[quote=kiki]Coronita,
I understand that I am only allowed to paint the exterior with one of the color schemes. What I am baffled at is the fact they won’t approved a color from their approved list so the question is do you think I any chance to win if i fought back.?
is B E R N A R D O P O I N T corner of Alva and RB road.
I already work full time and have 2 small kids that i have homeschool I don’t want to waste my time if HOA will win regardless of how illogical they are.
thank you[/quote]
Usually I find the best way to deal with the HOA that is giving you an unnecessarily hard time is get a friend who is a lawyer to send a brief letter with their law offices letterhead to the HOA asking what the problem is. Doesn’t have to be elaborate, just a few sentences You could even write it yourself and just ask your friend to send it. Then they usually shut up. I did this with my HOA one time and I also did this with an insurance company that refused to pay me liability claim. I wrote the letter, asked my then neighbor is a partner at a law firm to review it, he send it on his stationary. And poof HOA problem gone and insurance paid the claim.
If you don’t have such a friend, I would check with your employer. Some large employers offer employees free legal services and consultation and even offer to do minor paperwork for free. Part of the many benefits you might havr told by HR but you probably slept through thinking it doesn’t apply to you. Employees of UCSD medical have such an employee benefit as a friend of a friend was trying to dispute a ridiculously large SDGE bill that they did not rack up. So again you can draft the letter and ask them to send it.
If that also isn’t an option, there are plans called “legal insurance” or something like that which for monthly subscription I thinks allows you to get such a letter written. And sometimes that’s what it takes. Just a stupid piece of paper from a law firm, and then the HOA sings a different tune. Keep in mind most of the HOA board mbers are homeowners in the hood and really don’t want trouble. So many of the Karen’s that like to flex their powers quickly shutup once lawyers start to get involved or the appearance of lawyers will be getting involved.. Your goal is to try to appear you will go postal without spending a lot of money to actually do it. Hey, I hate it too. But it’s just a game.
in life I think one probably need a few friends that are one of the following: a lawyer , a doctor, an accountant, a real estate agent, and someone really handy either techie or hands on.
that way you can sort of barter your services. I’m in the techie /handy category.
