[quote author="tmare" date=1254738578]OMG! I was bored and looked at this thread. Geez, I'll just take my own large lot with my own pool. All of this sounds crazy to me.</blockquote>
No kidding. You should go check out the Camden thread. The below post by EvaL really scared me out of buying into a place with a HOA.
<blockquote>I would suggest going around the complex and finding your violators, and taking whatever pictures you can get to document the violations. From there, I would send a letter to the management company and the board members detailing your findings, listing the specific sections of the CC&Rs; being violated, and describing how it is affecting your quality of life. In the first letter I would not suggest naming names or addresses or including the photos. Let the board and management company do their own investigation. You might offer something along the lines of ?If you need further information, please feel free to contact me.? If they do, then you might offer names, addresses, and photos. Also, go to your HOA meeting and reiterate the problems at the time allowed for owner participation. There is no need to suffer in silence. You pay your HOA dues, so put the HOA to work for you.
Of course, the caveat is you better make sure that you are in full compliance with the CC&Rs; too, because compliance cuts both ways.</blockquote>