DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT: HILTON HEAD HOA OVERREACH REACHES NEW LOW
WSAV.COM: Hilton Head neighborhood signs draw disgust By Ashleigh Holland June 12, 2015 It’s neighborhood signs found at The Villas of Summerfield that are drawing disgust from some Hilton Head Island neighbors. They ban anyone from riding bicycles, skateboards, scooters, and rollerblading there. Otherwise, there can be costly fines. Neighbors say their children are trapped indoors without being able to play outside. […]
DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT: FIRST COAST NEWS: Spencer’s Plantation HOA Board, residents entangled in ugly fight
By Ken Amaro July 9, 2015, ORANGE PARK, Fla.– There are 222 homes in Spencer’s Plantation and some of those homeowners are in a fight with the Homeowners Association board. “It is a dictatorship,” said resident Stacia Hood. First Coast News met with about ten families on Wednesday evening to hear their concerns. “Your HOA […]
3 Times When Bully Boards Went From Annoying to Tragic
Overaggressive enforcement of HOA rules has led to suicides and deaths, according to award-winning investigative journalist Ward Lucas, author of Neighbors at War! He documented the following three HOA deaths in his book: Robert Nelms, an elderly resident of the Velda Rose Estates Homeowners Association in Maricopa County, Arizona, was fined $10 a day because […]
$3.9 Million Reasons Why Bully Boards Need To Shape Up
In yet another example of a bully board gone bad, in April of 2012, a Hawaii couple was awarded nearly $3.9 million in damages after a Maui jury found they had been subjected to threats, harassment, and intimidation in a dispute with their condo association. Owners Jim and Nancy Bevill sued their association, its board […]
3 Signs Your Condo Association Might Have A “Bully Board”
“Bully boards” are so prevalent that the term is commonplace lingo among community association property managers and real estate attorneys. It’s a moniker used to describe condo and homeowner association (HOA) boards that are so drunk with power, they resort to abusing their subjects– the owners. Unlike typical renters, most homeowners simply cannot pick up […]