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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
TGIF!
I thought that my husband and I would be working on our deck this weekend and upcoming week, but I guess not. There is an issue with our homeowners association. They always dictate to members what they should do, and seem to be pocketing money they shouldn't. We look forward to the day when we move from our current house to one without such restrictions.
I have my weekly therapy appointment today. I'm not looking forward to it. I talked about the issues behind this with my psychiatrist earlier this week. He's sort of a father figure and doesn't hesitate to suggest actions that would make me feel quite uncomfortable/vulnerable. I know his suggestions are the right ones, but I don't know if I have the courage to implement them right now
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We have an HOA issue too though H has typed out a 4 page document concerning vague language, enforcement of only 1/2 of this rule; enforcing the other half would put 95% or so of the neighborhood in violation of the deed restriction. If it has to go to appeals, we will go with the mental disability issue with a letter listing issues with sleep that happens with every diagnosis I have. Ours is a violation that has been there over a decade (a window AC unit in the garage door viewable from the side while driving one direction on the street). H put up a few pickets as a screen, and now they say he needs a fence, which would have to include a gate, given the area it is located or remove the AC. Building a fence is expensive, and we don't have the money; he already mentioned he is a teacher and we have tons of medical bills due to a medical emergency earlier this year. Removing the unit is not exactly the easiest solution for us. Now, with H's screen, if you view it from the road, it could be a window unit AC or it could be a vent built into the house. This neighborhood is not exactly high class or ritzy. The houses were built in the mid-1960s. We are near chemical plants and hurricane/tropical storms areas. Maybe there are 2 or 3 2 story houses here. This is not one of the most desirable areas of the county to live in.
However, we do keep a bed in the garage that we use, especially with my sleep issues. Given the environment we live in, a person sleeping in the garage reasonably needs air conditioning for comfort. And we put the bed out there for quiet, away from the rest of the bedrooms as it can't fit anywhere else in our house; this house has small rooms, unless we'd not like to have a dining room.
The real kicker is this "unsightly" violation has been there for over a decade. Shouldn't they have noticed it sooner? The picture the HOA person thoughtfully included in one of her complaint emails is obviously such a huge zoom-in it is laughable.
But hopefully the HOA will tire of his 4 page essay on the vagueness/legality
of the issue (not even mentioning the bed or my mental health issues/disability.
Though HOAs have an amazing amount of power. But I agree completely with your assessment of HOAs.
I have therapy today too. I hope your therapy session goes OK.
