Homeowners say HOA crossing the line selfie stick

Are homeowners association board members going too far to ensure you are following the rules?
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[@Joybuzzard]

When an HOA executive is looking for small excuses to fine people, it usually means they're embezzling money and trying to cover a budget shortfall.

[@therealtampadude9175]

My thoughts exactly. Where is the $$$ going?

[@jcheck1107]

DING DING DING

[@rosalyna5004]

@@jimm4295 what he said! 💖

[@Sauvenil]

@@therealtampadude9175 going to Kushner to be funneled to the Russians, LOL.

[@STScott-qo4pw]

holy shit i never thought of that! do you know of those circumstances happening in the past? very curious.

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

How miserable in life do you have to be that you ban bird feeders

[@wileecoyote5749]

Birds shit

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

unfortunately bird seed feeders attract mice for the loose seed that falls from them and then u get a mice infestation thats why

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

And what problem do they have with chimes?

[@zac0918]

yeah i am on the 2nd floor and the third floor people got some bird feeders, had bird shit and seeds all over my balcony, i dont care what you do but as long it doesnt mess with my things i dont care.

[@alexandershulgin2C-B]

I've seen people almost fist fight over bird feeders. It's a love hate thing I guess. But it sure does get people heated lol

[@dodgeguyz]

I bought my house specifically because there was no HOA. And everyone’s house is nice. Everyone has different plants and color houses. The way it should be.

[@watcher818]

Diversity is great.

[@aimanaj8764]

I don't understand what HOA is..seem stupid and has no meaning...why america do this??

[@tomarsandbeyond]

@@aimanaj8764 leftover from segregation maybe

[@bdub1863]

You’re lucky. I’ve lived in HOA neighborhoods that were great and non-HOA neighborhoods, some great and some not so good. When the HOA functions to prevent trashy people from parking junked cars in yards, preventing on-street parking that impedes flow of traffic, keeping people from hanging offensive signs, making sure trash cans are obscured from view, etc. they are great. Keeps that one trash family from ruining the neighborhood for everyone. Things like prohibiting charcoal grills on condo balconies, etc. are safety issues that need to be enforced. People live in HOAs because others cannot be relied upon to behave properly and show any respect for the fact they aren’t alone on a remote 100-acre farm. But when an HOA gets power mad and starts dictating the types and colors of flowers, the number and shape of shrubs, etc. then it gets oppressive.

[@Katarina23]

@Shekel Man not really. It started out that way but now they are making money off fining people. Sick! That land makes me cringe

[@defblinders9585]

Never will I ever live within an HOA. NO ONE is telling me what I can and cannot have on my house which I own.

[@krane15]

That's how it is in the ghetto.

[@soontobenothing5458]

@@krane15 Found the authoritarian simp

[@user-um8fy8wh4n]

​@@krane15 Speaking from your first hand experience no doubt.

[@Sephiroth144]

Ah, so you're not married... =p

[@resinfingers3896]

@@Sephiroth144 brooooo haahaha

[@altischler9073]

The reporters should have used a selfie stick to record the hoa meeting

[@i_am_a_cute_rat2092]

I know right like I would have done that

[@moray2]

Great comment

[@ryancurry5284]

😂 🤣

[@rosalyna5004]

Ikr

[@BoneItis639]

that's what i was thinking. what fucking audacity these slimy bastards have

[@AliSwanson1728]

HOA's need to be outlawed.

[@gaeridallmariegrey5888]

Not necessarily. If the government stepped in and regulated them they would be forced to abide by said regulations. That way if they tried any bullshit like this they would get in trouble with the feds. Which could land than in prison.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

@@gaeridallmariegrey5888 And the exact same thing would be accomplished by not allowing HOAs in the first place. Anyone advocating for these fascist organizations just wants to control what other people do with their own shit. They serve no purpose. Get rid of them.

[@TBPollock]

No, I'm an adult and I don't want or need nanny government imposing their will on my free choice.

[@okamijubei]

I don't think they should be ban but I think it should be regulated. Like any resident (and stockowners) can be nominate and elected to be an HOA. If any HOA in the community considers incompetent, controlling and such will likely be impeached or recalled. Of course I do believe when you're in a community you must have rules but should also be mutual for all residents to agree upon and for the good of the community itself.

[@elguinolo7358]

Tarred, feathered, hanged from a lamp post.

[@femmebrulee5053]

Imagine if you're sitting or walking around in the privacy of your house undressed and an HOA member is sticking a camera over your fence to take pictures. Definitely an invasion of privacy.

[@TheRealH20]

That's why you go behind them and make them drop to the ground with their hands behind their back. When the police are called have them look at their phone when they see that they video tapped your kids running around naked they can be arrested for having naked media of children on their phones.

[@kpopfan674]

@@TheRealH20Exactly. If the kids were in the street, the person filming could excuse it as them just filming in public and the kids happened to be there, regardless of what they were wearing or not wearing. If they're putting the camera it into a private garden, they're intentionally filming children like that.

[@Livetoeat171]

So why doesn't someone call the police on them?! It is against the law for peeping toms and especially filming in someone's private home. It's called the "voyeurism law, This statute prohibits anyone from looking into a person's house, structure, or conveyance or from looking at a person's intimate areas that are protected by clothing from the public view.

[@kpopfan674]

@@Livetoeat171 Cops are useless unless donuts are involved

[@ceciliauribe812]

Exactly…. What a disgusting invasion of privacy! That was my first thought! It’s unbelievable!!! 😡😒

[@plotting6863]

You have zero right to peer into someone's patio like this. You can't film or take pictures in any place where a "reasonable expectation of privacy" exists. This absolutely ended poorly for this HoA. If this ever happens to you, don't wait for the lawsuit. Call the police immediately.

[@rickdavis8854]

Even the police are not allowed to do that. I guess hoa means no expectation of privacy your patio is not public. My spell check changed my last post so I Wii say it again if you buy a hoa house you are fing stupid I know people who have walked into the wrong house because all the houses look the same.

[@boataxe4605]

Nope, you have a right to sign away your rights, and I bet that the HOA had this in the fine print.

[@spikespa5208]

The person with the phone on a stick should pray that I can't reach it with the baseball bat.

[@alienzone1954]

belive it or not what he did is a 1st amedmeth protected ativity called freedom of press supreme court ruling as long as u remain on pluplic prooperty u can use a selfy stick to raze up and to legaly recored into people backyeard some lady try suing there nabor cus he had secarity cam that pointed into there back years and thay failed cus it was the guy rights freedom of press so hoa or not and hoa u have no rights

[@duytruong1157]

Could I legally shoot it by a Beeman Air Rifles when it was inside my property?

[@user-vr3ko2lc2n]

Of COURSE her patio is filled with things she’s fining others for. What a psycho bro

[@Smiley_Boi76]

She desperately wants to be unique

[@wetdroidedition2549]

I bet she's a Democrat

[@xdizzle0460]

@@wetdroidedition2549 LOL

[@rachelt4792]

@@wetdroidedition2549 Democrats have their own issues, but it seems to be the middle aged conservative women who do this type of thing. That's what bred the "Karen" stereotype.

[@CodieBodie2223]

@@wetdroidedition2549 I don’t know why Republicans think that us Democrats care so much about them, but we don’t have any interest in micromanaging peoples lives. We just want to live in a country that doesn’t take advantage of its citizens, condemns racism and sexism, equal rights and pay, and isn’t afraid of change for the better. You cannot have progress without changing what wasn’t working. We honestly do not care what people do in their day to day lives unless it directly affects us (such as putting us in harms way, or mistreatment of our fellow man/woman).

[@Chorkaloopa]

Here are some charges to consider filing against the HOA: Tresspassing, Invasion of Privacy, and Extortion. Just a thought....

[@1weirdgirl]

You forgot harassment and intimidation.

[@loneeagle85]

@NonyaBusiness! fuck the hoa

[@escanorthelionsinofpride28]

NonyaBusiness! actually no you don’t you can only sigh away your rights to polices officers

[@rabbit0664]

@NonyaBusiness! Nice name. Perfect for this comment

[@oldguysrock2170]

Chorkaloopa: Prowling, harrasment, among other charges.

[@ReverendTFunk]

"There are two kinds of people: People who want to be left alone, and people who won't leave them alone."

[@spikespa5208]

Two kinds of people: those who divide the world into two types of people.......and those who don't.

[@Hambone571]

Why ANYONE would buy into a HOA is beyond me. My wife and I “looked” at a condo and found out it was in a HOA. We had our realtor get a copy of the “rules” and in reading them over, we laughed at the fact that anyone in the HOA, “even just driving by” saw “from the outside” window coverings, I.e. blinds, curtains, drapes, etc on your widows and did not like them/complaints, you have to change them….That was just one of the stupid things…If there’s and HOA….pass on it, even if the “rules, don’t seem that bad” remember, even years later, a newly board changeover can change the rules you agreed to moving in.

[@Mullikia]

I wouldn't even bother to read the current rules because a new management can change them at any time.

[@marknewton6984]

Never HOA!😮

[@t-wrecks7481]

I don't understand why anyone would ever want to live in an HOA environment.

[@psp4150]

Same people that complain about hoa's for whom exist to impose rules complain about not wanting to follow the rules of the HOA. I do feel sorry for people in situations where the rules are changed after agreement however everyone can save themselves the hassle and never move into one.

[@michdoug1]

Because it also prevents trash......this particular issue is ridiculous, my HOA would never get away with it.

[@Hambone571]

T-Wrecks Sad thing is...People usually know there is an HOA when purchasing property. Don’t buy it, or roll the dice and hope you will never raise the, “rulers” or neighbors ire. If you do, don’t complain, bow down to them as you knew you took a chance and now are losing. OR, Verify EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH THE BOARD, drive them crazy okaying EVERYTHING YOU DO.

[@Hambone571]

Psp 41 Sad thing is...People usually know there is an HOA when purchasing property. Don’t buy it, or roll the dice and hope you will never raise the, “rulers” or neighbors ire. If you do, don’t complain, bow down to them as you knew you took a chance and now are losing. OR, Verify EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH THE BOARD, drive them crazy okaying EVERYTHING YOU DO.

[@michdoug1]

I live in a HOA, they would never do something like this. Depends on how jerky your board members are.

[@LevarCW]

This is why when I bought my home, the first rule was NO HOA.

[@mkuti-childress3625]

LevarCW My husband and I bought a home last year, also in San Diego, and that was the first thing we told our realtor.

[@CanadianCCP]

@@mkuti-childress3625 Are weirdos in San Diego really worried about hillbillies and bums winning the lottery and moving next door to their 2 million dollar house? All the people who like HOAs seem to be scared of a make believe boogieman that would never live in their neighborhoods anyhow.

[@mkuti-childress3625]

CanadianCCP 😀 Yes, probably as much as anyplace! I think the lure of HOAs, though, is more about the maintenance (never having to mow is a plus) and getting to have amenities that they normally couldn’t afford. And people do feel safer in a gated community. I rented a condo with an HOA paid by the landlord which was _spectacular_. 20-person got tub, beautiful pool, tennis courts, clubhouse, barbecues, gym, sauna, steam room, koi ponds, lagoon, you name it. It was beautifully kept by the HOA. I had the opportunity to buy it, however, and as much as I loved the place, I just really didn’t want an HOA. That was even before hearing about all of the nightmare HOA stories out there. I’m pretty thrilled with our tiny house that has none of those amenities, to be honest.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

And if I'm ever lucky enough to buy my own house, I will do the same. Maybe if all homebuyers do the same, they will have no choice but to abolish HOAs or stop selling houses.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Yep, we owned one HOA home. Never again. It's been an automatic disqualified when looking to buy a home ever since.

[@DotNetRussell]

I'm so thankful I found out about these horrible HOA's before my wife and I bought our house.

[@donfss5088]

HOA's and condo associations can be nightmares. I've been through that and decided I'd NEVER belong to another again.

[@apocalypse92ia]

if i saw a camera on a selfie stick come over my fence line i’d use it for batting practice!!

[@geekhillbilly2636]

Use a Batleth on the hand holding the selfie stick. Don't think I haven't used one on an intruder, because I have. That why they had extended stays in the ICU. A half sized batleth can gut a man in less than a second, a full sized on can cut him in two.. Son, I hand make them and they are scalpel sharp. and very much in demand.Such Star Trek Props are. I've made an exact duplicate of the Sword of Kahless hanging on my bedroom wall, within reach for immediate use. Qa'Pla!

[@computerkid1416]

I'd yank it out of their hands and never return it or the phone.

[@bishop31656]

i was thinking more like target practice.

[@chrisp1500]

No kidding.

[@markrahm6900]

I'd stay out of view, go around to where they were, and ask if I could see what they found so interesting. I'd then inform them that what they were doing is not only invasion of privacy, it's also illegal entry onto private property to conduct unauthorized surveillance. When they told me who they were, Mr/Ms self-important from HOA, I'd demand to see the search warrant, which those idiots never have, followed by a call to the local police to have them arrested. Where I live, there is no HOA, and the people who tried to start one were laughed out of the neighborhood many years ago. The closest HOA is about 4 miles from my town, and they don't have any say here about anything.

[@steveleslie2170]

The news station should have recorded the meeting with their selfie stick.

[@fancybrooks3156]

Yeah. The nerve of them wanting privacy when they don't respect the privacy of their residents!

[@QueenMeanMaryJean]

Awesome!

[@marksullivan6319]

Lol

[@F5_cena]

Pay some homeless dude to walk in causing a scene

[@dauntlessleodragon]

I'd like to shove a selfie stick straight up the boards ass

[@stefi300972]

take them to court, thats herasment, never live in a HOA area anyway, dictators on power trips

[@lindifuller9113]

Kind of like our government!

[@stefi300972]

​@@lindifuller9113 i agree

[@buttercupj6208]

I agree 💯

[@nancyjohnson5810]

They need to go to court and fire their HOA. Others have rejected and kicked out their HOA. Nobody deserves to live under this attack of their privacy!

[@jeanjenner4510]

HOA board members are often older ppl on power trips with too much time on their hands.

[@bettysmith7045]

Retired prudes with nothing else to do, but make everyone miserable!

[@JDAfrica]

I used to have an apartment, and if I was 3inches out my parking bay, I would get a knock at the door and a letter. The property manager lived below me and didn’t like my car to far under her window. So, I then would go out to work for the day (while they were retired at home all day), and leave my stereo blasting with death metal, or sometimes the Indian channel.

[@philidor9657]

I can’t see the HOA lasting another generation. Can’t wait till they all fucking die.

[@twatson6252]

So are rv park host and most state and federal park host also. Everybody wants to be the Police. Pure power trippin.

[@uptownqtee40]

How is this legal? Why won't anyone deem HOAs a criminal enterprise.

[@freddieflores8881]

HOA will be looking down the barrel of my .40 cal coming on my property

[@TNS17]

@@freddieflores8881 🤣🤣

[@TNS17]

We cannot give the HOA’s more power! If they have enough power... they could ban our guns

[@dracoflame3921]

Hoas keep housing prices up. Higher house prices =highter taxes

[@bobbyfeet2240]

Except there's little evidence it does that at all and if it does, the effect on prices is marginal.

[@artlife6210]

if your HOA acts this way, you do t have an HOA, you have a hive of Karens...spray it with lawyers

[@jreagins1]

My understanding is it's legally very difficult to change HOA rules once established, even if most homeowners agree. My brother's HOA tried to change the rules about homeowners being allowed to rent their houses. One homeowner challenged it and they were forced to keep the rules as established when homes were initially sold.

[@christinethieman9196]

That's right on the boarder with "stalking and peeping toms", illegal as hell.

[@davidszakacs6888]

Christine Thieman, border.

[@megastick9324]

They signed up for it when they were moving in, all voluntary. If people don’t want HOAs move into places without them. Pretty simple.

[@sheliashuck1633]

Thats just what I said christine. Spying like that is also creepy as heck

[@christophercomer2544]

Just one more reason to not live in a HOA

[@ElementofKindness]

I'm still trying to think of one reason TO live in an HOA.

[@voogru]

To eventually get on the board, become president, and then be a little dictator to stroke your ego, obviously.

[@sparkyjones560]

Christopher Comer HOAs are everywhere now. it's hard to buy a property without one attached to it. even my neighborhood has one now. when I bought the house in 1987 there wasn't one, but it was created about 15 years ago. immediately they knocked on my door talking about "violations". I told them all to eff off for about a year until they gave up. I'm not part of their HOA, I was here first, before the created it, and I've never joined it so they can blow me with their "rules". this hasn't saved me from their nonsense though. they report me for city code violations whenever possible. if a car tire goes flat in my driveway overnight there is a orange sticker on the window from the city in the morning that it's a derelict vehicle. if my lawn grows over 5" tall there's a city warning on my door to cut it or be fined. when my paint started to chip I was warned to paint it immediately by the city. I painted it baby blue and hand painted a big ass cartoon dolphin on the garage door and left it like that for 5 years. This time when the paint chipped the city politely asked if I could paint it and donated me 40 gallons of beige paint to do it with so they would get a color that they preferred. it's all big bullshit. The HOA, if you are part of it are going to harass you into spending money all the time to keep your property in tip top shape if your not part of it they are going to bust your balls any way they can to harass you into falling into line. they can all move out of my neighborhood for all I care. bye bye.

[@christophercomer2544]

Around here you have to choose to live in a HOA .. Still plenty of areas here without them ..

[@samikay9599]

All of the decent areas around me have some form of HOA. We do not have a choice unless you want to move your kids into the ghetto and possibly get shot or an hour away from the city which puts financial strain on the adults because now you HAVE to have cars which require gas, insurance and upkeep.

[@birdolla4441]

I used to manage a condominium with a home owners meeting once a month. Initially upon my hire the members were highly intelligent very capable people whom I enjoyed working with as they worked to pull the condo from the edge of bankruptcy cased by bad management in the past. Unfortunately after our collected efforts had stabilized the condos finances and future, these individuals decided over a short time to step down and let newer members take control. Inside of a year the board totally changed and these newer members started making changes and bickering between each other at the meetings. It soon became clear these individuals had none of the quality's of the older group. These people had low responsibility jobs and no say in how the businesses they worked for were run. So now they were on a homeowner board where once a month they could speak out and be heard no matter how trivial and petty the topic. After they started trying to undo the work of the previous group I just had to quit. Their nonsensical power plays and pathetic arguments made me totally change careers.

[@thisbushnell2012]

Nonsensical power plays, pathetic arguments, petty and trivial topics. Like I say, HOA'S are run by fascists and karens of the first water.

[@aliciamelendez5476]

To the HOA in this video: You are losing a lot of previous and potential homeowners because you decided to invade everyone's privacy by using a selfie-stick to show what is happening NOT just on the outside but also on the inside as well.

[@timmorris3056]

Have your attorney prepare the documents to "OPT OUT" of the hoa. Then immediately file no contact order on all hoa members. We did it here at a local airport in Washington. They threw a fit, then they left us alone!!! Cost me $1,500 attorney fees, WELL WORTH IT!!!!

[@longnguyen6836]

Tim Morris : better than selling your home, bravo on the fight again HOA

[@lokisgodhi]

Not everyone have that option. Most HOAs are set up so you can opt in but can't opt out. The exceptions are usually when someone inherits property encumbered by an HOA because they didn't buy it.

[@charlesnash2748]

Sounds like you live in Yelm.

[@saldiven2009]

Most HOA's are set up that you are required to opt in before you can even purchase the home.

[@timmorris3056]

@@saldiven2009 Then those poor saps that needed a babysitter so desperately that they signed their liberties away,,,, deserve to be miserable.

[@patmcbride9853]

Give small minded people a little power and they go bat-shit crazy.

[@michaelmartin8337]

That is what "liberals" do

[@matcotech]

Is it really "liberals" who go around sticking their nose in other peoples business, or is it religious conservative busy-bodies?

[@michaelmartin8337]

There are "liberals" who call themselves conservatives - they are the "conservatives" who are trying to give true conservatives a bad name

[@jw11432]

Exactly, they're RINO's. If this election has taught us anything, it's the leftists who tend to attack, vilify, and berate if you disagree with them. They're the ones who want to silence others if their thoughts are "incorrect". True conservatives elected Trump and did so without all the violent BS that leftists employed.

[@xxxhoodooxxx]

Michael Martin People that call themselves liberals or conservatives can make themselves look bad just fine without help from the other.

[@JackiJinx]

I really respect the graphics person sticking with the selfie stick theme throughout this segment

[@stephanieredden8861]

Gosh! That's horrible and everyone deserves an Oasis. I will never live in an HOA. Really sorry that happened to you.

[@pankfull12]

HOA's are involved when it comes to violations, but when it comes to them fixing stuff they can't be found!!

[@nikushim6665]

Well ya they make money off violations, fixing stuff would cost money.

[@wendijackson8844]

When I was looking for a home to buy, HOA would be a deal breaker. No matter how nice the place was, or how affordable. My real estate agent kept showing me HOA houses, so I finally quit him and found someone else.

[@nunya3163]

@@inthewoods5471 Most of the good homes are sold before they make it onto the internet. The stuff that makes it to the internet, is the stuff that they are having trouble selling to their existing clients.

[@carloscarney8471]

Good for you I have fired several real estate agents. I feel their looking out for their own interest! Had one after the third house he said I should decide on which one! I’m like I’m not in no rush I want to look at more houses but not with you! NEXT!

[@m90026]

@@nunya3163 thank you for this comment. I didn’t even think about why some homes stay on sale for many months up to a year when they look good. I thought it was all because of cost. 🧐

[@megastick9324]

THAT is how you deal with it. ALL HOAs are in the paperwork people agree to while signing. It’s not a secret society.

[@marksprague1280]

I told my agent up front, no HOA or other encumbrances. So, the first, and last house that he showed me had an HOA. I fired him on the spot.

[@samuelpetrovich4998]

It's so hard to find a neighborhood without an HOA in my city. Who the hell agrees to form these things? It's worse than living in an apartment because at least in an apartment you're not under any illusions about owning the place. How depressing.

[@halopcdraco]

If I saw a selfie stick peering in my back yard over a fence, I'd walk out naked. These HOA communities are like the movie Equilibrium.

[@clist9406]

The woman saying " I'm in the United States " she came here to escape this nonsense to live with freedom and liberty.

[@mrmotofy]

Then contractually ted herself into the nonsense

[@Lovinia1]

Right. We gotta protect our bean. Give her the freedom she deserves

[@Sub4CarClips]

I’m American and this seems unfair

[@marieknight9385]

She should have asked natives how they feel about this country

[@Sub4CarClips]

@@marieknight9385 Canadians have the same history too yet hardly hear anyone talk about what they did to native Americans. Why is only America being targeted?

[@itzminty4567]

*I have no idea how I started watching all these “karen strikes again” videos but I clearly reached anger levels I never knew a human could posses*

[@deborahaszman435]

Same. I can't even argue with one it's just going to wind up in a light KO.

[@rogeranderson8763]

It is a Human Thing to react with outrage toward things that have nothing to do with us. Racial Bigotry gets me going every time....but as a white guy, I have no idea what it would be like having it directed toward me. We are all Brothers. -Veteran '66-68

[@askfjk1102]

HOA's, aka, karen club

[@tiffanyholman4028]

Same! Lol. I don't know how I got here, but I am furious with these people.

[@The2Dennis]

good, good. let the hate flow through you. and ebrace the dark side

[@ganjmcboogerflickin6161]

HOA"s are pure evil. I did contract work for a HOA where when i was walking around with the manager she was looking in tenants windows. Almost immediately after she started trying to sell me on getting a condo there. I told her that I dont like people lookin in my windows and ill be better off without.

[@paytynbutler2007]

Dude the HOA is one of the many reasons my family moved out to where there is no HOA and I'm glad out here the only thing you'll get bothered about is maybe if your dogs escape and start chasing people (I get chased all the time) but back at our old house they told my parents that we didn't have enough plants in our yard that was litterly all rock and then they go ton us when one of the plants died which I believe is because they were planted in a yard that was all rock.

[@oihoohio1274]

A phone comes over my wall,then it's mine!!

[@joeyo9846]

Chris Austin lol “only choice”

[@jake-qn6zy]

Mag dump with a ar15

[@kingsnipe5395]

Chris Austin oops thought I seen you pointing a gun in my property..... POP POP

[@stacynewton34]

@@kingsnipe5395 lol I was just thinking the same thing

[@kingsnipe5395]

Stacy Newton 😂

[@toadamine]

Rent = they own it, they make the rules Own = you own it, you make the rules HOA = you own it, they make the rules

[@shawnpitman876]

peering into my backyard = i shoot you in defense of my property thinking you're trying to rob me.

[@mopar21]

@@shawnpitman876 depends on the state you live in.

[@ILovePancakes24]

@@shawnpitman876 can't shoot unless your life is actively in danger, otherwise you could get charged.

[@peppertalks6948]

HOA = they also make you pay for the privilege of them making the rules

[@indigenousspinster_6665]

Still never fully own, still have to pay property taxes and such until you die

[@EpicATrain]

I have never heard one single good thing about HOAs. They need to be outlawed. Seriously.

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

I've never heard of positive experiences from any normal, nice person about HOAs. 🙄 They sound like scams. 😒

[@nicholasmohr1619]

Moral of the Story: Don’t live in a HOA.

[@ElanaVital83]

I'm stuck with 2

[@thewildcardperson]

@@ElanaVital83 ban then HOA should be illegal

[@mikejames4083]

Right

[@BigAssNigga311]

Naw, they should be banned in the first place, why is a small community of people dictating that you have to sign a contract about what you can and can't do on your own property?

[@reneecollins9681]

What many don't know is that you can vote your board members off they supposed to work for you if you're not satisfied with the way they are handling vote them out

[@charlesschirripa]

I thought voyerism was a crime.

[@kalijasin]

charlesschirripa, I thought harassment was a crime? 🤔

[@kalijasin]

charlesschirripa, I thought trespassing was a crime? 🤔

[@bobwhammer4237]

Anyone would be perfectly in their rights to get aggressive if they witness a selfie stick cellphone poking into their private space. I've been in a seasonal POA for over 36 years in PA. I've attended many meetings in order to reason with them about their bi-laws. For instance, I can't PARK my RV on my property because I already have a park model trailer. They consider the that a second "trailer". This started 2 winters ago when I parked my RV on my property and had it covered/winterized. What really burns my behind is that it seems it's perfectly ok for some property owners to have run down, unkept trashy looking lots but I can't PARK my RV.

[@chadrowland5234]

A long time ago, my step brother once lived in a two story 4 bed, two and half bath home with a pool sized backyard and two car garage in an HOA and he said that he and his wife told them goodbye. Very nice house too. Typically, those homes go for 150,000...275,000, easy. They had a ban on using a generator on your property. I get that...I have been there before someone who was using a generator outside to power an RV and they truly are obnoxious. However, this generator rule was REALLY BAD. My step brother was using a vacuum cleaner to clean out his wife's car. Small wet/dry vacuum. Only a one gallon wet/dry vacuum cleaner. He got cited for using a generator on his property. Yes, he got a letter of violation for using a generator over a vacuum cleaner. He said that he had a very hard time selling the house. In addition to that, he said that the house was insanely cheap. Only $58,000. And, when he sold the house, he was only able to sell for 30,000. I saw the deed for myself. It is so amazing how bad HOA's can wreck the resale value of the house. Even if the rules are reasonable, be careful. Always ask how the rules are enforced. And, find out what do they consider as violations. It is just beyond any sort of belief what bad and unfair HOA's can do to a home value.

[@itsafarce1157]

@3:10 the reporter stated the "property owners" asked Team 10 NOT to show up because it is a "private" meeting. Team 10 should've used a selfie stick to record the meeting!

[@Kt-cn2rq]

Itsa Farce 😂

[@AnsemUchiha]

Fucking Jake Paul lmao

fairy princess That is no white person in black face make up. The face looks authentic and it looks demonic. I would not want to run into it in a dark ally.!

[@dundeeheadkick8886]

Seems the HOA President is just jealous of Cindy's luscious Ferns.

[@nikushim6665]

More like shes pocketing a a percentage of the fines.

[@angiemaq]

Dundee Headkick That’s what this is really all about...and the petty cash money 😂😆

[@YoYo-gt5iq]

I live in an HOA and felt comfortable buying here when my neighbor had a bunch of crazy stuff in her front garden, and when i walked around in the backyard soemone had 4 tires on his back patio.

[@TheModelOmega]

You give someone power over others, and they’ll eventually abuse it.

[@TLD7996]

Thats is *ALWAYS* the first question i ask, when moving onto a new property : Is there an HOA? If the answer is 'yes', i move on. Its ridiculous to pay someone to dictate what a person can do with their own property.

[@phlodel]

Buying a home with an HOA is voluntarily surrendering your rights.

[@kath6252]

I will never understand why anyone would buy a house that has a hoa.

[@JohnWilliams-zu8wg]

We, the undersigned, as homeowners in X, hereby collectively no longer recognize the HOA as a governing body. We refuse compliance with any and all bylaws concerning, but not limited to X, Y, Z. This is effective immediately. Agreed upon due charges will directed to common area maintainance. All homeowners will be responsible for their own upkeep and beautification of their property. This HOA will be disbanded and no HOA will be formed as a substitue governing body in the future. Sincerely,.......

[@softballmom695]

Next it will be... The grass is too green The flowers are too colorful The sun is too hot, or too bright The sky is too blue The clouds are too fluffy

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

You need to water your lawn in a drought.

[@user-wu8ru6ck2m]

Get their phone w the hose next time you see the selfie stick. “Oops! I was just watering my plants!”

[@Mexican_Food_Truck_1]

I was thinking the same thing 😁

[@kassie5779]

Yep, have a motion activated sprinkler just ready to go lol

[@kb9drh]

That's why iPhones are now water proff/ resistance

[@darcybrummett7004]

@ L H LOL! I just said that in another post! Glad to know that other commenters are thinking the same thing I am.

[@kevint7649]

Forget the hose, get a bat.

[@chadrams1787]

HOAs are like, We are your mommy.

[@NoGufff]

I wasn't prepared for that sign-off.

[@vegeta9621]

If i see someone recording me on my property without my permision, he or she is getting beat.

[@vegeta9621]

I dont know where you live, but where i live it is illegal to record in anyones property without consent. Killing is not allowed but defence is.

[@BatteryH1862]

You can stand on a public street, but you can't stick a part of yourself in my private property. Here, the HOA is using an extension to invade the homeowners property. No different if they were using a drone. See 1797's State v. David and 1946's United States v. Causby - very low level flight can be described as a taking, or trespassing.

[@BatteryH1862]

Did you read my comment? Please check the Supreme Court cases. And mineral/oil/water rights vary from state to state.

[@BatteryH1862]

Well, a selfie stick certainly isn't above the limit. But it's nice to see you took the time to read the references before your juvenile remarks. Oh wait, you didn't.

[@terrenceleftler4727]

no its not, its not illegal in any state to record anyone property. Stop talking out of your ass

[@boombots6145]

If I saw someone poke one of those into my property, I’d yank it right out of their hands. My property, my privacy!!!

[@james1787]

I would never, ever live in an HOA.. crap like this reinforces my choice even more.

[@fmagalhaes1521]

An HoA is formed because people want to give up the freedom of what they can do with their private property for the perceived security that the HoA can protect the value of the properties in that subdivision. We all know the Ben Franklin quote regarding giving up freedom for security…

[@entertainment-knone9344]

HOAs who do this, using cameras to peer into the private property of homeowners, could face legal liability for invasion of privacy. It doesn't matter if the HOA puts this kind of item in their rules, this country has very specific laws when it concerns invasion of privacy.

[@williamkelley7654]

HOA = private property. You signed a contract. You read the rules. If you don't like it, sell it. How many of these homeowners that are being interviewed have actually gone to an HOA meeting??? None.

[@istompconservativeass2029]

***** hey dumbass.... the constitution ONLY applies to the government, NOT private sector nor private business... HOW FUCKING STUPID ARE YOU?

[@istompconservativeass2029]

***** idiot no wonder you can't converse on the topic... YOU'RE TOO FUCKING NAIVE, IGNORANT AND UNEDUCATED TO EVEN COMPREHEND THE POINT.... typical Trump supporter: trailer trash low income, low IQ

[@istompconservativeass2029]

***** not when you have signed an agreement allowing such

[@istompconservativeass2029]

***** you're comparing your bizarre homoerotic fantasies and desires to legally binding contracts and agreements? Yeah, I see you have no fucking clue about being an adult, a property owner or someone that knows what it's like out here in the real world. you're a fucking clown

[@fghha978]

Knowing me I would break that phone in half. And when they ask why I would say “why is it on my property? “

[@squidballs2324]

"What phone?"

[@raksh9]

Yep, imagine if you were gardening at the time? One snip of the garden shears and you've got a new phone!

[@jimoleesyt1577]

@@squidballs2324 see video

[@melbizz1208]

Never will I ever live somewhere with an HOA!

[@ComputerLearning0]

These places are unbelievable.

[@dougmontgomery1868]

How would they like me to use that selfie stick on them like a suppository?!

[@raksh9]

Nothing like a DIY colonoscopy

[@JoeValva]

this is why ALL homeowners association should be OUTLAWED

[@Nozerone]

I use to think that way, but an HOA does actually have a purpose. It's meant to pay for services that are done around the neighborhood like if there is a park, or water for sprinklers, trash pick up, lawn care. If it's something that isn't the responsibility of a home owner on their property, then the HOA is suppose to take care of it. There definitely needs to be more restrictions on what an HOA is allowed to do though. Mainly removing their ability to tell people "No, you can't do that to your home that you payed for". A fine for letting trash pile up on their front porch, ok I could agree with that to an extent so long as the fine isn't for a stupid amount. A fine because they have potted plants on their porch? Fuck that bullshit. Also remove their ability to evict people from their own homes. If they want to enforce a fine, take it to court and let the legal system enforce it if they decide it was for a good reason.

[@gaeridallmariegrey5888]

@@Nozerone I agree. They definitely need to be regulated. If they have abide by government regulations they won't be able to get away with any bullshit like this.

[@surrepeight]

hahaha The Board President having the same violations on HER patio that she disallows on other's patios kind of says it all, doesn't it ?????!!!!

[@user-sr8mf2vg9p]

That is way overboard. Nice way to keep the community happy. 😢

[@jackhole7169]

Never buy a house that requires HOA FEES. Bad investment.

[@Dano-uf8ys]

HOAs are a mortgage, you can never pay off and like an ARM, they are subject to increase.

[@okamijubei]

Why not let one of the residents to be nominated and to be elected as a next candidate of the board?

[@explosu]

That's when you grab the garden shears. Free phone!

[@eddiepayne9431]

explosu take a 22 caliber shoot the cell phone no more cell phone

[@dirtyann]

yeah sure, and then there's a flying bullet that has a chance to hit somebody completely randomly...think twice...

[@edwardjoyce864]

Like the garden sheers idea

[@jestofreestone1]

Then play dave chapelle’s “gotcha bitch” audio track on repeat 😂

[@abbeycarter6952]

An HOA CANNOT tell you what to do with your own home.

[@TomO-if7nh]

Stop moving into HOA's then they'll go away. I will NEVER move into a HOA.

[@mattalley5064]

I agree HOAs can suck, but the problem with your argument is that you can join a neighborhood without one and then one can form around you. Even if you dont join, as an above poster has mentioned, they can still give you a hard time.

[@sydney4911]

I would turn them in for being peeping-toms... maybe even go as far as saying they are trying to peer in on my children.

[@Commentator541]

Well they are, aren't they, if your children spend time on the balcony. That HOA president is INSANE.

[@randomvids9507]

I'll never move somewhere with an HOA

[@b.h.3649]

It amazes me that people are so willing to be managed by power hungry people, and in the Case of HOAs they actually sign a contract. I will never surrender to an HOA the right to my property or how I live on it.

[@rival7381]

IF YOU DO NOT PUT MONEY IN WHEN I BUY MY HOUSE, YOU DO NOT DICTATE WHAT I DO WITH *MY* PROPERTY!

[@Zachery_]

Rival if you buy a house in a neighborhood with hoa then you have to agree to it, so yes, they do dictate what you do because you agreed to it

[@theAppleWizz]

Really do you need to show your hate over jews??

[@JRMoney94]

Zed they always overstep there bounds they think just because your in their HOA they can do what they want to people they are wrong, you to

[@mrrandyleighton]

I'd just throw the letters away, sell the condo and be done with that place. Either that or I'd start fining the president for violating the rules LOL

[@conniekines5184]

@@Zachery_ I bought my home from a bank had no idea it was hoa I've lived here 5 years and refused to pay hoa yearly he can't do anything because I didn't sing anything with him it's not gated we have nothing and it hardly gets mowed bought as a foreclosure the reality company advertised no hoa but he is trying to get me to pay $200 a year hell no

[@JawTooth]

Who comes up with these ideas and how do they get ppl to agree to them? Where I live we don't even have zoning. I sure am thankful I don't live in areas like this. How do you even sell your home?

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Right??

[@Vanlifecrisis]

Its the land developer, makes it part of your deed when you buy the property. Often it starts out innocuous with common sense rules but once enough people buy into it, they just about always add more and more rules to gain fine revenue.

[@ioaircraft]

Democrats...... Social Progressivism, "it is about regulating (controlling) the population" Stalin

[@craigpennington1251]

They agree because they do not take the time to read all the (fine print). I wouldn't live anywhere that has a HOA and America gets what it deserves for allowing such trash (HOA) to exist.

[@fiestafire5781]

@W R Sporing loooooooool. "Get these disgusting tractors out of here! My mercedes has needed 2 car washes this month. Its getting rediculous!!" I bet the county people were laughing at this person. They should of fined her for wasting their time

[@jimkeller998]

I will never for the life of me understand why anybody buys a home in a development that has an HOA.

[@dgonzalez4331]

That’s the biggest issue that would piss me off. You gonna fine me for violating the rules yet you’re violating them too?? Hell no! Lawsuit!!

[@casesusa]

Buying your way into an HOA is like sneaking into North Korea.

[@Magical_Trash]

This is honestly the most accurate description of HOA’s I’ve read 😂😂😂

[@8888k]

Imagine having to get approval when you buy a POTPLANT

[@nancyjohnson5810]

lol thanks for the laugh, I needed that 🤣

[@heathercontois4501]

If they can't see it, how is it a violation? That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

[@julianyc422]

The board is the MOB

[@garcia207]

I would mess with the HOA and set up a “fake” crime scene or some sort of “voodoo” set up with a pentagram and a fake beheaded chicken and see what they would do next.

[@sempermilites87]

Better yet, that mother should have let her daughter go out onto the patio naked when they were taking pictures with their selfie stick. Then immediately call the police of a possible child pornography ring within the HOA board. They could never withstand that nuke.

[@jerrymyrtle1944]

@@sempermilites87 Do not remember where it was but a HOA board member was walking into backyards and looking for violations. Walked in on the homeowners wife sunbathing in the nude (set-up like a bowling pin). Cops called trespassing, peeping tom, invasion of privacy etc...

[@Commissioner.]

Are you married?

[@Beepton]

@@sempermilites87 90000000iq.

[@allliecollin7965]

@@sempermilites87 🤣🤣🤣

[@Studdblog]

The one thing I had as an unbreakable rule when I went to buy a house was to live in a neighborhood without a HOA. Videos like this explain why.

[@moms762]

Bottom Line: DON’T MOVE INTO AN HOA NEIBORHOOD.

[@jjk2one]

Do an audit on the HOA

[@idget5]

Anyone who chooses to buy a house that is controled by a HOA is an idiot. Why on earth would you pay money to have someone else control your house... Never heard a good hoa story, not once...

[@gamesgeargadgets722]

idget Fiver i live in an HOA and it’s great. They maintain the property, the pool, repair the roof, the decks and patios. They maintain the road, the parking spaces. They clear the fallen tree branches, they plant flowers, trim bushes, rake leaves. They shovel the snow, and plow the parking spots. All aspects of sharing property with other owners are covered. They make sure other owners don’t park in my spot. They make sure that my neighbors get their chimneys swept and dryer ducts cleaned so that they dont start a fire and burn down my condo. We have rules to enforce, and we have maintenance to do. The HOA accomplishes all those things. In a condo, it’s the only way.

[@doomtomb3]

Games, Gear, & Gadgets yet these violations are all about money. I’d pay for the maintenance. I wouldnt pay for the harassment

[@gamesgeargadgets722]

doomtomb3 i was responding to a comment that literally says that they never heard a good HOA story ever. Thats because of negativity bias. Who would report on a HOA functioning as intended? That isn’t news. Thousands of HOAs work fine and are needed for situations involving community property. I in no way am defending this particular HOA, and I am sorry if you somehow misinterpreted my comment as that.

[@s.archuleta3570]

idget Fiver I totally agree with you!

[@ihatemondays63]

Our lovely HOA left us a letter about our basketball being tipped over because we had to take it down because it fell on my car and dented the roof. It was barely on the ground for a couple days and they left us a passive aggressive letter about the “issue”. It wasn’t as if it was at the foot of the driveway, it was on our end by the garage.

[@TheRealSparkplugTheFox]

I'd have a bucket of water ready for the selfy stick

[@danearl3017]

sparkplug T it won't be water in my bucket :)

[@caseybroome2320]

I’d grab the selfie stick and beat the shit out of them with it

[@mrrandyleighton]

I wonder what they'd do if you snatched the phone off the selfie stick and refused to return it unless they got the cops to come and retrieve it?

[@AnonEMoose-mr8jm]

Piss and shit in a bucket and leave it out for a week. Then throw it on the selfie stick carrying moron. Buy deer urine and cover the HOA president's porch in it. The problem will work itself out.

[@bohemoth1]

I'd have a bucket of shit to toss on them!

[@thanatosonpluto5098]

They need to sue the HOA first, if they do the HOA will have to cover the costs of lawyers and such. If the HOA sues first they have to go to court and pay for everything themselves. The fact that the HOA lady has stuff that violates their rules while they enforce those rules one others could be a case of discrimination in court.

[@amirabrown4990]

basically living in prison ..can’t do what you want while you’re inside , but you can once you leave

[@fhuber7507]

HOA = paying people to tell you what you can't do with your own property.

[@toddseligmann2982]

sad thing is with that kind of logic you would think the HOA should be paying you to live there

[@bretdouglas9407]

Making people miserable when we already have a ton on our plates. These petty tyrants are going to hell where they will have to spend an eternity with each other

[@duggyfresh8899]

I wish that was a certainty.

[@aliciamelendez4168]

In order to keep your privacy, move someplace where there is NO Homeowners Associations EVER!

[@jamesshank7918]

We sold our farm on the East coast and moved to the midwest. The first thing on the list for the realtor, No HOA. Second thing on the list, outside any city limits. Cuts down on most BS We ended up outside an actual ghost town, surrounded by woodlands, hayfields, and pastures. Quiet and peaceful.

[@regularguy8592]

who would ever want to buy in an area controled like this is beyond me