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HOA demanding pet owners DNA test their dogs or face fines

Chock Full o Nuts

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Dog mom slams 'creepy' HOA for forcing her to DNA test her pup's poop

A Scottsdale woman has gone viral after revealing that her HOA forced her - and every pet owner in her complex - to DNA test their dogs in a controversial attempt to crack down on uncollected dog poop.
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'The idea that someone is going around picking up poop, sending it off for DNA testing, and trying to match it to a specific dog is just… it's a lot,' she said, 'especially considering this is a mostly older demographic.
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'The head of the HOA committee used to walk by my windows and literally peek inside. I had to send an email asking them to stop - it was so creepy,' she said.
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So the poo police? How about if you catch someone letting their dog shit and leaving it, fine them. Sure they all have video on their phone. Or doorbell cams.
I'm sure after one gets caught and fined a time or two, they will leave no more poo.

Let the busy-bodies pay for all the testing out of their own pockets.
 

This exact same thing happened somewhere years ago in a condominium or apartment building if memory serves.

The property manager lost in court.

DNA testing is expensive. They'd be better off installing a few cameras.
 
HOA's need to be made illegal.
It's all filled with a bunch of power obsessed nutjobs who think they can enforce petty rules over others.

The idea of a HOA enforcement officer is just hilarious as they have zero legal standing and can't enforce anything.
If I moved to the US and found out I was in a HOA I'd remove myself from that HOA immediately.
I can do whatever I like with my own property.
 
Allan said:
This exact same thing happened somewhere years ago in a condominium or apartment building if memory serves.

The property manager lost in court.

DNA testing is expensive. They'd be better off installing a few cameras.
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But where's the joy in asserting ones authorita in that!
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Yep, HOA or condominium fees, regulations and fines can easily get out of control.
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Simply refuse to pay.
What's the worst they can do?
Oh no, they can get a tad angry, oh well.
 
Peter said:
Simply refuse to pay.
What's the worst they can do?
Oh no, they can get a tad angry, oh well.
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Not that simple, they can put a lien on your home. Scary stuff with this HOA
 
Chock Full o Nuts said:
You mean something like $250 a day for not putting your pup in the poo-database?
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Yep, or fining you for flying an unapproved flag, adding an unapproved yard ornament or painting your house an unapproved color. Many also have their own building codes, requiring a ridiculous amount of proposed improvement plans and getting the approval (in writing) from at least 3 neighbors to even build a small deck or shed in your back yard.
 
Queen Margo said:
Not that simple, they can put a lien on your home. Scary stuff with this HOA
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I'm glad they don't exist in the UK.
There is a movement to have them made illegal in the US and I hope it's successful.
 
Peter said:
Simply refuse to pay.
What's the worst they can do?
Oh no, they can get a tad angry, oh well.
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That (bolded above) depends on state law. Often, the worst is for the HOA to win a civil (court) judgement against a property owner, thus able to place a lien against their property’s title or deed.
 
Or some I've heard, your vehicles must be parked in the garage. What if I own more than my 3-4 car garage can handle? Do I have to put in a lift to pull one under another?
I'll park whatever I want in my driveway. As long as it's not on blocks,...!

Can an HOA Require You to Park in Your Garage? Here’s What You Need to Know

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Some limit parking (even on a driveway) to ‘passenger motor vehicles’, which makes parking a trailer against the rules. BTW, it’s rather odd that we drive on parkways and park on driveways.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Some limit parking (even on a driveway) to ‘passenger motor vehicles’, which makes parking a trailer against the rules.
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Yeah, I can see some hoity-toity neighborhoods enforcing things to a certian point. But I say as long as it doesn't look like Sanford and Son, mind your own damn business.

Of course the pic in link is extreme(camper onto sidewalk), But if I have a 5th-wheel pulled back in my drive, and that just ruins your day, you should probably find a hobby.
ttwtt78640 said:
BTW, it’s rather odd that we drive on parkways and park on driveways.
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A conundrum as old as asphalt.
 
I find this ridiculous but with HOAs being required more and more for home ownership (estimates are from 30% to 50% require HOA membership), especially in new construction, it may be a growing trend.
Most people have video cameras around their homes anymore. It seems easier for home owners to use those as proof to a HOA that a neighbor is not following HOA rules.
 

HOAs are generally intended to create “hoity-toity neighborhoods”.
 

I honestly can't fathom why anyone would want to live in a HOA area.
They add absolutely nothing of value and just give some random nobody the power to set arbitrary rules about how people live.

It baffles me that in a country that values freedom so highly you surrender it without a fight.
 
I agree but if you want to live in a certain area you may not have a choice.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
HOAs are generally intended to create “hoity-toity neighborhoods”.
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Yep, they seem filled with the sort of people I avoid like the plague.

The sort who would play scrabble with a 5 year old and constantly challenge word spellings or demand they use it in a sentence.
 
KingLeo said:
I agree but if you want to live in a certain area you may not have a choice.
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I would absolutely refuse to move into an HOA area.
I don't care how nice it is or how many fruit baskets they hand out.
 
Peter said:
They add absolutely nothing of value and just give some random nobody the power to set arbitrary rules about how people live.
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They do protect property values by keeping the neighborhood esthetically uniform and by preventing messy properties.
 
Peter said:
I would absolutely refuse to move into an HOA area.
I don't care how nice it is or how many fruit baskets they hand out.
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As is your privileged but many people like HOAs because of what Allan states, i.e. "They do protect property values by keeping the neighborhood esthetically uniform and by preventing messy properties."
For me it would depend on exactly what those HOA requirements are and how much they are charging.
The DNA testing of my dog would be a No for me.
 
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