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r/HOA•
tpacoa

Reason why motorcycle shouldn't be allowed in COA.

Long ago, my ex, who didn't live with me, has a motorcycle. We love to go riding. One day he parked the bike in the condo's parking lot and was told it's not allowed. We were not happy.

Fast forward to present day, I'm woken up almost every day, including weekends, at 6:30 a.m. by the sound of motorcycle revving and riding out. The condo next door allowed somebody to have a motorcycle parked in their building. So now I know why my condo didn't allow it.

Edit: I/We no longer have a motorcycle.

Posted May 8, 2022, 11:20 PM UTC · edited

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sweetrobna•

You can allow motorcycles, and at the same time not allow excessive noise

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moving0target•

I've never lived anywhere that enforced noise issues. I've had the specific problem with a neighbor letting his bike idle for 15+ minutes in the wee hours of the morning. I don't have a problem with bikes. I have a problem with rude riders and a system that will not address associated noise issues. Same issue with other vehicles, too. I love hotrods, but I don't love it when my street sounds like a drag strip at 5 am.

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sweetrobna•

You can probably call the police if someone is letting a loud motorcycle idle for 15 minutes, lookup your local noise laws

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moving0target•

You can call. If it doesn't sound like gunfire, they aren't coming.

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lizziemeg•

That depends entirely on where you live and what else is going on. I live in a smallish town (45,000ish) and unless its like mom's weekend or graduation they'll usually check it out.

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salgat🏢 COA Board Member •

Get an official statement from the COA on whether it's allowed. Then submit evidence of another motorcycle at the condo. If they refuse to take action, you have a case of selective enforcement. One way to challenge this is to wait until they try to submit a warning or fine, then you challenge it and request a hearing and bring up the other motorcycle.

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Brummieburgler•

Think you may have misunderstood or I did he is saying the condos next door not their condo

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salgat🏢 COA Board Member •

I took it as just a different building in the same COA, otherwise there's no point in even bringing up that other building and motorcycle.

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SoCaliTrojan•

You can have cars with loud exhausts. I hear them more than I do motorcycles. I doubt you would want to ban cars too.

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tpacoaOP•

You can definitely hear a Harley downstairs one complex over. Unless 1. You keep your windows closed all the time. AND 2. You paid 15k to upgrade your windows from cheap windows.

Also, please stay on topic of motorcycle. That's what my post is about.

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Neekster761•

30 more minutes and you cant say shit about noise lol im rooting for this guy.

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tpacoaOP•

30 more minutes

What?!

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ct808x•

Yeah sometimes people ruin it for everyone. Classic "this is why we can't have nice things."

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Woodsy_Walker•

This may be the most entitled post I have read on here, especially with it coming from a previous bike owner. Roll over and go back to sleep after your 3 minute wake up, other people have lives of their own too.

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tpacoaOP•

Explain to me how is this considered to be my being entitled m We followed the rule when we were told of the rule. We weren't happy about it but we followed it.

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