Why so many HOAs? (San Diego: cul-de-sac, HOA fees, insurance)

[Nayabone]

Originally Posted by jwblue

How about a neighbor that thinks a lot of junk neatly organized in her driveway is not an eyesore?

That kind of neighbor should be living 30 miles south of you..!
The only place junk should be neatly organized is in a junk yard.....

[Nayabone]

Originally Posted by nurserosie

sorry..there is NO way to neatly organize junk in one's driveway..it is still junk

personally I love having an HOA...when one adds up the monthly rates for pool service, gardening,,plus roof repairs and replacement,,and painting the entire exterior..etc etc...a good HOA pays for itself..

not to mention as I have...how gorgeous the place looks when one drives in thru the guarded gate..daily landscape work..lawns mowed..pools serviced...plants replanted

gotta say tho..have never understood the "limited hours one can keep their garage doors open" rule...only in Irvine many years ago did the HOA nazis get after us for that..ironically our garages were all on a common alleyway and were not visible anyway...you can be sure my tool obessed hubby ignored that rule..

but...compared to 18 vehicles,,boats rvs etc in these small driveways or lawns..and I will always say HOAs are better...

I live in a gated community, and they allow the garage doors only open when you are entering or exiting the garage. That is because 90% of all people have so much junk in their garage, no one wants to look at it.
I have a four car garage and often leave it open for an example of how a garage should look. My garage is as neat as a pin, and nothing but vehicles are allowed inside. It's for parking cars, not storing junk..!

[Nayabone]

Originally Posted by HarleyGuyOC

Sure. On the down side as more and more of your neighbors DEFAULT on their payments the more YOUR fees are increased to cover the shortage. How about special assessments when something really major breaks down? Do you like flying an American flag on your front porch? Then you better hope your HOA authorizes it, because many actually don't! BTW, how big is your lot? I bet you can hear your neighbors when they sneeze or pass wind. You can probably forget about working in your garage with the door up.

The fact is HOA's have as many cons as they have pros, perhaps even more.

You are repeating old wives tales. HOA's are not what the uninformed think. You shouldn't listen to false rumors. People love to say bad things about HOA's. Most are not true.
Don't bother repeating all the rumors you have heard, I've heard them all, and most are made up..

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by Nayabone

You are repeating old wives tales. HOA's are not what the uninformed think. You shouldn't listen to false rumors. People love to say bad things about HOA's. Most are not true.
Don't bother repeating all the rumors you have heard, I've heard them all, and most are made up..

I personally know people who have gotten hefty special assessments. Don't pretend it doesn't happen.

[nurserosie]

We just sold a condo we bought in 99. Only once. Once. Did we get a special assessment. And it wasn't much.

Good hoa bod are responsible for keeping the reserves up. Owners that don't pay their monthly dues have a lien on in 45 days

Or. Could be we bought into a resort area with reasonable honest homeowners. Who care about their properties.

Just wondering.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by nurserosie

We just sold a condo we bought in 99. Only once. Once. Did we get a special assessment. And it wasn't much.

Good hoa bod are responsible for keeping the reserves up. Owners that don't pay their monthly dues have a lien on in 45 days

Or. Could be we bought into a resort area with reasonable honest homeowners. Who care about their properties.

Just wondering.

You think someone who isn't paying their mortgage or property taxes gives a damn about the HOA dues?

[nurserosie]

All I am saying is that in 13 years this never happened in our development of 365 homes.

We never had a special assessment for lack of others not paying their dues.
Sure some went into foreclosure. But it never cost me a dime

All I am saying.

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by Charles

The reason is because in general, it is more aesthetically pleasing to not see the contents of a closet (or a toilet bowl with the lid up)

Water isn't aesthetically pleasing? COVER LAKE MISSION VIEJO!!! COVER THE OCEAN!!!

Let's face it, you're an anal engineer, I'm not. We're both where we belong.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Water isn't aesthetically pleasing? COVER LAKE MISSION VIEJO!!! COVER THE OCEAN!!!

Let's face it, you're an anal engineer, I'm not. We're both where we belong.

That's what I wrote dozens of posts ago. Here we are on post 68 or so.

Everybody has different preferences of what they enjoy looking at.

Here, relax with your cup of coffee and enjoy the view:

[Fontucky]

Oh gimme a break. How many people have ancient, stained toilets in their house? Mine are all brand new sparkling white 1.4 gallon per flush beauties, AND I KNOW HOW TO SCRUB A TERLIT!