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Original Post: September 18, 2024

The email I just received from HOA. The people in the SUV were regular people who were my friends. This is just weird. Am I supposed to tell those people to rent a Prius the next time around?

FYI this was a very tame party. No loud music. About 6 vehicles in the driveway and 2 on the street and everyone parked in a decent manner.

Email Transcription

Dear [redacted]

I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to reach out regarding an incident that occurred over the weekend during your birthday party. A few of us in the community couldn’t help but notice the arrival of three blacked-out SUVs, which quite frankly, startled and unsettled several of your neighbors.

It’s really concerning to see such vehicles showing up in our otherwise peaceful, family-oriented neighborhood, especially without any prior notice. As you can imagine, the sight of them raised a lot of questions and caused quite a bit of anxiety. Some residents even thought something more serious was happening. The whole situation was, quite honestly, alarming, and we had no idea how to react.

We all understand celebrating special occasions, but in the future, we would appreciate it if you could let us know in advance about any unusual activity. It would certainly help ease the collective nerves of your neighbors, who were left feeling quite uncomfortable by the presence of those vehicles.

Please let us know if there’s anything you can do to avoid similar concerns going forward. We trust you’ll be considerate of the community’s feelings moving forward.

Best regards,

[redacted]

[redacted] HOA Vice President

Some of OOP’s Comments and some top comments:

Commenter: Ok, here is what you do. Get more friends. Get everyone to dress in suits, except one guy. Maybe two. Load them into the suvs. Drive to the community like before. Everyone who looks the same quickly exits the vehicles. They look around, point at things. The ones that are different get out after and walk to the door. After they are in the home, everyone else quickly rushes into the home.

OOP: Lmao

Commenter: Tell her The Donald came to the party and those where his secret service agents

OOP: Funny enough, one of the guest’s name was donald.

In response to some ideas:

As much as I would like to be a dick to them. I would rather be polite and avoid annoying little issues that they will likely come up with if I wasn’t.

Commenter: Were they even blacked out, or just your standard suburban family black SUV with slightly tinted rear windows?

OOP: They were blacked out fully tinted. 2 Tahoes and one Grand Cherokee. The owners of these vehicles are lovely people. I feel like there are stereotypes related to blacked out vehicles that aren’t always true. But still it should be nobody’s business.

Commenter: “Anything you can do”

Hoa should change its name to nna (nosy neighbors association)

OOP: I mean I thought I was doing a lot just by keeping the noise down. I went out to the street several times to make sure everyone was parked appropriately. apparently that’s not enough.

Commenter: So white SUVs would’ve been okay, presumably? 😂😂

OOP: I guess? Lol what horseshit lies in these people’s minds I could never imagine. Probably just stereotypes of black SUV from movies and tv shows they watch

(to another commenter): I think some people take crime tv shows and movies too seriously while a person in a corolla might as well be a gang leader. Its absurd.

Is it actually a rule?

Currently I dont think there are any rules about blacked out vehicles but I think after this they might just put it on the list.

Top Comment:

GeneralTonic: To whom it concerns,

You recently contacted me to disclose your anxious reaction to our birthday guests. Your concerns are baseless, unwarranted, and frankly, embarrassing. Please do not do contact me again regarding this kind of private emotional issue, as I am unqualified to help you.

Yours, [homeowner]

[Editor’s note: there are lots of funny ideas in the comments on the Original Posts on what OOP should do if you feel like having a laugh.]

Mini Update

Update: The HOA found this post. Im just going home now and will post the updated email follow up they sent me. I think they got the message. So far 4000+ people commented.

Editor’s note: The post went semi-viral and has reached 44K upvotes as of this post

Full Comment Update: 10 hours later

My response to my HOA: It’s hard to believe you’d be this cooperative and apologetic without the 6,000 Redditors who weighed in. Let this serve as a clear message to you and any other HOA “leaders” stop with the nonsense. If even 1/100th of the people commenting here knew who you insufferable folks are, they’d troll you endlessly and make your so called inclusive and welcoming neighborhoods a nightmare.

Sincerely, A friend of the black SUV owners.

Email transcription:

Dear [redacted]

I’m reaching out after one of our HOA members brought to my attention the Reddit post about the email I sent regarding your birthday party. After reviewing the post and seeing the overwhelming response, I can completely understand why my original message was seen as alarmist, demeaning, and even offensive. I want to publicly apologize to you and anyone else who felt the same. That was never the intention, and I deeply regret how the email was worded.

The feedback highlighting how my email was seen as inappropriate and offensive is completely understandable, and I sincerely apologize for that. Our community strives to be inclusive and welcoming, and I recognize that my message did not reflect those values.

I also ask, in the interest of privacy, that you kindly refrain from revealing any personal information about our HOA members in your Reddit post, as that could lead to significant privacy issues for individuals in our community. We want to handle this situation responsibly and avoid any further complications.

Moving forward, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive neighborhood, and I appreciate your understanding as we work to make this right.

Best regards,

[redacted]