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I wanted to see if anyone here might be able to offer some advice on a Jeep related HOA grievance. Sorry about being so wordy guys!
So here's the deal . . . I bought my first home back in 2003 . . . it's nothing fancy . . . a one bedroom, one bathroom, condo . . . but the selling point for me was the garage. I have a couple of Harleys and was getting tired of having them sit out or having to store them at friend’s houses. I'm a pretty easy going guy for the most part and do my best to be considerate and neighborly and hit it off right away with most of the neighbors, but was quickly warned about the woman living above me. Unfortunately, I also share the garage with her. I quickly realized why others had warned me about her when she started screaming about living next to a refinery which progressed to her spraying vinegar off of her balcony down onto who ever was below whenever she would see someone smoking outside. She’s yelled at me about running an auto body shop out of the garage when I was simply waxing my car, and recently accused me of stealing her water when I wash Jeep and blamed me for being the reason her water bill has been increasing . . . here’s the kicker . . . we don’t get water bills, our water is included in the HOA payment. I could go on for a while with this kind of stuff.
Well to get the to the point last night I received a letter from the property management company regarding a Violation of Rules and Regs/CC&Rs. It basically states that no car washing is allowed, any type of mingling is not allowed in the garage, and all work to be performed on all cars and motorcycles should be done offsite . . . these are the things I’m concerned about as I do wash my car or bike on occasion, I like to do a little minor wrenching here and there, and may have a buddy helping me (or in Josh’s case supervising) when I do. There’s also a bunch of other :poop: about me having parties in the garage (it’s all Geebo’s fault . . . that guy is out of control :wink
, having motorized equipment like generators, etc, it even mentions having BBQs in the garage (who knew the Wieners for Wheelers campaign stated in schmo's garage?). Although I am amazed that the manager with the property management company who sent the letter didn’t have enough sense to question or validate these accusations, I’m not as concerned about this :poop: as it is ridiculous and should be easy to disprove.
I’ve read thru the CC&Rs I got back in 2003 and the activities that the property management company is claiming that I’m in violation of are not listed as violations in the CC&Rs. The only things I found that apply are:
8.3 - No MAJOR work or repairs on autos or MCs permitted on premises
9.3 – Garage doors shall not remain open except for temporary purposes when someone is WORKING in the garage
The CC&Rs seem to support my activities, and not the claims of the property management company when they say things like ALL work should be done offsite.
I’ve never had to seek legal advice before, and thought that if I just avoided this neighbor and kept to myself, it wouldn’t escalate, but now I’m being threatened with fines and penalties if these “violations” continue. What would be the best course of action at this point?
Thanks,
Joe
So here's the deal . . . I bought my first home back in 2003 . . . it's nothing fancy . . . a one bedroom, one bathroom, condo . . . but the selling point for me was the garage. I have a couple of Harleys and was getting tired of having them sit out or having to store them at friend’s houses. I'm a pretty easy going guy for the most part and do my best to be considerate and neighborly and hit it off right away with most of the neighbors, but was quickly warned about the woman living above me. Unfortunately, I also share the garage with her. I quickly realized why others had warned me about her when she started screaming about living next to a refinery which progressed to her spraying vinegar off of her balcony down onto who ever was below whenever she would see someone smoking outside. She’s yelled at me about running an auto body shop out of the garage when I was simply waxing my car, and recently accused me of stealing her water when I wash Jeep and blamed me for being the reason her water bill has been increasing . . . here’s the kicker . . . we don’t get water bills, our water is included in the HOA payment. I could go on for a while with this kind of stuff.
Well to get the to the point last night I received a letter from the property management company regarding a Violation of Rules and Regs/CC&Rs. It basically states that no car washing is allowed, any type of mingling is not allowed in the garage, and all work to be performed on all cars and motorcycles should be done offsite . . . these are the things I’m concerned about as I do wash my car or bike on occasion, I like to do a little minor wrenching here and there, and may have a buddy helping me (or in Josh’s case supervising) when I do. There’s also a bunch of other :poop: about me having parties in the garage (it’s all Geebo’s fault . . . that guy is out of control :wink
, having motorized equipment like generators, etc, it even mentions having BBQs in the garage (who knew the Wieners for Wheelers campaign stated in schmo's garage?). Although I am amazed that the manager with the property management company who sent the letter didn’t have enough sense to question or validate these accusations, I’m not as concerned about this :poop: as it is ridiculous and should be easy to disprove. I’ve read thru the CC&Rs I got back in 2003 and the activities that the property management company is claiming that I’m in violation of are not listed as violations in the CC&Rs. The only things I found that apply are:
8.3 - No MAJOR work or repairs on autos or MCs permitted on premises
9.3 – Garage doors shall not remain open except for temporary purposes when someone is WORKING in the garage
The CC&Rs seem to support my activities, and not the claims of the property management company when they say things like ALL work should be done offsite.
I’ve never had to seek legal advice before, and thought that if I just avoided this neighbor and kept to myself, it wouldn’t escalate, but now I’m being threatened with fines and penalties if these “violations” continue. What would be the best course of action at this point?
Thanks,
Joe
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