JohnC44 (Florida)
Posts: 4
Posts: 4
Posted:
Hello,
Having a issue with our HOA here in Florida. We purchased our home in January 2010. We had to replace our front and side yard(7000 sq ft)sod in July 2010 do to the lack of watering of sod. We were only allowed to water 25 minutes per zone once a week. Problem was there was a shortage of water from the community well and some times we never got to water at all. So we switched over to county water 3 days before we replaced the sold.
Fast forward to January 5 2012 we get a certified letter from hoa stating irrigation violation notice for a violation on December 1, 2011 ok no big deal don't know if i was in the wrong or what on that one so i bit the bullet.
February 2 i receive more certified letters 3 more watering violations and a final notice with action. Now the kicker is 2 of these violations are on my correct day and time and they want me to pay a $300 fine on top of that! The certified letter states "Per Florida Statue, you have the right to a hearing with the censuring committee within 14 days of this action. The censuring Committee will be Thursday March 1, 2012 at 6:pm at the club house. At that time all actions will be reviewed. If you wish to address the committee please be in attendance"
February 8 (today) i look out my window and see guys digging up my yard. I approach them and asked to see the work order. Sure enough HOA had a sprinkler company come out and had them put a cap on so i cant use there well. No big deal we have not used it since July of 2010. So now my sod is dug up and the sprinkler company willfully removed the no trespassing sign i had put in place to get to the meter. So at this point if i was not on city water i would not be able to water my grass to at least till my hearing which is 22 days away. So we all know what would of happened to my grass
Florida Statue 720.305 {a) states " (a) A fine or suspension may not be imposed without notice of at least 14 days to the person sought to be fined or suspended and an opportunity for a hearing before a committee of at least three members appointed by the board who are not officers, directors, or employees of the association, or the spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister of an officer, director, or employee. If the committee, by majority vote, does not approve a proposed fine or suspension, it may not be imposed."
So im going threw my HOA by laws and i see they are violating some of there own by laws and 3 state laws all ready.
So like the topic of the thread reads. Do States actually fine Hoa's for breaking state law?
Thanks
John
Having a issue with our HOA here in Florida. We purchased our home in January 2010. We had to replace our front and side yard(7000 sq ft)sod in July 2010 do to the lack of watering of sod. We were only allowed to water 25 minutes per zone once a week. Problem was there was a shortage of water from the community well and some times we never got to water at all. So we switched over to county water 3 days before we replaced the sold.
Fast forward to January 5 2012 we get a certified letter from hoa stating irrigation violation notice for a violation on December 1, 2011 ok no big deal don't know if i was in the wrong or what on that one so i bit the bullet.
February 2 i receive more certified letters 3 more watering violations and a final notice with action. Now the kicker is 2 of these violations are on my correct day and time and they want me to pay a $300 fine on top of that! The certified letter states "Per Florida Statue, you have the right to a hearing with the censuring committee within 14 days of this action. The censuring Committee will be Thursday March 1, 2012 at 6:pm at the club house. At that time all actions will be reviewed. If you wish to address the committee please be in attendance"
February 8 (today) i look out my window and see guys digging up my yard. I approach them and asked to see the work order. Sure enough HOA had a sprinkler company come out and had them put a cap on so i cant use there well. No big deal we have not used it since July of 2010. So now my sod is dug up and the sprinkler company willfully removed the no trespassing sign i had put in place to get to the meter. So at this point if i was not on city water i would not be able to water my grass to at least till my hearing which is 22 days away. So we all know what would of happened to my grass
Florida Statue 720.305 {a) states " (a) A fine or suspension may not be imposed without notice of at least 14 days to the person sought to be fined or suspended and an opportunity for a hearing before a committee of at least three members appointed by the board who are not officers, directors, or employees of the association, or the spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister of an officer, director, or employee. If the committee, by majority vote, does not approve a proposed fine or suspension, it may not be imposed."
So im going threw my HOA by laws and i see they are violating some of there own by laws and 3 state laws all ready.
So like the topic of the thread reads. Do States actually fine Hoa's for breaking state law?
Thanks
John