Neighbors say HOA forcing kids on dangerous path to school | khou.com Houston: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- Some people in northwest Harris County believe their homeowners association is putting children in danger.
The problem: a tall metal gate to the Champions Point Grove subdivision has been welded shut.
Neighbors claim they weren’t notified that this would be happening right before the start of this school year.
For more than ten years, kids have been using the opening at the back of their subdivision to get to three different schools.
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For years, the debate over the forting up of gated Privatopia was whether gates serve to keep undesirables out or the inmates inside. In this HOA, it appears to be the latter.
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Sellersville Residents Battle HOA Over Pet Policy And Fines - Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29
Sellersville Residents Battle HOA Over Pet Policy And Fines - Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29: Residents filed a complaint with the State Attorney General citing excessive and sometimes erroneous fines also prevents them from voting in association elections or running for a seat on the board.
"It's out of control. It's not a comfortable place to live anymore," said Fanelli.
Fox 29 contacted the president of the HOA. We have not heard back from him but his wife said he resigned Monday. She did not say why. Fox 29 also left a message for the board's Vice President. We're still waiting for comment.
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More trouble in Privatopia. Film at 10 on WTFX Fox channel 29.
"It's out of control. It's not a comfortable place to live anymore," said Fanelli.
Fox 29 contacted the president of the HOA. We have not heard back from him but his wife said he resigned Monday. She did not say why. Fox 29 also left a message for the board's Vice President. We're still waiting for comment.
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More trouble in Privatopia. Film at 10 on WTFX Fox channel 29.
The Source: Fighting Your Home Owner's Association | Big Changes At The MPO | Texas Public Radio
The Source: Fighting Your Home Owner's Association | Big Changes At The MPO | Texas Public Radio
In which you can hear yours truly talking about this and responding to Texas callers.
In which you can hear yours truly talking about this and responding to Texas callers.
California Retirees Have Carona's Company in Crosshairs | The Texas Tribune
California Retirees Have Carona's Company in Crosshairs | The Texas Tribune
This is a long and thorough article that lays out the problems with HOAs as thoroughly as anything I've read recently. Really worth reading.
This is a long and thorough article that lays out the problems with HOAs as thoroughly as anything I've read recently. Really worth reading.
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Fan’s 12th Man flag flies in face of homeowners association | HeraldNet.com - Local news
Fan’s 12th Man flag flies in face of homeowners association | HeraldNet.com - Local news: On other days, Carlson, a 48-year-old commercial fisherman, has flown an American flag in front of his home between Snohomish and Mill Creek.Now, he's hired an attorney who not only says Carlson has legal protection for flying the American flag, but is encouraging him to fly his 12th Man flag on Seahawks game days. (The "12th Man" is Seahawk lingo for fans, after the 11 players on the field.)The American flag is covered by the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005, said Carlson's attorney, Eric Lindell of Seattle.The law specifically precludes homeowners associations from restricting display of the flag, assuming it is done in accordance with flag decorum. He flies the American flag in support of armed forces, his attorney said.
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What is it about flags being such a hot button for HOAs?
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What is it about flags being such a hot button for HOAs?
Monday, September 30, 2013
Veteran wins battle to fly U.S., USMC flags outside home - Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5
Veteran wins battle to fly U.S., USMC flags outside home - Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5: The homeowners association at the Sun City retirement community said that covenants only allowed one flag to be displayed outside a home.
Despite public outcry, the homeowners association stood by their rules and threatened to fine Lowe $25 for each day that both flags were displayed. The HOA even warned about the possibility of placing a lien on Lowe's home.
Capt. Lowe and his wife, Sandy, had promised to move if the HOA wouldn't bend.
After the story attracted national attention, property management finally agreed to change the covenants. The new rules now allow for two flags as long as one of them is the U.S. flag, Lowe said
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Obdurate HOAs rarely prevail in the court of public opinion.
Despite public outcry, the homeowners association stood by their rules and threatened to fine Lowe $25 for each day that both flags were displayed. The HOA even warned about the possibility of placing a lien on Lowe's home.
Capt. Lowe and his wife, Sandy, had promised to move if the HOA wouldn't bend.
After the story attracted national attention, property management finally agreed to change the covenants. The new rules now allow for two flags as long as one of them is the U.S. flag, Lowe said
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Obdurate HOAs rarely prevail in the court of public opinion.
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