Dumb HOA

Exposing ridiculous HOA rules, outrageous decisions, and the real-life stories behind them. Home of the free 5-Day HOA Challenge.

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For more than eight years, my family believed we lived under an active HOA. Then a dispute over a concrete parking area led me to discover that its nonprofit corporation had been dissolved before our house was even built.

I’m Matt, the founder of Dumb HOA...

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@Breaking_Battle Some HOAs take NIMBY a step further. Not in MY backyard, and definitely not in YOURS without special HOA approval.

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@BowTiedBroke “How much are the monthly dues?” is only half the question. “What major repairs are coming, and how much is already saved for them?” deserves just as much attention. Especially if on a beach in a hurricane zone!

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@check1309 @BowTiedBroke Agreed. Keeping dues low by putting off maintenance isn’t saving homeowners money. It’s postponing the bill and making the eventual number a lot harder to swallow.

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@ScottsSister @MensHumor Seriously?! 1 ft over while your husband was dying? That's a special level of dumb-assery from your HOA.

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@dontgetgot_ @nejatian For $400 that PDF better at least explain why it costs $400! A ridiculous document fee like this is pretty much a tax on closing. You haven’t even moved in yet and already have your first Dumb HOA story.

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But once you have confirmed that the neighborhood busybody has absolutely no authority over your red door, the important question remains. Would you ignore him, send a formal response, or start shopping for red plastic flamingos?

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Imagine receiving a $50 HOA fine because somebody does not approve of your bright red front door. Now imagine that you do not even belong to the HOA. That is what one homeowner says keeps happening to them.

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Before paying a fine, changing your property, or assuming you have done something wrong, verify who sent the notice, which rule supposedly applies, and whether your property is even subject to that HOA.

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@Owennfa $400 per week rental for your side yard use sounds fair to me. That's the going 'neighborly' rate these days.