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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

It's Tough To Legislate Ugly

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009, at 1:00 AM

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  • Well Brad.. I have lived in a community with both CC&R's and a "Homeowners Association"....

    I dont' anymore

    First the homeowners association was full of people who think that whatever they think you must do... So they spent all their money and time to acquire positions in the HOA to be able to do just that.

    Some things, quite reasonable.. Like, mow your grass, don't leave piles of trash stacked w/o garbage cans.. Fairly reasonable stuff.

    Then things began to change... Rules to limit how long you can leave your garage door open, what kind of roof shingles you MUST use, that you have to have approval of any paintjob on your house, even what type of grass you plant (bermuda bad, bluegrass bad, only certain types of fescue are approved).

    So, I sold that house and moved to an "unzoned" county with enough land that I don't care what my neighbors do. And they don't care what I do. I like my house painted white (not allowed in the old neighborhood), I like asphalt shingle roofs (also not allowed in the old place), and bluegrass.

    The short version is unless your a busybody who thinks all your neighbors should forgo their own property rights to you... Don't live in a place that forces HOA and C&R restrictions on you.

    -- Posted by scottm52 on Mon, Jul 20, 2009, at 9:50 AM
  • White was unacceptable? Oh, that's a hoot. I realize I'm probably not CC&R material. I've never particularly like arbitrary rules. I guess I ask "Why?" too often.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Jul 20, 2009, at 10:09 AM
  • Ahh, gaudy houses. Bright colors, 25 yard ornaments in the front yard plus 6 globes. At least they care, what really irks me are junk houses. Overgrown weeds, broke down cars, house in horrible shape. I don't think I am CC&R material either, I'm too combative. ☻

    -- Posted by Turnip on Mon, Jul 20, 2009, at 1:07 PM
  • I agree with you Turnip. And when you see those junk houses, I wonder how many of them are owner-occupied versus investment property?

    Not that there is anything wrong with investment property. My wife and I own the houses on either side of us for the simple reason we didn't want some slum-lord converting them to rental and living in some other zip code. But I also maintain them because they are right next door.

    TFR

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Jul 20, 2009, at 2:04 PM
  • Sorry, Just_Me, but I don't know of any comment deletion.

    I checked with our online editor and he has not touched any comments on my blog either. And our webmaster says that even if a comment was "deleted" we would see it on the administration side of our website.

    In short, I dunno. Perhaps, it was a glitch.

    TFR

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Jul 20, 2009, at 3:34 PM