Homeowner’s Associations, known as HOAs, are typically created to maintain the appearance of a neighborhood. However, they will occasionally become “hijacked” by nosy, power-hungry neighbors, leading to wildly petty and UNHINGED behavior. There’s nothing quite as infuriating for a homeowner as being informed that they need to literally move their entire home or allow their dog’s, ahem, bowel movements to be DNA tested — and unfortunately for these poor souls, they know all about it! Without further ado, here are 19 times HOAs had a bewildering amount of AUDACITY:
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This homeowner was penalized for having “excessive weeds”:
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This HOA has a “crappy” new policy:
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This HOA will allow a homeowner to “Express Pay” their dues, for the “low” fee of $14.95:
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This homeowner committed the crime of, gasp, putting their trash out two hours early and was rewarded with a note from the HOA president:
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This homeowner was informed that the house they’ve lived in for over a decade is now “too close” to the road:
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This homeowner was threatened with legal action because of an overgrown bush:
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This homeowner discovered that their HOA’s lawn maintenance team shattered their glass door:
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This homeowner had the police called on them because their grass was “overgrown”:
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This HOA is suggests that kids play in the park, instead of their, checks notes, neighborhood:
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This homeowner’s privacy bushes were cut down by the HOA’s maintenance team:
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This homeowner’s internet cables got a trim, too:
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This HOA decided the best way to let homeowners know their vehicle was in violation was to slap on an irremovable sticker:
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This HOA considers chalk art “vandalism”:
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This HOA replaced the current American Flag with the “Betsy Ross” version:
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This HOA painted the mailboxes shut:
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This homeowner was ironically informed that their HOA check was invalid because it wasn’t written in blue or black ink:
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This homeowner isn’t allowed to turn off their porch light at night:
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This HOA decided to replace everyone’s house numbers:
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This HOA does very discreet surveillance:
Which one of these HOA blunders did you think was the worst? Have you ever dealt with an unhinged or power-hungry HOA? Let us know in the comments!