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Dear RG,
My boyfriend and I rented this townhouse and the HOA is run by your typical
older, bitter woman on a power trip.
Monday was a holiday and typically trash pick up day. I suggested to my boyfriend to put the trash out Tuesday, but I was incorrect on the make up of the trash day. We later found the trash on our doorstep, courtesy of the HOA lady.
She also follows around the neighbors that have dogs in her SUV to make sure they're cleaning up after their dogs. She will literally sit there in her car and watch them until the dog is done, and the couple has retreated their house and then start her complaining.
he also called our landlords and threatened to have us evicted because she suspected we were running a business out of our garage, (my boyfriend works in power-tools and builds us things like a TV stand, headboard, etc). We don't sell anything he makes - its just a hobby and he never runs the tools past 9 pm as per the bi-laws.
What type of revenge can I evoke that will remind this mean lady
that you catch more flies with honey? I really want to tactfully
call her out on her "power trip" ways and teach her to be human.
However, hauling my smelly garbage is pretty self satisfactory. Any
ideas?
Thanks, Texas Couple
Hi
Texas Couple,
This is one nosy woman!
The best way to take care of this is:
1. Start a journal of times, dates and places that she is watching
you and/or your neighbors;
2. Watch HER back... take out a camera, video her, whatever, just so
she knows what’s going on, that she knows that you know… blah,
blah...
3. Contact your current landlord and get a copy of the bylaws. See
where this lady’s “observing you” is contrary to the right of
enjoyment of the property, send her a photocopy and a note saying
you’ll sue her, get her kicked out, etc.
HOA’s are usually pretty uptight about having people threatening their collective insurance costs due to legal problems and will usually force the person to sell their unit and move instead of dealing with their behavior towards others in the courts.
That is what I’d do… and maybe... just as a bonus, attach a note to her door thanking her for “cleaning up” the garbage because of the mix-up about the change in garbage days. You don’t have to sign it, it’s just another “you know that she knows” type of things.
And the next time she calls your landlord, invite him over to
talk about “this problem”. I’m sure that YOUR lease says something
about ”enjoyment of premises” so if you can’t sue HER you can sue
HIM until the issue of your privacy is resolved.
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