A Wyoming homeowner receives a bizarre letter with no return address from her homeowners association (HOA), questioning her parenting skills over a parking disagreement. Viewers say her response is brilliant.
In a video with over 48,000 views, TikToker Lauren Lynn (@laurenlynn0) explains that she and her husband have three cars: two personal vehicles and his work truck. They park two cars in the driveway and one in the public street parking.
“We haven’t had any issues with the HOA until probably five months ago,” Lynn says. HOAs typically create a list of rules governing a neighborhood and charge dues to all homeowners in the area.
Then she recieved an anonymous letter bashing her for parking one of their cars on the street in front of her house.
She notes that per the HOA rules, cars on the street must be moved every two days.
“So to alleviate that, we switched out his cars. His personal truck he never drives, so we park that in the driveway,” she explains. Her husband parks his work truck in the street because it’s moved every day.
However, the letter criticizes her family for continuing to park in the street, despite following the HOA rules.
In a follow-up video, she shows the letter. It reads, “Your lack of character or concern for the HOA rules is astounding… You are raising your child that rules only matter to others not yourselves.”
How did she respond to the HOA letter?
In response to the letter, Lynn applies for the HOA and receives an acceptance as a board member. She also types up a sarcastic response and posts it on her mailbox.
Her response reads, “I am thrilled to have received your thoughtful letter regarding our vehicle’s parking and the parenting of our son. It’s truly inspiring to know that, in a world filled with chaos, injustice, and fundamental problems, you’ve taken the time to dedicate yourself to the noble cause of ensuring my vehicle’s precise placement.”
It continues, “Please rest assured that your unsolicited critique has been received, reviewed, and will be given the exact amount of attention it deserves… Wishing you all the best in your continued pursuit of vehicular justice.”
While serving on the board, she says she didn’t encounter any problems with her fellow members. She also learns that complaints, such as the one outlined in the letter, have to go through the board. Therefore, the person who wrote the anonymous letter didn’t follow the HOA’s procedures.
She has no idea who wrote the letter until an older woman knocks on her door months later.
What did the older woman say?
In a third video, Lynn shares doorbell camera footage of an older woman standing on her front porch with her and her husband. The woman, who claims she has lived in the neighborhood for 14 years, questions why they leave her husband’s work truck on the street overnight.
Lynn reveals to the woman that she is on the HOA board, which causes the woman to pause in disbelief. She advises the woman to address her concerns directly to the HOA board, rather than confronting her at her home.
The woman claims she was once the chairman of the “covenants committee” and insists that vehicles aren’t supposed to be parked in the street overnight.
Lynn continues to advise the woman to take it up with the HOA or the covenants committee instead of confronting residents.
Suddenly, another man walks up to the porch, becoming confrontational.
“Oh [you’ve lived here] four years? So you have a copy of the ordinance,” he says sarcastically. Lynn and her husband cut him off and question why he is getting involved, wondering if he wrote the letter.
Her husband tells the man to leave the porch. Lynn has not posted any further updates about the HOA saga.
How did viewers react?
In the comments, viewers praise her for her confrontation skills.
“Good for yall for telling them off basically! People like that just have nothing better to do with their day than to bother people about something that isn’t even a problem. And good for your man for telling that guy off,” a commenter says.
“Telling her you’re actually on the HOA board, stepping through the door and putting your arm on the handle was such a baller move,” another remarks.
Others question the HOA’s rule regarding street parking.
“It’s a public street. As long as the vehicle is street legal, it can stay on the street as long as it wants,” one writes.
“The HOA does not own the street and they can not do anything about a vehicle being parked on the street,” another says.
“Is your community gated? If not, its a city street and the HOA cannot restrict street parking,” a third suggests.
@laurenlynn0 Neighborhood Karen Saga, part one. #fafo #princesspetty #karensgonewild ♬ original sound – Lauren Lynn
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