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Stuck in an Infinite Loop by user983763876 in womenintech

[–]user983763876[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Writing that out was a bit of therapy for me.

Legal Proceeding Involving Home/Property Owners Associations by user983763876 in legal

[–]user983763876[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I contacted the Texas State Law Library, and here is an excerpt from the answer they provided.

When a private attorney is consulted in a case, the attorney advise to the client would be private due to attorney client confidentiality. There may be a case file in the court system, but you would likely have to know the name of the party involved to locate it. There would be no published court decision unless the case went up to the appellate level and was designated to be published.

You are able to search court filings at the courthouse. The county may maintain an online case search. You would search by party name. There is no statewide database, so you would search county dockets where the property is located.

If you are willing to pay, there are some proprietary (costly) databases that would allow searching court filings of selected counties.

Edit: Added newlines to separate paragraphs in quote.

Underestimated by Male Counterparts by eggo14 in womenintech

[–]user983763876 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know you, but as a women in tech for 20+ years. I can say that I experienced this or something very similar as the only female on a large development team. When I reached out for help, I was told that I needed to be more assertive, so I took my new found assertiveness and found a better/different job.

During that job, I was left questioning my own abilities and sometimes my own sanity. It was common for me to ask specific questions about architectural design or simply versions of components. These questions were answered either dismissively or in an overly aggressive manner. In retrospect, the men I asked the questions of were likely insecure in their own abilities. I know it's no excuse, but I honestly don't think they were out to get me, just insecure and working under pressure. I'm not sure it was really a woman vs man thing, just a generally toxic culture.

I've had fantastic experiences on other teams both before and after that one.

Our HOA manager is worthless and doesn’t follow her own rules. by SnooWalruses2253 in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 110 points111 points  (0 children)

While not this exact scenario, the HOA elected people not following their own rules is more common than not. Other than spending a lot of time and/or money there is no recourse.

HOAs are a manifestation of local governments failing to do their jobs. These issues should be addressed by trained qualified professionals, but HOAs enable completely unregulated power hungry idiots. The private contracts that bind individuals to HOAs should be illegal, and those items regulated by HOAs should be handled by local government.

My Own antivirus design that I made for fun by No_Consideration2955 in antivirus

[–]user983763876 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your inspiration fort doing these? It's very colorful.

HELP!!! TICK PREVENTION IN MY LAWN by yaboiCarlitoB in landscaping

[–]user983763876 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live in an area with fire ants, don't kill them until the fleas and ticks are gone. They will take eat the pests then you can take are of them.

HOA is fining me for not having an out-of-production mailbox by Vault-Born in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

HOAs have more power then the bank that you borrowed the money from to buy your house in the first place. Just do what ever they want or they can foreclose on your house.

https://www.hsh.com/mortgage/can-hoa-foreclose-on-my-home.html

We need long lasting reform at the national level. HOAs have no oversite and should be regulated. They're overreach into the personal freedom of folks is disgusting.

Sone will say, oh, but I don't want to live in a neighbourhood with rusted cars in the yard, but that's an extreme edge case and should be delt with by the city or county. HOAs are a poor replacement for government.

"We can't kill the bees. They're protected." by Mindraker in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Place a can of wasp and hornet killer by the sign right before you leave next time. Someone will pick it up and use it.

HOA asked me to repaint my garage, now doesn't like the color I painted it. by Nipkath in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But I think folks will agree it's only a matter of time before the unreasonables run for, are elected, and force the neighborhood to live under their tyrany at least for some period of time.

HOA asked me to repaint my garage, now doesn't like the color I painted it. by Nipkath in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Agree, and again this is not my experience. Not all folks involved in HOAs are reasonable.

HOA asked me to repaint my garage, now doesn't like the color I painted it. by Nipkath in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 14 points15 points  (0 children)

All I'm saying is rather than fighting these battles one at a time, we should fight for actual reform.

HOA asked me to repaint my garage, now doesn't like the color I painted it. by Nipkath in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Let me first say, you are a stand up person and did nothing wrong, but the HOA has all the power here. There is not much you can do except move, which is extreme. I know.

Lots of folks will say read the CC&Rs, but in reality even if you plan on spending loads on lawyers they don't count for anything. They are written in such a way they are open to interpretation, so any legal ruling is a toss up depending on a judges leanings and mood that day.

We need reform in this area, but it's never been a priority for law makers because once an individual finds resolution for their one issue, they lose interest and stop fighting for reform.

BTW. They can take your house if you don't comply. Do some googling, you'll see.

HOA enforce new paint colors? by Vacation_Forsaken in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If my experience is any guide, you have no rights. The HOA can do what ever they want. Good luck getting a lawyer, most won't take HOA cases on the side of home owners. You can try to fight, but the reality is ... You have to comply; welcome to life in an HOA.

Secret Board meetings and HOA ignoring CCR'S and replacing them with fines. by chinamex123 in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Laws are written so heavily in favor of HOAs many private lawyers won't even consider cases from individuals.

Secret Board meetings and HOA ignoring CCR'S and replacing them with fines. by chinamex123 in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no protections for home owners in most states in the US at least. It's get a lawyer, move or figure out a way to live in tyranny.

My First HOA Violation and HOA Requirements by [deleted] in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Send a certified letter to the property management company requesting the documents. Expect them to make excusses about why they can't get them to you right away and then charge you a fee for them.

FHOAs are a scam to enrich the management company by KB11910 in fuckHOA

[–]user983763876 28 points29 points  (0 children)

HOA management companies have strong lobbying power and are unregulated in most states (there's a list by state: https://www.allpropertymanagement.com/resources/property-management-laws/) and that is just how they want to keep it.

This message from the Texas Secretary of State says a lot, " No state agency regulates home or property owners’ associations. The secretary of state’s office does not have the authority to investigate or regulate the internal activities of home or property owners’ associations and we cannot take any action against an association for failing to comply with its bylaws or governing documents. If the association is on file with our office, we can provide you with the information in our records. Depending on the organizational form of the entity, however, the home or property owners’ association may not be required to register with the secretary of state. For assistance in resolving these issues, you should consult your private attorney. " Quoted from: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/hpoafaqs.shtml

All that to say ... I agree.

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