Teri_Shuck
New Member
My jurisdiction is: Colorado
I bought a piece of property for $525,000 which sits at the entrance to a homeowners association enforced gated community in Colorado. The property includes a small 1700 sq ft. house that was formally the sales office for the builder with a much larger lot. I live in that small house now and plan to build an addition in the next year that would be comparable to the homes in the community with a 4-car garage.
I have read and re-read the CIC governing docs and I am not violating any rules of the association, however, I have received several violation letters and fines from the management company.
Their issue is centered on parking. First they claimed that our pickup truck (yes, common in Colorado) is a commercial vehicle. It is not, but the fines were assessed anyway. Then they claimed that I could only have one vehicle per person living in the home on my driveway. Then, they suggested planting expensive trees so that it would "screen" my vehicles from their view. Finally, we moved our 2 vehicles off of the driveway to the public street in front of our house. They called the police and the city police told us that it was perfectly legal to park there.
Today, we received notification that the BOD is recommending an amendment to the covenants enacting fines for anyone that park their vehicle on the city street overnight. There are only 4 homes on the public road and the other 75 sit behind the gate. So if I can't park on my driveway and can't park on the road in front of my house, what is my recourse? Can an HOA board enact rules and fines regarding parking on a public city street?
Also, I feel that 2 gentlemen on the board have a personal vendetta against us. Comments have been made in HOA BOD meetings - once calling us white trash, another making a derogatory remark that we are unmarried and living together in sin, and once making a derogatory remark about my boyfriend's special needs brother.
What would I need to do to prove harassment?
I bought a piece of property for $525,000 which sits at the entrance to a homeowners association enforced gated community in Colorado. The property includes a small 1700 sq ft. house that was formally the sales office for the builder with a much larger lot. I live in that small house now and plan to build an addition in the next year that would be comparable to the homes in the community with a 4-car garage.
I have read and re-read the CIC governing docs and I am not violating any rules of the association, however, I have received several violation letters and fines from the management company.
Their issue is centered on parking. First they claimed that our pickup truck (yes, common in Colorado) is a commercial vehicle. It is not, but the fines were assessed anyway. Then they claimed that I could only have one vehicle per person living in the home on my driveway. Then, they suggested planting expensive trees so that it would "screen" my vehicles from their view. Finally, we moved our 2 vehicles off of the driveway to the public street in front of our house. They called the police and the city police told us that it was perfectly legal to park there.
Today, we received notification that the BOD is recommending an amendment to the covenants enacting fines for anyone that park their vehicle on the city street overnight. There are only 4 homes on the public road and the other 75 sit behind the gate. So if I can't park on my driveway and can't park on the road in front of my house, what is my recourse? Can an HOA board enact rules and fines regarding parking on a public city street?
Also, I feel that 2 gentlemen on the board have a personal vendetta against us. Comments have been made in HOA BOD meetings - once calling us white trash, another making a derogatory remark that we are unmarried and living together in sin, and once making a derogatory remark about my boyfriend's special needs brother.
What would I need to do to prove harassment?