2006-12-29 18:35:23 · 5 answers · asked by Lisa S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You didn't say what state and county your HOA is in.
There may be federal and more certainly state/county regulations for how home owners associations are set up and run. If your HOA is incorporated then there are definitely laws for how it's supposed to be run. If you suspect fraud or abuse, then they need to be reported to the proper regulatory institution.
If the abuse is extreme, I would say line everything out and have a preliminary meeting with a lawyer that has experience with these things and get a recommendation on what needs to be done. Your most important thing to have is documentation of your observations and proof, if possible.
2006-12-29 18:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by Lucy_Fur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may have changed but my experience is that unfortunately no one regulates them. We need to change that if it hasn't been done already.
The only way I found was to attend meetings and then finally get on the Board of Directors.
Often these assocations have mgmt. companies who help them manage. These companies have a lot of power/influence on the Board of Directors. If you have a bad one, not a good thing.
Again, I checked with every real estate type gov. dept. I could think of and got nowhere. This lack of regulation has to be changed. My experience was challenging to put it mildly.
Call legal aid or some real estate company, maybe the local Board of Realtors, and ask who governs them. Then try to contact them for either a complaint form or info on how to proceed.
2006-12-30 08:12:36 · answer #2 · answered by SUSAN K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your situation is not uncommon. Those associations become little dictatorships with people with too much time on their hands making everyone else's lives miserable.
Maybe you can start a petition and oust the current people out of there if enough other people are unhappy. All the bylaws should be in a document you received when you closed on the property. Good luck...fight the power!
2006-12-30 06:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try your state Attorney Generals office.
2006-12-30 02:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by bionicbookworm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AG or get a bunch of you to sue in civil court
2006-12-30 02:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by giveu2tictacs 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋