HOA Contacting Police Because They Have No Authority
In the summer I bring my boat home from storage and park my truck and boat along the side of my house. It's always hitched to my truck and I use it frequently. The boat is parked on a 2 lane public street with wide shoulders, curbs, and sidewalks on both sides. My house is a few blocks into the neighborhood and sits on a corner. From the intersection corner to the end of my back yard is about 100 feet of curb along the side of my front yard, my house, and my back yard. The other side of the street has nothing but trees. Before I moved in I carefully read the CC&Rs and verified there were no rules against street parking as I fully intended to use this as parking. There actually used to be a CC&R but it was removed by amendment a few years after the original CC&Rs. Mind you, there are literally dozens of cars parked on the street all over the neighborhood.
Anyway, as you can imagine, someone complained to the HOA. By that I mean the president of the HOA contacted the property management company and had them send me a warning letter for violating the rules. The rule cited states boats and rvs and such can't be parked on a lot for more than 24 hours without being behind a fence. I politely replied it's not on the lot, it's on a public street. They would send multiple warnings but in the end they always went nowhere because I was right. They tried pleading with me about how I should know moving into a neighborhood with an HOA meant I would have to follow rules. I pointed out that there were no rules I was breaking, and if people parking boats on the street meant so much to them they should have looked at the rules before moving into the HOA. That kind of thing.
About 3 years ago they decided to start contacting the police about it because there's a city law about parking for longer than 72 hours. Code enforcement came out and we had a chat. They literally do not care because it's my own house I'm in front of, my own yard I'm next to, no one is on the other side that would have to look at it, I'm nowhere near any other driveways, it's not impeding traffic, etc but said they still needed to do their job and let me know it's technically violating the law. At this point we know each other so well they just text me and say they got a complaint. I tell them I moved it (I didn't and they know that) and they say ok thanks and go on about their day.
I recently finally did a public records request so I could see what was being reported and how often. This is one of the records I got back. I can only assume this is the HOA president, and it's hilarious to me he admits they can do nothing and knows the police do nothing.
Just thought you might enjoy seeing the HOA president have a fit over something that is bothering no one but him.