Homeowner Refuses To Conform With The HOA And Is Blamed Of Affecting The Property Values

"I know that I was very lucky in getting my home and I don’t want to negatively affect others..."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• November 27, 2022

Each and every US citizen has the right to own private property, which is enshrined in the Constitution. For instance, no one has the right to tell you what to do with your house and impose their preferences on you. 

If someone disapproves of your house's appearance, they can express their opinion about it but can't do anything to change it unless it violates other people's rights. That includes paint color, decorations, outside furniture, and basically anything that people can see from the outside. 

Homeowner associations often try to tell homeowners what they are and are not allowed to do with their homes. They harass anyone that refuses to conform to their rules until they finally crack just to have some peace of mind.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/nexttohoa made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where they explained how they were blamed for affecting the property values of his neighbors after refusing to conform with the HOA. The user got a lot of interesting reactions to their post; mostly all pointing out how ridiculous some homeowner associations can be. 

Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post. 

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/nexttohoa:

OP's house is not part of the "gated community" and isn't even inside the gate.

OP showed legal documents proving that their house is not part of the HOA.

OP feared their decision affected others, so they decided to consult with the Reddit community.

OP thinks they might potentially be the a**hole because of the reason below:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/nexttohoa's post:

The experience is always different for each person.

At least cults are nice to you initially to convince you to join them.

Homeowner associations sometimes help fix complicated problems.

OP owns the property and is allowed to do whatever they want with it.

Make them slowly lose their minds.

The letters are proof of harassment.

It's a decision they made amongst themselves.

The neighbors might try to trick OP into signing some documents.

"They were real skeezy in all my interactions with them..."

OP should get a lawyer and take some legal action.

OP's property was there before they moved to the neighborhood.

"They started getting tons of complaints because they drove older cars..."

It's time to bring the tradition back!

HOAs can do some crazy things if you don't stand up to them.

They can fund the renovations if they want them so bad.

OP should not allow the HOA to bully him into giving up and joining their cult. They could have approached the situation in a much better and more diplomatic way but opted for harassment and tried to scare Op into joining them.

Their reasons don't even make sense, and OP should take legal action against them if necessary. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

Ayoub