This HOA Broke The Law So I Fixed It
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ค. 2022
- An HOA is a quasi-governmental organization that is generally set up when a real estate developer builds a new neighborhood/condominium complex/etc. It can set up and enforce rules and generally has a board that is made up initially of the developer until the project is complete and the properties are sold to individuals. At that point, the Homeowner's Association transitions to board governance by the residents by means of an election. This election can occur yearly (depends on the HOA rules/bylaws) and so a lot of times HOA's are shone in a negative light as they can bring out the worst political/ethical tendencies in people who are power hungry or crave positions of leadership.
In this case, the HOA is allowing a situation that, while not cited by the city, is unsafe, and if I were a resident of this community would have complained about a LONG time ago.
The road outside of this community is a 45 MPH windy road that curves both to the left and right at the neighborhood entrance. This means difficulty in seeing, especially when turning left. To make matters worse, a large pile of growth that the developer didn't clear has sat and grown as time has gone on, blocking visibility further.
The legal/illegal issue comes from our city guidelines that REQUIRE a triangle of visibility that this intersection does not have, so I took it upon myself to make this area safer. In hind sight, I think I could have taken a bit more off, but this was a decent start to making it look better.
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I think we all know that he has documented proof that the HOA asked him to do this. Him claiming he is doing it without permission is just simply something he's doing to get more video viewing time from viewers. He's not a dumbass. So he most certainly has obtained permission and/or was specifically requested to do this by the HOA and has supporting documents.
Everything I stated in the video is true. I didn't have permission or communication from the HOA. I can't prove a negative, however, so if you still choose to not believe me I can't offer up anything to change that.
@@CopperCreekCuts Honestly thinking... I guess HOA just didn't know about this and so you did them a favor cleaning this up for free :)
@@CopperCreekCuts so you CHOSE TO DO THIS IN THE MOST ILLEGAL WAY POSSIBLE ??? you didn't feel that any sort of credentials from the city allowing you the right to enforce codes was necessary? what about contacting the property owners to see if they've even been made aware of the visibility issue? why do you think CHOOSING THE MOST ILLEGAL AND IRRATIONAL WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS gives you some sort of clout or moral high ground?
@@bladestormviking And what property owners would you be referring to? Not the home owners i assume because there is a FENCE where the property of those homes ends. So what other property owners are you talking about? SOME of what he cut is technically owned by the state up to a few feet so IF anything he stopped the state from having to trim it down at some point. If i lived in that neighborhood and it blocked my view i would have done it myself if someone else didnt.
Who gives a shit? Move on if you have an issue with what hes doing.
My #1 rule when my wife and I were looking at house's NO HOA!!
Y’all are smart, I manage 7 HOAs or COAs and they are all the same. Nothing but petty bullshit and nosy neighbors
Agreed 💯 and we found one without HOA.
@@stonemason5116 I agree
I used to think similarly, but my current HOA is pretty awesome. They negotiated a very good bulk discount for high tier cable + internet package thanks to strong negotiating power of hundreds of homes. They also pay for lawn care (mowing, weedeating, etc., also at bulk discount rates) to keep the neighborhood looking nice instead of enforcing standards by harassing/fining people. They do other good things as well (maintaining common areas, community pool + playground etc.) and at the end of the day my total HOA fee which covers all of the above is about what I'd pay for internet + cable if I didn't have a great bulk discount, so all the benefits are practically free. If the community actually elects decent people, there's a lot of benefits to operating as a group instead of individuals.
@@stevenjackson121 the problem is, at any moment, that HOA could elect a couple people who seem like good people and then turn into monsters. We have one in our area that has had the same president for 30 years... was a great guy and refused to raise HOA dues more than a small amount every few years (like in his 30 years dues only went up a total of $50 a year). He was all about "we have a budget, its our job to make it work not to make it difficult for people to live here." He got to around 85 years old and couldnt handle the job any more.... then his replacement came in and the first 2 years seemed fine until they rasied HOA dues by $100 a year right after their re-election (they do it every 2 years), 3rd year they raised it another $100 a year and everyone is getting fines and fees left and right.
When we were shopping for our current house, our one non-negotiable stipulation was, "NO HOAs!!" We weren't about to put up with a bunch of self-appointed little tin gods telling us what we could and couldn't do with our own property!
I did something similar where I work. There was a big bushy tree right near the road that blocked your view when pulling out onto the road on a blind corner. There were multiple accidents there and I almost got T-bone myself one day, so I came down on a weekend and chopped it down. All I got were compliments for doing it. Nobody ever said anything negative. You did good Brad!
As a small business landscaper myself, I've only ever gotten thanks for the extra bits I throw in. Sometimes I'll just do it because it's getting in MY way. If it's something that I think people will actually have cause to complain about, I'll ask. Overgrown bush like this, the HOA (they're called Strata Corporations up here in Canada), they wouldn't give two shits about.
Shouldn’t the city be fining the HOA for not keeping the sightline open?
I'll bet nobody from the city even knows the law, and since it's not something that looked illegal or like a violation at first sight, they probably never even thought about it.
Yes.
Cities have no problem giving fines to residents for code violations. Just let your grass to tall.
@@lackedpuppet9022 bet the dude the services that internet node box know that law. I bet he also has code enforcement number on speed dial.
Found the neighborhood on google maps. It's not even in the city, so it's not subject to city ordnance.
There you go! Make a safe “executive” decision for the safety of others. You are awesome ❤
Deffinetly I always go to other peoples properties and ruin their stuff to be safer.
Personally i think you made the right call. Safety is everyone's job and more people should take the initiative like this!
Ha Ha - That makes me feel much better.... So I will continue
I've never been under an H.O.A.'s rules any where I've lived, but I've been in gated communities for some time as a delivery driver and seeing all the B.S. that an H.O.A. has is down right ludicrous at times, especially with how tall your grass can be, or any of their stupid stuff they can come up with, as for the bushes being in the line of sight, it never should have been allowed to begin with in my opinion
I do a few properties in HOAs and my customers say they despise them even tho they make millions its hard for them to find properties that aren't in HOAs
The reality is we need HOA's because no one has pride of home ownership anymore...grass that's two months overgrown, houses that are green from mold growth all over them, vehicles parked out in the street, huge sheds built in the backyard that completely block sunlight of the neighbor's yard, etc. HOA's are the necessary evil that we deal with to prevent people bringing down property value and quality of life for neighboring homes.
HOAs keep your property values up, b/c they stop people from doing BS around their house.
@@DietBajaBlast Well im glad I'm not that type of person who has to pay for something crazy like that, but then again the security is a good reason but I live in a safer city and good community so that's why people I know hate having HOAs here
Agree 💯. HOAs are the devil.
You're doing the public, the development and the electric company a favor! It's not only a safety hazard but if the electric company can't get to that box, a fine could also be given. Good for you!
That's a phone box
Why would anyone roast you for this. You are making that area safer for everyone heck maybe even saving some lives.
Lots of negative people seem to FULL STOP once they find out I don't have permission to do a job. They don't care no one is hurt by it, they don't care no one who lives there would likely care, and they don't care that the net good vastly outweighs the technicality of trespassing. They just can't get over that one fact (maybe their own personal property being trespassed is a sore spot for them that affects their judgement).
I don't think anyone would, and I don't see why they'd bother, but I also see why someone's logic might lead them to it. I mean, "You are making that area safer for everyone heck maybe even saving some lives." So if someone did this to your private property without permission, would you be ok with it? Of course not.
Technically what he's doing is illegal, as he's destroying the HOA's property wthout permission. Practically, possibly ethically, he's doing them a service.
It's like how dumpster diving is still stealing, legally speaking. Nobody is hurt by it if you clean up your mess afterwards, but the law says you can't.
These are both good examples of how the law is flexible and nobody in their right mind should ever say agree on something just because the law says so. Even a judge would use common sense over the law, because often times laws are disagreed with in court and then eventually adjusted.
@@daylen577 Yeah dumpster diving is an interesting one because I could imagine a waste removal company offsetting their costs by retrieving and selling scrap metal thrown out by customers. If dumpster divers take it, that actually would hurt the company.
@@CopperCreekCuts Yeah I'm glad you're just ignoring the boobs out there. I would bet money that not one single person leaving that subdivision after you did this thought wow, who came and cut down those beautiful overgrown shrubs and weeds?
I'll tell you what they thought, the exact same thing I would have thought. "Oh wow, thank God someone finally cut down this unsafe overgrown area. Finally I can actually see if traffic's coming!"
Shoot, probably everyone thinks the HOA is the one who did it.
As for the dookie heads out there, they're just going to have to get over it.
Brad you have done a good thing, not just for your safety, but for others as well. The local HOA should be happy that you have done that.....
Most HOAs are all about control, not service. They likely would take offense simply because they didn't personaly request that action
@@daylen577 agree 💯. Never heard of an easy going HOA. Some of them even get a ruler out and measure the length of your grass.
But I commend and applaud Brad here. He saw something unsafe and took care of it. PERIOD. If they want to whine about it, let them whine about it.
You're a good dude Brad. We appreciate all you do
Excellent on researching, figuring-out what needed to be done and you were able to increase safety for all. I like that you cleared the utility area as well, so it is not as "blind" in the area. Nice work, lives saved and improvement done.
Safety first, thank you Copper Creek Cuts Lawn Care for caring !!! Bless you and family !!!
Whatever what anyone else has to say, I would give you a big thanks for doing this. GOOD JOB. From Bruce from Wisconsin.
U had safety 4 motorists on this road on your mind, when u tackled this hazard.
That's a good thing.
But I get what u r saying. There's always that complainer. That negative personality thats stirring up trouble.
Besides, it would have cost a great deal of $ 2 get this done, & u did it 4 FREE! Great job keeping people safe!
Just be ready for the unreasonable HOA warriors to come out of the woodwork, Brad. From my work experience, until the people in power come up with the bright idea, it was not your bright idea.
There's no good to an HOA
Wait till the HOA finds out that several of the houses are illegally close to each other under current fire code and the power installations are not elevated out of flooding areas. None of those inter-house fences can be placed where they are under fire code. Most of the yards are mowed too short too.
Copper Creek...I know this guy loves his job so much he probably travels around with a code book looking for reasons to use all his cool equipment. I would lol. Thank you for being the kind of person who thinks of others safety.
Your work ethic is excellent, machinery is professional, skills many and varied. I don't know why someone hasn't cleaned this dangerous traffic hazard. Well done you🏆
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Nice work on the VENTRAC, Brad! 👍
I drive a Walker T23 myself, but as nice as Walkers are, I've definitely had times when a Ventrac would have provided the extra oompf I needed to make the job go smoother. Particularly overgrown lots and wild brush like this (got one behind my house that I don't always have time to take care of).
good job! just hope the HOA isn't too butt hurt by you helping them out, they can be real scumbags on doing stuff you don't have permission to do lol
You’re one special person your selfless act saved so much suffering from an accident
Wow That machine really knocks it down. Good job
Judging by defense line, I'm going to assume that that brush is actually in the right of way. So technically it's not the HOA's responsibility. However, it should have been the developer's responsibility and the city should have called them out on it if they were doing their job. But since it was left there, it's now the city's responsibility since it's in the right of way. The brush could have stayed, but it would have to be maintained. The brush cannot be higher than a certain height (Iike 3 feet) so that it won't block the view within that visibility triangle.
That machine is wicked and it’s very useful for anything
Great job Brad!! That was a bad spot for sure especially where a curve comes into play!! Your just making thing's safer out there for everyone. And your machine isn't afraid to take on anything/ bushes/trees/it's amazing!!
Brad out there looking like “bob the builder.” Got the PPE on point though! 😆👍
You got guts for sure. I am so glad we don't have an HOA in my neighborhood, and don't need one. Everyone looks out for their yards and helps each other out if needed.
I bet the entire complex thanked you for this!
I am sure the community appreciates the work you did for them.
facts!
That's awesome Brad I'm sure everyone who lives there Will appreciate it.... only the TH-cam trolls will have anything bad to say. And let's face it.... we kinda like pissing them off!
Well done!!!! My town is full of areas like this and you have to pull out into the intersection to see if anyone is coming. Keep up the great work!
you did good. Thank you for stepping up and making this neighborhood safer.
We must protect this man at all costs.
what???
Wanted to “like and comment” to better your video traffic.
Well done, sir. Looks SO much better!
Looks like a very nice, well cared for and manicured community........I'm sure your work will be appreciated....if it's even noticed!!!!!
You may have saved someone's life by allowing them to see in time to react. Great job.
A really great thing for you to do making the necessary changes to make the residents safer
Love the work you do.
IMHO HOAs are an abomination. Nothing good about them. Like you said, they're basically a mini government. But it's the type of government they are that bothers me. They're closer to a tyranny than a democracy. People have very little recourse, if any, if they're in disagreement with their HOA. Even though it's THEIR home that THEY are paying for. And if your community decides to form an HOA, you can't opt out. You're in it whether you wanted it or not. I'm truly baffled as to how something like that could even be legal in the United States of America. No free citizen should be forced into an HOA against their will.
There are people who have literally lost their homes and been left with nothing because they didn't knuckle under to these tyrants.
That being said, the majority of the people that you're helping here in this video are victims of the HOA rather than perpetrators. It's a beautiful thing that you did out of the kindness of your heart to make things safer for people and their kids. I really enjoy your videos.
I've lived in neighborhoods with HOA and without...the rules are basic...keep your yard mowed, gardens weeded, trash picked up and don't let your house fall into disrepair...all things that help maintain the property values...and you elect your own board members....so if you don't like the way they are running it...vote them out...nothing complicated about it..."Abomination"??? thats funny.
@@markanderson4163 lolol you must be on the board of an HOA. When someone brings out a ruler to measure your grass and has the power to start a chain of events in which you could lose your home, and you have NO way to opt out, that is Russia, not America. And yes, those things HAVE happened. In those cases it didn't matter that they didn't like the board members. The HOA was made up mostly of their buddies. So nobody was gonna vote them out because they had it in for one person they didn't care about.
So I'll say it again. HOAs are an abomination.
You said north east Floridas that looks like either macclenny,Baldwin or Jacksonville that’s pretty cool knowing there’s another TH-camr within 45 minutes of me.
Keep up the great work!
I wish there were more people of your caliber. I like what someone else said, you may saved someone's life today by doing the one caring act. The HOA should be Thankful and give you a Generous Tip for your Free work!
Looks like a bunch of "volunteer" brush nobody else wanted to deal with its clean up. Nice job!👍🏻
Thank you for making it safe. The HOA should hire you permanently.
It's always seemed strange to me that the stop line is so far back from the 'crossing' road in the US.
It's done that way to minimize the "5 MPH stop" we're famous for here, and make the greatest number of people stop before entering the intersection. After stopping they have to creep forward to discern when to pull out.
I recognize those sounds in thick brush!! Way to be aggressive!! And good job on clearing a hazard too.
I don't live in Florida but that is an issue in sooo many places, so I thank you for fixing that one and any others you find.
Good for you. Great attitude and work ethics. Proper values at hand here.
Glad you took the time to clear that. So unsafe to pull out from that street.
You have my support. Thanks for your service
Watched this yesterday. I'm sure the homeowners are thankful for job well done.
Thank you Brad, you did the right thing. The people who have issues with this are often found' on City Boards or attend the meetings and gum up the process with self righteous indignation and finger pointing. They tend to be retentive about 'the law' and this often explains their "attitude". My only concern is, as you rightly pointed out the electrical switch box, that there might be other utilities like Gas mains or water mains around and cutting through any of these could land you in a world of hurt. Well done mate! If it saves one driver from having a serious pile-up, your good deed will have 'earned' its keep.
Yeah, you're nicer than I. I would have solved it with a weed killer at 2 in the morning just to make sure the builders didn't leave an electrical surprise. Those contractors are dumb as dirt.
Wish there more people like you who see a problem and fix it!! You are awesome!!
That closing shot, what a funky subdivision! Looks like each house has one small conifer and zero additional landscaping. I guess that makes the grass mowing easy.
What an absolute chad, taking the law into his own hands to save the neighborhood. Good stuff
he mowed some brush lol, but its small chnages to ones own community that really matter, true.
Bought a house in a different state in May of 2020. The realtor kept taking us to other houses then the list my wife and I wanted to look at. All of her picks were hoa’s, while ours weren’t. We finally told her if she couldn’t show us the homes we wanted to look at, we’d find another realtor.
Coming from California, we wouldn’t have any trouble finding another realtor that same day. The first house on our list ended up being the one we bought. After speaking with our new neighbors (all super nice folks), they mentioned they disbanded the HOA committee after 15 years.
The owners told the board that they were all adults and didn’t need a committee telling them how to maintain a yard and exterior home paint. The hoa was disbanded 25 years ago and there isn’t one home in the area that looks run down.
Meanwhile some friends who moved here before us are paying $150 a month in hoa fees, have a smaller lot, and don’t have any say on where they can park or how many people they can have over (no more than two extra vehicles per home in 24 hours).
Me gustan mucho tus videos y el trabajo que haces, saludos desde la Ciudad de México
So, Brad, how do you like the Ventrac? Seems you are having a ton of fun discovering its abilities and deficits. Does it replace your regular mower for residential jobs? Appreciate your "Safety First" attitude.
Looks like the other side could have used a bit of a trim also . At least someone had safety on his mind good job !
Nice work! It would have been nice if the brush truck at 11:57 would have stopped and grabbed some of that.
The crane truck driver that
pulled out of the property and
passed your operation behind
your work, already appreciated
the better view! Trust! 🤟🏽🐻
Why do I get the feeling that the next video Brad makes will be about this when some nut job calls that HOA and snitches on him.
Thank you you for caring for others safety!
What a wonderful and selfless act.
Kudos for doing a real public service. I love how the Ventrac just eats everything up!
Look at all that brush!
-What brush??
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What a beautiful machine. Great job.
💚💚💚💚 I'm in KC and I appreciate this. Wish more folf would do it everywhere.
Man runs across a problem. He has the means to solve the problem. Job well done.
I use my tough cut deck as a carry all too. My Yeti cooler fits between the front center gussets just perfectly. :)
You would have a shock at the state of the roads here in England
I mean if I had a Ventrac I’d be going out and doing the same thing 😂 It’s just too fun to be on one of those beasts of a machine
👍 keep up the amazing videos!!
You made the right call with or without the HOA's acknowledgment to the situation. It truly was an unsafe view for drivers. And I doubt anyone is really going to get mad about it being safer to turn off that street.
Those utility boxes the utility companies usually like to have access around the entire box roughly what your mower width is I’m surprised that the developer didn’t think about this future headache of brush popping back up
Anything done for the safety of others is always a good thing, I think you were right. Keep up the god work.
Amazing piece of equipment! You did an awesome job. I hate it when shrubs block your vision.
I do the same thing with my disc mowers. Out here in the country the country isn't always johnny on the spot when it comes to keeping roadsides mowed. Especially at intersections. I did this very thing just a few days ago. Mowed over some tall grass and bushy trash trees at a 4 way intersection on a county black top road. Now you can actually see traffic and make a safe choice of continuing on your journey.
This is why i hate HOA's, because first off most of them are corrupt and really don't understand wtf is going on half the time, and anything done to better the community is looked down Apon because it's not done by them or supported by them. I know the HOA didn't give you permission to do this judging from you having no paper-work in your truck, No-one came to speak with you, and that you did this all for the safety of others, That makes you a good person. I have a full total respect for what you've done here today by saving lives and preventing deaths from the lack of someone not managing their plant life.
Another awesomeness!!!! Stay & be safe!!!
Very good JOB!!!
The real question is… Was the HOA made aware of this violation of the code and still allowed it? Also, was the city notified? I didn’t get that from your caption or the video. You also forgot to mention that most HOAs hire a management company that is supposed to know the codes, do violation checks, give citation, and collect dues.
Great job sir! You’re almost certainly on right-of-way property there. Pay no mind to the “Holier Than Thou” haters. You fixed a public safety issue and might even have saved some lives. Love that Ventrac. You’re very good with it.
Good job!!!! I hate intersections like that! I have one like that close to my home. The problem is the the view is blocked by trees and brush inside the corner of the property owners fence. Every once in a while they cut it back. Maybe the two police and sheriff officers who drive that way every day to get home, stop and tell them to clear it out!
Question, the machine you used, what kind of incline is it allouwed as I have tons of brush on hilly landscape
Not all hero's wear capes! Nice job and you've probably saved somebody's life or from being seriously harmed from an accident at that intersection.
I run into problems like this EVERYWHERE. Strip malls that have bushes or trees that don't let you see unless you pull up past the line, or in cases where said line doesn't even exist right to the street.
Love it 👌 nice work.
Great job this looks a lot safer
Fantastic job 👌👍
That is some fancy lawn equipment...👍
Good job is great to see you care about safety of all 👍
great coverage from all your cameras
When I was buying a house I told my realtor absolutely no HOA's. I hate them and loathe the idea.
Great job God bless you
Nice work
And I hope the " no good deed goes unpunished"
Will not affect you
Peace
there is an old saying goes,,,,
" IT IS EASIER TO GET FORGIVENESS THAN IT IS TO GET PERMISSION "
Triangle of visibility is wise to have. There's a junction away from home we occasionally use amongst fields. If you look one way its grass cutting your view. I give it a cut with shears. The other way is a wall where you couldnt see roof of approaching cars unless you're in a high vehicle. We turn off the radio and indicators and wind the winsow on the wall side so as to listen if it's safe.. You have to see one side is clear and you have to hear the other one is. Go for a clear view if it's your own driveway!
The HOA should be glad you're doing it, then again HOA's seldom make any sense to me.
as he said, there are some unreasonable people out there. Wackjobs lol
I feel bad for you. You're doing the right thing and the only thing that can be done, but I bet almost all the HOA residents will roast you over this.