Recommendations for MD HOA attorney….

[Daria B.]

to deal with HOA sending false violations regarding my rental unit in addition to a nosy neighbor who complains about everything under the sun and moon. I know the neighbor is making a lot of complaints to HOA which prompt them to issue violations that I continually dispute. I am exhausted over this pettiness. My PM has stepped in from the beginning but as the owner it ultimately falls in me albeit both of us have disputed these claims.

In the beginning, my response was just OK. I will let the PM know and this will get handled because it was one legitimate issue regarding parking. This is now escalated into multiple violations over time issued for the same or other false violations and every time we look into it we don't find anything, and this is told to the HOA.

One being a dog on the premises whose unleashed or has elimated outside in proximity to my unit. First of all, I don't allow any pets in my unit and I know for a fact that the tenant doesn't have any, nor does anyone come to the unit with a dog. It's ludacris to think that just because they find elimination somewhere near the property that it has anything to do with my unit. And I said as much to the HOA without any proof, especially this unleashed dog. I believe they are now targeting me and my property and I need this to stop.

My last email response to them (HOA) was that I know that they are targeting me in my property and that all of this was coming from the neighbor next-door who clearly doesn't want any tenants living next to them.

Unfortunately, there are also other things going on and I’m looking into just selling and getting out of this community but that’s not going to happen overnight.

It was mentioned to me about a cease and desist, but I have no experience in this, and I'm looking for an attorneys advice that has dealt with HOA's, and neighbors, who make it there life's work to be an annoyance.

cheers!

[Daria B.]

Quote from @Colleen F.:

@Daria B. yes I still own it. Neighbor was okay for a while and then this. She was the worst when she was on the board then she crossed the wrong people and they got her off.  For some personal reasons I can't sell now.  

I used freedom of information act to make a request to get the information.  I am stretching here but the incident years ago was a different property with student renters, it was in the paper and not local. If I recall I may have had to call a detective locally to find out where to get the report.  or maybe it listed the court where the charges were filed in the paper. 

Sorry to hear about your woes. For a while I didn’t want to deal with students but they turned out to be the best tenants. Go figure.

This is a first first for me and I'm beyond irritated with the HOA and toxic neighbor. I will be contacting an attorney to get advise on both (here goes the ($$$) :>)

I think the HOA is trying to push me out now as the toxic next door is escalating. They send violation letters with no proof of violation and want me to prove otherwise. It's a backwards world.

I’ll google FOIA to see what i can find and start with the local police to see if I can get a report or if there is one.