Ugly HOA News

For those who live in Las Vegas, there are many HOA horror stories. From towing cars that are parked in driveways, giving out fines for very minor or questionable infractions of HOA rules without hearings, not letting people fly American flags to downright theft of money is some severe cases. Besides attorneys and used car salesmen, HOA's are some of the most hated organizations in the Vegas area. The plus side of HOA's, is they work properly, is they that protect property values when a member seriously violates the rules.
In Evans, GA, it seems like they have the same problems. From the AOL News: Plans to build a new home for a paralyzed Army veteran at no cost to his family have been put on hold by the local homeowners association.The reason, said the president of the nonprofit homebuilding group, is fear that the home would drag down property values in the neighborhood.The Evans, Ga., home was to be built for Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean Gittens (left), who was struck in 2008 by an IED blast on his second tour of duty in Iraq. The trauma left him paralyzed on the right side of his body and unable to speak.It wasn't supposed to turn out this way. "This is the total opposite of what usually happens," said John Gonsalves, president and founder of Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit that builds homes for injured veterans. "We've met every requirement they've asked for," he told AOL Real Estate during a phone interview.
Construction was to begin on Friday, but Gonsalves said the homeowners association at the last minute filed a cease-and-desist order on the project, claiming that he had failed to file all the necessary paperwork.
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2011/06/28/hoa-halts-construction-of-paralyzed-army-vets-home/?icid=main%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk1%7C217320
Nice way to honor a wounded and paralyzed veteran- violate his rights. What the HOA is doing is violating the American With Disabilities Act, to begin with.
Some HOA's think they are one level below God and they think they know everything and they don't care whose rights they trample on. They don't even care about bad publicity, as long as they can control their little fiefdom.
So, I would suggest to all the local military veterans near Evans, GA and who have Harley motorcycles. I would hope they take a couple of tours a day through their HOA subdivision at say 12 midnight until the HOA allows Army Sgt. Class Sean Gittens to get his house.