Trying to call the HOA over minor HVAC issue
Overreaction is rampant these days. And this especially true when it comes to people who have just a smidgen of authority. Still, I’m really getting my fill of this automatic hostility and defensiveness that is pervading our culture. This has never been more true given the way the HOA has reacted to a minor HVAC issue at my home. First of all, I should say that I agree that having rules and regulations are beneficial when it comes to ensuring property value remains steady. I certainly don’t want to have my property value come down because somebody has five used cars on blocks in their yard. So I get the reason we need an HOA. But the problem inherently is that we give just a little bit of authority to people who are power hungry. This is clearly evidenced given their overreaction to a small HVAC situation at my house. The HVAC at my home is not supposed to be seen from the street. This is one of the HOA rules. It seems like a fairly arbitrary rule and I don’t really understand what the purpose is. I mean we all have heating and cooling equipment so I don’t know what the big secret is. However, I have complied with that rule by having a privacy hedge that screens the residential HVAC. But unfortunately, my landscaping folks ended up trimming it way back as it was sort of unhealthy. And this resulted in the HVAC unit being able to be seen from the street. I’m now doing my best to calm the waters with the HOA until it can grow back.