That is absurd, I'd contact my attorney & have them issue a cease & desist order to the HOA. 

That is insane! I thought you surely meant 'keep their garage doors DOWN' until I read the rest of the question.

So, no garage storage, garage doors to the house and cars must be kept locked at all times (if they are parked in the garage during the day)..how ridiculous! 

I hope the homeowners fire this management company and figure out a better way to solve this garage occupancy problem! Keep us posted, Wanda!

That is nucking futs.

Personally....I would ignore them, because it is absurd and infringing on my safety.  Something like that needs approval from membership, not from a handful of nuts.

So sue me.  Seriously.

Eve

Total BS. Someone will be getting their ass beat.

I find that ridiculous. You need some new officers.

Oh say what? So many security and liability issues can arise from that!

I'm with Peter, time to call an attorney.

How about this, everyone lock the garage doors!

 Security risk, invasion of privacy.  If they try to enforce that, sue them.

  BTW, where did the HOA get the authority to create such a cockamamie rule?

I'd have a little fun, I would find the crappiest junk ever to display.

Seems backward as Lynnea Miller said. Most HOA's care about owners keeping door down to avoid ugly junk boxes. Some HOA's require owners to park in the garage and not have hoarder junk this is a spin, but HOA managers and board members are crazy people in charge with big chips on their shoulders

That is crazy!  We have HOA rules to keep the garage doors down, not up!

Increadibly stupid.  What were they thinking.

People allow these quasi govt organizations far too much authority.

Is the HOA prepared to be liable for break ins, theft, and other crimes? Your dues may go up because their insurance will.

That's just plain CRAZY!

Now that's insane. I certainly would not comply if I lived there.

Take me to court Pilgrim

What nonsense and this is ripe for litigation

Crazy

I would be consulting with an attorney right away.

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES nailed this one!

I don't think garage doors should be left open at anytime....creatures will enter.... the bad weather will blowing in rain and/or snow....  bad idea...

What???? That's doesn't sound right. I ain't leaving my garage door open.

I thought you meant keep the doors down! That is completely crazy!

Debe Maxwell, CRS pretty much said exactly what I was going to, so no use writing it all over again. What she said! -Kasey

wow... sounds like things are getting out of control in that complex

yeah... I saw that on the news.  That's gotta rank up there with one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of.

If I were a resident there... I would contest that immediately.

I see the logic, but believe it is totally ridiculous. If majority owners are against it, they can vote and remove this request. Besides, even the door is HOA thing, everything inside the garage is a private property and shall remain safe and locked. 

i live near Auburn , it totally fits their MO. i think they should return to Berkeley . and get their beard trimmed and shave their armpits :)

That is insane!! First I would totaly ignore it, then I would call my lawyer. I"m not going to  put my belongings at risk of being tolen by some stupid ass rule...

Wow, sounds like a great opportunity for theft. I would think this could be challenged lega

I think that is a terrible rule and would be very unsightly for the whole community. 

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! It is unusual.

I think they are asking for a lawsuit!

Theives love open garages!

WHAT?!  Absurd and ridiculous. 

Sounds like the HOA commando's are suffering from the "stupid syndrome"!And they need a swift kick on the seat of their pants!

What if everyone keeps a sloppy garage ?

I did see the news article on this and it is a HUGE threat for the home owners who store anything in their garage. It invites thieves in to steal bikes, lawn mowers, tools etc

I think this is ridiculous.

That's nuts. What about the home owner's safety? What about protecting their belongings? Where are you supposed to put the tools, etc? That's just dumb.

that asinine. 

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! - now I did not know they can have this kind of rule, too....

I hate HOA's  Enough said

Poor decision.

There was a shoot out in Cupertino-Sunnyvale the disspirited killer of several hid in the garage on a major major road. Should all garage doors to be open at night for inspection the case was over same day.

I went there and saw the bullet holes. He was shot by cops way later. All these tanks and cops looking for an urban killers.

Say what!? It's a safety issue. If HOA demands compliance with their new rule, they should provide adequate security at EVERY home to safeguard residents and their property. 

That sounds like a major lawsuit in the making. Not only will it allow thieves to steal quickly from a garage, it will allow them easier access to the house as most garage entrances don't have a deadbolt. 

Personally, I would not comply until the HOA meeting, and only then if I felt that there was a compelling argument that was presented for doing it. Just to make sure that I am not housing someone in my garage is not compelling enough. I wonder how much notice the homeowners were given. 

TOtally ridiculous.  What if you arenn't home?  Is it no longer allowed for storage? This sounds like a lawsuit waiting to smash this decision down. 

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! I would say the HOA is opening liability for a law suit should something be missing in an owner's garrage.

Insanity.  The Board Members are insane. 

I saw that last night.  They're also only to be used for parking of cars and not for storage of items and have no access to the house (per someone on LCA from the area).  Personally, I'd tell the HOA what they could do with their letter or I'd stage some fun stuff in there like a drug lab, religious alter, Santa's workshop, bar, flop house.... change it every day.  Maybe one day have a big barking dog tied up and sit in the garage on a lawn chair with a cooler of beer and a confederate flag and blaring country music.

Rules are rules in any HOA, however, collecting a fine is a whole other matter unless specified in the by-laws. I believe my door will be down and my real estate attorney's letter will be dated and attached thereto.

Nonsense. How could they do it?

What? 

Wow, never heard about it. 

For starters, I think that is a very reckless rule. I saw this on the news and people were worried about their belongings. It also leaves the homeowner vulnerable to dangerous situations.

Second, I was wondering how an HOA could pass a rule without a majority vote. In our area, you generally have to have a majority vote to change the HOA. I realize it may depend on how the bylaws were written. 

No way I would comply; tell them to pound sand.

In our neighborhood we are encouraged to NEVER leave our garage doors open, to keep theft down.

Legal question.