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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Children celebrate Halloween dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treating while an adult man hands out candy. Right: Letter from an HOA, cut off.

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“Oh, hell no”: Community outraged at HOA’s letter about banning “outsider” trick-or-treaters for Halloween

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Bearded man wearing cap and green shirt on left. White long haired shepherd dog in orange "service dog" vest on right.

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‘If you need help re-homing the dog, let us know’: HOA tells resident he has to re-home his service dog. Then he learns why

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Homeowner says HOA increased her fees to build a park.

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‘I’m pretty sure they got it on Facebook Marketplace’: Homeowner says HOA increased her fees to build a park. Then she notices what it is they built

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman gets letter that she owes at least $6,000 in 3 months because of HOA rule change

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‘The least that you could do is send prepaid postage’: Woman gets letter that she owes at least $6,000 in 3 months because of HOA rule change

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘Lawyer up and quick. They could take your house’: 5 HOA horror stories

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Woman says HOA damaged her TK car after towing it from her driveway

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‘Send them the bill’: Woman says HOA damaged her car after towing it from her own driveway

Maya Wray is a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘They couldn’t just knock on the door?’: Homeowner says HOA towed her car out of her own driveway

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‘Quite literally unfathomable’: Condo owner says HOA voted to use new legal loophole to charge everyone $11,000

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Homeowner learns neighborhood’s HOA has been fake for 25 years

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‘I am so invested’: Homeowner learns neighborhood’s HOA of 25 years is fake

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, BuzzFeed, the Daily Dot, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘THEY can control what YOU own’: TikToker spray paints dead bushes green to comply with HOA, sparking debate