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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Sue
(Post 8388608)
They are still arguing about the trashcan and picnic table, but have now thrown a piece of the playground equipment into the mix. I need a drink!
Are you still with me or have I bored you to death???;) |
Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by cindyabs
(Post 8388611)
home fries? she asked hopefully.
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
There are some benefits of HOA's that I can think of ... rules against parking Winnebago's on your driveway, against parking beat-up cars on your lawn, requiring you to keep up your front landscaping, etc. HOAs seem to be a PITA until an utter slob moves in next door ... :) .
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 8389310)
There are some benefits of HOA's that I can think of ... rules against parking Winnebago's on your driveway, against parking beat-up cars on your lawn, requiring you to keep up your front landscaping, etc. HOAs seem to be a PITA until an utter slob moves in next door ... :) .
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 8389310)
There are some benefits of HOA's that I can think of ... rules against parking Winnebago's on your driveway, against parking beat-up cars on your lawn, requiring you to keep up your front landscaping, etc. HOAs seem to be a PITA until an utter slob moves in next door ... :) .
We have neighbors down the road who actually live in an old 36ft Holiday Rambler camping trailer. They just added an extra room to the back of it this year. They constructed it from scrap lumber and old shipping pallets with a backdoor that still has a sign that says MEN on it. It has that spraycan foam insulation stuff puffing out of the seams between the plywood and it's heated with a woodstove. Their yard is full of old tv sets, abandoned cars, a backhoe, piles of assorted junk and their previous dwelling, an ancient singlewide that finally became uninhabitable so they shoved it partially down the hill in back of their new(er) camper. But you know what? All that makes me happy.:D It gives me a warm feeling in my gut because it means I live in an area where you can do whatever the hell you want without fear of pissed off neighbors reporting you for grass an inch too long, peeling paint on your front porch or painting your fence the wrong shade of brown. I can build a shed, I can put up a fence, I can park cars in various states of disrepair wherever I want, I can let my grass grow until it returns to native prairie, I can plant trees and I can cut them down. All with no permits, inspections, fees or anyone's permission required. Around here it's live and let live, and if you don't like it, then don't live here. There's a real nice new subdivision a few miles away across the highway with covenants and an HOA and everything. I know about it because my best friend bought a place there and got elected HOA President. He's got a real nice place... 2000sqft on 3 acres with a (shared) 9 acre lake right out the back door, full of fish. Of course, all the neighbors hate each other. One guy released a bunch of ducks and geese into the pond and they are shitting on everyone's grass... the same guy owns several adjacent vacant lots and doesn't want to mow them because he "likes watching the wildlife". Other neighbors have a menagerie of garish concrete and plastic lawn animals that everyone else hates because it makes it look like an "over 55" trailer park...:lol: My friend used to live on a place like mine, but when they had their first kid he figured he'd better buy a nicer house in a "regular" subdivision so the kid didn't grow up like a hick. He misses his old place every day. I told him, but did he listen?:lol: He's actually selling the new place now since he got a job out of town and is moving. If anyone's interested... let me know I'll link to the listing. ;) I just hope there's always places for both kinds of people. |
Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 8389310)
There are some benefits of HOA's that I can think of ... rules against parking Winnebago's on your driveway, against parking beat-up cars on your lawn, requiring you to keep up your front landscaping, etc. HOAs seem to be a PITA until an utter slob moves in next door ... :) .
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by SirSteveUK
(Post 8390356)
Call me Onslow...
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
This is Onslow for those who need to know
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by SirSteveUK
(Post 8390356)
Call me Onslow...
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by another bloody yank
(Post 8390353)
But you know what? All that makes me happy.:D It gives me a warm feeling in my gut because it means I live in an area where you can do whatever the hell you want without fear of pissed off neighbors reporting you for grass an inch too long, peeling paint on your front porch or painting your fence the wrong shade of brown. I can build a shed, I can put up a fence, I can park cars in various states of disrepair wherever I want, I can let my grass grow until it returns to native prairie, I can plant trees and I can cut them down. All with no permits, inspections, fees or anyone's permission required. Around here it's live and let live, and if you don't like it, then don't live here.
I just hope there's always places for both kinds of people. We have no communal facilities in our neighborhood, no lake or clubhouse, nothing, but we get letters on a monthly basis. trash receptacles must not be put out for collection before 5pm and must be removed from pavement by 2pm after collection! Satellite dishes must not be visible from front of home! Fencing must be approved must have tree/bush planted in front yard ...ya di ya di ya yah!! Hate it, and will never do it again!!:frown: |
Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Englishtart
(Post 8390735)
Don't EVER move to a place with an HOA!!! You really would hate it ABY, I hope you find a place in KY that is just like the one you have now:fingerscrossed:
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Bill_S
(Post 8390790)
I think most of KY is like that :lol:
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Englishtart
(Post 8390735)
trash receptacles must not be put out for collection before 5pm and must be removed from pavement by 2pm after collection!
Satellite dishes must not be visible from front of home! Fencing must be approved must have tree/bush planted in front yard ...ya di ya di ya yah!! |
Re: HOA .... Please remind me
Originally Posted by Duncan Roberts
(Post 8391068)
This is where city ordnance trumps HOA. You can't have anything done to you if the HOA rules go against city ordnance. Like a very common one, bins can be placed out up to 24 hours before collection.
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Re: HOA .... Please remind me
I live in a subdivision with an HOA and have no complaints with it. I guess we've got a pretty relaxed one. I've never got any funny letters or anything. In fact I never even notice they exist.
We pay about $60 a month for 2 pools, tennis courts, basketball court, football pitch, gym, fishing lake, and a bunch of walking trails. It's pretty kick arse actually, I love it. It's a great place for a young family. |
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