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Comcast ripped me off much more than that. My HOA signed a (incredible bad) deal with Comcast to provide basic channels (the ones nobody wants) for $35/unit* *
by thedevil 10y ago
Comcast ripped me off much more than that. My HOA signed a (incredible bad) deal with Comcast to provide basic channels (the ones nobody wants) for $35/unit* * for 3 years. Then, Comcast's rep allegedly* forged the contract to last 8 years instead of 3.
The stupid manager lost the emails, Comcast insisted on the (allegedly* forged) 8-year contract and so the HOA paid it until the manager found the original signed contract (years later) and compared it to the forged version. Then Comcast still pressured the board on the 8-year until we hired a lawyer.
I estimate that this alleged* fraud was worth $378,000.
* It was never proven in court but the evidence is pretty strong. The forged pages have inconsistent numbering, scanner marks, wording, and date format.
* * It was actually a rate that increases over years. $35 was last year's rate.
I'm not under any NDA so I'm exposing it but making sure all my details and wording are correct so I don't get sued. Please forgive the edits.
- driverdan 10y agoAnother reason to never live somewhere with an HOA.
- thomastjeffery 10y agoEvery single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.
- shaftway 10y agoHonestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave trash cans out all week: great, less of a buffet for raccoons at night. - Community pools: great, I go out there at 10:00 pm with a couple friends and a few beers and drift around the pool chatting quietly The only beef I've ever had was they wouldn't let me widen my driveway by a couple feet because it'd go over HOA-maintained plants. Not a huge deal, but I just drove over the plants and then claimed it was my neighbor doing it to get me in trouble. They gave up pretty quick. My dues are pretty reasonable too. Sorry you guys have had crappy ones, but they're not all bad.
- dukeluke 10y agoWhy do you want to control what other people do to their houses? Is maintaining some sense of opulence so important to you that you would be willing to remove peoples' freedoms? Edit: to those downvoting me, could you please explain? I don't understand.