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The original was posted on /r/fuckhoa by /u/gootziebootzie on 2023-09-22 01:53:24.
My HOA in San Diego loves to nitpick & look for the most minuscule non issues to post violations against home owners; I have already caught the board president & property manager walking the complex through neighbors front yards and pointing, pulling and prodding various exteriors of our units at random.
I recently got a violation for my electrical panel not being the same color as the stucco of my unit. Mind you, the electrical panel is my responsibility and no where in our CCRs does it state compliance of the color of the panel (standard silver) to match the stucco, however I obliged and painted. Now the board and property management refuse to close the violation stating that my cable utility box is also not in compliance. The utility box existed on the property prior to my ownership and was serviced by the same internet provider when we set up our service. Now I am fully aware I do not own this box, nor does the HOA, so what juridisction do they have to keep my violation open pending my painting over the cable utility box to match the stucco? Does HOA have any authority to dictate how a 3rd party utility service needs to look?
It is also worth noting that over 50% units in my community use the same cable box and do not match the stucco, 5 within my block of 8 units. I have raised this as selective enforcement but HOA & property management have stated that they are not at discretion to tell me if anyone else has been written up for the same, but I find it unrealistic that 50% of the community have been written up. The same could be said of neighbors who have solar panels with the electrical panel not matching the stucco, of which there are several in the complex.
Any advice?