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Old 09-01-2020, 03:51 PM
 
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Hello all. I have been renting a house in Arizona for around 8 years. Today I received a notice from the HOA saying that because the garage door has dents in it, that it needs to be replaced. These dents have been in the garage door at the time of move in and are listed on the move in checklist sheet. I emailed the property management company about this issue.

Would this be something that I, the tenant, would need to replace or is this the landlords responsibility?
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Old 09-01-2020, 03:52 PM
 
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Old 09-01-2020, 04:04 PM
 
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It's on the landlord. Forward the HOA notice to them and never think of it again. But do keep copies of every bit of correspondence.
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Old 09-01-2020, 04:10 PM
 
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It's on the landlord. Forward the HOA notice to them and never think of it again. But do keep copies of every bit of correspondence.
Yes I notified the landlord.
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Old 09-01-2020, 05:03 PM
 
Location: NC
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Gotta love those HOAs. Keeping you safe, happy, and letting you know who’s boss. Sorry, I think this sudden decision is ridiculous.
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Old 09-01-2020, 05:25 PM
 
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Gotta love those HOAs. Keeping you safe, happy, and letting you know who’s boss. Sorry, I think this sudden decision is ridiculous.
Yep. It just pi$$es me off. Yes the garage door has some dings and dents. However, it still works perfectly fine. I could understand if it was smashed in and an obvious eyesore, but no, it’s just the HOA tinkering into people’s business.
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Old 09-01-2020, 06:20 PM
 
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Gotta love those HOAs. Keeping you safe, happy, and letting you know who’s boss. Sorry, I think this sudden decision is ridiculous.
Just read something on local nextdoor that someone in a nearby neighborhood was told their front porch spindles, that they've had for 15 years, aren't ok. Apparently a new company took over management and are flexing their muscles.

Our HOA drove around and send letters to people about their lawns and stuff. Because a pandemic where a lot of people are out of work is a good time to nit pick.

To be clear my neighborhood is pretty chill about most things. But some of these management companies....
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Old 09-01-2020, 06:27 PM
 
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Just read something on local nextdoor that someone in a nearby neighborhood was told their front porch spindles, that they've had for 15 years, aren't ok. Apparently a new company took over management and are flexing their muscles.

Our HOA drove around and send letters to people about their lawns and stuff. Because a pandemic where a lot of people are out of work is a good time to nit pick.

To be clear my neighborhood is pretty chill about most things. But some of these management companies....
Absolutely! My HOA nitpicks about the stupidest things.
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Old 09-01-2020, 07:02 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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If you have proof you didn't do the damage, then it is the landlord's expense to fix it. If you did the damage or can not prove that the damage was pre-existing, it might be your expense to fix it.


Those panels in the door can be replaced. it might not be necessary to replace the entire door.
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Old 09-01-2020, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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Absolutely! My HOA nitpicks about the stupidest things.
I agree. My parents lived in the Florida Villages for a few years. Their HOA would send out violations if a grass blade was out of place or too long. To much power.
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