lots of complaints living in an HOA. What is with that?

Lots of whining has always been done by those who don't even participate in trying to make changes. They don't attend any meetings and then get a one sided opinion from someone on their block and think they know what is going on. Uninformed opinions add little to the discussion or to an understanding of the issues


GIVING BURNING TREE MASTER ASSOCIATION CARTE BLANCHE WITH YOUR MONEY
Not showing up means you assent to the Burning Tree Master Association board  making whatever decisions to "do whatever they want to with your assessment"   "behind closed doors". And many really seriously bad decisions have been made.

Look at the record of past boards. Why in the world would you continue to leave it to  a board that makes unlawful decisions which costs you money because you aren't aware that you do NOT owe it! Even if you did owe it it is way overpriced for an HOA of this age and the homes price range. (Check out what nearby HOAs pay.)


It upsets you to go to meetings?
Thank goodness for those who will show up and speak up for what is honest when they see the Burning Tree Board of Directors doing things that are against the Covenants and by-laws.

When you have HOA board members violating the covenants homeowners feel disheartened to know that things are not being done fairly. Numerous homeowners have said they feel intimidated and coerced into paying assessments they know they do not owe. The threat to their reputation, by having a lien is what terrifies them into paying what they do not owe. The BTMA knows this and when questioned if they have the authority to assess homeowners board members do not say they have any authority but that they are going to do it! (Unbelievable, huh?)

This attitude is what steals all desire to be neighborly. Why would someone want to get out and help clean up the neighborhood if they are getting nothing for the money they are forced to pay....and then expected to also clean? Good Grief!



Don't you love that after  meetings there is no communication from the BTMA board? Every meeting should be recorded (both audio and video and posted on a website for all of us to see and hear. What is so much done in secret? (We have obtained a calendar of their meetings and we recommend you go and speak up when you hear something that is not right.)

Someone stupidly asked "Why not do tiered assessments?"  Hey, guy, we are not a bunch of uneducated hicks. Read the legal documents....According to our Covenants we don't have to pay any assessments to the BTMA, at all.  Furthermore if you will look at the covenants homeowners are only required to pay for actual repair upkeep and maintenance of the common grounds and facilities that belong to our own subdivision. AND THERE ARE NONE!!!!  

What type of neighborhood do you want? A neighborhood where you feel safe? Since we do not owe the BTMA why don't we use the money they have been taking from us to throw in that old pool (that only a few homeowners use that is sucking money down the drain) and each subdivision use theirs toward security for their area? 

What do you believe enhances the neighborhood more? What is more appealing to people when they buy a home that ancient pool or the feeling of security?

Lets see....security for all...... or a pool open a little over 3 months for a few homeowners?     

We are not talking about something as foolish as each of us take a turn at night patrolling the area area for a few hours. Who is their right mind would be willing to volunteer to drive around at night wasting their gas, getting no sleep, when they have to go to work in the morning and all the while wondering if being unarmed and possibly seeing something is a good idea? Most of us are 40+ and simply too old to be out there acting like a rent-a-cop.    Besides, whose insurance would cover it if we got hurt doing something the association set up for us to do?  

Over priced assessments (WHICH WE HOMEOWNERS DID NOT OWE!!) have been thrown into the pool and sucked down the drain because the only ones who will sit on the board are those who apparently have never had anything so nice as that before.  (Are those termites holding hands to keep that building standing? And we love the pictures posted of all the mouse trails in the room where the candy and pop is kept. GAG ME!!!) Most of the homeowners have no desire to go to that ugly thing.  Come on....how often do YOU go lay around that thing? 

Only way to stop the nonsense? Personal responsibility ....Come sit at the grown-ups table...Show that you are educated by not taking someones else's word for everything...Read the legal documents....and if you can't understand them read the blogs as we have some well-educated homeowners who do understand them. Show up and speak out about what is wrong! It affects you....and your wallet.

Most of the  people who crave sitting on the board of directors have never run a business (successfully or otherwise)....nor had any business training...so let's stop bowing down to them.

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