Is it possible for a group of homes to defect from the HOA?

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[quote author="skek" date=1235096822][quote author="no_vaseline" date=1235053984]Not to hyjack this, but IMO those are two sides of the same coin, but I think we/they/me/us are making two different arguments.



I contend we are undertaxed and demand too many services, Winex and Skek contend that we are overtaxed and government is full of waste and fraud and abuse.



And OP isn't getting out of the HOA.</blockquote>


I'd actually agree with you that we demand too many services. But I also think that we are overtaxed and government is full of waste and fraud and abuse. What does that have to do with an HOA thread?</blockquote>


He's been obsessing on me in strange ways lately. It looks like you got caught up in the backdraft.
 
Your management company will have a copy of your HOA's CC&R documents, which will answer your questions with more authority than a bunch of strangers on the internet.
 
[quote author="skek" date=1235096822][quote author="no_vaseline" date=1235053984]Not to hyjack this, but IMO those are two sides of the same coin, but I think we/they/me/us are making two different arguments.



I contend we are undertaxed and demand too many services, Winex and Skek contend that we are overtaxed and government is full of waste and fraud and abuse.



And OP isn't getting out of the HOA.</blockquote>


I'd actually agree with you that we demand too many services. But I also think that we are overtaxed and government is full of waste and fraud and abuse. What does that have to do with an HOA thread?</blockquote>


I was just reframing the statement to more accurately describe our disagreement.



You want (whatever).



I want (the opposite of what you want).



OP wants to leave the HOA.



People in Hell want ice water.



Everyone has unreasonble expectations that will never be realized. For example, I always wanted to be a competitive long distance runner.
 
[quote author="frebay" date=1235010480]I live in a community that's managed by Euclid Management where are there are 2 streets and 2 different gates and 40 homes. My street has 12 homes and the other street has 28. We pay 165 a month to Euclid to manage 2 gates.



no common areas

no gym

no pool

no common area landscaping



you get the point.. So the 12 homes on my street want to defect from the current HOA is that possible if we get enough votes? Do I need to become president of the board to table this vote?</blockquote>


It would probably be easier, and you would probably be better off if you and your 12 neighbors tried to get involved in the current board rather than defect and form a new HOA. In any case, before you try and defect and form a new splinter HOA, you would need to find out what is in the CCRs and find out where the money goes today.



So you have to get a copy of the CCRs and involved in your current board in any case. I'd start there.
 
[quote author="momopi" date=1235096006][quote author="frebay" date=1235010480]I live in a community that's managed by Euclid Management where are there are 2 streets and 2 different gates and 40 homes. My street has 12 homes and the other street has 28. We pay 165 a month to Euclid to manage 2 gates.



no common areas

no gym

no pool

no common area landscaping



you get the point.. So the 12 homes on my street want to defect from the current HOA is that possible if we get enough votes? Do I need to become president of the board to table this vote?</blockquote>




Does the $165/month include exterior repair/maintenance reserves, fire insurance, liability insurance, etc.?



My parents lived in a town home in Buena Park for about 10 years. We've always wondered what the $120 HOA fee was for (other than weekly landscaping) until the painters and roofers came to repaint exterior walls and replace all roof tiles. Oh and the community's streets and guest parking area was re-surfaced (tared?).



When I lived in Placentia, the HOA sent cleaning crews to pressure wash exterior walls and wiped some windows. I was wondering why all the units looked "clean" outside when I bought the place.</blockquote>


no, it's all single family homes so we pay for our own insurance, water etc. i'm sure if the street developed a pothole they would take care of it. we also take care of our own landscaping. it's only the gates, and i'm assuming the insurance for the gate. my bill always says there is a monthly meeting but nobody ever shows up. also calls to the mgmt company are never returned for example: the last homes sold 6 months ago and they haven't coded the gate and the for sale flags are still all over the place.



i'm just thinking that if i can table enough signatures for a vote, there can be a vote about dividing up the community. the consensus in the community is to get rid of the gate and get rid of the HOA.
 
Have you considered meeting with other home owners in the entire HOA and discuss getting an "active" board, as well as a NEW management company? For $165/month, you should be getting more.
 
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