Can a judge rule for a home owner to forcefully sell home and leave neighborhood?

[quincy]

Seems we’ve hit a wall with the property management company. I received an email this morning from our community manager (separate from the board) stating it was out of HOA jurisdiction/overstepping authority to intervene in neighbor-to-neighbor disputes. Understandable—was just curious at what point (if ever) they would intervene when it’s numerous altercations with numerous residents.

Looks like our only recourse is to sit back and hope for no further aggressive encounters, but brace ourselves and be prepared to continue getting law enforcement involved to seek personal restraining order cases if possible/necessary.

Just updating this thread should anyone else in Texas run into such a predicament and find this a useful starter resource.

Thank you for the update, ConcernedOwner. It is not as positive an update as I hoped, though.

You and the neighbors can seek out the services of a local attorney to perhaps draft a cease and desist letter to be sent to the problematic neighbor, warning of potential legal action to follow if he doesn’t stop the unwarranted harassment.

But, yes, keep reporting to the police any altercations.

As a note, it is possible, if not probable, that the problematic neighbor is suffering from some sort of mental health decline which is fueling his behavior.

 

[Just Blue]

Thank you for the update, ConcernedOwner. It is not as positive an update as I hoped, though.

You and the neighbors can seek out the services of a local attorney to perhaps draft a cease and desist letter to be sent to the problematic neighbor, warning of potential legal action to follow if he doesn’t stop the unwarranted harassment.

But, yes, keep reporting to the police any altercations.

As a note, it is possible, if not probable, that the problematic neighbor is suffering from some sort of mental health decline which is fueling his behavior.

Mental Health issues seem to be prevalent in the last year or so.

 

[quincy]

Mental Health issues seem to be prevalent in the last year or so.

There certainly seems to be an increase in nonsensical, and often violent, behavior displayed by people recently.

 

[ConcernedOwner]

Thank you for the update, ConcernedOwner. It is not as positive an update as I hoped, though.

You and the neighbors can seek out the services of a local attorney to perhaps draft a cease and desist letter to be sent to the problematic neighbor, warning of potential legal action to follow if he doesn’t stop the unwarranted harassment.

But, yes, keep reporting to the police any altercations.

As a note, it is possible, if not probable, that the problematic neighbor is suffering from some sort of mental health decline which is fueling his behavior.

You are correct in your last paragraph. Male homeowner in hostile house states he has PTSD. We as neighbors would love to be understanding and respectful of such. Unfortunately the PTSD claim feels that it’s being “pulled as a card when convenient” and often times as a reason/excuse to treat people poorly.

An example of this is when the hostile house called law-enforcement on a laid-back backyard get together over 100 feet away from their home (not a direct neighbor...a neighbor 3 houses down AND across the street), specifically telling the dispatcher that it was inciting PTSD symptoms (specific words from the officer dispatched to home). However, less than a month later this house had zero qualms detonating 2-3 dozen explosives in their driveway on July 4th.

I certainly don’t doubt there is some level of psychosis or mental fragility going on with both the male and female in this home. But it’s not right to pull the PTSD disability card and make others feel as though they cannot defend themselves against your outlandish double standards and threatening behavior.

 

[LdiJ]

You are correct in your last paragraph. Male homeowner in hostile house states he has PTSD. We as neighbors would love to be understanding and respectful of such. Unfortunately the PTSD claim feels that it’s being “pulled as a card when convenient” and often times as a reason/excuse to treat people poorly.

An example of this is when the hostile house called law-enforcement on a laid-back backyard get together over 100 feet away from their home (not a direct neighbor...a neighbor 3 houses down AND across the street), specifically telling the dispatcher that it was inciting PTSD symptoms (specific words from the officer dispatched to home). However, less than a month later this house had zero qualms detonating 2-3 dozen explosives in their driveway on July 4th.

I certainly don’t doubt there is some level of psychosis or mental fragility going on with both the male and female in this home. But it’s not right to pull the PTSD disability card and make others feel as though they cannot defend themselves against your outlandish double standards and threatening behavior.

Outside cameras, recording all of the time...that is about your only bet for getting good evidence.

 

[ConcernedOwner]

Outside cameras, recording all of the time...that is about your only bet for getting good evidence.

Appreciate your helpful input! We personally have three front-facing cameras on our home, but they have perimeter settings to detect motion before recording. As such, the cameras would not pick up bodily harm threats being hurled from across the street or firearms being brandished. I’ll definitely be looking into a continuous surveillance system.

 

[quincy]

You are correct in your last paragraph. Male homeowner in hostile house states he has PTSD. We as neighbors would love to be understanding and respectful of such. Unfortunately the PTSD claim feels that it’s being “pulled as a card when convenient” and often times as a reason/excuse to treat people poorly.

An example of this is when the hostile house called law-enforcement on a laid-back backyard get together over 100 feet away from their home (not a direct neighbor...a neighbor 3 houses down AND across the street), specifically telling the dispatcher that it was inciting PTSD symptoms (specific words from the officer dispatched to home). However, less than a month later this house had zero qualms detonating 2-3 dozen explosives in their driveway on July 4th.

I certainly don’t doubt there is some level of psychosis or mental fragility going on with both the male and female in this home. But it’s not right to pull the PTSD disability card and make others feel as though they cannot defend themselves against your outlandish double standards and threatening behavior.

PTSD episodes can be triggered by all sorts of incidents and events. It is not only difficult to suffer from the disorder, it is difficult for those who live with or around those suffering from the disorder.

Perhaps you could find some direction on how best to handle your neighbor through resources available at the Texas Health and Human Services offices, if visits by the police and threats of legal action are not an effective deterrent.
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use