My jurisdiction is: California
I believe my HOA board is illegally making major changes to the common area of our property without seeking the required majority homeowner approval first. I have a detached single family home in a development with 272 homes and a private greenbelt that includes two tennis courts. The greenbelt is very peaceful and beautiful with lots of well maintained grass and peppered with mature Pine, Magnolia, and Eucaplyptus trees. I've lived here for 20 years, and I love how my house is at the end of a cul-de-sac with the greenbelt right next to my home. You can imagine my frustration when I heard our board was considering installing 7 foot tall fencing with a locked gate at each entrance to the greenbelt in an attempt to prevent non-residents from using the greenbelt. Despite my complaints, the board made a unilateral decision to proceed with the gating project, and now about four of the 15 street entrances have prison-like black bar fencing between their house and the greenbelt. The board says they can do this without homeowner approval because they reserve the right to 'maintain' the greenbelt, and also to provide 'protection' to its homeowners. I completely disagree as this is not maintenance, nor is it the type of protection they are responsible for. I wrote a letter to the board asking them to stop any further gating work until the homeowners can verify if they have the right to make this unilateral decision to completely change the aesthetic look of our property. I'm looking for guidance on what I can do as a next step.
I believe my HOA board is illegally making major changes to the common area of our property without seeking the required majority homeowner approval first. I have a detached single family home in a development with 272 homes and a private greenbelt that includes two tennis courts. The greenbelt is very peaceful and beautiful with lots of well maintained grass and peppered with mature Pine, Magnolia, and Eucaplyptus trees. I've lived here for 20 years, and I love how my house is at the end of a cul-de-sac with the greenbelt right next to my home. You can imagine my frustration when I heard our board was considering installing 7 foot tall fencing with a locked gate at each entrance to the greenbelt in an attempt to prevent non-residents from using the greenbelt. Despite my complaints, the board made a unilateral decision to proceed with the gating project, and now about four of the 15 street entrances have prison-like black bar fencing between their house and the greenbelt. The board says they can do this without homeowner approval because they reserve the right to 'maintain' the greenbelt, and also to provide 'protection' to its homeowners. I completely disagree as this is not maintenance, nor is it the type of protection they are responsible for. I wrote a letter to the board asking them to stop any further gating work until the homeowners can verify if they have the right to make this unilateral decision to completely change the aesthetic look of our property. I'm looking for guidance on what I can do as a next step.
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