Been a real estate agent for 30 years and I tell everyone who is looking to buy a house, never, never, never, never buy a house with an HOA your life will be a living hell.

Why anyone would want to live under the thumb of an HOA is beyond my understanding.

That awkward moment when you get yelled at by a thesaurus.

My man Al has had that speech planned out for weeks- he was eloquent as hell.

They need to pass a law that says that an HOA must pay half your mortgage in order for them to determine what you do with your home . Let’s see how that works for them .

It’s not about the bushes,it’s about power.

The last time my wife and I were looking for a house, we let the realtor know to NOT waste her time showing any properties that where within a HOA. Dealing with people like that leads to jail or the hospital, or both. -Veteran '66-68

Standing ovation to that elderly Gentleman.

Old dude anit having none of that bs. And his girl stood rite by him the whole time 😊

"Don't come closer to me", she then proceeds to step towards the man. This is all about control. Good for this guy and his wife to speak out against these A holes.

I moved out of an HOA managed community 2 years ago and could not be happier. We had one HOA board member that would walk around with a ruler and measure grass height. They wanted to fine a man for not shoveling his snow, knowing the man was undergoing cancer treatment. I got a letter about my grass clippings blowing into the street. The problem is the HOA boards are normally composed of 10% of the craziest people in your development.

A word to the wise, DO NOT buy a house in a HOA community. In EVERY HOA community there are always those neighbors who are on a power trip and walk/drive around making sure everyone in compliance with the rules and submit issues to the HOA management.

Note to self. NEVER buy a house that an HOA is attached to the house. We are always hearing about these ridiculous rules ! 99% are BS. Surprised its still around?!

I do work for homeowners in mostly HOA neighborhoods. In this 7 years I have never heard a homeowner say"I'm so glad we have an HOA". In fact it has always been the opposite.

That lady was slapped by a human dictionary! This gentleman is a hero!

Let this be a lesson to everyone... stay away from HOA... avoid them...

She tells him not to move closer but she does?she was escalating a confrontation.

"If you come closer" then steps toward him. Typical bully behavior

"I'm not screaming at you. If I was screaming at you, you'd know." Love it. I'm disappointed that I misread the title. I thought it said "Homeowner shuts down HOA." I hope this worked out in the homeowner's favour.

God bless this man for standing up to the HOA!

Good for this guy! They are plants, it's good for nature and the home. Stay away from the elderly couple.

I was getting harassed by an hoa in FL. I went to every board members condo and took pictures of every infraction I found. I told them I'd comply after they did. I also told them if I was bothered in any way before they were in compliance I'd file a complaint and lawsuit for selective enforcement. Never heard another word from them.

There is no way anyone convince me to ever live in a community that had an HOA...I understand people need places to live but places like that will never be on my list of choice. When you commit to live in a community that has an HOA you already know this kind of scenario is possible and probable. That's my story and I'm sticking to it 😉👍

This guy could be a speechwriter. Eloquent, incisive, compelling.

Kudos to that man calling the HOA out.

Imagine paying an organization to harass you... that's HOA's. An unnecessary financial burden.

Homeowner associations must be removed from our state laws ASAP. They were created not for this purpose in the first place.

That's why you never move in a place that has HOA'S.

I so hate not learning the final outcome of events/situations like this.

I live in the hood and I make it seem like Im in paradise...I cut the yard accordingly, trim the trees, and do maintenance to the my home when needed...I dont need no Elite class telling me how to run my life and fine me if a strand of grass is higher than the rest of the yard...now thats freedom...its my property!

"do not step any close" steps closer to him immediately?

I can't imagine what happens when you forget to put the toilet seat down.

Don’t mess with the old guy! He’s not going to just roll over to these interfering busybodies! More power to him.👍🏻

I spent my entire youth without a HOA. When I became an adult I bought a house in an HOA without realizing what I was getting into. My realtor told me HOA’s here weren’t that bad, they just worry about people leaving toilets and appliances in the front yard. Since then I’ve been in some kind of violation every year since I moved in. I can’t do anything to the yard or house without permission. There’s a small dictatorship of people who rule over us and it’s all legal. There are a few rich old retired people who walk their dogs and have nothing better to do but criticize and threaten legal action. My only joy is to yell at them when they leave dog poop in my yard or have no leash. I love my house but I hate my HOA.

Home is a place of peace to rest to be with family and friends this is a HOA at it's finest

Great vocabulary and great points! Much respect. Fortunately, I have always had a jones for really old houses, so I've never lived in an HOA

This is a great reminder to NEVER EVER BUY A HOME WITH AN HOA. And they're fighting over some hedges. Good Lord. Middle finger to HOA's.

I had a few confrontations with our hoa. The best thing that could have happened to me!!!! We sold our home and bought another home without hoa maniacs. My life is so peaceful now

Just another reason I will never live in an HOA

This is why you NEVER buy a home in one of these neighborhoods. EVER

HE SOUNDS LIKE HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING

the HOA should be deemed a criminal organization

Its not about keeping the neighborhood beautiful its about malicious control and evil people hurting others to feel good.

HOA better call Saul. That old man has a vocabulary that made me feel like I could be sued just for watching the confrontation.

Lol. One time my family was cutting down a tree in our backyard bc it was going to hit our house. This lady in a tennis skirt comes running up to my father to tell him he needs to ask the Homeowners Association. My dad said, "My wife is a home owner, and she said it was okay."😂

The HOA witch isn't paying him any attention at all, she's not even listening.

She can say any darn think she wants , take a step ahead, back , but he completely blasted her with truth bombs 💣 lol 😂 love it !

This homeowner should be an attorney if he isn’t already. I’d hire him in a second.

I LOVE that guys style! He incessantly tears into the HOA woman, and follows up with a " how ya doin? " towards the guy in black. HOA is a parasite and I have no idea why anyone would buy into one

I don't know but it sounds like he knew what he was talking about and told her off.

Yeah. I had a girlfriend who lived with her mother who was an attorney for the state of California. (Violet, RIP) She bought a house on Ramsay street in Walnut Creek. Her neighbor was from Brazil and erected a radio antenna so he could talk to his relatives. Violet didn't like the antenna and went into the HOA by-laws and used it to get the antenna removed. She awoke one morning to find a pile of rubbish in her driveway.

This is funny, hilarious, entertaining, laughable, comical, humorous, and a joy inducing video.

“Excuse me, excuse me.” Hand on hip, oh yeah, that’s a KAREN right there!

Hats off to the older fella! Didn't even faze her.

I want nothing from this great old man but his vocab alone!

That dude is like a walking thesaurus. I need him next to me the next time I have to write some sort of paper.

You know she went home and told all her friends that "a crazy old man yelled at me today!!! I can't believe it!"

We moved into a HOA unit only out of expedience and we only planned to be their for 3 years. But my hubby became ill and we have been stuck here for 10 years. It's living hell and we are desperately saving to get out. When people ask me where I live, I actually say "Hell". Can't do this, can't do that, fines for every little things. If you have any sense of independence, stay far away. If you want to have every decision made for you, then go for it.

Good for him. The question is "Why would anyone want to have a house in a situation such as these crooked HOA's?

I would never ever ever buy a home that was governed under an HOA.

HOA is such a joke i don't know why anyone would buy a property run by one.

So let me get this right? You own a home, you then contract out to a company from another state to keep the value of your home up. Allowing them to civilly hog tie you until they can come in and seize your assets and property legally? Sweet! How can I get on board?

Here we are 14 years later.....NEVER buy a home with an HOA!

As an electrician I sold and installed many standby generators. Nothing but problems with HOA’s. Multiple customers that were on oxygen where it was CRITICAL that they had reliable electricity. The area had multiple power outages a year aside from hurricanes and floods that caused power losses for weeks at a time. The ridiculous nit picking was criminal. Even when generator was placed between bushes or fenced in completely out of sight, they would find a way to deny them or make them remove it. I mean these people or their parents could actually die due to power loss and hoa would still go out of their way to prevent them from getting standby generator at their homes. I will NEVER live anywhere with power hungry Karen’s telling you what you can’t and can’t do with your own home

At one time I was employed to maintain a 55 acre site of 545 homes. I held that job for roughly 4 years. I probably would stayed longer , but I eventually got tired of the ridiculous pettiness of some of the HOA board members. I truly believe that they were picked on as children and that behaving childishly as adults was their way of getting retaliation on the world. I guess from this video and others like it, this is a common pattern among all HOA Boards of Trustees.

HOA has got too go!!! They cause more problems than they have ever solved!!! Private property is private property. No excuses

Our president has forbidden water to run down a building from the air conditioners. He must have a hellofatime when it rains.

I will never be controlled by an HOA again. We ought a fee simple home and when you're on our property, you''l do as we say, or get the hell off our property!

Only thing I know a HOA is extortion cartel making homeowners life miserables after a owner pay thousand in property taxes

This guys vernacular is off the charts. I love it

the HOA is not allowed to touch your property or even enter it without your permission, you are the homeowner, the HOA is simply a group of people that are supposed to be community elected that make sure your property is tidy and kept safe from outsiders or threats, nothing more nothing less. knowledge is power and people have little knowledge these days

This is why I purposely went under on our very first home, we were young and dumb and suckered into a brand new home. I hated dealing with the retarded HOA and it's neighborhood spy's. I've since bought a privately sold home built in 1980 so that I can feel like a homeowner! I love not answering to anyone about the color or decor of my property. Yet every day people move here and start their new lives with a brand new home with an HOA not knowing they will regret it very quickly like we did.

HE CALLED THEM OUT FOR THEIR COMMUNIST BEHAVIOR.. LIKE MOST HOA'S...

Why do people live in HOA areas when they know that they will be dictated to severely?

After the last hurricane ripped through my area, roofers were swamped for almost a year. Even with a massive influx of out of state people coming in to cash in, there weren't enough roofers to go around. My sister lives in an HOA 20 minutes from me and she suffered very minor damage. She has always been one of those to always be prepared and had her insurance ready plus extra cash on hand to pay for anything she needed, but it still took months just to get someone locked in for her roof repairs. Once she hired a company, they delivered her materials and set them in her driveway near her garage door. They told her it would still be weeks before they would be able to get to her repairs. Within a week, she got a notice from the HOA that she had to move/hide the pallets of shingles and other materials from view, or she'd be fined. There were a dozen other homes in the same neighborhood with the same problems. She told them that there was nothing that she could do about the materials, because she's single and not a teenager anymore. They did finally acquiesce. HOA's can be assholes.

Well spoken gentleman, who indeed knows his "stuff" !

Said it before and I'll say it again " Tall fences make for great neighbors"

I sit in my mountain cabin in West Virginia and laugh. Why in God's name does anyone choose to live in an HOA area?

We need federal law limiting HOA powers, and establishing clear pathways to HOA dissolution

"...you are trying to railroad us! You are lying!" "In not screaming at you." She didn't deny lying

Why would anyone buy a home governed by a HMA ? I would never do that.

America, Land of the Free! What a joke.

Dealing with HOA/people like that, leads to jail or a Hannibal Lecter dinner...

In the UK I've never come across these HOA's and all I ever see are people having problems with them. Why would anyone buy a house somewhere, where you have no control on what you can do, to the property you have paid for ???? Madness

HOA started in California, they were the greatest thing since sliced bread, now they are paying the price.

“Don’t come any closer” Proceeds to step closer to him

"And if you come any closer!" While stepping toward him 🤣

After he finished his rant (good for him) he then says to the guy filming in a polite manner "how you doing" ? haha

The hundred and something people who gave the video a thumbs down was probably the power hungry wannabes, never buy are rent anything that has a HOA. They can make your life a living hell over nothing just because they can.

Truth is that it is becoming harder and harder to find homes without one - especially new homes.

Geez that man is a wordsmith

I like this man

Stand in your yard. Your property! Let it be known anyone steps foot on my property they will be removed horizontally or vertically your choice.

Get an attorney that will cease them from harassing you until you can get in front of a judge.

Why would anyone want anyone dictating what you can do with your own home! I would never sign a homeowners agreement so I guess I will never live where this exists!

HOAs were supposedly based on being a 🏛 but they’re more based on ✊ I won’t live in one. I’d rather be surrounded by cemeteries.

That’s what you get for buying into an HOA!!!

“I’m not screaming at you, if I was screaming at you, you’d know the difference.” My dad would say that all the time to me

I love this man.

That guy did his reserch on law words good for him for standing up