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I'm looking for some opinions on my situation because I'm feeling pretty frustrated and could use some perspective. Here’s the deal: I’m having some work done on my house, and the contractors have been parking on the street. There’s no parking close by, and they need their vehicle nearby for their tools and equipment. This has been going on for about three weeks, and yesterday was supposed to be the final day of work. Everything was going smoothly until, within about 20 minutes of them starting, the predatory towing company our HOA has a contract with swooped in and towed the clearly marked work van.

When my wife called the towing company, they said it was an HOA member who called them to have it towed. When she tried to get more information, they started screaming at her, which is apparently normal behavior for this company. Let me tell you, anyone yelling at my wife sets me off, and I was livid. So, I shot off a message to our HOA president. Now, he’s a real piece of work, and I have no doubt it was him who called the towing company. Nobody else on the HOA board would be petty enough to care.

The president responded with a smug comment, "You can't have friends parking in front of your house." I tried to explain that it was a contractor with a clearly marked vehicle, but he just came back with, "Follow the rules, and there won’t be a problem." The whole interaction was infuriating.

Now, let me be clear: I’m not losing sleep over the $200 towing fee. What really grinds my gears is the asshole HOA president and his power trip. This guy needs to be taken down a notch. But maybe I’m being unreasonable? If I am, I’ll admit it and move on. But seriously, if this guy is going to tow every contractor vehicle because he’s following the HOA rules to the letter, nobody in the neighborhood will be able to get work done on their houses without risking their vehicles being towed.

So, I decided to dig a little deeper. I spoke to a person from the property management company about the situation. He provided the exact wording of the parking rules, and guess what? There’s nothing in there about contractors parking on the street. He even admitted he hasn't seen any other community he manages that doesn't have an exception for contractors. When I asked if any contractor vehicle parked on the street could be towed, he begrudgingly said yes. He then added, "Please don't have the landscape company vehicles towed." I just thanked him for clarifying and wished him a nice day.

Feeling even more annoyed, I took to our Nextdoor community app to let others know what was going on. Turns out, I’m not alone in my frustration. I quickly gained a following of neighbors who are also fed up with the current HOA board. They shared their stories, and it seems like the new board is targeting certain people—mostly folks of color or those who are LGBTQIA+. One neighbor even spoke to the supervisor of the guy I talked to from the management company, and it appears the higher-ups aren’t happy about the situation either.

There’s an HOA meeting in January, and you better believe I’ll be there. At the very least, I want to push for an update to the parking rules to include contractors. If the HOA is going to enforce these rules, they need to make sense and be fair for everyone.

A little background on our HOA president: this guy has been on a power trip ever since he got elected. He’s the kind of person who thrives on control and loves making other people’s lives difficult. I remember when he first got elected, he went on this rampage about lawn decorations. He sent letters to people about the color of their flowers, the height of their grass, and even the types of bird feeders they used. I wish I were joking.

The thing is, I’ve never had a problem with following rules as long as they’re reasonable. But this guy takes it to another level. It’s like he enjoys finding ways to make simple things complicated. My wife and I moved to this neighborhood because it seemed like a nice, quiet place to raise our kids. We didn’t sign up for a constant battle with an HOA president who acts like a dictator.

One of my neighbors, Sarah, told me she had a similar run-in with the towing company. Her son had just gotten his first car, and he parked it on the street because their driveway was being repaved. Within an hour, the car was gone. When she called the towing company, they said it was the HOA president who had called them. Sarah was furious and confronted him at the next HOA meeting, but he just shrugged and said, "Rules are rules."

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