Florida resident fined by HOA, accusing him of running an LLC out of his home, resident forced to pay $1k or spend up to $5k to fight it

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• HOA fined me $1,000 and is now saying I run a business out of my house

  
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• Now, the Florida resident is left with two difficult options: own up to a mistake he didn't make and pay the $1,000 fine or take the risk and pursue legal action. The problem is that legal action, as everyone knows all too well, is expensive, and this resident was not exactly willing to spend between $3,000 and $5,000 in order to avoid a fine that was potentially 1/5 of that amount.

  Would you consider paying a fine for something you didn't do? Now, it's worth noting that the Florida homeowner's side of the story is carefully worded, and while it sounds like he is correct in stating that the HOA lacks sufficient evidence to support their claim, he doesn't entirely prove his innocence either. If he could prove his innocence, and if the HOA were aware of this proof, they might back down before things get uglier for all involved. However, their bullishness on the matter does have us wondering if the resident is hiding something. 

  Even so, a lack of evidence is a lack of evidence, and the HOA shouldn't be able to win so easily in this fight, even if there is some unsubstantiated truth to their suspicions.

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