understand the importance of having an HOA, I think they are just gateways to abuse.

Whenever my friend drives past the house of the rpesident of the HOA he does a seig heil salute.