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Originally Posted by Rodney
Yeah, lawyer's the move. If they need a letter from you, then this restriction is not in the CC&Rs (California speak for the "the rules.") See, if it was already in the rules, you'd be automatically bound to agree them when you bought the house. And if it's not in the CC&Rs, why haven't they put it there? And why are they trying to make _you_ do it?
Something's fishy. See the lawyer, _and_ take a copy of all the HOA agreements. I highly recommend a real estate lawyer. One recommendation: bring the papers by in advance of your appointment, so he/she can look at them before talking to you. Your lawyer might even be cool enough not to charge for that.
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What Rodney said. There have been enough complaints about HOasses that some states are formulating laws to regulate them. Particularly after a few well-publicized incidents in which someone got fined, refused to pay it, and a forced sale on their home ensued. Plus, there are often no laws regulating public disclosure on what goes on in the meetings.
As an aside, most states have laws saying a neighbor MAY trim a tree that encroaches upon his property. In the past, I've trimmed my trees if they were causing a problem for my neighbor, but when the neighbor was an asshole, I've told them they were free to do it themselves, because I wasn't going to.
I will restate what was said before--If they want you to sign a document, they're trying to trick you into agreeing to something you might not otherwise want. Put another way, I am very interested in the statement "They are MAKING me sign something." What's the "or else" if you refuse to sign?
Again, a lawyer's advice is important here.