'I’ll notify you every time': Man calls HOA members each time he puts out trash cans after they fine him for putting out the garbage

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    Plant - G020 019287
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    Font - I'll let you know every time I use my garbage can. S OC I've never met anyone that said "Oh good, an HOA."
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    Font - We all have trash cans, but the sight of them offends the delicate eyes of some, so I complied with the new rule of 'no seeing bins from the street'.
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    Font - I find a notice of my bins being out, which is surprising because I'm the only one who touches the cans and I know I'm 100% compliant.
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    Font - I call in and ask why I got the notice. The full description says "Bins in driveway with lids off." I asked if this happen to be a Tuesday, and sure enough it was. Wednesday is pickup, and I was doing my weekly cleaning. I was fing using them, I calmly explained through gritted teeth.
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    Font - "Oh okay I'll remove the notice." Great, but how do I prevent this from happening again? "Oh, uh.…...I guess notify us." Alright, I said, I'll notify you every time I'm using my trash cans. "Oh that won't be necessary...." Clearly it is.
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    Font - That was five Tuesdays ago. Today, I once again called promptly at ten o'clock and let Alan know I was about to use my trash cans. "You know what, Mr. Endoman? I'm just going to put a hold on any trash can notices for you." Hey that would be swell, Alan. That would be swell.
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    Font - idlikearefund I got a trash can ticket in the mail. The photo showed me actively pulling weeds and the trash can was rolled over by me where I was throwing weeds away. Gotta love HOAs
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    Font - 0 DLS3141 Today, I once again called promptly at ten o'clock and let Alan know I was about to use my trash cans. "You know what, Mr. Endoman? I'm just going to put a hold on any trash can notices for you." Hey that would be swell, Alan. Why call so late, I would have called on my way into the office a 5:30 am. Next Tuesday, you should call him again, not to inform him that you're once again using your bins, but just to confirm that he did indeed put a hold on the trash can notices. Just t
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    Font - Fr00shy I once received a warning letter from my HOA that the blades of grass on my lawn were above the allowable 4" maximum length. That was the day I wished I had the superpower of being able to mail an outgoing punch to someone's face. My lawn was green and weed free, but the line was drawn at the height of grass blades. Sometimes I want to skip a week of mowing. F me for taking a weekend off.
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    Font - The HOA before that.... My dogs were barking too loudly at night. They never responded to my reply email that I don't own dogs or pets of any kind. One of my neighbors manifested invisible dogs and placed them onto my property and blamed me for my inability to control their natural behavior. That was the day I wish I had the superpower of being able to punch a neighbor through drywall.
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    Font - grumblyoldman I don't live in an HOA, and I honestly don't think I've ever heard a single thing that makes them sound like a good idea. Why do people do this again?
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    Font - xhalcyon Moved to a new city and first time renting a house with an HOA. They said we had to order . garbages and get that set up prior to moving in, so we did. The garbage company dropped the bins off in the back alley and we had a week or something before we got our stuff moved. Then later received a $75 fine from HOA for leaving bins out... When we hadn't even moved in yet..... Got it waived though, but f them.
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    Font - [deleted] I posted this before but I was at a buddies until around 10pm on night. I left but I was back pretty earlier the next morning Someone assumed my truck was parked in the driveway overnight. He got a sty warning letter. It seems to give some of those board members joy to be petty
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    Font - Kawai_Oppai Lol, at my old place growing up my dad was in charge of maintenance, managed a few guys to do repairs, pool equipment etc. Installed the roofs, did pavement, painted the whole place etc. anytime people wanted full remodels, my dad would usually get his crew in there at really good prices. It was a great place to train up his workers and be able to keep an eye on their work basically from home.
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    Font - People were complaining they felt he was paid too much and it was costing them too much so they eventually decided to switch to a property management company and wanted to cut his pay etc, he quit, letting them figure things out for themselves. He is the type that if he isn't the boss and in direct charge of the projects then forget it. The crews they were making him use instead of his own were complete idiots.
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    Font - They very quickly learned just how much they were saving by my dad having been in charge and using his own crews. Without him they were hit with a million dollar+ assessment to replace roofs in the other half of the complex, for the other roads needing done, pool services, and retaining wall repairs etc They then begged to get him back, but he had already been planning to move and this place was really just a side job of convenience for a free house. Obviously he declined.
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    Font - Every so often we get jobs in the area and the place has completely fallen apart. Pool is neglected and not operational, roads still aren't done years later, they had to abandon and tear down tennis courts because it turns out people usually charge a ton to re-do big retaining walls etc. The only buildings in good condition are the ones his crews had completed before we left many years ago. Very sad honestly because a handful of HOA bad decision really ed over so many people.
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    Font - [deleted] Make him give you a written declaration that you'll no longer be getting those fines. Notarized. Then share it with the rest of the membership, ideally right before an election. Or a request to amend the bylaws to remove all stupid fines.
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    Font - blaine1201 I had bought a bunch of unimproved lots back in 2010 when a developer had gone under. The lots had not been cleared and the neighborhood itself was only built it about 20% I came home to letters from the HOA stating that one or several of my properties had "unapproved foliage" on them and that it needed to be removed. I called and there was not a single logical person in that entire office. Apparently, naturally growing plants in unimproved land needed to be removed since they
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    Font - I never did it, they made threats with their fines and said they would take out liens on the property. They never did, I sold the properties years later and swore I would never live in a neighborhood with an HOA.
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    Font - VisualKeiKei HOAS are run by people who couldn't qualify running for local government.

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