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You Gotta Hear This

June 15, 2006

That home-owners association member who is pain in the tuckus? Get this: He is NOT a home-owner. Based on something weird I’d heard briefly from another owner a year ago, I called the city assessor’s office, and they told me that sure enough, that unit is owned by a woman and has been since the month he moved in in 2004. Maybe the property is in his ex-wife’s name? Maybe. Don’t really care. The fact remains that of the four-member HOA, it is explicit in the bylaws that the HOMEOWNERS are the members, duh, no one else. He’s been shady, all the way around, and I’m done with him.

Boy, am I glad. Perfectly happy to be polite to him, but the dues on that unit have to be paid so we can finally get the roof fixed. He’s been the sticking point, the reason nothing’s been done in a year. He stalls on everything, and fights every member of the HOA, and no longer will he be able to. Yay! He won’t even be able to go to the meetings! Triple yay!

There is just the smallest part of me that feels guilty about being this happy. But I’m ignoring it. Yep. S’cool.

Posted by Rachael 26 Comments

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  1. Carole says

    June 15, 2006 at 3:49 am

    Excellent!

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  2. Ellie says

    June 15, 2006 at 4:06 am

    Does that mean you have to track down the missing homeowner for the rates?
    Nice detective work to get him out of your hair!

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  3. Kate says

    June 15, 2006 at 5:07 am

    No need to be guilty. This is a day for rejoicing!!

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  4. Julie says

    June 15, 2006 at 5:15 am

    Excellent! Now you need to take that little part of you that feels guilty and show it the door.

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  5. Wanda says

    June 15, 2006 at 5:31 am

    Yay! I’m glad you found an out to the nasty little situation! ๐Ÿ˜‰ No need to feel the slightest bit guilt at all. He was the one lying all this time, he knew he’s not technically an owner.

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  6. Carrie says

    June 15, 2006 at 6:02 am

    Good on you, Rach, for busting the shady man. You have no reason to feel guilty, you did a good thing!

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  7. cursingmama says

    June 15, 2006 at 6:20 am

    I don’t think guilt is in order…now lets just hope the real owner has the cash for the dues so you can get the darn roof fixed!

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  8. Kim P says

    June 15, 2006 at 7:03 am

    Hooray!! See everything works out in the end. I am glad for you!

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  9. Betsy says

    June 15, 2006 at 7:10 am

    You are a crime fighter!!!!!
    Ninja style
    stealth like
    seeeks out injustice and squashes it
    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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  10. maryse says

    June 15, 2006 at 7:20 am

    stop feeling guilty! go get an ice cream sundae if you want to feel guilty ๐Ÿ˜‰
    or an expensive knitting bag ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  11. anne says

    June 15, 2006 at 7:51 am

    Ooooh! Just like Nancy Drew! Good work.

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  12. Won-ju says

    June 15, 2006 at 8:27 am

    Great!!! I am happy for you.

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  13. Jill Smith says

    June 15, 2006 at 8:46 am

    No guilt necessary – I’d feel overjoyed to know that a conniving sneak like that was caught out.

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  14. whosadele says

    June 15, 2006 at 9:27 am

    Hahahahahahahahahahaha-That is great! Now, it would be doubly funny if it turns out the real owner has been paying the dues and the PITA has been pocketing it. Or, is he or did he used to be a woman?

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  15. Steph says

    June 15, 2006 at 9:34 am

    Explains a lot eh? Hope it goes better now that you don’t have to deal with dork guy.
    No guilt required. You’re doing the right thing to fix your house.

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  16. Mariko says

    June 15, 2006 at 10:53 am

    Karma, baby, it’ll getcha every time, and it sure got him good, didn’t it! Jerk. I would eat an ice cream sundae to celebrate if I were you!

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  17. Silvia says

    June 15, 2006 at 10:59 am

    Hey it is kind of like crime fighter girl time here! I’ll be seeing this on my fave Court TV soon!
    Sadly based upon his whiny, bratty baby behavior, you know it’s his momma who owns the place for her precious snookums…no lady would want a piece of that boy’s pie.

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  18. Rachel H says

    June 15, 2006 at 3:30 pm

    the man is a weenie. there should be no feelings of guilt.

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  19. Leslie says

    June 15, 2006 at 4:36 pm

    I love it when stories have a happy ending!

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  20. Christie says

    June 15, 2006 at 6:17 pm

    Don’t even feel guilty! It’s awesome that you found all that out!

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  21. Teri S. says

    June 15, 2006 at 6:22 pm

    No need to feel guilty at all. It’s a nice, conflict-free resolution to the problem, no? I’m glad that’s out of the way for you!

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  22. Amy says

    June 15, 2006 at 10:29 pm

    Heh. Love how he cannot even attend the meetings the scoundrel!

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  23. Samantha says

    June 16, 2006 at 7:25 am

    Wash that guilt away; you have no reason to feel guilty. Now, does he know that you know that he is not a home-owner?? Wouldn’t I like to be a fly on the wall when someone tells him he is no longer welcome at the meetings.

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  24. Jennie says

    June 16, 2006 at 11:11 am

    I love success stories like this! You go, girl!

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  25. Joan in Reno says

    June 16, 2006 at 3:43 pm

    Yay that he can’t attend the meetings. Sorry to rain on your parade, but I’ll bet you have a fine time finding the registered owner and getting the dues. Poor track record here, especially if it *is* his momma. Keep us posted.

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  26. Julia says

    June 18, 2006 at 10:08 am

    Well, that right there is karma at it’s finest. What a relief, I’m glad for your happy ending.

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