Hypothetical HOA question

[Cru]

Let’s say that one were to become the president of their HOA, could said person then with enough support DISSOLVE the HOA?

 

[SEIndSAM]

Depends on the bylaws of the HOA.

 

[Brandon]

Why would anyone want to get rid of their HOA?!

One would think with enough support sure, but that is doubtful. Seems like every neighborhood has those few residents that have nothing much better to do with their time then to enforce the HOA rules.

 

[Cru]

It’s sort of funny, in this hypothetical situation, the neighborhood has so little interest, the building company is having a difficult time even getting the community to take over the HOA...

 

[Brandon]

Guess you could take over it just to throw it away so to speak? Or to sit on it incase it is needed you can claim you already have one

 

[Rookie]

My old sub division had an HOA. It never got off the ground.

 

[Cru]

My old sub division had an HOA. It never got off the ground.

So what happened? Did it cease to exist?

 

[Rookie]

Yup. No one took charge and it faded away.

 

[public servant]

I believe it takes just a 51% vote...but check the by-laws.

 

[Naptown]

Don't dissolve it - you'll take away the chance for some blue-collar tyrant to have his only chance of leadership in life.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I would say no. The HOA would probably technically be administered through the builder. I'd think you'd have a legal battle on your hands.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Get yourself elected president... Then you can be the one to ride around in your golf cart, with your ruler to make sure everyone's grass is less than three inches tall, check to see that all pick-up trucks are put away in garages, so outsiders don't think that you have any blue collar workers in your neighborhood, and be the one able to tell the new family that they have to tear down the $500 playhouse that they had built for their kids! ( yes, that really happens!)

Without a H.O.A., how will you keep the evil Veterans and patriotic people from putting up flag poles?????? Come on, someone has to keep those horrible flag poles out of your neighborhood.... You never know, you might end up with every house displaying the American Flag.... Imagine the horror!!!!

 

[jd42k]

Not an easy question to answer.
If it's a newly formed HOA perhaps there are by-laws to be written, thus no by-laws yet. (As in my case with a newly formed HOA).

Check your covenants as they may be a source of information. You may have to go to your county recorder to get these.

The HOA has to file with the state "Articles of Organization" and pay the annual fee. If not then after one year the HOA/corporation doesn't exist.

You could technically have an HOA but never enforce anything.
HOA's can be both good and bad. Me for one is trying to make the best of it in our 1st year of existence.