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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Good points.
I imagine a good argument can be made that since the rules have been enforced capriciously, then they are not enforceable. There is a process, governed by the state, to change your HOA rules. I've never thought about it. I do remember that I signed a document with my mortgage that said specifically that I will not take any action to disband our HOA. But I don't think that violates that agreement.
I may sound like a hypocrite, but I don't want to change the rules. There aren't many, and most are really reasonable. Generally, I'm a live-and-let-live kind of guy, so if it isn't hurting anyone, I probably don't care if someone is towing the line on the letter of the law.
The last thing I'd want is to get cross-wise with this neighbor. We chat a lot and I like him - more of an acquaintance than a friend. I can see how he might see it as stated above.
As far as my storage offer, it just came up in conversation - he was showing me his new rig, and I asked him where he was going to store it. He said he hadn't decided yet, so I said hey, you can store it at my building if you want. He asked if that was where I store my toys and I replied yes. That was about the total of the conversation - about a month ago.
I imagine a good argument can be made that since the rules have been enforced capriciously, then they are not enforceable. There is a process, governed by the state, to change your HOA rules. I've never thought about it. I do remember that I signed a document with my mortgage that said specifically that I will not take any action to disband our HOA. But I don't think that violates that agreement.
I may sound like a hypocrite, but I don't want to change the rules. There aren't many, and most are really reasonable. Generally, I'm a live-and-let-live kind of guy, so if it isn't hurting anyone, I probably don't care if someone is towing the line on the letter of the law.
The last thing I'd want is to get cross-wise with this neighbor. We chat a lot and I like him - more of an acquaintance than a friend. I can see how he might see it as stated above.
As far as my storage offer, it just came up in conversation - he was showing me his new rig, and I asked him where he was going to store it. He said he hadn't decided yet, so I said hey, you can store it at my building if you want. He asked if that was where I store my toys and I replied yes. That was about the total of the conversation - about a month ago.
