Question for US home owners
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Hang on - so this association can tell you what your home should look like? :wtf: Who are these people? Who elects them? Who regulates them? The tigress is here :-D
Sure - when we moved into this house we were given a set of guidelines for the types of things we could build on our property, how far from the property lines, colors we can use/not use. At first I did not like the idea - it is my house, I can do what I want. But over the years I have come to realize that I get more protection from it than inconvenience since I do not want to do anything on my property that would be considered an eye-sore. It protects the whole neighborhood from things that could drop property values. It can be annoying in some cases though. We are required to take down all Christmas decorations by Jan 30. Some times that has been a real difficult thing to do because of extensive travel. In recent news there was a wife of a reservists that put of a display in her yard showing her support for her husband - her HOA told her to take it down. I do not know what the result was. These people are elected by the community. They are residents of the community. They get no compensation. The are not all powerful - they just enforce the rules on the books. They can not make up their own rules and there is an arbitration process if I think they are beyond their rights. Overall I like it. But it does generate some big WTF's every now and then.
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Sure - when we moved into this house we were given a set of guidelines for the types of things we could build on our property, how far from the property lines, colors we can use/not use. At first I did not like the idea - it is my house, I can do what I want. But over the years I have come to realize that I get more protection from it than inconvenience since I do not want to do anything on my property that would be considered an eye-sore. It protects the whole neighborhood from things that could drop property values. It can be annoying in some cases though. We are required to take down all Christmas decorations by Jan 30. Some times that has been a real difficult thing to do because of extensive travel. In recent news there was a wife of a reservists that put of a display in her yard showing her support for her husband - her HOA told her to take it down. I do not know what the result was. These people are elected by the community. They are residents of the community. They get no compensation. The are not all powerful - they just enforce the rules on the books. They can not make up their own rules and there is an arbitration process if I think they are beyond their rights. Overall I like it. But it does generate some big WTF's every now and then.
Bob Flynn wrote:
they just enforce the rules on the books.
Bob Flynn wrote:
They can not make up their own rules
Contradition here. If they can not make up the rules, then the books are empty. I am not saying the officers make up the rules, the association does. They are enforcing rules beyond the codes set by the city/county. You are right some people very much prefer that enviroment and fine. Do not move into one if you do not like that enviroment. "Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with things that move us toward progress and peace.” (Ronald Reagan)
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dan neely wrote:
Normal shelters don't have crewserved weapons though.
Normal Northern shelters don't have crewserved weapons though. Is that what you ment? "Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with things that move us toward progress and peace.” (Ronald Reagan)
Michael A. Barnhart wrote:
Normal Northern shelters don't have crewserved weapons though. Is that what you ment?
I meant what I wrote. Granted the south has higher gun ownership and would be more likely to have a rifle or three inside, but the machineguns John mentioned have loads of extra ATF hassles/fees involved and aren't common anywhere outside of hte military.
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Bob Flynn wrote:
they just enforce the rules on the books.
Bob Flynn wrote:
They can not make up their own rules
Contradition here. If they can not make up the rules, then the books are empty. I am not saying the officers make up the rules, the association does. They are enforcing rules beyond the codes set by the city/county. You are right some people very much prefer that enviroment and fine. Do not move into one if you do not like that enviroment. "Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with things that move us toward progress and peace.” (Ronald Reagan)
Michael A. Barnhart wrote:
Contradition here. If they can not make up the rules, then the books are empty. I am not saying the officers make up the rules, the association does. They are enforcing rules beyond the codes set by the city/county.
Right and wrong. I was talking about the officers/committees that we have to submit building permits to. If I do not like red trees, I can not get onto the committee and then add a rule to prohibit red trees. My role as a volunteer on the committee is to enforce the rules in the HOA guidelines. We also have a property management company where we could appeal any improper decisions (IMO) by the committee/officers. The entire community has to accept new rules or changes.
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Michael A. Barnhart wrote:
Normal Northern shelters don't have crewserved weapons though. Is that what you ment?
I meant what I wrote. Granted the south has higher gun ownership and would be more likely to have a rifle or three inside, but the machineguns John mentioned have loads of extra ATF hassles/fees involved and aren't common anywhere outside of hte military.
You can probably get a decent used MG (with bipod) on eBay. :) ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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In Idaho things are still a bit different than elsewhere. Here community still means *A LOT* to a lot of people. That's why Boise is always in the top 5 of places to move. Yes, we get all the idiots but the natives bring them up to speed pretty quick. HOA's here aren't bad. Inbound Californian's with a screw you attitude cause way more trouble.
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code-frog wrote:
Inbound Californian's
Sounds like ballistic weapon. :) Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures
