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Allegedly - Life in Little Boxes
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Posted by: 'Burb Blog Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:17 AM

I hope I didn’t sign a confidentiality agreement because here I go. At one time the “Maple Lane Home Owners Association,” of which I am Vice President, had a problem. His name was Crazy Red Car Man. Notice that most of my eccentric neighbors have the word Crazy in their name? It’s not my fault that Scientific Classification puts them in the same species! Crazy Red Car Man allegedly decided to sue the HOA because he wasn’t happy living in the neighborhood.

Allegedly people were putting dog poop in his mail box, being rude to him and talking about him. Allegedly it was because his wife was not born American or was not a white American, I don't know, some silly nonsense that is allegedly untrue and made up. Allegedly he was under the impression that the HOA had a responsibility to make him happy and somehow he was able to get the ACLU to take his case for free.

 
It is my understanding that Crazy Red Car Man lives on a VERY diverse street and it is these very same neighbors who are making him feel unhappy. It is also my understanding that this man offered to settle out of court if either the neighbors OR the Association would buy his house from him (yeah, right!). It is my understanding that the case was thrown out of court. In the meantime our association paid thousands to tens of thousands in legal fees even though this was allegedly a bogus lawsuit.

 

To all of you who hate living in an associated neighborhood: MOVE! To all of you who think that the HOA has a responsibility to make your life enjoyable when the fact that it isn’t enjoyable is directly related to your inability to get along with people: MOVE! IT’S YOUR PROBLEM AND IT WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE WOODS!

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Re: Allegedly - Life in Little Boxes    By Jen on the Edge on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 1:16 PM
I'm going to guess that Crazy Red Car Man may have had other issues that were unrelated to the HOA, such as perhaps he needed pharmaceuticals to help him keep a tighter grip on reality.

Re: Allegedly - Life in Little Boxes    By BlondeBlogger on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:49 PM
Allegedly, that is just crazy! Rob was the president of our HOA in our first home and it was NOT an easy job.


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