5,216,409
Yes they removed it and no I did not get it back. Were they surprised at the replacement cost which I recovered.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
716,049
That's a new one. I can't help wonder about the legal implications of this. If the lockbox is attached to a private property, regardless if an HOA or not, that would start with trespassing, then destruction of property, vandalism, theft of property... that calls for a police complaint and investigation into a crime. Charges and possible arrest of the culprit and the accomplices (conspiracy to commit a crime).
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,583,278
that lockbox would be going up someone's butt sideways..... they have no right to remove it.... they can fine the homeowner until it's removed.....
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
637,434
I've heard that some agents don't ever take them down so they get removed at some point.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,836,169
I have not had this experience.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,684,109
What Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR said. Criminal trespass, theft. And how exactly did they remove the box? Most combos can be picked, but Supra requires bolt-cutters.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
577,750
I've never heard of this happening and it has not happened to me. Homeowners should be made awrae of any changes in the by-laws, and in turn the homeowners would let their agent know.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,104,931
No this has never happened to me. I've heard of HOA's removing for sale signs, but never a lock box.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
900,128
No, has not happened. Why not a warning first? Seems kind of drastic to just remove the lockbox; they are not cheap if you don't recover it.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
I have not. It is common for the management company to call the listing agent with a sign violation demanding the sign be removed. Lockbox?
If on the front door ... removing it would be pretty ballsy. If on a front gate or some other place ... not sure about that either.
Best practice is the check the C&R's, or call / email the management company to find out what is acceptable and what is not.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,231,853
Problem with signage but not lockbox.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
6,393,609
Time to let these psuedo govt thugs know that they do not have absolute authority, take them to court.
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
509,449
I have not had that. That's no fun!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
276,044
yes - it was on a condo/villa and no I didn't get it back AND the management company sent a nasty letter to my owner trying to collect a $50 fine. My absentee seller was unaware of the rule and I looked up the covenants online but the management said they had notified the owner and were not responsible to provide the information to me - even though you as an agent must notify them that the property is on the market - $92 down the drain................errrgghhh
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
289,607
Never a Lockbox, always signage...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
417,221
Was the HOA complaint that it allows gate access????? Fishy
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,844,301
Yes & they make you come to the mgmt office to beg for your property back & the key that puts sellers security at risk. Sometimes they decide to use the sawsall to make sure it is working.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,466,207
Jeff Dowler I have not had this happen.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
2,390,620
I have not had an HOA remove one but they were pretty testie about where it went and they had a limit of 30 days that a lock box or sign could be displayed Jeff Dowler
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,712,676
They removed it from a rental I have because they said it violated the positioning rules.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,882,355
i never have. What was their reason?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
921,504
No, that has not happened to me.
I imagine that takes much more effort to remove the Surabox than to call the telephone number on the lockbox.
Not sure what I would do should that happen. My first inclination is to have some fun.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,772,575
Jeff,
This is a new one. A
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,502,998
Thankfully I have not had this happen (knock on wood). I would "go to the mattresses" as they say if they did not promptly return it. If they had to cut the lock to remove it, I'd grab them by the ear and drag them down to the MLS to buy me a new one. Well, either that or file a police report and every lawsuit I could find against them. The ones Fred Griffin mentions and any unfair business practices stuff I could find. I'd be out for blood and a new lockbox (or two).
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,800,082
3,416,038
Some locally love to cut them off. There was a suit that they have to provide place to put them. I agree that they do not belong on the front common door, gas meters and main railing. when they dont privide areas, many times a side fence or side rail. I always put my card taped or glued to the rear
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
989,652
They cut the friggin thing off - I sent them a bill!
Next is small claims court!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,622,432
Mine never was removed/cut out, since I followed their request immediately. HOA often have these ridiculous rules about signs and their sizes, locks location, open house rules. etc.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,988,007
I have never had an HOA remove a box. Was yours in an unauthorized area?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,164,294
yikes ... condo building or subdivision HOA? And no I've never had one removed in all my years in business.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,319,419
Jeff Dowler - no. And I do not think this is acceptable.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,230,113
No, never! They would be buying me a new one if they did!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,224,473
Thankfully that hasn't happened to me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,577,471
Jeff, I must say I never have. Why would they remove a lockbox without calling an agent beforehand and giving the reason(s) for the removal. Guess that may be asking to much.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
711,852
4,434,127
3,986,258
3,125,842
Never had that happen Jeff but had to take some bolt cutters to one. The battery died! The Board reimbursed me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,598,452
I heard that. In some condominiums - no -no for lockboxes or Supra Box.
5,868,554
1,311,397
Not a LB but I have had a sign removed and tossed into a dumpster from which I retrieved it. Always a good idea to check with the HOA people re: positioning of signs and LB before running afoul of their rules.
4,936,705
3,587,960
Whoa there cowboy! How on earth did an HOA remove a lockbox from a private home without access to it - unless somebody on staff has a key. This is not sounding good at all. I've never run across this issue in my area and if I did it would be crossing over the line by a long shot.
2,182,552
54,940
I live in a neighborhood where lock boxes are not allowed by the HOA, but don't think the HOA would go so far as to remove them. After all it is private property. I guess they could fine the owner (seems a bit petty...but having been involved with HOA's, I have seen even pettier things done)..
3,071,489