Fighting the Ranch Club

Originally posted by SuperGrover
hate to tell you, but 'you' as the homeowner are responsible for your driveway and the sidewalk (if you have one. i know CRE doesn't have sidewalks).

that's why you should also try and avoid any "private" roads within a development, because it's like a driveway.

If that was the case the RC would have simply told her to pound sand.

[SuperGrover]

Originally posted by Kain99
If that was the case the RC would have simply told her to pound sand.

why do you think they are giving the poster a run-around? :dur:

$356 a year to install driveways and sidewalks sounds like bad business practice on the HOA's part. usually it's the responsibility of the builder (pending it's in the contract!) to install a driveway and a sidewalk, once it's installed, it's the homeowner's responsibility.

try going after the builder, maybe the poster means the builder not the HOA.

[DoWhat (Premo)]

I fought the Ranch club, and did not pay my dues at all. I felt I (and my lawyer) was not part of the Ranch club, due to the Deed and property location. We eventually went to court, I lost.
Sold the house and moved to Leonardtown, with no HOA.

Originally posted by SuperGrover
why do you think they are giving the poster a run-around? :dur:

Uhhh... I imagine being a business.. If they were not responsible they would simply say so. No need for "the run around."

Originally posted by DoWhat
and moved to Leonardtown, with no HOA.

Holy Shiat! You live in LT?

[DoWhat (Premo)]

Originally posted by Kain99
Holy Shiat! You live in LT?

Up the road from the Jazz.

[Vince]

Originally posted by DoWhat
Sold the house and moved to Leonardtown, with no HOA.

Get out of the private community as fast as you can. I would sell too, but can't afford to sell and buy again around here and get the house I want. If I sell I'll head south to Florida.

[Sharon]

Originally posted by msspeedyg
We need a drain ditch put in.

Are you talking about the pipe or the actual ditch? I'd agree that if your builder didn't put in a pipe then it's on you. I put in a 2nd driveway and bought my own pipe (about $80). The ditch was there so we just laid it in.

OTOH anything within 5' from the road is CRE property and they are supposed to maintain it. Don't hold your breath on that though. Spend the money and save the headache if you want it fixed.

Originally posted by DoWhat
Up the road from the Jazz.

Jazz lives in LT? Crap!

[SuperGrover]

Originally posted by Kain99
Uhhh... I imagine being a business.. If they were not responsible they would simply say so. No need for "the run around."

is it possible the poster is talking about the builder not the HOA. if the builder still runs the HOA, it's a different incorporation. the two are mutually exclusive. having problems with the builder doesn't mean you should stop paying the dues, because it can come back and bite you in the a$$ in the form of a lien (like they said).

scour through the contract, plans, and the community plans (that were submitted by the developer) to see what it says about driveways.


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