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I wonder if this would really work ,against the dreaded Home Owners Assoc.

It might be illegal to remove it but that won’t stop the power hungry HOA’s from fining you daily for being out of compliance. 😉

It’s only incumbent upon the citizens to follow the law, associations like the various HOA’s are above the law.

Could install an exclusion device, then remove it. It will just cost a lot of money for the biologist. And the property owner will pay for it.

Besides, do you want the vermin, guano, and rabies associated with 7,000 bats in your backyard?

What is this HOA of which you speak?

Other people telling you how to live your life.

An insurance policy against this becoming your neighbor.

I would hate neighbors telling me what I can and can't do on my property.
I'd have more respect for the bats.

Started building a house in 1/21. Against my will, agreed to pay the $500 annual HOA fees. Moved in the house 11/23/21. Was in the home less than 90 days and received a letter in the mail requesting payment for a $289 "assessment". I avoided it for probably 2-3 months until I received a notice that a lien was going to be filed against my property if I didn't pay up. Paid it and within 60 days received another "assessment" for $165! These HOA mfer's are nothing more than a money grab! They can and will charge you "fees" any time they want to and there's nothing you can do about it short of selling your home and moving.

I would take that over any HOA

If you're worried about what's in your neighbors's yard, your lot is too small.

No shït.

In many jurisdictions there will be due warning - revealing/acknowledgement of the HOA and its powers is part of the advertising/selling/buying process.

I am poor. I can't afford the several hundred acres it would take to isolate myself from eyesores and noise pollution.

Apparently some fail to read...

When we bought we were told “no HOA” and I have paperwork to prove it. The developer behind everyone’s back went and registered the neighborhood as multiple HOA’s. Each phase has their own HOA unless they got the 80% by state law to to over ride it. The only reason we agreed to keep ours is it’s the only was we could keep our street lights on. In AK, HOA’s follow the same laws as. On-profits so it was pretty painless for the developer to register the HOA’s with no one knowing about it. About 4 years ago I got on the board and we lawyered up to do away with the HOA. Found out that was a bigger headache then it was worth so the dues pay for street lights only, plus insurance, and a management company. We found out we have to enforce the CCR’s by AK law or we can be sued. Luckily. It’s $11 a month fee, and once we have a $10K retainer it drops even lower due to the bylaws we wrote in.

A lot of the HOA's have management companies handling them .Those are the worst. If the covenants have a clause where assessments or fines may be applied by the BOD, you are screwed. When your closing was done,you signed a document saying you agreed to them.Screwing number two.It goes down hill from there.

There's nothing there that half a gallon of gasoline won't fix. It used to take a gallon, but "times are hard"!

Stickin' it to 'the man.'

The two biggest mistakes in purchasing a home is:

1. Not using a third party home inspector - and never, ever, ever use the one your realtor recommends.
2. Not reading and comprehending the HOA covenants, balance sheet, and planned assessments.

HOAs have extraordinary power over you. Better understand what you're about to get into. From my experience, the smaller the HOA, the more draconian and ridiculous they become. And watch the hell out for Property Owners’ Associations (POAs). They have the power to evict you from your home for noncompliance and past due fees and assessments.

some city people would bitch about noisy sprinklers