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25. Florida is becoming a disaster area.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #24)

Tue May 15, 2012, 08:27 PM

May 2012

And I suspect it's because collusion is common and acceptable since it speeds up community projects. It's crazy where I live. I pay money to a mandatory Association, but a non-mandatory Association can pull strings to affect my welfare. It's crazy.

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9 Examples Why You May Want To Avoid Homeowners Associations Like The Plague [View all] douglas9 May 2012 OP

Where I live you don't really have a choice. RiffRandell May 2012 #1

We live in a condo geardaddy May 2012 #2

HOA committees are a magnet for busybodies and control freaks phantom power May 2012 #3

I had a friend who was on our HOA committee. RiffRandell May 2012 #4

So In Other Words RobinA May 2012 #5

At the very least, know what you're getting into gratuitous May 2012 #6

It doesn't help in my area because most lawyers who the Association hired Baitball Blogger May 2012 #20

I thought if you knew what a HOA was you'd know to avoid them at all costs if possible. jp11 May 2012 #7

they tried to get us into the Home Owners Association..... WCGreen May 2012 #8

Our homeowners association... one_voice May 2012 #9

I was president of a condo board - surprisingly I've kept most of my sanity TrogL May 2012 #10

I know some can be run by control freaks, and have heard horror stories, BUT... apocalypsehow May 2012 #11

My neighbor painted his house bright pink Major Nikon May 2012 #13

That's the key, right there: when what your neighbors do can really drive down your own property apocalypsehow May 2012 #16

I can give you a lot more examples of why you want to avoid neighborhoods that don't have an HOA Major Nikon May 2012 #12

Exactly. Especially this part: apocalypsehow May 2012 #15

Our HOA sure isn't like that. trof May 2012 #14

If you want to see why you avoid HOAs, follow the link to my website. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #17

The last time I lived in a neighborhood without an HOA, it cost me $40K Major Nikon May 2012 #18

You would if you saw the other end of the spectrum. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #23

That's just it. I haven't seen it. Major Nikon May 2012 #24

Florida is becoming a disaster area. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #25

Florida has all sorts of real estate problems Major Nikon May 2012 #26

If it's such a well known problem, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #27

Two members of our HOA board lived closest to the pool belonging to the entire development. Ikonoklast May 2012 #19

If you manage the HOA right, things like this are unlikely Major Nikon May 2012 #21

I live in a condo and the board of directors don't know shit from shinola. mrmpa May 2012 #22