📚 "Selective Enforcement: When the Rules Don’t Apply to Everyone"

Same rule, same violation, different outcome. One homeowner gets a fine. The other gets a pass. That’s not enforcement. That’s favoritism.

Selective enforcement is when an HOA applies the rules unevenly. It’s also one of the clearest legal grounds for challenging a violation.

How It Happens:

• Friends of the board get leniency

• Longtime residents are given verbal warnings, newcomers get letters

• Popular projects are approved, identical ones are denied

What To Do:

• Take photos and timestamps

• Request enforcement logs (if they exist)

• File a written complaint

• Bring it up at a public meeting

• Demand a hearing or appeal

Consistency isn’t a suggestion—it’s a requirement. If your board can’t enforce rules fairly, they shouldn’t be enforcing them at all.