HOA Board Members Try To Remove Homeowner's Trampoline

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mattstaff
Apr 18, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

Well, that backfired for those HOA board members. Sounds like the pro revenge was swift and brutally successful. 

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    Text - r/ProRevenge u/hi_internet_friend • 1y + JOIN HOA board tries to force me to remove my trampoline, I get them removed from the board instead I put a trampoline in my backyard in early 2017. I have three young boys and we have enjoyed it immensely. My neighbor, the HOA president at the time, went to sell his house in spring of 2018 and his realtor said the trampoline in my backyard might be a detriment to getting top dollar for his home. So he convinced the neighbor on the other side of my
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    Text - INTERMISSION: What's sad is that I was friendly with both of these people. They had been in my home. They could've talked to me face to face. With one of the neighbors I paid for our shared fence at her request, since her neighbor on her other side wouldn't contribute to their shared fence (another board member and human piece of garbage). I would've been willing to dig a hole for the trampoline (to hide it more) or purchase a new one with elastic bands rather than springs (to make it qui
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    Text - The guy who sold his home smoked like a chimney; I don't think my trampoline should've been his top concern. The people who ended up buying his home are a great family with two kids, who don't care about toys in other people's backyards. • My neighbors have raised kids to adulthood, one of them two very active boys. When I pointed this out to her, the words that actually came out of her mouth were "I know it's challenging to raise boys, but we're at different stages of our lives." As if t
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    Text - The property manager was adamant she had sent the letter, but I asked for proof. She forwarded an email, where she put my name in the "To:" field after-the-fact. I had a strong suspicion it was after-the-fact due to the following reasons: an HOA meeting was mentioned that never took place the responses to my questions varied in color, indicating they had been edited at different times • she responded immediately to my request for proof by indicating she would forward the email, but then t
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    Text - The message was not marked as "forwarded message" at the top, and the sent time didn't include seconds None of these things are a smoking gun, but they are suspicious. I asked the other people in the "To:" field if they received a copy of the email with my name in the address field. The only honest member of the board replied he hadn't, the rest remained silent because they didn't want to look like they and the property manager dropped the ball. INTERMISSION: If you're curious why the boa
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    Text - "Due to the close proximity of the homes to each other and the small yards the trampoline is unsightly to the homes surrounding it. Realtors for those homes surrounding you have stated that it is a detraction to selling homes and is lowering the home values of those around it. There have also been neighbor complaints regarding the noise level which creates those homeowners to be unable to enjoy their homes. They are also unable to use certain portions of their homes while the trampoline i
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    Text - BACK TO THE STORY: The year end meeting was scheduled for yesterday, and four board positions were up for election. I got 3 of my friends on the street to run with me. I went door to door every day for a week and spoke with the majority of home owners about their discontent with the street. I got a third of the community to sign proxy forms stating that I would vote on their behalf. I went to the meeting last night and put these fools on BLAST. I listed calmly all the ways the current boa
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    Text - The only bummer is now I have to manage a street which includes some legit crazy people. BUT - this whole episode has convinced my wife that we will never live in an HOA again, which I count as a huge victory in addition to the trampoline remaining where it is today. 18.7k 724 1 Share Award
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