Homeowners, HOA clash over backyard gazebo

A mother-son duo claims they've had it for 10 years -- and only now are getting notices to take it down or pay hefty fines. 8 News Now reporter Orko Manna investigates.

[@sgwyoshi]

You can’t just take back a statement to the press. How did the reporters let them get away with that?

[@paulineturski1476]

Too often the board's role goes to their head. A gazebo is a good thing in the hot Nevada sun!

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Why do people buy from such organizations? It’s like they are renting you your home and will create fabricated crimes to steal your home.

[@elainecoyle2704]

HOA's are out of control. This is crazy that Hoa have this kind of control over some ones property.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Why would they even care? People need to stop buying from these criminals who want to have in a jail type setting.

[@dtxgmoney]

You agree to it when you purchase the house. I purchased a house in an HOA and the covenants were clear. I have no empathy for them. Having it for 10 years means they've been in violation for that time.

[@diegolara4202]

@@dtxgmoneyThat is the part that people don't get. People don't buy house and then later find out some HOA take over; they buy a home agreeing to a covenant with the HOA and fellow neighbors. Rules are rules and if they don't like it they can buy somewhere without an HOA. Not sure how this is even worthy of being in the news.

[@olivertaylor4779]

Some new busybody to the area must have spotted the gazebo while on patrol, they like nothing more than making trouble for everyone else, I'm surprised they did not check out their t+cs as everyone knows you need permission to do more than breath in a hoa.

[@CGF-LieutenantMireille]

Good thing I'm an independent homeowner.

[@stevesiri4760]

A bit late but... There is a Nevada State Law that states: If an HOA takes no action for 90 days on any “unauthorized” structure etc. The change is approved de facto. Surprised the mediator did not mention this...

[@Dustviii]

I am seriously reconsidering buying a home under HOA rules....

[@Catmomma]

But its your own fault for dealing with and buying a place with an HOA.

[@oh5148]

Try to find a nice neighborhood in the city with no hoa it’s either live in the dump or live with hoa at least here in Houston

[@diegolara4202]

@@oh5148 Then according got your logic, only HOA neighborhoods are nice and clean. Let's take this to its logical conclusion. Could it be that they are nice because of the HOA rules?

[@thanos34362]

@@diegolara4202 nope it's just that the newly built neighborhoods are hoa and the older ones are not. So of course the new ones would look nicer because they're new.

[@VegasVaron]

Not sure how this gazebo devalues the neighbors' homes or the community overall. Seems to me that this was probably instigated by a neighbor not liking what these folks have in their backyard or (for whatever reason) just not liking them.

[@agmcroom2374]

It’s all about power and never the neighborhood

[@angelrose1714]

Hell naw if its been there for like 10 years why make a big issue about it now???

[@Moonbatcrazy]

The HOA before it didn’t have boardmember, so who stuck their nose over the fence line, committing, visual trespass !!! In to Private Property.

[@diegolara4202]

What the heck is a visual trespass? There is no such thing. It's obvious that Gazebo is visible from the street since it goes above the yard fence.

[@Moonbatcrazy]

@@diegolara4202 Unlawful surveillance , Private property, owner writes and freedoms beyond the jurisdiction of an HOA. HOA cannot override constitutional rights and freedoms as they do not hold any political or government positions , board members are not required to have any vacations more than a soup can ! Whether it is in public view or not. Especially if it is a non-threatening , hazardous or offensive sign, structure or other while on private property and not obstructing any public road or pathway.

[@diegolara4202]

@@Moonbatcrazy nothing you said made any sense. If anything is visible from the public street then it is not a violation to look at it. Just simply looking towards someone used from public view is not a violation. You just made things up and made no sense at all.

[@vmobile890]

Visual trespass in some HOA neighborhoods is walking or driving with eyes open . I was told not to look at others homes and lots I was admiring a shade cloth in neighbors carport and wanted to put up one but informed no and don’t look at other neighbors property .

[@psg17sg31]

Once it’s visible from the front street, You are in the red zone. Maybe these people should ask HOA to relocate the gazebo so it is not street visible. HOA are really strict on how the street look as it was built.

[@spacecaptain9188]

Since when does a business get to tell the press what statements they can and can't use? Press, plz stop repeating the BS "official" statements that businesses approve of, instead of the honest ones.

[@archerbob6847]

Its a cash grab, the HOA needs to give themselves a raise

[@raypeters4525]

WHATA BUNCH OF BS !

[@TeslaBoy123]

HOA extortion cartel making homeowner dream a nightmare after a owner have many other bills on their table to pay moths to moths included HOA HOA extortion fees

[@Chaosweaver-1]

Pretty standard in hoa rules, you need approval for any structure or landscaping. Doesn't matter if it's 10 years ago.

[@harold7888]

Perhaps the HOA should have said something 10 years ago. Lol

[@harold7888]

It took them 10 years to notice. That’s pathetic

[@bigpapa21tx1]

Standard today but most likely was an amendment to the HOA rules. The gazebo was prob considered a temporary structure back when they put it up and didn’t need approval and i bet now is called out explicitly as needing approval.

[@andreamichelle1]

It does matter. A man had a horse trailer for 13 years and had 13 yrs of photos to prove it for each one of his daughter's birthdays. Just so happen a board member came to give him a notice for weeds that weren't even on his property and looked in the backyard when the man's daughter came to the fence from the backyard. The trailer wasn't visible from the street and the bylaws stated that it wasn't supposed to be there. They started fining him for it. He took them to court and won bc they had never enforced it and the pictures proved it. He sold his house a few months later. They can't start implementing rules if theyre not doing it from the very beginning..

[@geoffh1]

I'm sure there is a statute of limitations on this.