Roseview Homeowners Association

I have been a homeowner for several years now and I just want to share a few things. My husband lost his job due to healthcare reform being set in motion and with one small salary we have struggled beyond belief. We were unable to pay our fees for a short time and then we learned the Hoa had put a lein on our house and that included an  $875.00 bill. Not what we owed by the way in any way shape or form! When I bought and paid for my house I did not have a problem with an hoa as I felt it would help keep riff raff at bay but as I see my neighbors getting letters and fined over the most minute issues or many time for non issues I see the breakdown of my neighborhood, I see neighbors ready to sell their homes and renters ready to move and families at the breaking point cause they can't park their new car  in front of the house but have to park in neighbors driveways due to the fines. I am Not writing this as hate mail I am simply writing this to say I believe the Hoa has gone overboard! Above and beyond what is fair and just and I am sad that When I pay these ridiculous fines as my husband and I starve so our kids can eat and the lein has been removed it will be my home that will be for sale, as I believe in having an Hoa but I don't believe in an Hoa having the power to destroy a family and try and take our home from us. I am sad and I think these issues should be discussed. I want a neighborhood my family can be safe in ,a neighborhood we can be proud to live in and be proud to stay in and I will pay for that but when times get hard and I have a home that is paid for in full and it is being slowly taken from me and my family due to fees that's where it has gone too far. So I have been paying not for the parks or the green belts and overgrown trashed yards to be cleaned and maintained we have been paying for an Hoa to have control over our lives. How sad.