Florida homeowner blocked neighbors' access to community lake by using it as a parking lot — until one HOA call flipped the script
The homeowner thought he got away with it, until the HOA intervened to deliver the perfect comeback.
A resident(u/mn_crafter) from Florida lives in a gated community with a boat ramp and a dock on a lake. The community doesn't own it, but everyone around the lake can have private access to it. However, friction began when a homeowner started parking his truck by the dock. He was warned multiple times, but he continued to park his vehicle as if he owned the place. Everyone, clearly fed up with the owner's attitude, informed an HOA member, who literally delivered unexpected karma by calling a towing service. The person posted the story on Reddit, where it was greeted with massive fanfare.
The community had dealt with an entitled owner earlier, too, but this time, it was serious. Previously, someone had installed a post and a padlocked chain across the ramp, preventing people from launching their boats. The HOA had stepped in then, too, and had removed the chain, allowing safe access for everyone. Last year, a similar incident happened when a homeowner began parking his truck in the grass by the dock. "He was told numerous times to stop and to park in the small lot farther up from the ramp. Finally, all that worked was for the HOA (via board volunteers) to put up two no-parking signs on the grass, spaced to block the possibility of parking," they explained, but that didn't end the problem. In fact, the homeowner now started parking on the pavement at the bottom of the ramp. "Again, he was warned and didn’t change his ways until one day, when someone was actually blocked and notified a board member to call towing," the person wrote. Now here's how karma paid him back. During towing, the homeowner's truck rolled back into the lake by mistake, submerging it up to its doors. "I’m sure insurance covered the damage, but it's still nice that he had to deal with karma for his entitlement," they added.
Living in a community with such an entitled neighbor can be too frustrating. A survey of over 1500 Americans by LendingTree revealed that 1 in 10 Americans have actually left their community specifically because they didn't like their neighbors. Meanwhile, another 27% have seriously considered moving out because of their neighbors' tension. The same survey also found that a majority (73%) of American respondents dislike at least one of their neighbors. Gen Z is more likely to have negative relationships with their neighbors than other generations, and while there are many reasons to justify the dislike, more than a quarter of Americans cite weird vibes, noise, and rudeness.
Meanwhile, reacting to the Reddit post, u/presentefficient9321 commented, "I was going to say just release the emergency brake and let nature take its course, but karma came out to play instead. Gotta love karma!" u/_throwaway_825999 wrote, "Omg, that's awesome karma! What kind of tool blocks ramp access for other people? I give side-eye to people who don't promptly move their vehicle or boat when they have finished loading or unloading. I cannot imagine the entitlement it takes to just leave your truck and trailer there." Similarly, u/big-net-9971 shared, "Love this, just dessert for that jacka**. I was going to say that the simple way to deal with him is to leave the truck at the top of the ramp and… oops… let the parking brake go. Oh well, that's why you shouldn't park there!"
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