“When I Questioned the HOA About Missing Funds, They Threatened Me With a Cease-and-Desist Letter From a Supposed Law Firm. I Sent It to the State Attorney General for Verification — and Within 48 Hours, the HOA President Was Begging Me to ‘Please Not Press Charges.’”
1. The Problem
If you’ve ever lived in a neighborhood with an HOA, you already know — they can feel like their own little kingdom.
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Ours, Maple Ridge Estates HOA, had always been annoying but harmless — until last year.
That’s when they started charging “special fees.”
First it was a $25 “beautification fee.” Then a $50 “mailbox repair fee.” Then another $75 for “community development.”
Nobody knew where the money was going.
When I, Daniel Harper, a freelance IT specialist who worked from home, asked for an expense report, the board told me to “mind my own business.”
That’s when I started digging.
2. The Discovery
The HOA’s website had a “financials” section — conveniently locked behind a password only board members knew.
But as someone who fixed systems for a living, I noticed something: their site had a misconfigured public directory….The full story is in the comments!