HOA Stories. Whatcha got?

[Alexx1401]

Sounds like he has two choices. Put it inside or hire a lawyer. If he goes lawyer I hope his HOA has to pay his costs.

 

[SonicBlue03]

That could go both ways. He never should've said on camera that he didn't even know there was a rule. The argument from the HOA is simply, "you agreed to the rules 27 years ago. Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse to change them." Plus dude, clean out your garage. OTOH, F HOAs.

 

[titsonritz]

https://nypost.com/2022/12/19/francesco-villi-73-identified-as-toronto-gunman-reports/

 

[moose]

That could go both ways. He never should've said on camera that he didn't even know there was a rule. The argument from the HOA is simply, "you agreed to the rules 27 years ago. Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse to change them." Plus dude, clean out your garage. OTOH, F HOAs.

His argument was "my truck (and cybertrucks, if they ever come to exist) is cool so it should be exempt". If coolness is an exempting factor, then the '74 Chevy step side I rescued from the crusher is cool too cause I said so, and never mind the cement blocks, the new wheels are on backorder.

 

[3MTA3]

Dang, I thought this thread was called "Ho Stories"...

 

[The Heretic]

His argument was "my truck (and cybertrucks, if they ever come to exist) is cool so it should be exempt". If coolness is an exempting factor, then the '74 Chevy step side I rescued from the crusher is cool too cause I said so, and never mind the cement blocks, the new wheels are on backorder.

His argument is that his "truck" (which is a pickup, and not really a truck, but more of a car with a pickup bed - more like a SUV with a pickup bed - which a lot of pickups are now) is a daily driver car, not a truck used for business purposes. A lot of people use a pickup this way - as a daily driver car that they occasionally use to haul things.

Now if it was like my truck - which is a cab chassis one ton with duallies and a 12' steel flatbed - then I could see the HOA having an issue with that (if they had a rule against "trucks").

 

[moose]

His argument is that his "truck" (which is a pickup, and not really a truck, but more of a car with a pickup bed - more like a SUV with a pickup bed - which a lot of pickups are now) is a daily driver car, not a truck used for business purposes. A lot of people use a pickup this way - as a daily driver car that they occasionally use to haul things.

Now if it was like my truck - which is a cab chassis one ton with duallies and a 12' steel flatbed - then I could see the HOA having an issue with that (if they had a rule against "trucks").

So you're saying if you lay a hair just right and you swing the cleaver just right, you can split that hair.

 

[The Heretic]

So you're saying if you lay a hair just right and you swing the cleaver just right, you can split that hair.

As someone who is knowledgeable in what a "truck" is and how it is different from car like pickups (I worked for 9 years writing software for dealers to configure class 5 and up trucks), I am able to discern what is a light duty pickup (especially something like a Rivian or a Honda Ridgeline) and what is a truck, yes.

Truck classification - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

NO HOA. thats my story

 

[Mikej]

Rivian R1T owner gets targeted by HOA over electric pickup truck

The Rivian R1T is the first of its kind in Gordon's neighborhood, but the HOA is not happy about the fact that the EV is a pickup truck.

www.teslarati.com

I laugh because there's precedence. That nice looking truck does not interfere with the enjoyment of the neighborhood. Neither would a cherry '62 Chevy step side. Hope wins. AND, gets money.

 

[The Heretic]

I laugh because there's precedence. That nice looking truck does not interfere with the enjoyment of the neighborhood. Neither would a cherry '62 Chevy step side. Hope wins. AND, gets money.

Or an El Camino or Ranchero - which are literally cars with pickup beds.

 

[pharmseller]

Two and a half years ago, right?