Stay off of their radar. They will make your life unnecessarily difficult. Work with them, they'll continue to do so. Ask for copies of forms, you'll never get them. If you set up a payment plan, they will immediately send out an Intent to Accelerate Lien letter to ensure they can jump on that lien the second you're late for a payment. They are not to be trusted. Also, Pamela will 100% call you an a**hole to your face. Professionalism is a 0 and de-escalation skills are a 0 as well. Oh, and if you confront them about the acceleration of lien letter, they'll threaten to take away your payment plan. read more

The association in my opinion are power hungry and unreasonable. There are many stories, many complaints, and even the workers in the zoning office knew exactly where I lived based on the issue we were being forced to fix. They said they have so many residents come in with ridiculous requests that the association has asked them to do. A neighbor on my street had a lien put on her house and she's been there less than a year. Just for reference, their rule book is a novel. I live in an area now where our rules are two pages max. TWO pages I was here 10 years and my advice is to stay clear of this place and find another neighborhood. read more

This is the worst HOA in Virginia Beach. Really think twice before moving to this neighborhood. There's an old gray haired man that drives around every day taking photos of everyone's properties who are in so called "violation" When we first moved in I showed this old man driving around the profanity spray painted on the electrical boxes we walk past every week while pulling our trash cans around. He mentioned that it is the home owners responsibility to cover the electrical boxes, that I could buy a can of spray paint and do it myself. LITERALLY WHAT IS THEIR JOB THEN?! I also mentioned how muddy the alley ways get and how hard it is to pull the trash cans around after a big storm. Once again he mentioned that it's the home owners responsibility to maintain/fix the drain areas in the alley ways. I literally don't know what they are good for, or why we keep giving them money to do shit work. Instead they have this man drive around like a nosey Nelly snooping around taking photos of peoples property and charging them for violations. I've seen a hell of a lot worse in this neighborhood. They literally suck. read more

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What can we do as a community to overthrow or disenpower this HOA? I agree with the majority. This has to stop. I would also like to see an itemized report of where exactly our money is going. Specifically, I'd love to see how much these individuals are taking in from our dues and pocketing as their salary; as private employees to the organization, their salaries should be disclosed to each HOA member. read more

If I was able to give the OLCA Zero(0) stars I would. If you are thinking of buying a home here, think twice.... this has been the most horrible experience with an HOA that I have ever had... and I have only lived here for 4years. The Board of Directors is lead by director on a power trip. She instills fear in other board members so that they do not speak up. As soon as you move in, their ACC will target you as the 'new guy' and bombard you with warning letters and possibly fines. I do not care what Mike says.... of course he has nothing but good things to say... he is good friends with the Board Members (might have or even still does serve on several committees). Bottom line is that the association is an evil empire..... The HOA's goal is to wear down the "malcontent" financially and emotionally, so that they will give up the fight and move on. The goal is to set an example for other owners and residents, so that they do not dare to question status quo, for fear that they will be the next target of the Association. It is too bad that VA state laws governing HOAs are written to be heavily skewed in favor of the HOA management firms, HOA attorneys, and so on. read more

We have lived here for 19 years and I believe the HOA does a great job at keeping our neighborhood looking good. The people in the office are always friendly, helpful and caring. The pools are so clean and the life guards so friendly. We even rented out the center for a baby shower and had a great time. I am glad we moved here and suggest it to anyone looking for a great place to live. I believe the fees are very reasonable for all the benefits we get. Over all I am happy to be here! read more

I have lived here in Ocean Lakes for 31 years. I fully support the Ocean Lakes Community Association. My neighborhood area is well maintained, my neighbors are good people, and the area where I and my wife live is quiet and peaceful. The staff for the community association are dedicated professionals. They are easy to work with while they always adhere to the community standards and guidelines. read more

I have read and agree with all of the reviews written on this HOA. I have been living here a very long time and this HOA has always used aggressive tactics when dealing with the residents. I moved here when I was still in the military and stayed after I retired. A mistake, I have regretted ever since. My home has long been paid for, but I feel that it doesn't really belong to me. Everything you want to do requires permission from the HOA, and you absolutely have to follow their guidelines to the letter. They inspect your property daily, and heaven help you if one iota is outside of the guidelines. I don't mind them notifying me of violations, but the tone of their letters are very intimidating and confrontational. For those of you who have ever lived in base housing, you know the feeling. I keep my property up, but no matter how good you keep it they manage to find something to nitpick. I believe they harrass some residents more than others and I call them the "Ocean Lakes Gestapo". As soon as I can get my wife to give up her business, I will sell my home here and move, I have had absolutely enough. Hope you find this review useful. read more

Pamela has to be the most rude and unprofessional individual in this office! I get being an inspector isn't a bed of roses, but professionalism and decorum should still be mandatory when holding a position that is supposed to help the neighborhood. Instead she gets snotty, self righteous, nasty in her tone and very unwilling to work with you to resolve any issues. When I say tone was nasty I DO MEAN NASTY! They should be there to help resolve issues between two properties where a violation was actually done by another homeowner and help find a solution for all. read more

If I could give this place a 0 star, I would. Talk about ignorant people with nothing to do AND they get paid to do it. If you want to be helped by phone call answerers who are clearly not apt enough to even do that job, look no further. Living in a home in a nice area like Virginia Beach should be a pleasant thing, too bad this is not the case for this association of homes. What I don't and can't understand is how the association is so neurotic and micromanaging about the physical appearance of their neighborhoods and are known among residents to be so; yet this is one of the most neglected looking places I've seen in the whole city. Not to mention how often bugs, animals, roaches and other disease spreading things frequent the properties with no regard from the company. I cant wait until my lease is over and we can move to a nice area! Good luck to those who else get suckered into this association! read more

This association is the worst of the worse! If you are in the process of moving out of their grasps, they will find a reason to fine you and give you a last kick in the a**! They drive around ALL day, looking for any and every reason to mail you a violation. The city has even told them to settle down and stop sending residents constantly to the city to get permits for existing structures (like a deck that was existing when the home was purchased in 2000), that the association just "found" or became aware of. (decks, trampolines, fences, bushes, etc.). There are many associations that are in extremely nice neighborhoods in Va. Beach, and none have the foolishness that the residents of Ocean Lakes have to endure. You can definitely tell when the association is running out of money or wants to give the employees a pay raise, because the violations will come rolling in full force. If you get anything other than a legitimate violation, please take the time to go to the office and speak to the Warden! BEWARE!!!! read more

Meh. I only ever visit my HOA to pay them or renew our community pool pass, so, I am not going to sit here and rave about how much I love giving my money away, because who does? I also sometimes wonder if the little man who never smiles or waves back, who drives around my neighborhood every week is actually ticketing the assholes who don't keep up with their yard work? Although I do enjoy Ocean Lakes and think the neighborhood as a whole is very pretty and well kept, there are some people who continuously seem to slide under the radar and it pisses me off. I don't pay a fee to look at weeds and trash. Anyway, I think they are doing an okay job but I think they could do better. Especially with the Lake maintenance. I will say the one guy I have ever dealt with in the office is very friendly and helpful, so that's a plus. I heard a rumor that the HOA is going away in a year or two, so, that sucks. Thankfully for me, the USMC will probably send us elsewhere by then so I wont have to deal with the downfall should it happen. I could be wrong, don't quote me on that. read more

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Although I enjoy the piece of mind that comes with living in a hoa knowing a junk yard will never pop up next to me there are many things I dislike or find ridiculous. For example why are we inspecting power washing in the winter and not the spring. Here's a good one if you live next to a home going into foreclosure they only cut the grass when it gets to 2 feet high and don't maintain the property like it is part of the hoa. Isn't there money in the budget for this. Another doosy is all the properties in the rear have over grown lawns with no trimming or edging not that anybody cares because you can't see them from inside the hoa but because my cut lawn wasn't edged I was charged 100 dollars for a company to trim and edge. Then one week later received a notice that my rear wasn't trimmed or edged. I believe that this hoa only fine people who are going to pay and don't bother with the unkempt rentals or foreclosures because there is no one to harass. Unfortunately because I work for a living and enjoy spending my weekends with my children I don't get to edge the rear of my property that is not viewable from inside the hoa but if you are going to fine people I would at least like the common courtesy of some consistency. Don't single out the people who pay and completely ignore the rentals and foreclosures. There is a new board of people on the hoa and from what I'm told they plan on getting stricter. Let me suggest this stick to the extremely unkempt homes, the pink houses, the parking lot homes and ignore the hard working rest who maintain our home but miss a lawn maintenance every once in a while. And how bout we look for unpower washed homes in the spring when it's reasonable to wash your home not when it's 30 degrees and at Christmas time. I would recommend more consistency from the board and if your planing on moving here not to let the inconsistencies get to you. read more

They are absolutely horrible!!! Lived there for ten years as a homeowner. They give people fixing up their property a hard time but ignore tall grass and poorly maintained homes. They need to focus on the important things that affect a community and not pester homeowners with a very well maintained house. The inspector and manager are rude and difficult to work with. Hope the board finds a new staff that will focus on the important things in a community and help maintain property values. read more

They do an okay job, it's their job so I'm not going to bash them for it, I prefer not to be involved, as there's plenty of people who will step in before me; I moved to this area for the schools; Ocean Lakes High School is the second best in the city. I do a good job keeping my house and yard trimmed, better than some, and those are the same year after year, so I guess OCLA lets it slide. But I'm not going to complain, I choose solitude, I keep my yard trimmed, I stay out of trouble, and I appreciate the efforts of the OCLA to keep my neighborhood desirable; we're close to bases, so every single time a house on my street is up for sale, it sells quickly. I like that for when I choose to move. read more