Comments on: Homeowner’s Associations Are Hurting http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: thahosk http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-310986 thahosk Mon, 19 May 2008 16:24:04 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/#comment-310986 I live in a community where they are actually doing roof repairs as I speak. I guess I'm one of the few.Hope things get better. I live in a community where they are actually doing roof repairs as I speak. I guess I’m one of the few.Hope things get better.

]]> By: Scott http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-308615 Scott Wed, 14 May 2008 13:35:12 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/#comment-308615 I'm with Ken on this one. I have no use for homeowners' associations or planned communities. As far as I'm concerned, as long as I comply with local ordinances regarding my property, it's nobody else's business. On a related note, my brother-in-law was fined $50 by his association for letting his grass get too tall. The punchline is, he lives in a trailer park. I’m with Ken on this one. I have no use for homeowners’ associations or planned communities. As far as I’m concerned, as long as I comply with local ordinances regarding my property, it’s nobody else’s business.
On a related note, my brother-in-law was fined $50 by his association for letting his grass get too tall. The punchline is, he lives in a trailer park.

]]> By: Ken http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-308420 Ken Wed, 14 May 2008 04:22:35 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/#comment-308420 I don't live in a 'planned community' for a very good reasons, many of them based on principle, the other reasons stem from the reality: Most homeowners associations that I've been a member of serve only to profit the very few. Often, the projects need to be supplemented not just with dues but extra expenses when the repairs are necessary for 'your block'. It is, in my opinion, a well orchestrated plan of redistributing funds so that a few can profit from the laziness of the masses who are too blind to pay attention to what is going on. I don’t live in a ‘planned community’ for a very good reasons, many of them based on principle, the other reasons stem from the reality: Most homeowners associations that I’ve been a member of serve only to profit the very few. Often, the projects need to be supplemented not just with dues but extra expenses when the repairs are necessary for ‘your block’.

It is, in my opinion, a well orchestrated plan of redistributing funds so that a few can profit from the laziness of the masses who are too blind to pay attention to what is going on.

]]> By: TM http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-308413 TM Wed, 14 May 2008 03:39:30 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/05/13/homeowners-associations-are-hurting/#comment-308413 I live in a planned neighborhood. Some homes up for sale (as ford closed here a year ago) but...the CA is keeping up all areas and have published our finances (which they have to do every quarter in the newsletter)...we are still good to go. I live in a planned neighborhood.

Some homes up for sale (as ford closed here a year ago) but…the CA is keeping up all areas and have published our finances (which they have to do every quarter in the newsletter)…we are still good to go.

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