Homeowner battles HOA over damage created by passing cars

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A Las Vegas man is battling his homeowner's association over something he says is beyond his control: careless drivers who put holes in his back wall.
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@benjaminlarson6717 3 месяца назад

I would never buy a house with an HOA attached to it.

@johnfbm 3 месяца назад

Amen

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE 3 месяца назад

the problem is in some areas it is almost all HOA

@williampatton1827 2 месяца назад

Ditto! Absolutely not, ever.

@240TechGuy 2 месяца назад

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE it's worse, most of the newly developed homes in newly created areas are mostly HOAs. A lot of modest areas that are not run by HOAs ended up getting purchased and rebuilt into high end homes.

@earlhammond9810 3 месяца назад

The company hired to manage the HOA make part of their living on fines. They love to keep fining owners for higher profits and balance sheets. They are constantly looking for a violation to fine an owner.

@mtw1234 2 месяца назад

HOA documents can exceed the size of a phone book. Who really can read them?

@lauraandjimbackus-yh3vq 2 месяца назад

VENTANNA LAKES SOLUTION!!!

@marshaavery8129 3 месяца назад

At all costs, avoid a home in a HOA.

@CrazyBear65 2 месяца назад

All HOAs ought to be indicted on RICO charges and disbanded immediately.

@audreyjohnson4599 3 месяца назад

He'd better not let the fines ride. The HOA will seize his house and sell it out from under him. They'll do that in a heartbeat.

@whatabitchami 3 месяца назад

Yup they'll put liens on your house due to unpaid fines

@brakesforsnakes757 3 месяца назад

They can just put a lien on it, I had that happen years ago with some stupid fines.

@etc6272 3 месяца назад

It happened to my neighbor across from me. He ignored paying his dues for two years. Next thing he knew, his house had a lien against it then the HOA auctioned his house.

@kevinscott4081 3 месяца назад

It says a lot that it is even legal. Our country is messed up.

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE 3 месяца назад

@@brakesforsnakes757 depends on the state, in my state they can foreclose over a $1 lien

@scottw5658 3 месяца назад

No, if he places a camera the HOA would fine him over that too.

@danor6812 3 месяца назад

HOA's should be illegal.

@MarkH10 3 месяца назад

No they should not. You have the power to contract.

@johnathanmcfadden8978 3 месяца назад

They really should... Nothing but drama and harassment we lived in a house we rent it on the east side The trash can was an inch 1 in past the garage and they send fines absolutely absurd.

@CrazyBear65 2 месяца назад

HOAs should all be indicted on RICO charges.

@bruceblackwell2205 2 месяца назад

No I do not ever want an HOA

@BlindWitchFire 3 месяца назад

HOAs in Vegas is a complete JOKE

@rirkc 3 месяца назад

Vegas doesn't have a monopoly on bad HOAs. I've never met a HOA I liked. Period.

@bruceblackwell2205 2 месяца назад

HOA IS A JOKE EVERYWHERE IN EVERY STATE

@daem3n 3 месяца назад

That is BS! Terra West needs to get their act together. Charging and fining the victim is wrong.

@lv70287 3 месяца назад

So they want you to upkeep your wall yet they can’t upkeep the look of the neighborhood? Well that makes no sense lol.

@curiouspeople6441 3 месяца назад

I hate HOA 😊

@whammy3323 3 месяца назад

just one more reason I'll NEVER live in a HOA community

@carolynw3602 3 месяца назад

Another disgusting example of HOA Karens power tripping 🤢

@AlbertoGonzalez.. 2 месяца назад

💯💯

@kchiker 3 месяца назад

DO NOT buy home with an HOA!!!

@justiceexodus7801 3 месяца назад

Send the homies to pay the HOA president a visit.

@briljin 3 месяца назад

Stories like this were the reason one of my hard "no way in hell" lines for my recently purchased home was "no f'ing HOA!".

@fashiondiva6972 3 месяца назад

It’s a common wall for which the HOA is legally responsible. They own the outside (the full perimeter and all common and shred spaces). That’s matter of NV law (don’t recall the NRS offhand, and yes, I’m a NV attorney) and no CC&Rs can abrogate the governing state law. HOAs will engage in all form and manner of illegal acts unless and until they’re legally challenged. It’s their wall to repair, period.

@lvmobile5528 3 месяца назад

NRS 116.31073 Maintenance, repair, restoration and replacement of security walls. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 116.31135, the association is responsible for the maintenance, repair, restoration and replacement of any security wall which is located within the common-interest community.

@ddrhazy 3 месяца назад

I looked at this guy's house in GISMO. The parcel runs all the way to the concrete curb. Instead of being patient, the HOA is fining the home owner for something that wasn't even his fault. That's deeply wrong.

@Andromeda_M31 3 месяца назад

He said it's in the condo documents that it's his responsibility. Not agreeing with it but if that's how it's written, that's what a judge would defer to.

@brentfarvors192 3 месяца назад

Not according to his contract, that he signed...Guarantee it contains boiler plate language, covering all surrounding walls on "his" (their), property...The graffiti/trash is on the easement, so, no one to fine...

@iii9266 3 месяца назад

Don't. EVER. Buy. Into. An. HOA. Pretty fucking simple...

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE 3 месяца назад

no not simple, in some areas, it is mostly HOA..very hard to find something not in an HOA

@nickbierman3640 3 месяца назад

I can not express this enough. Home owners, take over your HOA. Attend the meetings and run for positions on the board. Once you have control of the board, vote out the managing company. Form your own. You only need a lawyer and an accountant for the legal work. Add an answering service for calls, and the president and board can review the calls. Then, you can truly have an HOA that works for the people of the neighborhood. Managing companies just looks to fine the homeowners to increase revenue and do little to improve the neighborhoods they work for. My neighborhood is currently doing this.

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE 3 месяца назад

not all HOAs have meetings and elections, and some fake the elections

@gabrielsandoval7331 3 месяца назад

I mean, some of that sounds easier said that done. I’ve dealt with HOA disputes a couple of times as an attorney (never again). And to me, it seems like the management companies are pretty essential as it relates to legal compliance and the admin work involved. That seems like a real pain in the ass. But yes, I agree that good people are need on these boards. In this guy’s case, the HOA should be taking financial responsibility over the matter.

@JebusHypocristosX 3 месяца назад

@@gabrielsandoval7331 If that doesn't work there is always the 2ndA.

@SigFigNewton 2 месяца назад

Avoid HOAs Bad people seek out HOA power to take money from their neighbors to pay for neighborhood amenities at no cost to themselves

@xmo552 2 месяца назад

next step into the gov

@darknagaadventures7884 3 месяца назад

1 common wall. 2 happened on the street side of the wall 3 they are not holding the person who caused the damage accountable 4 they transferred the costs to a single owner, and added fines just to double down. The HOA needs to pay for the wall, and he needs to be paid $1m for the harassment

@robertgarcia3872 3 месяца назад

That’s what you get with a HOA

@brakesforsnakes757 3 месяца назад

The real sucky thing is that the HOA can put a lien on his house.

@brentfarvors192 3 месяца назад

Not "can"; Will! Just pay it, amd move asap. Calling the news only helps when THEY breach the contract...

@erikl1447 3 месяца назад

TerraWest is the absolute WORST HOA in Vegas. Complete crooks.

@ddrhazy 3 месяца назад

I have had run ins with the president of that HOA.

@erikl1447 3 месяца назад

@@ddrhazy they constantly send me violations. Actually sent me a violation for "weed removal" and pic was of the new bushes i just put in. Also send monthly dues really late in month and say late fees if received after the 1st of month. I now have to right on it the date i received it and sent it out. Told them i refuse to pay late fees.

@brentfarvors192 3 месяца назад

Refuse all you want. When you signed, you agreed to liens put on your house. Only real solution is to sell, and move out of Vegas.

@ddrhazy 3 месяца назад

@@brentfarvors192 Vegas is HOA central so your comment is largely correct. Move to the mid-west or north east where HOAs are not as common.

@aliceshiotsugu4762 3 месяца назад

Board of Realtors are impotent. The HOA powers should be minimized, especially when it comes to foreclosing on a home. A lot of the HOA officers are obnoxious, rule with an iron hand, can care less about the owners. Some officers even steal the HOA fees leaving the HOA poor in cash. Audits usually do not reveal the embezzlement.

@Invisableme39 3 месяца назад

Mmm hire a lawyer…sue the HOA

@thomasperkins1513 2 месяца назад

Suing the hoa is basically useless,,the lawyers are paid by the dues,so you are suing yourself...

@Invisableme39 2 месяца назад

@@thomasperkins1513 well the question is can you win the lawsuit based on law. If you can..sue

@WLBarton4466 3 месяца назад

The HOA did pay to fix anything What do they do with fines? Spend it on themselves.

@jackiemansfield8325 3 месяца назад

HOAs must to learn a lesson for excess of arrogance

@pattyshobbyworld2851 3 месяца назад

Note to self....never by in a HOA

@soytitv4114 3 месяца назад

That's why no hoa in sinaloa Mexico 🤔

@aaronhuang8425 3 месяца назад

You're right! The Sinaloa Cartel is the HOA!!

@King_TuTT 3 месяца назад

NEVER MOVE INTO AN HOA.

@RasiRobi 3 месяца назад

His pretty much screwed right now sorry for him. HOA can put the lien on his house. I went thru this years and years ago. Better pay that bill if he wants to stay in that nice quiet area.

@afmajor322 3 месяца назад

Hoa vs homeowner what a surprise

@daviddiehl-gy2sq 3 месяца назад

First mistake was signing the agreement.

@amandabilger2235 3 месяца назад

I live down the street from an HOA. It is relatively new community, some of the lots don't even have houses built on them yet. We are friends with some of the residents. One guy told us that he had some trees on his lot that were dead when he bought the property. After his house was built he started working on the yard, which is very large because he bought 2 lots. He had to get permission from the HOA to cut down trees that were dead, and they had been dead for quite awhile.

@110311DONTWANTCHANNE 3 месяца назад

If its a COMMON wall, it is HOA responsibility (to fix or go after the driver). he needs to pay and sue for the money back.

@Andromeda_M31 3 месяца назад

How he can take legal action against the HOA is written in the documents. The legal fees to defend against him are a common expense and then he pays his own legal fees. He may be required to file it as a derivate action on behalf of all owners. These lawsuits fail a lot due to lack of support by other homeowners. He's better off patching the wall and try to work with other homeowners to deal with signage or something to warn drivers. You must be active in the meetings when you live in an HOA or nut jobs take over.

@cdnrednek1027 3 месяца назад

Why would anyone in their right mind buy a house attached to an HOA? Hey let's buy a house, spend $1,000,000 in a place where we have to ask permission to paint or do anything to my property.

@princesslilchief8282 3 месяца назад

FUQ HOA's I would never

@Andromeda_M31 3 месяца назад

At least Nevada has a government agency devoted to this. I'm sure it's as ineffective as it gets but most states label everything HOA a civil matter.

@ShelbyAnn0375 3 месяца назад

I will never live where there is an HOA. If I buy a house\property I will not have someone telling me what I can or cannot do with it.

@Reno_Slim 3 месяца назад

I used to be on an HOA board of directors. We would usually waive most fines upon compliance minus the hard costs. We didn't use fines as a means to raise additional income. We use it specifically to encourage compliance.

@kevinscott4081 3 месяца назад

They should only exist to upkeep the neighborhood. They should have no power to fine people or have any authority whatsoever. It should be illegal.

@Darci3333 3 месяца назад

Bottom line....NEVER BUY A HOME THAT HAS AN HOA.....PERIOD.

@Rush215 3 месяца назад

Sue the HOA prove the point

@merryhunt9153 2 месяца назад

People who think an HOA protects property values should see the many comments saying "I will never buy a house with an HOA." I'm such a person myself.

@guyforlogos 3 месяца назад

When you buy a home in an HOA… YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE. 🤦 Don’t EVER buy in an HOA.

@davidjackson7281 3 месяца назад

My CA Delta retirement HOA is a fantastic bargain supporting and facilitating a pleasurable lfestyle.

@tho464 2 месяца назад

Who pockets that $1100? I always wonder where all those fines go since HOA fees should only be set to cover expenses as outlined. So who benefits from the fines?

@sharondalynnewton7562 3 месяца назад

That’s crazy! Who is the HOA president? The board who the residents select?

@tommylucero2931 3 месяца назад

Those HOA are jokes , it supposed to be a better place to live without any crimes, but no one knew that it would be the HOA being the criminals and taking your money in monthly dues and bull crap fines

@SC-or2ek 3 месяца назад

Better pay them now before they auction off your home .then you be sorry . All the paper you have signed and you agree to their rule of HOA .there are 2 choice for you pay them first Then put the house up for sell ..just be smarter next time know what not to get Into HOA community.

@TODD-KOBELL 3 месяца назад

He is stupid for moving in there. HOAs should be illegal.

@wprivera 2 месяца назад

If you don't pay that HOA fine they can put a lien on your house. They can steal your house.

@2moosepie 3 месяца назад

HOA is a bad idea

@BookJay35 2 месяца назад

One of these days someone's going to get fed up with their HOA and it's not going to go well.

@gregNFL 2 месяца назад

Just say no way to HOA. DON’T make that mistake.

@celebrityrog 3 месяца назад

HOAs don’t increase value if your home it decreases it.

@CaliforniaMISC 3 месяца назад

What about insurance?

@danor6812 3 месяца назад

Technically it's not his wall because it's a common wall. The HOA's insurance won't cover it because it's part of "the homeowner's" wall.

@CaliforniaMISC 3 месяца назад

@@danor6812 i meant truck's insurance

@danor6812 3 месяца назад

@@CaliforniaMISC He has to prove who (what truck) did it.

@CaliforniaMISC 3 месяца назад

@@danor6812 install cameras, there are options out there. 2-3 car already hit a wall someone had to see something.

@danor6812 3 месяца назад

@@CaliforniaMISC You need to talk to him about it. I don't live there.

@hcwcars1 2 месяца назад

I don't feel bad for this guy at all. He signed up for it

@pwu8194 3 месяца назад

HOA should be avoided if possible.

@monkeyboy5342 2 месяца назад

Terra West is the worse HOA….. 👋🏼🐵

@motoboss5250069qew 2 месяца назад

Hoa Hoax lol! 😂 WTF would you buy hoa??

@corejacehome 3 месяца назад

Never buy house on the corner of with perimeter wall. It’s too common for cars to hit walls.

@ddrhazy 3 месяца назад

The house is at a hammerhead cul-du-sac. You'd think it would be safe. Owner should build several bollards along that wall to protect it.

@verothomas1524 3 месяца назад

Don’t live in a HOA!!!!

@Maybe1Someday 3 месяца назад

Just let the publice know who the board members and president are. It will work itself out or they will get worked out LOL

@jasonx409able 2 месяца назад

This is the reason I chose not to live in a HOA COMMUNITY!!! I love my COMMUNITY. I get to party whenever I want to on th3 weekend and be up late without no neighbors complaining. My neighbors also parties too and I dont complain.

@JoeThorne-j6g 3 месяца назад

Homeowner. Overcharged. Annually. What HOA does that’s why I wouldn’t buy anything that has an HOA anywhere close to the property.

@christianwolf68 2 месяца назад

the HOA should go after the person who hit the wall in the first place. thats just common sense but the way to solve a problem like this, NEVER BUY A HOME IN AN HOA !

@DeadEyeDave 2 месяца назад

When I bought a house within an HOA, I purposefully failed to sign the agreement while the pile of papers was being overseen by the realtor. I just pretended to sign it and put it on the stack. Later when they tried to give me trouble about renewing the siding on my home, I said I'm not bound by your CC&Rs. All they could do was change the locks on the pool gate and not issue me a key. My kids went swimming any time they wanted to because friends would always let them in. SUCK IT - HOA.

@acccardone7679 3 месяца назад

HOAs are supposed to be responsible for all communal property. Since the outside of that wall runs the length of the HOA, it should be the responsibility of the HOA…

@archiesanford7535 2 месяца назад

If the HOA is going to regulate fines it's their responsibility to monitor who damage's the wall

@burkepete110 2 месяца назад

HOA's were invented to allow developers to make a clean exit from their project and for local government to avoid oversight responsibility for infrastructure they permitted and tax.

@benwagner5089 2 месяца назад

$50 a week for the violations that HE isn't causing to the property. This would be like being fined for damages caused by a hailstorm. The damage was caused by someone else, and he can't make it so the damage doesn't occur again. But HOA's already do that, with the "lawns can't be taller than x amount" rules. Even if this wasn't an HOA story, simply having a neighbor damage the same part of your property multiple times would be news worthy. Sounds like a great time for a lawsuit against whoever is backing into the wall from the far side. Set up cameras, find out who's doing it, and sue them for repeated negligent property damage that you need to repair. Might even be something you can get a lien on their property for, though the lien would have to be adjusted up in value each time the damage was repeated.

@larrybell2794 2 месяца назад

Depending where you want to live, it’s almost impossible to buy a house without an HOA! The last one i lived in the HOA had amassed quite a bit of money. They actually did spend some on a playground. But as with this video no matter what the issue, they’ll never help with any expenses! I’ve lived in plenty of neighborhoods without them and never had an issue. Now i’m convinced it’s just a ruse for someone to make money off of!

@stephengreen3566 3 месяца назад

Mail them a letter saying you are fining them $1,100.00 for not cleaning the graffiti off the power boxes and mail them a letter every month adding $50.

@subirdas0 2 месяца назад

There are HOAs that won’t allow camera for privacy reasons, but will fine home owners for damage to garage door, by miscreants.

@lutzfilor8253 2 месяца назад

When HOA are out of control - this damage is done by the HOA and the counter claim the HOA for legal fees, legal harasment and they should not allow any trucks in the cul-de-sac. Usually the HOA is ordering the repair and ALL owners pay not a single owner.

@SCSC-qz7rr 3 месяца назад

He shouldn’t pay for the wall in the cul de sac that should be the HOA’s responsibility! 😡

@shakey2634 3 месяца назад

He’s gonna pay the fine. The fine is now attached to the property and it will be paid at closing or they will never be able to sell the house. I’ve lived in two HOA communities and though far from perfect, I’ve been mostly pleased. I’ve also lived in several non-HOA communities and had trashy neighborhoods that wouldn’t clean up or maintain their property and the city enforcement was not effective at all.

@willieverusethis 3 месяца назад

HOAs are required by cities so that they don't have to pay for the public services and infrastructure associated with new developments. If we funded our cities properly with taxes we wouldn't have to pay for HOA fees.

@FJB827 2 месяца назад

Anybody that buys a home in an HOA will vote for him again in november!. Smh!.

@greenlitepowerwash7700 3 месяца назад

Hell no , HOA is responsible fr property an how they build parking spaces, that damage should be pay by hoa neglisment on how they built their parking lot fr future residents

@Jon6429 3 месяца назад

I'll bet it's against HOA rules to have a camera watching property you do not own.

@TheKnifed 3 месяца назад

They can put a lien against this house and force them out if he doesn't pay, I hope somebody tells him that. I've been following HOA news for a long time, it's already happened multiple times to many people. It's not right, but it's been happening.

@fozzir 2 месяца назад

We used to live in a HOA that made you open your garage door from noon to 4pm every Sunday so they can drive by and see no one was living in there or had set up an office. My guest's cars would get towed when they came over, it was a complete nightmare! Needless to say we sold our house and bought in a non HOA home. Never, ever, under any circumstances live where there is a HOA. They can also raise your rates, no notice. Look what they are doing in Florida.

@stevenjohnson8736 2 месяца назад

if u trying to buy a house or a condo that have HOA do no buy go somewhere else buy a house or a condo that doesn’t have HOA

@burton6849 2 месяца назад

he needs a lawyer. maybe contact the lawyer who appears in this clip? maybe they would give him a bit of a deal on the legal fees to get some exposure? this is ridiculous. it sounds like someone in the HOA is picking on this guy.

@AbNomal621 2 месяца назад

If it is a common wall, the HOA is responsible for BOTH sides. Those assessing the fines should be require to pay four times the amount assessed for their fraud.