20K and 2.5 yr fight secures a win over HOA for RV parking

rhagfo wrote:

NJRVer wrote:

garysol wrote:
I agree with the last 2 comments. I also live in a neighborhood with a HOA and I am allowed to bring my rig home to load and unload only. I signed the HOA contract before I purchased the home so I have no one to kick but myself. These people knew the rules ahead of time and I call total BS on there explanation. They stated that the RV was needed in order for there son to live in case "The primary systems fail" . I really do feel for this family but would a whole home generator not provide the same safety net as that class A MH?

I agree. How stupid to spend $100,000 when $8000 would have provided what they NEEDED, but not what they WANTED.

I must agree with these two also. While my sympathy goes to the family and their son's condition. I believe that it is an excessive solution to the problem. I am sure that the necessary mobile equipment for care of their son doesn't need what looks to be a 35'+ RV to carry it.

Maybe they had the RV before the issues got really bad with their son? since they already had the RV and had it converted to handicapped accessible I think it is very smart to be able to keep it next to the house!

And finally for those that missed the important part of the article.......THEY ONLY WANTED A 2 1/2 FOOT VARIANCE!!! you can have an RV next to your house it just has to be set back, but they were 2 1/2 feet too long. all they wanted was a simple variance to keep the RV at the house. just like other people in the subdivision that can keep theirs in the driveway.

This is copied from the article.

"The zoning ordnance requires a 5-foot setback. When parked on side of the Cronley home, the RV extended into that setback by about 2 ½ feet. Acting on some complains from neighbors, parish inspectors cited the Conleys in April 2012. The zoning board wouldn't let the family slide and denied its request for a variance."

I think the court did what the HOA and county should`ve done from the beginning!