All Forum Posts by: Alonda Harrahill

The rule change was only given to us "investers" there has not been an HOA meeting that I'm aware of. I've owned this condo for 2 years with this same tenant.

I honestly think the HOA has deeper issues with investors and they don't want this to be easy on any of us. You should read the emails I've received from the HOA lady. She said back in June she would hold another HOA meeting and I haven't heard a thing about it yet. I immediately tried to fix the issue with my tenant and she became irrational as well so talking o other of them isn't working. Now y tenant is knit picking everything and text me twice yesterday about things she needs fixed by the HOA. They're both draining to say the least.

I did look at the lease and there is a no sublease allowed unless I gave written consent for her to do so. My tenant was given a copy that she signed of the new rules and parking was one. It also states that the hoa has the authority to tow if they are in violation of the rules. The HOA refuses to speak to the tenant and the tenant won't listen to reason. I drew up a release of lease forms and am letting her move so i can be done with both of them. I also called my realtor to put it on the market. Thank you all for your input it has been a great help!! I don't know how you landlords do it but i have a new found respect for all of you. Thank you!

@jonholdman the hoa changed the rules in June because they stated the renters were causing problems to all the condo owners that occupy the units we (investors) received a notice of the rule changes by mail. Parking, they wanted us to each deposit 500 in the hoa fund for any damages occurred due to tenants moving out. they were even trying to make us pay extra for water if the tenants had more than 2 ppl living in the condos because they are only 2 bedroom units. They also requested registration from the tenants vehicles. Tenants movibg out were also not allowed to throw trash in the communiy trash if it was from moving. Another "investor" through discrimination out and I hadn't heard another thing until the mail I received last Monday and thats where this all started. 

@Christopher Winkler my tenants lease is up March 2015. She is on a year lease. The lease unfortunately is from a website online and is pretty generic. I have never been a landlord before and did not know how much work went into them. That is not an excuse but was poor planning on my part. I don't plan on doing this again and learned the hard way. It was a spur of the moment idea after my mother passed away. 

Thanks to you all that have replied!! It helps to have others opinions and ideas. 

Thank you for your reply. I don't think the lease says anything about a sublease. You are right about letting her break the lease she demanded her deposit back if I about low her to break the lease nd I guess to me it just comes down to principle. The tenant is making demands on me, I should just agree to her demands and let her out the lease. I just worry that she says she will be out December 1st but what if she incurs more fines and what if she doesn't move out December 1st? 

Hi, I am a new landlord (was left a condo upon my mother's passing)  and have recently been in a lose lose situation between my tenant and hoa I received a notice from my hoa that my tenant has been parking her car and her boyfriends  (not on the lease) car in the parking lot and is only allowed to park one vehicle. The hoa just started this rule in June. My tenant denies any wrong doing and will not listen to reason. I received a picture of my tenants car and the truck involved and my tenant says that truck is not her boyfriends. I am receiving harassing emails from the hoa  and harassing texts from my tenant. I am caught in the middle and don't know what to do. I paid the 50 dollar fee and now the hoa says if it happens again I'm fined 100 per incident. My tenant claims she is now being harassed and is threatening me with finding someone to sublease the condo. Can she legally do that? I would love if she just move and I will sell the condo and be done with the both of them!! In June all of us investors received new rules from the hoa that our tenants have to follow. She did not send these to anyone who owns the condo units and occupy them. She was accused in June of discriminating against investors who had renters.  Anyone else have this issue?