I lived in an 7 story building with condominiums, and was HOA board president (don’t shoot me)! I got a call at my work at lunchtime from a new resident who purchased a unit on the bottom floor and who had a large patio. She demanded that the HOA pay a gardener to pick up the leaves that a magnolia tree was dropping on to her (private, but limited common element) patio. When I told her that leaf pickup for her private use patio was her responsibility, she threatened to have the NAACP sue me for racism. I told her I didn’t know what race she was and asked how it could be racism - she said I was lying because the condo newsletter had featured her recently and mentioned she was a graduate of Howard University, and *of course* I knew she was black because Howard was an HBCU. (Poor, stupid 25 year old white California native-me-had never heard that term before. OMG was I dumb!)
Also - got involved in a lawsuit between 2 unit owners. One (an unemployed lawyer) was suing his next door neighbor for ATTEMPTED MURDER because her cigarette smoke was infiltrating his unit.
I quit and sold the condo soon afterwards. People are weird, and although I loved the building and living “in community”, this was too much for me. Have not lived in an HOA community since.
Also - got involved in a lawsuit between 2 unit owners. One (an unemployed lawyer) was suing his next door neighbor for ATTEMPTED MURDER because her cigarette smoke was infiltrating his unit.
I quit and sold the condo soon afterwards. People are weird, and although I loved the building and living “in community”, this was too much for me. Have not lived in an HOA community since.