I recently moved to an "active adult" community, basically to get away from kids. Love them, but was tired of dealing with them in the pool I used to swim in. To my surprise, the first day in my new pool (which is almost 25 yards!), I was approached about my "fins" and "kickboard." It seems the pool "rules" prohibit large flotation devices. My kickboard is 17" long. The Board then decided to prohibit fins.. I am fuming. :bitching: I can't even fight it because, conveniently, the board doesn't meet until September! I swim in the morning, and there is NO ONE in the pool. My fins are also short fins. They ruled them as "hazardous." Did you ever hear of anything so insane???? Yes, I could swim without them, but a great deal of my 3600 yard workout includes those items. The irony is that the pool is hardly used, unless the weather is over 90 and the water over 85. UGGGHHHHH.
I had to join an outdoor pool and PAY (even though I pay plenty in the "active adult" community per month in association dues) for the summer, and as my prior thread whines, 2 weeks later, I received a whopping sinus infection. I'm ready to quit swimming.
The HOA board will have an attorney either on retainer or by referral to deal with owners who do not pay dues, insurance or other association legal issues. I would suggest finding out who it is and pay them a visit. If the rules seem to have been instituted only to keep you from enjoying the facility or some petty issue, the attorney could be your best friend. When posed with support from the lifeguards, an obvious conflict in what is allowed in the pool and an attorney telling them they don't want to fight this war, the board should be able to come to an enlightened decision in your favor. And don't hesitate to tell them that if you knew they were such small minded martinets, you would never have moved there and actively warn others away. Or something like that.
The HOA board will have an attorney either on retainer or by referral to deal with owners who do not pay dues, insurance or other association legal issues. I would suggest finding out who it is and pay them a visit. If the rules seem to have been instituted only to keep you from enjoying the facility or some petty issue, the attorney could be your best friend. When posed with support from the lifeguards, an obvious conflict in what is allowed in the pool and an attorney telling them they don't want to fight this war, the board should be able to come to an enlightened decision in your favor. And don't hesitate to tell them that if you knew they were such small minded martinets, you would never have moved there and actively warn others away. Or something like that.
