Im I right or what? Butt rabies. Worse rabies ever!

Even if you can't remove the HOA, they presumably have elected positions, so the people making them awful can be removed, even if that means standing yourself.

butt rabies. That’s really a downer.

No kidding, that sounds uniquely awful.

It's all fun times and free fertilizer until one day your car is layered in bat shit.

This is true but has nothing to do with this discussion. You’re probably also more likely do die by choking on a bat that accidentally flew into your mouth.

Was only sharing that, if you must live in fear, then live in fear of the more appropriate things...

It's pretty rare. Well under 1% of bats afflicted. Probably getting more weird viruses we haven't even named yet from mosquitoes and these eat mosquitoes!

Free guano is a Pro!...butt rabies. That's really a downer.

People who label and dismiss entire groups without even knowing what their issues are seem much worse to me.

My guess is it's not the same people doing both.

Okay now read this again and tell me vampires don't run the government.

Contracts that require violating the law are generally unenforceable.

US contract law provides that any portion of a contract which does not serve the public interest is unenforceable, which usually applies in cases where compliance with the contract would violate the law in some way.

The fact that a contract has a clause does not make the clause legal, or enforceable.

Glad you found it helpful!

I got my rabies shots this year so I can work with raccoons, foxes, skunks, bats, etc when our rehab clinic goes back to full staff in the spring.

I'm looking forward to learning more about rabies, and to get some even more exclusive access to some adorable little vector species, of course! 😇

I forget the reason, but it wasn't size. Rodents can rarely be infected, but a rat or mouse has never infected a human. Kinda blew my mind, being that they're mammals and all.

GREAT info!

They also tend to own common areas, and it's really hard to figure out what to do with those, and who's responsible for them, once the HOA is disolved.

Giving this energy.

Probably varies by local laws. Where I live, I believe it can be done with a 2/3 vote. Does require some legal fees, but nothing too crazy.

A rabid bat is no longer a "bat" it's the rabies virus with wings. It will NOT behave like a healthy, or even typically sick bat.

There's two major presentations of rabies when it's in it's contagious stage, one is that the bat (or other animal) becomes "dumb" - it might just lie there, or maybe try to approach you if it's motor functions aren't completely compromised.

The second is the one you hear about more - the "angry" response. The motor function portion of the brain isn't as affected, but the part that creates the "fight or flight" response is, and the lever is stuck on "fight". It WILL attack anything it happens to get close enough to.

Regardless, the bat is no longer experiencing conscious thought. It's not a bat, it's rabies with wings.

You're far more likely to get bit by a dog or hit by a car.

This is true but has nothing to do with this discussion. You're probably also more likely do die by choking on a bat that accidentally flew into your mouth.

When I looked into it I found that HOAs are almost impossible to remove. Mainly because so long as a house is under a mortgage then the controlling bank has an interest in keeping the HOA.

Pros:

• They eat lots of flying bugs, like mosquitoes
• Fuck you HOA
• LOL

Cons:

• You are a man with bats, but not Batman
• Rabies
• Just so, so much bat shit

many of them eat their body weight in mosquitos nightly

Bats are cool. Our area has a bunch of small ones that come out at dusk and zip around eating bugs.

Remember, HOAs can be removed by a vote. If yours sucks: Do some leg work, and talk to your neighbors.

I lived around bats the majority of my life. Shit does happen, but they're not out to get you. You're far more likely to get bit by a dog or hit by a car.