Florentine Estates Homeowners Association

Bad News

My grandparents bought a house in Florentine Estates in 2005. My grandfather was continuously getting sick because he had bad lungs and the ocean air was not helping. He got pneumonia three times and was in a comma the last time. So they decided to file for bankruptcy and go back to California and unfortunately my grandpa passed away shortly after. The bank now owns the house they lived in.

Fast forward five years and my widowed grandmother on a fixed income gets served paperwork saying she owes something like $15,000 in homeowners association fees since they moved! This month they got a court order to take all of her income out of her bank account, $3,200. Leaving her with no money for rent, food, or her medical bills.

You cannot even garden in your backyard because if you make the slightest bit of noise your neighbors will complain to the HOA. Also, the posted signs says 15 miles per hour but do not exceed 5 because again, residents will complain. I CANNOT warn you enough about the control and greed that goes on in this place.