HOA Designates My Land As PUBLIC Property, Builds Pool Clubhouse Without Permission!

[@merlinathrawes746]

"Community" property story: This is just one of the many reasons why I refuse to live in an HOA and when a neighbor tried to get one started, I shut him down, HARD! Funny thing is, he moved not long afterwards.

[@memeking7273]

Jeez, I wonder why?

[@Cavscout5096]

Yep, stopped a megalomaniac from attempting on building a scamming empire... Glad my home has no HoA, and I own the land its on, paid cash, the Home steader stickers, and owe no one anything :)

[@TobyDK91]

I think this is a US problem more than a HOA problem. In Denmark almost any area within city limits it's mandatory to have HOA's. It's usually dictated by the city who also review and approve the founding documents for the association. The HOA then only maintains shared and green spaces, they fund maintenance through mandatory contribution, plans for installations like playground and arrange a few social gatherings. That's it, that's the end of their jurisdiction. The roadway is often still city property and maintained. The right to own property is secured in our constitution and therefore obviously supersedes the HOA. I cannot see how issues like these from the US could ever arise here, there is no legal basis for it. On your property you only have to follow rules put out by the city before the area was developed. For instance we have to have hedges and no fences in the property line between neighbors where I live, I knew this pre purchase.

[@NightmareRex6]

arnt ALL places basicaly HOA exept the silent hillified areas? althugh guess the latter is better than an HOA.

[@alpha434]

it's the same in the US. The problems arise when the HOA decides to enforce some standard. ​@@TobyDK91

[@CristobalWatsonHernandez]

"Don't you want a say in how the neighborhood looks and property values" If you were concerned about property values, you wouldn't form an HOA, there is no faster way to halve property values.

[@NotMe-ej9yz]

Seriously. The first thing I tell my realtor when I'm looking for a new house is "ABSOLUTELY NO HOAs!! Don't even suggest a house if it's in an HOA. They're all an automatic no."

[@thieupham493]

HOA were a legal way of keeping colored people out of a neighborhood.

[@aaronthomas6155]

A reasonable person doesn't want control over others. HOA's are based entirely on Communist ideals. You can't be a member of an HOA without supporting communism. If you're a true American and support American ideals, you don't support HOAs.

[@MrWhiskey1]

This is exactly how I shopped as well.

[@AlystraKriss]

HOA are for control freaks, and people who live in them want to control other peoples behaviors.

[@puppetmasterey]

HOAs are crazy. A dude in the neighborhood i grew up in built an actual castle wall around his house (haven't actually seen it, just heard it through the grapevine). The thing allegedly has guard towers and everything. Said grapevine said it went to court and the HOA had to allow it. Them changing the rules just meant the castle wall was grandfathered in.

[@JamesDavy2009]

I'm willing to bet it had crenellations.

[@puppetmasterey]

@@JamesDavy2009 I hope so. And machiulations.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@puppetmasterey I believe you mean machicolations; and yes, that's a good idea.

[@puppetmasterey]

@@JamesDavy2009 agreed.

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

​@@puppetmasterey shad be with you

[@karencarter18042]

I was telling my friend about these HOA stories awhile ago she was shocked. She has never had issues with HOA ,she is the paper keeper (her words) of her family landscaping company. She said that she recently got a call from HOA president to say they want to end their contract. She agreed as long as the HOA fully signs a paper , so she went to one of their meetings to get the whole HOA board to sign the paper saying if they end their contact they will not get to sign a new contract but go on the list of potential clients and wait for a spot to open. She said that one person on the board did not even read the paper before he started yelling at the president . She now says she totally believes these stories can happen

[@rM-xk9ob]

Bet the President had a friend who wanted the job. Usually they give friends jibs.

[@duathhadron5040]

For story 1 I would have also started a defamation lawsuit against each individual board member who was spreading lies about OP.

[@NotMe-ej9yz]

Sadly, defamation doesn't work that way. There has to be MONETARY damages in order to win a defamation case. Something like "I was fired from my high paying job because my coworker told the boss I SA'd her" would qualify, but "I lost my friends because a girl lied and told them I SA'd her" wouldn't qualify since you didn't lose any money from it. It's really, really dumb but that's just how it is in the US.

[@DozIT]

@@NotMe-ej9yz yep! Also defamation litigation is very expensive, and very hard to win (partially due to the caveat you described)!

[@kidm0bius190]

@@NotMe-ej9yz ​ @DozIT thats not really true. there is a Non-economic damages as well. which covers character assassination. "Defamation cases can also include non-economic damages, such as compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, or mental anguish. These damages can be difficult to prove, so strong evidence may be required."

[@TheJasonBorn]

And sued the contractor, his "I have my orders" line was bs, you don't keep going just because an HOA clears you when an individual tells you you are trespassing on their land. I'm curious why the cops hadn't already informed him as much by that point, and how they even felt secure in still being there by the time the marine returned from abroad, wasn't one of the marine's instructions to his friend to have them trespassed off the property?

[@TheJasonBorn]

@@NotMe-ej9yz, yeah, whoever told you that monetary damages are needed lied to you, or your local laws suck. Most places monetary damages aren't required to win a defamation lawsuit. Yes, you have to demonstrate "damages", but damages can take many forms, including economic or monetary damages as you posted, but also include emotional distress and less concrete costs incurred from the false statements. For example, some places only require a plaintiff to show that a statement harmed their reputation and caused pain and suffering. Other places, however, may require concrete financial harm, such as lost business or income. In this case, the damages were in time lost in having to deal with these people for years, loses in time can be treated as real damages and a monetary judgement made for them. Furthermore the defamation in this case resulted in theft and defraud, so this guy certainly has a good case for defamation resulting into what you consider the more concrete damages that are not needed everywhere in the U.S. as damages in a defamation lawsuit. Regardless, find a good lawyer to advise you as to the laws where you live.

[@jimschuler8830]

To readily admit to screwing up is actually a sign of a good HOA. Bad ones keep digging.

[@Jamstaro1]

Stupid shit happens... At least they'd admit to it and make it right. Bad ones double or triple down on it.

[@phoenixshade3]

This seems like a lame defense of the HOA. Survey lines and lot sizes are a matter of public record. They knew from the beginning that it was his land. This isn't a "misundrstanding" that they cleared up. It was intentional.

[@jimschuler8830]

@@phoenixshade3 You're absolutely right. No one ever gets survey lines wrong and instructions given to employees and contractors are always 100% clear and perfectly understood. Miscommunication is a myth.

[@TheJasonBorn]

Yeah, this sounds like a professional HOA paid to keep up the area, they lose money with this kind of mess up and aren't interested in lawsuits.

[@TheJasonBorn]

@@phoenixshade3, think Jim is talking about the HOA who's guy cut the internet line, not the one that tried to build a pool.

[@kimbartels4615]

How could she think the "building was hers." How is someone so dense to think that you share things like the clothes line. 😂

[@andrewkent650]

What do you mean? Here in Australia in blocks of units we generally have one or two SHARED clothes lines. The strata rules often say you're not allowed to hang your washing on your verandah, and the shared line is often the only option other than a personally owned portable fold up indoor clothes hanger.

[@brenttaylor8907]

She is a walking blonde joke.

[@bookvee]

First time I heard this story, I thought it was someone who had been scammed into thinking they were getting the building. Its happened before.

[@hubertnnn]

@@bookvee I was thinking the same. I have seen some really weird and scummy house sales where you buy a house and then in fine print you own only 1/5 of it or something like that. But after her later behavior I think its just Karen being Karen.

[@bookvee]

@@hubertnnn I remember those! Worse still, were the ones where you were taken to a show house somewhere and bought a house based on that, and it turned out to be nothing like it, nowhere near it and with far fewer bedrooms.

[@michaeltelson9798]

Once the HOA heard that Spectrum owned the wire is when they played nice. Reason, more and better lawyers.

[@Stevenpwalsh]

It was nice of the neighborhood to get together and buy the guy a pool

[@RingThatBell]

As a person who owns a pool and thought it would be awesome to have one... its only nice if they are paying for the upkeep too. Otherwise, its the opposite.

[@christophermirdamadi4584]

HOA: But Mr Johnson... OP: No buts!!! Just go pound sand. Then it's cease and desist letter via certified mail.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Followed by a Harassment and/or Fraud Lawsuit when they ignore the C&D...

[@marktaylor6553]

When someone says they are part of an HOA, they're basically telling you to push them into a wood-chipper at the 1st available opportunity.

[@NOBLEFILMS1987]

HAHA! EXACTLY!

[@nimisilverbird1239]

Sue the hoa and sue the contractor who refused to stop

[@Sonic44885]

Well the thing is he is just there to do the job he was contracted for, though he definitely after hearing about potential lawsuits paused construction to make sure that the contract wasnt part of a fraud scheme and to make sure theyre doing honest work Then again he couldve been part of a shady contractor group that doesnt always verify contracts

[@nimisilverbird1239]

@@Sonic44885 is the difference between a good one and a shady one

[@markelliott9737]

@@Sonic44885 he would still be guilty of trespass if he stayed on the property after the situation had been explained to him.

[@Sonic44885]

@markelliott9737 true but it would logically be a more slap on the wrist type punishment if convicted due to being given a job that mostly likely looked legitimate, so most they would get is a company fine rather than jail time or something along those lines

[@hubertnnn]

@@markelliott9737 If you look from his point of view, OP was just some random guy saying dumb unrealistic bs. After all he had proof that the area belonged to HOA. And pausing work would only cause delays and possibly fines.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Neighbours: We want to create an HOA... Me: Have fun with that. I'm not interested. You leave me alone and I won't Sue you into Oblivion for Harassment and Fraud... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[@conniecondra4535]

If an HOA is being created, it would require 100% agreement of all who would be included in its boundaries--a very hard goal to meet

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@conniecondra4535 I don't know where you live, but in Canada and the USA, it only requires a 2/3rds Vote of the Neighbourhood trying to establish it.

[@MyFiddlePlayer]

@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan It can get worse than that. A couple of decades ago, some of my neighbors were campaigning hard to turn my neighborhood into an incorporated town ("so we can put in more speed bumps and stop signs without getting approval from the County"). All they would have needed for that was a majority vote. Several rancorous community meetings were held. Luckily, in the end, they couldn't get enough signatures to get it on the ballot.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@MyFiddlePlayer Incorporating the town is not the same as creating an HOA...for one thing, Incorporated Towns are FAR better Regulated by the Federal and State Governments and being a Government, an Incorporated Town is required to abide by the State Constitution and hold regular Elections for Council and Mayor...an HOA is supposed to hold regular meetings and Elections for the Board, but many don't and the people in them don't know how to contact the State to hold the HOA accountable...

[@jeanannd]

I'm always amazed that these HOA people are such idiots to think they can get away with criminal acts, even felonies.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

Because a lot of them do get away with it. I moved into a neighborhood, a few years later rich people hired a developer and built a neighborhood with homes ranging from 500,000 to 1.5 million dollars. 2 years later those rich people formed an HOA, the very next year that HOA started enforcing their rules on us, leveling membership fees on us, denying us use of their pool which we where paying for. When we complained to the authorities about them, they got the local police to threaten us with arrest. So we moved the hell out of that neighborhood. And it ain't just HOAs that are like that, a veteran from Afghanistan got a job as the local dog catcher in my area, one day I caught her red handed trying get my dogs out of my yard so she could "catch" them and then fine me for them "being out". See, I have a kennel I keep my dogs in while I mow so I can keep the gates open. She pulled up, walked through the open gate and was trying to cut the lock off the kennel to let my dogs out. She tried that with another guy who pulled a gun on her. Eventually enough anonymous people sent her enough threats of "being shot" if she ever tried to do that s**t again that she quite. Cops refused to do anything about her trespassing, cutting private looks off of gates on private property and jimmying locked doors open to let people's dogs out because the city government was fully backing her.

[@elizabethc3842]

​@Princess_Celestia_ that's because dog catchers are a part of the police department. Our dog catcher stole my rare cat, he was chipped. When I showed up at her house to get him she called the police on me. I finally got our local vet to come and show them he was chipped and I was his owner. She even went as far as to accuse the vet of being paid off! That was too far and the vet who was very well known and a county board member put an end to the theirs job. My car ran to me when I called his name, he was very clever and could say what which really was so cute.

[@danielle2451]

Baby politicians

[@DigitalCowboy000]

The last story, there's a part where the crazy neighbor tried to get the OP's cats.

[@stangundam01]

there's also a part where she has friends over & tells them they can use ops apartment for it's facilties

[@DigitalCowboy000]

@@stangundam01 yes, und then she had the nerve to yell at the OP for not allowing her party guests to use her bathroom. Given all of the *shit* that Karen kept trying to pull. I'm of the opinion that she still thought that she bought the building und land.

[@Jasonfallen71]

@@DigitalCowboy000 yeah the OP has handled this so poorly especially so because they act like they’re some expert at handling Karen’s because OP has retail experience…?🤷‍♂️ Sue the second time after the car was towed. Everyone in the building sues for damages and time and energy wasted plus the emotional turmoil. 10 small claims court losses could force her to lose her home. And that has to be the ultimate goal or else these people are really suckers for punishment.

[@the40yearoldgamer41]

So the HOA tells families you're a registered S offender and then builds a "community pool" right outside your house. Pretty sick...

[@AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

Any cop (rent-a-cop or public "servant") that gets their jollies by emulating Frank Castle has clearly never understood the Punisher franchise.

[@dirkz.duggitz1567]

But the sticker is so cool

[@cheapbastard990]

That's true. But only the original movie, with Dolph Lundgren was good. The remake was garbage.

[@KonradZielinski]

i'm pretty sure that the USA has specific laws that prevent HOA's from interfearing with commercial telecomunications equipment. So them cutting that wire would be a felony under federal law.

[@thieupham493]

Exactly, I would have made a federal case out of it and have them pay for my lawyer all over a wire. I would then have demanded years of therapy to deal with the anxiety and PTSD I felt being cut off from the world without my internet and Netflix. Some may call it extortion, but it's probably better than having a felony conviction on your record. Once you get one of those, all someone would have to do is inform your employer they have a convict on the payroll and I'm sure that conversation on Monday won't be pleasant. I'm probably going to need a new car to drive to therapy too.

[@daddybdpearson1]

I’m not part of an HOA. However, I use to live in an apartment complex, and every two months or so my cable would go out. So I called Comcast and complained, when the repairman came I asked him why my cable kept getting cut off. He (repairman) told me that about 30 apartments was wired for internet but only about 7 was actually paying for it, so the company would cut service to everyone and only the actual customers would complain. One of the reasons I will never live in an apartment (or condo) again the other reason was the roaches that was impossible to get rid of. No matter how clean you are, if your neighbor has roaches so do you.

[@cheapbastard990]

I lived in a subdivision in the 1990s and I suspect there might have been a neighbor who was stealing cable. I didn't care, I was in the satellite TV business and have a a 10' dish in my yard. But the cable box that fed maybe 8 people was in my yard. I didn't mind that, of course. But someone kept messing with it and leaving the wires hanging out and even leaving the box cover on the ground. That was in my way when I cut my grass. For one season, I was annoyed but took the time to put the cables back in the box and replace the cover... OVER and OVER and OVER! The next season, I did it again but them called the cable company and told them I wouldn't be doing that anymore. After I cut the grass and put their cables back and put the cover back on, I told the cable company it was the last time. I said "from now on, if the cover in on the ground I will throw it away in the trash. If the are cables on the way when I gut my grass they'll just get run over. I don't care. The cable company ignored it, and sure enough the next time I cut my grass several cables got chopped up by the mower and the cover of the box got tossed into the trash. A few weeks later, when I gut the grass again, there was no cover, but there were several cables that got cut up again. This happened maybe 5 times. Then one day I was cutting the grass and there was a cable running to the box from the fence that had obviously been placed high up, well above a lawn mower's blades. But it was still in the way so I have to cut it to push the mower past it which I did. After about three months of that happening every 8 to 15 days, I was cutting the grass and noticed the cover had finally been replaced. The cable company had finally come out and tried to fix it. I could see that there was still one cable sticking out the bottom of box, just barely and in an angle. I though about cutting it but decided not to. Unlike before, it wasn't in my way. But in cutting around the box, the mower did touch the box. It did bump it but didn't cut anything. It happened to be a Sunday with some apparently significant ball games going on. A few minutes after cutting around the box, a rather dislikeable neighbor who had several dogs that yapped all night every night, came running out to the fence screaming at me. "DO YOU HAVE TO CUT OFF BY CABLE EVERY GODDAM TIME YOU CUT THE GRASS?" followed by a list of vulgar names. I was surprised because it was the first time I actually hadn't cut any lines in months! I said " Do you have to leave your cables all over my yard? " I then told him "I tried to resolve it with the cable company but they expect me to work for them for free and I don't even have cable! Cal them! They are the ones causing the problem. I'll call them again for you! " It turned out he was the one stealing the cable. He was the one leaving the box cover in my yard. He was the one leaving the cables hanging out. He was the one causing several of his neighbors to get their cables cut.

[@Purrrple]

Keep up Ripe. Not only is this story old as dirt, but it does in fact have SEVERAL more updates past this one. Might want to go look.

[@johvileeck4231]

While I do agree the updates would be nice, and should be included, I'm not entirely sure it needed to be said this way. After all, everyone makes mistakes, and he may get them for the next video.

[@fcold9402]

The construction company needed to pay penalties too for not doing their due dilligence and not stopping when told they were on private property.

[@Moopsy122]

honestly you can get any person to come up and say this at any time, but paperwork and contracts speak louder than that. you don't blame the knife for stabbing someone you blame the wielder.

[@fcold9402]

@@Moopsy122 It is the paperwork and contracts where they failed due diligence. Anyone can hire your company to make changes to property too. You need to make sure they have the authority to make those changes, especially if the authority was challenged. A company os not a mindless tool, it needs to have procedures to make sure it is not violating the law or other peoples rights. Knives do not have thi obligation as they are near objects.

[@edwinfrerichs8674]

@@Moopsy122 That's why the construction company is *supposed* to get a surveyor to confirm property lines and other things before construction even begins. Looking up the property lines alone would have let them see who actually owned the land.

[@frozencanary4522]

You cut my cable!? I can't live without my Ripe Stories! I'm calling Frank Castle!

[@silent_hunter515]

What happens if it was batman who did it

[@frozencanary4522]

@silent_hunter515 Then there's a Marvel DC crossover.

[@silent_hunter515]

@@frozencanary4522 just like when the punisher was after the joker

[@shadowcard6923]

I cannot believe people never learn from HOAs. Like it’s a scale model of gov without separation of power, straight up if there’s no real way to hold them accountable they’ll do whatever they want.

[@robertbarger9602]

Way to go brother in arms . Thanks for standing up. Thank you for your service.

[@vh5507]

I am kinda starting to think that the HOA phenomime is the catalyst to the current thinking by certain U.S. political parties that think that taking away peoples rights is ok.

[@karinwolf3645]

I agree!! 😡💙🌊💙🌊💙💋👵🐺🌵

[@thieupham493]

Well, notice how the idiots living in the HOA think they are powerless. If you allow orange Jesus to tell you how to think, you're a part of the problem.

[@DarthZ01]

its definitely similar power hungry, tyrant style behavior.

[@SAMratterrier]

HOA = mini communist communities

[@BadJimmiZ]

Happy Sunday Funday Everyone,, I am finally here, it was a long day,,😻😻😻⭐⭐⭐

[@cathlenearmstrong5360]

My husband is a Field Technician with Cox Communications Hampton Roads and we are part of an HOA. As Mr. T would say, "I pities the fool" if the HOA were to cut our line; we have internet, phone and cable. We wouldn't even be able to call 911! I don't think so, HOA! Don't mess with "The Cable Guy"!

[@DavidRay_40]

I've seen that last story on the "Am I the jerk" channel. I think she ended up getting chewed out by the police for making unreasonable rules, and since she did not own the building, she couldn't legally make them to begin with.

[@nancyomalley6286]

She was mad that no one believed her lie about owning the building

[@Loki-and-Thor]

♾️⭐️s and 😻🤗s for Ripe, JB, Disney and Dexter!

[@vernonharden]

Cutting the wire leading into the box is actually a federal violation here in the U.S. Just like phone service wires they're protected by FCC regulations. That can be a very nasty fine plus prison time for the offending party (or parties as the case maybe) who did or ordered it done. The H.O.A. is very very lucky that Spectrum didn't file for charges with the FCC. Then the full story with details as to who said what would come out.

[@michaelterrell]

40 years ago, I worked for United Video Cablevision, near Cincinnati. A construction company was building a new subdivision. They were finishing a home near the entrance. The owner of the company 'accidentally' cut the .750 main feed too the subdivision while finishing the driveway. It was over 24" below ground , in the right of way. Instead of simply scraping the top six inches they dug a hole over six feet deep. He told our techs "No one needs your damned Cable TV, so I'm going to rip it all out!" That was on a Saturday. They were supposed to close on that house in a few days. He freaked out when he was told that there was a $50,000 lien against the house and our corporate lawyer would be out of the office for a couple weeks after that day. He paid, reluctantly. Then our manager told him, If you do this again it can take up to six months to remove a lien."

[@vernonharden]

@@michaelterrell They thought that they were smart but fooled around and found out that they weren't.

[@asheik84]

Could you create an HOA combination mix like 2-3 stories of HOA in one video or a HOA only playlist I love these stories

[@talonleuco]

Ripe, your channel feels like a last bastion of decent Reddit recap videos, and I appreciate you for it greatly. With the rising tide of halfbaked crap ai videos out there clogging up the space, I know I can count on good quality interesting content with a real human voice with good commentary when I click on your videos. Big love man.

[@karinwolf3645]

Oh, goody!!! I love updates!! 😆😆😆👵🐺🌵🍹

[@uncbadguy]

I don't own a home but I love these HOA stories. The blast of schadenfreude is addictive....

[@1964Puddles]

Love the stories, but also love the kitties! 🤎

[@CrazyBear65]

That first case should set the legal precedent for disbanding and outlawing all HOAs.

[@IraQNid]

Fun to listen to. I have doubts about it actually happening like it did in the story.

[@doolie165]

I followed this story about the lady who thought she owned the building. Yur last update was not actually the ;last update.

[@doolie165]

one time she had a BBQ and told her guests that they could use OP's bathroom. Another update was where she opened OPs door to steel her cat. the list goes on and on

[@BadJimmiZ]

Greetings Ripe/Disnii/JB & Cute Dexter,, thanks for the great stories today, it helped me unwind after a very tiring day,, please keep up your amazing work & I will be back tomorrow well rested (Possibly Hung over,,lol) be safe and well,,😹😹😹⭐⭐⭐😻😻😻😻🥃

[@Rainmanix]

Cute cat at the end of the video

[@EarthboundMisfit1274]

The white one is Disnii, the two-color is Dexter.

[@sebastianprzygoda1866]

When a lady named Ruth bakes you a cake, you know you're a good man

[@KingSteven26]

Not THIS last story again! It is indeed a great story, and I enjoyed it the first 2 or 3 times here or @TheReaders, but YOU have already posted it atleast once and I think we have all heard it multiple times... EDIT:The last update isn´t even the last update, you yourself have a video with more updates...

[@sisos4771]

The first story brought a smile to my face

[@SMDoktorPepper]

ALWAYS call the cops if suddenly ANYONE builds ANYTHING on your property, if only for the paperwork as these people can assume you are allowing the theft by not claiming they did anything

[@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind]

Knowingly allowing it to continue can also constitute consenting to the work, people have been ordered by the courts to pay for work that they didn't request but allowed to happen

[@SeanBZA]

Love the new kitty. Last one would have asked for the pegs and bag back, and if there was a single word out her mouth would have called the police for theft and vandalism, because now you have to do all the washing again, and this then needs to be dried, and she has stolen the pegs and bag, and there is a good chance of the washing now having permanent mud stains, so will need replacing as well with new. Couple of sets of clothes, couple of sets of fitted sheets will get this into felony range, along with the need now, because you need them today, to drive to a laundry and do them, so the charges include laundry charges, plus the Uber there and back, plus your time at current rate as well. Easily $2k AUD there for direct damages.

[@cnault3244]

Potentially filing a police report? ALWAYS file a police report.

[@hubertnnn]

Well... If you watch some of the YT channels about citizen rights you will find the "never call the police" principle. Calling police is risky, you never know if those are cops or clowns

[@bearprower]

HOA pool story people need to think outside the box you have issue with construction sure call the police but file a report with zoning county engineer or whoever is in charge of permits. The police might not able to stop things immediately but the group in charge of permits can

[@thieupham493]

That's the smart move, but most people don't work in construction. I would first call a tow company and have all of their vehicles towed from my property, then I would call the police to remove trespassers, then we can have a look at those work permits. The police should be used appropriately, they aren't permit experts. I would have also had the HOA pay for my 5 star hotel as the company I hired to restore my property gets to work. It's not healthy to live in a construction zone. I would also not just go after the HOA, I would specifically single out the President so I can make sure to bankrupt her and force her to sell her house to settle the lawsuit. I would then start a new HOA and continually fine those old HOA people until they moved to another neighborhood.

[@aaronthomas6155]

Personally, I'd be going after the HOA, The HOA President, the Construction company and every construction worker involved. It doesn't matter that the Construction company and it's workers were contracted by the HOA. The Construction company was negligent in ensuring that the HOA had a legal right to contract them. They were also negligent in ensuring that the property that they were contracted to build on, was in fact public property. The HOA doesn't have the legal right nor authority to alter property lines and had the construction company had a survey done, or pulled the property maps, they would have known that the property was in fact, not public. This amounts to criminal negligence on the part of the construction company.

[@FrejthKing]

This feels like something out of a Mark Tufo novel.

[@JR-zu9hl]

This is exactly why I have avoided HOAs my whole life. The stories are great, especially the one with the pool in the backyard. That guy was awesome.

[@illisaide]

I wish I knew what an HOA was before I bought my house. I mean I saw the paperwork, but I didn’t think it was so pervasive. Seriously, I got fined because my dog door was white and not one of the approved shades of brown/red. Apparently it “stuck out like a sore thumb.” They wanted the driveway lightbulbs changed because it didn’t shine the right color, the house repainted 3 times because it “didn’t dry the right shade (and of course I had to bear the cost), for me to take down the solar panels, to remove the satellite dish because it “ruined neighborhood aesthetics,” to take down the backyard greenhouse even though you couldn’t even see it from the front, to fine me and replant a tree that I removed because the roots were starting to grow into the foundation of the house, to fine me because I removed some bushes that had been blocking the view out the window, to fine me for putting in some privacy film in my front window, ect. I thought then, “Hey, maybe I could get together with the neighbors and try to disband it.” But they told me that the city actually mandated that all suburban neighborhoods HAD to have an HOA. If there wasn’t one, or if the local HOA was abolished, the city would step in and form an HOA in the area themselves. And it was likely that most of the previous members of the HOA would be on the new one as well. Gave up after that.

[@lauren9667]

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[@karinwolf3645]

At the end... Did you get a new cat to play with Disney, or is that someone else's cat? Cute, either way! 😻😻💋

[@EarthboundMisfit1274]

That's Dexter. He belonged to a friend that had to move and could not take him along.

[@RipeStories]

That’s my new fluffball! Dexter

[@nimisilverbird1239]

Nta. It is your property. You cannot be forced to join. Your property. Your rules. Sue them

[@Rtrstormghost327]

🤦🏼‍♂️don’t mess with the marines

[@houstonwalker7108]

13:55 listening to this while im at work at spectrum

[@randy-ke8vn]

Great stories, Ripe. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@sophiamarmelstein1548]

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[@DaremoKamen]

The Punisher: You should check out the franchise that inspired The Punisher, Mack Bolan The Executioner. A series of paperback books that started back in the 1960s. Like comic books, but without pictures. I don't know if you would like them, but you would be able to see what Punisher started with and what they did with him. For those purposes you would probably want to track down the ones from between when they started and when The Punisher started.

[@drg5352]

There's like 631 Mack Bolan novellas, not counting the spin off Able Team, Phoenix Force, and Stony Man books which came out at various points. They're all gloriously terrible. Also check out the Remo Williams Destroyer series, which is a similarly themed martial arts action book that gets more batshit across it's 155 book run.

[@safiremorningstar]

It only takes one person to fight so what is right and have a real good lawyer to see it’s carried out really good friends to back them up and she help them take out the trash.

[@raven44012]

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[@JessTalkTV]

The HOA paying for damages isn't justice because they are using everyone's dues

[@quentinmichel7581]

I either get the pool free, or the property restored exactly in the previous condition

[@avon1243]

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[@4evertatiana]

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[@whf3826]

😂😂😂 I would let them finish building the pool then sue everyone in that HOA. I would also tell my friend to deny telling me the construction was taking place.

[@dizzysdoings]

Last story, I've seen this story before on another channel. There's actually several updates, don't recall now what they all are.

[@mandalay14]

Yeah, I remember seeing a whole bunch of updates to that last story myself somewhere. Can’t remember where I know one involved something to do with Covid and her not wanting to catch it from OP and quarantining and stuff.

[@CarzyAutumn]

The HOA one about the internet didn't seem so bad. They knew they fucked up and paid for it on top of dopping off 2 months of fees. At least the hoa wasn't like some that would kept fighting it and blaming the op.

[@donaldkent7413]

Go.... Marine!!! protect your lands :) yes, you are a hero !!!

[@mako7804]

Absolutely amazing

[@georgeelliott6877]

You should ask the HOA to pay for surveyors and prove they own his land.

[@marcokonst4144]

The first guy is a real hero

[@gargoledragon]

Never live in a HOA area. The power they have is terrifying

[@illisaide]

Sometimes you don’t have a choice. My city has laws that demands neighborhoods have an HOA. If the local one disbanded, they’d just step in and forcibly make a new one.

[@shoegum7362]

Actually a similar story happened when someone built a mansion on the wrong lot. The owner of the lot technically can't be unjustly enriched and the property would have to be torn down.

[@Jermbot15]

A rent-a-cop with a Punisher fetish and an AR-15... honestly him being unable to use the gun is a best case scenario.

[@edwinfrerichs8674]

I mean in that first story the construction company would also be on the hook. You *GOTTA* have a surveyor confirm property lines before any kind of construction like that at the very minimum.

[@Tammohawk1]

My favorite thing to say to people who say "Well I never" is "With that attitude I can understand why." lol It's so snarky but it always gets a reaction. Usually sputtering. You have to be pretty stupid to buy an apartment and think you own the entire building. lol

[@michaelterrell]

My mother was a seamstress. I used to stop by after work on Saturdays to see her and bring her Arby's or BK since she didn't drive. One day an angry old entitled woman giving her a hard time. It had been a hard week at work, and I was quickly fed up. I politely but firmly told her off. She replied, "Well, I never" I glared at her, "Then it's about damned time that you did!" She grabbed the bag of her clothes and stormed out, then she burnt rubber down that old country road. My mother started laughing, "I've wanted to tell that old biddy off for years!" I asked, "Why didn't you?" She grinned, "I don't have to, now!"

[@robertsmelt6638]

Yay

[@kanaancross317]

As a fellow marine, I can support what he dis

[@bogdancalin101]

what do you mean no updates? you forgot the "didn't let her use my bathroom while she throws a party" part, or the "reported me to animal control because I didn't let her brake in my house to pet my cat" part... this thread has like 7 parts!

[@suzismith9011]

Hi all 👋👋

[@RipeStories]

Hello 👋

[@suzismith9011]

@@RipeStories hope you had a good day too 🐺🐺

[@shinjinaraku4251]

A lovely bowl of cat to start the video!

[@jdangel6892]

I heard the last story before. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@patrickwilliams7582]

All of this is totally true.

[@saberruntv]

I love how HOAs say they want to keep property value. Meanwhile people refuse to buy into an HOA so the value of the property decrease because of it.

[@redneckbryon]

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[@ASmK9412]

Last story there are many more updates as mention the cat one, OP got covid, others and one where she had party and wanted to use their patio and bathroom

[@BROUBoomer]

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[@goomba1000]

I think the HOA I was in was either disbanded or they're really lax... there are houses that need repairs and such on my street, and no one gets fined.

[@thieupham493]

I had to deal with one once and it was enough for me because the company I worked with did some business with them so that was how I found out about their scam and where they actually spent the money they collected. From my experiences, I feel all HOA are different levels of corruption. They exist solely to allow a few people to enrich themselves.

[@goomba1000]

@@thieupham493 Did you expose them?

[@vernonharden]

The first story taking down harshly is the way it should be done with power hungry H.O.A.s. Then a one hundred year moratorium put into place, that prevents another from starting up, or any property that was in the original can't join or bee added to the H.O.A.

[@thieupham493]

I disagree, since it was disbanded, I would start a new one and unfairly harass the old members until they move to another HOA.

[@TWEAKLET]

@@thieupham493 I mean if the old HOA doesn't exist you cant force them to actually join a new one

[@rM-xk9ob]

Everyone in the first HOA should sue those people. Get back every dime plus interest. Everyone should sue any HOA.

[@jamielishbrook2384]

Fun fact. Punisher canonically hates it when cops use his logo. Hes not a hero, hes a killer, and he knows it.

[@BROUBoomer]

🌟😎🌟

[@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87]

Tip: if someone is harrasing you like that, report everything to the police, ecpecially if you have evidence And after some time they will have a strong case against them

[@chriskeyser9777]

LEGEND 🎉❤

[@alexius23]

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[@teslabulls1238]

I would love for an HOA to put a pool on my private property as that will become my pool and clubhouse.

[@flamesofhellstudio]

anyone who wants to raise property value doesn't want to live there, they want to sell it. Because higher property value doesn't mean better living spaces, it just means it looks better for buyers and raises property taxes.

[@Skamara]

Story 1: I would wait and finish my job overseas and keep what the HOA had built on my property to myself and then sued the crap out of them!

[@thieupham493]

That sounds smart, but you just never know how far they will go. If they see no challenges to a pool, they may tear the house down to build a BBQ area.

[@Skamara]

@@thieupham493 I doubt they would do that. The house could not be considered HOA land by any means.

[@thieupham493]

@@Skamara You must not listen to enough HOA stories on KZbin.

[@Skamara]

@@thieupham493 Yes, I do. And if you are within your rights, you can outsmart them!

[@aaronthomas6155]

@@Skamara There was a story where an HOA board decided that a house had to be torn down because it didn't match the asthetic of the neighborhood. Even contracted with a construction crew to demolish the house. The house was never part of the HOA and was actually outside of the neighborhood. The home owner arrived just as the construction crew were getting ready to tear his house down. So, I would never doubt the lengths an HOA will go to, to enforce their will on others....

[@mammasuz]

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[@splat1012008]

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[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Should have been calling the police and filing CRIMINAL harassment AND trespassing charges not later then when they intruded on your property to "measure the fence".