Having a home inside a gated community certainly has its good points.
It’s quite nice to have the good fortune to be able to provide for my family in this manner.
Plus, the added security makes life a little easier to live. The golf club and all the amenities also offers a real measure of excellence. I have been even known to wander down to one of the ponds to fish a little bit with my boy. I love coming home to a perfectly HVAC controlled house as well. There are many facets of our community that I really, really enjoy. But, putting up with an absurd HOA is not one of them. The simply go straight mental over the most trivial of matters. I understand that we all want to maintain property values. We all want a nice looking neighborhood but, this HOA just doesn’t get it at all. I have received several threatening letters with regard to the shade of green on my HVAC cabinet outside my home. It has faded from the sun and the HOA wants me to replace it or they will fine me. The HVAC unit is in great shape so, I won’t be replacing a dang thing. I even offered to spray paint it myself. This offer was immediately dismissed. So, they have started fining me on a daily basis until I comply. The latest letter has even threatened litigation. Well, that was one step over the line for me. I will not be bullied. So, I turned this over to my lawyer. He lives for this and he plans a civil countersuit. How stupid is this……over the shade of green on my HVAC unit?