+stevemccollum2011 I agree but sadly I live in an HOA neighborhood. HOA is a complete racket. They do nothing for anyone but send out reminders of their dues to the date!
The assumption is that HOAs will help you deal with unreasonable neighbors. Then the day comes when your neighbors disagree with you about what is "reasonable".
Pick up trucks are truly American and now a days they want to take anything that makes us American away. Pick ups are just as offensive as our flag I guess SMH!
Here in Texas I need a truck in order to get in and out of my neighborhood. My driveway is paved but the road to it isn't. Glad they don't say a word about my 4 heavy duty trucks, 2 horse trailers, 3 tractors, 2 flatbed trailers and 5th wheel rv.
Real talk when I bought my house one of the reasons I liked it is all the trucks on the street. I thought cool these are all good hardworking people. No worries about drugs and crime lol
@@StephenKershaw1 I’ve done a lot of research into this subject and adding in the hoa fees, they actually don’t increase value. Apr of a home outside of an hoa compared to one inside an hoa the one inside increases value at a significantly lower rate than the one outside of it. There’s a lot of reasons to buy in an hoa. But you’ve got to look at the long term investment. Hoa isn’t all good
I bought a house on 5 acres in an area that had CC&R' s - everybody but me. My deed was clean of any covenants or restrictions, yet I was harassed for over a year for my classic, antique trucks and Amateur Radio antennas. The trucks were parked on my driveway behind a fence, and the antennas were invisible in the trees on my property. People still complained even though nothing could be seen from the road. The fact that these things existed on my property was a "bone of contention" to all. I finally had to post my land and threaten these other homeowners for harassing me before they finally stopped. I still live amongst the "land barbarians", have no contact with them, and they are happily still upset by my possessions. They have to live by their mistakes - I don't.
MrDeadInMyPocket I agree 100%! My husband and I made the mistake of purchasing a home, on a lake, that has a HOA. We purchased a home on the lake because my husband is disabled and likes to kaiak for exercise....stupid us, we didn't read e small print! We are not allowed to swim or boat in the lake!!! $500 fine....😡
A clear case of people with too much time on their hands looking for something to nitpick about. If this is the biggest problem in their petty existence, then they have lived a truly charmed life. I would watch and record EVERY SUV and truck in that neighborhood, then file a discrimination lawsuit against the HOA and the neighbors who are driving this issue.
Naw..that just causes more problems..just get all the perps that have pu, sub boats etc to petition for relief of persecution..does the HOA own the street? If not if it's licensed he can park it on the street.
i think it's about the fact somebody is jealous and so they decide to cause trouble just because you have money is no permission to be a bully now if that truck was a semi tractor or a great big moving van that's when the tractor and trailer are on the same chassis i could see there point and ile bet the neighbors would really have kittens if he parked a rusty old cement truck in his driveway if that was his occupation
@@stevenherrold5955 Your dead right. Had a similar thing happen to me when we lost power for six days after an ice storm. I had a natural gas generator installed, neighbor called the cops about the noise. Cops told him that it was an acceptable noise level from where he lived (100 yards away).
***** But shouldn’t the left-wing ACLU be furious about the loss of free speech rights by homeowners? Shouldn’t the right-wing Tea Party be furious with the fact that citizens have lost their ability to claim First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections just by joining an HOA? Of course, Americans have the right to contract away their claims to protections in the Bill of Rights. We do that all the time when we agree to abide by confidentiality agreements in out-of-court legal settlements. We agree not to ever discuss how a court case was settled, or how much was paid to which party to settle the case. I believe there are to many government organizations in this country. HOA are just one more layer of bureaucrats telling people they can not fly an American flag on U S soil. And no one should have the right to tell a home owner he can not fly an American flag. Oh by the way I bet ya' my conservative card has more notches in it than yours.
I lived in a City that was worse than an HOA, they came out an measured our grass. If it was over 3 inches, they would mow it for you and charge you $200 each time. Same for weeds, unkempt bushes, or trees with branches that hung too low to the ground. They'd come on the property, weed-eat, trim bushes, then charge you out the ass. You were required to have sidewalks, keep them in good repair and keep them clear of leaves, grass, and snow at all times. They fined us for having trees too close to the house, for not having the house painted (it was a wood siding that was designed not to be painted, it treated and water sealed), we had to go to court to fight the fine. Oddly enough, the city has seen a decline in population of over 10% in the last ten years....
because u never happened to look up the fucking bylaws and buried statutes that make no fucking sense create no safety hazards not an eyesore did they require a payoff plus SUVs , Im sorry but fuckyour attitude about the BYLAWS and crybabies . He probably grew up there never thought to think about it
Egon Casteel I agree! I can’t even advertise my business on MY truck. Our HOA has gotten really bad years after we moved in. Rules fit on a single sheet of paper 7 yrs ago, now 6 sheets! We’re moving next summer!
This covenant was written back when pick up trucks were nearly exclusively used as a work vehicle. The problem I have is the rotten busy body neighbors that actually had the nerve to complain. Now the neighbor that confronted the kid, is acting illegally. and his threat to call the police and his threat that the police would write tickets or have the vehicle towed is also illegal.
I remarried in 2004 and moved to Melbourne, FL. My husband had a condo and an HOA. This was an older association and the monthly fees were as much as the mortgage payments. It was in his name solely. I attended a few meetings where it was discussed that two assessments were to be imposed in the hundreds of dollars each. Most of the residents were elderly people who could not afford the extra costs. At the next board meeting I stood and politely asked when the accountants had last conducted an audit. Silence. There had never been one. Shortly thereafter 2/3 of the board resigned and a new management company took over. My husband was informed he could leave his wife at home in future. It pays to work for lawyers for 40+ years.
I'd be more than happy to have this beautiful classic vehicle parked next door to me. It shows that the owners care about the way things look and appreciate classic beauty.
If Im purchasing a home and i see a well maintained possibly restored truck in the driveway of a possible neighbour it would increase the chances of me buying a home in that subdivision.
sixtyfiveford Exactly. When I was looking for property to build on, I told my wife we would NOT buy into an HOA. But we found property that only had designated road fees. Even then I fought them because they wanted to pave new roads for a guy developing his land!!
Same as the others, I have owned one home with a HOA. Was a continual problem, a few people with perceived power going insane. Would never own a home with a HOA again.
Ohhh the things I would do to that community LOL... I'd get the junkiest junk car..paint it an awful color.... paint my HOUSE a disgusting color... get a stupid looking mailbox.... and encourage others to do the same. I would be relentless. This is not about parking some commercial greyhound bus.. it is a PICK UP TRUCK . What kind of ass holes would vote against this kid? When word gets around about what bastards control that community... I guarantee ...their house values WILL DROP.
And that truck would absolutely push the limits of legality too.... 1db quieter than the law requires!!! Start having all the local racers over for bbq's etc...😁
youreallbrainwashed My city doesn't allow us to park in our drive ways, so that's 1/4 million people who can't. Plus we can't park in the street next to our homes for longer than 3 days... so if any of us goes on a vacation for longer than 3 days, we need to pull into the garage or it could be towed when we get back.
He should have and could have found a pro-bono lawyer to present his case. The by-laws, as they stand, regardless of fairness, are legitimate and enforceable with one important exception. If there are others in the subdivision that park SUV's without repercussions, then the division has violated their own contract and applied it in a prejudicial manner rendering their objections null and void.
ianrsigel ding ding ding! We got us a winner. I put up a shed against bylaws that prohibited any structure in back yard to be taller than the fence which is 5'. Of course the HOA president and letters with threats to fine and sue came right after. I showed up at court, representing myself, and won by providing photos of other units' (including the HOA president) and their huge pergolas. Judge sided with me and dismissed the suit. Fast forward two years, we just put up an above ground pool, also against bylaws, and have not heard a peep. Law is law. You either apply it unilaterally or they are null and void at least in my HOA and state.
actually it is a constitutional issue. The constitutional amendments clearly state that any law that violates the liberties of the bill of rights is not only unlawful but unjust and un-enforcable. This kids right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness along with his right to purchase and own property and keep said property in his immediate lawful possession IS included in his constitutional rights. The idea that any group, for whatever reason, has the authority to specify or vote your right away has never been a right of the people and we are protected from these authoritarian groups by the constitution.
@@brettpomeroy6804 Note His Parents signed it , and at least 90% of HOA Contracts are illegal, by breaking the Constitution , and arren,t worth the paper their written on.
Joe... the road is privately owned. They have control over it like walmart does its parking lot. The constitution limits the government. Not private buisness. You bought A house on private property and agreed to the rules. It is contract law that governs this not constitutional law. There may be laws that the hoa is breaking. But that's why you are forced to hire a lawyer to challenge against any state laws that limit an hoa.
It is a nice, clean, and well maintained vehicle. I like it that a 17 year old would want a classic vehicle, and worked hard and saved to get one. It looks nice, i would love it if my neighbour had such a tidy old car parked next to me.
In some states, (like here in PA) most SUV's are considered station wagons because of the windows all around. My own SUV is registered as a station wagon. Cheaper on the yearly registration fees.
stephen crider Your correct but I believe it's classified as a "light truck". Which still makes it a truck. That classification is why it get's away with having such low MPG's when compared to a passenger car.
HOA's always devolve into this petty nonsense. It starts as a reasonable group of folks that want to preserve property values and it always ends up in "You have the wrong color flowers in your front yard." Folks with a job don't have time for this nonsense, folks that don't have jobs have a way to throw their weight around to feel important. The kid's going to college in a year or so. Chillax for Christ's sake.
Same it's been my dream truck for Long time I have a 62 Willy's jeep that I worked hard to get if someone told I can't have it I might swing on someone
Kid worked 2 jobs to pay for old school Ford F100 (impressive taste in vehicles!). Pays insurance and gas. I tip my hat respectfully to his parents for doing a great job. Edit: And he's an A student? Where is my kid (probably on the couch, eating Doritos playing Xbox) - he needs to see this.
I'm betting that this is a upper class neighborhood that looks at trucks as being blue collar. The old bastards are worried that the neighborhood will be looked at as a working class subdivision more so than his truck. The truck is just a symbol of that fear.
These are people who have no life and no one to boss around in their personal lives, so they pick on other people in the subdivision. OUTLAW HOAs FOREVER! Who the hell do they think they are anyway?
as a former soldier this bothers me. alot. as americans we are told everyday how "free" we are. this is his truck on private property. where does the line get drawn where enough is enough. what is stopping people like this from declaring laws that you cant own a motor vehicle? why does a neighborhood have the right to tell anyone what they can or can not own? completely absurd. this type of intrusion on personal rights needs to be fought in every form.
There's so many different laws that it's impossible for anyone to grasp. Would it be a surprise if there's law that says it's illegal to bother your neighbour.
It was probably agism (discrimination based on age). A High school kid is more likely than full grown adult to be told where he can park his own vehicle because of his youth. The other residents with trucks, because they are adults, are less likely to have a law like this enforced against them.
In about 1986 or '87 I rented a house in a place in Woodbridge Virginia that had an HOA. It was a single family house and the day after I moved in it was around 95 degrees and the AC didn't work so I had the windows open and all my fans blowing. Some guy from the HOA came by and told me I had to get the fans out of the windows because it would give prospective tenants and buyers the impression that the AC didn't work. All I said to him was, "well DUH, why the fuck do you think I have all the windows open and fans in them all?" Fucking HOAs should only prevent trash buildup, not legitimate goings on. In that particular place I also eventually got a job that gave me a company 6 wheel work truck but if I wanted to drive it home I would have had to remove 2 of the back tires every day before going home. I guess it is embarrassing that people actually have JOBS that indicate they WORK for a living.
I'm familiar with Woodshit errrrr Woodbridge. NOVA is infested with stuck up liberal freaks that want to control every aspect of our lives. From the home we live in, to the fuel we use, to the healthcare we have access too, cancel anyone that doesn't agree with them, etc. I HATE DC.
You give up some rights when you move into an HOA. I support Matt and urge him to keep fighting the good fight and to stay away from HOA in his own life in the future.
But he has to get off the DEFENSIVE and go to an OFFENSE, by listing all the other violators and taking them to court for constitutional rights violations. You CAN NOT, enforce anything if not equally.
I would spend my time driving around the neighborhood picturing and documenting every truck and SUV parked in the driveways. And present that as your argument as they are only citing you. Matthew even stated that there are others, some of who have even opposed him and his truck. Even if they regularly park in their garage, if it is in the driveway unattended, it is parked, and subject to the same fees and scruteny as his.
If you can prove targeting ,sue the arse out of them,that might pay for college. Also run for office against them and at every meeting through them out for unruly behavior.
Ffs here's a clean cut teenager , with a very nice pickup truck , there's alot of older guys drooling to own a truck like that , and WHO IN THE FK has the right to tell ANYONE what they can own , This kid pays his licencing , insurance , has a job , These Prudish people need to hold thier breath and EXPIRE from lack of COMMON SENSE . It's not like he has a rusted piece of crap falling apart and blowing black smoke everywhere , other home owners voting to get rid of this kids classic truck and own a SUV OR TRUCK THEMSELVES , Total Azzholes , should fine them $25 day for having NO BRAINS ! Cripes wish my municipality would act like like this , we have a neighbor who parks a POS rusting out and keep junk around and nothing done about it while everyone pays high taxes !
These laws were written in the 1970's when people didn't have trucks as a family car. It is a new century. The best selling car in the world is the Ford F-150. Most everyone in my family owns trucks (I drive a 1969 F-250) and trucks are now common 'family cars'. Get With The Times People!!
Hal is ahead of his time. The Ford F Series was the best selling vehicle worldwide for 2017 www.statista.com/statistics/239229/most-sold-car-models-worldwide/
I clicked on this thinking it was about "Lake Wildwood" in Grass Valley, CA. My mother lived in Lake Wildwood back in the late '90's. She had a love of roses and grew several different varieties on the property. Because Lake Wildwood has an open area situation, fences were not allowed. This allowed deer to roam the grounds with impunity. When the roses were blooming, the deer would feast on the rose buds, ruining my mother's effort at raising beautiful and fragrant roses. To curb the deer, my mother put small fences circling each rose bush. The wooden slats on the fences matched the general appearance of the wooded area which Lake Wildwood inspired. The rose bushes, and their small fences, were not visible from the street or pathways. Somehow, the HOA got wind of the fences around the rose bushes and tried to assess my mother $25 a day, FOR EACH FENCE SURROUNDING EACH ROSE BUSH! After fighting the HOA for several months, she was forced to give in and removed the fences. She gave up on growing roses...... and passed away 3 years later.
The funny thing is, since this video was posted, most auto makers have dropped virtually ALL their sedans in favor of pickups and SUV's! Will they allow only bicycles, golf carts and wheelchairs in the neighborhood now?
House I grew up in had no less than two trucks in the driveway for my entire childhood. House value has nothing to do with what is parked in the driveway. Baring cars on blocks.
even on blocks should have no effect on the value of the house. The house won't be moving if its sold, a vehicle up on blocks will go with the old owners when they move.
The one caller was on the right path. If you register the vehicle as an antique vehicle then technically it is not registered as a truck. So by doing this you can piss off the HOA unless they have an antique vehicle bylaw.
Do this the legal, slow way. Get a Lawyer. File a suit of Discrimination against the members of the HOA. Also have the Lawyer send letters to EVERYONE who has a pickup truck that these POWERMAD people have attacked your right to park yours in your driveway and they are threatening a fine for every day you DO park it there. In these letters he must include that he will name each of them as possible called witnesses in the court case he is bringing against the HOA as one resident is about to be fined and they are not, YET. Make it a part of the Courtroom case that since no other has been fined for the same offence, it is being used as a type of DISCRIMINATION against Mathew and him alone; which makes it illegal and the Lawyer can include that if the court allows them to fine him, they must NOT discriminate and must fine THEM all, also. Watch how fast those 40 other Pickup owners start talking to their neighbors and wonderful HOA members!! Threats of fines do not last long when there are many voting out the current HOA members.
I'm not going to watch this video all the way through (boring). If it was me I would put the truck in storage off site and buy the oldest, running, multi-colored, smoking, beater that I could find and drive it and park it daily in the same spot as the truck. I would spray paint " how you like my truck now" down each side and wait for the HOA to beg me to bring the truck back.I once owned a condo that my mother lived in and the rules stated that residents could not park a truck or a motorcycle, even in the garage. Fortunately after my mother died I didn't move in, but that was my plan if I did.
Even at 17, Matthew seems like an impressive young man. I wonder what he's done with his life and does he still have the truck? Why I'm seeing it in December 2021, who knows.
When I was 18 I bought a cadillac escalade pickup truck. The city of Coral Gables FL issued me a $150 fine daily for keeping this brand new vehicle in my driveway. I saved up 3 years to buy it. The fine totalled $10,000 which I didn't have. I couldn't afford a lawyer either. This caused me to go into debt and I had to claim bankruptcy at 18. This ruined my life for 10 years. The city of Coral Gables ruined my life over something so stupid and unconstitutional. Thanks Coral Gables for treating your residents with such respect and for violating my human rights. I moved when I hit 25 and I'll never go back there or have an oz of respect for that communist dictatorship of a city. FU #CoralGables.
I met an older couple who lived in a nearby housing development who told me about the harrassment by their code enforcement over their young grand daughter living with them for more than 2 weeks in an over 55 y/o only development... Their son (father to the young girl) was a soldier fighting in the Iraq war with no one else to watch his daughter....I told them to go to the media with their story...shortly after the local newspaper article the development got so many angry calls from VETS, active military, politicians, citizens etc... from all around the world they had to change their phone #... They eventually let her live with her grandparents. i got a nice note & cake from them. I have seen MANY horror stories about this...NEVER EVER move to a housing development!
Tell 'em to pound sand, sue in Federal Court for violating your civil rights; to wit- equal protection clause. Glad I don't live there or anywhere with a homeowner's association. I agree, they should be illegal.
when my wife and I buiy a house, and we have bought a few of them the first question we ask is-----"IS THERE A HOA"?. If the answer is yes we tell the realestate agent to keep looking.
If you're King Ranch is like mine, it would never fit through the garage door much less get the whole length of the truck inside. I can't go through most bank drive thru's and forget parking garages.
@@Navyuncle if you're truck doubles as your office and most of your work is done with the truck, then why not step up and get one that is comfortable to be in. Mine gets quite a few miles on it each month and most of those miles are hooked up to a trailer of some sort. Even a base model one ton, dual wheel truck with a diesel engine is over 50k. Now my truck also pays for itself.
Mom drove an SUV so she would have been put to the same standard as the kid otherwise it's a clear lawsuit of discrimination that would cost everyone trying to mess with the kid
HOA's are ridiculous sometimes, and this kid is a clean-cut quality guy too. His truck is clean and not an eyesore of any kind. Hell, I bought a Chevy truck that was brand new with fancy wheels, raised it, and it was nicer and more valuable than most of the cars in the neighborhood. There is no way they would dare do that crap to me. Get um Matt!
Hello Matthew. This is Giovanni from Philly. I just bought a new house with my girlfriend. We are here today about 4 year's now. Matt they would hate me because I have 9 car's. I keep 5 car's all insured. I like my neighbors. But I park in my driveway. And some on the street. That's sad these people have nothing else better to do. I'm sorry I would have a little problem with those idiots. Keep fighting for your rights wow. Board of trustees watch them cause they are probably stealing money Matt. Idiots. Get the whole entire neighborhood stick together neighbors
This is like the Pot calling the Kettle Black ?!!!!! He saved and worked hard for that Truck and Won the Community Vote so tell them to delete that Stupid Truck Rule.. Because it is Not Law and nor does it make any sense.
@@mrluigi9923 Sadly, YES they are. But, by the same token, with a majority of votes, they could have a recall election and TAKE control of the HOA and abolish it. When you have the votes, it makes a difference.
I had a coworker who had been threatened with fines by county code enforcement for too many old vehicles on property. Could have beat this by buying license plates (from the county) for each vehicle. Follow the money.
T Ritchie Some HOAs in Alameda, CA. No vehicle in driveway, must be placed in Garage, friends come to visit, pull in parking spaces along the street, some law enforcement suggestions, if you park your vehicle (s) in the driveway, maybe something of value in the garage worth taking
@@rango_unchained IT says you can not hold ONE person to a rule and not those around them. IF it's a rule for him, it's a rule for ALL. See the way it works WITHIN, the constitution is, it's either illegal or not, and NOT, illegal for one guy, but fine for others. THAT is one issue, of many in this.
Park in the grass, on the road or around back. Put up a handicap parking sign so it's no longer a driveway but a parking space. You could get creative and make them wish they never opened that can of stupidity.
