Can you sue an HOA?

Can you sue an HOA?

If you're not happy with your homeowner's association (HOA) or housing development, you may be able to sue. However, your relationship with your HOA or housing development is not a one-way street for lawsuits. Just as they can potentially sue you, you can also sue them.

What constitutes harassment by an HOA?

California Law. California defines "harassment" as unlawful violence, a credible threat of violence, or a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person, and that serves no legitimate purpose.

How do you fight a homeowners association?

Among the steps you can take are to request a variance (an exception to the rule they have promulgated and are trying to enforce against you), file a grievance, request a hearing, correspond with your Board and Property Management Company, or pay the fine or pay to take the action they are requiring you to take and

How much does it cost to sue Hoa?

And, because finding a resolution can take years, your legal costs can exceed $30,000. As you'll see in some of the personal stories below, legal costs can well exceed $100,000, particularly if your HOA prevails and is awarded their attorney fees by a judge.