RV Revenge: HOA's Downfall

They banned my RV for “lowering community prestige,” so I bought the land under their clubhouse.

They hit me with violation letters claiming my 32-ft Class C RV was a “mobile blight,”

not realizing I owned the undeveloped parcel their $1.8 million clubhouse partially sat on.

I’m Mark Hollister, 48, a civil engineer from Northern Nevada who bought 6.1 acres

in 2009 for $190,000—long before their HOA existed. When Melissa Rowan, self-appointed HOA

queen, pushed a resolution banning “oversized vehicles,” she tried fining me $150 daily

and even threatened a lien. A quick check with my land-use attorney revealed the HOA

had illegally built 26 feet over my property line, including their septic tank and