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Sounds like a solid plan. Don’t back down unless they show you something legit. These HOAs love to test the waters (no pun intended)! Good luck!

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If they can’t point to a specific rule, you should definitely challenge it. I bet they’re just throwing that letter around to scare people into compliance. Keep doing what you’re doing unless they can prove you’re breaking an actual rule. And even if water conservation is their concern, you could argue that a pressure washer uses less water than a regular hose!

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Wow, that sounds like overreach to me. I get that HOAs can have rules about common areas, but your own driveway?? I think they’d have to point to a specific rule in the CC&Rs to back that up. Have you checked your documents? If it’s not in there, I’d argue back. Maybe they’re worried about water conservation, but still, it’s a stretch to ban pressure washing.

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We faced a similar challenge in our HOA. One thing that helped was assigning a neutral mediator to facilitate meetings, especially when contentious issues were on the agenda. This person can help maintain order and ensure that everyone’s concerns are heard. It might be worth considering for your meetings too.

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This is something that many states need to work on. Most of the time, there just isn’t a single governing body that homeowners can turn to when we have issues with our HOA. These states are just giving associations all the power and it’s ridiculous. It’s like living in a separate country altogether. My HOA does not allow me to keep chickens even though our city laws say we can. How does that make any sense??

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We’ve breezed past 4 HOA management companies in the last 6 years. The one we currently employ is by far the best one. I don’t remember how much we paid the first 2, but we pay $110/unit/yr for the one we have now. The one before that was much more expensive like $250/unit/yr and they were not even that great. They are a big company and handle many HOA’s so we were probably not that high on their priority list since we don’t have a lot of units. The one we employ right now is much better at communicating with us and responding to our concerns. They are a much smaller company so they don’t have the same amount of clients as our previous one. So if you want a company that gets back to you immediately and makes you a priority, I suggest going with the little guy.

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$5,000 a year seems normal to me. Fees have been increasing everywhere in Florida. We pay $450 monthly. But if it’s the special assessments you’re having a problem with, HOAs are supposed to present the financials to homeowners. This is so you can see where the money (including special assessments) is going.

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I never said I wouldn’t pay the fee. I’m just a little frustrated that it was never revealed to me that there was a move in fee in the first place.

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About $250.

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Yeah 200 is def way too much for a simple lock replacement, Like arnie920 said there are locks you can get for way more cheaper and very easy to install on your own too, Even a handyman can do it too

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