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Thomas Clark

I Think I Might Ruin My Social Life By Joining the HOA.

We moved into a new community with an HOA last year. Since we had never lived with one before, my spouse joked that if you can't beat them, join them. So I ended up as the Vice President of the board. Now here is the weird part. Since I joined the board, we have not enforced a single rule. Seriously. I have not said a word to anyone. But now, it feels like half the street avoids me. They will have block parties and social events and I never even find out about them. I feel completely excluded. My spouse thinks it is because I am on the HOA board. But I do not understand that. How can just having the title make me an outcast. It is not like I am a rule-enforcing tyrant. I am curious to hear if anyone has experienced anything like this. #HOA #NeighborhoodDrama #SocialLife #Community #Ostracized #HelpNeeded #Discussion #Advice #SocialAnxiety

I Think I Might Ruin My Social Life By Joining the HOA.
Thomas Woods

Should I Pay For Half Of My Neighbor's Fence Staining Cost?

My neighbor is a pain to deal with and has been talking smack about us on the neighborhood Facebook page. We have not been approached directly about this issue but she is now alleging we owe her half the cost of some fence repairs and staining. She says she and the previous owners agreed to a half and half split of maintaining it. Nothing of this sort was discussed with us at closing. For context the fence is two sided for most of their front yard. The only part of the fence that is on our side is our two gates. Once their back yard starts the fence becomes a shared fence separating our backyards. We have not seen any repairs on the fence in the three years we have lived here. I am just trying to get some advice before she approaches us about staining the front of her fence. #NeighborProblems #Fence #HOA #HomeOwnership #AdviceNeeded #Suburbs #Etiquette #LegalAdvice

Should I Pay For Half Of My Neighbor's Fence Staining Cost?