When we moved to FL, looking for a neighborhood with NO association fees was really high on my list. We found one and I've been happy here. Everyone keeps up their property.
What I've seen happen in FL with associations since our move has only reinforced my feeling of dislike for the whole association concept. This being the latest story.
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RIVERVIEW - Just how far can a homeowner's association go to get what is owed to them? A Tampa attorney is hoping to get a judge to decide that Tuesday morning in a Hillsborough County courtroom.
Sarah -- whom we're only indentifying by her first name -- lives in the Riverwalk Townhomes in Riverview. She fell behind on her association dues more than a year ago.
Sarah says she had problems financially. "Then it just snowballed. You try to catch up on one thing and you fall behind on something else."
On the 10th of August, she got a letter from her association board, saying they were going to cut off her water on the 17th. And that's exactly what they did -- not just turning off the water, but cutting the pipe.
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Rest of the story:
Homeowner's association cuts resident's water pipe
The owner needs to pay up but the pipe cutting is way over the top.