Property rights, HOA's and your B van
I know this topic comes up now and again and can get people stirred up. Please keep your participation in this thread on topic. I live in a small subdivision of fairly nice homes. Not rich peop...
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The rule states "no RVs parked overnight" - not "no TTs parked permanently".
So, yes, you are in violation of the rules on an ongoing basis. Because you have been allowed to disregard the rules (and have actually had people LIVING in an RV in your driveway), it's not really fair to tell the other guy he can't. Past practices count.
There is also the question as to whether other homeowners in the HOA have been allowed to disregard the rule. Are there any other RV owners? Do they follow the rule exactly? Or do they maybe slide on it also?
If the concern is that folks are afraid of this guy using the TT as an extra room, etc. then perhaps re-evaluating the rule would be a more viable option. Perhaps a rule allowing only 5-10 overnights per month would work. That would allow folks to have out-of-town visitors, pack and unpack for trips, etc., but would prevent broken down RVs from being moved in or from having folks utilize the RV for additional permanent living space.
Otherwise, I suspect your days of working on your RV and having friends stay will be gone in the near future.
P.S. I do think it was very nice of you to offer the free parking, but looking at it from his view I could see a slightly different version of the situation:
Can you believe it? My neighbor routinely has his RV parked in his driveway. He's always doing work on this thing while it's there. He even had friends park their gigantic 5th wheeler there for a week and LIVE in it. But when I decide to park my TT discreetly by my garage, I get all sorts of******from everyone. And the last straw? This one neighbor, who routinely ignores the "no RVs overnight" rule, comes over and offers me a place to park at his business!!! Really? Why the H*ll isn't HE parking HIS RV at his work?
So, yes, you are in violation of the rules on an ongoing basis. Because you have been allowed to disregard the rules (and have actually had people LIVING in an RV in your driveway), it's not really fair to tell the other guy he can't. Past practices count.
There is also the question as to whether other homeowners in the HOA have been allowed to disregard the rule. Are there any other RV owners? Do they follow the rule exactly? Or do they maybe slide on it also?
If the concern is that folks are afraid of this guy using the TT as an extra room, etc. then perhaps re-evaluating the rule would be a more viable option. Perhaps a rule allowing only 5-10 overnights per month would work. That would allow folks to have out-of-town visitors, pack and unpack for trips, etc., but would prevent broken down RVs from being moved in or from having folks utilize the RV for additional permanent living space.
Otherwise, I suspect your days of working on your RV and having friends stay will be gone in the near future.
P.S. I do think it was very nice of you to offer the free parking, but looking at it from his view I could see a slightly different version of the situation:
Can you believe it? My neighbor routinely has his RV parked in his driveway. He's always doing work on this thing while it's there. He even had friends park their gigantic 5th wheeler there for a week and LIVE in it. But when I decide to park my TT discreetly by my garage, I get all sorts of******from everyone. And the last straw? This one neighbor, who routinely ignores the "no RVs overnight" rule, comes over and offers me a place to park at his business!!! Really? Why the H*ll isn't HE parking HIS RV at his work?
