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Interesting article from 6 years ago in the PB Post on my development's beginning (mid-80's). They were setting up rules before they even bought.This article is Florida-specific but I’m sure rings true in many other locales.
Curbing the Karens: Florida reins in over-mighty homeowners’ groups | Florida | The Guardian
The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges
That is effed up. I would lose my shiite on people if they did that stuff to me. Also, the reason I avoided HOAs to this point in my life
I wish my HOA enforced their rules like that. I complained about people parking on the street overnight and was told that it's difficult for them to enforce that rule.
There might be more Karens per capita in Florida than anywhere else- I can't think of a single reason to visit, let alone live there.
Florida - America's dangling participle.
My guess would be the jersey has the most Karen’s but either way there are too many of them everywhere. I’d live in Florida over Jersey any day of the week outside of the whole hurricane thing.
That was an extraordinarily odd statement. No real basis to bring in another location in the US yet you use it as a basis for an argument that no one was having
I've lived in Pennsylvania, Alabama and Florida. Florida is #1 Alabama#2 and PA is not even close.
We live in Tavares Fl., HOA is comprised of neighbors. We own our land. No rent. Pay property taxes like all. I feel badly for those that don't own.This article is Florida-specific but I’m sure rings true in many other locales.
Curbing the Karens: Florida reins in over-mighty homeowners’ groups | Florida | The Guardian
The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges
After living in that sh... hole for 9 years I will second this statement.
We pay something like $115 a month, but that includes a gym/swim club membership that would cost $95 each month. The rest goes to the HOA. It's well worth it. When we had a condo at the beach the HOA was over $600 a month, and for that we got 2 parking spots,
From my knowledge and experience with a condo association any fines levied by the association are taken out at closing, that also includes the monthly fees if they were behind.
I"m with you. I grew up in NJ, lived out west, deep south, and Fla....you couldn't pay me enough money to return to the northeast. Karen's suck and aren't limited to FL....but big time DB's exist everywhere up north. I'm up visiting for a family function in the northeast....great weather wise this week, but the overwhelming selfish folks on the road and in stores....never mind the total lack of manners is through the roof. Hey I just turned around and hit another toll/tax. You want to go the beach....better pay up even if you live there. Folks in the northeast that crap on other places tend to be stuck there or really haven't lived outside of that bubble.
From my knowledge and experience with a condo association any fines levied by the association are taken out at closing, that also includes the monthly fees if they were behind.
And, at least with my old association, the fines did not trickle down to the new owners.
I would think that would all have come out in presale.
All that’s probably true. But in my case I became such a pain in the *** with (in their mind) my obvious psychotic tendencies that they were relieved when I left. Here’s some helpful tips.
Fisher Island is sort of a ferry nightmare. And the ferry takes you to traffic. Jup Island or even Sailfish Point in Stuart>Anywhere in Miami. Just sayin'.
