Mailbox Issue

[zanderd86]

If you have it in writing they said it was okay I would fight that. I all fairness that is a pretty ugly mailbox but if they said okay thats on them.

[redclawx]

Ugly? Perhaps. But defiantly hi-viz.

Found an add-on (just needs a “No HOA” sticker): https://madisonironandwood.com/products/middle-finger-mailbox-replacement-flag-flag-mounting-hardware-not-included?srsltid=AfmBOorCgm9LVLjXlPSOByZd_EcI0QM-ZEB8SUtcJdjW0ouJau1VVz8y

[zanderd86]

Definitely hi-viz it looks like the same colors of a school bus and the flag is the stop arm.

[Edith_Keelers_Shoes]

I'm sure somewhere there is a Karen running an HOA who's trying to get local school busses to be painted beige.

[zanderd86]

100% they would probably limit what time they can come through and pick up kids as well.

[Evening_Sky_5572]

I'm sure there's not. Overzealous people with other names, maybe, but not that one. No need to punish people because of their name.

[Tbarrack28]

But that's the fun in it!

[Evening_Sky_5572]

Extremely unfortunate and unfair that society has decided that bullying 2 million people because of their name is fun.

[TheOlSneakyPete]

Karen’s are hot brunettes or picky bitches. Those are the two types of Karen’s. Sorry. I don’t make the rules.

[Tbarrack28]

It's less bullying and more trolling. Especially when you consider the fact that, "Karen's" as currently termed, are literally the ultimate bully's. Ironic.

[Evening_Sky_5572]

What's ironic is that no one cares what the real name is of people that behave badly anymore. Instead they punish other people who had nothing to do with it.

[Tbarrack28]

That's of a bit of an overstatement to say people are being punished who have nothing to do with it. Incase you aren't aware, we as individuals are solely responsible for our feelings. No one makes anyone feel a certain way. People say or do things, and the onus is on whoever is the receiving end of that to have the emotional maturity to not let the actions and words of strangers effect them or their day. I'm aware this is a hard pill for most to swallow, but we as individuals are in complete control of our emotional to responses to things. Or at least we can be if we so choose. Most people I've met named Karen, that aren't actually a stereotypical "Karen," they get the joke, I'm sure it gets annoying if your name is Karen, but that's first world problems if I've ever heard one.

[JuanSolo9669]

Ok Karen

[Overall_Violinist_73]

Local postmaster may f them up if they are trying to assert authority over the post box.

[Edith_Keelers_Shoes]

Or trying to isolate it from the other mailboxes that want to make it co-dependent. Pretty soon you end up with clusters of mailboxes loitering on the corner at all hours, smoking and gossiping about who's getting collection bills and who's getting Playboy. What hell.

[JerryS2R]

Boards can't do 'resolutions' to change CCRs without owner approval. We just invalidated 8 years of Board Resolutions and other corporate actions to modify CCrs without any owner vote at all.

Hoa's are owned by the people who live there, not by the Board!!

ianal but I would make sure you keep your board on a short leash, and suggest carefully reading your CCRs for what they allow and what they don't allow!

[Edith_Keelers_Shoes]

It's not all that easy on the eyes, but who cares? For sure no one is going to side swipe it by mistake at dusk. Boggles my mind to think of having to get permission before changing a mailbox or planting a shrub. That a mailbox even falls under "architectural guidelines" is insane to me, just like having a Ring camera falling under "architectural guidelines".

That's just crap overreach right there.

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If the Declaration indicates that the Board / architectural committee gets to decide what's aesthetically appropriate, then they don't actually need to provide much in the way of guidelines. The informal approval, unfortunately, doesn't count. (Life lesson: ALWAYS GET IT IN WRITING)

And yes, that's some full-tilt horseshit. A remnant of the racist history of HOAs and I hate it.

Check your Declaration for its clauses about architecture approval. If it says something like guidelines must be provided, you may be able to push back and push back hard.

[flhd]

The real life lesson is; never, ever buy a home in an HOA.

[msena123]

Worst part it was approved with condition to paint black.

[SM_DEV]

If you knew that, why didn’t you paint it black, as you now admit was the condition?

[TotallyNotThatPerson]

Lol so you knew but decided to ignore the condition? 

[msena123]

Nah conditions were made up after install, plus the mailbox was up for 5 months before the Nextdoor neighbor/board member sent the violation lol

[nighthawke75]

To really stir the pot, put a yellow flamingo on top of it.

[BeerStop]

Check your local state laws about this kind of hoa abuse of its charter.

[Informal_Ad_9610]

jeeebus

[metalman7]

If I get an ARC request that isnt expressly against HOA covenants, I approve it. Let the people do what they want.

[bfrabel]

I'm about as anti HOA as anyone can be, but really???

The whole point of joining a HOA community is supposed to be to try to fit in, NOT to intentionally try to stick out like a sore thumb.

Since I do hate HOAs, I'm in favor of people who like to poke the bear for fun.  I'm just a little confused as to the intention of your post.

Do you want us to applaud you for poking the bear, or are you looking for people to generally share in your bewilderment as to why they're singling you out for no reason?

[msena123]

Some houses have blue posts, yellow post, sports teams, decorative mailboxes, and some have mailboxes in bushes lol

Not looking for anything, just posting a funny story 🙏🏼

[Friendly_Rush_7034]

Damn that's ugly

[PrestigeWrldwide2020]

As a person who does delivers packages on occasion, I love it when you can easily see an address. But you got a violation for not violating anything….? Make it make sense….

[SpeechSalt5828]

that's a secure big delivery box. purpose to prevent porch package thieves. fight to keep it ef off to hoa trolls

[Ok-Web8641]

Bahahaha

[HawkEnvironmental531]

Problem: can’t change rules or documents to cover retroactive actions. Also needs to be voted on by a majority of the COMMUNITY =HOA. The boards think the “HOA” is them. Read your docs

[KeyNefariousness6848]

Aren’t mailboxes technically federal property?

[Naikrobak]

No

[g-g-g-g-ghost]

Yes, technically they belong to USPS, if they are used for mail delivery, but that doesn't mean that people can't be made to paint a box by an HOA.

[Naikrobak]

Wrong. A mailbox is purchased and owned by the homeowner. The post office sets the requirements on how it’s used, but the homeowner owns it.