Moved in 16 days ago, HOA called the cops yesterday. (Houston: condominiums, neighborhoods)

[nervouslaughter]

Originally Posted by jwtomt2day

I feel that I have been tackling the problem in a straightforward manner...

I see what you did there.

[houstonlibrarian]

Originally Posted by jwtomt2day

You know, houstonlibrarian, out of the 50 or so messages in this thread and the thousand views, not one single person has chimed in to say either that happened to me or I know someone who got the cops called on them just a few days after moving into a new neighborhood. My old HOA sends out letters when it sees something it wants changed, and from the replies here, that is what most people's HOAs do. That means that what happened to us was unusual. Apparently that's how this HOA does things, but from the responses I gather that it is unusual among HOAs.

I feel that I have been tackling the problem in a straightforward manner, and if you read the entire thread you'll see that I wasn't even the person who introduced my gayness into the conversation.

As for thinking such a thing being as bad as if they had singled us out, I disagree. This thread isn't about that so I won't elaborate too much but I think that kind of thinking is the privilege of someone who doesn't often get discriminated against. (I say often because I know that everyone, even straight white men get discriminated against from time to time in different situations.)

Exactly, that's how that HOA does things, and that should have been your first thought. No need to try and find an ulterior motive to it. They just do things differently. The fact that you had any sort of ideas of discrimination is just as big of a problem in my eyes as if they were actually discriminating. I'm just providing my opinion.

[cheryjohns]

Originally Posted by jwtomt2day

You know, houstonlibrarian, out of the 50 or so messages in this thread and the thousand views, not one single person has chimed in to say either that happened to me or I know someone who got the cops called on them just a few days after moving into a new neighborhood. My old HOA sends out letters when it sees something it wants changed, and from the replies here, that is what most people's HOAs do. That means that what happened to us was unusual. Apparently that's how this HOA does things, but from the responses I gather that it is unusual among HOAs.

I feel that I have been tackling the problem in a straightforward manner, and if you read the entire thread you'll see that I wasn't even the person who introduced my gayness into the conversation.

As for thinking such a thing being as bad as if they had singled us out, I disagree. This thread isn't about that so I won't elaborate too much but I think that kind of thinking is the privilege of someone who doesn't often get discriminated against. (I say often because I know that everyone, even straight white men get discriminated against from time to time in different situations.)

I just think it's because your neighbor is a witch. The thing that confuses me is the police willing to go along.

[texas7]

Sometimes the HOA's are right to call the police. I met a man at an HOA meeting and he has complained forever about too many cars parking on both sides of the street -- turned out they had to call 911 for an ambulance for a family member and there were so many cars lining the street, the ambulance could not fit to come pick up the member. A few cars doesn't hurt but when it goes overboard there are issues sometimes (I would have never thought about that until it happened to him).

[glorplaxy]

The bigger Houston gets, the more parallel parking! Get used to it or move to the country.

[texas7]

Originally Posted by glorplaxy

The bigger Houston gets, the more parallel parking! Get used to it or move to the country.

That is what driveways are for. Condo's and townhomes often only have street parking.

[elnina]

Neighborhoods where people park on the streets always look a little trashy...

[crone]

I used to be wary of subdivisions with too many cars on the street. It suggested that they had made a room out of the garage. Or it was full of stuff. Just low rent.

I now know it has nothing to do with the price of the house or how high end the subdivision is. My neighbor across the street has a 4500 square foot house. And a 3 car garage she can barely fit a car into, plus she has a storage place She lives alone. Same thing with the people next door. The each have 2 cars plus another they are saving for the daughter. They do not park on the street, though. Lots of playing parking lot attendant.

[HoustonRonnie]

There will come a time, and probably soon, when that neighbor has a car in front of his house. LOL Call HPD.

Ronnie

[houstonlibrarian]

Originally Posted by elnina

Neighborhoods where people park on the streets always look a little trashy...

Agreed.

I think it is an inconvenience to the rest of the neighborhood to have cars out on the curb.
Just park it in the driveway and inconvenience yourself by having to play musical chairs with the cars every morning or park it in the street and inconvenience everyone else. Pretty easy decision to me.