Fort Myers Beach, Florida

The HOA is very contentious and cliquish and as a result there is little choice to change the board.

The HOA is very contentious and cliquish and as a result there is little choice to change the board. They are very litigation oriented, with over 92K spent last fiscal year directed usually against residents. We have had two large assessments in the last few months (one for litigation expenses). They issue tons of violation letters with little response time and $100 a day fine threats for petty lot or building situations. they constantly come up with new requirements, like window location and skirting standards. As a result, it's a bad place to retire in that costs can be unpredictably high and value growth is muted by rent limitations and over regulation.