Homeowner associations (HOAs) do issues like preserve neighbors in examine and preserve streets properly maintained, however many occasions they can even be a nuisance —ask me how I do know. In uncommon situations, they are often downright horrible. Miami’s WPLG just lately reported how one HOA towed autos owned by one in every of its deceased residents, simply as his spouse was planning his funeral.
Richard Cousley died out of the blue of a coronary heart assault at simply 59, forsaking his spouse, Dori and his two Dodge Chargers parked within the Plantation Racquet Membership, a neighborhood he and his spouse lived in for over 20 years. Busy with planning his funeral, she had almost forgotten the automobiles have been parked locally’s lot. That’s when the HOA made its transfer.
“There was no want for this, none in any respect,” Cousley stated. “Think about you get up on the morning of your husband’s funeral and the automobiles are gone.”
Richard’s two black Dodge Chargers have been towed by his home-owner’s affiliation. They’re at All County Towing and have been accruing tons of of {dollars} in charges that increase every day.
It’s cash this instructor’s aide doesn’t have.
Dori says she known as her HOA president who she says licensed the tow.
“I used to be hysterical, crying after I discovered his automobiles have been towed,” Cousley stated. “She knew he died. She knew we have been planning a funeral.”
Cousley stated she requested HOA president Susan Seman “how come you towed his automobiles after all the pieces he’s carried out for you?”
Seman hung up the telephone, she stated.
WPLG’s reporter Jeff Weinsier later contacted the HOA president on his personal. Her rationalization for what occurred wasn’t probably the most convincing.
“She didn’t name anybody about something,” Seman advised Native 10 Information reporter Jeff Weinsier.
“However you knew he died?” Weinsier requested.“Sir, what number of occasions do I’ve to reply that query for you? I heard rumors across the property,” Seman stated. “I can’t discuss to you any additional (different) than to inform you the friggin’ guidelines,” Seman stated. “She knew them.”
Seman says HOA guidelines dictate a automotive can’t be parked in a visitor spot longer than a month, which was apparently the violation that led the automobiles to be towed, although WPLG additionally observed another automobiles on the property that gave the impression to be in violation of the foundations however weren’t towed. Finally, the tow firm had some sympathy: WPLG says that they provided to waive the charges, and help the person’s widow in promoting the autos, although it most likely ought to’ve by no means come to that to start out with.