Long-sleeve Shirt Time

 

If you see me in the next few weeks, I'll be wearing long-sleeved shirts. I don't want the HOA to know what I've got up my sleeve.

How many people who are facing legal action by an HOA can have so much fun?

I hope South Carolina doesn't come up an Amusement Tax and send me an invoice.

It all started when the HOA sent one of those dumb Parking Violation Notices - a "Courtesy Letter." Yeah, sure. The homeowner's daughter had visited one afternoon and parked her car in front of the house, on the public street, for three hours. 

A few days later a nastygram from the HOA showed up. Most people would have called the office to complain. Or just called to say "The car is gone" or "The car isn't mine." Not I.

Justin Martin, then-President of the HOA, told me the HOA could enforce parking on streets. I asked him to prove it. He told me he didn't have to prove anything to me. And the fight was on.

It took two years but I finally got a copy of the Deed by which the Developer had transferred the street to Richland County. And, just as I had guessed, the CC&Rs and the By-Laws were not attached. 

Homeowners in Barony Place II no longer receive Parking Violation Notices.

That's when I started reading the CC&Rs, the By-Laws, and the Procedures Reference Manual. They all need some updates. Not much, but some.

The HOA will not be able to amend the CC&Rs and the By-Laws, because it can't comply with the By-Laws. Consent of a large number of Voting Members is required. Right now, there is only ONE legitimate Voting Member.

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