HOA bylaws Contradiction

[Janiece DeFreitas]

Has anyone experienced the HOA saying one thing but documents say otherwise? For example, an HOA is telling me via email that STRs/MTRs are not allowed and a minimum of 12 month leases are required. However in written bylaws it states subleases are allowed and minimum lease term is 3 months. This is from bylaws updated in 2017, but no updates have been made since. Does what they're "telling" me have legal standing, if the written bylaws say something different? I have asked them to attach the documents where it states these requirements, but I'm still waiting on a response.

[Brett Deas]

Well, I am no lawyer, but I always go to what is in the bylaws. Now it does sound like if you start they will quickly realize their mistake and fix it so I think long term it will be a lose/lose.