It was Saturday night by the time I checked the mail. Our mail arrives late and we had run some errands. The only thing in the box was a letter from our HOA. Never a good sign. I only had the mild dread because I knew we had recently had the house pressure washed and the shutters painted. Re-read that sentence again if you want. Because we were told to in a previous letter. This current letter stated that we failed to do this. Type what?! I believe we did that in August and the so called "inspection" on September 26 says we did not.
Wendy was furious. She was not able to get much sleep that night. She sent an e-mail with a picture attached showing the painting of the shutters. We do not have pictures of my brother power washing the house, but the house has no grime on it.
So there are a couple of things about this...
1) There was no second inspection. They just sent a letter saying it needed to be done because they knew people would not do it.
2) The person doing the inspection has no idea what he is doing. Or could have the wrong house. I mean if you look at the shutters now you can tell a big difference. They look bright and freshly painted!
3) Wendy thinks it is political. They have targeted certain houses with violations in the past. She remarked that many houses in our neighborhood have faded shutters.
I think it is sheisty that the letter arrived on Saturday. A day when no one is in the office. Hmmm. I know we do not pay a large amount of homeowner dues compared to some associations. However, I see no evidence of what the HOA does for us. Besides spending my money on postage telling me what a bad homeowner I am!
HOAs are compatible with other abbreviations that I will not mention. Some people think they come in handy. "Oh, without them the properties will look awful." I say who cares? But that is me.
Hopefully our next housing experience will be different and no HOA!
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