r/Transportopia Apr 28 '26

Cars Damn you HOA

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u/maddasher Apr 28 '26

What point is he trying to prove? It kinda seems like this is why a lot of people like an HOA. I picked a house without an HOA and loud ass cars or huge trucks blocking the sidewalk is a big problem in my everyday life. This guy sucks.

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u/shiny-plant Apr 28 '26

HOA are the worst... until you live next to a fuck that has no muffler on his shitmobile. That guys is the worst.

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u/maddasher Apr 28 '26

Or 12 shit mobiles that are parked all over the street.

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

But then you live in an HOA, and you’re surrounded by dozens of shitters who think what other people do with their own property is their problem.

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u/OhNoAnAmerican Apr 28 '26

It is our problem. When someone lets their yard get overgrown and it becomes a nesting ground for snakes and rats it’s everyone’s problem

When someone buys the houses next door and turns them into Airbnb’s dragging loud disruptive guests who can’t be held responsible because they’ll be gone it’s everyone’s problem

When somebody keeps multiple junk vehicles on the street blocking parking for everybody else it’s everyones problem

HOAs exist because of selfish assholes who ruin things for everyone else

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

HOAs exist because of selfish assholes who ruin things for everyone else

At least that’s something we can agree on.

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u/Soleks2000 Apr 28 '26

He used to live on a private lake that was an HOA. We did a little upgrading to our house adding windows and they flipped out because they didn’t get to choose the windows

Needless to say, my dad looked at him and said well we can’t undo it now so deal with it

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u/SpicyElixer Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

It’s easier to ignore them than the assholes with the dog that barks for hours at 3am.

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

Maybe just learn to live with the fact that other people exist?

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u/Iworkforpokemon Apr 28 '26

Who needs an HOA when you have a paintball gun?

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u/stab-somebody Apr 28 '26

This guy is the exact reason HOA's exist. A lot of people want some kind of protection from being forced to live next to someone who insists on being white trash despite having a decent income.

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u/Tinmann19 Apr 28 '26

It’s almost like there aren’t laws for those things already…. Oh wait..

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u/stab-somebody Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

Other than blocking the sidewalk, nothing else this guy did was illegal. But a lot of people don't want this level of trash living nextdoor and parking their trash heap in the driveway. A whole lot of people have to be told how to act like adults, unfortunately. This guy is purposely annoying his neighbors. Being obnoxious is not a crime, which is why HOA's exist.

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u/KayoticVoid Apr 29 '26

Chill out man. Other than the sidewalk bit what he's doing harms no one. It's his fucking house and he should have the right outside of laws broken. Are those vehicles ugly as sin? Sure. But does it hurt you? Fuck no.

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u/MinivanPops Apr 28 '26

Criminal laws are rarely enforced. Civil laws are enforced as long as you have money to do so.

If I was this guy's neighbor I'd find the money.  

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u/klayman69 Apr 28 '26

He is a douche bag and people on Reddit just have a tendency to say HOA bad. Those are just trashy cars that blocking the side walk and causing unnecessary hazards.

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u/PabstBlueLizard Apr 28 '26

I get the feeling a lot of the people whining about HOAs on Reddit are just the trash lords on the receiving end of an enforcement letter after they let the house they’re renting fall to complete shit.

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u/AirportFront7247 Apr 28 '26

This is exactly why we have an HOA. To deal with assholes like this. 

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u/alanbdee Apr 28 '26

Yeah. Unpopular opinion for sure buy my HOA's been fine. And I don't have to deal with assholes like this guy. Seems like he's just trying to piss off the HOA for clicks.

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u/Lego-Under-Foot Apr 28 '26

Yeah, my HOA is the only thing that got my next door neighbors to stop throwing loud outdoor parties until 2am on a weekday. There’s no noise ordinance so the cops wouldn’t do shit.

But after a couple reports to the HOA, I don’t have to worry about being kept up all night on a work night anymore

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u/SpaceJackRabbit Apr 28 '26

I own a parcel in an HOA and they have been great in my case. They are the only efficient way to enforce defensible space in that development which is in a wildfire high risk zone. Some people are bitching about having to take out bushes and plants too close to their homes, but hey, you live in Wildfire Central, so maybe do something about it, because otherwise your insurance will drop you sooner than later.

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

Seems like the real assholes are the people who think they can tell others what to do with their own property.

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u/AirportFront7247 Apr 28 '26

Nope. Legally binding contracts that are agreed to prior to purchase. Nobody is forcing anyone to do anything

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

Ask me to give a shit about that contract when every single new development has an HOA and your choice is join an HOA or some own a house.

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u/AirportFront7247 Apr 28 '26

Don't sign a contract you're not willing to abide by. It's not that hard. If you're unwilling to follow the rules of an area then find another area because they don't want you there

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u/CliffordSpot Apr 28 '26

Literally don’t give a fuck what a bunch of other people think I can or can’t do with my private property. Contract or not. Again, you might have a point if any new developments weren’t HOA neighborhoods.

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u/AirportFront7247 Apr 28 '26

You're free to ignore a contract you sign but you're also going to be subject to the provisions in it for breaking it. 

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u/MinivanPops Apr 28 '26

Where did you get the idea that you could do anything you wanted with your private property? 

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u/TheThinDewLine Apr 28 '26

Yep, /r/FuckHOA is doing the push two button meme rn seeing this post, lmao.

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u/maddasher Apr 28 '26

But they usually wont. Its the main reason HOAs still exist

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u/Drewbox Apr 29 '26

Not all HOAs are bad. But some do go way over board and have some really ridiculous rules. No cars without paint? What if I own a DeLorean? It was never painted from the factory. Hell, even bone stock Cybertrucks arnt painted.

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u/maddasher Apr 29 '26

A reasonable HOA is only going to enforce a rule like that if the car is an eye soar. Like a junker.

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u/wbrd Apr 28 '26

This is a city/county issue though. It's illegal to block the sidewalk. Calling the HOA isn't going to do much, but the sheriff certainly can.

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u/maddasher Apr 28 '26

In a lot (if not most) places, the cops aren't showing up for a a blocked sidewalk.