What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Colorado
I am currently renting a town home and having a problem with a neighbor. He is on the HOA board of directors.
A few weeks ago we recieved a letter from the HOA stating that we had broken some of the HOA's rules. The were asking us to remove the baby gate from outside the unit (implying that it was a semi permenent fixture on our patio) and "the dog be under owner supervision while outside the unit."
The baby gate was up for a total of about 15 min. while i was grilling, and the dog was never unattended. Not to mention that around 30% of the units use a metal baby gate to gate off their patios.
I am positive that he is the one responsible for the letter (I have spoken to all of the other neighbors and they have told me it wasn't them and suggested that it was probably him without me prompting them about him at all). My issue is that there wasn't any investigation or effort to contact me to verify the validity of these claims. The letter was sent directly to the owner of the unit as well as the management company. Neither cared, but I can't see how that is legal. Can he really just make something up and tell it to the president of the HOA and they just act on it?
Colorado
I am currently renting a town home and having a problem with a neighbor. He is on the HOA board of directors.
A few weeks ago we recieved a letter from the HOA stating that we had broken some of the HOA's rules. The were asking us to remove the baby gate from outside the unit (implying that it was a semi permenent fixture on our patio) and "the dog be under owner supervision while outside the unit."
The baby gate was up for a total of about 15 min. while i was grilling, and the dog was never unattended. Not to mention that around 30% of the units use a metal baby gate to gate off their patios.
I am positive that he is the one responsible for the letter (I have spoken to all of the other neighbors and they have told me it wasn't them and suggested that it was probably him without me prompting them about him at all). My issue is that there wasn't any investigation or effort to contact me to verify the validity of these claims. The letter was sent directly to the owner of the unit as well as the management company. Neither cared, but I can't see how that is legal. Can he really just make something up and tell it to the president of the HOA and they just act on it?