First responders fed up with their HOA community in Royal Palm Beach
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2019
- Stuck at the entrance gate in their own community, that's what some first responders in Royal Palm Beach say they are dealing with when they come home in their patrol cars.
Little does the HOA know, that in an emergency, the first responders can legally ram the gate and break through to get in. Then bill the HOA for the damage sustained by emergency vehicles trying to get in.
But there’s no emergency there they live there idiot they’re just crying they’re shiny badges don’t grant them extra rights anymore 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@bobleeswagger2290 I think he was talking about the cops or Ambulance or fire department
@@bobleeswagger2290 Extra rights? Going home is an extra right? If they are a resident there then they should be able to use the gate for residents, not guests. One can only hope that one day you will need the assistance of a first responder and they are unable to get to you in time.
Did you not hear a man saying he was trying to get home? Therefore he lives in this HOA community. If by some wild stretch of the imagination I loved in the situation community and had a fire or medical emergency at my residence and the ambulance or fire truck couldn’t get in there would be hell to pay. I would sue the HOA board collectively and each member of the board individually and when I won they would wish they had never been born.
@@VtCoach YEP EXTRA RIGHTS! They're using their position as a 911 responder to make a fuss instead of just as a resident! THAT is trying to pull extra rights because of their job!
If I had the choice of living next to a "junkyard property" or an HOA...I'll take the junkyard.
Couldn't agree more
Plus who knows what awesome stuff you can find at the junkyard!
My neighborhoods right next to a trash dump it’s nicer than a hoa
Couple of my family live in a HOA area. There’s a pothole on one of their roads and instead of fixing it they meet like once a month and put more gravel in it because no one wants to pay to fix it
@@schizznitt1 Sounds like you would be better off getting Dominos to fill it in for you.
@@Blackwing02 pretty much lol it blows my mind to see people with 30k+ cars just slam into a pothole instead of paying maybe 100 bucks to have someone fix a 1 foot hole
That HOA is just asking for a huge law suit if someone is harmed or dies while the HOA delays the response. Completely stupid.
There's no response!
If you bothered to actually listen they were just another civ going home in a tax payer issued car instead of their own and that's what the dirty prick was bitching about!
@@NullaNulla did you bother to listen? Did you not hear the man say he let in 2 officers that were responding to an incident
@@devenlooney the complaint itself was a person complaining about trying to get home so yes I obviously did listen more than you did.
@@NullaNulla the video was about all emergency vehicles in more than one situation. Why do you hate first responders so much?
@@chrisk6668 NO, it was that cop bitching she had to go through visitor checkin because she was in a car that didn't belong to her.
IF it was only about 1st responders having to wait under lights and sirens (won't happen) then yeah I get it but no this was purely about someone crying they had to wait to get home.
Imagine paying a fee to get bullied constantly to live on a property you own lmfao
In most places, that's called "property tax."
@@harbingertheheretic3541 dude don't compare HOA to properties taxes atleast I can do wat I want on my land and it doesn't have to approved by some Karen who thinks it looks good or not as long as I follow codes I can do wat ever
and a property you own that they can take away from you any time they want for any fake reason they want
@@hermionegardener3796 Rambling Nonsense.
Residents need to sue the HOA for reckless endangerment.
they can also replace the management company, but first service is one of the largest management companies in the country i bet they have the board in their back pocket.
it is up to the board and a vote.
@@akui88 we had FSR three years ago and refused to extend their contract when it was up for renewal, and went with a local company. My wife and I were the first residents in a 55 plus community and the gate did not work when we came home one night. I called FSR and gave them my passcord and the moron on duty told me she "did not have the authority to let us in." I asked if the camera was operational, and she said it was. I then told her my wife was recording our conversation, I had high blood pressure, my medication was in my house on the other side of the gate, and to make sure to record me as I rammed the f*cking gate to get home. The gate opened immediately!
Fire Trucks ram the gates!
no they need to band together and vote in NEW memnbers
Really they should move somewhere without an HOA.
That’s actually illegal you can’t prevent entry for EMS
I wonder what can happen during a domestic violence crisis?
tell hitler's HOA that
Not only that, the first responders legally can ram the gate to get to an emergency, then bill the HOA for the damage to emergency vehicles breaking through the gate.
Tell a firefighter they have to wait when there's a structure fire... that won't end well for that HOA!
They're NOT "preventing" entry, they're just not expediting it.
Rule zero: Thou shalt not buy into an HOA.
Rule one" If thou breakest rule zero, it be upon thee.
HOA has ruined my life. Locked in a 6 year legal battle with HOA that takes every minute of my free time. Never buy in an HOA, but it's hard to avoid in FL. There are a lot of scams & crimes in Florida and HOAs top the list
@@larainyday964 why is an hoa a scam .. I’m about to buy a condo that has one
@@jaydrains2247 omg. Be prepared to be hussled for money and ripped off, threatened with the loss of your home on a continual basis. That's what these "associations" are set up for - not to protect the owners but as a way to illegitimately get your money. The ass'n has lawyers, who have their own schemes going as well. It's a huge problem in Fl. It's extortion.
Rule two ban all hoa's as it is literally taking our right to do what we want when want on our property. We should gather signatures to get all hoa's banned as their blood useless.
@@jaydrains2247 because they tell you what you can and can't do with your property which is unconstitutional like no fence over this height. One even got mad at a dude who put a fence around his pool so young children would fall into it and drown the HOA told him remove the fence. Or you know they try to force you to have you mail box a certain height. Hell one even forced homeowners to leave their garage open at all times. Hoa's are literally against the law and want to take your rights like biden.
In my opinion HOA's should be illegal.
HOA's are a product of freedom of choice here in america
What they did is illegal
Indeed
@@CrazyLeg360HD Except they aren't. Most are set up by developers protecting THEIR investment not yours and many are owned or partially owned by a lot of local officials who make deals with the development companies.
@@CrazyLeg360HD You're a product of a terrible choice by your mother.
I'll never understand why anyone would ever buy into an HOA.
They’re typically the only option if you want to move to some areas and not “live with the locals”. Should just be made illegal. There’s nothing an HOA can do that 50 homeowners with a facebook page couldn’t do
@@OkieDokieSmokie In a dispute between cops and an HOA I find it hard to decide which group I hate most.
If somebody dies because first responders can't get in, then they need to be charged criminally. There also needs to be obstruction of justice charges every time a first responder needs to be let in and they have to wait while somethings going down.
This isn't about first repsponders trying to get in on a call it's about first responder who live there coming home in work vehicles on night's they're on call form home. Anyone else who had to take a work vehicle home, that isn't registered as their primary vehicle, would be in the same boat.
@@TheAkashicTraveller Two deputies trying to respond to a 911 call, "I ripped the sticker off my car and ran up and let them in. They were like thank you thank you this happens all the time". That's first responders trying to get in.
@@TheAkashicTraveller You're literally wrong, there was an example of sherriff's deputies trying to get in while on a call
@@TheAkashicTraveller watch and listen to entire video then read Jamie Madison's response to you - there was an emergency talked about in this video
They likely could be charged criminally now.
Imagine having a heart attack but the ambulance can't enter your neighborhood.
Last November I had a heart attack. It took paramedics just 7 minutes to get here and only a few more before I was on the way to the hospital.
Three minutes after reaching the hospital my heart stopped.
I am only alive now because I had access to immediate care. If the ambulance had been delayed at all, I would have died.
How the hell can you say "First responders are just like everyone else. They have to wait in line."?
That has got to be the most stupid thing I have ever heard.
If you listened to a few more of these stories.... you might just be surprised.
Having lived in an HOA complex myself, my advice is to sell and move. You don't need the aggravation. That is supposed to be YOUR home and the HOA treats people like renters instead of owners. You are paying HOA fees for them to make your life a living hell.
so its like living in urss.
Yeah HOA are terrible. I live in one now but thankfully they barely do anything so I’ve never had to deal with them
I am betting worse than renters. I have a sneaking suspicion that renters have the stickers for their car to get in through the residents gate.
Yup, going thru he'll with ours. Wanted to move in 2020, but housing went nuts. Gonna try again the end of 2022. It's a night.are and extra expense for NOTHING!
@@funsizedi88 Good luck in finding your dream home. I know we did and couldn't be happier. At that time it was our first home but most importantly it was a learning experience. NEVER AGAIN!
The HOA’s actions may literally be the difference between life and death.... which is beyond messed up.
I will never understand why anyone would willingly become part of an HOA or live in a gated community.
Jesus, you ain't wrong about that.
unfortunately for some people it's not an option to refuse living in an HOA. in my area, if you want to live within a reasonable commute of your job and you want to buy a house, majority of houses belong to an HOA. My partner and I are trying to purchase a house and practically everything is HOA, unless we want to live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. I'm going back to college to change fields and get a higher income, where most of the jobs are remote so hopefully if we have to move out of state to afford a house, I can work from home and have a comfortable income.
Gated communities are fine for the most part, its just the hoa
HOA's are not much of a choice, these days. 😡 In many parts of the U.S., especially in Florida, all new developments are required to have an HOA. 🤢
@@JV-pu8kx I will never understand why anyone would willingly move to Florida
If I were a first responder on a call and had this happen, I’d take the damn the torpedoes approach and bust down the gate. HOA’s need to be outlawed.
They exist to protect property values, becoming a pseudo-Ponzi scheme. People specifically buy into HOAs to sell at a profit a few years later. The buyer is likely looking to do the same thing, because of how much profit it gave the previous seller. And so on.
The problem is that selling an HOA property is too lucrative for people to turn down as an investment. And if you know you're selling in a few years, what do you care about the long-term leadership? If it all collapses after you leave, it's not your problem.
um, maybe not. reined in, tho', FOR CERTAIN.
@@TheAttacker732 the thing there is - property values in HOA increase in value 'less' over time than non-HOA properties, then there's the fees on top of that, so overall they do the opposite of what they say they do. They'll often refer to "HOA properties are on-average higher value than non-HOA properties" which is true, but that's because HOA properties tend to be in affluent areas already. But the appreciation of the property value is less. Then on top of that, you're removing from the prospective buyers' list, everyone who actually wants to own the house they live in.
Blaming people for owning property inn an HOA is dumb. In many areas nearly all new construction is in HOAs and basically everything for sale over a certain price. You don't get a ton of choice, especially if you need features that an older house won't have.
I am a first responder, I was on a call where the first due engine for a structure fire couldn't get in due to a similar gate setup, they used a K12 saw and the Jaws Of Life to cut the gate into pieces and gain entry, HOA tried to sue, lost and had to pay all associated costs plus a new diamond blade for the k12 saw and new cutting edges for the jaws Of Life, after that they installed an Opticom system that used the pre-existing equipment on the trucks to open the gate automatically when the emitter is activated, another call I was on the first due engine was old and up for replacement so they rammed the gate, HOA paid for repairs which increased the resale value, that HOA didn't install an Opticom system, instead they just gave the fire department an access card
I lived in an HOA when we moved to Florida. I'd never heard of an HOA, and didn't think it mattered. Man, what a mistake. Every home I owned after that, the first thing I told the realtors, "Don't even show us any homes with an HOA."
There are some good and relaxed HOA’s. There should be a website that allows you to rate your HOA, so potential home buyers know to be weary or relaxed. I am concerned if I ever move because I have pit bull, and some HOA’s have a breed restriction.
@@Vincenza8907 like all other organizations with "authority," HOAs may start out "relaxed," but organizations tend toward corruption over time. A few power-hungry individuals move in & take positions of "authority," and the HOA becomes just as fascistic as the rest. Austin, TX, has had that happen with several of them.
Yep, never again, I will never buy a home in a neighborhood with a HOA. I'm trying to sell my house now because we're part of a HOA, can't freakin' stand them.
If you're a "Karen", then it's exactly where you want to be, not only can you spy on people, but there is an apparatus already in place to take action on what you see them doing.
I was going to build a new house last year but EVERY builder was building HOA home communities. I ended up buying a fixer upper that was not in an HOA. And I'm thrilled with my choice!
One day I want a dispatch to be like
Dispatch: "Is that in Royal Palms Beach Plantation"
Caller : "Yes please hurry I'm part of the HoA committee"
Dispatch: "Okay we don't send 1st responders there anymore they can't get in best of luck"
Caller: "No wait my hus.....click"
Dispatch: "Hangs up"
That’s illegal and heartless but... with these people that seems fair enough
Dispatch has the authority to block your number under certain circumstances. Usually it's excessive prank calls, but a chronic history of obstructing first responders will do it too.
I would have had the gate torn down physically, then fine the HOA for violations of so many first responder laws !!
Pretty sure first responders are legally allowed to do that in case of an emergency and bill the offenders for the damages
@@dragonstouch1042 In case of emergency, yes. The problem here was that first responders wanted to take their patrol cars to where they live when they were on call. Obviously this shouldn't be a problem, but it's not an emergency. So while it is absolutely frustrating and dumb from the HOA, it's still illegal to just bust down barriers. Unless it's an emergency, this is a civil matter.
WTF?!?!?! They have to wait in the guest line? Unbelievable
I worked in gated communities security in this area back in 2001 and was told to stop ALL first responders (yes lights and sirens going) and not let them in unless the home owner says it ok, i left the next day.
To be fair, that's a thing I do at work as security. It varies by the company I'm at, but for some, policy is that if you call 911, you also need to call me to let me know to let them in, or I'm required to stop them. It's less common these days thanks to mandatory dash-cams on police cars, but apparently it used to be a thing where emergency vehicles would use their lights and sirens to get access to restricted areas when there was no valid call, either to investigate without a warrant or simply to steal something.
The big difference between that and what the people in this video are doing is the live security guard there who, if you let me know they're on the way, will be prepared to get them inside with no delay, give directions if they need it, whatever it takes to get whoever needs help that help.
@@gatherer818 Whatever. "It used to be a thing." Okay, if you say so.
This is just another reason why I'm never going to live in a HOA community.
I have a small ranch and there is an HOA community next to me. I moved my hog pens near their fence and the smell wafts over in the breeze. when my geese start honking at 3 am and the rooster starts crowing at 4 am it can get quite noisy. But I am zoned for livestock and they built next to me and there is nothing that can do about it.
@@terryjohnson8317 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That
Is
Awesome
Give them hell my friend!!
If there's an emergency, seconds count, especially if it's life or death. If I have a loved who dies because first responders couldn't get to them in time do to this nonsense, than I'd be suing that HOA! They do not have to the right to endanger someone's life like that!
But there's not an emergency is there!
Agreed
@@NullaNulla yet
@@ElixirEcho I'm quite sure they'd soon lift the gate for a 1st responder vehicle under lights and sirens but that isn't the case here.
@@NullaNulla If you listen, they REFUSED to open the gate for two Deputies responding to a call, they don't seem to care about cops, on OR off duty!
As for committing a crime? They probably said "Oh, were sorry, Officers, it appears that there was a 'glitch in our system', we'll get it seen to,promise..."
wait until someone dies then have charged with murder
Negligent homicide. I believe it's a lesser charge but the HOA jerks will get no respect and beat up in prison.
The HOA has a lot of cash for lawyers. It probably never happen.
Just deny them emergency services.
Love to see the look on their as 3-4 houses burn down while fire engines wait in line to get in ! Their state legislature needs to prohibit this !
More like Federal!
@@RogbodgeVideo This is a state's jurisdiction, not the federal government's.
@@bigravensfan21 emergency vehicles should have access to any HOA environment nation wide it needs to be a federal law
No you just wait until there's an emergency and then when they don't let you through the gate you smash through it with your Patrol vehicles and then you go after the property management company for obstruction
If you ever read the book, "The FBI" by David Kessler, there is a story about incident like that, where an HOA guard told two FBI agents they couldn't enter. While the driving agent was arguing with the guard, the passenger agent, an agent I knew, who we used to call Magilla Gorilla because he was so big, got out, broke the arm off the gate, got back in the car, said, "Drive'.
I agree with Keaton. I have a friend who is Emergency responder for over 20 years and he said he lost count of how many gates and barricades hes taken out, he said never has he had to pay for any damage. It's in the guidelines.
HoA cannot block an emergency vehicle from coming in for any reason.
Those vehicles are exempt from all HOA rules.
The HOA board members should be arrested for interfering with a police investigation.
This is crazy. Good luck selling a house in that neighborhood
If someone died because of that gate then that hoa should be held responsible
Imagine fire trucks had to wait inline to save your home or police responding to gunshot fire. What a joke.
Seriously! Since when is a first responder a "guest"?
People pay all that money to be a part of the HOA!😅🤣😅🤣
You read the brochure, listen to the hype, and they do a pretty good job convincing you it's the way to go....Then, reality sets in!!!
That would be the day that I would go to visit a friend *_at their home_* and have to put my license in a machine. Violation of privacy anyone? Wow. Friends of anyone that lived under such rules should tell them, "Guess you won't be getting any visits from me." I didn't live under such rules after I became an adult and still lived with my parents for a few years.
Wonder how many residents drive home a work vehicle and haven’t had issues? Seems like this HOA only has a problem with law enforcement. And just like a few people already stated: TF does being a resident with a card have to do with what you drive? I remember having his issue at a gated community in the fire truck once. Our engine and ambulance was trying to get in for an unconscious female that fell off a boat into the river. The gate card wouldn’t work and the HOA refused to open it. So I had my guys put a chain from the engine to the gate and we pulled it down. Gate and brick pillars came down. We had to fly the woman out because she has a severe head injury. We then had the HOA and the head of the HOA charged with obstructing emergency personnel from discharging their duties. (A felony in Virginia)
My argument, exactly!
Good form, firefighters. Good form!
HOAs are a result of people buying "investments" instead of homes. If you consider your primary residence an investment, you are likely in favor of HOAs as well. I sold my first home due to the HOA and bought in a non-HOA neighborhood. Absolutely love it here.
smart move
It's all about the power trip by management.
I live in an independent senior living community here in Atlanta they solved that problem installing an emergency vehicle override so that APD and Atlanta Fire Rescue can respond without having to deal with that problem which is absolutely insane., BTW everybody uses the same exit and entrance residents, visitors delivery personnel First Responders no exceptions they have a separate system set up the same way the building next door which is part of the same community but the codes are different on purpose., but the emergency vehicle override is still used at that building as well. This was an attempt by that community's management to look all-powerful but instead they made themselves look stupid. I hope they find enough information on how many times people have had problems getting in so the sheriff's department and the county can haul them into court over this sometimes an HOA is nothing but ego masturbation
That gate would end up laying on the ground
And this is merely ONE of the many reasons people are warned NOT to join an HOA.
I think if you want to sit on an HOA board, you must get off on being hated.
WTF is wrong with HOA'S!? Seriously, the board has no soul. First an orphan refused to luve with his grandparents and now this. No souls.
Pointing out and treating any individual differently is a hate crime period.
All the more of a reason to NEVER JOIN OR BUY INTO AN HOA!
I put in a SOS emergent system about 20 years ago in an apartment complex (Siren Operator System). Technology has got to be even better these days. Non-urgent situations I preferred they use the drive up front panel call system to have Maintenance let them in rather than set off sirens for 1 to 3 seconds in front of the community entrance at 2am but their sirens were so much faster Hahaha as long as they were in I was fine. We also had an emergency gate release system in the breaker box out front just behind the gate but as I told I Fire Chief, "We're insured, ram it down, save our Residents, charge us later."
And you wont hear back from the cowards
I live in a house within a community without an HOA and its freaking fantastic. Yes some of the homeowners aren't the greatest at upkeep. However you see creative homes like my across the street neighbor that painted his house a turquoise color to match his beautiful antique (well maintained) truck. That or the neighbor with the paper lanterns decorating their lawn. I ❤ it.
I'm confused... is it actual first responders who need to come in cause of emergencies or first responders that are residents just trying to get home from work
I think both.
Both.
@@Gilhelmi and amylee Thanks
Both... which is beyond messed up.
Who knows with all the shitty reporting nowadays. Try making sense of most headlines. Can't even tell what the story is about about half the time.
I don't know about anyone else but I would love to have a marked police car or EMT vehicle in my neighborhood.
years ago, in Maryland, I had a detective and his brother , who was a patrol officer, living next door to me. One night I called 911 to alert them about suspicious activity across the street. I hung up and w/in 30 seconds my neighbor was at my door, pistol in hand. I learned that in an emergency (at least back then) the police assign the closest officer to the call; whether on duty or not. The detective's car was "unmarked" and the brother was also able to take his cruiser home. There was at least one police vehicle in that driveway 12 hours every day. No one I knew ever complained.
I don't know which would be worse, living in an HOA community or living next door to a piece of crap cop.
" RAMMING SPEED !!!!"
Yup....Then, follow up with a huge citation for impeding an emergency response. There's a reason they put push bars on the front of first responder vehicles.
Sabotage the gate, and keep doing it til the problem fixes itself
Let’s see how the HOA board feels about this after one of them have an emergency, like a fire, heart attack, home invasion. I fail to understand the so-called logic to this situation. Hopefully no residents are harmed by this bs.
isnt interfering with emergency personal a crime? the hoa officals should be charged
As usual, they have to wait until someone dies.
That's insane! What happens in a event of a fire, a medical emergency like a heart attack?!! That's a life threatening issue the residents should take the HOA to court.
Their fault for having a HOA to begin with.
I’d disable the gates at the dead of night. Just take the bolts out.
cut the motor wires, use multiple chains and locks to keep it open
That's what you get for living in Hoa
As a retired fire Captain, we required all gated communities must have a Knox Box key box that activated the gate. The fire department had a key that would work ALL Knox boxes gates in our city.
That is why I would never have anything to do with HOA
The immediate responce is obvious, if you cannot give us the ability to respond quickly, you can leave an email and we will get back to you at our earliest convenience.
A lot of places around California have a special keyed entry system for first responders. This keyed system overrides the gate and allows them entry. They also have what's called a Knox box. This box holds certain keys for various entry points to certain parts of the property. Not to mention that being a security officer, if I see police, fire, or an ambulance at one of the gates to a property I watch, you can bet I save them the trouble of getting out of the car and book it to the gate to let them in. Seconds count in certain situations. To make residents wait in the same line as guest is stupid. They paid for the house they live in, they pay the fees to continue to live there, so I'm sorry, to turn off there stickers because they are using their on call vehicles is the most ridiculous thing they could ever do.
Even those steps take time, when seconds count. First responders need immediate, unimpeded access to anywhere on the property.
@@vincentrobinette1507 it takes the same amount of time as a gate clicker. If two vehicles respond, one gets out use their key, while the other drives ahead to get to the location.
@@narnian19 Still too many hoops to jump through, when time is at a premium. If it's you, or your loved one needing assistance, I think you would see things much differently.
LOL. "We're looking into it and reviewing policies". That's doublespeak for "Stop bothering us about it".
Never move into an hoa.
I watched one HOA video and CZcams is like _so you're interested in HOAs?_
I always have been 😅
I know, I realized my mistake after watching this one...
it's unlawful and possibly illegal to not let first responder enter a gated community for an emergency.
Hindering in an emergency situation. That is illegal. There should be a section where police, fire, and ambulance have another way in for emergencies. If not, they have the legal right to enter the gated community to help a resident of said community. Otherwise, the HOA is going to get a big fat lawsuit if a resident dies because the emergency responders can not get in.
Unlawful and illegal are the same ting. so if something is one, it is definitely the other.
I am amazed that the US citizens let a group like the HOA are allowed to control residents like this. What happened to the much vaunted American Freedom?
If the hoa is keeping emergency services from attending to emergency calls. They should be arrested and charged
Their own fault living in a hoa
It’s one thing if you’re coming home from work it’s another thing if you’re responding to an emergency
This is nuts.... just completely insane!!!
honestly, the first responders should inform them that they can no longer service that community until their policy's change.
Who , in their right mind, would buy a home involved with an HOA?
WHY?
What is WRONG with you people?
Actually there is nothing wrong with us! But place the blame on runaway hoa bullies on power trips. Most importantly, there are thousands of hoa run communities that are beautiful,quiet and pridefully owned places, where you can live without trash, unkept properties and run down properties ruining your values. If there is a problem? FIX IT! I’m in my first hoa run community and actually live in the first place with friendly neighbors, without worrying about “there’s always one neighbor “ that causes problems and hard feelings. In our first new home, there was a neighbor bordering our back yard, that was a constant problem, with crap all over their yard, with four cars that weren’t registered or road worthy. Not I have no worries about that!
@@kevinvoyer5053 LOL, you kids.
Yes, there IS something wrong ! YOU did it to your SELVES
Anything with plantation in the name I’m cool.
Facts 💯
Why do HOAs even exist?
What benefit do they bring?
HOA's should be BANNED!!!!!
HOW is an HOA funded ??? Maybe they could DEFUND them...
I would never live in a gated community in the first place
I thought my headphones were broken because of that static noise
I will never understand why anyone would choose to live in an HOA run community.
When we used to live a gated community, the code for the gate was programmed with the zip code to open the gate so the first responders can open the gate.
I hope this HOA has been legally sued into oblivion and the directors who made that decision in the first place got jail time. Can't find any updates either way.
they should be charged with obstruction of justice.
If someone is hurt or dies, they’re gonna get sued instantly
Solution, first responders should refuse calls from the community and when crime is off the charts and their property values drop to zero, then the HOA will put them out of business.
Wow-what a situation
now they dislike first responders... from their own homes and emergencies
There is a very fine line between arrogance and stupidity.... nothing a crushing lawsuit can't rectify.
What in the world would make the 1st responders who own & live in this community have to use a guest entrance because they have a work car???? This is absolutely crazy & totally ridiculous!!!
Never. I’d rather live in a box than spend money on a house in an HOA community
I’d be fining the HOA president for something so wrong! First responders should get automatic rights to entry for gated communities
😆🤣😂🤣 They bought there, they knew what it was about!
If a person say has a heart attack and calls 911 for an ambulance and that ambulance is held up by that ignorance of the hoa and the person dies, then the hoa could be have files of manslaughter charged against them.
Fist responders should refuse to respond in a situation like this.
So if one of your residence dies who do you think will pay the millions of dollars in a law suit?
HOA has committed serious criminal interference to emergency services
Never, EVER live in a situation that has an HOA.
If you as a first responder can't get in to a gated community???. And then the person you were trying to get to dies. There's not enough money on the planet to sue the entire complex and the Management company for Negligence
In Canada it's illegal to block emergency vehicles. A fire department could cut right through the gate if the HOA neglected to give the fire department a key and methods for entering the area.
Simple. I would have someone in charge of the emergency responders send a letter to said HOA idiots saying that 'since they don't consider the timely response to emergencies to be any more important than a guest visit, we will no longer be violating traffic laws to respond. No more lights and sirens and speeding as we wish to protect the civilians en route. Also, since it's clearly not an emergency (as they are having to wait), there is no reason to risk lives'.
You couldn’t pay me enough money to live in a HOA it’s like prison but nicer