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Sep 25, 2019 at 06:00 PM
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I live in a condo managed by an HOA, I am a renter, and I recently had a problem with harassment by my RE manager.
The HOA onsite manager (working for a different company) was sent out by my my RE manager to see our plumbing problem, and he also tried to find out who was at fault for it. The upstairs neighbors denied that they caused a clog in the pipe between the kitchens in both units. Then he reported this denial back to my RE manager, who then immediately threatened us with making us pay. This was all before anybody even talked to the actual plumber. The plumber had a very different idea about who was at fault. I referred my RE manager to him, and have heard nothing further about it, but I’m very angry. I’ve been angry for days, and I’m getting my usual ptsd stress symptoms, especially bladder problems. There is nothing in the CC&R’s (the rules) about the HOA’s right to enter, but the on-site manager / maintenance man thinks nothing of doing it. My RE manager should have waited, and talked to the plumber before getting that antagonistic about it. I am most angry about the on-site manager’s contribution to the whole thing. It seems to me like my RE manager was using the on-site manager as her personal condo inspector, and I have a problem with that. The HOA was not paying for the repair, so what were they doing coming in, taking a look, and getting involved? The state regulations state that the HOA may only enter when a unit is unoccupied, and there is flooding or some other emergency going on. As it is, I just blocked her from my email, without notifying her. I needed a break from it. I want to tell her not to contact me except through written letter, but that may not work out well the next time there is a bad plumbing situation. I decided I Just have to let it go, I’m not strong enough, but the next time he comes to the door, I will give him a copy of that state regulation and tell him that if he really wants to be left out of it, then he needs to stay out of it. |
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Sep 26, 2019 at 04:45 PM
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Thanks for sharing your frustration. As a person who also lives in HOA-type housing, I know how challenging these sorts of things can be. Hope you begin to settle down from all of this soon.
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Sep 27, 2019 at 09:47 AM
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Wow. sounds like quite the mess. Good job on recognizing you needed to step back, for your own health. Also good job for being able to see that the demand for written letter only might cause you problems down the road! I hope you are feeling stronger today, and can find a way to work through this issue, to get your own needs met.
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