Re:A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses
by jandrese on Thursday June 20, 2019 @05:08PM
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HOAs don't have the power to evict you from your own house. They might act like they do, but they don't. Their power basically ends at sending sternly worded letters and in exceptional cases putting a lien on the property. If the homeowner just ignores their letters they can't do much.
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Re:A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses
by tathougies on Thursday June 20, 2019 @06:21PM
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Yes, they can? An HOA is added to the deed agreement. A typical HOA will be allowed to put a lien on the house if you do not pay them the agreed upon fee, and -- crucially -- whatever other fees they determine. Thus, if an HOA wants to kick you out for any reason, they mostly just have to continue to fine you until you can no longer pay, at which point they ask a judge, and take the house.
Re:A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses
by jnwatson on Thursday June 20, 2019 @11:29PM
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You can’t foreclose a house due to a lien. It only impacts selling the house.
Re:A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses
by tathougies on Friday June 21, 2019 @01:40PM
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Yes they can? https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/hoa-liens-foreclosur...
In california for example, an HOA just has to get you to have $1800 in unpaid fines before they can simply evict you and sell the house to recuperate the costs.