We have a neighbor that put up a privacy fence right on top of the Verizon -- IB4TECH 10/19/2021 8:35PM
You and they will most likely spend alot of time with attorneys. You have -- Hokebury 10/19/2021 1:03PM
^^^just fell into the trap^^^ ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/19/2021 4:30PM
Think about the personality type of those attracted to HOA service. -- RoswellGAHokie 10/19/2021 12:52PM
Careful there Cowboy! I’m Pres of our small HOS and we have revamped our -- DonHo-kieHi 10/20/2021 09:50AM
This is part of the problem. -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 12:58PM
My neighborhood in Miami had "pavers" for every driveway, and weeds... -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 12:34PM
Our HOA is stricter than most of the neighborhoods around us -- Tombo 10/19/2021 5:18PM
Agreed. But, they're annoying enough that you remember them. 😎 ** -- saret 10/19/2021 12:37PM
It was the 3-weed notice that got me. Most of the time I parked over... -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 12:42PM
A couple things that might be helpful to you -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 12:21PM
County assessment office may have photos/old records -- One4VT 10/19/2021 1:27PM
Good point, 95. A few months ago, our HOA wanted to raise the dues. -- saret 10/19/2021 12:45PM
Oh, one other thought -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 12:23PM
What could screw you over is ... -- Beerman 10/19/2021 12:28PM
If that's the case, he can just take them down voluntarily -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 12:35PM
Usually, when a house is sold, there's a process with the HOA -- Hokie_85 10/19/2021 12:13PM
Exactly. The HOA should have completed an inspection during the sale. -- VTDKE 10/20/2021 12:14PM
Run the ol' Number 6 on 'em. ** -- Major Kong 10/19/2021 11:47AM
Number 6? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that one. ** -- Spud 10/19/2021 1:13PM
Get hundreds of venomous snakes and let them loose in the neighborhood -- HokieNoVA 10/19/2021 11:21AM
BOAs ** -- B777Fr8Dog 10/19/2021 11:38AM
…install your own puppet regime and then wield power from behind the scenes -- chumley 10/19/2021 11:13AM
Sets a neighborly tone hearing from legal counsel right off the start ** -- One4VT 10/19/2021 11:09AM
We have a new board elected 2 years ago... -- vthhhi 10/19/2021 11:06AM
If the fence and shed are that old -- mancunian 10/19/2021 11:03AM
I'd call the lawyer, not the board member. ** -- Stork 10/19/2021 10:53AM
Go all John Wick on him ** -- FfxStationHokie 10/19/2021 10:48AM
Rent until you can afford to buy a place without an HOA ** -- darnellm 10/19/2021 10:47AM
Good luck, lived in a hoa house for ten years. NEVER -- fordham 10/19/2021 10:43AM
Why are they going that far back? are they hurting for money? ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/19/2021 10:40AM
Do a YouTube search for HOAs. They are notorious. -- saret 10/19/2021 10:37AM
I don't do neighborhoods that have HOA's. -- Atlee Hokie 10/19/2021 10:49AM
You should see what it's like at an HOA in a college town. -- saret 10/19/2021 11:49AM
I would've liked to move up there at one time. -- Atlee Hokie 10/19/2021 1:30PM
Well, we're not moving, but if we did, my wife and I have decided -- saret 10/19/2021 1:44PM
HOAs are where all Dictators and Megalomaniacs get their start in politics. ** -- Hokie_85 10/19/2021 12:02PM
Not all. Some get their start at small churches. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 10/20/2021 09:22AM
I wouldn't be a part of any club that would have me as a member! ** -- soldcokesatLane 10/19/2021 11:12AM
Thanks, Groucho !😍 ** -- saret 10/19/2021 12:03PM
Yup, HOAs only seem to work where people share nearly all the common space -- HokieSignGuy 10/19/2021 10:56AM
HOAs work all the time -- Beerman 10/19/2021 11:28AM
They can work...they just can't work with aholes running them. ** -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 11:16AM
What neighborhood are you in? People walk around looking for violations? ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/19/2021 10:41AM
We live in the Village at Tom's Creek, over near the AGR frat. -- saret 10/19/2021 11:40AM
Wow, no renting?? Tough standards -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 12:26PM
Well, the no-renting rule is dependent on who is doing the renting. -- saret 10/19/2021 12:32PM
We had one guy do the opposite -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 12:42PM
Well, if I continue to have issues, I'll start attending meeting again. -- saret 10/19/2021 12:49PM
I started attending only because I got pissed off at something -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 12:57PM
Sounds like my daughter's town house in NoVa. ** -- saret 10/19/2021 1:02PM
Heh, whereabouts is she? Maybe she's a neighbor! ** -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 1:04PM
I know it's in Fairfax, but I don't remember the name of the development. ** -- saret 10/19/2021 1:06PM
Hmm -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 1:08PM
I have no idea. It is up near that big shopping complex. ** -- saret 10/19/2021 1:11PM
LOL. There are lots of those -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 1:12PM
Fair Oaks. That's it. -- saret 10/19/2021 1:16PM
I think the townhouses in the Franklin Farm area are little better -- VTHokie2000 10/19/2021 4:57PM
She used to live in a SF in Franklin Farms. -- saret 10/19/2021 5:10PM
I currently rent 2 rooms in a townhouse in the Franklin Farm area -- VTHokie2000 10/19/2021 5:16PM
So we may be neighbors ... -- Nova Hokie 95 10/19/2021 1:18PM
I don't know the address. My wife takes care of that, because -- saret 10/19/2021 1:34PM
My parents house in Miami had a guy who walked around every day with a -- NokieHokie 10/19/2021 12:34PM
Kopenick, East Berlin, Democratic Republic of Germany, circa 1987. ** -- mancunian 10/19/2021 11:05AM
Also fairly easy to remedy...get on the board... -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 10:44AM
When I 1st moved into the neighborhood I went to a meeting -- vthhhi 10/19/2021 11:29AM
Well...your first mistake was attending... -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 11:39AM
But you sit in a meeting and realize how dumb -- fordham 10/19/2021 10:47AM
You obviously haven't paid attention to my 20+ years of posting here. -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 10:50AM
Get a lawyer. I wouldnt talk to the hoa ** -- capitals1 10/19/2021 10:35AM
When you bought the house, they are required to do an inspection -- Vienna_Hokie 10/19/2021 10:29AM
Similar situation for me one time…. -- VT BronzeBacker 10/19/2021 12:09PM
What is a BOA? ** -- B777Fr8Dog 10/19/2021 10:26AM
Board of A-Holes ** -- jmanatVT 10/19/2021 1:02PM
This? -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 12:24PM
It's a large snake, but that's not important right now ** -- JoesterVT 10/19/2021 11:13AM
B-St's favorite accessory -- statmanfromHCyrs 10/19/2021 10:30AM
Should have been HOA...I edited it. ** -- vthhhi 10/19/2021 10:29AM
Gotcha, wondered, since you used BOA inside the post as well ** -- B777Fr8Dog 10/19/2021 10:43AM
I was pretty confused too. Just figured it was some new NOVA thing. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/19/2021 10:45AM
I thought he was going to rant about Bank of America. -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 10:52AM
Bank of Alaska? ** -- Guy LeDouche 10/19/2021 10:27AM
Isn't it usually their responsibility to inspect and enforce at the time of -- jmanatVT 10/19/2021 10:25AM
Yep. This. -- Beerman 10/19/2021 11:03AM
Yes, do not engage lawyers, got the HOA meeting with docs -- Vienna_Hokie 10/19/2021 12:17PM
Yeah, there's no way that's enforceable now. -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 10:29AM
These are spot on, AND, request the inspection report for every other -- RichwebHokie 10/19/2021 11:12AM
I like that idea! -- EDGEMAN 10/19/2021 12:25PM
Call their bluff. ** -- vthokieq 10/19/2021 10:14AM