Beware the Wrath.....

For those who follow our lives, you know that we have had a problem in our new subdivision with the HOA. No surprise. They manage to offend at least one person, regardless of where you live. Or so I have heard.

So when we received our nifty letter from the HOA regarding my husband's work truck and trailer, we complained, and bitched, and whined. But we obeyed, nonetheless.

Then, we started to notice on our walks through the subdivision that there were many other work trailers, etc. that hadn't moved since we moved into the subdivision. And we were offended. We don't take lightly to double standards, or poorly enforced rules which seem to only be applicable to a select few.

So I stewed for a little while. And then I did what I'm known for. I wrote a letter. I have written many letters to the editor in my days. When something gets me fired up, I feel compelled to write about it. (uh, hence having a blog?) Below is my letter to the HOA......with some minor changes to preserve privacy.

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June 4, 2009


[name of head dude]

[address of HOA]

Re: Covenants and violations thereto

Mr. Head-Dude:

We are in receipt of your letter dated May 12, 2009, which was sent to the homeowner of the house we are renting, located at [our house, no you can't have the address], which specifically addressed the work trailer parked at our residence. Your letter set forth that the trailer was a violation of the Association’s CCRs.

We took a walk through the entire subdivision with our child this week, and noted numerous other residences which are in violation of the Covenants. To wit:

(this next part was actually in a table, but apparently blogger doesn't like tables)

[address]

subject property: boat
violation: Paragraph 15

[address]

subject property: trailer
violation: Paragraph 15

[address]

subject property:boat
violation: Paragraph 15

[address]

subject property: trailer
violation: Paragraph 15

[address]

subject property: Sign in yard advertising business
violation: Paragraph 13

[address]

subject property: trailer
violation: Paragraph 15

Five out of the six violations listed above fall within the same applicatory paragraph to which you cite our violation. None of the boats or trailers are:

parked in a garage, or next to the home behind the front plane behind a 6 foot cedar fence. At no time shall it be permitted to be in view, when at the property.

The majority of the aforementioned violations have been present since we moved into [fancy name] Subdivision in April 2009. As your letter stated, the CCRs are for the benefit of all owners who live within the community. Therefore, we would request that the CCRs be applied to ALL owners who live within the community. Please advise as to your intentions to enforce these violations.

We would also like to know if the [fancy name] Subdivision holds meetings regarding the CCRs and/or violations thereof. If so, we would like a schedule of said meetings and the opportunity to attend, as members of the [fancy name] Subdivision.

We look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely,



US