6. This HOA pulled a fast one on us… all over the deck.
It is my father's story, not mine. In the summer of 2013, he moved to a new townhouse. It had evicted the previous occupants for failing to pay their mortgage and HOA dues. Therefore it was a foreclosure property. The summer before, they gave everyone in the HOA new patios and decks – it was a requirement, and you had to receive one. The previous tenants had defaulted on their mortgage, as I previously stated. When they originally obtained the decks, though, there was one condition in place: you couldn't leave until Who paid off your deck.
"The HOA advised him that he would not be required to pay off the deck because it had been repossessed and that he was not accountable in any way." The free deck is fantastic! That was his signature. He moved in, but soon after, he began receiving HOA assessments for the deck. But — wait — wasn't he supposed to be the one to pay for the deck? With the board, he fought it. Despite the signed agreement that we wouldn't have to pay for the deck, the board decided against him. He had to pay off the remaining balance on the deck in the end. He has remained silent on the subject to this day. For him, it's a set-off." - Sheepsheadslayer's HOA tale.
