Orange County Register Article - RV Storage

AJBert wrote:
Not to come down on these folks but I've never understood paying $$$ for a house and then paying $$$ for an RV yet not having the space to store said RV on your own property?

Not everyone is fortunate to live in a rural area where this is a non-issue. And it's not just a "Cali" thing.

Here in Colorado, most of the cities along the Front Range Metropolis have some sort of ordinances about RV parking at a residential address OR there's an HOA prohibition. Here in Loveland, one cannot leave an RV on the street longer than 72hours. The HOA, however, for my neighborhood, restricts that to 24 hours, AND prohibits storage on the residential property unless it's behind a fence that obscures the view of said RV. Some HOAs, here and elsewhere, have even more stringent rules.

In a lot of cases, my own included, I bought the house before I bought my current trailer, so I was fully aware that I'd have to come up with a storage solution. Buying in a rural area outside city limits with no HOA was not an option when I bought my house, as that probably holds true for others as well. And frankly, not everyone wants to live in a rural area with limited or no restrictions, for a variety of reasons.