No shortage of horror stories regarding HOAs and Condo Associations.
One bad board member and/or one bad decision can take a huge bite out of the equity of your residence or cost you substantially in monthly dues and fees.
Not to be a scold, but your 'questioning period' should have been before buying into anything with an HOA. You've made your bed.
Assuming your association is populated with 'average' Americans, realize then (and George Carlin agrees) half of your neighbors are going to be below average in smarts, $$$, knowledge of their own enlightened best interests, etc.
IMO, you don't have a choice, get on the board and prevent the rest of the potential 'tards in the association from destroying your equity.
(I had to sit in on a few city council meetings a while back for a municipality I was working for, I was aghast when one councilperson asked what I thought was a great question, and suddenly, the city attorney jumped up and advised the rest of the council of their 5th amendment rights regarding self incrimination.
And then everyone just sat there, deer in the headlight stares from the assembled morons . . . .
One bad board member and/or one bad decision can take a huge bite out of the equity of your residence or cost you substantially in monthly dues and fees.
Not to be a scold, but your 'questioning period' should have been before buying into anything with an HOA. You've made your bed.
Assuming your association is populated with 'average' Americans, realize then (and George Carlin agrees) half of your neighbors are going to be below average in smarts, $$$, knowledge of their own enlightened best interests, etc.
IMO, you don't have a choice, get on the board and prevent the rest of the potential 'tards in the association from destroying your equity.
(I had to sit in on a few city council meetings a while back for a municipality I was working for, I was aghast when one councilperson asked what I thought was a great question, and suddenly, the city attorney jumped up and advised the rest of the council of their 5th amendment rights regarding self incrimination.
And then everyone just sat there, deer in the headlight stares from the assembled morons . . . .
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