SMUG HOA Karen Didn't Know I’m a Lawyer She Regrets Messing With My Land! EntitledPeople Reddit

#MaliciousCompliance #Karen #hoa her eyes darted over my house my lawn my existence judging everything in a single sweep I'm Karen the president of the homeowners association she declared emphasizing the title as if I should be honored we have a set of rules here in this community and I expect you to familiarize yourself with them immediately the way she said this community made it sound like I was an intruder rather than a new neighbor I nodded slowly trying to keep things cordial of course I'll look over the guidelines that should have been the end of the conversation but Karen wasn't finished for starters she continued flipping through her clipboard your shed is a problem I blinked my shed I had barely moved in and she was already scrutinizing my backyard yes she said her tone clipped it's unsightly and violates HOA regulations I frowned that was odd the previous owner had a shed in the exact same spot I even had a copy of the HOA documents which didn't mention anything about sheds I'm pretty sure the HOA rules don't prohibit sheds I said evenly trying not to sound confrontational Karen's eyes narrowed and I could tell she didn't like being challenged well they do now she said Crossing her arms I'll be sending you a formal violation notice you'll need to remove it within two weeks or face finds just like that my idyllic first day in my new home was ruined I had dealt with HOA nuisances before but something about Karen smug confidence bothered me she wasn't just some neighborhood Busy Body enforcing the rules she was making them up as she went I wasn't about to let someone like her push me around what she didn't know was was that I wasn't just some clueless homeowner I was a lawyer and if she wanted to play games she was going to regret ever messing with me I barely had time to settle in before Karen's threats became reality just as she had promised a formal violation notice arrived in my mailbox the next morning printed on unnecessarily fancy letterhead as if it was some government decree the letter was filled with legal sounding jargon stating that my backyard shed was in blatant violation of HOA