gemsworld wrote:
HOA rules and seemingly stringent municipal RV parking regulations rub a lot of people the wrong way in this forum, but I'm glad they exist. Without some sort of restrictions, some neighborhoods would look like **** with all kinds of RVs and boats parked/stored in the streets or in front of homes.
As RVers, we must remember not everyone shares in our passion. Most people, and rightly so, view RVs as hulking eyesores. I'm currently living in a community with very restrictive HOA rules, including some rules that are petty and annoying at times. Driving through parts of town without HOAs makes me appreciate what I have.
Not sure why some areas of the country needs HOAs to keep them looking nice. We have no HOA, and I would say at least 1/4 of the households have a boat, rv, or trailer of some sort. None of them, none, park their stuff on the road. It's always on the side of the house.
This is typical of all the neighborhoods we looked in when buying this house.