[David]

My annual HOA fee is $85. Yep $85. It hasn't increased since the neighborhood was developed in the 60's.

The development was one of the first for the company and they didn't write the bylaws correctly. In order to change the bylaws or increase the HOA fees, we need over 50% of the owners to vote in favor of the change. Not 50% of the voters but 50% of the owners. Try getting even 50% to vote much less 50% to vote in favor of the same thing.

It's quite a problem since we have to have the state and governor approve a change to the bylaws to correct the vote issue. We almost got it introduced for a vote 2 years ago by the Texas congress but our state representative decided at the last minute that it looked too much like a tax increase and he didn't want to be associated with that.