- Jurisdiction
- California
I am a senior renting in a senior community. Now the HOA is harassing me on two issues. First, they insist that I can use my garage only for parking, not for storing my stuff. My landlord initially said that if I parked on a city street and not on the HOA property, I should be fine. Apparently, this is not good enough for the HOA because they are giving me one week to empty my garage. My landlord also said initially that they will ask for a parking permit from the HOA for my second car but this never happened. Now the landlord's excuse is that this can happen only after I park my car in the garage.
The other issue is even more nefarious. My lease clearly states 2 occupants but when I had signed the lease, I had informed the owner that my children who go to college will be visiting during summer to stay with us periodically. It was ok with him at that time. However, every time my child comes over to stay for the summer, the HOA directors start emailing the board members and the owner, to the point that now my landlord says I am in breach of lease because my child is staying with us this summer. I feel they are snooping on me and it is invasion of my privacy.
I used to think that my landlord doesn't really have an issue with me but is only doing things at the bidding of the HOA board to cover his back. Now, I am not so sure. Till date, the landlord has not provided me a copy of the HOA rules that they were supposed to provide at the outset, so I really don't know how to fight back.
What are my options? My lease doesn't run out until another 5 months but I find this whole thing harassing and violating my privacy and rights. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
The other issue is even more nefarious. My lease clearly states 2 occupants but when I had signed the lease, I had informed the owner that my children who go to college will be visiting during summer to stay with us periodically. It was ok with him at that time. However, every time my child comes over to stay for the summer, the HOA directors start emailing the board members and the owner, to the point that now my landlord says I am in breach of lease because my child is staying with us this summer. I feel they are snooping on me and it is invasion of my privacy.
I used to think that my landlord doesn't really have an issue with me but is only doing things at the bidding of the HOA board to cover his back. Now, I am not so sure. Till date, the landlord has not provided me a copy of the HOA rules that they were supposed to provide at the outset, so I really don't know how to fight back.
What are my options? My lease doesn't run out until another 5 months but I find this whole thing harassing and violating my privacy and rights. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.