The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges

The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges

If you had to name the state where a Vietnam war veteran almost lost his apartment for owning the wrong kind of dog; in which a ring of thieves made off with millions of dollars of residents’ money they were obligated to look after; and where a family was threatened with legal action over decorative garage door hinges, intuition would lead you to Florida.

Such absurdities from homeowners’ associations (HOAs) abound where the nation’s highest concentration of condominium developments, gated communities and upmarket resorts blend seamlessly with an abundance of petty bureaucracy and outright crookedness.

  • lolcatnipEnglish
    18·
    15 days ago

    Wait, I don’t understand. Is the state of Florida trying to do something productive? Is that even allowed?

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      15 days ago

      It kind of looks like a push to have for-profit HOAs replacing not-for-profit community led HOAs.

      People hate the Karen’s so much that they’re ignoring the fact that they’re seeding control to companies that charge people massive legal fees and have a track record of foreclosing and displacing people for HOA violations.