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Fire the mgmt co. then fire the board. Start over & tell everyone in the complex - there's a new sheriff in town.
Most of the time not enough owners really participate & the few make decisions for the rest.
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Just because the rules and regulations have been disregarded does not mean they do not still exist. Get someone in there who will enforce the rules, and follow the guidelines for penalties when rules are not enforced.
Just like any other bureaucracy or government entity, it's not the lack of rules that are the problem - it's the lack of enforcement.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mike Rock
Granite Bay, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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I think that hoa's are a blight on real estate and property rights and should all be abolished.
We have enough government control without implementing an extra layer of govt run by amateur busybodies from the neighborhood.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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We had an HOA President who was an absolute tyrant. One owner had a trespass warning sworn out against him, because he was walking across back yards to see if they were "in compliance".
Enough was enough... a group of us brought our own Attorney to the HOA meeting. Our lawyer told the Tyrant that he was preparing a lawsuit against the HOA Board, on our behalf. The Tyrant threw a temper tantrum and yelled, "I quit!". The other directors and officers raised their hands and said, "We quit, too." They got up and walked out.
So, we had an Election right then and there, and guess who the new Directors and Officers were? Those of us who had brought the Attorney!
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
3,345,091
Get a new management company and replace the Board Members. It is NOT an easy process. It takes a crap ton of time - I've there - done it. It may involve a covert operation of getting homeowners to sign a petition - depending on resistant the board members are to making changes. Generally, from my experience, Board members are resistant.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
1,052,211
Throw all the lousy bums out and get new management, officially notify all owners that the CCRs will be strictly enforced and no further notice will be provided. Then, ENFORCE THEM! They didn't disappear because they were ignored!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Coal,
I think that Susan Haughton has answered the question well. I would add that a good PR campaign would help provided everyone is on the same page and in agreement. A
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
989,652
Clean house and start over - you have to - it's happening in my area now with an HOA - the owners are super angry!
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
2,220,654
1,502,998
I'm with Lyn Sims on this one. Kick out the HOA management company and the local board and hold people's feet to the fire for violations. I'd even consider throwing out the CC&Rs and starting over from scratch.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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There are some excellent answers already given but, to clarify...are you asking about a condo development or a PUD? The difference being that condos don't have HOAs, they have COAs while PUD and similar developments have HOAs. The two are fairly similar but, at least here in Florida, there are governed by different statutes in addition to the Declaration, By-Laws, CCRs, etc. A consult with a RE attorney would be a good start to determine what actions can be taken under the law and the COA/HOA docs which sometimes conflict with each other.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,868,554
I know of one HOA for a condo community that has LOTS of rules, and no one abides by them. There are no pets, but a sign in the grass stating to pick up your dog's poo. Oh brother!
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3,416,038
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Coal Infantino possibly using the new management altogether - by hiring professionals.
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New management and someone who enforces the penalties of not following the rules!
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Lyn Sims beat me to the answer...new management company and board are the first steps to take.
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I agree with Lyn Sims Honestly I have never lived within an HOA. I deal with them only in my business and I've heard some stories!
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That is a tough one. We had an HOA that wasn't doing anything to control the things of the neighborhood and the neighborhood was going down fast. Finally a few of the neighbors cared enough to get rid of the HOA management company and hire one that took on the challenge to collect late fees and issue letters and citations to offenders. It took a few years but now is back on track.
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Follow HOA's own rules and regulations and start penalizing those who are obstructing the rules.
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3,727,873
OK, this assumes that starting to enforce the rules is a good thing, and it often is not. In most instnaces, the more rules, the lower the home values. Starting to enforce pet rules, for example, that have been ignored for years. Strict pet regulations lower values. And if suddnely half the owners are forced to get rid of Fluffy or move, and they all put their units on the market at the same time, you get a disaster.
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In Indiana the State has paperwork to re-establish disfunctional HOA's.
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Do some positive PR with the residents...own up to what happened...have a meeting...social and business..he is the way it was...and here is how it will be...what is being done to fix what was wrong and to keep it from happening in the future...give the management a personality that is approachable.
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It is a matter of having someone enforce them, whether it is the HOA itself or a management company that has been hired.
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I am not sure if deed restrictions and covenants are the sole cause of lower home values but if a HOA board does not Manage and asserts too much power then I think it's up to unit owners to kick them off the board and hire new management .
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Legal counsel may be able to assist in advising the development regarding the legal issues.
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they have said it well before. part of the issue is it is volunteer. and its a lot of work. u almost have to be nutz to do it. the mgmt co only does so much
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It's not an easy job, but given times and strict enforcement of the rules, it is possible.
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By pooling those HOA fees and demonstrating the HOA has more money than the citizen, and that the citizen must continue to pay the fees while the HOA prosecutes with the attorneys battling it out.
Before values go up, they will go down due to the litigation that is certain to occur.
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