jay7199

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I even still wash and wax her...

TXSPEEDER

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Damn that suxs jay,iv seen alot worse get hassled

Domsz06

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You need to reed your rules. In my HOA I can not have a car on the street or the Driveway without moving it for over 48 hours. Your smart, put it on rollers and roll it lol.

Every HOA is different.

Again read your rules, every HOA is different, this may or may not work for you.

Yeah I got that too, use some acid to take it off, Muratic acid mixed with 6 parts water works wonders!

Nope not true, again depends on your rules.

It's probably just like mine, it has not been moved in 48 hours.

I'm not sure they can really fine you.... Most in order to fine you have to take you to court, and that's a real PITA and it's their last resort. Mine doesn't say anything about a fine, not sure that's even real, or just a threat.

again doesn't matter if in your "Covenant" (Rules) if it says it can't be in the driveway for x-number of hours.

I would do this too, if it says it can't be in the same spot for 48 hours, call them, have them come out and mark the tires, then make sure you move it to cover those marks, then call them out in 48 hrs and show them it's moved. Most say it has to move, there is no explanation on "how far"

They have to inforce it because I bet a neighbor called in and complained. I had to do the same on my neighbor because something is leaking from their house and it is causing my whole back yard to turn into a mud pit. I told my neighbors, even pointed out where it's leaking from the pipe on their house, and for 2 months now they have not fixed it. I had to tell the HOA because I'm tired of my 3 dogs tracking mud into the house every freaking day. I can't even use the dog door anymore since they have to have their paws cleaned every time I let them out.

Doesn't matter. If he gets defensive they can take him to court, and actually kick him out of his own house. It was done in FL

Not if it's in the Covenants. I mean he can, but he will loose.

Nine Ball

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Dead giveaways for most HOA about cars like yours:

Flat tire(s)
Front end way up in the air (no engine)
Never washed
Never moves
Expired tags

They don't really care about what type of car it is, it just appears to someone that the car is not running and isn't maintained properly. You really should clear your garage of the junk and just push it inside, if possible.

Don't mess with the HOA, they will just make your life miserable from here on out.

98Roller

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From the pics it looks like a nice neighborhood. You bought the house. You agreed to the HOA rules. So put your **** in the garage, or get a storage unit. It may be a nice car to you, but for most people in your neighborhood it is an eyesore.

I never understand why people bitch about HOA. They dont just make up the rules as they go. If you dont like it, buy a house in the middle of no where.

Fondle

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Man my neighbor hood is full of haters too jay, my neighbors used to call the cops on me all the time

Tbennett13

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its your drive way..... so there isnt anything they can do. There was a story on the news about a man who owned a truck that he had parked in his driveway and same thing happened to him. he lived in a rich rich rich neighborhood took them to court and judge ruled in his favor. I hate HOA I think they are so F*&((*(*ing stupid they wrote me a "ticket" for my trash can on the side of my house. they wont do that again

Coyotesa

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I'll come pick her up and get that eye sore out of your neighborhood. Problem solved!

-Buddy-

SSHAWK

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**** good thing I park my car in the garage!!! I would get this **** everyday lol My car runs but, "Because my car is ugly" I would just get the rolling ticket drive by lol here's todays ticket Sean.

mike171562

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Looks pretty good to me

Shackleford

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The fascist HOAs can go to hell. My property rights are not predicated upon anyone else's approval of what I do. The maintaining-property-value argument is an utterly invalid argument. Don't subjugate yourselves to these organizations. They're really just a scam with city council.

Domsz06

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your not exactly correct.

If in the HOA it says you must park in the garage then you must park in the garage. Mine says that. So yes they can.

Yeah he can go to court and try and fight it, but why waste the money? Like nineball said don't fight the HOA they will just make your life hell!

Chrismikeb

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Jeez that thing is a piece of **** no wonder they're bitchin!!


Just kiddin, thats a nice *** neighborhood though I garuntee u they are only bitchin cuz A) ur T/A was loud as **** when it ran, or u have another car thats loud as **** or B) cuz its a 14 yr old badass car and not a brand new silver infinity like every other snob

BLACKND

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I understand the purpose of HOA's and why they exist, but they do go all commando at times.

When I had my house in Baytown, got letters all the time for BS. Got wrote up for having my waterhose not rolled up and in plain site in the driveway--turns out that was the same day I was out washing my truck.

We had a rule about non-moving cars in driveways also, but we had a rule about parking in the street also, but 90% of the people did that too. They would not enforce the street parking cause they said they couldn't but really just didn't want to mess with it. I never paid any fines and they never pursued it legally. I suggest attending your HOA meetings and getting people with similar issues to attend. The more voices you can get heard sometimes helps.

1995blacktattop

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admn its a good thing my dad's HOD doesn't give us **** about parking in the garage since we have a 2 car garage and 4 cars 2 of them ARE in the garage though.

Domsz06

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yeah i mean you just have to read it all.

My mom's house for example you can park in the driveway, you can park over night in it, etc etc and they live in a very nice part of harris county 7 figure homes.... but you can't park in the street from 2-6am.....

matthew S.

That story was posted here a few months ago. His story was different from the TC. His truck ran and moved everyday. But someone/HOA did not like the looks of the work truck.

Here's the link
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/new...810#62333829-1

Domsz06

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Yeah I read that. But like I and others have said it all depends on your HOA. IF I was doing what the OP was posting I couldn't win a fight in court at all because it says in the covenants I can't park it over 48 hours.

Doesn't say anything about what it looks like or anything, just says vechicle in driveway.

pretty cut n dry.

dropped_ls1

The HOA can always become a pain in the ***. They have nothing better to do than drive around and act like a little Hitler. Sometimes they make valid points on what needs to be done and other times there just bored and need something to do. Kinda like a bored cop that just pulled you over and says your tires are to bald and starts harassing you.

When i was a kid our HOA rep lived on our block. Which never was a problem fir the first 4 or 5 years. then he started giving about 6 houses crap on my street alone. Well 4th of July one year all the parents got wasted went and bought us a ton of fireworks brought them to us and told us what to do with them. We went and put them in every flower bed, bush, tree, he had on his property. we walked out just as we were lighting them and said what you boys doing. we lit them and yelled some profanity as we were running off.

That was the last time anyone on my street ever received a letter from the HOA.

YouLoveMegan

The thing is, this wasn't the beginning of all of this. They've been gunning for us for a while now. First, it was my car being parked in the street. Fine fine... I'll put it in the driveway! Not a big deal. Since I moved it into the driveway, we got complaints about it being there because it blocked the sidewalk. Now, our neighborhood is still under construction and at that time, there weren't any sidewalks connecting to either side of ours. Regardless, there was nothing we could do about that. And then we got notices about not being able to have a Project Vehicle under a car cover. What? At this point I was beginning to think someone was making stuff up. But the same letters came and they threatened the same fines for both of them, until they moved onto another problem. This time it's the Trans Am. But this time we have a date and the promise to increase the penalty amount. It has been moved multiple times since we pulled the motor... it's even facing the opposite direction now. It's cleaner than my GTO most of the time and neither the GTO or his GTP have moved in over 48 hours, and lord knows they're up and running. Even with all that said, I have a feeling they're not about to drop it. Curious as to when they'll get tired of being on our asses about it. Thanks for everyone's input!