no RV parking

gemsworld wrote:

mt1729 wrote:
The only way to get rid of these kinds of horse **** laws is to quit voting your rights away. Vote for council men and women that aren't a bunch of snobs and have some common sense. As far as hoa's, you give up so many rights that you no longer own your own home. Can't plant a tree in your back yard or have to paint your house a certain color, have to build a certain kind of fence, can't have any fence, can't have a pet, can't have a lawn or you have to have a lawn but has to be a certain kind grass, can't have more than 1 vehicle parked in your driveway. It goes on & on. Where do you draw the line. I guess there is still too much farm boy in me to live this way. There are way more important things going on in this world then to be passing laws that keeps a homeowner from parking their RV in front of their own home. I am really thankful I don't live in that kind of environment. Maybe some of it is people are really cheap and worry that the value of their property will go down. I value my rights far more than a few bucks. You see RVs on the road everyday that are worth far more than a lot of houses. Maybe we should pass a law forcing homeowners to upgrade their homes to the point that a Provoast owner won't be ashamed to park his unit in front it. Absolutely unbelievable!!

I don't live in an HOA development for the sake of propping up property values. I live in an HOA development because I take pride in the way I keep my home's appearance, and I don't want someone to move next door to that chooses to live like and pig and has no consideration for others. If that makes me an elitist, so be it.

As far as the poster saying he had to park outside of the HOA development to attend a party, he was probably mislead by the homeowner hosting the party. He probably made the guests park far from his home to keep his neighbors happy. While it is true some HOAs don't allow parking in driveways, that rule is meant for the homeowners and not guests. I have hosted or attended events in HOAs developments and guests are allowed to park anywhere that is legal. By legal, I mean not blocking fire hydrants or driveways and such.

No, the rule was no vehicles parked on the street or driveway for more than 10 minutes without a special permit and permits were not approved for social get togethers - guests or homeowners. It was extremely strict even for an HOA.

I think HOAs are fine if they limit their requirements to their subdivision and inform potential buyers of all the rules prior to purchase. But sometimes, these HOAs start trying to rule outside of their territory. I knew one that was trying to ban dog boarding kennels from the other side of the hill that had been part of the agriculturally zoned area for over 50 years. The subdivision was built and within 10 years, their HOA was paying off a city council member to eliminate the agricultural zoning. It was a big scandal.