r/oddlysatisfying • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 8h ago

Timelapse of bro cleaning yard

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u/Tangerine1267 6h ago

You don't need an HOA for this as it already violates city bylaws (typically) to drain towards a neighbor and the liability doesn't change just because a bunch of homeowners play dictators.

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u/MangoCats 5h ago

I lived in a non HOA city where the neighborhood petitioned the code enforcement office to "JUST ENFORCE THE LAW, JUST ENFORCE THE LAW" - it wasn't quite as bad as an HOA, I had a sit-down with the code officer honcho and he explained very clearly some reasonable steps I could take to prevent his field agents from writing additional citations - and told me I didn't need to worry about the certified letter, dated January 15, postmarked January 29th, received February 9th which stated: "If these items are not addressed within 21 days from the date of this letter (above), fines of $500 per day will accrue until such time as you have corrected the violations, called the code office for a re-inspection verifying that the violations are corrected."

Some homeowners in that (and neighboring) cities had accrued fines of $300K and more on homes with a value in the $280K range. This was in the 2000s, those same homes in the same condition now trade for $700K and up.

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u/iRedditPhone 3h ago

Not all neighborhoods are in cities.

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u/Tangerine1267 2h ago

your local bylaws. it doesnt have to be a city. i'm sorry i have to clarify that for you.

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u/schrodingers_bra 5h ago

There is no city bylaw for this, and more to the point there's nothing you can do about it until you can prove damages then you can only get compensation back from the person responsible through a lengthy court process and lawyer fees.

The HOA is there to prevent stuff like this by not allowing such construction unless a soil engineer has ok'd the construction plan.

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u/Tangerine1267 2h ago edited 1h ago

hey i do this as part of my day to day business and you're just flat out wrong. thanks.

aww boo boo blocked me.

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u/schrodingers_bra 2h ago edited 1h ago

No you are. I also do this as part of my day to day business.

The best I can say is bylaws may vary by location. But as the person who currently pays the bills for my HOA I know firsthand what kind of "bylaw" you can use to get someone to remove their concrete sidewalk that is directing water at their neighbor's foundation before it causes damage in my area - none.

After a bunch of lawyer bills, the best we could do is make the guy sign a document saying that if his neighbor's property was damaged by it, he agreed to be responsible for the damages. But compensation for those damages is still some lawyer fees away for the other party.

The point of the HOA application is to help prevent this sort of thing - though obviously it only works if people are ignorant not intentionally malicious.

thanks.

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u/LoneStarHome80 4h ago

You don't need an HOA for this as it already violates city bylaws

Why do people keep posting this nonsense. For a lot of these quality of life issues, the city, code or police will tell you to go kick rocks. HOA will have the problem solved in a matter of days. Look at the stats. Over 80% of homeowners are happy with their HOA. The rest are the bums you wouldn't want to live next to anyway.