I’ve never lived with an HOA (my neighborhood has covenants that restrict the obvious stuff, like heights, and the trashy stuff, like boats and RVs parked in the front yard - it works well, combined with high prices that keep things decent), but I can see both the purpose of HOAs, and have certainly seen enough horror stories of them being tyrannically abused. So I can go both ways in this issue.
But I believe every HOA should follow this one guideline:
NEVER ELECT ANYONE WHO WANTS THE JOB AS PRESIDENT
You definitely don’t want anyone with nothing better to do than harass their neighbors over trifles; just someone who will put their foot down when they’ll absolutely compelled to by something egregious.
I’ve never lived with an HOA (my neighborhood has covenants that restrict the obvious stuff, like heights, and the trashy stuff, like boats and RVs parked in the front yard - it works well, combined with high prices that keep things decent), but I can see both the purpose of HOAs, and have certainly seen enough horror stories of them being tyrannically abused. So I can go both ways in this issue.
But I believe every HOA should follow this one guideline: NEVER ELECT ANYONE WHO WANTS THE JOB AS PRESIDENT
You definitely don’t want anyone with nothing better to do than harass their neighbors over trifles; just someone who will put their foot down when they’ll absolutely compelled to by something egregious.
It just takes one person with a meaningless life to ruin everything. The HOA seems to be a mini version of government in general.
Both seem to attract the dregs of society, useless people who are offered power for once in their lives.
For some, they can’t control their ego’s, the urge to control and dictate is too much. These people belong nowhere near a decision making role.
I wonder why he doesn’t sue this woman for harassment?