Potomac Yard (Alexandria) HOA — Issues?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend, now wife, used to rent one of the ungaraged townhomes on Van Valkenburgh Lane. As a lawyer, I informed her that the parking spaces there were likely to be challenged and overturned in a matter of time.

Will never be overturned. The complaint is poorly drafted. It’s a crock.

You are entitled to your denial. However, I will never recommend a 2700 square foot townhome to anyone without dedicated parking.

If the assignment of parking spaces is not ironclad, and it appears it isn't, why would anyone move into one? Who needs more stress and sleepless nights?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting tidbits on this website, including the $90k per year shuttle that has a peak ridership of 7 persons per day.

https://www.pyhoafacts.org/

Is the shuttle to the metro? Why on earth dos PY need a metro shuttle?! It's an easy, straightforward, short walk to 2 stations, depending on which end of the PY development you're on.

According to the above web site, City of Alexandria requires a "transportation plan".

I can't find online specifics on what that plan requires, but would guess it is for much more than Metro access.

Can't the "transportation plan" be walking two blocks to the Metro?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend, now wife, used to rent one of the ungaraged townhomes on Van Valkenburgh Lane. As a lawyer, I informed her that the parking spaces there were likely to be challenged and overturned in a matter of time.

Will never be overturned. The complaint is poorly drafted. It’s a crock.

I'm a lawyer and the compliant is very well drafted. The lawyer handling this suit for the homeowners already won a similar case. This matter follows several other parking space lawsuits in Virginia that were decided in favor of the homeowners. An HOA board cannot do an eminent domain style taking of common area that belongs to all owners and give it to only a few to use. It would take a vote of the entire HOA membership to repurpose common area, and if done, only those who have use of the spaces have to pay for maintenance. Members of the HOA do not pay to maintain private driveways and neither would they pay to maintain private parking spaces assigned to individual owners. It's not a difficult concept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend, now wife, used to rent one of the ungaraged townhomes on Van Valkenburgh Lane. As a lawyer, I informed her that the parking spaces there were likely to be challenged and overturned in a matter of time.

Will never be overturned. The complaint is poorly drafted. It’s a crock.

I'm a lawyer and the compliant is very well drafted. The lawyer handling this suit for the homeowners already won a similar case. This matter follows several other parking space lawsuits in Virginia that were decided in favor of the homeowners. An HOA board cannot do an eminent domain style taking of common area that belongs to all owners and give it to only a few to use. It would take a vote of the entire HOA membership to repurpose common area, and if done, only those who have use of the spaces have to pay for maintenance. Members of the HOA do not pay to maintain private driveways and neither would they pay to maintain private parking spaces assigned to individual owners. It's not a difficult concept.

Nonsense. The complaint is incoherent and legally baseless. The plaintiff/Frank will lose — bigly. Bookmark this post and look it up in a few months.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't live in Potomac Yard but I do live in a nearby HOA. I wish there was a way for all HOA members in Virginia to have access to this information. Good for these homeowners who, per the video, appear to have children take on the Potomac Yard HOA.

This post is obviously Frank.

Yup. And the ones denying his MAGA-ness. He a loon. Like a small-time TACO.

[Anonymous]

Not going near this community with a 10 foot pole. Seems like a combination of nutty HOA drama and crazy litigious maga. Not a good combination. Like The Villages for overpaid, over educated DC consultant twerps. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't live in Potomac Yard but I do live in a nearby HOA. I wish there was a way for all HOA members in Virginia to have access to this information. Good for these homeowners who, per the video, appear to have children take on the Potomac Yard HOA.

This post is obviously Frank.

Yup. And the ones denying his MAGA-ness. He a loon. Like a small-time TACO.

Yep. I bet he withdraws his lawsuit or settles for a poultry amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't live in Potomac Yard but I do live in a nearby HOA. I wish there was a way for all HOA members in Virginia to have access to this information. Good for these homeowners who, per the video, appear to have children take on the Potomac Yard HOA.

This post is obviously Frank.

Yup. And the ones denying his MAGA-ness. He a loon. Like a small-time TACO.

Yep. I bet he withdraws his lawsuit or settles for a poultry amount.

As in chicken fingers? wings? what kind of poultry are we talking about? Or did you mean paltry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend, now wife, used to rent one of the ungaraged townhomes on Van Valkenburgh Lane. As a lawyer, I informed her that the parking spaces there were likely to be challenged and overturned in a matter of time.

Will never be overturned. The complaint is poorly drafted. It’s a crock.

I'm a lawyer and the compliant is very well drafted. The lawyer handling this suit for the homeowners already won a similar case. This matter follows several other parking space lawsuits in Virginia that were decided in favor of the homeowners. An HOA board cannot do an eminent domain style taking of common area that belongs to all owners and give it to only a few to use. It would take a vote of the entire HOA membership to repurpose common area, and if done, only those who have use of the spaces have to pay for maintenance. Members of the HOA do not pay to maintain private driveways and neither would they pay to maintain private parking spaces assigned to individual owners. It's not a difficult concept.

Per the Declaration, the Homeowners Association (HOA) could only turn over common areas to the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't live in Potomac Yard but I do live in a nearby HOA. I wish there was a way for all HOA members in Virginia to have access to this information. Good for these homeowners who, per the video, appear to have children take on the Potomac Yard HOA.

This post is obviously Frank.

Yup. And the ones denying his MAGA-ness. He a loon. Like a small-time TACO.

Yep. I bet he withdraws his lawsuit or settles for a poultry amount.

As in chicken fingers? wings? what kind of poultry are we talking about? Or did you mean paltry?

I thought it was the winner who got the chicken dinner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend, now wife, used to rent one of the ungaraged townhomes on Van Valkenburgh Lane. As a lawyer, I informed her that the parking spaces there were likely to be challenged and overturned in a matter of time.

Will never be overturned. The complaint is poorly drafted. It’s a crock.

I'm a lawyer and the compliant is very well drafted. The lawyer handling this suit for the homeowners already won a similar case. This matter follows several other parking space lawsuits in Virginia that were decided in favor of the homeowners. An HOA board cannot do an eminent domain style taking of common area that belongs to all owners and give it to only a few to use. It would take a vote of the entire HOA membership to repurpose common area, and if done, only those who have use of the spaces have to pay for maintenance. Members of the HOA do not pay to maintain private driveways and neither would they pay to maintain private parking spaces assigned to individual owners. It's not a difficult concept.

Per the Declaration, the Homeowners Association (HOA) could only turn over common areas to the city.

Depends on what the Declaration says. Declarations usually have a provision that the HOA may dedicate its common area to the local municipality if the HOA will no longer maintain it - such as if the HOA members vote to dissolve the HOA. But it would also have clauses describing other rights the HOA holds for its common property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not going near this community with a 10 foot pole. Seems like a combination of nutty HOA drama and crazy litigious maga. Not a good combination. Like The Villages for overpaid, over educated DC consultant twerps. .

You should have made this decision before you bought your ungarage town home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not going near this community with a 10 foot pole. Seems like a combination of nutty HOA drama and crazy litigious maga. Not a good combination. Like The Villages for overpaid, over educated DC consultant twerps. .

You should have made this decision before you bought your ungarage town home.

People who bought these were promised a dedicated spot. And they reasonably relied on that promise. You can’t just take it from them without due process.

[Anonymous]

If this is such a huge deal, why is this frank guy the only one suing? Why aren’t other residents participating in this bs lawsuit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not going near this community with a 10 foot pole. Seems like a combination of nutty HOA drama and crazy litigious maga. Not a good combination. Like The Villages for overpaid, over educated DC consultant twerps. .

You should have made this decision before you bought your ungarage town home.

People who bought these were promised a dedicated spot. And they reasonably relied on that promise. You can’t just take it from them without due process.

Sounds like you should consult with a lawyer to determine what recourse you have with your HOA. The fly in the ointment for you, as per the Declaration, the HOA has no obligation to assign parking spots.