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What Will The HOAs Say?

guest blog by Nila Ridings

For those seeking a shaded space with outdoor exposure this could be the perfect solution. It looks like the next best thing to a screened porch minus the crosswinds. And perfect for a smaller home where making the garage a multi-purpose room would be nice. Well, unless they live in an HOA.

What will happen when these start to appear? HOA board members will lay awake at night crafting new rules to prohibit them. That’s what. And they will dream of ways to spend the money they collect in fines from those who disobey the new rule.

Young Boy Drowns At Remington Point HOA

guest blog by Nila Ridings

Nothing I can think of could possibly be more painful than losing a child.  Micah Wheeler was only six years old and swimming in the pool at the Remington Point HOA in Fort Worth, Texas when he drowned.

The HOA did not hire life guards to watch over the innocent children that frolicked in the pool under the hot summer sun of Texas.  They opted to pay security guards to keep the unwelcome guests out of their private pool.

The “what if” and “if only” questions will never come with an answer.  Little Micah’s family will suffer this loss and feel this pain forever.  I am so sorry for his family and loved ones.

Perhaps the board of directors will weigh their priorities more carefully in the future?

Neighborhood pools…are they worth the risks?  I think not.

(link to story on Texas drowning)

‘Charlie Chairs’ Placed By Neighbors Who Care

guest blog by Nila Ridings

North Houston Texas has a street named Azalea Lane. This street not only has a beautiful name, but it is lined with houses filled with beautiful people. They understand what being a good neighbor is all about and Charlie their neighbor with leukemia and his wife are the recipients of their kindness and neighborly love.

Reading this story warmed my heart and made my eyes tear up. And the comments made by thousands of people after reading this story (now spreading around the internet) clearly shows that others miss the neighborhoods of yesteryear that resembled Charlie’s neighborhood.

Lemons And Float Away Living

guest blog by Nila Ridings

It’s been awhile since we took a break from HOAs and let our thoughts float out to Tiny House living. If living in a Tiny House is not your dream the tremendous energy those who are putting it in the spotlight should be motivation to keep going as an HOA Warrior. It hasn’t been all that long ago only a handful of people knew anything about Tiny Houses. But the promoters of their movement have waved their magic wands and today it’s rare to meet someone that has never heard of them. Proof positive that perseverance produces exposure for options on housing sources!

Just Another HOA Thief

guest blog by Nila Ridings

No surprises here. HOAs and condo associations are nothing more than a thieves’ paradise. A simple internet search or glancing through neighborsatwar.dot com will reveal the massive numbers of thefts by HOA board members and HOA managers. The penalty…maybe a few days of community service and a little “talking to” by the judge and they are punishment free.

Here’s one in Still Meadows Condominium Association in Severn where Wanda Brooks could hardly shuffle into the courtroom with her walker but she was able to dine out, get her hair done, pay utilities, and buy gas on the HOA credit card.