LilB0kChoy

Not a uniquely American problem:

https://blogs.cornell.edu/issues/newsletter/right-wing-extremism-on-the-rise-globally/

Might make more sense for people across the globe to support each other against right-wing extremism rather than tear each other down and point fingers.

But you do you, I guess…

The cowards can’t even put their names behind it.

Even Iran doesn’t want those states.

I know this is a joke but it’s more likely you’d be a US National, similar to if you were born in American Samoa or Swains Island.

Yes, just a few things:

My great-great-grandfather’s portrait, bayonet and a copy of his discharge papers from his Civil War service.

The flag from my grandfather’s coffin.

There are things I’d like to have/keep in the family when my parents pass.

I'm willing to bet that the BBC will PAY Trump money at the end of this

I’ll take your bet. What do you want to wager?

Eventually the court can authorize alternate means of service. Examples could be physically posting a copy to the door of the defendant’s last known address, electronically posting to the court’s website, publishing a notice in a newspaper, first class and/or certified mail, social media account or email.

Just tell me what they are before you yell at me for breaking them.

This is perfectly reasonable, as well as warning requirements and remediation time before any penalties apply.

I would never buy a house in an HOA if the state it’s in doesn’t have disclosure laws like mine. Where we live you get the CC&Rs, bylaws, articles of incorporation, rules and regulations, recent meeting minutes, the current budget and reserve study, the assessment schedule, any special assessments, pending litigation, and an estoppel certificate from the management company prior to purchase.

Dose "homeowner" in the USA refer to someone that eihtre don't own the home or the land on which it sits ?

It can. It’s most common in townhomes where you own the house but everything outside of it including the exterior of the residence is “common property” or mobile home lots where you own the house itself but pay “rent” for the lot, utilities and common property maintenance.

As said by others, there can be conflicts between multiple duties for a homeowner.

I’ve never heard of an HOA that holds meetings where decisions are made or a vote is needed during working hours outside of retirement communities. Generally an HOA needs a quorum, typically 2/3 I believe, to enact bylaw changes, take certain actions etc. HOA disclosure is also required, at least where I am, at time of sale. Nobody should be “surprised” by an HOA.

Also if some members of the HOA commit abuses, the responsibility of thei abuses will mostly sit on them.

Yes and no. If a homeowner has participated I believe that’s true. If a homeowner buys a home with an HOA and doesn’t read the bylaws beforehand, doesn’t read meeting notes, attend elections, share their complaints/concerns then they’ve, at least tacitly, endorsed the HOAs operations.

That's probably why there are so strong reactions to your point.

I think there are strong reactions for one of two reasons. For one, too many Americans are happy to not get involved and participate and then play victim. Second, I think many people don’t actually understand how HOAs truly work, or their sum total of experience is stories they’ve read or heard from others.

Pedantic but technically correct, which is the best kind of correct, they say. My point still stands though. HOAs are just a smaller form of private government which requires involvement, voting and understanding of the homeowners involved.

I’m not particularly fond of HOAs and I’d prefer to see a return to community development like it used to be. The city itself being involved, designating common spaces for a neighborhood or community like parks, community centers, sports fields/facilities etc. instead of that falling under a private entity.

I’ll share my own personal anecdote: we bought our home ~6ish years ago and we had an HOA which was largely pointless. I organized the homeowners and engaged with the HOA processes and, today, we have an HOA in name only.

It’s too expensive and difficult to dissolve the HOA so instead we all agreed to stop paying dues, return what had already been paid and abandon the HOA.

Fortunately for us, the homeowners not only owned the homes but also the property each home sits on and there was no community property or services to deal with.