[TowerTalk] HOA Abuse

[Ryan Jairam]

I like the term "private Governments" as it suits them perfectly.

The "local govt" applies to your town or city.

Ryan, N2RJ

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Charlie Gallo <Charlie at thegallos.com> wrote:
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> On 7/6/2010 Michael Goins wrote:
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>> I agree with Blake, as much as I disagree with the whole concept.
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>>...snip...
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> My biggest problems with HOAs
> 1)When HOAs expand - there have benn cases where HOAs have 'annexed' land where there WAS no HOA to begin with, and in some states, it's been ruled that being that more than 50% voted for it, you now MUST join the HOA and follow the rules
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> 2)And then combine that with the fact that HOAs have been ruled NOT to be a government (then how can they annex you and force you to join - see 1), and therefore are NOT subject to the same rules/laws that restrict governments
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> Let's face it, HOAs ARE, defacto, but not DeJure, local governments, and really SHOULD be classified that way - they collect taxes (dues), they enforce 'laws' (their rules and regulations), they provide, in many cases public services (many arrange for garbage pickup etc)
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> Let's call them what they are - the local Govt, and lets TREAT them that way