Just because you got permission years ago to modify your home, don’t count on your HOA to respect the past. A Georgia man is learning that the hard way. He squeezed three cars onto his driveway, and management company paid attention.
Ralph Isabella says he got board permission six years ago to widen his driveway. It was all fine and dandy until Isabella cleaned out his garage and temporarily parked the cars outside. Suddenly, the HOA says if Isabella doesn’t take out the new pavement they’ll narrow his driveway for him and sue him for the cost.
The Copper Springs HOA, Oakwood, Georgia.
Nice folks.
(link to story in Gainesville Times)
I’ve learned the hard way to get everything in writing, even if only by email. Verbal permissions or approvals mean zilch. HOAs will forget or deny they gave permission. I’ve found you have to micro manage HOAs and treat them like two year old’s on parole.
I know firsthand what did gentlemen in Gainesville Georgia is going through,pure hell.
I am also a Georgia native I am going through the exact same thing. got approval ,then got a lawsuit against me I even have it in writing do you think that matters?
Hi Leroy. Almost nothing matters in these cases. HOAs are lawless because they’re allowed to be.