Some property dwellers in homeowners association communities have had it with their HOAs.
Exhibit A is Olivia Horbowy, a Los Angeles-based lawyer who purchased a condominium in an HOA community in 2024, Business Insider reports. She immediately began renovating the property before moving in, then the community’s HOA quickly generated paperwork, demanding renovation plans while also rejecting the installation of a washer-dryer unit.
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Once Horbowy moved into the unit in early 2025, she received a letter from the HOA that included $15,200 in fines. “They were convinced they were above the law and could make any decision they wanted,” Horbowy told Business Insider.
Horbowy fought the fines and won. Shortly after, she decided to run for a spot on the HOA board, but one board member lashed out in an email, calling Horbowy, who is Polish, a “Russian whore” before departing the HOA…