A homeowner in Goodyear, Arizona is locked in a dispute with his homeowner's association over his practice of distributing free cold water from his driveway.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I doubt anyone ratted him out. HOA "inspections" are a thing. I was in an HOA once, and i had a shutter fall off my house. They took a picture of it and sent it to me to tell me i had to fix it.

That HOA was good tho. The shutter had been off 6 months and the note said, "most of the time, residents dont even know theyre in violation. So you have a month to prove you come up with a plan to fix it." Which was like, call and get a quote. Then just sent them a pic when it was back up

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Considering board members are made up of residents, there's a good chance it was one of them then. Even them, that's some petty nonsense.

    My mom's neighborhood is an HOA, and they have a rule of no work/utility truck overnight parking. I have a shell and lumber rack on my truck that has a conduit box and ladders on it, and she's gotten flagged for it a couple of times (there's a specific crotchety old neighbor she suspects), but she's just told them to go pound sand, and that's somehow worked.

    Fuck HOAs. I've vowed to never live in one. I know it's not an option for some people due to where they live, but I am not dealing with that crap.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You hired somebody to put a shutter back on? It's just a couple of screws!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    No i didnt hire someone, but it wasnt "just a couple of screws."

    The concrete anchors had slipped out, so i had to have a 2 story extension ladder, and impact drill, and a concrete bit to get it reset. I have all those things, but i cant imagine most people have those tools and knowledge

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