'The world has one less HOA': Homeowner infiltrates the HOA board, gets elected president, and then dismantles the entire system from the inside

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 6, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

HOAs are a behemoth adversary, but that didn't stop u/Needhelpnowwhat from devising a plan to take them down. For the sake of protecting his beloved roosters, the original poster (OP) of this story heroically did what every homeowner wishes they had the gaul to do–he wiped out an entire HOA board. 

But how do you take down a monster larger than yourself? Like Hercules and the giant sea monster, sometimes the only way you can slay a beast is by getting swallowed up in its bowels.

After a little over a year of homeownership in his new neighborhood, OP and his partner started noticing a few HOA nuances that were frankly ruining the neighborhood. Although their annual fees were meager, the $350/year went to the 'maintenance' of a tiny shed on the property where the HOA would conduct their business. Apart from that, the HOA served no purpose but to harass the homeowners who owned the properties in their neighborhood. However, when OP's chickens were threatened by the power-hungry HOA board, he decided to take matters into his own hands by diving into the belly of the beast to take them down from the inside.

Keep scrolling to read how the newly elected president of the HOA board dismantled the entire system from within. 

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    I dissolved my HOA We moved into our neighborhood about a year and a half ago, greeted by a $350/yr HOA with a tiny pool house and power hungry HOA Board. Fortunately it was owner managed instead of a company.
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    Fast forward 6 months and the board swaps over with a plan to dissolve the HOA, but after month of battling 3 werent able to pull it off. At this point I decided to become the President to dissolve this and enjoy my chickens in peace.
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    Well we did it.....it took 6 months and a lot of headaches but its done. I defunded this , sold off the poolhouse, and can now listen to my rooster crow each morning (hes a quiet boy) knowing that the world has one less HOA and sip my coffee in peace.
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    Unsuccessful_Royal38 I wonder if there is a need for some kind of "how to take over and dissolve your HOA" book or website...
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    Need helpnowwhat 1. Become president 2. Call for a vote to dissolve 3. Sell off any assets 4. Disperse funds in accordance with your state laws 5. Profit
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    opensrcdev Can you do mine next? No-Pick-93 Mine too Psycho_pigeon007 I'll get in line
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    Lead No9107 I don't like HOAs. I'm not a huge fan of noise either. I do love fried chicken though!
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    hopejake922 We have an HOA with literally nothing. No pool, play area, walking trails or even street lights. $500 a year. Dream of mine to dissolve it.
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    Academic Anything447 You could start an advisory service that specializes in dissolving HOA's
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    Need helpnowwhat OP Honestly there were so many nuances that i would HIGHLY reccomend you talk to a lawyer before even bringing the vote to the community. We had to redo our vote 3 times because the first 2 would open up the board members to lawsuit based on how they were done. By number 3 we had everything figured out and got it to stick.
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    BigBobFro God amongst mere mortals you are Calculusll Unless you're his neighbor who has to hear a rooster at 4 in the morning
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    AdFrosty3860 How did you convince them to become President? Need helpnowwhat OP The neighborhood across from us is identical but doesnt have an HOA and sells $10-15k more.
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    saggyboomerfucker Ya know, this sounds like a very promising and lucrative business opportunity: Busting up HOAs.
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