The complex is 27 yrs old and the board of directors implied that the hefty HOA is needed for the upkeep of the complex. They complained that they didn't impose HOA dues before so now they penalize us new owners to pay for their stupidity for not imposing the dues years ago. This complex is runned by three retired widows and one widower. They've lived here since the complex opened. They act as if they own the whole complex. One other beef I have against this place is that we can't park our automobiles in our own driveway overnight. We received several violation letters for parking in the driveway for a few nights and was once penalized $25 for that supposed violation. I don't really know why they would care about parked cas in the driveway at night when people are sleeping. As if it's a life and death situation. These four people have so much time on their hands and we often see them walk back and forth looking for things to nitpick like parked cars or if you planted a flowering plant without their permission. We have to park our cars two blocks away down the hill. I learned my lesson the hard way. I should have asked for the CC& R after we made our offer on this house so we could have backed out of our offer. I plan to sell this townhouse in a month and I'm afraid buyers will be turned off with the hefty hoa dues. I'm buying a house in the Prairie Oaks area and right after I read the disclosure that there's CC&R, I immediately asked for the CC&R and read it word for word. I don't want another debacle. I hope this will be a lesson for everyone
